Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: Bumper Patrol
"Don't blame me. I voted for Romney." Published November 11, 2012
Inside the Beltway: What Romney intended
"Smaller, simpler, smarter. Believe in America," reads the official motto emblazoned upon "Office of the President-Elect," a website launched by Mitt Romney's campaign through a Utah-based software site in late October. It was publicly visible for a time, soon to be discovered by several news organizations and deactivated after Mr. Romney lost the election. Published November 8, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Call to arms
"Do not despair. Do not give up. Fight back! The Obama agenda can only succeed if we let it." Published November 7, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Anticipation
"Regardless of the final results of the election, Wednesday, Nov. 7 continues a gigantic battle between small-government, constitutional conservatives and the big-government Republicans for the heart and soul of the GOP," longtime conservative maven Richard Viguerie tells Inside the Beltway. Published November 6, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Thundering for Romney
Mitt Romney's got the biker vote. Rolling Thunder, the exuberant nonprofit membership organization for motorcycle enthusiasts, military vets and old-school patriots are near unanimous in their support of Mr. Romney following a vote Saturday during a conference in the nation's capital. Published November 5, 2012
Inside the Beltway: The odd scenario
An unusual speculation on the election outcome emanates from a small campus in Buffalo, N.Y.: agitated America could end up with President Mitt Romney and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, insist Canisius College political science professors Michael Haselswerdt, a Democrat, and Kevin Hardwick, a Republican. The race is so close that there's a viable chance that the presidential candidates could split the electoral votes evenly, 269-269. Published November 4, 2012
Inside the Beltway: That pesky change
The campaigns only wish they could trademark the word "change," which technically functions as both noun and verb. President Obama and Mitt Romney are duking it out over who's got the biggest "change" in the nation as Election Day looms, now some 96 hours away. Published November 1, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Wave with Johnson
"Waste your vote on me," begs Gary E. Johnson to curious or disenchanted voters everywhere. The Libertarian Party candidate is calling on fierce local fans to amplify his message with grass-roots fervor, a campaign strategy of former presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul. Published October 31, 2012
Times247 website honored for best home page
The Washington Times-affiliated website Times247.com has won an EPPY Award award for best home page for sites drawing fewer than 1 million unique monthly visitors. Published October 31, 2012
Inside the Beltway: The inevitable Gore
"Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign of things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather," says Al Gore, commenting on Hurricane Sandy in his personal blog. Published October 30, 2012
Inside the Beltway: The ebbing charm
Critics wonder how long women will tolerate certain aspects of President Obama's more curious re-election efforts. There's the odd new campaign video, for example, showcasing HBO's "Girls" actress Lena Dunham, who compares voting for the first time to losing her virginity. Published October 29, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Strategic revels
Indicators that an OSS Society event is under way: the official party favor is an elegant martini glass, strolling violinists play "The Ballad of the Green Berets" and multiple conversations begin with such phrases as "General, I haven't seen you since Afghanistan." Published October 28, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Championing the ‘undecided’
Late night comics and the liberal press delight in either vilifying or parodying undecided voters, dismissing them as "boneheads" and "idiots." David Bossie — who spent a year interviewing undecided and disenchanted voters for his new documentary film "The Hope and the Change" — will have none of it, however. Published October 25, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Why you’re tired
A record-breaking 915,000 presidential campaign ads have aired on broadcast and cable TV from late April through Sunday — a 45 percent increase compared with the 2008 election. Published October 24, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Gung-ho Republicans
Forget that steady, annoying drone from the liberal press that Republicans have given up on the election. Published October 23, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Third party’s party
American broadcasters may overlook third-party presidential hopefuls but not Russia TV and Al-Jazeera, which plan to air an alternative U.S. presidential debate on Tuesday that will possibly reaching millions of viewers here and abroad. Published October 22, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Ill-suited?
Uh-oh. The next power suit on Capitol Hill may be a loud sports jacket. Published October 21, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Prurient and presidential
Respect for the office of president and the bulwarks of democracy? Forget about it. The barriers are completely down, yielding more confusion for citizens already fatigued by press bias and the endless trivialization of the presidential election. Published October 18, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Mammogram mythology
Planned Parenthood: Abortion conglomerate or benign guardian of women's health? Published October 17, 2012
Inside the Beltway: Hank: Now hear this
Politically charged patriot and country music star Hank Williams Jr. is pining to get into talk radio. Pro-America and pro-military Mr. Williams will be producing "Loud and Rowdy," a trio of two-hour specials to air in the weeks before Election Day, offering up news of the day, politics, music and just plain "speaking his mind," a spokeswoman tells Inside the Beltway. Published October 16, 2012
