Archive for December, 2011

$30,000 Plus For Sorenson Switch to Ron Paul? Bachmann Apparently Telling the Truth

$30,000 Plus For Sorenson Switch to Ron Paul? Bachmann Apparently Telling the Truth

| December 29, 2011 | 27 Comments

Channel 13 (WHO-TV) in Des Moines is reporting that current campaign manager for presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, Eric Woolson, confirms her story that state Senator Kent Sorenson left her campaign suddenly and that he and Sorenson had discussed the $30,000 cash payment and an additional $8,000 a month Sorenson had been offered by the Paul [...]

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CyHawkThoughts:  Bowl Week

CyHawkThoughts: Bowl Week

| December 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Steve & Chuck discuss in a bit more detail the big bowl games for Iowa and Iowa State.  They also go into detail about Iowa and Iowa State’s future in terms of playing each other in football because of the Pac 12 and Big 10′s partnership in the future.  So far Steve is looking good [...]

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Three Questions Ron Paul Refuses to Answer

Three Questions Ron Paul Refuses to Answer

| December 29, 2011 | 13 Comments

At a rally yesterday I asked Ron Paul, “How confident were you at the time, that the Ron Paul newsletters from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s accurately portrayed your views on monetary policy, the 2nd Amendment, the 10th Amendment, personal liberty, limited government, lower taxes, and staying out of needless wars?” He refused [...]

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Ron Paul Salutes Newton, Iowa Vietnam Veteran, Bob Colby

Ron Paul Salutes Newton, Iowa Vietnam Veteran, Bob Colby

| December 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Iowa Caucus frontrunner Ron Paul was in Newton, Iowa at noon yesterday for a townhall meeting at the Iowa Speedway. A crowd of about 150-200 came to hear him speak, along with about 50 members of the press. He made little news with the speech, which included most of his standard boilerplate remarks : bring [...]

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Kent Sorenson’s Defection From Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul Demonstrates Politics, Not Principles

Kent Sorenson’s Defection From Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul Demonstrates Politics, Not Principles

| December 29, 2011 | 8 Comments

Kent Sorenson’s defection to Ron Paul after being Michele Bachmann’s Iowa State Chair six days out from the Iowa Caucus is the worst example of raw politics I’ve seen yet this cycle.  I’m disappointed, and I’m not even a Bachmann supporter.  Sorenson in his statement released last night said: I still maintain an immense amount [...]

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Bachmann Bombshell, Loses Former State Director Kent Sorenson to Ron Paul

Bachmann Bombshell, Loses Former State Director Kent Sorenson to Ron Paul

| December 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

News breaking over at Caffeinated Thoughts, State Senator Kent Sorenson (R-Indianola) has left the Bachmann campaign and has endorsed Ron Paul six days out from the Iowa Caucus.  Sorenson represents Iowa Senate District 37 and who has worked as the Iowa State Director for Michele Bachmann’s Presidential Campaign until Eric Woolson was tapped as the [...]

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Kent Sorenson Jumps Michele Bachmann Ship; Endorses Ron Paul (Updated with Statement)

Kent Sorenson Jumps Michele Bachmann Ship; Endorses Ron Paul (Updated with Statement)

| December 28, 2011 | 6 Comments

This is just breaking, I learned from  Steve Deace on Facebook that Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson has left the Bachmann campaign and has endorsed Ron Paul.  Sorenson has been working for the Bachmann campaign as the Iowa State Director.  He was the senior person in Iowa until Eric Woolson was appointed to be the [...]

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Romney’s Racism by Proxy Problem

Romney’s Racism by Proxy Problem

| December 28, 2011 | 7 Comments

I believe Mitt Romney is a good man and I do not believe for a second Mr. Romney has a racist bone in his body. He is not a racist in any definition of the word. But Romney’s “Racist Problem” is the big secret in this campaign, and has to be addressed, because it WILL [...]

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Gingrich Plummets, Romney & Paul Gain, Santorum Surges into Top 3 With CNN/Time Iowa Caucus Poll

Gingrich Plummets, Romney & Paul Gain, Santorum Surges into Top 3 With CNN/Time Iowa Caucus Poll

| December 28, 2011 | 1 Comment

With the latest CNN/Time/ORC Iowa Caucus poll (taken from 2/21-27) we see Mitt Romney and Ron Paul at the #1 and 2 spots, but there has been a surge with Santorum.  He has gained 11 points since the last time this poll was taken (11/29-12/6).  Newt Gingrich has fallen 19 percentage points.  Both Romney and [...]

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Christian Love Defined

Christian Love Defined

| December 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

A challenging statement from 19th Century British pastor and write J.C. Ryle on love: Christian love will show itself in the general spirit and demeanor of a believer. It will make him kind, unselfish, good-natured, good-tempered, and considerate for others. It will make him gentle, affable, and courteous, in all the daily relations of private [...]

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