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character and colourful houses, many of which are national monuments and date back to the 1750s, with cobbled streets that rise up to meet the lower slopes of Signal Hill on which the suburb lies.
The Bo-Kaap's inhabitants are a blend of cultures. Not only were these people incorrectly branded as 'Cape Malays' but the Bo-Kaap became known, and remains so today, as the Malay Quarter.
There is a strong Muslim influence - more than 90% of the people who live here are Muslim. This is a throwback from the apartheid era when the Bo-Kaap was declared an exclusively Cape Muslim residential area, and people of other religions and ethnicity were forced to leave.
Guided tours through the suburb are particularly interesting and take in local shrines and Mosques.
Cape Malay food has earned a reputation combining fruit, spices, vegetables and meat and can be sampled in a number of traditional restaurants in the area. The Bo-Kaap museum, which presently shows the lifestyle of a typical 19th century Muslim family, is worth a visit, and the CBD is moments away.
Bantry Bay is a suburb of Cape Town situated on the slopes of Lions Head and overlooking a rocky coastline in one of the most exclusive bays on the Atlantic Seaboard. It is also known to be the most wind free suburb of Cape Town and is also an ideal base from which to explore Cape Town due to its central position.
Bantry Bay is within easy reach of Table Mountain and the cableway, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the city bowl are only 5 minutes away and the suburb has its own deli. For other restaurants and shops head off to Sea Point. The promenade here is great for evening walks.
Staying in the Blouberg area means you are in close proximity to a number of excellent beaches as well as being on the doorstep of the West Coast and its attractions. The Blouberg beaches, with their famous view towards Table Mountain, are extremely popular with watersports enthusiasts - particularly kite surfers and windsurfers.
In Spring the West Coast flowers put on a dazzling display and there are also a number of nature reserves nearby that nature lovers will enjoy. You're still within easy driving distance of the city centre and its attractions, while Canal Walk Mall is around the corner for hours of shopping, restaurants and entertainment.
Camps Bay is a trendy suburb and the most popular amongst tourists. Set against the impressive backdrop of the Twelve Apostles mountain range, Camps Bay beach is one of Cape Town largest and most beautiful beaches.
Camps Bay restaurants and bars line the palm-tree promenade opposite the long stretch of white sand. It is vibey all day and in particular at night when Cape Town's trendier set, residents and holiday makers want to come out and play, enjoying sundowners and world class food at the many chic sidewalk cafes and bars.
Fondly known as the 'mother city', Cape Town lies in the arms of Table Mountain.
The centre of Cape Town is a-buzz, day or night, with a mix of culture, nature and history and an eclectic mix of people. This is the business centre but it's also a chance to experience South Africa's past - the South African Museum, the Castle of Good Hope, Company Gardens, Government Avenue and other museums and galleries lining the centre of town.
Long Street is a quirky mix of African curios, antique shops, book shops and a bevy of coffee shops, restaurants and bistros. During peak season, market stalls line some of the avenues near Greenmarket Square and there is an array of art exhibitions that can be visited.
The city centre is compact and small enough to explore in a couple of days. Historical walks around town will help you gain insight into the rich history that contributed to the mix of cultures unique to Cape Town. The nightlife in the city centre is busy with theatre and restaurants offering anything from African to European, fusion to traditional, Eastern to Western, and clubs and music venues.
The upmarket suburb of Clifton lies in one of the most superb settings against the backdrop of Table Mountain. It is a haven for International jetsetters and a very popular destination due to its blue flag status.
Clifton Beach is made up of 4 distinct coves and the beaches are called 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. When the summer south-easter blows, the Clifton beaches are usually well sheltered from the wind. All of the beaches are accessible via stairs leading down from the road above. In summer, plan to get to the beach early as parking is very limited.
Besides being a popular daytime venue to soak up the sun rays, swim or play beach bats, Clifton beach is also well renowned for evening sundowners and picnics in the presence of one of Cape Town's magnificent sunsets.
De Waterkant is a modernised rendition of the Bo-Kaap, a trendy area that has maintained, and even accentuated, the colourful, bright semi-detached houses - restoring them into fashionable cottages that, together with the cobbled, tree-lined streets and spectacular views, bring to mind New York's Greenwich Village and London's Soho.
The Village of De Waterkant is essentially a business area during the day, where people live, work, lunch and shop, but by night it's alive with energy and offers some of the city's best restaurants, wine bars and delis.
From De Waterkant you can walk to the city centre; the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the Table Mountaincableway are a quick drive away; and the fashionable Atlantic beaches and trendy Atlantic Seaboard suburbs are close at hand to explore.
District 6 lies in the foothills of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak, with wonderful views, just outside the city centre. But it is marred by a history not easily forgotten by locals, despite land restitution and an attempt to make up for the apartheid government's misguided policy of segregation.
District 6 Museum, set in the heart of District 6, keeps alive the memories of the district and displaced people everywhere. It is well worth a visit.
Cape Town's foreshore, which lies on the waterways of Table Bay, adjacent to the VICTORIA & ALFRED Waterfrontwith the city centre behind it, is virtually dominated by the International Convention Centre (CTICC) and a number of prominent hotel chains.
Cape Town's foreshore is at the forefront of development in Cape Town. The hosting of international conferences in the city of Cape Town is on the increase as the city continues as a sought after destination.
The Nico Malan Theatre Centre is home to the Cape Town Philharmonic and Cape Town Performing Arts Board. Access from the foreshore to the heart of the Mother City is excellent. One can walk to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, from where there are a number of tour buses around the city, or walk to the city centre, where an array of historical buildings and an eclectic mix of cultures, restaurants and little avenues, make a day or two of exploring thoroughly enjoyable.
Set on the slopes of Lion's Head, betweenSea Point and Bantry Bay, Fresnaye is one of Cape Town's most fashionable residential areas. The fact that Fresnaye is sheltered from the wind makes it one of Cape Town's most expensive real estate along the Atlantic Seaboard.
The trendy beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton are just up the road, within walking distance. Fresnaye is close to Sea Point's Main Road with an eclectic offering of shops, bars, clubs and restaurants.
Lying between Oranjezicht and Tamboerskloof, within a stone's throw of the centre of Cape Town, Gardens is a very popular suburb and one of the oldest and most established parts of Cape Town.
Gardens is situated at the foot of Table Mountain just outside the hustle and bustle of the city here. Houses here have an air of the colonial about them which has resulted in many of these as being given over to guest houses or hotels, whose large rooms with high ceilings and wooden floors are much sought after.
Company Gardens, the oldest garden in South Africa, is just down Government Walk and virtually synonymous with the suburb of Gardens. The gardens are today one of the most botanically interesting city parks in the country.
Trendy Long Street and Kloofstreet are both easily accessible from Gardens and are full of restaurants, coffee shops and bistros offering the full range of gastronomic delights. Gardens is perfectly situated to quickly access the popular Atlantic beaches across KloofNekas well as the Table Mountain cableway and various other highlights like the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the Castle of Good Hope and Cape Town's various museums and galleries.
Set virtually next door to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfrontin its own bay, the suburb of Granger Bay lies on the Atlantic Ocean with some of the most stunning views of Table Bay and Robben Island.
Granger Bay's major draw card is its accessibility. The suburb lies only 20 minutes' from the airport, is minutes from the city or Cape Town's International Conference Centre - providing the business traveller with a number of options - and yet also lies within easy reach of Cape Town's most trendy beaches and suburbs. Therefore, this suburb is a great choice when looking at accommodation options.
The Green Point Market, held every Sunday in the car park outside the stadium, is one of the largest markets in Cape Town and well worth a visit. And the Sea Point promenade can be accessed from Granger Bay and provides a wonderful walk.
The gay-friendly suburb of Green Point has become one of the trendiest residential areas in Cape Town, particularly since the development of the Cape Quarter, which is a shopping centre found in the heart of Green Point.
Green Point lies between the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and Signal Hill on the Main Road en route to Sea Point. Green Point has a village feel with narrow streets, sidewalk cafes and stylish shops. Many of the homes are Victorian-style restorations with balconies and trellises. Green Point is a vibrant and lively part of Cape Town both night and day, particularly after dark when local pubs, clubs and cabaret restaurants serve as a popular hangout for locals and visitors.
The Green Point Common serves also as the site for the Sunday morning market - one of the largest markets in the mother city with examples of traditional African art pieces, music and crafts.
Higgovale is one of those wonderful suburbs that, as well as being sought after, upper-class and tasteful, has some of the most spectacular views from its situation on the slopes of Table Mountain.
This green and leafy suburb is only moments away from Kloof Street and the many bistros and quirky shops, and Table Mountain National Park is literally on residents' doorsteps, giving one easy access to nature, and residents the best of both worlds.
Life up here on the slopes is relaxing and quiet and most homes look out over the city and Table Bay, almost around the mountain to Hout Bay, on a good day. Getting to the Atlantic beaches is a quick 10 minute drive, and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is not only visible from this part of the city, but also easily accessible from here.
The village of Mouille Point, which lies between Granger Bay and Three Anchor Bay just outside the centre of Cape Town, is literally a suburb of apartments overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, RobbenIsland and Lion's Head. However, it is most famous for its lighthouse, which is actually called the Green Point lighthouse
The golf course, the sea side promenade and the sports and sailing clubs based on the nearby Common have made Mouille Point quite a sought after address. It also has an array of world class restaurants as well as a deli, hair salon and a mix of shops.
Mouille Point is only minutes away from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the centre of Cape Town with its vibrant Long Street, trendy Kloof Street and the many museums, galleries and restaurants.
Oranjezicht is a stylish little village, lying in the foothills of Table Mountain.
Kloof Street, and the vibey restaurant and café culture, is within walking distance of Oranjezicht. Getting into the city centre is a mere five minutes, surrounded by buildings rich in history, restaurants, bistros and cafés, and various museums and galleries that will keep you entertained for the better part of two days.
Oranjezicht has a popular park, which lis on Upper Orange Road, named De Waal Park which is popular amongst children and dogs.
It's only 10 minutes' drive from Oranjezicht to the Table Mountain cableway, just off KloofNek, and over the other side of the mountain are the Cape Town beachesof the Atlantic Ocean - Camps Bay and Clifton - that offer fantastic swimming, people watching and sun bathing opportunities.
This bustling suburb is just outside the city centre between Mouille Point, Green Pointand Bantry Bay. This suburb endures a 24-hour cosmopolitan vibe.
Sea Point is divided by Main Road, with its many shops, takeaways, restaurants, clubs and coffee bars. It hums with activity all day long. Up the slopes of Signal Hill, lie large, private villas whilst in the other direction, lining the famous Sea Point promenade that draws locals and visitors for walking and jogging or just people-watching, are Sea Point's luxury beachfront and self-catering apartments.
The promenade runs the length of Sea Point's beachfront, stretchingfrom Bantry Bay to Mouille Point and is particularly a hub of activity during the early mornings or late afternoons. A number of children's parks run alongside the promenade and there is a chlorinated swimming pool at the pavilion.
Camps Bay and Clifton beach and the city centre and Victoria & Alfred Waterfront are minutes away.
Tamboerskloof lies at the foot of Lion's Head. It is one of the oldest residential suburbs in Cape Town known for its large, beautiful Victorian-style homes. Gorgeous views of the bay, Lion's Head and the mountain make this a popular suburb and an easy one in which to base yourself when in Cape Town.
Tamboerskloof is perfectly placed to explore the rest of Cape Town. Kloof Street is a quick walk from Tamboerskloof and known as the city's 'restaurant mile'. Browsing the bookshops and antique stores can be as much fun as the sidewalk cafes, which provide hours of entertainment. And Long Street is only 10 minutes' walk from here.
Three Anchor Bay lies right between where Green Point and Sea Point meet, just 10 minutes from the city centre of Cape Town. The beautiful upmarket suburb has a little beach which is popular amongst sea kayakers who paddle out from it along the coast to Clifton.
Well-known landmarks that one can walk to fromThree Anchor Bay is the lighthouse as well as Sea Point's busy promenade. The promenade is never uneventful, whatever the time of day, with people walking, jogging, rollerblading, skate boarding or simply enjoying the views from benches along the seaside walkway.
This little suburb has easy access to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Green Point's stadium and the Atlantic beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton. There are a wealth of places to visit and things to do, and Three Anchor Bay has some of the trendiest restaurants and pubs in the city.
One of Cape Town's biggest tourist attractions. Much of its charm lies in the fact that this busy commercial harbour is set in the midst of a huge entertainment venue with pubs, restaurants, specialty shops, craft markets, theatres and movies.
Situatedin the heart of Cape Town's working harbour, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront has become South Africa's most visited destination. Set against a backdrop of magnificent sea and mountain views, exciting shopping and entertainment venues are intermingled with office locations, world-class hotels and luxury apartments in the residential marina.
Seal-watching is available and visitors to the Two Oceans Aquarium will enjoy a fascinating underwater world. Boat trips around the harbour and along the coast are always popular as well asHelicopter flips for the more adventurous. The Information Centre provides maps and information on special events planned for the day.
Vredehoek, a residential suburb that lies just outside the city centre on the lower slopes of Devil's Peak.
Staying in Vredehoek offers some of the best views of the city, over the Waterfront, the harbour and Table Mountain, even if the wind seems to blow a little more here. Old Victorian houses share space with popular restaurants and trendy bars, and the suburb's proximity to the Gardens Centre shopping mall makes stocking up rather easy.
Company Gardens, The National Art Gallery, Museum and Houses of Parliament are all within walking distance, and the Table Mountain cableway is only 10 minutes' drive from Vredehoek. The city centre is also easily accessible from this peaceful suburb.
Set on the slopes of Devils Peak, with fantastic views out over the harbour, Woodstock is, as many suburbs in Cape Town, divided into two by Main Road - upper Woodstock with its larger, graceful and carefully restored Victorian semi-detached homesand Woodstock proper, which managed to survive the trauma of the Group Areas Act to become a mixed-race suburb associated with crime, litter and dilapidated drug houses. This image has drastically changed and an urban renewal has seen a number of warehouses and Victorian cottages converted into trendy character spaces to encourage commercial investors such as the Neighbour Goods Marketin the refurbished Old Biscuit Mill - an extremely popular Saturday morning meeting place, where buying local food has taken on new meaning.
Staying in Woodstock gives the visitor a real sense of inner-city living, whilst positioning one close to the city centre, bustling Long Street, the museums, galleries, trendy Kloof Street and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Table Mountain looms in the background and one has a sense of the city as it really is.
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Gilbert Arenas, who on Thursday was charged with a firearm felony, is expected to plead guilty on Friday, which will soften the sentence he receives.
But in the eyes of the Washington Wizards, Arenas apparently feels as though the organization has already deemed him unfit to wear their uniform again and he's upset with they way they handled the situation.
A person close to Arenas said Thursday that Arenas believes President Ernie Grunfeld and the Wizards management failed to support him following his locker room confrontation on Dec. 21 with teammate Javaris Crittenton. The two players were feuding over a gambling debt stemming from a card game on a team flight back to Washington from Phoenix two days earlier. Arenas, the person close to the player said, has told NBA investigators that his flippant behavior following the incident, including the pantomiming of pistols before a game that led to an indefinite suspension from NBA Commissioner David Stern, was because he felt the Wizards organization had turned its back on him. "If your own franchise, the people you considered family, weren't there for you when you needed them most, would you want to play for them and be around them anymore?" said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Arenas "was wrong for bringing guns into the locker room, and it's going to mean pleading guilty to a felony. It's serious business. But the way this came out and how Ernie and the organization handled the facts makes you wonder if he will ever play for them again."
Wizards blog Bullets Forever sees Gilbert's point, even if he's in the wrong for what he's done.
I understand that this is a remarkably complex issue, and the Wizards were kind of in a no-win situation. I also realize there's a legitimate argument to be made that Arenas deserves no sympathy at all. But Arenas' thought kind of confirm what many of us have said this week, which is that the manner in which the Wizards went about this merited questioning. Nobody said they needed to continue to push Arenas as the face of the franchise, but the way they did literally everything they could to distance themselves made any sort of reconciliation impossible. Now, the Wizards are in a position where they better hope the contract can be voided, because Arenas isn't coming back and nobody's going to want to trade him.

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Thursday night, city council voted 5 to 3 to reject a new firefighter contract. The firefighters' union, Local 108, has been negotiating with the mayor's office on a new deal since June of 2010.
When you speak with councilors on both sides of the issue, their stances really are not that far apart.
"At this point in time, there really isn't the funding for it," said City Councilor Gene Tacy, who also serves on the council's finance committee.
Tacy was one of five councilors who voted against the new contract. He told CBS 3 that he read through the new deal 3 or 4 times in the past week.
"This has been going on a long time," said Tacy. "But, it was a contract that was written in 2007, expired in 2010. In that time, you know what happened to the economy."
Tacy said the city has seen its return on investments cut drastically, along with state and federal aid. He did not believe the proposal, to take money out of the city's stabilization fund was the answer.
"Essentially, everyone was of the same mind, 'ouch, this hurts'," City Council President Bill Dwight stated.
As painful as it may have been, Dwight was one of three councilors who voted in favor of the new contract. However, he said he did so out of respect to the process, and that there was no denying the city would feel a financial impact.
"The city does take a hit if this award were granted," said Dwight. "It's a question on whether you felt it was an obligation we needed to meet, or one we could get around."
Now, the firefighters and the mayor's office have to go back to the negotiating table, to come up with a deal that the council will accept. But they have plenty of questions that need answering.
"We have to figure out where it's going to take us in the future," said Tacy. "If we had found in favor of this vote and awarded this money, where would we get this money from? What else would we have to cut?"
"These are voted in moments in time," said Dwight. "So, maybe by the next time, the next settlement comes forward, maybe we have more money."
The firefighter's union, IAFF Local 108, responded with a press release late Friday afternoon.
In it, it said the union is currently exploring all options since a process like this is almost never rejected by a city's legislative branch.
They also said the outcome could diminish morale, and force some of the firefighters to seek other employment.
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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Ghost and Hair Star Caissie Levy Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences
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Playbill.com's new feature series, Their Favorite Things, asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.
This week we spotlight the choices of Ghost and Hair star Caissie Levy, who has just released her debut solo EP, "With You," which features acoustic arrangements of songs from her Broadway shows.
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The Riverside Rams finally enjoyed a little "home cookin'" on Tuesday.
The Rams, who had not played a home game in three weeks, used a strong fourth quarter to get past the Kettle Falls Bulldogs 49-41. The win, the first in five Northeast A League games, snapped the Rams' seven-game losing streak.
Riverside, which built a 19-point lead (28-9) with 6 minutes left in the third quarter, watched as the Bulldogs staged a relentless rally in the game's final 14 minutes.
Kettle Falls made a large dent into the Riverside lead in the final minute of the third quarter on three-point field goals by Conner McKern and Nathan Disque sandwiched between a field goal by Nick Reppert.
The Rams, which saw their lead trimmed to 32-25 entering the fourth quarter, got some breathing room thanks to Andrew Kramer, who tossed in a field goal and a pair of free throws.
Kramer scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
His traditional three point play with 3:54 remaining extended the Riverside lead to 41-34.
Kettle Falls answered with a long-range three pointer from Disque to cut the lead to 41-37 but the Bulldogs could not get any closer as the Rams iced the game at the foul line.
Riverside hit 10 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter as the Rams improved their overall record to 3-9.
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Frank Rich: Obama Should 'Nuke' Romney With Attack Ads Like LBJ's 'Daisy'
The most toxic and notorious political ad in history was Lyndon Johnson's "Daisy" commercial used against Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater in 1964.
On Sunday, New York magazine's Frank Rich called for President Obama to create and air a series of attack ads in the style of "Daisy" to "nuke" Mitt Romney:
The serious questions raised by the early Obama ads are not whether they were too much but too little: Was waiting until May behind the curve? Are the ads vicious enough to inflict lasting damage? Is there a nuclear option in Obama's advertising arsenal that can blow Romney out of the water as LBJ's immortal mushroom-cloud "Daisy" ad did Barry Goldwater on Labor Day in 1964? Given the anemic employment numbers and the pack of billionaire GOP sugar daddies smelling blood after their Wisconsin victory, a reboot of hope and change would truly be the reelection campaign's most self-destructive option…The president, any president, should go negative early, often, and without apology if the goal is victory.
Rich then went through a history of negative campaigning going all the way back to the 1828 race between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. The article is actually worth the read just for the trip down memory lane.
Next, he addressed the modern beginnings of complaints about such ads, and how the media have actually been responsible for hyping their number and significance:
[T]he 1988 Dukakis-Bush campaign, widely regarded as the nadir of modern American political mudslinging, was not notably more negative than those before or after, and that, contrary to public perception and [Lee] Atwater's apology, [Michael] Dukakis ran more negative ads than Bush did. "The advertising in 1988, despite all the claims, did not usher in a new era of American politics," [John Geer, a political-science professor at Vanderbilt] writes. "It was the news media's coverage that brought about a new era." By his Nexis reckoning, there was a fourfold increase in the number of articles on campaign negativity in the Times and Washington Post from 1984 (8) to 1988 (32). It was in 1988 that a national magazine (Newsweek) first ran a cover story on negative political ads, and it was also that year that a candidate (Dukakis) first ran an attack ad attacking attack ads. [...]
Geer's research also indicates that attack ads are in every way bipartisan: Democrats and Republicans have deployed them in roughly equal measure (as have election winners and losers). [...]
But if the "Daisy" ad was not determinative in Johnson's reelection victory and not a balanced depiction of Goldwater, it remains the gold standard of attack ads for good reason. Now that Obama is trying to fend off a GOP as radically right wing as Goldwater was, it's a standard he will have to meet...With limited resources and a bum economy on his shoulders, the Obama of 2012 may have to win the air war with an imaginative coup as dazzling as the Democrats pulled off in 1964.
Rich then outlined some subjects Obama's attack ads should hit on:
The Obama campaign strategist David Plouffe previewed one battle plan to John Heilemann of New York recently. "We're gonna say, 'Let's be clear what he would do as president,' " Plouffe said. "Potentially abortion will be criminalized. Women will be denied contraceptive services. He's far right on immigration. He supports efforts to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriage.
That's one way to go. There's also the flip-flopping Mr. Etch A Sketch. There's Romney's countless tone-deaf attempts to feel the pain of the 99 percent. (My favorite, delivered to a group of jobless workers, remains "I'm also unemployed.") There's his risible, if dogged, effort to deny that his Massachusetts health-care law was the precursor of Obama's Affordable Care Act."
Of course, Romney's religious beliefs should also be addressed:
Romney's "secretive" faith looms larger than it should precisely because he keeps it secretive. He bristles when asked questions about the Church of Latter Day Saints' controversial record on secular issues (like civil rights), and he refuses to let voters in on his own substantial career as a Mormon bishop and stake president. In a political culture where all candidates, and especially Republican candidates, advertise their own religious activities, Romney's reticence is all the more conspicuous.
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Romney could yet succeed in "creating a new character for himself" before the Democrats create a frightening one for him. The task for the Obama campaign, not nearly as easy as the "Daisy" ad makes it look, is to nuke him first in 60 seconds of gut-wrenching and—dare one say it?—nauseating TV.
This is how far Rich feels Obama should go to win.
It's nauseating enough without the visuals.
Post facto addendum:
Without realizing it, Rich threw cold water on the concept that today's politics are the most caustic in American history (emphasis added):
No campaign may ever top the Andrew Jackson–John Quincy Adams race of 1828, in which Jackson was accused of murder, drunkenness, cockfighting, slave-trading, and, most delicious of all, cannibalism. His wife and his mother, for good measure, were branded a bigamist and a whore, respectively. (Jackson won nonetheless.) In the last national campaign before the advent of political television ads, lovable Harry Truman didn't just give hell to the "do nothing" Congress, as roseate memory has it. In a major speech in Chicago in late October 1948, he revisited still-raw World War II memories to imply that the "powerful reactionary forces which are silently undermining our democratic institutions"—that would be the Republicans— and their chosen front man, Thomas Dewey, were analogous to the Nazis and Hitler. Over-the-top? Dewey was a liberal by the standards of the postwar GOP and had more in common with a department-store mannequin than with a Fascist dictator.
Just remember that the next time some liberal media member is claiming he or she has never seen anything like the political tone in Washington, D.C today.
It's because he or she wasn't alive when things were far worse, and is ignorant of American history.
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In the spirit of todays New Black Panthers...
Submitted by BBallleaper on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 1:52am.
I'm offering .05 cents and Burger King Coupon for a small fry to any thug who can rough up this pipsqueak in a dark alley!
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Frank Rich is drunk...
Submitted by AgentAmerican on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 2:16am.
Frank "The Rat" Rich is inebriated from the same water cooler that Paul "The Weasel" Krugman got his water from as well. None of these clowns have a inkling of a clue.
That classic ad was simply communist propaganda. It's too bad for the left that those bombs stored on missiles in those silos and flying on B-52s kept us safe. At the same time, those wormy professors were distributing their vile propaganda disguised as lectures at colleges.
Romney needs to continue to hammer Obama the Deceiver on the economy. At the same time, offer positive solutions and push for a balanced budget.
The immigration announcement was merely a distraction to satisfy Obama's sycophants on CNN and MSNBC, and the rest of the alphabet networks. He will have more bad news coming down the road soon. I think Obama Care is DOA by way of SCOTUS.
It's time for a Daisy ad of our own, Noel.
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That was a stupid ad back
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 2:19am.
That was a stupid ad back then, and it's even stupider now. But stupidity, lies, deceit, falsehoods, duplicity, propoganda, and out-and-out fabrication is what drives these people..................so why would we expect anything more???
As I have said a thousand times before - Boy Baraka IS a lie, and so anything that comes from is campaign will also follow suit.
Let's face it - there is a certain percentage of the population that are irredeemably and hopelessly not worth saving when it comes to stupidity. The Founding Fathers were wrong when they said that 'all men are created equal'.............although I know what they were trying to get at.
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Never mind
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 3:23am.
It doesn't matter anymore, anyway.
Vote for the American in November
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You're right.
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 10:19am.
At this point, it really seems like nothing much matters anymore.
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An iran nuk goes off
Submitted by upcountrywater on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 4:39am.
And how about that, for nuking the conversation.
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Um, what?
Submitted by Anon150 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 5:13am.
"Now that Obama is trying to fend off a GOP as radically right wing as Goldwater was..."
Really? Mitt Romney is 'radically right'?
News to me.
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Rich gonna try to deny liberal bias?
Submitted by Hippopaulimus on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 6:28am.
Yes, Anon, that line sticks out like the ol' sore thumb.
And he wants Obama to bring up Romney's faith? ... Not after were O sat for over 20 years.
Or bring up racial elements on Mormonism's past? ... Not with the arsenal against the Dem party.
Or throw "Romneycare" in his face? ... The GOP merely needs to drive home the question, that after it was shown to grow into a fiscal and bureaucratic mess on the State level, what possessed the Dems to use it as a template on the National level?
I agree with the above poster, I believe "liberal" amounts of alcohol were involved in this article's creation.
White - does not mean racist
Heterosexual - does not mean homophobic
Male - does not mean sexist
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Love to see them do it
Submitted by Don L on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 5:52am.
They wan t to raise the nuclear ad scheme then Romney is free to use it with the little girl saying, as she plucks petals -only one more month to nuclear flexibility .....or...only one more month to Obamacare's death panels...or...
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In Obama's world, that little
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 6:25am.
In Obama's world, that little girl would be counting birth control pills while sitting on a gurney waiting for her abortion.
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Anna Wintour and Sarah Jessica Parker
Submitted by Texndoc on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 6:29am.
Frank probably thinks that was a big Barack success, right. I've never seen an article dripping with so much hate. Seems to me Romney's numbers are rising while Obama's are tanking. Period.
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Rich
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 7:11am.
Is this a liberal condemner of "incivility" worrying that Obama's ads are not "vicious" enough and how Obama has to "nuke" Romney?
Seriously, Frank? Isn't that like putting a target on him, or threatening to "take him out"?
I thought you liberals hated "incivility" and violence.
But then I guess nothing is out of line in the cause of saving the Dear Leader.
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Submitted by Mark81150 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 7:35am.
I do not know a soul who does not believe that Obama won't go there without Rich's premission. He's way past desperate to win, and has shown, there is no olie, no fraud, no distortion he won't use. Nothing as well that the MSM won't do to help him on the sidelines.
If there aren't democrat inspired riots by November, it'll be a miracle.
Obama doesn't care. If he can rule us, he'll damn well burn the country down in retaliation. He thinks like all left wingers, he benefits from the chaos, this time, the country knows him, and knows he lies.
Not as easy a sell this time for him.. and the people have him figured out.
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I still find it difficult to
Submitted by hoosherdaddy137 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 7:40am.
I still find it difficult to believe this was a real ad. it looks like some sort of political satire SnL would put on right after "toonsis the driving cat". I will now stop thinking people are getting less intelligent as time goes on if this is the ad that got lbj elected.
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Well believe it. They are getting
Submitted by nolefan2 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 9:55am.
less intelligent and this ad helped get LBJ elected because some people were just as dumb back then as they are today. Nobody with an ounce of common sense thought Barry Goldwater was going to start a nuclear war, but there were enough liberals and sniveling cowards out there that it worked. And we've gone down the proverbial crapper ever since.
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death with 15 minutes notice
Submitted by MidAmerica on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 1:57pm.
If you weren't around at that time during the Cold War you have no concept of the threat we (and all the Western countries) were under. The Soviets were deadly serious about annihilating us given a chance. We had B52's constantly in the air ready for the Go for a retaliatory attack. Plans were formulated for how to restart this country after a sustained nuclear attack.
So... when voters considered their choice of President the consideration of who would best protect us against a constant threat was uppermost in their minds. The Daisy commercial worked because it played off of Goldwater's tendency to talk tough and mince no words. A man who could provoke a nervous standoff into a nuclear holocaust was something that scared a lot of people.
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Always the double standard
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 8:27am.
The religion of conservatives is open to attack because they "advertise" it. Apparently this isn't true for liberals. At the same time Romney is "secretive" about his religion so it can be attacked on that basis.
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It all depends on "who" and
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 9:57am.
It all depends on "who" and "how."
It's fine for Obama to say his "Christian faith" informs his decisions, including accepting gay "marriage."
Republicans, shut up about your faith; it has no place in the public realm or policy.
And if you do shut up about it, we'll accuse you of "hiding" it for nefarious reasons.
Nice how that works out, huh?
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The more
Submitted by nolefan2 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 10:00am.
"secretive" the Anointed One and his followers are about his past, the more it should be attacked. If you want to learn about Mormonism, there is plenty of material out there on it.....unlike the One's past. It appears now that He has actually "invented" himself. Inquiring minds want to know just WHO he is this time. The media and his followers protect his true identity as though it were the Holy Grail.
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Go for it
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 8:34am.
Then Romney can run an ad showing drone strikes in Pakistan. Scene fades out and then fades back in to a similar little girl. She's in the U.S. and the sky above is filled with American drones painted with the logos of the IRS, DEA, FBI, DHS and the Census Bureau. Close the scene with Obama "choomin" in high school.
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Anything is possible, but...
Submitted by dimar on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 8:44am.
If Obama played up the religion issue, it would bring into play his indoctrination into Islam during his childhood, and then there is also Rev. Wright! He is hardly in a position to bring up the Constitution, after trampling it for almost 4 years. And while he can go into the "war on women" issue, those he is trying to address are smarter than the Democrats give them credit for, and it will backfire - as is already being shown in the poles. But you go for Obama, I'd love to see it!
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Daisy Ad
Submitted by Gothampc on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 8:48am.
The ad shows how far left Democrats have gone. Using the name of God in a political ad? What about separation of church and state?
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Frank Rich?? I thought he was
Submitted by celator on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 9:58am.
Frank Rich?? I thought he was still on tour with the Cages aux Folles playing the part of Albin. Sounds like he's back at the newspaperin' game with his usual 'I'll never get it" approach to politics and life.
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Obama has already used "nukes" in his campaign...
Submitted by Conservator on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 12:10pm.
...for reelection (going negative). It hasn't worked yet and no political nuclear attack by Team Obama can distract our attention from his dismal record of failure. BTW, I love watching Johnson's "Daisy" Attack Ad" once again. Johnson defeated Goldwater by a large margin in the 1964 election.
But what did Johnson do after this victory? - he escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War by increasing our forces from 16,000 American advisors/soldiers in 1963 to 550,000 combat troops in early 1968. Perhaps Goldwater should have ran that ad after all.
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Fun fact: Daisy grew up to be
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 12:47pm.
Fun fact: Daisy grew up to be a herion addict who was gunned down in a gang related drive-by shooting while attempting to selling her food stamps to an illegal alien drug dealer with ties to an islamic terrorist group which donated money to obama's re-election.
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Without question, the money quote:
Submitted by misterbee241 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 12:55pm.
Just remember that the next time some liberal media member is claiming he or she has never seen anything like the political tone in Washington, D.C today.
It's because he or she wasn't alive when things were far worse, and is ignorant of American history.
If you're not getting flak, you're not over the target.
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Two (not so) wild-eyed predictions
Submitted by Kubrickfilmfan73 on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 2:02pm.
1. The closer we get to Election Day, the more and more O'bomb-a will try to present himself as a centrist moderate.
2. The closer we get to Election Day--and four years thereafter--the more and more the MSM will tout Hitler-y as the inevitable victor for 2016.
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The Liberal's answer to the GOP: Nuke 'em.
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 2:22pm.
There's one thing that Rich seems to have forgotten, and that was all the negativity the Daisy ad generated across the entire country towards Johnson. Everyone thought it was over the top, far to violent. The ad ran once, and only once. It was pulled due to public outcry. Instead of swinging the election towards Johnson, he was already ahead, it nearly cost him the Presidency. His popularity plummeted for weeks because of that ad. As in real life, the fallout was worse than the explosion. But, hay, go ahead and try it again. To a liberal, if something that doesn't work is worth doing once, it's worth doing again, and again, and again.
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Indian Shores penthouse vacation condo with a gorgeous Gulf view!
Enjoy our 1100 square foot updated condo featuring lovely, modern furnishings, recent updates and free WiFi! An elevator and plenty of parking are available for your convenience. And best of all you're only steps from the beach.
Quiet Waters is a smaller Indian Shores/Indian Rocks Beach community with only 30 units. Because of the way the building is constructed, this condo shares no common walls with any of the other units.
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Free WiFi from the condo or the pool area.
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- New windows and balcony doors installed spring, 2013
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Indian Shores is conveniently located between Clearwater and St. Petersburg. You will find a trolley right on Gulf Blvd. that takes you anywhere you want to go along the 17 miles of beaches from St. Pete's to Clearwater.
Located just 90 minutes from Orlando's popular theme parks and 30 minutes from Busch Gardens.
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One week minimum rental at all times. Rental weeks generally begin and end on Saturday (3:00 p.m. check-in/10:00 a.m. check-out). Please inquire about possible exceptions.
All Rates are indicated in US Dollars and include all cleaning and departure fees:
Apriil and May- $900/week; $2850/month
June through August - $800/week; $2550/month
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- Try the grouper at PJ's Restaurant
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- Walk to the Lighthouse Donuts & Coffee shop for breakfast
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- Visit the nearby bird sanctuary
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- Join neighbors for a sunset toast on the balcony
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Faces of Progressive Education in the 21st Century: Infancy through College
On April 5-6, 2013, over 400 educators, students, and parents gathered to attend the Faces of Progressive Education in the 21st Century: Infancy through Birth conference commemorating the Child Development Institute's 25th anniversary, the Early Childhood Center's 75th anniversary, and Sarah Lawrence College's long history of innovative education.
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United Kingdom (England)
3.43/5 rDev -5.8%
330ml Bottle: BBD 08 2015, poured into a Duvel glass during 10 2013.
Looked fine, nice red hue with a full white crown on top.
Floral and fruity nose, but difficult to tell if it was hop or malty notes I was picking up, most likely a mix of the two. It became more malty as it warmed in the glass, with some sweeter, caramel type esters arriving.
The taste was maltier from the start with dark berries and an earthy, woody hint within the mix: different and no unpleasant. The alcohol just about hidden by the flavours, would have liked a bit more body depth, but is based on an IPA style, so you shouldn't expect a heavy, creamy bodied beer.
10-07-2013 07:27:46 | More by BlackHaddock
United Kingdom (England)
4.2/5 rDev +15.4%
Coming in a 330ml slim brown bottle, BB 10/2015, served lightly-chilled in a straight pint glass. Notes: the back label suggests Cascade, Centennial hops and Crystal malts are the main ingredients used in this brew.
A: pours an obviously very red-ish pale copper colour, coming with abundant flows of carbonation in support of a soufflé-like huge and frothy dark beige head to last.
S: like one's "Red IPA", the grapefruit peel aroma, burned caramel-like malt sweetness and faintly tropical fruit-ish esters come together to deliver a robust background; as the rocky head subsides (after a good five minutes or so), a swirl would then wake up aroma as of hawthorn fruits and/or unknown berries, with a sour-sweet undertone, while the resins from hops are also vivid enough to be picked up.
T: the juicy entry of Crystal malt and its sweetness is at check at all times by the colourful, tannic and sprigy grapefruity and piney hop flavours, added with a bit of bitterness from the thick froth as well; the aftertaste has a lingering bitter tail to it, accompanied by undertones of longan-fruits, caramelised apples, and even prunes, leaving a soothingly warming feel slipping down the throat. Not particularly sweet, either, with a good dry finish at the end of each sip.
M&O: refreshingly carbonated with lots of microscopic fizz to boot, this medium-bodied red-coloured IPA is so well made that it outshines many other counterparts I've had so far. This beer has captured the best of both worlds, that it's colourfully flavoured, yet ever so well balanced, and terribly quaffable... Well worth a try!
02-28-2014 20:11:21 | More by wl0307
Ontario (Canada)
3.45/5 rDev -5.2%
On cask at The Rake in London. From notes.
A - Dark copper pour with a ring and film of beige head. No visible carbonation. Bright. Good lacing on top, no retention.
S - Bready, nice hop character with fruits and spice. Not too strong but smells fresh and inviting.
T - Nice with darker malts like crystal or caramel. Bready. Hops are mild but obvious and balance well. Not overly complex but refreshing and good on a warm day.
M - No carbonation in the mouth. Light to medium body. Fruity sweetness and a little bitterness in the finish.
O/D - Not too bad but not spectacular. A good amber ale on cask. I enjoyed it. Good balance and a good malt character that was a little richer than an IPA.
05-11-2011 16:08:38 | More by tbeckett
New York
3.78/5 rDev +3.8%
Dark ruby with piles of oatmeal-coloured head.
Red berry on the nose with cherry scone and waxy orange peel.
Caramel + plums with a dusting of cocoa, then orange wedge, resin and cardamom hops plus some dry-hopped grassiness.
Piney finish and tightening linger.
Medium, chewy, round.
OK, Hardknott really need to get their carb under control - after Azimuth poured flat, this overflowed head on the counter with about 1/3 of a glass.
The label makes a joke ("oxymoronic") of it being too dark to be an IPA, and that's what's happening here. Piles of crystal, and the better for it. At the same time, with 5 AM Saint as a blueprint, can't UK brewers make a more interesting amber?
Solid, but nothing more.
09-18-2013 22:02:34 | More by StJamesGate
United Kingdom (England)
3.7/5 rDev +1.6%
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Feb 2014. Acquired recently from my local beer specialist; they just received a load of Hardknott beers. The label mentions that this beer uses Cascade and Centennial hops, and is bottle-conditioned.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. A very hazy coppery-red hue with low carbonation. Yields a massive head of creamy tan foam with good retention; this slowly reduces to a surface layer. A concentrated fruity aroma arising from copious aromatic hops. Notes of grapefruit, citrus and yeast. There is also a plant-like hint in the background.
Tastes of intense fruity hops with a powerful bitter finish. Notes of grapefruit, orange and citrus, with hints of earthy yeast and malt. Again, the 'plant' note appears in the background (fresh hops?). A considerable spicy bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and slick, with a spicy prickliness and good body. Highly astringent - dries the palate completely. Aftertaste of aromatic citrus and extremely bitter hops.
This one takes no prisoners - like a serial killer loose on your tastebuds. Tons of aromatic hops and very bitter; impressive if you love that kind of thing. However, I thought that it was rather one-dimensional - the malt has no chance to make an impression on the flavour or character. The yeast is also buried by hops, and the background 'plant' taste is a bit odd. A good effort, but not the best American IPA I've encountered. Worth trying (might mellow out with age).
04-06-2012 00:59:45 | More by jazzyjeff13
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
4.18/5 rDev +14.8%
500ml bottle bought online from Beermerchants.com
Poured a deep hazy amber red colour. Creamy head poured small but quite thick then faded very quickly to light wispy covering with thicker edging... light carbonation... some light lines of lacing...
Aroma - Lots of piney, peppery and grassy hops up front mixed with toasted caramel malts... lightly roasted nuts, spicy dried fruits (raisins, figs), light tobacco, some rubbery traces, toasted malty loaf, blood oranges, light liquorice, some wet hay...
Taste - Good blast of grassy and spicy hop bitterness, piney resin traces, overripe fruits (bitter oranges, apples, bananas), also some dried fruits (prunes, dates, raisins), warming alcohol, sweet caramel and toffee maltiness, some butterscotch, rubbery traces, light smokiness, soapy...
M&D - Fairly smooth and creamy with a little oiliness - maybe a little cloying at times... full bodied... fairly quaffable for a 6.5% brew...
Overall - A very good Amber Ale / IPA if maybe a little rough round the edges... certainly recommended though...
10-25-2010 11:48:02 | More by mdagnew
United Kingdom (England)
4/5 rDev +9.9%
10-02-2013 23:15:46 | More by EmperorBevis
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
12-15-2013 17:52:16 | More by innominat
4/5 rDev +9.9%
04-07-2014 01:05:34 | More by fionn13
United Kingdom (England)
3.75/5 rDev +3%
09-20-2013 16:10:49 | More by vinicole
United Kingdom (Scotland)
2.5/5 rDev -31.3%
10-03-2013 20:41:17 | More by Hanglow
United Kingdom (England)
3.25/5 rDev -10.7%
06-30-2014 21:13:20 | More by KevinRailton
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Ellmers was elected to the House in 2010 with the support of the tea party movement and as an outspoken opponent of the health care law formally titled the Affordable Care Act, or what is commonly called Obamacare. It was opposition to the the presidents health care proposal that got Ellmers, a nurse recruited by Americans for Prosperity as part of their campaign against the legislation, involved in politics in the first place. She was endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as one of her grizzlies.
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Regardless of what you think of her politics, Ellmers has taken her responsibilities seriously. She has worked closely with House Speaker John Boehner and the House GOP leadership team, has been a frequent party spokeswoman on TV, and is chairwoman of the Republican Womens Policy Committee.
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"Absolutely not," Ellmers said. Why would I trade one economic disaster for another economic disaster?
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The pressure began to build when the latest tea party hero, Mark Meadows, a freshman GOP congressman from the mountains of North Carolina, led a group of 80 Republicans in writing a letter to House Republican leaders urging to them use the vote on the bill needed to keep the government running as a showdown on Obamacare.
Heritage Action, an offshoot of the conservative Heritage Foundation, spent $550,000 on a digital advertising campaign this summer against a number of Republicans including Ellmers who had not agreed to shut down the government to defund the health care plan. It was Heritage Action that recruited Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to begin a national tour to build support for using the continuing resolution as a tactic.
Why is @Heritage_Action spending $550,000 to attack conservatives but not @ (Sen.) Kay Hagan who was a deciding vote on #Obamacare? Ellmers tweeted. Should we stop #Obamacare? YES!. But @ Heritage_Action strategy w/Continuing Resolution is wrong.
Publications put out by FreedomWorks and National Review Online ran critical articles, saying she was wrong. Breitbart.com ran an unflattering photograph of her in its story about the dust-up.
At a town hall meeting in early September, Ellmers was given a hard time by Dee Park, a 76-year-old grandmother from Pinehurst who was part of Heritage Actions Sentinel program, which trains conservative activists across the country. She questioned Ellmers about why she wasnt voting to defund Obamacare and why her record was not more conservative.
In response to another question, Ellmers said: Yeah, Steve, my score with Heritage Action isnt that great, 57 percent, its above 50 percent, but youre putting all of your weight into an organization that, one, raises money and has to continue to raise money to stay relevant. And they pick and choose who theyre going to target and who they dont.
Conservatives like to complain about the power of the liberal media. Conservatives such as Ellmers pay little attention to the liberal media. But they listen very carefully when voices on the right begin weighing in: Heritage Action, FreedomWorks and the conservative blogosphere.
So Renee Ellmers once the darling of the Tea Party is now the doyenne of the D.C. GOP establishment, wrote North Carolina conservative blogger Brant Clifton.
Time to ask Republicans to primary her, wrote a conservative blogger called NCRenegade.
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A couple of weeks ago, Jim Duncan, the chairman of the Chatham County Republican Party, said he was beginning an exploratory effort to challenge Ellmers, saying there was a a craving for leadership.
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The 2nd District, which includes much of southern and western Wake County and parts of eight other counties, used to be politically competitive. Because of redistricting, it has now become much more Republican. Ellmers won her last election 56 to 41 percent during a year when there was a large Democratic turnout.
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Ellmers has a voting record to the right of Michele Bachmann. And she is under fire for being ideologically impure. This is why we have gridlock.
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