This comes via HotAir.com:
I post this, because I really feel that Rubio is concerned. I agree with his point the Trump needs to tone down the calls for violence against protesters. He does rightly say that the left does have skin in the blame game. It was good moment for his campaign.
This is nasty.
With Nikki Haley endorsing Marco Rubio, she’s getting criticized, as she should expect.
The objection to Haley in the responses are less carefully worded than Coulter.
Here’s what they are talking about:
Nikki Haley endorses Rubio. Bc the 1 thing she is determined to do is replace those awful sons of the Confederacy with Bangledeshi migrants
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 17, 2016
The responses are quite telling.
NRO goes on:
Notice how frequently “she’s not one of us” or “she’s not from around here” gets thrown at Nikki Haley, usually some subtext of “she’s not American” or “she’s not really American” or “she’s not really Christian.” In the final weekend before the primary in 2010, David Brody of CBN ran a report that suggested Haley de-emphasized her Sikh heritage and over-emphasizing her Christian faith. Around that time, a longtime Republican state senator called Haley a “raghead.” Back in 2011, “Democrats raised questions about Haley’s use of ‘Nikki’ as her first name and whether she had changed her first name legally from her birth name.” Back in 2013, South Carolina Democratic Chairman Dick Harpootlian pledged his party’s gubernatorial nominee would send “Nikki Haley back to wherever the hell she came from.” Back in June, Ann Coulter called Haley “an immigrant [who] does not understand America’s history.” Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina. In mid-January, after a Coulter Tweet urging Donald Trump to deport Haley, the hashtag “#DeportNikkiHaley” caught on. Quite the message: it doesn’t matter if you’re born in Bamberg, go to Clemson, live in South Carolina your whole life, build a business, sit on the board of your church, donate $130,000 to charity in one year, have a husband in the Army National Guard who serves in Afghanistan for a year… if you dare disagree with someone politically or endorse the wrong guy, some people will still throw “she’s not one of us” crap around.
It is quite obvious to me, that both the Republican and Democratic Parties have a long ways to go, before the racism in both of those parties is overcome. Then again, Barry Goldwater did once say that you cannot legislate morality. Neither can you force anyone to change their minds, Joseph McCarthy tried it and failed.
The first step of the 2016 election starts today.
Video:
The Story via Fox News:
As Iowans prepare to cast the first votes in the presidential nominating process Monday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders hoped to defy the polls and pull off upset victories in Monday night’s caucuses.
After months of campaigning and more than $150 million spent on advertising, the race for supremacy in Iowa is close in both parties.
Among Republicans, the latest polls show real estate billionaire Donald Trump holding a slim edge over Cruz. Cruz, who became the first major candidate from either party to enter the presidential race 315 days ago, has pinned his hopes to a sophisticated get-out-the-vote operation. Cruz has also modeled his campaign after past Iowa winners, visiting all of the state’s 99 counties and courting influential evangelical and conservative leaders.
“If you had told me 10 months ago that the day before the Iowa caucuses we’d be in a statistcal tie for first place I would have been thrilled and exhilarated,” Cruz told Fox News late Sunday.
The Republican caucus is also the first test of whether Trump can turn the legion of fans drawn to his plainspoken populism into voters. The scope of the billionaire’s organization in Iowa is a mystery, though Trump himself has intensified his campaign schedule during the final sprint, including a pair of rallies Monday.
I predict that Trump will come in first, with Cruz second and Rubio third on the Republican side. On the Democrat side, I think that one could be a surprise. Sanders has a good deal of support, while Hillary has the name and the money. So, that one is a toss. It will be interesting to see to say the least.
The Video: (H/T HotAir.com)
Quoting Ed Morrissey:
Paul the Younger has always seemed to have a better grasp on reality than Paul the Elder, and so far has managed to shed the disturbing connections to the fringe that his father courted. I don’t think that Paul will have enough of a following by 2016 to make a serious run for the Presidency, but his talents might be better used in the Senate to build a conservative wing along with Jim DeMint that can stop the excesses of Washington and fight for fiscal sanity. The presidency will always be critical to that fight, but it can’t be won without having solid players in the legislative branch as well.
Paul is an element of the future of the Republican Party, and if he works wisely, he could be a driving force for a deeper commitment to limited government and large-scale reform. That would be good news for everyone.
I kind of agree with this, and kind of I do not. For one, Rand Paul does have some questionable ties; namely his Father for one. Two, he has made some questionable statements on the Constitution and the civil rights act of 1964. However, I do admire his stances of taxes and states rights when it comes to social issues, which is something I believe that really kneecapped the GOP in this election, especially seeing that they ran an establishment figure.
Again, I believe, like Ed, that Rand Paul would be better suited for Congress. I believe Rubio could make some headway for the GOP in 2016. Some might disagree and say that Rubio would pander to minorities. This might be the case, but seeing the changing demographic in this Country — we got to do something or risk fading into a regional party.
Just my opinion. 😀
Oof. This one is a harsh one to read:
In a scathing letter to sent to Barack Obama this morning, Senator Marco Rubio said that under the President’s first term in office, “more and more people have come to believe that America is becoming a deadbeat nation.”
Rubio went on to pledge that he would challenge any further increase in the debt ceiling, arguing that “we [Congress] need to make it routine to actually spend no more than we take in.” In the letter obtained by HUMAN EVENTS, the Florida Senator said that President Obama’s upcoming request to increase the debt ceiling by a whopping $1.2 trillion will cause the nation’s public debt to surpass the $16 trillion mark.
“I will oppose your request to continue borrowing and spending recklessly.”
President Obama is expected to request the new borrowing power from Congress once the Senate and House return from their holiday recess. — Via Rubio in letter to Obama: You are turning America into a ‘deadbeat nation’ – HUMAN EVENTS
Here is the letter here, it’s a PDF file, just so you will know.
it is red meat for our side; but it speaks to the broken state of DC.