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Difference Between Barack Obama and Chilean Miners: The Miners Wanted to Get Out of the Hole

October 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), speaking before a crowd at a Las Vegas political rally Monday, compared President Barack Obama to a group of 33 people who’ve been in the news quite a bit lately:  “It was like the Chilean miners, but he, being the man he is, rolled up his sleeves and said [...]

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Americans Say Iraq Better Off Now Than Before War

September 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments

When I read the results of a BBC World News America/Harris Poll released today that show more than half — 57 percent — of Americans believe Iraq is better off today than it was before the U.S. invasion seven years ago, I couldn’t help but recall what Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid had to [...]

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Photos Show What Really Happened in Searchlight

March 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments

If you relied upon CNN for your news about Saturday’s Tea Party Express III rally in Searchlight, Nev., you heard only that there were “Hundreds of People, At Least Dozens” in attendance.  In reality, as shown in the photo above, the turnout ranged from 9,000 to 30,000 at the event staged in the hometown of [...]

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Marine Mom Slams Harry Reid in Radio Spot

May 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

In a 60-second radio spot for the Our Country Deserves Better political action committee, Deborah Johns slams Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Why?  Because the mother of a Marine who served proudly in the Global War on Terror doesn’t appreciate the Senate Majority Leader attacking our troops, undercutting their missions and trying to cut off their [...]

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It’s Time to ‘Drill Congress’ — Update

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments

In a post published Aug. 15, I highlighted “news” about a supposedly-bipartisan energy plan hatched by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and a “Group of 10″ U.S. senators. Less than 30 days later, my friends at the American Petroleum Institute tell me the group of senators has now grown to include 16 members.  Unfortunately, the [...]

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Richardson to Run; Earns ‘Warning Label’

December 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

We learned yesterday that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson does indeed intend to run for president in 2008. In turn, his name and likeness have been added to the roster of candidates targeted by the Warning Labels On Politicians campaign. The former Clinton Administration official joins a crowded field of Democrats and Republicans who’ve earned [...]

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Anti-War Congressman Earns ‘Warning Label’

December 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment

John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat who has vociferously opposed U.S. military efforts in Iraq, joins his Congressional colleagues House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the group of non-presidential candidate politicians who’ve been added to the Warning Labels On Politicians roster. To learn more about the Warning Labels On Politicians campaign, [...]

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