Water Cooler Archive: December 2011
PICKET: Planned Parenthood - Abortions make up 91% of services; receives over $487 million in federal funding
According to an SBA List press release, the PPFA annual report for the year "2009 to 2010 revealed, for the first time, that PPFA topped $1 billion in total net assets." Published December 30 2011
PICKET: (video) Occupy Iowa protesters kicked out of local coffee shop
"Occupy Iowa" protesters were foiled at a local coffee shop on Friday. Published December 30 2011
PICKET: Perry attacks Santorum over supporting earmarks; Santorum responds
Texas Governor Rick Perry slammed former Senator Rick Santorum in a new radio ad for supporting earmarks during the Pennsylvania Republican's time in Congress. Santorum responded today. Published December 29 2011
PICKET: Iowa GOP wants vote counting process secure and transparent
On Tuesday January 3, Iowa Republicans will fill 1,774 precincts throughout the state that caucus night and choose which individual they want to support for the GOP presidential nomination. Iowa GOP spokeswoman Nicole Sizmore clarified a number of issues about the caucus voting on Wednesday night. Published December 29 2011
PICKET: Santorum in the spotlight after months on Iowa campaign trail
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum appears to be keeping to his promise, because Iowa voters seem to be catching fire for him as the the Iowa caucuses gets closer. Many Republican voters have dismissed this presidential candidate who has been placed on the wing tips of the numerous GOP debate stages and struggled to get time to make his remarks among his opponents in front of Republican voters. Published December 29 2011
GILMORE: Closing the 'growth gap'
Former Governor of Virginia Jim Gilmore, a Republican, wrote on behalf of his organization, Free Congress, an article in Investors Business Daily about the state of the American economy. Published December 27 2011
PICKET: Campaign 2012 primary polls going into the new year
Below is a sampling of recent polls taken for the upcoming GOP caucus and primary states this month. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich are still in a relative three way fight for the number one position in Iowa with Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican. Published December 26 2011
PICKET: Trump leaving the GOP?...not in a New York minute
New York City businessman and reality show TV host Donald Trump officially left the Republican Party on Friday, so he could have an unaffiliated status. Published December 24 2011
PICKET: (audio) Gingrich hits Rep. Paul on volunteers who want drug legalization and 9/11 truther views
Former House Speaker and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich explained on Thursday morning to radio host John McCaslin on the Washington Times affiliated radio show America's Morning News why he thinks the current popularity of fellow GOP candidate Rep. Ron Paul of Texas will not last long. Published December 22 2011
PICKET: Gingrich debate dare to Romney doesn't necessarily extend over to Ron Paul
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich spoke to supporters at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday evening. Published December 21 2011
PICKET: Key Iowa conservative leader Vander Plaats endorses Santorum
Bob Vander Plaats, an influential conservative in Iowa who heads up The Family Leader, endorsed presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Tuesday. Published December 20 2011
PICKET: Krugman wins media watchdog group's quote of the year
The Alexandria, Virginia based conservative media watch dog organization Media Research Center released their "twenty-fourth annual awards for the year's worst reporting." A panel of 48 radio talk show hosts, magazine editors, columnists, editorial writers, and expert media observers (of which I was one) voted on 18 different media categories ranging from "The Obamagasm Award" to "Flunk the Founding Fathers Award." Published December 20 2011
PICKET: New PPP poll shows Gingrich support dropping in Iowa; Paul takes lead
The Democratic leaning Public Policy Polling Company released new data on Sunday night showing numbers in Iowa dropping for former Speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Published December 19 2011
PICKET: Bachmann continues Freddie Mac attack on Newt
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican and GOP presidential candidate, is campaigning around Iowa’s 99 counties in the run up to the Iowa caucuses on January 3 and is reminding voters that fellow candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich should return the $1.6 million dollars Freddie Mac paid him. Published December 19 2011
TWT OPINION: Sioux City GOP Debate Live Analysis
Starting at 8:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, December 15th, 2011, the Editorial Board will be providing up-to-the-minute analysis of the Republican Presidential Debate Live from Iowa. Published December 15 2011
PICKET: GOP polls in Iowa show voters still undecided
A number of polls regarding where the Republican candidates stand in Iowa. The various polls are fairly conflicting and likely indicative that likely Iowa GOP caucus voters have not settled down on a primary candidate. Published December 15 2011
PICKET: (video) Santorum goes back to school
Republican presidential candidate former Senator Rick Santorum visited Cornell College in Mt.Vernon, Iowa on Monday and spoke to students about his campaign. Mr. Santorum took questions from the students ranging from marriage to abortion to energy independence. Published December 14 2011
PICKET: (VIDEO) Trump - Why I'm canceling debate and keeping a 2012 run a possibility
Donald Trump appeared in the video above discussing why he is bowing out of the Newsmax sponsored GOP debate on November 27. Published December 13 2011
PICKET: Trump bows out of Newsmax debate
Fox News is reporting that Donald Trump has bowed out of being the moderator of the Newsmax sponsored debate on December 27. Published December 13 2011
PICKET: Trump marginalizes Santorum's role at upcoming Newsmax debate
Donald Trump appeared on Fox News "The O'Reilly Factor" on Monday and nearly forgot that Republican presidential candidate former Senator Rick Santorum was the other candidate besides former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich who accepted the invitation to the Newsmax sponsored debate that Mr. Trump is moderating on November 27. Published December 12 2011
