Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida Republican discovered a quick way to get a visit from the Secret Service. The Daily Caller reports that an African American candidate for state assembly tweeted Tuesday that he believes President Obama should be arrested and hanged. But the candidate, Joshua Black, didn’t stop there. He posted this on Facebook:…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-U.S. Secret Service agent Daniel Bongino was triumphant Tuesday, winning the Republican Maryland primary for U.S. Senate, the Associated Press reported. He will now square off in November against incumbent Democrat Benjamin Cardin in what’s expected to be an uphill battle. Bongino has been campaigning on the need to reduce tax…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could it be that presidential hopeful Rick Santorum wants what Mitt Romney already has? Apparently, so. ABC and Fox news report that Santorum has sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security asking for Secret Service Protection, USA Today reports. Romney is currently the only GOP candidate who has the…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After months of campaigning, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will now have the protection of the Secret Service, reports ABC News. While there are no specific threats to the candidate, the increased crowds at Romney’s speaking events warrant the added security, according to ABC. Former Republican hopeful Herman Cain, who has…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Donald Trump wasn’t the only person serving up an endorsement this week for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Romney announced that Asa Hutchinson, the former administrator for DEA, is endorsing him, according to the website Politicalnews.me. “I’m proud to earn Asa’s endorsement,” said Mitt Romney, according to the website. “Asa is a…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com We’re getting a little more insight as to why presidential candidate Herman Cain was granted Secret Service protection — the first candidate to get protection in this campaign season. Apparently Cain asked for it, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and congressional leaders approved it Thursday, reports the Washington Post. The…
Mark Shurtleff , a Republican, is Utah attorney general; Terry Goddard, a Democrat, is former Arizona attorney general. By Mark Shurtleff and Terry Goddard Salt Lake Tribune Op-Ed Congress and the media have understandably focused on the missteps of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the “Fast and Furious” sting…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For the second time in less than a week, Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings has publicly blasted Republican Rep. Darrell Issa over ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious, which encouraged Arizona gun dealers to sell to middlemen, all with the hopes of tracing the guns to the Mexican cartels. ATF lost track of…
