National Republicans
Liars Sure Do Figure
The Romney campaign says: “Under President Obama, the nation has lost 552,000 jobs.” But the New York Times notes, “that statistic includes Mr. Obama’s first year in office, and especially the months of February, March and April, when monthly job losses from the economic collapse were at 700,000 or higher. “Just leaving out…
Read MoreNervous Nellies
Bill Clinton last week became the third big-name Democrat – after Ed Rendell and Cory Booker – to question attacking Mitt Romney’s Bain record. Some North Carolina Democrats are similarly skittish about the ads attacking Pat McCrory’s record. Now, we love Big Dog Bill. But he always seems to find inconvenient times to…
Read MoreA Whole Different Kettle of Fish
We all know one of those ‘Eeyores’ who whatever happens can’t help seeing a dark lining in every silver cloud, but most times when a fellow’s handed a blessing he didn’t earn or expect he just naturally starts looking on his future with more optimism. Since the last election there’s been a happy mantra…
Read MoreTrumped-Up Hate
There’s no point wondering what Donald Trump was thinking when he dragged the “birther” dead horse back into Mitt Romney’s stable. What’s inside Trump’s head is even more ridiculous than the hair on top. But here’s a question more to the point – from a friend visiting elderly relatives and subjected to days-long exposure…
Read MoreA Low Blow
This time Mitt Romney has gone too far. He has sunk to the lowest, basest political attack ever seen in our country. His latest negative assault on President Obama goes beyond anything the birthers, the haters and the Jeremiah Wright-baiters ever thought of. Romney attacked the President for playing golf. Romney’s campaign…
Read MoreWho Is Fred Davis?
Davis is Pat McCrory’s ad man. He made headlines recently for advocating controversial ads attacking President Obama over Jeremiah Wright, as Carter noted in his blog below, “The Pirates and a Chicago Billionaire.” Democrats, predictably, are calling for McCrory to fire Davis. Hold the mayo. Maybe it would be better for Walter Dalton if…
Read MoreThe Pirates and a Chicago Billionaire
These two political consultants from Hollywood go to Chicago and tell a billionaire they have a sure fire way to whip Obama by tying him to Reverend Jeremiah Wright and all they need is $10 million – then, next, before the billionaire writes a check, the consultant’s fifty-four page plan lands in the New York…
Read MoreWhy Obama Is Winning NC
Republican operatives and political reporters alike are busy arguing that President Obama will have a tough time winning North Carolina this year. They’re right, to a point. But they’re missing the point: As long as we’re debating Obama’s chances of winning North Carolina, Obama is winning the presidential race. Obama does not have…
Read MoreThin Skin
Democrats think they’ve found a weakness in Pat McCrory – one that can be fatal in a politician: thin skin. Oddly, it’s the same sensitivity Mitt Romney showed when the Obama campaign raised questions about his business career. Romney took it as a personal attack. McCrory reacted the same way to the Tree.com ad.…
Read MoreA Consultant’s Wet Dream
Here’s proof super PACs are evil: political consultants love them. And the John Edwards of evil super PAC consultants is none other than Fred Davis – creator of the “atheist” ad that shamed Elizabeth Dole, Pat McCrory’s admaker and the genius behind the much-maligned Jeremiah Wright attack on President Obama. (Even Mitt Romney had…
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