True Grit
Roger Stone I come to praise Hillary, not to bury her. I am a vocal critic of Senator Clinton but I must admit she has demonstrated true grit and Nixonian-like tenacity in the face of adversity. She has soldiered on cheerfully in the face of growing odds against her. She has improved as a speaker […]
McCain Thinks Outside Of The Box
By Roger Stone John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President over a host of more conventional choices demonstrates his campaign’s new agility and ability to think outside the box. The selection of a woman with conservative credentials keeps McCain’s base intact yet provides potential outreach to female voters still upset by […]
Ordinary Joe, Not
By Roger Stone Watching the various TV talking heads gush about Joe Biden as a blue-collar guy from Scranton, PA made me wonder whether I had entered some parallel universe where everything is backwards. Joe Biden, never seen without his US Senate cuff links, is a back-country Wilmington Country Club elitist and a plagiarist whose […]
An Open Letter To John McCain
Dear John, I supported you for President eight years ago and again when you announced in 2007 because I think you are the man best prepared to be President as our nation faces an epic struggle with terrorism. I hail from Connecticut and I am all too familiar with the House of Bush. Last week […]
Boxing Lessons
By Roger Stone Six months ago my friend Joe Jingoli recommended boxing lessons. Although I had spent years weight training I had never developed a punch. Learning how to load your weight behind your right and jabbing with your left has been a great experience in achievement and success. I have spent hours on the […]
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
By Roger Stone A museum built as homage to former Governor George Pataki? It’s wacky, but it’s true. Veteran Pataki crony and bagman and D’Amato torpedo, Charles Gargano, is actually collecting money to build a museum and educational center near Pataki’s mid-Hudson Valley home. Presumably they will teach how to vastly increase the state’s debt […]
Quote Of The Week
“Eliot Spitzer’s tantrums were bizarre because you never knew when they were coming or why, whether it was contrived or whether he was a psycho.” NY Gov. David Paterson NY Post, June 16 2008
Pataki And Gargano – Under The Microscope
By Roger Stone Former New York Governor George Pataki was elected in 1994 in a surprise victory over incumbent Mario Cuomo, largely due to the $14.5 million raised by wealthy GOP rainmaker Charles Gargano. Pataki’s finance chairman made his fortune in the private sector as an executive at a construction company fined for bid-rigging in […]
Murphy At The Bridge
By Roger Stone I have been a friend and critic of Mike Murphy, the Republican consultant. I have criticized him on these pages, chiding him for going “Hollywood” which he denies and pointing out Rick Lazio’s terrible campaign that allowed Hillary Rodham Clinton to go to the US Senate. Now is no time to quibble […]
Crist Shines
By Roger Stone Looking at the last 30 days and the kinetic energy generated by Florida Governor, Charlie Crist demonstrates why the Florida Governor is the right choice for Vice President on the McCain ticket. Crist has the courage to change his position on off-coast gas and oil drilling when the relevant facts changed and […]
