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By not in system - AOL NewsCONCORD, N.H. -- The Republicans vying to challenge President Barack Obama next year are universally panning his budget proposal as political gimmickry and another example of his inability to lead. The likely candidates lined up Wednesday against Obama's budget proposal, which would cut the federal deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years by eliminating health care fraud, raising taxes on the wealthy and paring defense spending. Republicans cast it as a hollow response to spending outline proposed earlier by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. "It was as if Ryan was the president and (Obama) was a desperate ...
46 Percent of Mississippi Republicans Want Interracial Marriage Banned
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsA new poll gauging Mississippi Republicans' preferences going into the 2012 election ended up revealing something more startling: 46 percent of GOP voters in the state think interracial marriage should be illegal. Results were announced Thursday by Public Policy Polling, a polling firm based in North Carolina. The company asked 400 Republican primary voters about their preferences for candidates for state and national offices, as well as their views on interracial marriage. jupiterimages In Mississippi, 46 percent of GOP primary voters think interracial marriage should be illegal, ...
Mitt Romney: How Long Can He Steer Clear of GOP Craziness?
By David Corn - Politics DailyMitt Romney, the sort-of second-place finisher in the 2008 Republican presidential sweepstakes, is taking a different approach this year. Rather than trying to create an early splash, Romney is taking his time in declaring a presidential bid and, as The New York Times puts it, "is operating in a cautious, low-key fashion . . . with limited news coverage." The conventional view is that the former Massachusetts governor is doing so to avoid becoming the official front-runner -- a position that would place a large bull's eye on his back. But there may be another reason: He doesn't want to live in ...
Gingrich, Santorum, Pawlenty: Presidential Campaign Season Kicks Off in Iowa
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyWAUKEE, Iowa -- Who needs declared candidates? The race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination unofficially launched at a church here Monday night when 2,000 fired-up conservatives got their first side-by-side look at five White House prospects. The potential contenders ranged from former House speaker Newt Gingrich, once behind only the vice president in the line of the succession for the presidency, to Herman Cain, an Atlanta entrepreneur and radio host who has never held office. Gov. Terry Branstad was onstage, as was conservative Christian strategist Ralph Reed. The roster ...
'Feelings Thermometer': Michelle Obama Ranks 'Warmest' With Voters, Pelosi 'Coldest'
By not in system - AOL NewsEveryone is used to the familiar "horse race" poll that tells us who is out front when it comes to a campaign, but Quinnipiac University has a different measure for some of today's leading political personalities: namely, who ranks the "warmest" and "coldest" on a "feelings thermometer"? ...
Jill Lawrence on NBC: Mike Huckabee and Natalie Portman Pregnancy
By Colin McDonald - Politics DailyPolitics Daily Senior Correspondent Jill Lawrence appeared on "NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams" to comment on Mike Huckabee's challenge to Natalie Portman's family values and whether it fits into a potential presidential campaign. Click play below to watch the segment: ...
Obama, Kenya and Natalie Portman: Is Huckabee Letting 2012 Slip Away?
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyTV and radio host Mike Huckabee is embracing his true inner talker. You can't buy the kind of attention he has attracted in the past week, and just when he's pushing sales of a new book. Huckabee is also trying to stay on the public radar screen as a potential late entry into the 2012 presidential race -- and why not? The former Arkansas governor leads in polls of the nascent Republican field, both nationally and in the key states of Iowa and South Carolina. But there's a price. The further Huckabee goes down the road he's on, the less seriously he's taken as a presidential ...
Note to Mike Huckabee: Lay Off of Natalie Portman's Baby
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyFollowing the Academy Awards telecast, Mike Huckabee told radio host Michael Medved "I'm very happy to say that I missed it because usually it's about the most boring waste of several hours that I've ever experienced." I can't disagree with the former governor about the dullness of most of this year's broadcast, but I dotake issue with what he had to say next about Best Actress winner Natalie Portman. The former and perhaps future GOP presidential aspirant disparaged the star for being a poor example by encouraging women to have "out-of-wedlock" children (why not just call them "bastards," ...
Mike Huckabee Rips Natalie Portman Over Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancy
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsMike Huckabee slammed actress Natalie Portman on a radio show for glamorizing out-of-wedlock pregnancy at the Academy Awards and sending an irresponsible message to women. The former Arkansas governor and possible presidential hopeful said on "The Michael Medved Show" this week that most unwed mothers aren't able to support their children on a Hollywood actress' salary. "You know, Michael, one of the things that's troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, you know, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these ...
Mike Huckabee Disses Natalie Portman; Why Not Bristol Palin? Twitter Asks
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsNot so fast, Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor is taking some serious heat for his comments on Monday criticizing Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman for being unmarried and pregnant. "People see a Natalie Portman who boasts, 'We're not married, but we're having these children, and they're doing just fine.' I think it gives a distorted image," Huckabee told conservative radio host Michael Medved. "It's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out-of-wedlock children." The folks on Twitter seem to think that Huckabee forgot another out-of-wedlock pregnancy ...
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