Assault weapons? Why does anyone need them? Ellis Henican, hosting the Alan Colmes Radio Show, asked Emilio – who spent eleven years in the military, including a year in Iraq – why he needed a machine gun that shoots grenades on the streets of Salt Lake City. The caller was in no mood to answer. It is after all, Emilio told Ellis,…
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“I promise you, he’ll find some doctor who’ll say he’s in tiptop shape.” – Ellis Henican Is New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie too fat to be the next President? Wednesday night Barbara Walters interviewed Christie as part of her “10 Most Fascinating People” special. Walters, known for making guests cry during her specials, asked Christie about his…
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“Raising the rate on 2% is not going to do it, closing deductions is not going to do it. I think in the end taxes are going to go up for everyone.” – Ellis Henican Danger! Rising Taxes Ahead! We’re standing just 25 days away from the Fiscal Cliff. At this time, both Democrats…
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“If you really believe the Republicans are doing great by Latinos, then don’t change a thing and you’re never going to win their vote.” – Ellis Henican The right is still reeling from their election thumping. What went wrong? Ellis, appearing on David Webb’s radio program, points to the Latino vote. “Republicans need to immediately give…
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“Candidates for President can afford to ignore 43 of the American states” – Ellis Henican The polls show that the election – just two weeks away – is THAT close. But the truth is that, unless you live in a ‘swing state’, your vote isn’t the one that will put either Romney or Obama in…
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“Israel has done some things that are great and admirable. But, also, they’ve done some things that are not very helpful to peace in the Middle East.”- Ellis Henican Mitt Romney used the second Presidential debate to attck President Obama’s position on Israel. “This calls into question the president’s whole policy in the Middle East.…
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“I want an engaged moderator. I don’t want some potted plant sitting up there.” – Ellis Henican Unlike last week when Jim Lehrer’s debate moderator performance was widely criticized, Martha Raddatz’s turn in the center seat was praised by most vierwers, journalists and pundits. But not all. Conservatives in the media were quick to pan Raddatz…
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“You know what would have been more fun? If we had no moderator at all. Just put the candidates out there and let them go at each other.” – Ellis Henican There’s no getting around it. It was not a great night for the President. The much awaited Presidential Debate in Denver was nearly universally…
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“So far we’ve just got murkiness. They think that by going beyond campaign slogans they’re going to tie themselves in political knots.” – Ellis Henican First it was the economy with neither side putting forth a specific plan on how to solve the issues facing America. Then came the terror attack in Libya. Suddenly foreign policy…
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“Romney doesn’t even believe it’s worth the effort. I’m not that big a pessimist. The problem I have is when you throw up your hands and say that it’s not worth my time to try.” – Ellis Henican Two months before Mitt Romney made a much publicized visit to Israel, he spoke at a $50,000 a plate…
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