(Jim Clark) – The Patriot Post (www.patriotpost.us) is an e-newsletter published by a non-partisan group, which is committed to restoration of Constitutional government, defending liberty and opposing economic collectivism as represented by President Obama and his leftist allies. As the GOP presidential debates continue there are, and will continue to be, bickering and unpleasant claims and charges between candidates. This has been, and will continue to be, followed by media stories trumpeting the discord. So [...]
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign is stepping up its game by expanding its staff with experienced campaign professionals. New senior advisors include Joe M. Allbaugh, Tony Fabrizio and Fred Maas, and Curt Anderson, Jim Innocenzi, and Nelson Warfield have signed on to form the campaign’s national media team. The campaign’s congressional liaison will be Stanton Anderson. Perry said of the team, “These experienced advisors will play an instrumental role in helping [...]
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Many who follow politics have been wondering where all the candidates are. For a state that is “supposed” to have the third caucus/primary in the nation, only a handful of presidential candidates have been campaigning here. And of those, their presence is only just now becoming known. Gingrich will be holding a fundraiser next week at Mundo’s. Cain has been here several times, and his campaign office has been active [...]
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – “The voice of the people is more powerful than the voice of the media.” So began a teleconference with Herman Cain on Wednesday afternoon. “The media has said, and they’re trying to make, this is a two-person race. It’s not. It’s a three-person race.” Cain won the Florida straw poll, besting both Perry and Romney by nearly double. “Perry and Romney spent a considerable amount of money to influence the [...]
(Peter Ross/U.S. News and World Report) – While presidential campaigns have never exactly be dignified, high-minded affairs, the current one reached a new low this week when a self-described Rep. Ron Paul supporter announced he would be taking out a full page ad in a Texas alternative newspaper asking people to contact him if they had ever had sex with Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The ad, which appeared Thursday in the weekly Austin Chronicle, says: [...]
(Andy Matthews/NPRI) – Rick Perry’s “jobs record” is generating much discussion these days, as the Texas governor has officially jumped into the race for the Republican presidential nomination and has already assumed frontrunner status. The chief driver of this issue has been the Perry campaign itself — and for good reason. Against the backdrop of a persistent national unemployment crisis, the Lone Star State stands out as a rare success story. Its unemployment rate sits [...]