Tag Archives: White House

9/11 Remembered

On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., [...]

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Solid Principles Podcast – Episode 45 (Luis Fortuño)

 Solid Principles Podcast: Episode 45 2/3/2012 Fortuño Who?: When Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño issued his endorsement to Mitt Romney, it also increased speculation of Fortuño becoming a prospective VP candidate in the 2012 Republican Presidential Race. On this edition of Solid Principles we present an unabridged interview with Fortuno from 2010, on the topic [...]

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ROAD TO 2012: Can Gingrich Make it Last?

Welcome to another ‘Road to 2012′ – what Pundits overlook, and what we notice South Carolina: While Newt did take the win, South Carolina also opens itself up to newer scrutiny.  Unlike the New Hampshire where unregistered/independents made up 47% of the vote, the open Primary allowed registered Democrats and Independents to vote in GOP field. [...]

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Road to 2012 – Post NH Pre SC

Welcome to another ‘Road to 2012′ – what Pundits overlook, and what we notice NEW HAMPSHIRE:  While it didn’t offer the roller-coaster of Iowa caucus, the early call for Romney allowed the media pundits the chance to throw in comments which didn’t come to pass, but never chose to clarify. When the early reports of [...]

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The Road to 2012

Greetings and welcome to a New Year here at Solid Principles. I’m back from a sabbatical, mostly my thoughts have been spread on my Facebook account, and random thoughts at Twitter. Prior to resuming Podcasting, I felt it was time to share my thoughts via this article on the Republican Primaries, given that we have [...]

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FLASHBACK: Rick Perry Questioned on White House Bid in 2009

According to Politico.com, Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to announce his intention of seeking the Republican Nomination for President this Saturday in North Carolina. The Politico article also leaked Perry’s itinerary post announcement, that included stops in New Hampshire and Iowa. Perry has been asked prior on his intentions of seeking the White House. [...]

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FLASHBACK APRIL 2011: White House Claimed S&P’s Negative Outlook on AAA was a “Political Judgment”

“I don’t think that the S&P’s political judgment is right” Quote from Austan Goolsbee, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers appearing on Bloomberg in April 2011 responding to S&P’s changing of America’s triple-A rating  to a “negative” outlook . Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Care for some light reading matter? How about reading the text of the recently passed S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011 passed today in the Senate. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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BREAKING NEWS: FULL AUDIO – Obama Rose Garden Address on #debtceiling

Full Audio of Obama’s White House Rose Garden Address on Debt (WARNING: CONTAINS CLASS WAR RHETORIC) UPDATE: Video From C-SPAN Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Where is Obama? #debtceiling

The complete schedule for Monday Aug. 1, 2011 for President Obama, and VP Biden. Considering how Obama frequently issued press conferences during the Debt Ceiling negotiations, someone was either taking personal time to play some golf, or just needing to lay low post compromise. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]

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