No New York Parade For Iraq War Vets While Troops Are Still In Harms Way

Cooter On Newt: “He Would Probably Like To Be Emperor Of The Planet”

Ben Jones, the former Dukes of Hazzard actor and former congressman who ran against Gingrich, isn’t a fan.

It speaks to his ambitions,” he said. “He is the most ambitious person I ever met. He would probably like to be emperor of the planet if there was such a position.”

Gingrich is a “demagogue” who “appeals to the worst in people, their fears,” Jones said. “If he were to become the President of the United States it would be disastrous to our country,” he said.

“It would be the worst thing politically to ever happen to our nation. He’s …

Romney Opens Up 8-Point Lead Over Gingrich In Florida

Reuters/Ipsos

[Romney] ahead of Gingrich by 41 percent to 33 percent among likely voters in Florida’s January 31 Republican primary.

It confirms Romney’s recovery in polls, aided by strong debate performances, after a stinging defeat at the South Carolina primary vote last weekend.

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum trails with 13 percent and Texas Congressman Ron Paul would get 5 percent of the vote.…

On Friday’s Radio Show…

• DNC Vice Chair and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak joins Alan to discuss the outlook for Tuesday’s Florida Primary.

• James Wesley Rawles of SurvivalBlog.com explains why growing subculture thinks that the collapse of civilization is near.

• It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All!…

AZ Police Officer’s Facebook Page Shows Bullet-Ridden Obama Images

The Secret Service is investigating the images on Peoria, Arizona police Sergeant Pat Shearer’s Facebook page.

In an interview with a local television station, Shearer said the picture was taken by him, and he did not feel it was “that big of a deal.” He called it a “political statement.”

He told the station he stands by Obama and would give up his life for him.

“It’s not like they (the youths) were going to go out and shoot the president,” Shearer said…

He could face a range of disciplinary action if found to be in violation of department’s policy …

Pro-Gay Sweatshirt Could Lead To Suit Against Alabama School That Objected

Elizabeth Garrett, an openly gay sophomore at Brookwood High School, was told to remove a pro-gay sweatshirt.

[It] read, “Warning, This Individual Infected With ‘The Gay,’ Proceed With Caution,” because the official said it was disruptive. At a different point, the same official instructed Elizabeth that same-sex couples would not be allowed at the school’s prom. The Southern Poverty Law Center is threatening to file a federal lawsuit against the district if officials did not stop censoring speech supporting gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals and to do away with its ban on same-sex couples at prom by February 1. “No …

Debate Fact Check

From the AP:

Mitt Romney accused Newt Gingrich of calling Spanish a “ghetto language.”

GINGRICH: “It’s taken totally out of context…. I did not say it about Spanish. I said in general about all languages. We are better for children to learn English in general, period.”

FACT:In his speech to the National Federation of Republican Women, Gingrich advocated making English the official language, a position he still holds, and added: “We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the …

Romney Up, Newt Down In Florida

The Quinnipiac Poll has Romney over Gingrich 38-29% among Florida Republican voters.

At the same time, a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released Friday showed Gingrich leading Romney nationally, 37 percent to 28 percent.

Underscoring the topsy-turvy nature of the primary race, however, the same poll showed Romney doing significantly better than Gingrich when voters were asked to chose between either of them and President Obama.…

Three Chicago Teens Tried To Hang Black Student

Three Chicago teens are being charged with a hate crime.

Three Chicago teens are being charged with a hate crime after it was revealed they tried to hang a black student who attended their high school.

The three students from Chicago’s Brother Rice High School are alleged to have used a noose, called the boy the N-word, while threatening him with a knife…

Matthew Herrmann, an 18-year-old graduate of Brother Rice High School, is now facing felony charges for an alleged hate crime.

Herrmann, and two other boys, 16 and 17 years old, lured the victim to one of …

Romney To Gingrich On Idea Of Lunar Colony: “You’re Fired!”

Romney told Gingrich that big idea aren’t always good ideas.

Romney struck first, saying that he would fire Gingrich if he came to him with an idea of spending a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon. As Romney put it, “You’re fired!”…

U.S. Economy Picked Up In Fourth Quarter

Consumer spending is improving as customers are returning to auto showrooms and malls.

Gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced, grew at a 3 percent annual pace after advancing 1.8 percent in the previous three months, according to the median forecast of 79 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Household purchases, which account for about 70 percent of the economy, may have climbed 2.4 percent, the survey showed.…