My Discussion of NY-23 with Newt Gingrich

By Chip Hanlon | 10/30/09

By now, Red County readers should know all about the special election battle being waged in New York's 23rd Congressional district. Perhaps one of the most stunning developments of this entire process was when Newt Gingrich bucked the surging Hoffman tide and instead endorsed the RINO, Scozzafava. Well, I got the chance to discuss this with Newt just yesterday... click the button below to listen: A couple more things about... read more »

Last Call: Debating NY-23 with Newt Gingrich

By Chip Hanlon | 10/30/09

The battle is on in NY-23, and Newt Gingrich shocked the conservative world by backing the RINO in this race. On Thursday, Chip Hanlon got the chance to discuss this startling choice with the former Speaker himself--and Newt did not back down. Listen in for a terrific conversation between these two. Also, know that Gingrich's new book, "To Try Men's Souls," is now available at Amazon. Be sure to pick up a copy. read more »

30 House Members Under Investigation

By Chip Hanlon | 10/30/09

So, in other words, less than 10% of the House's membership is being looked at for ethics violations (6.9%, to be precise). Well, isn't that nice: Dozens in Congress Under Ethics Inquiry   read more »

Re-Design Pushed Back to Late Next Week

By Chip Hanlon | 10/30/09

In last week's Red County Recap, we mentioned that a homepage facelift was coming. That's true, but as we rolled into this week, yours truly had a little revelation: it would be pretty silly of us to unveil a re-design just days before an important election. Thus, we're pushing it back to after next week's election day; it's all ready to go, but look for that facelift late next week instead. By the way: not receiving the Red County Recap,... read more »

John Garamendi for Lt. Governor!!

By Chip Hanlon | 10/29/09

So, you're thinking, 'Hanlon, you idiot: he already is the Lt. Governor.' Um, right. That's the point: let's keep him there. I don't need to write another word about this race because our Matt Mitchell just wrote a great summary of what's happening in the race for California's 10th Congressional District. Bottom line: if GOP nominee, David Harmer, can pull off the upset, we won't inflict Garamendi on Washington and he'll stay... read more »

Last Call: Conversation with David Harmer, GOP Nominee for CA-10

By Chip Hanlon | 10/29/09

California Republicans have a shot at pulling off a stunning upset: in what should be a safe Demcrat district and a sitting Lt. Governor as the Left's nominee, recent polls say that Republican David Harmer is within the margin of error in CA's 10th. He's closing hard and might be able to pull off this miracle, but he needs your help. Listen to this podcast and you'll hear he's the real deal. After that, go directly to www.HarmerForCongress.com... read more »

A Nice Write-Up on Last Week's Blog Blitz in NY-23

By Chip Hanlon | 10/29/09

Our Eric Ingemunson, who also writes "Ingemusings" over at the Ventura Star, wrote a really nice post about last week's online rebellion against Dede Scozzafava in NY-23: Conservative bloggers come of age during "battle for the soul of the GOP" Thanks, Eric! read more »

ACU Chairman, David Keene, Discusses NY-23 and CA-10

By Chip Hanlon | 10/28/09

I wanted to post this here in case you missed this week's short podcast with the Chairman of the ACU, David Keene. He discusses the outlook for the close House races in New York-23 and California-10, and he tells what attendeed can expect from CPAC, which is coming up in mid-February. Click the play button below to listen: Tomorrow, be sure to watch this space: you'll be able to listen to my conversation with... read more »

Weren't Healthcare Hearings Going to be Seen on C-Span, Mr President?

By Chip Hanlon | 10/28/09

Yeah, right. In the category of 'politicians will say anything to get elected,' that is a promise Barack Obama made in 2008, that "...we'll have the negotiations televised on C-Span so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who is, who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies." Uh, huh... those awful drug and insurance companies, yada... read more »

Chris Matthews Will Get Right on This-- Not

By Chip Hanlon | 10/28/09

Remember how Chris Matthews just loved to rail about, among many other things, how "secretive" the Bush Administration was? Well, the new President and his minions have already shunned FOIA requests, Congress, the media and everyone in between, but have you heard a peep out of any leading journalists on the Left? A terrific new Washington Times op-ed by Quin Hillyer shows how closed and defiant the new administration has... read more »