Politics
Iowa Caucus postmortem
By Tom Quiner My fair state has given us much to chew on after last night’s Caucuses. A few reactions … Negative campaigning pays. Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and their pressure groups launched a focused smear campaign on former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. It worked. Mr. Gingrich lost half of his support in…
Read MoreQuick reactions from my caucus experience tonight
By Tom Quiner Precinct 16 in Des Moines had 81 people show up. Two candidates imported speakers from out of state: Rick Perry and Ron Paul. Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman, and Michelle Bachman did not have anyone get up and speak on their behalf. Rick Santorum had a speaker from my neighbor speak, who did…
Read MoreWhat I’m going to say at the Iowa Caucus tonight
By Tom Quiner My wife, son, and wheel-chair laden mother-in-law will head to Hillis Elementary School tonight for the Iowa Caucuses. This is the biggest caucus of any of our lives. For my 20 year old son, it is his first. For my 87 year old mother-in-law, perhaps her last. The stakes are huge. America…
Read MoreMore myths from 2011 exposed!
By Tom Quiner In my previous post, I presented five myths that worked there way through the nation’s media last year. I barely scratched the surface. Here are five more: MYTH #6: America suffers from consumer inequality. This is the natural extension of the 1% vs the 99% argument made by the Occupy Wall Street…
Read More2011 myths exposed!
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVP3KU-qOzc] Joseph Goebbels was Adolph Hitler’s Propaganda Minister. His philosophy was specific: “Success is the important thing. Propaganda is not a matter for average minds, but rather a matter for practitioners. It is not supposed to be lovely or theoretically correct. I do not care if I give wonderful, aesthetically elegant speeches,…
Read MoreQuiner’s Diner’s top ten posts of 2011
By Tom Quiner These were some of the posts that meant the most to me in 2011. If you missed them, you might enjoy catching up. Thanks for reading. I appreciate it. Happy New Year! *** 10. Three Reasons Pro Abortion Advocates Should Support Defunding Planned Parenthood: Got your attention? There are rational reasons proborts should pull…
Read MoreRon Paul’s dangerous foreign policy
By Tom Quiner Europeans have been relentlessly killing each other throughout their history. At the conclusion of the second world war, something happened that brought stability to Wester Europe: the United States maintained a military presence. Ron Paul says this is wrong and we should close down our bases and come home. In 1950, North…
Read MoreGingrich vs. Obama: who is more trustworthy?
By Tom Quiner This is part two of a discussion of Barack Obama’s trustworthiness compared to Newt Gingrich’s. To my many liberal friends reading this, I’d like to explain my rationale for writing this post. As you know, I am a fan of Newt Gingrich. I think he would make a great president, and I…
Read MoreDecember 23rd, 1981
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkKVYjw1Ehc] Today, international drama rages in the Mideast. During the Reagan years, it raged in Eastern Europe. A dozen days before Christmas in 1981, the communist government in Poland declared marshal law on their citizens. Poles were devastated. President Reagan sprung into action. He called Pope John Paul II and offered support.…
Read MoreDo you really trust President Obama more than Newt Gingrich?
By Tom Quiner I had lunch yesterday with my favorite liberal friend. He voted for Barack Obama for President. He will most likely vote for him again. I asked him about Newt Gingrich. He said he could never vote for Mr. Gingrich because he broke his marriage vows. Quiner’s Diner has suggested in a previous…
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