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About Cheryl Carpenter Klimek

Cheryl Carpenter Klimek has been a political consultant handling public affairs and PAC management for nearly 20 years. Cheryl can be reached by email at Cheryl@bizpacreview.com & on Twitter @CherylBPR

Poll shows Tea Party gets the sympathy vote

tea party

Apparently there’s a poll for everything. A CNN/ORC poll revealed Monday that in the midst of the Internal Revenue Service scandal over targeting those affiliated with the Tea Party movement, the Tea Party group has actually seen their approval ratings rise. “Politically, the group that may have benefitted the most from last week’s news is [...]

Dem. senator uses deadly tornado to bash GOP, rant about global warming

tornado

In the midst of a natural disaster, there’s no place for politics. All of the victims of the Moore, Okla. tornado had not even been accounted for, yet Democratic Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse managed to use the tragedy to rant about global warming. Whitehouse spent 15 minutes on the Senate floor railing against Republicans [...]

CBS asks White House adviser why PR plan is to feign ignorance

Bob Schieffer

Making the rounds on the Sunday news programs, White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer probably thought the interview with CBS’ Face the Nation host, Bob Schieffer, would be a cake walk. He was very wrong. Schieffer grilled Pfeiffer on the numerous scandals, and asked why the administration feigns ignorance when the public is looking for answers. [...]

Crowley spins scandals to Rand Paul: You can’t just make up your own version, Candy

Rand Paul on CNN

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and spoke out on the debacle of the attack on Benghazi, and said he expects more information to surface on the IRS scandal the administration is facing. Candy Crowley began the program with polling numbers that said by a margin of 50 [...]

Gov. Jindal says IRS officials should ‘go to jail’ for violating Constitution

Bobby Jindal la gov

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal kicked off the Virginia Republican convention in Richmond Friday night with criticism toward Washington, and praise for Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s GOP nominee for governor. Jindal told over 14,000 conservatives and tea party followers that Republicans nationwide needed to stop “hand-wringing” and “navel-gazing” and move forward with a message reflecting their principles. [...]

Bill Maher: ’12 home invasions in my neighborhood, I ain’t giving up my gun’

Bill Maher not giving up gun

That’s right, uber-liberal Bill Maher owns a gun. Actually, he admitted to his HBO Real Time panel Friday night that he has two guns, one he keeps upstairs and one down. Just moments before his confession, he slammed the Second Amendment, calling it “bulls–t” and said the left needs to go after it. Fellow liberal [...]

Magpul joins Colo. sheriffs in suit to overturn state gun control laws

Magpul mount

Earlier this month, firearms accessories manufacturer Magpul Industries moved their magazine manufacturing operation out of Colorado, a pledge made after the state passed new gun control laws in March. Now, Magpul has filed a lawsuit to overturn Colorado’s extreme gun control measures. Magpul makes one of the most popular magazines for the AR-15 platform – [...]

Scandals are so stressful, time for another White House soiree

Sequester Soul Concert

With all the scandals draining on the White House lately, it must be time for a party. The Office of the First Lady announced Friday that another concert is scheduled next week as part of their “In Performance at the White House” series. The Wednesday, May 22 event will honor singer-songwriter Carole King, and feature [...]

Jay Carney’s acid trip on Piers Morgan: ‘They’re not scandals’

Jay Carney acid trip

Opening the interview with a couple of very damning indictments from major newspapers, CNN’s Piers Morgan grilled White House Secretary Jay Carney Thursday on the numerous scandals the administration has faced this week. But Carney incredulously disagreed, basically saying there were no scandals. “He’s a bystander occupying the most powerful office in the world,” Morgan quoted [...]

Obama summons Marines to hold umbrellas against protocol

Obama and Marine with umbrella

President Obama held a press conference with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan outdoors in the White House Rose Garden Thursday, and as if the week hadn’t been bad enough already, it rained. “Why don’t we get a couple of Marines, they’re gonna look good next to us,” Obama says as he motions the [...]