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Subscribe to RSSThe Hill: “A resurgence in President Obama’s popularity could force Republican presidential hopefuls to move up their 2012 announcement dates. Already, most of the GOP contenders are lagging behind the 2008 cycle, for which all of the candidates had announced their intention to run by the end of January 2007. Now the question is: How long is too long to wait, particularly as Obama’s approval ratings have risen in recent polls?”
DANIELS: Former Vice President Dick Cheney praised Mitch Daniels as a potential 2012 candidate during an interview with NBC’s Jamie Gangel: “I’m intrigued for example by, oh, someone like Mitch Daniels. I like Mitch because he's got a breadth of experience, as OMB Director for example, because he's run a major of a big corporation, he's run a think tank -- Hudson Institute -- he's now been governor of Indiana, and he's done in Indiana what I think we need to do at the national level.”
HUCKABEE: “Mike Huckabee and his top advisers insist that he's thinking seriously about running for president, but he's doing little to put together the sort of organization needed to mount a campaign,” Politico writes. The latest evidence: Chip Saltsman, his campaign manager in 2008 and one of his closest confidantes, has accepted a job as Chief of Staff for freshman Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)… [But] Saltsman said his taking the job should not be read as an indication about Huckabee's intentions.”
PALIN: Per Real Clear Politics, “Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has tasked her aides with quietly gauging her level of support for a potential presidential campaign by making inquiries to a select pool of likely allies and grassroots activists in Iowa.”
Republicans want Palin to be more presidential if she runs for president.
PAWLENTY: “Republican Tim Pawlenty dished out $34,000 to state-level candidates and conservative groups in Iowa during the final 2010 push,” the AP reports. “His late-election contributions to candidates and groups were double the amount made by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during the same period.”
PENCE: “Some South Carolina lawmakers are looking forward to the 2012's presidential election -- so much so they've asked U.S. Representative Mike Pence to seek the Republican nomination for president,” WLTX writes. Seven state representatives and four state senators have started a Facebook page and a Twitter account “for what they call a grassroots campaign.”
ROMNEY: Time magazine profiles Romney and his emerging 2012 bid.
Although Romney criticized his opponents in 2008 for not spending more time in Iowa, “as he appears to be preparing to launch a second presidential bid, Romney has largely avoided the state,” Real Clear Politics writes. “After a debilitating second-place finish in the 2008 caucuses, Romney has visited Iowa only twice since President Obama was elected, and he does not have any additional trips to the state currently scheduled.”
SANTORUM: In an interview with the Christian News Service -- and it’s on camera -- Santorum was asked about President Obama’s views on abortion and said he found it “almost remarkable for a black man to say, 'we're going to decide who are people and who are not people.'" (Here’s the video.)
The Manchester Union-Leader reported that Rick Santorum has chosen veteran Republican activist Clara Monier as the chair of his New Hampshire political action committee.
“It's Santorum's second New Hampshire hire this month,” The Hill points out. Santorum earlier announced Mike Biundo as the PAC’s director.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: “On Saturday, January 22, ABC News and WMUR-TV are teaming up for a first ever ‘straw poll’ sanctioned by the New Hampshire Republican State Committee to see just what kind of buzz these 2012 candidates have among the party faithful,” WMUR reports.
TEXAS: Ron Paul’s thinking about a 2012 Senate run.
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Abortion should be between the woman and her doctor, This should not be used as a political platform. Santoreum and others should just shut up and move on to other issues. I notice that there are always men who voice their opinions, If men were to actually experience an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy or even have the option to give birth, I suspect that this wouldn't be such a political hot topic.
We would weigh the facts, look at sonograms, human development charts to see what the tiny human, or 'little one', (FETUS to those of u that subscribe to the religion of abortion), then we'd give it up for adoption if we had no other choice. God gives life, not THE WOMAN. A Man, I noticed u didn't mention who is half the equation in the creation process, never got mentioned.
Why is that? We are responsible when u have the child, but not a part of the decisionmaking process. Typical liberal process. It's not a baby until it is out of the womb, depsite the depictions we have all seen of fetal development, it sucking it's thumb in the womb, kicking, interacting with it's twin when there is one, etc.
Looks quite HUMAN, doesn't it?
"Deal with it's FREEDOM!!!"? Take a sedative, Don. Why do right-to-lifers get their panties in a wad so easily? If you weren't so certain of your own infallible opinions and so busy trying to be everyone else's conscience, you might actually find more people willing to engage you dialogue...and maybe even find some common ground.
The very term "abortionist" is a non-starter. Nobody I know ever chose to terminate a pregnancy just for the heck of it. For you to presuppose some higher moral ground without knowing the unique challenges and circumstances of anyone who has made that difficult decision demonstrates the rigidness of your thinking and narrowness of your perspective.
Difficult??? Let's see, she got pregnant even though birth control is available even in schools, for little or NO cost. She knows her body IN THEORY, and knows when she is susceptible to become pregnant.
Never the less, she got pregnant, then terminated a human being for being 'inconvenient'
Pat Toomey is just another form of Rick Santorum, hopefully he gets ths boot as well in 6 years, but God helps us until then
Point is winner, he won. Like the repubs did in how many state legislatures also?? Bad year for the left, the next election will be worse for you libs. A poll today said 51% would NOT vote for Obama, though they do like him personally. And that was against NO NAMED OPPONENT
Perhaps these comments will demonstrate to many that Rick Santorum was too far to the right for even Pennsylvania Republicans
we have killed more unborn in this u.s.a. then Jew's were killed in war.we called that a Holocaust.but this we call a woman's freedom.y don't they just masturbate or use a toy so they don't get pregnant and make some doctor rich off somebodies pleasure.it aint my problem but when judgement comes. somebody has to pay.thks 2012
Hey Don, I looked up the founder of Planned Parenthood, like you said...
Sanger remains a controversial figure. While she is widely credited as a leader of the modern birth control movement, and remains an iconic figure for the American reproductive rights movements, pro-life groups condemn Sanger's views, attributing her efforts to promote birth control to a desire to "purify" the human race through eugenics, and even to eliminate minority races by placing birth control clinics in minority neighborhoods.[37] Despite allegations of racism,[38]Sanger's work with minorities earned the respect of some civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. according to Planned Parenthood Federation of America.[39] In their biographical article about Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood notes:
In 1957, the American Humanist Association named her Humanist of the Year. A residential building is named after her on the Stony Brook University campus. A room in Wellesley College's library is named after her.[41] Margaret Sanger Square is the leafy intersection of Mott Street and Bleecker Street in New York City'sGreenwich Village.[42]
Good to see I'm not the only one who accepted Don's challenge. Nice work. Careful with that word "humanist," though; Don's head may explode, since in his dictionary it's defined as "godless socialist commie sodomite."
Don also fails to understand that Planned Parenthood is not primarily an abortion mill, as he'd like to think in his twisted, graphically illustrated flights of fancy where the interior of every clinic looks like an automated slaughterhouse deep in Beef Country USA. The very name of the organization and its origins in Sanger's work reflect the primary goal: PREVENTING PREGNANCY IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Thanks Anar, Here you are frenchy, some of the research anar & i dug up on wikipedia, you know, that right wing website:
Eugenics and euthanasia
Sanger was a proponent of negative eugenics, a social philosophy which claims that human hereditary traits can be improved through social intervention. Sanger's eugenic policies ran to an exclusionary immigration policy, free access to birth control methods and full family-planning autonomy for the able-minded, and compulsory segregation or sterilization for the profoundly retarded. She expressly denounced euthanasia as a eugenics tool.
In A Plan for Peace (1932), for example, Sanger proposed a congressional department to:
Keep the doors of immigration closed to the entrance of certain aliens whose condition is known to be detrimental to the stamina of the race, such as feebleminded, idiots, morons, insane, syphilitic, epileptic, criminal, professional prostitutes, and others in this class barred by the immigration laws of 1924.[23]
And, following:
Apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.[23]
Oops, you missed something anar:
Eugenics and euthanasia
Sanger was a proponent of negative eugenics, a social philosophy which claims that human hereditary traits can be improved through social intervention. Sanger's eugenic policies ran to an exclusionary immigration policy, free access to birth control methods and full family-planning autonomy for the able-minded, and compulsory segregation or sterilization for the profoundly retarded. She expressly denounced euthanasia as a eugenics tool.
In A Plan for Peace (1932), for example, Sanger proposed a congressional department to:
Keep the doors of immigration closed to the entrance of certain aliens whose condition is known to be detrimental to the stamina of the race, such as feebleminded, idiots, morons, insane, syphilitic, epileptic, criminal, professional prostitutes, and others in this class barred by the immigration laws of 1924.[23]
And, following:
Apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.[23]
What a pissy crowd of potential presidential candidates. I wouldn't piss in either one's butt if their guts were on fire.
Don-907787
couldn't help but notice how those of u on the left, gravitate toward purposely mischaracterizing people's statements. Must be mental illness, like liberlism itself. The Intellectual midgets that populate the the left in this country...it's sad really, they think by suggesting a meaning, everyone will believe it.
Like GLOBAL warming, while it snows in virtually every state in the continental US, and try to suggest that 'it's becuase of global warming' that we're having one of the LOWEST average temperatures for a winter in 50 years.
#21.1 - Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:17 PM EST
Don, Really? I think you may truly have some type of mental illness yourself. The name calling and your comments on global warming paint you not only as unbalanced, but also woefully unaware of your own limited awareness. It is a free country and you can write whatever you want, but I'm just saying...you might want to see a mental health expert (a conservative one if it makes you feel better).
Sanger's Legacy Is Reproductive Freedom and Racism
By Julianne Malveaux
WEnews contributor
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
The articles published in the Birth Control Review showed Sanger's empathy with some eugenicist views. Margaret Sanger worked closely with W.E.B. Du Bois on his "Negro Project," an effort to expose Southern black women to birth control. Mary McLeod Bethune and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. were also involved in the effort. Much later, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. accepted an award from Planned Parenthood and complimented the organization's efforts. It is entirely possible that Sanger's views evolved over time. Certainly, by the late 1940s, she spoke about ways to solve the "Negro problem" in the United States. This evolution, however commendable, does not eradicate the impact of her earlier statements.
While it is understandable that Planned Parenthood would be protective of their founder's reputation, it cannot ignore the fact that Sanger edited the Birth Control Review from its inception until 1929. Under her leadership, the magazine featured articles that embraced the eugenicist position. If Sanger were as anti-eugenics as Planned Parenthood says she was, she would not have printed as many articles sympathetic to eugenics as she did.
Wow, Don. You accuse those on the left of being ignorant and of low intelligence? Your comments on abortion reflect your deeply-held beliefs on a topic which is very divisive and which is cannot be clearly resolved empirically. But your comment on global warming now brands you as an ignoramus. Sorry. Thanks for playing.
Digest this Steve:
Eugenics and euthanasia
Sanger was a proponent of negative eugenics, a social philosophy which claims that human hereditary traits can be improved through social intervention. Sanger's eugenic policies ran to an exclusionary immigration policy, free access to birth control methods and full family-planning autonomy for the able-minded, and compulsory segregation or sterilization for the profoundly retarded. She expressly denounced euthanasia as a eugenics tool.
In A Plan for Peace (1932), for example, Sanger proposed a congressional department to:
Keep the doors of immigration closed to the entrance of certain aliens whose condition is known to be detrimental to the stamina of the race, such as feebleminded, idiots, morons, insane, syphilitic, epileptic, criminal, professional prostitutes, and others in this class barred by the immigration laws of 1924.[23]
And, following:
Apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.[23]
What a backward nut. Where do you find this junk?
The GOP are great.... against abortion and also against any kind of aid to young people who want to keep their children... voted against CHIP, cut Medicaid.... cut... cut... cut.... of course the kids of millionaires have no problem getting abortions... hop on daddies corporate jet... go to Europe... and probably do it on the tax cuts we gave daddy.....
About the founder of planned parenthood, a racist:
Eugenics and euthanasia
Sanger was a proponent of negative eugenics, a social philosophy which claims that human hereditary traits can be improved through social intervention. Sanger's eugenic policies ran to an exclusionary immigration policy, free access to birth control methods and full family-planning autonomy for the able-minded, and compulsory segregation or sterilization for the profoundly retarded. She expressly denounced euthanasia as a eugenics tool.
In A Plan for Peace (1932), for example, Sanger proposed a congressional department to:
Keep the doors of immigration closed to the entrance of certain aliens whose condition is known to be detrimental to the stamina of the race, such as feebleminded, idiots, morons, insane, syphilitic, epileptic, criminal, professional prostitutes, and others in this class barred by the immigration laws of 1924.[23]
And, following:
Apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.[23]
Try going to a website that has sonigrams available online, at various stages of human development. Then tell me that is NOT a human being as it moves, sleeps, reacts to stimulation, etc.
I know the abotio-fascists deny that it is a human being, except when they have a miscarriage, or another horrendous event when they planned on having the baby, then they 'lost the baby'. It's a curse on this nation that this practice is carried out thousnds of times a month, using tax payer dollars in many cases, that the left arranged to have us pay for by the way.
Just doing a public service in their estimation, given that their intellectual reach is measured in nano-meters, that's really not saying much.
Like the former moron who led the house saying we have to pass the bill to find out what's in it. If that doesn't say I'm a moron and I'm also the Speaker of the House, I don;t know what does, And the left called her highly intelligent!!! Must be that bell curve!!
Many African American women have been subjected to nonconsensual forced sterilization. Some did not even know that they were sterilized until they tried, unsuccessfully, to have children. In 1973, Essence Magazine published an expose of forced sterilization practices in the rural South, where racist physicians felt they were performing a service by sterilizing black women without telling them. While one cannot blame Margaret Sanger for the actions of these physicians, one can certainly see why Sanger's words are especially repugnant in a racial context.
Sanger's Legacy Is Reproductive Freedom and Racism
By Julianne Malveaux
WEnews contributor
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Sanger's Legacy Is Reproductive Freedom and Racism
By Julianne Malveaux
WEnews contributor
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has been protective of Margaret Sanger's reputation and defensive of allegations that she was a racist. They correctly point out that many of the attacks on Sanger come from anti-choice activists who have an interest in distorting both Sanger's work and that of Planned Parenthood. While it is understandable that Planned Parenthood would be protective of their founder's reputation, it cannot ignore the fact that Sanger edited the Birth Control Review from its inception until 1929. Under her leadership, the magazine featured articles that embraced the eugenicist position. If Sanger were as anti-eugenics as Planned Parenthood says she was, she would not have printed as many articles sympathetic to eugenics as she did.
Listen, do the world a favor...if u have a friend or family member who is suffering from liberlism, have them spayed or neutered, We can't have these pople constantly going around parroting one liners again and again and again...It's just needless repetition.
Do you know what century this is? Think hard now little tea head. Focus............................................
Well its nice to know such a conservative, white, Christian man (Santorum), can be such a racist honkie and it qualifies him to run for President in the Republican Party. They don't have anybody to run against President Obama, who has a legitimate original thought. Its all, anti-Obama, lets go back to Bush and that old time religion. As far as Planned Parenthood, Roe vs. Wade has been the law of the land for decades and still is. The conservatives love to talk about the law, unless they don't like it. Abortion is not illegal and it certainly is not killing. It is a woman's right to choose and thankfully women have the right to vote, as well but no thanks to conservatives, who opposed both ideas. Thankfully, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed, despite conservative opposition and we now have a President of Color. It is not that long since a black person would have to have separate eating, sleeping, and toilet facilities. Democracy allows for debate and opposition, even from the minority but right wins over wrong in the long run.
Did you ever see a more motley crew of "hopefuls?" Good grief.
It's an Obama steamroll in 2012.
So, Santorum basically said that only whites have the right to decide who are people and who are not people.
Remarkable, indeed. He's shown his true colors- all pun intended.
Ok i'm starting to think Don is a spambot or something. No sane person would post the same thing over and over and over and over and over... you get the point.
Thank you for this article, the theory of abortion is always an interesting debate. Kind of like at home workouts without equipment and with equipment. They both have their advantages and downsides. With abortions I only see them beneficial if they go for stem cell research but, at the same time I believe that if you wanted to act like an adult and do adult things you should not be able to get out of the consequences. You don't want the kid, great, give it up to someone who does. I don't see why your stupidity should warrant a death sentence. At the same time, stem cell research could save billions of lives so, it's a toss up.