Right or Wrong? Ron Paul Says America Is Turning to Fascism
“We’ve slipped away from a true Republic,” Texas Congressman Ron Paul claimed in a speech to a Missouri audience February 18. “Now we’re slipping into a fascist system where...
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Santorum’s Contradictions: A Record of Forcing Catholics to Pay for Contraception
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum told a Georgia megachurch that President Obama is "trampling on a constitutional right" by forcing Catholic institutions to pay for contraception through healthcare coverage. The...
Maine Caucuses Finish Closer Than Expected, Strange Recount
Washington County, Maine — Texas Congressman Ron Paul won strong victories in rural Maine caucuses February 18, but the Saturday caucuses do not quite appear to have lifted Paul...
Maine Caucus Results Look Even Fishier
Will Mitt Romney's "victory" in the February 11 Maine presidential caucuses be taken away like his phony victory in Iowa? That now seems quite possible. The Maine GOP declared...
Was Maine Stolen from Ron Paul?
The mass media have repeated the official results for the Maine GOP presidential caucuses that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney narrowly beat Texas Congressman Ron Paul by a 39...
Santorum Rolls Up Three Wins: Minn., Colo., Mo.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum won both the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses February 7 in the Republican presidential primary, along with a non-binding Missouri state primary. The Missouri primary...
Romney Wins Nevada, Gingrich Second, Paul Third
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won 50 percent of the vote in the Nevada caucuses February 4. Romney's margin of victory over second-place Newt Gingrich (21 percent) and Ron...
Romney Wins Florida; Paul and Santorum Focus on Caucuses
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the winner-take-all Florida primary January 31, with 47 percent of the vote (winning some 52 percent of absentee voters who opted to vote early)....
Debate: Fannie, Freddie, and Fakers
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney traded barbs on the housing crisis in a CNN debate in Jacksonville, Florida, January 26, while Ron Paul...
Media Shaping the Presidential Election
How does establishment media bias shape the theme of presidential elections? Most veteran conservatives have long known that television personalities and major newspaper reporters give far more political donations...
Obama’s State of the Union: More Bailouts and Spending
President Barack Obama claimed in his third State of the Union address that he supported a policy of "no bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts." But he said this...
Republicans Engage in Housing Bubble Debate
Republicans debated the housing bubble/bust in the January 23 NBC debate, with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney drawing political blood from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on his Freddie...
Gingrich Wins South Carolina, Third GOP Winner In As Many States
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary January 21 with 40 percent of the vote, making Gingrich the third GOP candidate to win a presidential primary...
CNN Debate: Newt “Appalled” at Question on Marital Infidelity
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich unloaded on CNN Anchor John King for asking about allegations made by Gingrich's ex-wife that the former Georgia Congressman had proposed to make their...
Fox/Twitter Debate: Republicans Loudly “Boo” the Golden Rule
Republicans in the South Caorlina Fox/Twitter Presidential debate loudly booed the Golden Rule in the context of foreign policy January 16. ...