December 13, 2011

Rep. Chris Murphy Calls Lowe’s on Its Cowardice

December 13, 2011December 14, 2011 Trish

Nailed it:

“Lowe’s defends itself by saying they’re pulling these ads because some of their customers have, quote, strong political and social views on this topic. Well congratulations to Lowe’s for acknowledging that there are some really bigoted people in the world. That doesn’t mean that Lowe’s or any other company should acquiesce to this kind of behavior. For instance, there are unfortunately a lot of people out there who still hold racist views about African-Americans, but I don’t think that Lowe’s is going to be pulling its ads from television shows featuring African-Americans.”

Majority of Americans See Big DGovernment as Greater Threat Than Big Business

December 13, 2011 Buck Banks

64%

Of Americans say big government will be the biggest threat to the country, one percentage point lower than the record high, and more than twice the number who say the same about big business (26%), according to Gallup. Democrats have led the recent increase in concerns about big government.

Political Advertising Spending Down 60 Percent

December 13, 2011 Buck Banks

$53 million

Amount the top nine GOP candidates had spent as of Sept. 30 — 60 percent less than the top nine Republicans had spent at the same point in the 2008 primary. This year’s number is lower even than early expenditures in the 2004 and 2000 contests, when most candidates abided by spending limits entitling them to matching federal money, according to Businessweek.

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Trump: Romney Faltering Because He’s Skipping My Debate

December 13, 2011 Buck Banks

His numbers have gone down very substantially since he said ‘no’, and a lot people think it’s because it showed a lack of decisiveness or a lack of courage in going into this debate. And you look at what happened with Newt. Newt has gone up like a rocket ship.

— Donald Trump, suggesting to Fox News that Mitt Romney is sinking in the polls because he declined to participate in the Trump-moderated debate.

Almost Half of Republicans Think Gingrich is the Stronger Candidate

December 13, 2011 Buck Banks

49%

Of Republican voters think Newt Gingrich would be the strongest general election candidate as compared to just 24% who think Mitt Romney would be strongest, according to a new Rasmussen survey.

Cheney Kind of Endorses Gingrich

December 13, 2011 Buck Banks

The thing I remember about Newt — we came to Congress together at the same time, ’78. And — when Newt showed up, he said, ‘We can become the majority. We can take back the House of Representatives.’ We hadn’t had the House — since — 1940s. And — initially, none of us believed it, but he was persistent. And he was tenacious. He kept it up and kept it up and kept it up. And — finally by ’94, he’s — the newly-elected speaker of the House of Representatives with a Republican majority. So I wouldn’t underestimate him.

— Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Newt Gingrich.

Romney Lacks the Fire in the Belly to Win

December 13, 2011 Buck Banks

I’m not in trouble. I’m in a great spot. I could become our nominee, or someone else might become our nominee and I could go back to business and go back to my family. Either one of those is a very nice outcome.

— Mitt Romney, in an interview with Politico.

To successfully run for president, you have to have a fire burning inside of you… So maybe it’s a bad sign for Mitt Romney’s chances that he doesn’t seem to give a shit about the possibility of losing. If he wins, great. But whatever.

Day: December 13, 2011

Rep. Chris Murphy Calls Lowe’s on Its Cowardice

Majority of Americans See Big DGovernment as Greater Threat Than Big Business

64%

Of Americans say big government will be the biggest threat to the country, one percentage point lower than the record high, and more than twice the number who say the same about big business (26%), according to Gallup. Democrats have led the recent increase in concerns about big government.

Political Advertising Spending Down 60 Percent

$53 million

Trump: Romney Faltering Because He’s Skipping My Debate

His numbers have gone down very substantially since he said ‘no’, and a lot people think it’s because it showed a lack of decisiveness or a lack of courage in going into this debate. And you look at what happened with Newt. Newt has gone up like a rocket ship.

— Donald Trump, suggesting to Fox News that Mitt Romney is sinking in the polls because he declined to participate in the Trump-moderated debate.

Almost Half of Republicans Think Gingrich is the Stronger Candidate

49%

Of Republican voters think Newt Gingrich would be the strongest general election candidate as compared to just 24% who think Mitt Romney would be strongest, according to a new Rasmussen survey.

Cheney Kind of Endorses Gingrich

— Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Newt Gingrich.

Romney Lacks the Fire in the Belly to Win

I’m not in trouble. I’m in a great spot. I could become our nominee, or someone else might become our nominee and I could go back to business and go back to my family. Either one of those is a very nice outcome.

— Mitt Romney, in an interview with Politico.

To successfully run for president, you have to have a fire burning inside of you… So maybe it’s a bad sign for Mitt Romney’s chances that he doesn’t seem to give a shit about the possibility of losing. If he wins, great. But whatever.

— Dan Amira, in New York Magazine.

Poetic Justice

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“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

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