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Ron Paul supporters plan Presidents Day ‘money bomb’

By | 02.17.11 | 5:31 pm

On the heels of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s second consecutive victory in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s presidential straw poll, Paul supporters are planning a ‘money bomb’ fundraiser for Monday, which is Washington’s Birthday (also known as Presidents Day).

According to a Facebook page created for the event, the More…

Fox News passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from CPAC 2011

By | 02.16.11 | 4:01 pm

Image by Matt MahurinVideo has surfaced from Fox News’s coverage of last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll.

Iowa GOP, Fox News set presidential debate for week before Iowa Caucuses

The Republican Party of Iowa and Fox News Channel announced details Tuesday for a presidential debate scheduled for the week before the Iowa Caucuses. While no specific date is given, the caucuses are scheduled for Feb. 6, 2012.

The debate will be held in the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City. More…

GOP budget would cut funding for public broadcasting

The Republican House majority put out a shocker of a budget Thursday that would slash spending by $32 billion in the next seven months. Among the glaringly ideological Republican targets are environmental protection programs and public broadcasting. The “war on Big Bird,” as some fans of PBS have called More…

Colorado Springs teen marijuana case garners more attention, patients rights group to rally

A Colorado Springs school district spokesperson told the Colorado Independent this morning that the district’s hands are tied by state law in terms of how it handles the case of a student with a prescription for medical marijuana.

“This is a legal situation with the state, not with the school More…

Fox News focus group in Iowa: President Obama is Muslim

By | 02.08.11 | 3:00 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

On Sean Hannity’s program Monday night, pollster Frank Luntz hosted a focus group of Iowa Republican caucus-goers, gauging their reaction of President Barack Obama’s Sunday afternoon interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly.

After a question by O’Reilly about the Muslim Brotherhood’s role

Slight jab at Palin from Pawlenty in wide ranging interview with NYT

By | 01.11.11 | 10:39 am

As he turns to focusing on the national stage shortly after leaving Minnesota’s governor’s office, Tim Pawlenty is making his way through numerous high-profile interviews. He appeared on both Good Morning America and The View on Tuesday morning, and on Monday he sat down with The New York Times for More…

Iowa GOP strong arms presidential candidates into Ames Straw Poll

By | 12.17.10 | 3:49 pm

On Thursday, the Republican Party of Iowa announced that the all-important Ames Straw Poll will be held Aug. 13, 2011. The Straw Poll has traditionally been an early marker to gauge relative support for Republican presidential candidates in advance of the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses.

The state GOP also announced More…

Evolution of a ‘Voter Fraud’ Incident in Nevada

By | 10.27.10 | 1:20 pm

Fox News presents a good test case for demonstrating how an unverified account of voting machine irregularities in Nevada can become a national story about how Democrats are trying to steal the midterm elections. First, run a quick story that quotes a single voter in Nevada insisting Sen. Harry More…

American Crossroads Rakes In Half Its Haul From a Single Donor

By | 10.21.10 | 10:00 am

When Obama reprimanded groups like Crossroads GPS and the Chamber of Commerce for soliciting secret funds to fuel GOP attack ads, Karl Rove bragged on Fox News, “The president, by attacking American Crossroads, has helped drive people to our website and has helped to raise the amount of money that we More…