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NARN “THE FINAL WORD” PODCAST FEBRUARY 2, 2008: PRECINCT CAUCUSES, GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DISCUSSION
By Michael B. Brodkorb | February 4, 2008
The podcast of Saturday's show is now available at Townhall.com. The entire show was dedicated to a discussion about precinct caucuses. King and I spoke with representatives of the remaining GOP presidential campaigns (Huckabee, McCain, Paul and Romney) about their candidate. If you're undecided about who to support, make sure you listen to Saturday's program to help you decide.
Topics: Ben Golnik, NARN |
February 5th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Let me quote you from this program:
“I just wanna report that, uh, Target Center was reported to be sold out for Barack Obama’s event and all indications there are liberal blogs out there are reporting that the event is only 1/3rd full. So as the Republican Party of Minnesota has labeled Barack Obama the audacity of hype”…”Hype was that this place was going to be sold out there were going to be thousands and thousands and thousands of people crying in the streets because they couldn’t get into the Target Center.”
Michael, I have three questions for you. 1)Why do you always cite the generalization “liberal blogs” as your source for something what could be from one blog or many blogs instead of citing the specific place? 2) Which of the “liberal blogs” was it from which you grabbed this statistic? 3) Was there any additional context presented by these “liberal blogs” when this statistic was cited?
February 5th, 2008 at 9:03 am
I received another super negative call from the Romney campaign last night. They really attacked McCain, even using Rick Sanitorium’s names.
Romney must be worried that his campaign is continuing to implode. His negative attacks haven’t worked yet — I wonder why he’s still resorting to gutter politics.
February 5th, 2008 at 11:31 am
The Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Tuesday showed GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney with a 7 percentage point advantage over Arizona Sen. McCain in California.
February 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am
I’ve finally got a chance to listen to the part of the debate which I missed. Mike thank you for asking my question. This message is for Ben
WHAT A DUCK!!!!
WHY WERE YOU LYING????
Okay here’s the list:
* Mccain supported the Mccain Feingold bill. Last time I looked Feingold was a liberal Democrat senator. The bill got literally every single democrat vote while almost every Republican opposed it. That scores liberal democrat!
* Mccain opposed the drilling of oil for ANWAR. He has said that is like drilling for oil in the grand canyon. That is a Democrat position and politicians like to seek the endorsement of the Sierra club and that is a pet cause of the Sierra club even though it is barren ugly land and only a few acres of the millions that are in ANWAR have to be drilled.
* John Mccain supports the closing of GITMO just like Dick Durbin (okay from personal experience I can understand him wanting to have this position), but still it is a liberal democrat position.
* John Mccain organized the gang of fourteen which allowed the Democrats in theory to continue the fillibuster of judges. Remember Miguel Estrada? Two years and no up and down vote because he was seen as a potential Supreme Court nominee? Even John Kerry tried to organize a filibuster on Alito.
* John Mccain believes in global warming just like Al Gore a liberal Democrat even though over 400 scientists have said it’s a hoax! He supports a bill with Liberman and other Democrats.
* John Mccain wrote the Amnesty bill along with Edward Kennedy (last time I looked he’s a liberal Democrat). Keep in mind we have Mccain’s word that he will secure the border first. Considering other things this is immigration policy as far as I’m concerned!
* John Mccain even though he said he’s a foot solider of the Reagan revolution voted against the Bush tax cuts (which he nows says should be made permanent). And in 2000 in a speech I saw on television he said he wants to cut taxes in the tradition of Ronald Reagan by targeting them. Just like liberal Democrats not Ronald Reagan.
* He’s on the record of thinking of changing parties twice (2001 and in 2004 to be John Kerry’s running mate).
This is a very substantial case to show that he’s a liberal Democrat and I can still go on! Furthermore he won’t be running on agenda that will help Republican congrssional candidates to win. By the way I was thinking these things before Ann Coulter had her famous moment on Hannity and Colmes.
Sorry Ben. You’re supporting a liberal democrat!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
February 5th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Oakdale:
You want to talk about gutter politics? There have been something like fifteen debates and after the last debate before Florida Mccain starts talking about Rommey wanting timetables. Why not the debate?
Oh, lets not forget that Time and others immediately showed it’s a lie.
Oh, lets forget that Rommey talked about establishing private benchmarks and when asked by the reporter who said no there should be no time tables.
That is gutter politics. And if you carry a comment Mccain made in this rant (the answer should be no timetables)
Than Mccain should have never supported amnesty, but did!
Mccain should have never sponsored Mccain Feingold, but did!
Mccain is doing every dirty trick he can (even using Bob Dole the day before Super Tuesday) to try to undermine talk radio which is getting the case to show that he shouldn’t be the nominee.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
February 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Good points Walter,
Why does McCain get a pass on McCain/Feingold, Kennedy, Lieberman and the Gang of 14? He was elected as a republican to represent his state and these were clearly not republican positions.
Anyone with a 5th grade education knows his campaign was a horrific failure until the liberal MSM threw him a life jacket!
February 5th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Guys, Guys, guys…
McCain may not fit the Limbaugh mold (thank god), but his is the only candidate that can defeat Hilliary and Barak.
Now, if you have a Ronald Reagan in your back pocket, I’ll take him, however, you do not. Romney’s record as a GOP supporter is a suspect as McCains. Huckabee would fit your mold, but is unelectable.
So, when you go out the caucas tonight, you have two choices. A McCain, who has support outside the party with Independents, or a Romney, who may or may not be more conservative than McCain, but who most certianly will loose to Hill and Barak.
So which would you rather have, A republican president who owes the GOP, or a Democratic president who owes the Dems, AND HAS A MAJORITY IN CONGRESS.
I prefer the veto pen of a GOP president to Billary or Baraks rubber stamp of Pelosi and Reid’s efforts to make this a socialist state.
February 5th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html
Head to Head results as of 2/03
February 5th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Les:
In 1988 George Bush was trailing Mike by double digits and won by something like 6%. So just because polls are negative now doesn’t mean squat.
Furthermore and this is important. Hillary will get Mccain votes he might not otherwise get. If it’s the O guy Mccain is in trouble! His debate performance has been poor. The only way you can attack the O guy is his ideas. Yet on literally every one he’s going to be in agreement with the O guy. We need a candidate to win on an agenda. Keep in mind we need an agenda driven campaign to keep our losses in Congress down to a minimum (you are aware of the horrible climate we have there).
Furthermore Democrats were looking forward to taking on Ronald Reagan in 1980 because they thought Reagan was worthless. What happened?
IDEAS WIN AND MOVE THE ELECTIONS!!!!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
February 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Les, we tryed it that way in 2006 and look what happen.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Les:
Lets not forget that Mccain said recently that if he is President he will sign an amnesty bill. So I guess that talk that he will secure the border first is a joke. Not to mention we get that with a President Clinton or the O guy.
We get no drilling for oil in ANWAR until 2013 if Mccain or others are elected.
We get global warming laws stuck down our throat!
Where’s the difference between President Clinton and President Mccain. Lets not forget that Mccain said she will make a good president.
Furthermore one of the two issues I might find myself voting for Mccain is judges where I will have to hope if we have him as President instead of a democrat that he will keep his promise to appoint a Roberts or an Alito which was mutiple sourced unlike the lie Ben told on the judge question. And keep in mind a President Mccain has a person interest. He could easily limit test for a judge that will keep Mccain Feingold constitutional (the trouble is that judge will think other things are constitutional)
If five Democrats or independents vote for Mccain he can easily he can lose six or more Republicans.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Anyone paying attention to the lobbyist turned Congressional Candidate in the 6th?
Seems some people are taking him to task for his undisclosed lobby work.
http://zaetsch.blogspot.com/2008/01/initiating-official-inquiry-into-elwyn.html
Larry Schumacher at the SC Times hit it up yesterday too, complete with a lame response by…John Wodele!
http://65.36.138.212/publicus/blog/read.asp?BlogID=6&ID=8739
“Tinklenberg spokesman John Wodele got back to me Monday and said he considers the accusation to be not a legitimate news story, since he said the US Attorney’s office has rejected the letter’s request.”
Wodele lied!
Developers are Crabgrass Responds:
http://zaetsch.blogspot.com/2008/02/larry-schumacher-mentions-tinklenberg.html
The letter has been forwarded to proper authorities.
How desperate are Democrats to actually consider endorsing this guy? Seriously?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I’m going with Romney tonight. However, I will support the winner come November. Mitt or John is better then the alternative.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
“IDEAS WIN AND MOVE THE ELECTIONS!!!!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
Walter, you and yours keep promoting your ideas, and democrats will keep winning.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
[...] I left a comment over at MDE and asked Mr. Brodkorb the following three questions. 1) Why do you always cite the generalization “liberal blogs” as your source for something what could be from one blog or many blogs instead of citing the specific place? [...]
February 5th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
DJ: I’m really confused by your post and your comment, as I had Zach from MN Publius on as a guest to report on Obama’s event. He reported on my show that the event was packed and that over 20,000 people attended. I wasn’t at the event, so during the first portion of the show, I was limited to blog reports and emails from readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed.