A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Romney divides Republicans
By Tom Quiner Mitt Romney did an excellent job in the Republican debates last year. He knows his stuff. He’s pretty quick on his feet. He comes across as presidential. And he’s likable. He has squandered much of these positives with the barrage, no, with the tsunami of negativity he and his surrogates unleashed on his more conservative rivals, most notably, Newt Gingrich. Even liberal columnist, Eugene Robinson of the…
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 one month thanks to the unprecedented hit ads run by Mssrs. Romney and Paul. The…
Quick 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 a great job. I spoke on behalf of Newt Gingrich, using the notes I posted…
What 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 is unrecognizable. Abortion is not only the law of the land, the president and his…
More 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 movement. But this isn’t remotely true. I started my business twenty five years ago. My…
2011 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, or speak so that women cry. The point of a political speech is to persuade…
Quiner’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 the plug. 9. Courageous Leaders: Presidents Reagan and G.W. Bush made tough decisions that were unpopular…
Our knowable God
By Tom Maly Throughout the history of humankind, “god” or “gods,” including the God of the Old Testament, were seen as entities to be feared as they were harsh, judgmental, and punitive. As we are all aware, there have been numerous occasions where humans were sacrificed to appease those gods. One of the aspects of the incarnation of Christ, the Son of God, is that God can now be seen and known as a human. His entire life…
Gingrich offers a dynamic pro-growth economic plan
By Tom Quiner There is only one way Republicans can beat President Obama next year. They must run a pro-growth campaign. Ronald Reagan did it so beautifully. He appealed to the proven track record of American free markets, limited government and taxation, and the glory of entrepreneurship, which is essentially the exact opposite of the Obama approach. Independent voters are more suspicious of Republicans, whether that’s fair or not. But…
Ron 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 Korea invaded South Korea, precipitating a war that involved the United States. Fighting ended in…
The payroll tax cut is a double loser
By Tom Quiner Liberal instincts seem to be consistently wrong when it comes to creating jobs. Republicans have an uncanny ability to be suckered into supporting ill-conceived “job-creating” legislation. The payroll tax cut extension is a tour de force of bad economic policy. The premise of the president and his party is that “putting money in people’s pockets” will stimulate the economy and create jobs. So did the cut in…
WARNING: New, politically-incorrect humor awaits you!
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhTlUCdr4VY&feature=youtu.be] Our friends from News Busted will make this holiday season bright with a fresh heaping of politically-incorrect humor. Watch. Listen. Laugh. Merry Christmas!
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