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CHIP SALTSMAN announces run for RNC chairmanship. UPDATE: Related item from A.C. Kleinheider. …
Instapundit — CHIP SALTSMAN announces run for RNC chairmanship. UPDATE: Related item from A.C. Kleinheider. ANOTHER UPDATE: Here’s Saltsman’s website, and here are his thoughts on an online campaign for the GOP. ...

R.N.C. Chairman Begins Campaign to Keep His Job
The Caucus — Though a handful of other contenders are already eying his job, Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan announced his re-election bid on Wednesday, vowing a return to the party’s “core conservative principles.” In an e-mail to members of the R.N.C., Mr. Duncan expressed optimism about the future of the party and pledged to roll out a 10-point plan to strengthen it. But in a YouTube video on his Web site, MikeForChairman.com ...

The Ed Morrissey Show: Chip Saltsman, NRTW’s Stefan Gleason
Hot Air » Top Picks — The Ed Morrissey Show: Chip Saltsman, NRTW’s Stefan Gleason posted at 1:15 pm on December 10, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we welcome two new guests. First, Chip Saltsman will talk to us about his bid for the RNC chair, and how he sees the mission for the RNC over the next four years. Afterwards, National Right to Work Foundation’s VP Stefan Gleason will talk about the dangers of the incoming Obama administration on the labor-relations front. We’ll talk to both men about the ...

RNC Chair Candidate Gives Gift of 'Barack the Magic Negro'
Politics Daily — Filed under: Republicans, Barack Obama, Obama AdministrationChip Saltsman, a frontrunner for the chairmanship of the RNC and a two watt bulb, is apparently not that interested in the job, if his choice of Christmas gifts is any indication. From The Hill: (h/t Daily Beast) RNC candidate Chip Saltsman's Christmas greeting to committee members includes a music CD with lyrics from a song called "Barack the Magic Negro," first played on Rush Limbaugh's popular radio show. Saltsman, a personal friend of conservative satirist Paul Shanklin, sent a ...

RNC Race for Chairman Getting Hot
PoliPundit.com — RNC Race for Chairman Getting Hot With just about 5 weeks to go until the vote in Washington, DC to elect the next Chairman of the Republican National Committee, the six candidates running have very little time to impress and convince the 168 voting members of the Republican National Committee that they would be the best candidate for the job. To my knowledge, the campaigns have been positive, with each candidate pretty much sticking to promoting their own plan for the future of the GOP, while touting their individual accomplishments and resume, instead of going negative on their opponents. In fact, in some cases, ...

Rushing To Limbo — Revisited
The Democratic Daily — I’ve dealt with this before, of course, the Rush Limbaugh “Magic Negro” song that’s once again roiling the RNC waters. From April 13, 2007 (on “Zug” the previous incarnation of this blog): Right click and “save as” 1.4 megs, 2:57, FM quality stereo .mp3. Originally titled—with unintended irony—”Tolerance.” As usual, there are no easy answers, and you will have to think for yourself. It was a simple “compare and contrast” of Don ...

Ask The RNC Chairman Candidates A Question
The Policy Report —   The debate between the six candidates for RNC Chairman will be Monday at 10am Pacific Time. Here are the candidates: Saul Anuziz - Michigan GOP Chairman Katon Dawson - South Carolina GOP Chairman Chip Saltsman - Former Tennessee GOP ...

RNC Chairman Debate Preview
PoliPundit.com — RNC Chairman Debate Preview Today at 1:00pm EST, Grover Norquist and the Americans for Tax Reform will host a debate between the 6 candidates for Chairman of the Republican National Committee, which will be decided by the 168 voting members of the RNC on January 30th in Washington. The debate will be televised live on CSPAN. If you can’t get to a TV, you can watch it on streaming video at www.RNCDEBATE.org ...

Daily Digest: Fighting for a See-Through Stimulus
techPresident — Recovery.gov: Washington is going crazy over snappy domain names. First there was Change.gov, and now this. "Acknowledging concerns about potential government waste," reads a draft of the multi-billion-dollar stimulus package currently being hashed out on Capitol Hill, "Congress is creating a Web site -- http://www.recovery.gov -- to allow the public to track stimulus spending and file complaints." What with Office and Management and Budget nominee Peter Orszag rhapsodizing about his vision of an "OMB ...

Attitude! Radio Replay: Ken Blackwell
PoliPundit.com — Attitude! Radio Replay: Ken Blackwell ATTITUDE! RADIO Replay!!! [image] click logo to listen to the replay! Missed last nights airing of Attitude! Radio? Ken Blackwell , one of the six candidates running for Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Sharon Day , candidate for Secretary of the RNC, joined us last night in a shortened 30 minute show to discuss Inauguration Day and next weeks RNC Winter Meetings in D.C. where the 168 RNC members will elect a new Chairman of the Republican Party. Have a listen, won’t you? [image] And if you missed it in late December, we also ...