Morning Briefing for August 12, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 12th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 12, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. HEALTHCARE FACT OF THE DAY Billions in Pork Barrel Spending for ‘Community Transformation’ and ‘Beautification’ Under the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s “Affordable Health Choices Act,” local governments can apply for “community transformation” grants to build jungle gyms, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and grocery stores, to install | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 11, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 11th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 11, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. HEALTHCARE FACT OF THE DAY Providing Businesses With an Incentive to End Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s “Affordable Health Choices Act” contains an “employer mandate,” or a legal requirement that all American businesses with 25 or more employees offer health insurance to | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 10, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 10th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 10, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. Healthcare Bill Fact of the Day Health Care Bill Fact of the Day: Once Obamacare Takes Effect, Your Only Alternative is Government-Approved or Government-Run Health Insurance 1. Set up a meeting with your Congressman 2. Let’s Talk Astroturf: Democrats Are Paying People to Show Up at Congressional Townhalls | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 7, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 7th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 7, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. AARP Officially Endorses H.R. 3200, the Democrats’ Healthcare Overhaul 2. James Carville’s New Poll is so Bad For Democrats He Doesn’t Want You to Know it Exists 3. The AFL-CIO and HCAN Plan Townhall Counterattack 4. Kathy Castor Event In Tampa Ends With SEIU Pushing Out Voters | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 6, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 6th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 6, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. A Study in Contrast 2. White House Actions Might Be Unlawful 3. DNC calling Republicans asking for local office details 4. What’s the Matter with Elkhart? 5. Panicking Democrats Seek Reassurance That Nobody Could *Possibly* Disagree With Them Legitimately 6. Obama doesn’t just want your emails, he | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 5, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 5th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 5, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. Call For Informants: If You Oppose Obamacare, Even in ‘Casual Conversation,’ the White House Wants to Know About It 2. Liberals and the ‘Average Life Expectancy’ Lie 3. Democrats’ Proposal to Tax ‘Cadillac’ Health Coverage Will Hit Lower and Middle Classes Hardest 4. Uncut Video of President | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 4, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 4th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 4, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. The Democrats’ Official Talking Point: If you oppose the Democrats’ plans for healthcare, you are a corporate stooge and not a real American 2. Politico Smears ‘ObamaCare’ Opponents 3. Liz Cheney takes on Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy 4. Gibbs overrules Geithner & Summers 5. Durbin Isn’t So | Read More »

Morning Briefing for August 3, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 3rd at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 3, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. Libertarians and Conservatives should rally around Nikki Haley 2. Liz Cheney: “America needs a Commander in Chief, not a Global Community Organizer” 3. Marco Rubio at the RedState Gathering 4. An Amazing Time 5. Another Obama campaign promise hits its expiration date 6. Socialist Creep (Sprint?) Continues | Read More »

Morning Briefing for July 31, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 31st at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR JULY 31, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. Kilpatrick: Public Option the Only Option for Blacks 2. Hank Waxman Loses a Blue Dog: Space Splits, Leaving Obamacare Compromise in Doubt Yet Again 3. Acting Stupidly 4. Does Plaid Make You Lose Your Political Convictions? 5. Why is Charlie Rangel bailing out the rum industry? 6. | Read More »

Morning Briefing for July 30, 2009

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 30th at 05:00 AM  | 

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR JULY 30, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. The Four Democrat Blue Dogs Who Sold Out America 2. Five Simple Arguments Against Government Healthcare 3. An Overabundance of Ironies: U.S. Senate May Get Shut Down 4. No Cadillac for You 5. On Birthers, Obama, Muslims, and More 6. Rushing to Overspend, Again 7. Remember the | Read More »

Contributing to the Morning Briefing

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 13th at 09:01 PM  | 

Some of you have asked about having your stuff in the morning briefing. My apologies. It has never been intended to be a “front pagers only” thing. In a couple of weeks, the morning briefing audience is going to dramatically expand to well over half a million daily subscribers. The target audience, however, has always been morning drive time talk radio show hosts. That’s why | Read More »

Subscribing to the Morning Briefing

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  January 19th at 07:36 PM  | 

Every morning at 5:00 a.m. EST, RedState sends out its Morning Briefing. It’s a new feature to the site. The email goes out to Hill staffers, reporters, and talk radio shows across the country. We try to cover topics that the MSM either is not covering or we add information to topics the MSM would otherwise ignore. With the media in the tank for Obama, | Read More »