Category Archives: Editorial

EXCLUSIVE: Is Winning Our Future a Super PAC or Super Gingrich Patsies? REPOST

Winning Our Future have been in the news for working as the attack dog for Gingrich, and also for being the exhibitors of the Anti-Romney movie “King of Bain: When Mitt Romney Came to Town,”.  In viewing FEC PAC filing (dated December 13, 2011), Solid Principles was able to find out the following on this [...]

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Pastor Perry Enters Stage Right

  Image taken from ‘The Response’ Website Saturday is the date of Rick Perry’s prayer event ‘The Response‘.  Solid Principles previously wrote a detailed article about the event titled ‘The Reinventing of Governor Rick Perry‘ The crux of the article proposes that with absence of Huckabee entering the 2012 Republican Presidential race, as well as the [...]

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Debt Ceiling Round Up

The front page of the Huffington Post boasts a headline over the return of Gabrielle Gifford, although you would need to squint your eyes to notice any Debt Ceiling story   Today’s House vote on the raising of the Debt Ceiling, was a legislative milestone for the Obama Administration.  Compared to the victory lap taken [...]

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The Breivikish Effect On The Political Spectrum

  Subscribe to the solidprinciples.com Podcast at iTunes  The Political Spectrum has long been accepted as Conservatism towards the Right, Moderates in the Center, and Radicals on the Far Left. The true measure of extremism, is the uncanny ability in changing the dynamic of an entire political spectrum within the aftermath of their actions. For [...]

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Behind The ‘Attactivism’ Facebook Curtain

When Barry Goldwater became the target of the infamous 1964 ‘Daisy’ Commercial, it brought ‘Dirty Tricks’ as ‘Political Attack’ media into the forefront.  It’s since become a tactical staple for anyone using the Presidential campaign playbook, to pluck out a ‘Daisy’. In the era of social networks, Facebook has now become the perfect ‘Daisy’ for [...]

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Pledging Allegiance In Iowa

“Bob” Vander Plaats (above) of The FAMiLY LEADER, has issued a candidate pledge titled “The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage and Family.”  Plaats  is asking all presidential candidates to sign a pledge regarding their personal convictions on traditional marriage.  So far, only Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum have signed on. In 2008, [...]

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Will A Debt Ceiling Summit Become Health Care Summit Part 2?

When the Obama Administration proposed a bipartisan meeting at Blair House on Feb 25, 2010, the main reaction from the GOP was to denounce it as a ‘Trap’.  Soon afterwards, Star Wars pop-culture stepped in to fill the void, mainly towards Admiral Ackbar’s “It’s a Trap” quote. The Trap gag became immense joke fodder, and Ackbar [...]

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When All Else Fails, Push The Class War Rhetoric

During the 2008 Presidential race, candidate Obama proposed a $50 billion ‘Emergency Economic Plan‘. This plan included issuing rebate payments of $1000 to assist with rising energy costs, extending unemployment benefits, and distributing additional funds to the states. It was planned to be funded from the excess profits of big oil companies, which the Obama [...]

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When It Comes to Music, Republican Candidates Can’t Get Enough ‘Cease-and-Desist’

Tom Petty isn’t much of a Republican fan. During the 2000 Presidential campaign, Petty’s ‘Won’t Back Down’ was briefly used by George W. Bush.   It’s use by Bush occurred at public appearances, and normally would be allowed under performing rights organization (PRO) licence.   This also happens to be the same licence used for [...]

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Puerto Rican Statehood Redux

This week, President Obama became the first U.S President in 50 years to visit Puerto Rico.   The mainstream press were quick to deem Obama reaching out to Hispanic voters, and even Gregg Easterbrook of Reuters was pushing the case of Statehood for PR.  Needless to say, the bulk of the mainstream’s understanding of Puerto [...]

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