Mr. Romney’s tax rate is that a very substantial amount of his income comes from capital gains, 51 percent in 2011 and 58 percent in 2010. Capital gains, no matter how large, are taxed at a maximum rate of 15 percent. Whereas wage income can be taxed as much as 35 percent plus taxes for […]
Gallup Poll today put Obama and Romney at a dead even tie, both at 47%. These are the results when registered voters are asked: “Suppose the presidential election were held today. If Barack Obama were the Democratic Party’s candidate and Mitt Romney were the Republican Party’s candidate, who would you vote for Barack Obama, the […]
by Daniel Pipes The Boston Herald September 13, 2012 BH title: “Weak resolve enables jihadists” Attacks on Tuesday against American missions in Cairo and Benghazi fit into a familiar pattern of Islamist intimidation and Western appeasement that goes back to the Salman Rushdie affair in 1989. The Obama administration’s supine response to the murder of […]
by Daniel Pipes September 13, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner The editors asked several analysts: “What does the deadly violence against U.S. officials in Libya and Egypt say about the Arab Spring? Is Mitt Romney ready to lead in this international atmosphere? Is our current president?” For replies by Shoshana Bryen, Douglas […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online September 11, 2012 Last week saw a dispute over Jerusalem at the Democratic National Convention that, in the context of similar incidents, provides an important insight into the party’s covert distancing of itself from Israel. The story broke on Sept. 4, when the Washington Free Beacon reported that “Jerusalem […]
On 9/11, Obama’s first tweet sent was requesting volunteers for the Election. Romney’s first tweet was about the tragic anniversary of 9/11. Obama is truly unbelievable. We wouldn’t have believed this was true if we didn’t see it for ourselves. Here is each tweet along with links: The election is in 8 weeks. Sign up […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online September 4, 2012 NRO title: “What the 2012 Election Means for Israel” “President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus.” That’s what Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, said in the high-profile speech accepting his party’s nomination last week, repeating a slang phrase for sacrificing a friend […]
It’s 8:21 on a Saturday morning and according to this photo snapped by Sharon Broadie, this is the size of the crowd that showed up in Powell, Ohio, (just outside of Columbus) to see Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: Here’s a look at the line to get in, and another look at the crowd from […]
OFA Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter was not honest about her knowledge of the subject of the disgraceful ad from Obama’s Super PAC. See video below. [youtube trnoB2GxhGM nolink]
Newt Gingrich Nukes CNN Host Newt Gingrich tells Piers Morgan: “You guys almost sound like you’re an extension of the Obama campaign!” [youtube v5uOyo4WGS8 nolink]
