I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it’s cold outside I’ve got the month of May. I guess you’d say What can make me feel this way? My girl…talkin’ […]
Iowa Caucus
1st night video report: Division in the Hall at the GOP Convention
Nothing ever – and I mean just about litterally nothing ever – happens at a national convention that one could call, to borrow a term from Missouri candidate for the […]
a GOP Convention video snapshot: Michigan Dance Party
As home state to the GOP Nominee for the Presidency of the United States the Michigan Delegation has a prime spot, front and center in the Convention Hall. During one […]
GOP Convention Update: “I love you WOMEN!”
Mass-produced, handmade signs created by Convention operations staff proclaim, “We <3 you Ann” and “Women love Ann,” appear just in time for Mrs. Romney’s Tuesday night marquee speech. In response, […]
GOP Convention Update: We Met at a High School Dance
“Tonight I want to talk with you from my heart about our hearts,” Ann Romney gushes. She discusses her husband’s kind heart, their children, and her love for women.
GOP Convention Update: Patriots and Pioneers
“We will roll back Obamacare on day one!” [U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH)] In Marxist theory, the term “false consciousness” refers to the ways in which the proletariat […]
GOP Convention Update: Tools of the Trade
Personal responsibility, fiscal accountability, and rugged individualism are leitmotifs during Tuesday afternoon’s session.
GOP Convention Update: Four Score
Evocations of the forefathers abound. From the country’s actual founders to the “Reagan Rooftop”, the GOP is careful to cite its sources.
GOP Convention Update: Clearwater
Katie McGowan and Jon Winet are in Tampa to document the 2012 GOP National Convention. Below is their first dispatch. Tampa, Florida August 27, 2012. While waiting on the Iowa […]
Mustering Sheep: The Iowa Caucuses and the Making of American-ness
Photos by Jon Winet For Iowans, December is a time of making personal connections on the ground, judging presidential candidates by their handshakes and eye contact, and watching debates in […]