John Twarog

John Twarog

John is a 2012 alumnus of the National Journalism Center. He is a graduate of Canisius College in Buffalo NY, and is currently in graduate school in Georgia. Follow him on Twitter at @johntwarog.

Obama Boy Proclaims “I’ve Got A Crush On Obama”

If you thought “Obama Girl” had a major crush on the president, wait til you meet “O-B-A-M-A” booty-short donning, rainbow-covered “Obama Boy.”

Last night on Hannity, the 2008 Internet sensation “Obama Girl” admitted that recently her crush on Barack Obama had certainly lost some intensity, and hinted that she may support Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

“Obama Girl” was a popular 2008 music video about one girl’s crush on Obama. The video, starring model Amber Lee Ettinger, has garnered over 100 million views on YouTube.

In response to the loss of Ettinger’s support, gay NYC film maker Justin Brown has responded with a video of his own, in which he praises Obama for his recent support of marriage for LGBT individuals.

By /// June 14, 2012

Biased New York Times Editorial blames Republicans for refusing to pass another failed Stimulus

In an extraordinary example of political bias, today’s New York Times editorial chastises Republican Governor Tom Corbett for refusing to raise taxes on the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Times claims that after the $900 million in federal stimulus money dried up, Corbett “chose not to find” state money to continue funding certain areas of government at the same level as they were before the state ran out of Stimulus funds.

The article also attempts to smear Mitt Romney and other fellow Republicans for their support of reduced federal spending, claiming that Republicans don’t “consider a job to be economically significant unless it is in the private sector.”

By /// June 13, 2012

Top Democratic Strategist Worried “Obama’s Economic Message Is Tone Deaf”

A senior Democratic strategist is all but panicking that President Obama’s weak message on the economy is not swaying independent voters toward his re-election campaign.

New polling data reports that 38 percent of independent voters approve of President’s economic policies, while 54 percent of independent voters hold unfavorable views of Obama’s plan for the economy.

Democratic political consultant James Carville voiced his concerns on Good Morning America this morning about the tendency of the Obama campaign to over-emphasize “the progress that is being made.”

By /// June 13, 2012

[Video] Sen. Cornyn demands Eric Holder’s resignation

Sen John Cornyn, R-Texas, told  Attorney General Eric Holder Tuesday the time for his resignation has come during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The senator  accused Holder of purposely covering up details of “Operation Fast and Furious”, stating to Holder that, “You won’t tell the truth about what you knew and when you knew it.”… Read Article ›

By /// June 12, 2012

Rep. Allen West Campaign: I’m Just Getting Started

Rep. Allen West released a new campaign ad this morning, in which he outlines several bold steps that must be taken to fix the failing bureaucracy of Washington D.C.

In the ad, West says that he ran for Congress, “to continue my service to the country I love”, and that he “has seen the greatness of this country (America), through the service of my father and my brother.”

A retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Army, Rep. West noted that America “inspires men and women to put everything on the line, in defense of our way of life.”

He detailed several government reforms necessary to improve our country for the better, including putting an end to “the taxes and regulations that are killing job growth”, and also fixing “a failing education bureaucracy that is leaving America’s children behind.”

By /// June 11, 2012

Mitch Daniels: Government Works Better Without Public Sector Unions

In an interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, Gov. Mitch Daniels (R- IN) had strong words of criticism for public sector unions and collective bargaining.

When asked by Wallace to comment on the recent passage of laws limiting the rights of public union workers in several U.S. cities, Daniels replied, “I think the message is, the voters are seeing the fundamental unfairness of government sitting on both sides of the table and they are noticing with sadness that the fundamental services of education and health care and others are diminished because so much money is devoured by very high salaries.”

By /// June 11, 2012

Eric Holder’s Basic Awareness Problem

Playing the “clueless” card seems to have become a favored tactic for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

In a testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Holder denied that he had prior knowledge of the of the specific tactics used in Operation Fast and Furious, an illegal gun-running ring carried out by ATF.

By /// June 10, 2012

The Ultimate Contrast: Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama

Yesterday marked the 8th annual Young America’s Foundation Reagan Forum, a panel discussion held once a year on Capitol Hill to commemorate the life of our nation’s 40th President, Ronald Reagan.

This year’s forum focused on contrasting the visions of government held by Reagan and President Obama, to counter the popular liberal media narrative that, regarding policy, the men were mirror images of one another.

By /// June 8, 2012