Barbour: Miss. gov needs more power to cut budget
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told lawmakers Thursday he wants more power to reduce state spending when times are tough.
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Barbour: Miss. gov needs more power to cut budget
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told lawmakers Thursday he wants more power to reduce state spending when times are tough.
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Aerospace Alliance takes off
Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
BAY MINETTE | Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced the launch of the Aerospace Alliance before hundreds of supporters at Faulkner State Community College in Bay Minette on Monday. The alliance is designed to create an aerospace and aviation corridor from Panama City, Fla., to...
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Miss. lawmakers hear talk of possible session
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Several Mississippi lawmakers say they've heard a special session is possible in the next couple of weeks, with speculation that it would involve incentives for a proposed auto plant in Tunica County, but Gov. Haley Barbour has not made an announcement.
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Haley Barbour on the Mississippi tort bar's excesses
PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi spoke at the Heritage Foundation today on the state's successes with tort reform, an event hosted by former Attorney General Ed Meese. During the Q&A period, Meese asked the governor about the effects of the...
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Politico: Little Ricky for President(?)
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
“A new tide of popular grassroots opposition to the Obama Democrats' senseless policies and insatiable hunger for power is rising across America." -- former Senator Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum Someone's on the crack pipe . I suppose he fits right in with the birthers, teabaggers and the rest of the batsh*t base -- but how on earth can he broaden beyond that demo?! Add former Sen....
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Way to Win the Latino Vote, There, GOP
En Tequila Es Verdad (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
When courting a particular voting bloc, it's generally a good idea to at least show a smidgen of interest in them : This one won’t help the GOP’s minority outreach efforts. The National Council of La Raza, a top Latino civil rights group, is taking a shot at RNC chair Michael Steele and several prominent GOP figures for skipping its ongoing annual conference, saying it raises questions...
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Top Latino Group Hits Michael Steele, GOP For Skipping Their Conference
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
By GottaLaff Senor Steele is in hot agua: The National Council of La Raza, a top Latino civil rights group, is taking a shot at RNC chair Michael Steele and several prominent GOP figures for skipping its ongoing annual conference, saying it raises questions about the GOP’s interest in wooing Latinos. NCLR spokesperson Marie Watteau confirms to me that Steele, along with three Republican governors,...
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Pawlenty tapped for GOP governors post
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is to be tapped to help Republican gubernatorial candidates, a post some observers say will help advance his political ambitions. On Monday the association was to name Pawlenty as its vice chairman, a position in which the Minnesota commander in chief will take a leadership role in helping Republicans in two gubernatorial races this fall and...
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Freepers mull 2012 GOP Clown Car prez candidates
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Right : So who will be riding in the GOP clown car in 2012 -- whose heads should replace these from the 2008 cycle's car (Rudy "Popo" Giuliani, Fred "Bobo" Thompson, Mitt "Dodo" Romney, Sam "Coco" Brownback, Mike "Hoho" Huckabee, Ron "RoPo" Paul, and John "Assho" McCain)? It's so interesting to see the right squirm about 2012 so...
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Palin quits
Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
When I first saw this I thought it was a joke -- I wonder if we'll ever learn the rest of the story? ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office. Palin took no questions after a brief news conference in her hometown...
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No, Really, Rep. Chassaniol: You're a Racist
En Tequila Es Verdad (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
How do we know this? Well, there's the small matter of belonging to a racist organization : This past weekend, the white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) held its annual conference at the Cabot Lodge on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. The “surprise guest,” Mississippi State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol (R-14th District), was introduced by emcee Bill Lord —...
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Screwing the Victims
Thanks, Katrina (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Good Ole Boy Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is misusing Katrina Recovery funds meant for housing to rebuild the port of Gulfport. Or, as he puts it, he's "redirecting" the funds meant to provide permanent housing for those who lost their homes to the storm . Mississippi civil rights and housing groups sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday to stop the distribution...
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If you spend 5 minutes and check the facts you will learn the money for the port was NEVER intended for housing. If you look into how federal funds are...
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Cameron whitewashes Barbour's record on Katrina
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
During the June 24 edition of Fox News' Special Report , chief political correspondent Carl Cameron stated that Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is a potential presidential candidate in 2012 and is "one of the few politicians to emerge from the Katrina disaster with a reputation for competence and effectiveness in crisis." However, according to reports , Barbour, leading the recovery effort...
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Weaponize
aangirfan (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Photo of Mark Sanford from www.chapinsc.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%... Certain p otential Republican candidates for the 2012 presidential elections are being got at? 1. US governor SANFORD admits having affair 2. John Ensign the Classic, Born-Again, Pro-War American. Who will be the next to be attacked? Who will be the CIA's chosen candidate or the Zionist's chosen candidate? Here are some...