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Opinion: Right Wing Co-Opts 'Values' -- But What Values?
By Alan Colmes - AOL News(Sept. 21) -- Conservatives appropriate certain words and then toss them around like some kind of alphabet soup. How many times do we hear Sarah Palin say "freedom" "liberty" "Constitution" and "troops" with very few other words in a fragmented sentence? As I'm observing the "Values Voter Summit" in D.C., I'm watching another attempt of the right to own a word that is not their province. Karoli at Crooks and Liars drove this home for me as I watched the video of Indiana Congressman Mike Pence, who revved up the crowd by vowing to "overturn Obamacare lock, stock and barrel." The crowd went ...
Huckabee Is 2012 Favorite in Values Voters' Poll
By David Sessions - Politics DailyFormer Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee won the straw poll at an annual conference of "values voters" over the weekend. The poll, closely watched as an indicator of the political climate among religious conservatives, saw Huckabee taking 29 percent of the votes, while former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Mike Pence each came in with about 12 percent. Other candidates in the poll who barely made a showing: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Texas Rep. ...
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