Here’s a little “gem” that’s camp — so say the least. In 1978, 30s, 40s sex symbol Mae West released her last film, “Sextette.” She was — depending on which account you believe — in her 80s or 90s (she reportedly had a hearing aid in her ear). She was shot through cameras that blurred her face a bit so she looked younger. West did all her old moves, her voice inflections –even sang. In the film, men were enchanted by her. So here..from one...

Our political Quote of the Day comes from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: “Vote for Newt. Annoy a liberal. Vote Newt. Keep this vetting process going, keep the debate going.” And so it comes down to this. The vote — that little thing that so many Americans died for more than two centuries to make sure all Americans had — should be used to “annoy” someone with whom you disagree. Someone who has a different ideological label than you do. The rest of Palin’s...

Cardow, The Ottawa CitizenSurprise, surprise: it now turns out that former First Lady Nancy Reagan has let it be known that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is not using the quote Ronald Reagan made about supposedly passing the “torch” to Gingrich properly: Calling himself “the legitimate heir to the Reagan movement,” Newt Gingrich recently cited a 1995 speech by Nancy Reagan in which the former First Lady said that her husband “passed on the torch” to him. “In 1995, Nancy...

As Florida Republicans get ready to cast their ballots in a bitterly contested Republican presidentail primary, they will likely get some food for thought from the latest USA Today, Gallup swing states poll which shows that if the election were held today, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would be tied but that if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was the nominee the GOP would trail by double digiits. And Romney is tied but not tied: he actually comes out ahead of...

Each new poll that coming out of Florida has worse news for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. I guess this one suggests voters didn’t suddenly run to him following Sarah Palin’s defense of him: Mitt Romney may be on his way to a decisive victory in the Florida GOP primary Tuesday, according to a new NBC/Marist poll. Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 points, 42 percent to 27 percent in the crucial state. Rick Santorum is third with 16 percent, followed by Ron Paul with 11 percent. Just...

Nate Silver looks at a variety of polls and gives us the bottom line: unless there is some huge shift, a consensus of polls indicates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will beat former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in Florida’s presidential primary on Tuesday: You can find pretty much every species of poll in Florida right now. There are traditional polls and automated polls, Internet polls and partisan polls, academic polls and commercial polls. There are polls where voters checked a box....

Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com A new Reuters/Ipsos online poll mirrors what most polls are finding: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney seems to have Big Mo in Florida while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s poll numbers are going anywhere but in the direction of the moon: White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner...

LAPLACE, Louisiana –How could I resist? Here I am at Laplace, Louisiana, en route to another city in Louisiana, on a quick stop. I check the Internet and there it is: a post that says some of what I suggested in an earlier post. So I want to say what I always wanted to say: As I’ve noted before, no, Sarah Palin lovers and admirers, your heroine is NOT universally loved, admired or — in some quarters — even respected as a politician. To some she is anathema. In THIS POST written...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is continuing in his evolution as a conservative candidate most appealing to those who idolize conservative talk shows and as a candidate who most reflects those in the GOP who seemingly seek a smaller tentby making it clear those who don’t fit a rigid ideological profile need not attempt entry. His two latest endorsements are sure to be (additional) baggage for him if he gets the nomination and plans to talk to more than his existing choir — like,...

What’s the definition of a “sour loser?” THIS.

A make who makes pizza sings opera. And now he has gone viral: video platform video management video solutions video player I predict this guy will make a lot of dough. (But politicians go one step further: they give us a song AND a dance.)

In the final scene of the classic 1931 movie “Little Ceasar,” the gangster, played by the great Edward G. Robinson, his body riddled with bullets shot by police, says: “”Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?” In the wake of last night’s lively CNN Republican Presidential debate, many observers are now seriously asking: “Mother of mercy, is this is the political end of front-runner former House Speaker Newt Gingrich?” And expect that question to...

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This is live blogging of the CNN Florida Republican Presidential debate. Note that due to logistical reasons I have started late. So I will include links and live blogging from around the Internet and news organizations. MY entries entries will be on top PST. When this debate is completed an EXTENSIVE roundup: Will be placed on top of the live blogging. Commentary live blogging: The debate ends. Winners: Santorum and Romney. Loser: Gingrich. Paul: barely there. From the Guardian’s live blogging: 10.15pm:...

Due to some logistical problems (I am now in Louisiana and will be offline until later in the evening) it’s unlikely I can do live blogging tonight, or if I do it’ll be the very last part of the debate. But check in with TMV often to get the takes on the debate from other TMV writers. Towards the end of the evening I’ll be putting together a roundup on the debate — with quotes from blogs, news stories and Twitter.

Top conservatives and members of the GOP establishment are now in a full throttle (figuratively and literally) assault against former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s attempt to win the 2012 Republican nomination by painting himself as a great party man and conservative. And one of the biggest Republican establishment guns from days past has entered the fray: former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who headed the Republican ticket in 1996. Dole has issued just about the most blunt, stripped-of-niceties...

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey is detecting a shift on the eve of what is expected to be a fireworks-packed Presidential debate in Florida: Rasmussen finds former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney now back on top in Florida: Mitt Romney has jumped back ahead in the fevered Florida Republican Primary race with his support back to where it was before Newt Gingrich’s big win Saturday in South Carolina. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Florida Republican Primary Voters,...

It turns that now it has been proven and Newt Gingrich has admitted he was wrong about the witnesses he had to rebut his ex-wife’s allegations and ABC’s response to his purported offer to bring them foward. A slight inaccuracy — but, hey, it allowed him to puff up his big melodramatic moment against the press and hit that good, old hot button that helped him with the South Carolina primary. This confirms King’s reputation as a serious journalist and Gingrich’s history...

AUSTIN, Tex. — It’s a new, unsettling era for Republicans on many fronts. For instance, take Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Please. Many Texans still love Perry and felt badly about his wipe out on the national political stage. The Dallas Morning News had this big headline: “Perry’s dream dashed…With S.C. out of reach, he bows out, backs Gingrich.” A story underneath that: “After failed bid, what’s his future?” Columnist Jacquielynn Floyd’s headline:...

Here is a clip that will live in political history, to be shown again and again and again. Watch East Haven, CT Mayor Joseph Maturo, asked what he’d do for his city’s Latino community after four police officers were charged for using excessive force against undocumented immigrants and covering up abuses, say “I might have tacos for dinner.” Even worse: his interview is with a reporter from WPIX, a major New York City market television station. Also note how he apparently...

Yes that day has arrived and I never thought it would (although years ago I did do a serious, stand-back and analyze review of one of her earlier books). Our political Quote of the Day comes from Ann Coulter’s new column where Coulter, who is aggressively supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the 2012 Republican nomination, makes the case for GOPers for picking Romney and not former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Her support stems from one fact: she wants the Republican Party...

Could Florida have a wild card? Several news stories are now suggesting that the Latino vote could save former Massachusetts Gov, Mitt Romney in Florida’s upcoming Presidential primary. And, indeed, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has an ad up that accuses Romney of being anti-immigrant in an effort to make inroads into that vote. But the latest is that Gingrich has pulled the ad after many of the state’s Latino politicians (including Republicans) denounced him for it. The Christian...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We ran a post before on a CBS News story we picked off of a highly reliable and must-read site that aggregates news stories and blog posts but it turned out to be a year old. We regret the error. When we get a new news story with polling that is properly dated we’ll run it. We weren’t the only website to run this old story and not realize it was old — but we don’t intend to make the same error again. Graphic via shutterstock.com

Amid people who are counting finding out that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich drops Ronald Reagan’s name constantly, a Romney PAC has taken this factoid and run with it in this new ad:

Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons Newt Gingrich continues his campaign to brand (and not without reason, actually) former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney a — get ready, hide the kids from this word, hope it won’t get this site deleted from the Internet — moderate (there I said it). And it may well work in Florida but the Republican Party could be facing some real collateral damage come November: Once the Republican presidential campaign came to Florida, it was only a matter of time until...