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BMW Appears on ‘Mickelson in the Morning’ (Updated)

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

If you tuned in to Des Moines’ Newsradio 1040 WHO-AM this morning, you heard me talking about a recent post, Was Symbol on Outhouse Door First Visible Sign of Americans’ Feelings Toward Radical Muslims?, during the 10 a.m. (Central) segment of Mickelson in the Morning.
Jan Mickelson, Iowa’s most-prolific conservative radio talk show host, asked me [...]

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Mitt Romney Tops CPAC Straw Poll for 2012 Race (Updated)

February 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Getting 20 percent of the vote, Mitt Romney finished atop the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll of potential conservative candidates for the 2012 presidential race. It marks the third time the former Massachusetts governor has finished atop the CPAC straw poll.
Finishing behind Romney were Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.), Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Gov. [...]

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‘Driving Tips’ Offered to Big Three Auto Executives

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Despite two recent trips to Washington, D.C. — first by private jet, then by electric vehicle — Big Three executives seem incapable of turning around the no-longer-profitable domestic automobile industry in the face of stiff competition from foreign manufacturers.  To help them out, I translated eight winter driving tips (shown in BOLD TYPE below) into [...]

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‘Tuesday Evening Quarterback’ Critiques Election

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Call me a “Tuesday Evening Quarterback,” but a review of tonight’s election results show the Republican Party team entered its most-important contest ever with little fan support, a poor game plan and the wrong signal caller lined up behind center.
Team GOP’s shortcomings began with the recruiting process.  When loyal fans on the right side of [...]

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Links to RNC Speech Transcripts Offered

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Below are links to transcripts of remarks as prepared for delivery by some of the most well-known speakers in tonight’s lineup at the 2008 Republican National Convention:

Rudy Giuliani

Carly Fiorina

Meg Whitman

Michael Steele

Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee

Norm Coleman

Sarah Palin

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