Is Rick Santorum Pitting Social Conservatives Against the GOP Itself?
The national Republican Party may be looking to modernize itself, but former Pennsylvania senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum seems to have other ideas. “An alliance of political consultants and unprincipled politicians want to throw social conservatives like you and me out of the Republican Party,” he wrote by email to supporters of Patriot...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Former Eagle Touts GOP in Northeast Philly
Former Philadelphia Eagle and current U.S. Congressman from New Jersey Jon Runyan was in Philly this weekend to talk up the Republican Party. At a gathering full of “pulled pork and soft pretzels and plastic pitchers of Budweiser and Miller Lite,” according to the Inquirer, he spoke of Medicare, his current race and other standards. Runyan was representing...
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DAILY GRINDER: Jim Kenney Writes Badass Letter to Anti-Gay Chick-fil-A President
Pictured: Jim Kenney pissed off. Remember what the president of Chick fil-A, Dan Cathy, said about gay marriage recently? If not, it was this: “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage. I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful,...
Continue ReadingDid You Hear the One About the United Nations’ Alleged Intentions of Taking Over American Parental Rights?
In the ongoing fight between Weird and WTF, we’ve now been warned numerous times to do our part to stop the United Nations’ takeover of American parental rights. Because this is apparently at stake. Most recently, former Sen. Rick Santorum has gotten involved, and he says it’s personal. Our first glimpse at this fight (we think WTF is winning) came in May,...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Philly Police Spokesman in Shore Barfight
Philadelphia Police Lt. and spokesman Ray Evers was allegedly in a barfight in Avalon, New Jersey. He claims he was “assaulted by several people” early on June 17 and taken to a hospital. He says it’s no big deal, but he made a report and police are looking into it. A Northeast Philly man has been arrested for allegedly starving his elderly father to death....
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DAILY GRINDER: Obama-Romney Battles Happening Here, Now
District Attorney Seth Williams is taking on Presidential candidate Mitt Romney for recent statements. Romney recently claimed Obama didn’t get “the message in Wisconsin” that America doesn’t want the government to hire “more government workers.” Specifically, said Romney: “[Obama] says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.”...
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Update: Rick Santorum’s New PAC To Help ‘People Left Behind’
For weeks, former Pennsylvania Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum had been promising a big announcement regarding his future. Then, yesterday, we were all let down when it was leaked that that announcement was the creation of his own political action committee. Now, it’s here: It’s called Patriot Voices and he says it’s dedicated to...
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DAILY GRINDER: Rick Santorum Makes Endorsement—In Nebraska
You want some of this? Yeah, you want some. Clout: Rick Santorum is crossing the nation with his newfound relevance. And he’s endorsing Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning against likely candidate Democrat Bob Kerrey, a former U.S. Senator. Both are looking to replace outgoing Sen. Ben Nelson, whose career was, and is, defined on being meek in the face of...
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DAILY GRINDER: The Elections Are Coming! Tomorrow!
There may be some meat to back up Gov. Tom Corbett’s rationale behind signing the Voter ID bill—even if he’s completely unaware of it, maybe. The Philadelphia City Commissioners are investigating cases of “over voting” brought to light by the Philadelphia director for the state Republican Party Joseph DeFelice in an independent analysis, finding that...
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Santorum and Romney to Meet Up in Philly?
Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s chief strategist John Brabender recently went on Andrea Mitchell’s mid-day MSNBC show to hint a meeting between former rivals Santorum and Mitt Romney in Philadelphia. “Coincidentally,” he said, “that meeting might take place here in Philadelphia. What a great place to start a winning campaign...
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