Posts Tagged ‘Rick Santorum’
What I like about Rick Santorum
By Tom Quiner I like something about each Republican candidate. There is something I very much like about Rick Santorum: he is authentic. This is a huge deal in the year 2012. Many Republicans look at Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich and have concerns about what they really stand for. Independent voters have legitimate concerns…
Read MoreRemarkable media bias at last night’s debate
By Tom Quiner Just when you think the media can’t crane to the left any further, they surprise you. Take ABC’s George Stephanopoulos with this question in last night’s Republican debate: [Do you believe] “that states have the right to ban contraception, or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy?” Think about this question. As…
Read MoreIowa 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 MoreQuiner’s Diner’s readers react to Newt Gingrich …
By Tom Quiner Newt Gingrich is the most interesting candidate in the field. Love him or hate him, you’re going to listen to him and talk about about what he is saying. I’ve gathered together comments from reader’s of this blog post regarding Speaker Gingrich. A Des Moines attorney who was a Pawlenty backer this…
Read MoreRick Santorum to participate in this Sunday’s Life Chain in Des Moines
By Tom Quiner Republicans and Democrats have differing viewpoints when it comes to the human fetus (Latin for offspring or Little One). Republicans view the Little One as being worthy of human rights. Democrats don’t. Republicans view the Little One as being a person. Democrats don’t. Republicans view the Little One as having a fundamental…
Read MoreA spot of tea in Indianola
By Lisa Bourne I attended the Tea Party of America’s Restoring America event in at the National Balloon Classic grounds in Indianola, IA on Saturday, September 3. Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was the keynote speaker at the event. Despite previous reports that she would not announce her candidacy for…
Read MoreJohn the Baptist. Barack Obama. Melissa Ohden. Rick Santorum.
By Tom Quiner Do you know who John the Baptist is? The Catholic Church considers him the greatest and last in the line of the prophets. He was the voice in the wilderness paving the way for Jesus, the Christ. He did something interesting while still in his mother’s womb. I quote the King James…
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