Jan 10, 2016 –   Back on June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in the door of a building on the University of Alabama campus and … As for the “creation and support of a UCLA Afro-house,” the demands state “many Black students cannot afford to live in Westwood with … the high prices of rent.…

Jan 6, 2016 – the rumors were true in February of 1999. … And it fits with a pattern of a man who was known, at the very least, to have grossly abused his power as the leader of the free world … a private invitation to the State of the Union address from a sitting United States Senator.…

Jan 19, 2016 – Rubio had a loss outside of the margin of error in two consecutive polls by the same pollster and Bush seems to be slowly ascending … Georgia is a key state for not only the size of its delegate haul but because both Bush and Rubio are Floridians. … Weak finishes there will probably take both men out of the race.…

Jan 14, 2016 – They claim that he alone has the courage to confront the powers that need confronting and to tell truths that need to be told. … Now, after engaging in battle of words with Haley since her response to the State of the Union, and after his supporters have been … When he’s in person, or when he needs someone’s political support, he is just as eminently capable of kissing a** as anyone in the…

Jan 14, 2016 – This was rather bizarre because the Clintons have made it their life’s calling to keep their homely git out of the hurly-burly of politics … “The thing that tells you as much as anything about [the Clinton campaign’s] current state of mind is Chelsea going on the attack. … Following Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, CNN played the clip of Chelsea Clinton’s criticism directly to Sanders.…

Jan 14, 2016 – President Obama’s State of the Union tried to highlight bipartisan issues that Democrats and Republicans can solve together, but … Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016. … for purposes of harassment, without the threat of any economic consequences.…

Jan 14, 2016 – Nikki Haley had to know that her response to Trump (and Obama’s pointless State of the Union) would place her squarely in the crosshairs … [crowd cheers] And by the end I’ll say, “Get them the hell out of here!” … A good example of the reaction Nikki Haley has provoked can be found in this, one of the dozens of unhinged, barely literate emails…

Jan 14, 2016 – Obama’s last State of the Union address, which he made sure to try to bill as a special, “non-traditional” one, was a historic flop … with audiences when compared to previous State of the Union addresses.  … State of the Union ratings have been in steady decline over the past two decades, gathering less than half the audience they once did…

Jan 13, 2016 – response to Obama’s “State of the Union” speech to, metaphorically, take Donald Trump to the woodshed. … to drive conservatives out of the party. … And Cruz, alone of the candidates did not receive criticism from Haley here while Rubio and Bush drew two of the most emotionally laden…

Jan 13, 2016 – The transfer, amounting to about 10 percent of the remaining prisoners, marks the largest group of detainees to be shipped out of the … Of the dozens of lower level terrorist detainees already released, 1 in 3 of these jihadist terrorists have ended up back on the battlefield … Yet in last night’s State of the Union address, he doubled down on his disastrous campaign promise to close Gitmo by the end of his…

Jan 13, 2016 – If you were expecting Obama, based on his State of the Union address, to be more interested in seeking compromise and working with … From The Hill: “We’ll do audacious executive action throughout the course of the rest of the year, I am confident of that,” White … The unfortunate thing is that McDonough did not give much in the way of specifics as to what sort of executive actions the President…

Jan 13, 2016 – Yesterday, clearly as a bit of extemporaneous theater to celebrate Obama’s State of the Union self-idolatry, Iran seized two US Navy … While the delivery of the two vessels, as far as we know, was serendipitous, the treatment of the sailors was calculated. … state TV showed a footage in which the commander of #US sailors made an apology.…

Jan 13, 2016 – President Barack Obama used his State of the Union message to push a forward-looking agenda, as is the style these days. … The Republican idea is simple: Let’s make prosecutors demonstrate, for a list of offenses, that the alleged criminal had an intent … As usual, Obama’s all about special carve outs, while Republicans want to reduce the size and scope of government.…

Jan 13, 2016 – Of the pundits and politicians surrounding the candidates, the divide is just as great. … Governor Haley’s Tuesday evening response to President Obama’s State of the Union address was a win for conservatives as a whole. … In her response to the State of the Union last night, Nikki Haley presented the truth, which, as seen above, stings sensitive Ann Coulter…

Jan 13, 2016 – Image from Roxana Gonzalez / Shutterstock Those of you who watched the State of the Union address last night know that President Obama … Here is what they have note: Last year, 72 of the recovered counties were in Texas, the most of any state. … of the Union addressed.…

Jan 13, 2016 – To elaborate: The good: This is the last State of the Union speech that Barack Obama will ever do.   … He has done his last State of the Union, and You. Are. Still. Here. … To sum up: this is the State of the Union address that the country largely deserved, honestly.  …

Jan 12, 2016 – Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was tapped to give the official Republican response to the State of the Union tonight … Which is interesting, because the speech was only incidentally about Barack Obama’s State of the Union.   … The bottom-feeders, professional shills, and other charming partisan remoras* that now orbit the Trump campaign have the right of it…

Jan 12, 2016 – After Obama’s State of the Union, we all deserve a little levity. … The latest installment of the continuing adventures of the nation’s most entertaining political state features Republican Representative … But nothing can change the fact that “Did you just give me the finger?” is now part of the permanent record of Wisconsin.  …

Jan 12, 2016 – Obama’s State of the Union speech was more focused on overarching rhetoric than specific policy proposals. … As Wolf Blitzer noted before the speech began, the timing of Iran’s apparent capture of two of our naval boats makes this an, um, “ … It’s just mind boggling to find him this disconnected from the events of the world.…

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Jan 12, 2016 – job, and the candidate with the best chance of winning the job. … (In an all-male electorate, the Republican Party of that age was composed disproportionately of Union Army veterans). … Marked as a star coming out of Princeton and Harvard Law School, he started off on the traditional path of the elite of the DC bar…

Jan 12, 2016 – For some reason, people watch the State of the Union Address every year. … his push to close Guantanamo in this year’s State of the Union address. … been a staple of Obama State of the Union speeches since his inaugural year.…

Jan 12, 2016 – We’ll talk about his spoof of tonight’s State of the Union speech, his support for Ted Cruz, and the push for states’ rights. … Related Links: Write Obama’s State of the Union Speech Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton Follow Brandon Creighton on Twitter … Follow Brad on Twitter Subscribe to The Transom The hosts and guests of Coffee and Markets speak only for ourselves, not…

Jan 12, 2016 – CNN reports that President Barack Obama has decided to go ‘non-traditional’ for his last State of the Union address; the article even … the last year of his reign. … There is a reason, in other words, why Congress went from one of the most Democratic-dominated ones in recent history to one of the…

Jan 11, 2016 – What apparently provoked Trump’s ire was the Union-Leader’s endorsement of Chris Christie in the Republican primary. … The debate, scheduled for Feb. 6 from the campus of St. … fewer than a dozen members of a union at the station based in Manchester.…