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UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS!
Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dale Jackson
1/26: HB56 shows self deportation works, Bentley attempts to work on schools & Gingrich to the moon
Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dale Jackson
Guest today:
- 7:30 AM – Supreme Court Chief Justice Chuck Malone
- 8:00 AM – Athens State University’s Jess Brown
Newt Gingrich has space plans..
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to set aside 10 percent of NASA’s budget ‘for prizes’ in space competitions.
Gingrich discussed the space program Wednesday in Brevard County on Florida’s Space Coast.
Some will puzzle you…
Speaking to a yet another massive crowd in Cocoa Beach, on Florida’s space coast, Gingrich ditched his stump speech and offered his vision of an ambitious new space program. ”By the end of my second term,” Gingrich said, prompting the crowd to erupt in applause, “we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.”
And he was just getting started; by 2020, he said, there would be regular flights to Mars.
“I am sick of being told we have to be timid and I’m sick of being told we have to be limited to technologies that are 50 years old, Gingrich said.
Reminding the crowd that Romney had made fun of his plans for lunar colonies, Gingrich said there is something Romney’s researchers haven’t found yet, something he referred to as “the weirdest thing I’ve ever done”: When he was in the House, he authored a bill that would allow a lunar colony to apply for statehood once it reached 13,000 residents.
I met a gentleman in the audience who told me he had worked on Gingrich’s Congressional staff and helped with the bill, which was called a Northwest Territory Ordinance for Space. The man told me the bill would have allowed space colonies with over 20,000 people to apply for recognition as a US territory.
A moonbase in 10 years. That should make North Alabama happy.
Grandiose ideas.
I am officially announcing my candidacy for Moon Senator! I am concerned about my re-election.
Bentley calls for education reform…
Governor Robert Bentley, House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh today announced a bold agenda to make Alabama’s public schools the nation’s best. At a news conference at Wilkerson Middle School, the Governor and legislative leaders stood together to commit to ensuring every child in Alabama is offered the highest quality education.
“Obviously, we are proud of the gains Alabama students have made in the past year. They didn’t happen by accident: they are the result of the hard work, dedication and creativity of our teachers, students, and parents,” said Governor Robert Bentley. “But there is still work left to be done. Our bold education initiatives will give teachers the flexibility, support, and resources they need to bring the classroom alive. We will give parents more public school options so that they can select the school environment that is right for their children. And by working together, our teachers, administrators, and parents will provide our students with the highest-quality education in the nation.”
In the upcoming legislative session, Governor Bentley and legislative leaders will propose a slate of reforms that offers local school districts increased flexibility to address under-performing schools and programs, improve evaluation tools to help measure teachers’ and principals’ effectiveness, and put money back in teachers’ pockets through a tax credit for classroom supplies.
Romney talk self-deportation…
Speaking to a Spanish language television audience, Mitt Romney Wednesday defended statements he made during a debate in Tampa Monday, when he said some persons in the country illegally might choose “self deportation,” that is they might choose to leave the country voluntarily.
He told Univision network’s Jorge Ramos, in an interview in Miami that was to be aired Wednesday night, that “self deportation” would be the result of stronger enforcement, including greater use of the E-verify system that allows employers to use federal software to identify persons who use false Social Security cards. He also said he would work to expand programs that allow foreigners living outside the U.S. to apply for visas to work legally in the U.S. hopefully instigating “self deporation.”
Ramos also pressed Romney on an issue of importance of some children of immigrant families in Florida: that a child born in the U.S., but whose parents are in the country illegally, must pay higher out-of-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. Earlier in the day Gingrich told Ramos he would change that policy, but Romney rejected that idea, as he continued to stake out a harder stance on illegal immigration than his main foe.
Romney said he was interested in helping other immigrants, including some who had been abused by people smugglers –coyotes- as they tried to enter the U.S. and also those persons who are going through the legal channels to be admitted into the U.S. legally.
Why is Newt talking about how self-deportation is a fantasy?
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday ridiculed rival Mitt Romney’s call for self-deportation of illegal immigrants as an “Obama-level fantasy” that would be inhumane to long-established families living in America. Romney, for his part, accused Gingrich of pandering to a Hispanic audience and said Gingrich himself had supported self-deportation in the past.
Discussing immigration in state where 13 percent of registered voters are Hispanic, the former House speaker criticized Romney’s immigration policy during a forum with the Spanish-language television network Univision, saying the idea of self-deportation would never work. Romney snapped back at him later in the day at the same forum.
We saw it here in Alabama…
The vanishing began Wednesday night, the most frightened families packing up their cars as soon as they heard the news.
So… yeah… that is self-deportation
If the US would follow Alabama’s lead they would.
The media needs to get their story straight, did bama’s law chase the fools out or did it not work?
Alabama A&M has a dress code?
On the dress code issue, Kobler said that while it will go into effect in the fall, the administration still is talking with faculty and students. Foster said he was expecting to serve on a committee to formulate the dress code, but no committee had been formed before the school announced the dress code would be in place.
‘The dress code is not bad at all,’ Foster said. ‘It’s just that students did not have a voice on that dress code.’
That second statement makes no sense, when read after the first. The guy making it is on the committee formulating the plan, thus meaning the students, INCLUDING HIM, will have input?
Why? Well it turns out the old student body President wanted it.
Alabama A&M University student body president Tavis Richardson is ready to fight for a better campus, and his idea of better could make life more interesting on “The Hill” this fall.
Richardson, a non-voting member of the university’s board of trustees by virtue of his post, came to board meetings last week ready for action:
• Raise the grade point average students need to pledge a sorority or fraternity, he recommended.
• Quit towing students’ cars off campus for parking infractions, Richardson said. Invest in “wheel boots” instead and keep the revenue all on campus.
• Put in place some kind of dress code, especially for graduation day.
Smiling older trustees alternated between trying to cool Richardson down and trying to fire him up during the two-day sessions.
He did pick up one big supporter in new A&M President Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr., who promised “to work with you on that dress code.”
I am torn, they should have the appropriate dress code for the real world down by this point, but then again these are adults.
Wayne Parker and Madison County Chairman Dale Strong to have a debate…
Good job by the Madison County Young Republicans of Alabama
We hope to have one as well.
Republicans, once again find themselves in a moronic position.
High school dropouts, do not fear. The Republican Party will protect you from Barack Obama’s efforts to keep you at your desk.
At his third State of the Union Address Tuesday night, the president challenged all states to ban children from dropping out of high school before they turn 18. “Tonight,” Obama bellowed, “I am proposing that every state–every state–requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.”
Obama wasn’t proposing a new federal program, but his use of the bully pulpit to tell local jurisdictions how to run their school districts was enough to make some Republicans, already sensitive to the increasing role of the federal government in education over the past few years, bristle.
This time: Obama wanting to stop dropouts is bad or something.
I am proposing that every state — every state — requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.
Look at the quote.
“I am proposing every state”… Not, I will ask Congress. Good lord.
Here comes the derp…
Tea Party-backedSenator Mike Lee of Utah told reporters, “That’s none of his business! He’s not a principal! He’s not a public school teacher! He’s not a governor, he’s not a mayor. These are matters for state and local government.”
Are you insane?
Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona demanded, “What are you gonna do, give them the electric chair? It should be handled on the parental level.”
Are you retarded?
Embarrassing.
20 states already do it, Bama says 17…
The Alabama Legislature has given final approval to a bill raising the school dropout age from 16 to 17.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Arthur Orr of Decatur, says 16 is too young for students to make a decision that will have an enormous impact on the remainder of their lives. He says raising the age one year should provide some maturity and help increase the graduation rate.
His bill, approved Friday, now goes to the governor for signing into law. It would take effect with the upcoming school year.
Earlier in the session, the Legislature created a task force that will make recommendations early next year about how to lower the dropout rate.
There was plenty to bitch about in that speech, no need to make stuff up.
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Congressman Mo Brooks and former Congressman Parker Griffith receive offer to host show on WVNN
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dale Jackson
UPDATE: Surprisingly they have both accepted…. Details to follow.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Congressman Mo Brooks and Former Congressman Parker Griffith Receive Offer to Host Show on WVNN
Huntsville, AL, Monday, January 23, 2012 – WVNN talk radio host, Dale Jackson, is offering his microphone to Congressman Mo Brooks and former Congressman Parker Griffith. If they accept the offer, Congressman Brooks and former Congressman Griffith will be given the opportunity to speak directly to North Alabama voters while Dale Jackson enjoys his annual Super Bowl vacation in Gatlinburg, TN.
Jackson’s offer would give each candidate 3 hours to host The Dale Jackson Show on NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM during the week of May 11. Jackson has written each candidate and invited them to compete in the “WVNN Primary” and campaign directly to the voters. Jackson will not be present during the 3 hours and the candidates will have full control of the airwaves during the time allotted for them. Congressman Brooks and former Congressman Griffith will face off in the March 13th in the republican primary in the race to be the US Representative for Alabama’s 5th congressional district.
“I want to give both candidates a shot at sharing their point of view on the issues, and express why they are the right choice for voters,” Jackson said. “I want my listeners to have the opportunity to make an educated decision based on the candidates own words and opinions. We are often fed sound bites from candidates, I want my audience to get an opportunity to hear these candidates talk like they do in the real world and let the audience talk back.”
Jackson sent the offer via e-mail to Congressman Mo Brooks and former Congressman Parker Griffith. WVNN eagerly awaits the response of the candidates. He hopes they will take him up on his offer to speak directly to the citizens of the Tennessee Valley without the media filter.
Jackson’s only requirement is that both candidates must agree to take on the opportunity to speak to the audience.
The media is invited to cover both candidates’ broadcasts in studio.
Attached is the e-mail sent to both candidates.
Jason Marks
NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN
Cumulus Media – Huntsville, AL
Jason.marks@cumulus.com
Fax: (256) 830-8300
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Congressman Brooks and former Congressman Griffith,
On Monday February 6th I will be taking my annual Super Bowl vacation. Anytime I take a vacation I look for a compelling substitute host that my audience would like to hear and who will speak openly and frankly to the people of the Tennessee Valley from behind my microphone at NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN. Needless to say, you both fit that bill. Congressman Brooks has hosted the show before and former Congressman Griffith you have told me repeatedly you but the 92.5 FM signal on the air.
You both know the WVNN listener is very important in the primary and winning the “WVNN Primary” is very important so, I would like to offer each of you the opportunity to speak to North Alabama and 5th Congressional District.
I will provide you with an internet connection and WVNN Assistant Program Director Jason Marks to screen listener phone calls and assist you in the broadcast.
You may choose to speak to the audience about whatever you prefer to talk to them about; it can be your campaign, your values, your favorite charities or your best recipe. There will be no host, other than you, and you may have whatever guests you would like to bring on.
In order for this to happen, I need both of you to accept this offer of free airtime. I will not allow one of you the airtime if the other refuses. This will be a great opportunity to speak directly to the Tennessee Valley, without the filter of mainstream media or an opinionated host like myself. The greatest way to spread your message is with your own mouth, please consider this opportunity.
Upon acceptance of my generous offer, one of you will do the 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM slot and the other will host from 7:30 until 9:00 AM. If one of you says no, neither of you will be allowed to host the show solo. If you both say yes, I will flip a coin and that will decide who gets which timeslot.
Please let me know what day you would like to schedule at your earliest convenience.
If you have any questions, please contact me at dale@wvnn.com.
Thank you for your time,
Dale Jackson
PD/ Host of The Dale Jackson Show 6AM-9AM
The Attack Machine Blog
NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN
Cumulus Media – Huntsville, AL
dale.jackson@cumulus.com
Office: (256) 216-0165
Fax: (256) 232-6842
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The State of the the Union is reheated failure, 4 Congresspeeps react to SotU and BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT 7AM
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dale Jackson
Guest today:
- 6:15 AM – Congressman Blake Farenthold
- 6:30 AM – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
- 6:45 AM – Congressman Bob Latta
- 7:30 AM – Potential probate judge candidate Jamie Cooper
- 8:00 AM – Syndicated Talk Show Host Mark Levin
- 8:30 AM – Congressman Robert Aderholt
Obama gave a speech…
SOTU: Obama Calls for Rebuilding Infrastructure
SOTU: Obama Defends Financial Reforms
SOTU: Obama Says Americans Believe Washington is Broken
SOTU: Obama Says Americans Must Work Together as a Team
SOTU: Obama Says Call for Fair Taxes Isn’t Envy of the Rich
SOTU: Obama Says No More Bailouts, Handouts or Copouts
SOTU: Obama Says Will Fight Obstruction
SOTU: Obama Slams Those Who Say America in Decline
SOTU: Obama Wants to Reward Businesses That Create American Jobs
Then the Republicans responded…
SOTU RESPONSE: Daniels Charges Obama Has Tried to Divide America
SOTU RESPONSE: Daniels Says Obama Has Carried Out Trickle-Down Government
SOTU RESPONSE: Daniels Says State of or Union is Grave
Reheated failure: FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/24/v-fullstory/2606343/fact-check-obama-pushes-plans.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy
It was a wish list, not a to-do list.
President Barack Obama laid out an array of plans in his State of the Union speech as if his hands weren’t so tied by political realities. There can be little more than wishful thinking behind his call to end oil industry subsidies – something he could not get through a Democratic Congress, much less today’s divided Congress, much less in this election year.
And there was more recycling, in an even more forbidding climate than when the ideas were new: He pushed for an immigration overhaul that he couldn’t get past Democrats, permanent college tuition tax credits that he asked for a year ago, and familiar discouragements for companies that move overseas.
Obama and the media love of the word “populist”, which apparently means “stupid“.
President Barack Obama struck a populist chord Tuesday night in delivering his third State of the Union address, vowing to build a nation where “everyone plays by the same set of rules” and declaring that all Americans deserve a “fair shot” at economic prosperity.
Obama pledged to revitalize key U.S. industries, saying that his economic blueprint “begins with American manufacturing” and calling for an economy that is “built to last.” He said:
Think about the America within our reach: A country that leads the world in educating its people. An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. A future where we’re in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren’t so tied to unstable parts of the world.
Some of Obama’s strongest rhetoric centered on the politically contentious issue of taxes. Companies that “get tax breaks for moving jobs and profits overseas” shouldn’t “get a tax deduction for doing it,” he said. All multinational corporations should pay a “basic minimum” tax, Obama said, adding that “every penny” should go toward lowering taxes for companies that create jobs in the U.S. He also advocated providing tax relief for manufacturers, saying that high-tech firms should get “double” the tax deduction for producing their goods in the U.S.
Lofty rhetoric and issues he can’t get done.
It was a lame campaign speech with coded class warfare.
No bailouts, no handouts?
You know who loves both those things? Obama’s supporters.
What about the mortgage deal?
Third, in a move to stem the tide of foreclosures in the U.S., Obama said he is proposing a plan that will give all “responsible” homeowners a chance to save roughly $3,000 a year on their mortgages by helping them refinance. Funding for the refis would come from collecting a “small” fee on big banks. He said:
No more red tape. No more runaround from the banks. A small fee on the largest financial institutions will ensure that it won’t add to the deficit, and will give banks that were rescued by taxpayers a chance to repay a deficit of trust.
That is a bailout…
We’ve all paid the price for lenders who sold mortgages to people who couldn’t afford them, and buyers who knew they couldn’t afford them.
Right, there are two sides to that coin. The borrowers and the lenders, they can both suck it.
Obama can’t get enough of losing on the Bush tax cuts…
In another shot aimed at Republican policy-makers, Obama urged Congress to extend a cut in payroll taxes and called on lawmakers to let a tax break for high-income earners expire at year-end.
How many times can he fail on this one issue?
Some movement in the Madison County Commission Chairman race…
Wayne Parker endorsed by Mike Gillespie…
Retiring Democratic Madison County Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie crossed party lines today to endorse Wayne Parker over Dale Strong in the Republican primary to succeed him.
Gillespie, who made the announcement at a morning news conference at Renasant Bank, said Parker would represent all of the people in the county and continue the progress the county has made.
“I’m proud to wholeheartedly endorse Wayne Parker for chairman of the Madison County Commission,” said Gillespie, whose 32-year tenure as chairman will end at the end of the year.
Parker, 52, said he was humbled by the kind words from Gillespie and state Rep. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, who introduced Gillespie and Parker at the news conference.
“It will be the community’s loss when Mike Gillespie leaves office,” Parker said. “I want to build on the success that Mike Gillespie has laid.”
Not sure a Democrat endorsement is a big win in a GOP primary, but it’s a story.
GOP voters might not embrace this, movers and shakers will.
This is much better…
Retired Army Lt. Gen. James Pillsbury, a former commander of Redstone Arsenal, has been named campaign chairman for Wayne Parker, who is a candidate for Madison County Commission Chairman in the March 13 Republican primary.
Pillsbury was deputy commanding general of the Army Materiel Command on the arsenal at the time of his retirement in 2011 after 38 years in uniform. He is also a veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm and received numerous awards and decorations for his service over the years.
“Having spent more than 35 years in the Army, I know what dynamic, quality, positive leadership looks like and the impact it can have on an organization,” Pillsbury said in a statement released by the campaign today. “Wayne Parker has those leadership qualities in abundance.”
Pillsbury’s statement noted Parker’s service on Gov. Robert Bentley’s Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission that was established after last year’s tornadoes, and said Parker “will do an excellent job promoting Madison County’s economic growth.
That will open eyes and doors.
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HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHA Mo Brooks 71-14 over Parker Griffith HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Dale Jackson
This…
Former Rep. Parker Griffith (R) decided earlier this month to challenge Rep. Mo Brooks (R) in a 5th district rematch in Alabama. A new poll conducted for Brooks by Rob Autry at the respected GOP firm Public Opinion Strategies showed the freshman Congressman begins as the prohibitive frontrunner.
Brooks took 71 percent to Griffith’s 14 percent in a test of likely primary voters taken last week. Fourteen percent were undecided. Griffith, who switched parties and became a Republican in December 2009, lost in a primary to Brooks in 2010.
Sixty-nine percent of likely GOP primary voters had a favorable opinion of Brooks; just 25 percent had a favorable opinion of Griffith, according to the poll.
“At the end of the day, people just can’t get past the fact that the guy voted for Nancy Pelosi [D-Calif.] for Speaker of the House,” Autry said.
The telephone poll of 300 likely GOP voters was conducted Jan. 18-19 and had a margin of error of 5.7 points.
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1/24: Madison County Legislative delegation or time warp, another debate and rich guy is rich….
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Dale Jackson
I could not believe my ears last night.
I attended the Madison County Legislative Delegation and I swear to God it was like being in a time machine. We heard how black people couldn’t vote 50 years ago (which is relevant how) and that Madison County needed to elected more black faces and Democrats (as opposed to people that agree with them.
We also heard multiple comparison to Jim Crow and other antiquated whining which the Huntsville Times found fit to print.
Aylene Amato, a local Hispanic advocate, implored the group to toss out HB 56, the illegal immigration act.
She said the law has been particularly harsh on children born in the United States to undocumented Hispanic parents.
Many don’t even speak Spanish, Amato said, yet they’ve been forced to return to their parents’ native countries.
Others who remain here ‘are being bullied in the schools, they’re committing suicide because they feel unwelcome,’ she said. ‘Where is the justice in that? ‘I ask that you consider the children.’
She also mentioned that Hispanic kids are killing themselves in large numbers, which seems rather newsworthy and she also ran through a laundry list of jobs that Hispanic were doing.
Building your courthouses, working in your chicken plants, cleaning your stores
She does get that that is the exact reason why the bill was passed right? It was passed because Hispanic were taking jobs.
Idioto!
My message on illegal immigration was going to be simple…
In August of 2010 all the Representative and Senators on that stage, with the exception of Laura Hall supported the following…
Combating Illegal Immigration – Because illegal immigration threatens our homeland
security, reduces the quality of life for taxpaying citizens and places our schools,
hospitals and other resources under tremendous burden, Alabama Republicans believe we
must take immediate action. Politicians in Washington refuse to act, so we must bring
the fight to the home front.A Republican legislative majority will push an illegal immigration bill similar to the
recently approved Arizona law. The Alabama bill will create a new state criminal
trespass statute that allows local law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants for simply
setting foot in Alabama. Another provision will make it a crime to provide an illegal
immigrant transportation anywhere in Alabama, whether it is a trip across the state or
simply to the corner store.Proof of citizenship or legal residency in order to access government services will also be
required, and, because illegal immigrants and their allies are working to gather political
power and influence, any illegal immigrant who registers to vote, or attempts to, or casts
a ballot will be convicted of a Class C felony as will anyone aiding in those efforts.That is from your Republican handshake with Alabama. We voted for you in part because of that. We expect you to honor it.
The media talks about repeal all the time, it is time for you to start pushing back. I understand if tweaks are needed but it is time to let the people know repeal isn’t happening.
Another debate….
I did not watch.
Here are some clips…
Romney paid 3 million in taxes… WHAT A PRICK!
Former WVNN host Allen Hunt believes his tax return show something else…
Allen Hunt
Gotta give props to the Mormon faith. They teach giving and generosity exceptionally well. Mitt Romney’s taxes show he gave about 15% of his income to church and charity. That makes him the most generous politician I can remember. Well done! Even more remarkably, statistics show that folks making over $1MM a year give the lowest % of their income to charity, while those making under 40K give the highest, so Mitt is bucking two trends with his generosity. Pleasantly surprised.
Then there is this…
Romney’s income tax rate is still above that of many Americans — 80% of whom have an effective rate below 15%
Um… Wait… The narrative has been the complete opposite. Will anyone correct this?
Democrat Mike Gillespie to endorse a Republican to replace him as Madison County Chairman…
Retiring Democratic Madison County Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie is scheduled to make an endorsement today n the Republican race to replace him.
Gillespie has a 10 a.m. news conference scheduled at Renasant Bank at 4245 Balmoral Drive.
Madison County District 4 Commissioner Dale Strong and Wayne Parker, a three-time candidate for Congress, are seeking the Republican nomination in the March 13 primary.
The primary winner is virtually assured of becoming the next commission chairman because no Democrats qualified for the seat.
This isn’t hard to figure out, Dale Strong forced him out.
Wayne Parker will be endorsed by Mike Gillespie, not sure if there is a benefit to that.
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Parker Griffith dumps “Reclaim our Future” and pivots to “Back To The Future III”…
Posted on January 23, 2012 by Dale Jackson
This came from a listener after I mentioned this should be his strategy.
I love my listeners….
Update: I forgot about my favorite Griffith image…
CENTAUR GRIFFITH!
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1/23: Newt wins one, leads in Florida and Parker Griffith is calling your cell phone…
Posted on January 23, 2012 by Dale Jackson
Guest today:
- 8:00 AM – State Rep. Mike Ball
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary…
Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to Mitt Romney and scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
“Thank you, South Carolina!” Gingrich swiftly tweeted to his supporters. He appealed for a flood or donations for the next-up Jan. 31 primary. “Help me deliver the knockout punch in Florida. Join our Moneybomb and donate now,” he tweeted.
Already, Romney and a group that supports him were on the air in Florida with a significant ad campaign, more than $7 million combined to date. Romney had hoped that Florida would seal his nomination — if South Carolina didn’t first — but that strategy disappeared Saturday night.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Texas Rep. Ron Paul trailed badly in the South Carolina voting.
Exit polling showed Gingrich, the former House speaker, leading by a wide margin among the state’s heavy population of conservatives, tea party supporters and born-again Christians.
For the first time all year, Romney trailed among voters who said they cared most about picking a candidate who could defeat President Barack Obama this fall. Gingrich was ahead of the field for those voters’ support.
So with less than 2% of the vote in we have a 3 way tie… call it.
Remember all the “voters aren’t excited” after Iowa and New Hampshire?
Narrative busted…
The Republican primary in South Carolina had record turnout, with bigger gains in voter participation than in Iowa and New Hampshire earlier this month.
The Jan. 21 South Carolina vote drew 602,000 Republicans, a 35 percent increase over 2008 participation, as former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich defeated former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the front-runner in national Republican polls. Gingrich received 40 percent of the vote compared with Romney’s 28 percent.
Yet Republicans beat the previous record of 573,000, set in the 2000 primary, in part because there was no Democratic primary and the pool of registered voters is much larger than a dozen years ago. South Carolina increased its voter registration to 2.8 million from 2.1 million in 2000, the last time Republicans had a competitive primary and Democrats didn’t.
Here is Florida polling…
RT @jamiedupree: NEWT BY EIGHT – New Insider Advantage poll from Florida shows Gingrich 34, Romney 26, Paul 13 & Santorum 11
Romney and Gincgrich to keep killing each other…
Romney on Gringrich:
Mitt Romney made good on what sources had said for the last 24 hours was coming – a new, targeted assault from him and his team on Newt Gingrich as the fight for the GOP nod headed to Florida today, via POLITICO’s Reid Epstein:
In Ormond Beach, Fla., Mitt Romney took square aim at Newt Gingrich, calling him a failure and a fraud in his most extended attack on the former speaker to date.
“Speaker Gingrich has also been a leader,” Romney said, just warming up. “He was a leader for four years as speaker of the House. And at the end of four years it was proven that he was a failed leader and he had to resign in disgrace. I don’t know whether you knew that, he actually resigned after four years, in disgrace.
Gingrich on Romney:
Mitt Romney’s announcement that he would, on Tuesday, release one year’s worth of tax returns with estimates for 2011 was greeted favorably by Newt Gingrich.”I think that’s a very good thing he is doing,” the former House speaker told “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “And I commend him for it. I think it is exactly the right thing to do and as far as I’m concerned that particular issue is now set aside and we can go on and talk about other bigger and more important things.”
There’s a reason Gingrich may be so willing to move on from an issue that proved so damaging to Romney in South Carolina: he’s already got another transparency-related attack.
At two separate points on Sunday, Gingrich criticized the former Massachusetts governor for scrubbing computer records after leaving the statehouse.
“The governor is trying really hard to avoid answering anything,” Gingrich told “Meet the Press.” “On Romneycare, for example, the news reports are that they cleansed every single computer. We have no real record of how they developed it. And we have no real understanding of the overlap between his advisers and Obama’s advisers, although President Obama says they are the same people.”
On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gingrich trotted out the same line.
“Here’s a governor whose staff erased all of the computers for Romneycare,” Gingrich said. “He’s released no information on how they developed Romneycare.”
I am not sure which is more petty. i do know who benefits…
For the first few weeks, the class-envy gambit had some effect, bumping Obama’s numbers slightly. But the story was still lagging, suffering in part from its association with an Occupy rabble that had widely worn out its welcome.
Then came the twist. Then came the most remarkable political surprise since the 2010 midterm: The struggling Democratic class-war narrative is suddenly given life and legitimacy by … Republicans! Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry make the case that private equity as practiced by Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital is nothing more than vulture capitalism looting companies and sucking them dry while casually destroying the lives of workers.
Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO nods approvingly. Michael Moore wonders aloud whether Gingrich has stolen his staff. The assault on Bain/Romney instantly turns Obama’s class-war campaign from partisan attack into universal complaint.
Suddenly Romney’s wealth, practices and taxes take center stage. And why not? If leading Republicans are denouncing rapacious capitalism that enriches the 1 percent while impoverishing everyone else, should this not be the paramount issue in a campaign occurring at a time of economic distress?
Now, economic inequality is an important issue, but the idea that it is the cause of America’s current economic troubles is absurd. Yet, in a stroke, the Republicans have succeeded in turning a Democratic talking point — a last-ditch attempt to salvage re-election by distracting from their record — into a central focus of the nation’s political discourse.
How quickly has the zeitgeist changed? Wednesday, the Republican House reconvened to reject Obama’s planned $1.2 trillion debt-ceiling increase. (Lacking Senate concurrence, the debt ceiling will be raised nonetheless.) No one noticed. It made page A16 of The New York Times. All eyes are on South Carolina and Romney’s taxes.
This is no mainstream media conspiracy. This is the GOP maneuvering itself right onto Obama terrain.
The president is a very smart man. But if he wins in November, that won’t be the reason. It will be luck. He could not have chosen more self-destructive adversaries.
North Alabama should find this interesting…
Riding the momentum of his South Carolina win on Saturday, Newt Gingrich said Sunday he planned a week of big speeches offering “big solutions for a big country.” “I’ll be at the space coast in Florida this week giving a speech — a visionary speech — on the United States going back into space in the John F. Kennedy tradition,” the former House Speaker said on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.”
Obama’s class warfare message get’s a big stage with his Occupy Congress Address…
Notably, Mr. Obama will again propose changes to the tax code so the wealthy pay more, despite Republicans’ consistent opposition. Americans overwhelmingly support the idea, polls show, and the White House hopes that it gains traction with voters, given last week’s acknowledgment by the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney that he pays taxes at a lower rate than many middle-class Americans because most of his income comes from investments.
With most Americans registering disapproval of the president’s economic record after three years, it is all the more imperative for Mr. Obama to define the election not as a referendum on him but as a choice between his vision and that of his eventual Republican rival.
Mr. Obama’s third State of the Union address is widely seen in parallel with the one delivered in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. Mr. Clinton likewise was seeking re-election, after voters in the midterm elections had put Republicans in power in Congress as a rebuke to his perceived big-government liberalism.
But Mr. Clinton sought to co-opt Republicans’ small-government message; his State of the Union line “the era of big government is over” is among the most memorable of his presidency. Mr. Obama is confronting them instead, and framing the election-year debate in a way that aides say will challenge Republicans’ support for unfettered American markets and “you’re-on-your-own economics,” as he put it in December in Osawatomie, Kan., in a speech that was a prelude for Tuesday’s address.
Remember… No such thing as voter fraud….
Already, there has been some question into folks who cast their ballots on Saturday.
South Carolina’s Attorney General, Alan Wilson has notified the U.S. Justice Department of potential voter fraud.
Wilson says an analysis found 953 ballots cast by voters were people who are listed as dead.
He has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate.
Funny letter to The Huntsville Times…
Is robocalling to cell phones legal? I know there has been some discussion lately regarding legalizing it, but I thought it was still illegal. That didn’t stop the Parker Griffith (for Congress) campaign from robocalling my cell phone last night at dinnertime. My cell phone number is not registered with any political party nor have I ever given it to anyone associated with Parker Griffith.
And if it is illegal, how do I report this to the appropriate authorities?
Politicians might not allow their campaigns to make calls like that if they realized just how irritating they are and how much ill will they create .
Federal law has banned robocalls to cell phones since 1991 unless the consumer has given express consent. Who would do that?
But political calls are exempt from the laws governing telemarketing calls, according to the Federal Trade Commission. So having a phone number on the FTC’s Do Not Call registry will not prevent political robocalls.
The only way to make them stop is to contact specific offices and ask to be removed from the list. The phone number for Griffith’s campaign office is 256-694-0766.
According to a local political source, most politicians who use robocalls purchase a call list from an outside party. To stop specific calls, contact the politician’s office that robocalls you and ask to be taken off the list.
Pretty funny that the Times is directing people to call his office.
Is this real?
A judge has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta for a hearing on a complaint that says Obama isn’t a natural-born citizen and can’t be president.
It’s one of many such lawsuits that have been filed across the country, so far without success. A Georgia resident made the complaint, which is intended to keep Obama’s name off the state’s ballot in the March presidential primary.
An Obama campaign aide says any attempt to involve the president personally will fail and such complaints around the country have no merit.
The hearing is set for Thursday before an administrative judge. Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi on Friday denied a motion by the president’s lawyer to quash a subpoena that requires Obama to show up.
Why?
Hey anti-SOPA folks, here are your allies…
Last week, just hours after the U.S. government arrested the leaders of and shut down MEGAUPLOAD.COM, a popular hub for illegal file sharing, “hacktivist” collective ANONYMOUS counter-attacked by shutting down the websites to the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, the RIAA, the MPAA and among many other targets, possibly including the WHITE HOUSE (NET NEWS 1/19).
Now, “ANONYMOUS strikes again,” reports CNET. “Fresh off the last few days’ worth of Web attacks, designed as a kind of cyber-retribution for the demise of file-sharing site MEGAUPLOAD at the hands of the FBI, members of the group have taken to TWITTER to claim accountability for an attack on CBS.COM” as well as UNIVERSAL MUSIC and WARNER MUSIC.
CBS.COM and WMG are back online this morning (1/23), but UMG is still experiencing issues.
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1/20: Newt annihlates the media, thugs for a wannabee cop killer and payday loans in AL’s butthole…
Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dale Jackson
Guest today:
- 7:00 AM – State Senator Arthur Orr
- 8:30 AM – US Chamber of Commerce’s Steve Tepp on SOPA
Gingrich on the media and this story about his ex-wife…
[(CNN's John King) "She says that you came to her in 1999, at a time when you were having an affair, she says that you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. Would you like to take some time to respond to that?" (Gingrich) "No, but I will." (Applause) "I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that." (Cheers) "Every person in here knows personal pain. Every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things. To take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary, a significant question in a presidential campaign, is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine." (Applause) "My two daughters, my two daughters wrote the head of ABC and made the point that it was wrong, that they should pull it, and I am frankly astounded that CNN would take trash like that and use it to open a presidential debate." (King) "As you noted Mr. Speaker, this story did not come from our network. As you also know, it is the subject of conversation on the campaign. I get your point, I take your point... " (Gingrich) "John, it was repeated by your network. You chose to start the debate with it. Don't try to blame somebody else. You and your staff chose to start this debate with it." (Cheers) "Now, let me be quite clear. The story is false. Every personal friend I have who knew us in that period says the story was false. We offered several of them to ABC to prove it was false. They weren't interested because they would like to attack any Republican. They're attacking the governor. They're attacking me. I'm sure they'll get around to Senator Santorum and Congressman Paul. I am ired of the elite media protecting Barack Obama by attacking Republicans."]
Is this legit questioning?
I think it is.
Not gonna lie, I enjoy Newt attacking them.
Santorum lashes out at Gingrich as arrogant…
Grandiosity has never been a problem with Newt Gingrich. He handles it very, very well. And that’s really one of the issues here, folks. I mean, a month ago, he was saying that , ‘Oh, it’s inevitable that I’m going to win the election. I’m destined to do it.’ I don’t want a nominee that I have to worry about going out and looking at the paper the next day and worrying about what he’s going to say next. That’s what I think we’re seeing here. For him to suggest that someone who was tied for first and eventually won the Iowa Caucuses, and finished with twice as many votes as he did, and finished ahead of him in New Hampshire, in spite of the fact that he spent an enormous amount more money in both those places, plus had the most important endorsement in the state, the Manchester Union Leader, and I was 10 points behind him a week before the election and finished ahead of him. So I was 2-0 coming into South Carolina and I should get out of the race? These are not cogent thoughts. Let’s just be honest. Newt’s a friend. I love him. At times sort of that, you know, worrisome moment that something’s going to pop and we can’t afford that in a nominee.
Newt respomnds arrogantly and awesomely…
I spent 16 years on a grandiose project called creating a Republican majority in the House. 16 Years. And most of the Republican leaders in the House thought it was a joke. Even the night before the election they thought it was a joke. We created the first majority. We then worked for two solid years. Reformed welfare. Two out of three people went back to work or went to school. We ultimately became the first re-elected Republican majority since 1928. We then went on to cut taxes for the first time in 16 years. The largest capital gains tax cut in American history. In the four years, I was speaker, the American people created 11 million new jobs. We balanced the budget for four consecutive years, the only time in our lifetime. You’re right, I think grandiose thoughts. This is a grandiose country of big people doing big things. And we need leadership prepared to take on big projects.
Santorum didn’t let it end there…
I will give Newt Gingrich his due on grandiose ideas and grandiose projects. I will not give him his due on executing those projects, which is exactly what the president of the United States is supposed to do. Four years into his speakership, he was thrown out by the conservatives. It was a coup against him in three. I served with him. I was there. I knew what the problems were going on in the House of Representatives when Newt Gingrich was leading there. It was an idea a minute. No discipline. No ability to be able to pull things together.
Santorum didn’t let Romney escape but hit Gingrich again…
He’s going to have to run against a president who’s going to say, ‘Well, look, look at what you did for Massachusetts and you’re the one criticizing me for what I’ve done? I used your model for it.’ And then… ” (Applause) Then we have Speaker Gingrich, who has been for an individual mandate, not back when the time that Heritage was floating around in the ’90s, but as late comments since 2008, just a few years ago. He stood up and said we should have an individual mandate or post $150,000 bond. How many $150,000 bond holders do we have here who can post a bond for their health insurance? These are two folks who don’t present the clear contrast that I do. Who was the author of health savings accounts, which is the primary basis of every single conservative reform of health care. I was the author of it back in 1991 and ’92, 20 years ago. I’ve been fighting for health reform, private sector, bottom up, the way America works best, for 20 years. While these two guys were playing footsies with the left.
Gingrich plays footsie with no one…
What he said, which I found mildly amazing, was he thought I would have a hard time debating Barack Obama over health care. Now in fact, as Republican whip, I led the charge against Hillarycare in the House. As Speaker of the House, I helped preside over the conference which wrote into law his idea on health savings accounts. So I was delighted to help him get it to be a law. And the fact is, I helped found the Center for Health Transformation. I wrote a book called, Saving Lives and Saving Money in 2002. You can go to healthtransformation.net and you’ll see hundreds of ideas, none of which resemble Barack Obama’s programs. So I’d be quite happy to have a three-hour Lincoln-Douglas style debate with Barack Obama. I’ll let him use a teleprompter, I’ll just rely on knowledge. We’ll do fine.
Romney has money, this is bad. This was called a “stumble”…
Back in 1967, your father set a ground-breaking, what was then a ground-breaking standard in American politics. He released his tax returns. He released them for not one year, but for 12 years. And when he did that, he said this, ‘One year could be a fluke. Perhaps done for show.’ When you release yours, will you follow your father’s example?” (Romney) “Maybe. You know, I don’t know how many years I’ll release.” (Shouts) “I’ll take a look at what our documents are and I’ll release multiple years. I don’t know how many years. But I’ll be happy to do that. Let me tell you, I know there are some who are very anxious to see if they can’t make it more difficult for a campaign to be successful. I know the Democrats want to go after the fact I’ve been successful. I’m not going to apologize for being successful.” (Cheers) “I’m not suggesting these people are doing that. But I know the Democrats will go after me on that basis. That’s why I want to release these things all at the same time.
Gingrich hits Romney again on capitalism…
I think there are specific cases, Georgetown Steel would be a case here, a company in Gaffney, South Carolina, specific cases where Bain Capital’s model, which was to take over a company and dramatically leverage it, leave it with a great deal of debt, made it less likely to survive. I think the governor ought to explain — it started because he cited his experience as a key part of his preparation for being president. So I think the underlying model of that kind of investment, which is very different from venture capital, ought to be explained, and those cases ought to be looked at.
Romney makes the key point again, he did nothing wrong…
I’m very proud of the fact that throughout my career, I have worked to try and build enterprises, hopefully to try to return money to investors. There’s nothing wrong with profit, by the way. That profit… ” (Applause) “That profit went to pension funds, to charities. It went to a wide array of institutions. A lot of people benefited from that. And by the way, as enterprises become more profitable, they can hire more people. I’m someone who believes in free enterprise. I think Adam Smith was right. And I’m going to stand and defend capitalism across this country, throughout this campaign. I know we’re going to get it hard from President Obama, but we’re gonna stuff it down his throat and point out it is capitalism and freedom that makes America strong.
Romney also hit on governmnent creating jobs…
One of the things I find amusing is listening to how much credit is taken in Washington for what goes on Main Street. Mr. Speaker, you talk about all the things you did with Ronald Reagan and Reagan Revolution and the jobs created during the Reagan years and so forth. I looked at the Reagan diary. You’re mentioned once in Ronald Reagan’s diary. In the diary, he says you had an idea in a meeting of young congressmen and it wasn’t a very good idea and he dismissed it. That’s the entire mention. I mean, he mentions George Bush 100 times. He even mentions my dad once. So there’s a sense that Washington is pulling the strings in America, but you know what, the free people of America, pursuing their dreams, and taking risk, and going to school, and working hard, those are the people who make America strong, not Washington.
Like I called it, Samuel Ward shot at cops….
A police review panel today cleared two officers involved in the shooting of a man who police say opened fire on the officers during a traffic stop two weeks ago.
The department review board found the use of deadly force in the shooting of Samuel Sirvoy Ward was within department policy, a department news release said. Police Chief Mark Hudson concurred with the unanimous decision of the board.
Ward, 27, is accused of shooting at two officers who stopped him on Earl Street near the Butler Terrace housing project. The officers returned fire in the parking lot of the Westside Community Center.
A family member said Ward was shot five times. He was released from Huntsville Hospital last week and is in the Madison County Jail with no bond set.
The review board examined evidence and heard testimony today before deciding that the officers, whose names have not been released, acted within department policies, spokesman Harry Hobbs said in the release.
The review board consisted of Capt. Tommy Presley, Lt. David Sedberry and Sgt. Mark Shahan from the Huntsville Police Department. Representatives from the city attorney’s office and from the Madison County district attorney’s office were also present.
The black community blames the cops…
A hot button non-issue resolved…
The fates of two Huntsville high schools and the district’s alternative school were decided Thursday night, with the school boardvoting tokeepLeeandNewCentury Technology as separate high schools under one roof in the fall and to close the Seldon Center at the end of this school year.
The board approved – to applause from the crowd in the board room of the Annie C. Merts Center – the Lee/New Century merger Thursday night upon the recommendation of Superintendent Casey Wardynski. The superintendent’s recommendation came after months of work by a community engagement committee tasked with finding a solution for the schools’ merger.
Wardynski faced criticism from the Lee community in November after he suggested changing the school’s name to reflect the merger with New Century, which is currently housed at Columbia High. He backed off the name change and appointed the committee to determine what would best serve the students and community.
Melissa Thompson, president of the Huntsville Council of PTAs, moderated the committee, which included two PTA representatives, two parents, two teachers, a student and an alumnus from each school. It also included community representatives from Redstone Arsenal, neighborhood associations, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Civic Association, the Huntsville Association of Realtors and the Huntsville Planning Commission.
Thank the lord…
Three options were discussed – a complete merger of the two schools, a hybrid situation where they would share core classes, and keeping them as two separate schools under one roof. That is the relationship New Century already has with Columbia High.
Thompson said committee members did not agree unanimously on the recommendation, but that there was a strong consensus toward maintaining both schools’ identities.
‘Neither one is a stepchild; they are sharing a space,’ Thompson said.
Wardynski thanked Thompson and the committee members for their efforts. ‘Forty years from now when this school is doing amazing things, no one will know where this amazement has come from,’ Wardynski said. ‘But it has come from this committee.’ Stewart Thorson, principal of New Century, also thanked the committee.
‘We are excited about the move,’ Thorson said. ‘We’re excited about getting our name on the front of a building.’ Lee High is keeping its identity but losing its principal. The board voted to move Paul Parvin, who has served as principal of Lee since 2007, to the central office as director of instructional support and athletics. Aaron King, Wardynksi’s transition director, said Parvin, also a former football coach, will share duties with Kevin Wieseman, who is currently in that position.
More Fed involvement in private industry…
The federal government’s new consumer finance watchdog agency has begun closely examining the payday lending business and will immediately target illegal practices such as overly aggressive collections and improper access to borrower’s bank accounts, the head of the agency said at a hearing in Birmingham on Thursday. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray told a standing roomonly crowd in a ballroom at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex that some bad actors in the payday loan business take advantage of consumers.
I have been a long supporter of the payday loan industry because the folks who use it do so under their own free wil AND how often do we hear about how this or that minority can’t get loans.
These folks make high-risk loans and they charge a high rate because of it. The fact that politicians are constantly interjecting in this business is a joke.
Under authority granted it by the Dodd-Frank Act, which allows it to regulate non-bank financial institutions, the bureau is beginning to examine the books of payday lending companies in search of improper activity, he said. They expect to find instances of lenders harassing borrowers’ families and work colleagues, and of lenders illegally recovering money from borrowers’ checking accounts, he said.
Think about this, they are looking for improper behavior, not responding to it.
Critics have long argued that the loans are predatory because of their high interest rates. In Alabama, payday loans are capped at 17.5 percent interest over a term not to exceed 31 days. Critics argue that amounts to an annualized rate of 456 percent. By comparison, state law caps interest on short-term bank loans at an annualized rate of 36 percent.
High risk borrowers = high interest rates.
The bureau chose Birmingham for its first field hearing on payday lending because Alabama is among the states with the most payday lenders, and because the Birmingham City Council last month passed a moratorium on new payday lending offices, Cordray said. The hearing was moved from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to the BJCC to accommodate an anticipated crowd, and even the larger venue was insufficient. Each of the about 350 seats was filled, and people stood along the walls to hear the debate.
Yep… add government interference to government interference.
Personal responsibility is boring…
‘I borrowed the money, I paid the money back,’ said Tanzy Bonner, who said she borrowed to pay for her child’s birthday party.
Sob stories are awesome…
Others told stories of being trapped by debt. Community organizer Quinn Rallins said his sister secretly took out a $500 loan to pay for books, then pawned the title on her car when she couldn’t repay the loan. Her $500 in book debt ultimately cost her a $15,000 car and $5,000 in interest and fees, he said.
I hope these idiots are successful…
Stephen Stetson, a policy analyst with the nonprofit organization Alabama Arise, called on the bureau to advocate shutting down the payday lending industry entirely. Consumers who get the loans lose the opportunity to build wealth and escape poverty, he said.
‘Saying you have your payday loans under control is like saying you’re an excellent drunk driver,’ he said. Birmingham City Coun cilwoman Lashunda Scales, who sponsored the city’s moratorium on new lenders, compared the industry to the Mafia and called on the bureau to regulate it more heavily, and on the Alabama Legislature to lower the cap on interest rates lenders can charge.
And a payday loan guy nails it…
Closing down the payday lending industry because customers have financial problems would be the equivalent of closing a hospital because patients are sick, Saunders said.
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Parker Griffith’s Hail Mary one week into the AL-05 race…
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dale Jackson
For Parker Griffith to get a chance to go back to Congress he needs to hit Congressman Brooks hard, but someone should tell him he needs to do it honestly as well..
3 ads are out today, will run on radio stations soon ( I presume)
I guess this hinges on the vote NOT to extend the payroll tax cut because
I guess Parker Griffith is implying Mo Brooks is on a promotion spree. Just to say it another way, Parker Griffith is accusing someone else of having a huge ego.
Parker Griffith is accusing Mo Brooks of not caring about jobs and raising taxes (again)
Griffith has found one vote where Mo Brooks voted with Pelosi and where he did not vote to extend the payroll tax cut, which most conservatives did not want.
To put it bluntly, the revolted against Republican leadership because they were wrong.
Griffith told the Decatur daily this was all he has…
Griffith was referring to Brooks’ Dec. 20 vote against the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. The bill, supported by the House Republican leadership, continued a payroll-tax cut for one year, extended unemployment benefits and prevented cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors. Brooks was one of the few Republicans to oppose it.
Brooks said Thursday he voted against the bill because it would have increased the federal deficit.
“The bill he’s talking about funded a one-year cut in Social Security and Medicare by borrowing one-quarter trillion dollars in 21 months,” Brooks said. “I didn’t think that was in America’s best interest.”
Brooks said the long-term tax consequences of borrowing the money would have been negative for all Americans, including seniors. He said he also worried the payroll-tax cut would become permanent, eventually crippling programs for seniors.
Brooks spoke to WAFF after that vote…
We sat down with District 5 Representative Mo Brooks who said this agreement illustrates Washington being Washington.
“Too many Washington politicians are focusing on November 2012 instead of sound fiscal policy. By way of example, the agreement reached today wipes out all of our spending cuts that occurred the entire year of 2011,” said Brooks.
Parker Griffith can’t win by being honest, so looks like The Good Doctor is going to continue being an unscrupulous bastard.
Griffith has clearly forgotten (or hoped you have)…
9. WHEREAS Congressman Parker Griffith pledged to vote to repeal the Bush Tax Cuts
So yeah, let’s talk taxes Parker Griffith. Doors open.
How anyone can even consider trusting Parker Griffith when it is clear he has absolutely no integrity, credibility or core convictions.
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An accountant on the Stop Online Piracy Act…
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dale Jackson
I talked a lot about the Stop Online Piracy Act and sited the stat (used on CNN by Jack Caffery) that reportedly 16 million copies of “The Hurt Locker” were illegally downloaded..
After listening to callers complain that they should be able to steal from content providers because “they want the content” an content e-mailed me this…
Copies Stolen 16,000,000
Lost Revenue per Copy $12
Total Lost Revenue $192,000,000
Lost Sales Tax (at 8%) $15,360,000
Lost jobs at $60k including benefits 3,200Now that’s just basic math – not taking into account that there are other expenses that come out of the revenue besides just salaries
However, that also doesn’t take into account the total economic impact. Nobody sits on that money, they spend their salaries, so the total lost jobs and revenue will cut across several industries and compound far beyond $192 million
Pretty amazing figures.
So for all of you out there saying this is no big deal, ask yourself this… “If taxes hurt innovation, how does outright theft not”"
Now scream that I don’t get it, don’t understand the Internet, hate freedum, love big gummint and need to read the bill or some garbage.
The bills aren’t perfect, but the need is there.
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