Zeroing out foreign aid, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum said at Tuesday’s debate, “is absolutely the wrong course.” He cited development money that went to fight the AIDS pandemic in Africa: “It was a country on the brink,” he said, adding that it was a ripe region for radical Islamists. Africa, of course, is a… Continue reading Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum: Africa ‘Was A COUNTRY On The Brink’ WATCH (VIDEO)
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Republican Rick Perry Doesn’t Have a ‘Definitive Answer’ Whether Barack Obama is a US Citizen
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry walked a fine line when presented with questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate — which was released by the White House earlier this year — in a new interview with Parade magazine published online. When asked if he believes the president was born in the United States, the Texas… Continue reading Republican Rick Perry Doesn’t Have a ‘Definitive Answer’ Whether Barack Obama is a US Citizen
Republican Michele Bachmann Doesn’t Know Libya Is Part of Africa
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized President Obama’s foreign policy during Tuesday night’s CNN debate, saying, “Now with the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin, and he put our special operations forces in Africa,” she said.
Libya, it should be noted, is in Africa.
Firebrand Rick Perry Pastor Robert Jeffress Says He’s Not Jeremiah Wright
The Texas megachurch pastor who made waves at this year’s Voter Values Summit is not backing down. One day after describing Mormonism as a cult and saying presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not a Christian, pastor Robert Jeffress defended his remarks on CNN. “I am not a Jeremiah Wright on the fringe, making fanatical statements,”… Continue reading Firebrand Rick Perry Pastor Robert Jeffress Says He’s Not Jeremiah Wright
Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress Tells Conservatives not to Vote for Romney Because He’s Mormon
A pastor of a mega church in Dallas said Friday that Republicans shouldn’t vote for White House hopeful Mitt Romney because he’s a Mormon and described the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a “cult.” “I think Mitt Romney’s a good, moral man, but those of us who are born again followers of… Continue reading Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress Tells Conservatives not to Vote for Romney Because He’s Mormon
Mitt Romney Slams Rick Perry on Niggerhead Gate
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing rival Rick Perry for what he calls “offensive” language in the name of a Texas hunting camp his family once leased. Romney told Sean Hannity’s radio show Monday that he found the camp’s name, “Niggerhead,” inappropriate and said called on Perry to address it. The same day, the… Continue reading Mitt Romney Slams Rick Perry on Niggerhead Gate
Republican Rick Perry Niggerhead Controvery, Meltdown and Backpedaling
Rick Perry’s Ranch keeps Texas Governor Backpedaling Stephanie Condon Republican presidential candidate and Texas governor Rick Perry spent Sunday on damage control after a stinging report in the Washington Post tying Perry to a racial slur used at a Texas hunting camp his family once leased. The Perry campaign and some Republican commentators downplayed the… Continue reading Republican Rick Perry Niggerhead Controvery, Meltdown and Backpedaling
Republican Frontrunner Rick Pery and the Niggerhead
Republican presidential contender Rick Perry is on the defensive after it emerged a hunting camp used by his family had a racially offensive name. His campaign said his family had years ago painted over an entrance stone that once displayed the name, Niggerhead, at the rented West Texas camp. But the Texas governor was heavily… Continue reading Republican Frontrunner Rick Pery and the Niggerhead