http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=834_1346268899 Items in channel 'pickelthepug' Fri, 24 May 2013 19:15:22 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=834_1346268899 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:17:39 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ca1_1346278535 pickelthepug by Arian Campo-Flores TAMPA, Fla.- African-American support for the Republican Party has fallen so far that a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed Mitt Romney capturing 0.0% of the black vote. Enter Mia Love , the 36-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants and a Republican congressional candidate in Utah. Should she win, she would be the first-ever black Republican woman to win a seat in Congress. In a speech that drew sustained applause at the GOP convention Tuesday night, Ms. Love recounted her parents' journey to the U.S., saying they arrived with only $10 in their pockets."The America I grew up knowing was centered in self-reliance and filled with the possibilities of living the American dream," said Ms. Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah. She made apparent references to civil-rights icons Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Our story has been told over 200 years, with small steps and giant leaps, from a woman on a bus to a man with a dream," she said. Ms. Love, a staunch conservative who converted to Mormonism, is challenging Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson , a six-term incumbent. Cook Political Report rates the race a tossup, and Ms. Love's exposure on Tuesday night could give her a boost. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/28/utahs-mia-love-gets-enthusiastic-reception-in-tampa/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ca1_1346278535 pickelthepug Utah's Mia Love Gets Enthusiastic Reception in Tampa Utah's Mia Love Gets Enthusiastic Reception in Tampa Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:53:03 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9dd_1346269886 pickelthepug A well-placed Republican source tells Townhall that Oscar-winning director and actor Clint Eastwood will travel to Tampa, Florida to attend Mitt Romney's nominating convention this week. As the news media scrambles to identify the so-called "mystery speaker" scheduled to address GOP delegates on Thursday evening, some have speculated that the iconic Hollywood figure could fit the bill. Our source -- who spoke on the condition of anonymity -- could not confirm if Eastwood is, in fact, the intriguing "to-be-announced" speaker, but stated unequivocally that the Dirty Harry star will arrive in Florida late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, and will return to southern California on Friday. Eastwood endorsed Romney earlier this month and backed Sen. John McCain's presidential bid in 2008. He also attracted political buzz when he cut a controversial Super Bowl ad for Chrysler earlier this year, which some viewed as a tacit message in favor of President Obama. If he is the RNC mystery man, Eastwood would address Republican delegates just prior to Sen. Marco Rubio's introduction of Romney in primetime on Thursday night. http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/08/29/exclusive_clint_eastwood_headed_to_tampa_for_rnc http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9dd_1346269886 pickelthepug Clint Eastwood Headed to Tampa for RNC Clint Eastwood RNC