Top Three Examples of the DNC taking Romney’s words out of context

While appearing on MSNBC  Wednesday morning to defend President Obama against criticisms of his “You didn’t build that” comment last week Democratic National Committee (DNC) Executive Director Patrick Gaspard made a gaffe of his own.

On The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd Gaspard said the DNC had never taken Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s words out of context.

Despite the Gaspard’s claim that the DNC has never taken Romney out of context, Red Alert has put together a “Top 3 List” of Romney quotes Democrats have taken out of context:

By /// July 25, 2012

Firearms are shooting off the shelves in Colorado

Since the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting last Friday morning gun sales have skyrocketed in the state, NPR reports.

According to the Denver Post, between Friday and Sunday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation approved background checks for 2,887 people requesting to purchase a firearm—a 43 percent increase from the previous weekend and a 39 percent jump over the first weekend in July.

By /// July 24, 2012

Majority of Americans believe small businesses are responsible for economic growth

The latest Rasmussen poll shows that 72 percent of Americans believe that entrepreneurs who start small businesses are responsible for more economic growth than big business or government.

The national telephone survey also found that just 13 percent disagreed, and Americans also believe small business owners are the hardest working group of people.

By /// July 24, 2012

Romney Hammers Obama On “You Didn’t Build That” Gaffe, Says Entire Speech Is “Disconcerting”

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues to criticize the president for his anti-business comments last week, and defended his record at Bain Capital.

Romney was asked whether or not his criticism of President Barack Obama’s comments was being fair on the Kudlow Report last night.  Romney said it was not only fair, but the speech needs to be analyzed more closely.

By /// July 24, 2012

Midwest Drought Means Higher Food Costs

College students already on tight budgets, will be forced to pay more this year when shopping for produce at their local grocery store or market. With unemployment at 8.2 percent and close to 50 percent of recent college graduates without jobs, the rise in food prices will significantly impact young adults just starting their lives.

Killer droughts reducing crop sizes in the Midwest have already affected food prices ranging from corn and soy beans, to the price of even meat, milk and vegetable oil. The severe conditions affecting these crops are caused by the prolonged heat and lack of rain this summer.

By /// July 23, 2012

McCain, Netanyahu warn of deteriorating situation in Syria

The world is running out of time to keep the violence in Syria from destabilizing the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Americans Sunday morning.

The men provided a chilling outlook of what the uncontrolled collapse of the Syrian government could lead to, including the threat of Islamist terrorist group Hezbollah confiscating Syria’s chemical weapons and engaging in chemical warfare throughout the Middle East.

By /// July 22, 2012

Young America’s Foundation releases trailer for upcoming film, “The Conservatives”

The Young America’s Foundation (YAF) released a trailer Wednesday for their upcoming film, The Conservatives—a project intended to combat political activism on college campuses by the American Left.

According to Ron Meyer, Spokesman for YAF, America’s classrooms “are training grounds for class warfare.” YAF is trying to reach a whole new generation of people who typically do not hear what Conservatism is all about.

By /// July 20, 2012

Young Americans For Liberty To Hire 20 Staffers, Aims To Influence August Primaries

Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) is hiring 20 full-time staffers to run what they describe as a “high-tech phone bank” in their headquarters just outside of Washington, D.C.

The program, described as something YAL can “win on principle,” will start July 29 and last through the first week of September.  August is typically a busy primary month during election years.

By /// July 19, 2012