The Hugh Hewitt Show
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I'm The President, None Of This Stuff Happening In The...
Columnist Mark Steyn on the status of multiple scandals and the President's denial of a substantive role.
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Nunes: Phone Records Scandal Is Executive Branch...
Congressman Devin Nunes questions why the Justice Department needed to track phones at the House of Representatives, in its AP investigation.
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Miranda Warnings & Rights Of Protestors At Boston...
Constitutional law experts John Eastman and Erwin Chemerinsky discuss a handful of issues related to the Boston bombing case.
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Rubio: Immigration Bill Explained In Detail
Senator Marco Rubio joins Hugh for an extended discussion of the immigration reform proposal he's sponsoring.
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McCarthy: Boston Marathon "Is A Very Inviting Terrorist...
Attorney Andrew McCarthy, a veteran of terrorist trials, with his preliminary take on the apparent terror bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Is War With North Korea Fathomable?
Hugh and historian Victor Davis Hanson discuss what's different about the current tensions with North Korea.
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Burns: Even Critics Admit Thatcher Made Progress
NY Times London bureau chief John Burns on the challenges Thatcher overcame as prime minister.
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Krauthammer: We've Forgotten The Challenges Of The...
Columnist Charles Krauthammer's observations on the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Gaffney: Obama Administration's Weakness Led To North...
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy says the latest threats from North Korea go beyond anything that's happened before.
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Extraordinary Supreme Court Arguments From Inside
Legal scholars John Eastman and Irwin Chemerinsky take on both sides of the Supreme Court's same sex marriage arguments.
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Will Medical Device Tax Get Pulled Out Of Obamacare?
Senators McConnell and Rubio talk to Hugh about the vote to eliminate the Medical Device tax.
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Fleisher: GOP Needs To Be Smarter Debaters, More...
Republican operative Ari Fleisher co-chaired the "autopsy" report on the 2012 elections.. listen to his take on the "Tea Party".
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Gaffney On The Good & Bad Of The War In Iraq
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy comments on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war.
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Rand Paul's Filibuster Got It Right; McCain/Graham Wrong
Columnist Mark Steyn analyzes President Obama's "charm" campaign and Rand Paul's filibuster.
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What Was Maxine Waters Really Talking About?
Columnist Mark Steyn examines the sequestration blowups by Congresswoman Maxine Waters and others, with guest host Guy Benson.
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Mitch McConnell
The GOP leader in the United States Senate tells guest host Guy Benson that there will be no last minute, closed door deal to avoid the sequester.
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A Drink Of Water Is All The Media Can Report On Rubio?
National Review's Robert Costa on Rubio's prospects to become a leader in the Republican party.
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Pope Benedict "Ratified The Work Of Pope John Paul"
Roman Catholic church historial Father John McCloskey discusses the announced resignation of Pope Benedict.
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KCAL's Dumbass call
This is what happens when you don't use the 10 second delay.
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The "No Budget" President All Of A Sudden Demands One
Congressman Scott Garrett (R-NJ) gives his perspective on the need to avoid sequester cuts, versus the bargaining power that the cuts could have over the President and Democrats.
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"Responsible" Democrats Would Vote Against Confirming...
Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) gives Hugh his take on whether President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense will get the job.
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Senator Flake: The Border Is Nowhere Near Secure
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) says border security has to be certified before further immigration reform takes place.
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Senator Rubio: The Current Immigration System Is "De...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talks about the bi-partisan immigration proposal introduced in the Senate.
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Where Is The Autopsy Result On The Dead U.S. Ambassador?
Columnist Mark Steyn questions how effectively Republicans cross-examined Secretary of State Clinton on Benghazi.
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CNN Media Tyrant Piers Morgan Exposed
Author and talk show host Ben Shapiro relives his confrontation with Piers Morgan on the 2nd Amendment.
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Is GOP Playing Rope-A-Dope With President Obama?
Washington Examiner's Michael Barone talks with Hugh about conservative strategy on Capitol Hill.
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Kristol: Hagel Will Be Bad For America If Confirmed
Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard explains what's wrong with President Obama's Defense nominee.
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Toomey: No Way We Should Give Obama Another Debt Increase
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) says without spending cuts on entitlements there should be no increase in the debt ceiling.
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McConnell: Tax Issue Is Over; Overspending Is Next...
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he's not ready to hand President Obama a debt ceiling increase.
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Sen. Paul: We Shouldn't Have To Negotiate To Preserve...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) talks about why he voted against the cliff deal.
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Rep. Ryan: President Now Has To Address Spending
Rep. Paul Ryan, chair of the House Budget committee, on the up and downsides of the cliff deal.
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Justice Kennedy Will Decide The Future Of Marriage For...
Alan Sears of the Alliance Defense Fund talks about the role of democracy in the traditional marriage debate.
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Marco Rubio
Hugh spends half an hour interview the Florida Senator on current issues and his autobiography, An American Son.
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Goldberg: Scarborough Isn't Listening Closely To The...
Jonah Goldberg of National Review questions whether Joe Scarborough's attack on talk radio is based on serious analysis.
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Scarborough Explains His Attack On Talk Radio
Joe Scarborough of MSNBC explains why he thinks some conservative talk hosts have damaged the movement.
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"Ugly Situation" In Egypt
Hugh visits with NY Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick from Cairo on the uneasy situation there.
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Hugh Questions Candy Crowley's Debate Performance
Was Crowley incorrect at best, and a Presidential apologist at worst? Here is her take.
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Will Hillary Clinton Get Blame For Messes In Syria,...
Columnist Mark Steyn explains how the U.S. has become a spectator rather than a leader in policy.
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Next Time, CNN And ABC Won't Control Nomination Debates
Republican party chair Reince Priebus on what went right and wrong in the 2012 election cycle.
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CNBC's Kearnen: Higher Taxes Could Easily Lead To Less...
CNBC's Joe Kearnen on the cliff, taxes, and the possibility of Texas splitting into five states.
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Pretext For Arab-Israeli War
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy on the situation in Syria, Egypt, Israel and the Pentagon sequester.
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Sen. McConnell: Outlandish Proposal From White House
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says even Democrats will not be able to live with parts of the latest fiscal proposal from Obama & Geithner.
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Let's Go Over The Cliff -- No, Let's Not
Guy Benson of Townhall.com and Mary Katherine Ham of HotAir.com don't agree on the best strategy over the "cliff".
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"Compassion To The Wicked Is Cruelty To The Just"
Playwright David Mamet (recently turned conservative) explains the politics behind his latest Broadway play.
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Fiscal Cliff Or Bad Deal, What's The Difference?
Joe Kernen of CNBC's Squawk Box considers what's at stake in the fiscal cliff debate.
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Yoni: I Think We're Going To War With Hamas
Yoni the blogger, a retired Israeli special ops officer, comments on the current Hamas terror attacks.
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Deficit & Entitlement Reform Being Kicked Over The Cliff
Columnist Mark Steyn sees no good coming of any deal between Pres. Obama and Speaker Boehner.
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Obama's Big Small Victory
Hugh and Guy Benson of Townhall sum up their takeaways from the 2012 Presidential election.
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We Don't Vote For What's Best In America Any More
Hugh and his election panel hear a first reaction to election results from Dennis Prager.
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Comparing Obama Administration's Response To Sandy vs....
Columnist Mark Steyn wonders where the "no red tape" President has been the last four years.
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No One Who Understands English Could Call It Anything...
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld addresses Libya and the Presidential election.
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Karl Rove: Why Romney Should Win Ohio
Karl Rove has looked at Ohio county by county, and analyzed early voting.
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Senator John McCain
The senior senator from Arizona blasts the President's handling of the Benghazi terrorist attack, and promises hearings when the Republicans take control of the United States Senate.
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The Desperate Search For A New Distraction
Mark Steyn on Big Bird, Binders, Bayonets and the real campaign for President.
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Was The "Bayonet" Line A Gaffe For Obama
Robert Costa of National Review Online analyzes the "likability" factor.
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No Apologies For Romney's "Apology Tour" Attack
Rich Lowry of National Review on how the debate points play with undecided voters and swing states.
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What Do "Swingable" Women Voters Think Of Romney?
Mike Allen of Politico analyzes the debate from an undecided voter perspective.
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Barnes: Obama Was Wrong, Again
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard questions whether Obama can win the election "on points".
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No Obama Blowout; Romney's Missed Opportunities
Jim Geraghty of National Review dissects the second Presidential debate.
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Both Debaters Come Away Unfulfilled
Debate commentary from Ed Morrissey of Hot Air and columnist James Lileks.
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President Talked About A Terror Attack But Didn't Say...
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard offers analysis of the second Obama-Romney debate.
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82 Interruptions For Malarkey
Ed Morrissey of Hot Air and James Lileks of the Minneapolis Star Tribune try to take the VP debate seriously.
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Rude, Obnoxious; Those Were His Good Qualities
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard says the real Joe Biden isn't nearly as snarky as his debate persona.
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Meltdown For Obama.. & MSNBC
Mary Katherine Ham of Hot Air and Guy Benson of Townhall on the awakening following the Presidential debate.
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Romney Remade Himself For Conservatives, Independents
Jim Geraghty of National Review said Romney came on strong throughout the first Presidential debate.
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The "F" Word For This Presidency: Failure
Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard on how Mitt Romney should handle the Presidential debates.
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Paul Ryan
Hugh gets reaction from GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan to Joe Biden's statement that the middle class has been buried the last four years.
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Ryan: We Don't Need Ten Agencies To Regulate Fracking
VP candidate Paul Ryan talks about energy, and Ohio.
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Barone: Here's What The Polls Aren't Measuring
Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner slices and dices current poll results with attention to party identification.
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When Do You Stop Trusting Opinion Polls
Hugh asks John Burns of National Journal how far out of whack the Democrat sample would have to be before he would stop trusting it.
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The Party Identification Question
Jay Cost of the Weekly Standard analyzes the legitimacy of polls that lean heavily Democratic.
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Paul Ryan
The GOP vice presidential candidate talks energy policy, the recent polling, foreign policy, and the schedule ahead the next five weeks.
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100 Reasons - Hour 1
Hugh begins his special three hour countdown of the 100 reasons why to vote for Mitt Romney and against Barack Obama.
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100 Reasons - Hour 3
Hugh concludes his three hour broadcast of 100 reasons why you should vote for Mitt Romney and against Barack Obama.
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100 Reasons - Hour 2
Hugh continues his 3 hour countdown of the 100 reasons why you should vote for Mitt Romney and against Barack Obama.
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Barone: Pollsters Keep Oversampling Democrats
Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner untangles the embassy crises and the media spin.
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Steyn: The U.S. Is Becoming A Global Joke
Columnist Mark Steyn on how the President is "phoning it in" on foreign policy.
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"Obamalero" - The President, Un-Raveled
"Obamalero" is the case against Barack Obama, mostly in his own words. Set to music.
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Former Ambassador Richard Williamson
The former Reagan administration official and senior foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney does not mince words when expressing his contempt for Barack Obama's lack of leadership in Egypt and Benghazi, Libya.
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Mitt Romney: Definitely Dumping Obamacare
The GOP presidential nominee on the Chicago teachers strike, the sequestration, the jobs report and more.
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Democrats Put God To A Voice Vote; God "Loses"
Hugh analyzes the Democrat convention floor meltdown in which God and Jerusalem get rammed back into the party platform.
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Democrats Gather To Salute Mr. Incomplete
Hugh forces listeners to sit still for Nancy Pelosi's DNC address, and they respond.
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Voight: The One Thing Democrats Are Good At -- Propaganda
Jon Voight talks about the campaign ahead and the politics of Hollywood.
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Governor Mitt Romney: Truth Is Early Victim In Obama...
The GOP presidential nominee talks on the eve of the GOP convention about Paul Ryan, the upcoming week in Tampa Bay, and his position on abortion, as well as what his first hundred days as president will look like.
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Congressman Paul Ryan: It's About Liberty, Freedom, Free...
The GOP vice presidential nominee talks about his biography, how he got where he is now.
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Democrats May Think They're Happy About Ryan
Dennis Prager tells Hugh why Paul Ryan will do far better than Democrats think.
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Ryan's Role As Conservative Leader Is Just Beginning
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard on the new landscape of the campaign with Paul Ryan as Romney's running mate.
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Barone: Ryan Actually Very Smart On Foreign Policy
Washington Examiner columnist Michael Barone evaluates the Ryan pick.
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Romney: Obama Ought To Increase The Work Requirement For...
The GOP presidential nominee talks a lot about the President's gutting of the work requirement from the 1996 bipartisan welfare reform law, and what he'd do about it as president.
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Is The U.S. On The Brink? Who Can Rescue Us?
Author David Parker ("On The Brink") discusses what's at stake in the November election.
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At What Point Do Polls Become Unreliable? Or Worthless?
Hugh questions Peter Brown of Quinnipiac on why it would wildly oversample Democrats and then declare its poll reliable.
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Chick-Fil-A Victim Of McCarthyite Bullying
Hear the CEO of Chick-Fil-A and how his right to his own values is being violated.
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Romney: Obama's 1st Term Doesn't Inspire Confidence In A...
Hugh dives into what he believes is a game-changing foreign policy speech by Romney to the VFW.
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Cruz: Obamacare Opinion Has Energized My Senate Campaign
Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz talks with Hugh about the state of his primary campaign.
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Obama Really Thinks Government Is At The Center Of...
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard on the fallout from President Obama's "you didn't build that" comment.
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Presidential Race "Running In Place"
Jim Geraghty of National Review evaluates the course of the campaign so far and why the Colorado shootings don't seem to move the political needle.
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Sununu: Outsource This, Andrea Mitchell!
Former NH Governor John Sununu says President Obama is the outsourcer-in-chief, not Romney.
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Barnes: Romney Competitive Even When Polls Are Stacked...
Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes on what Romney needs to do, and doesn't need to do, at this point in the campaign.
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Kristol: Romney Can't Lay Back And Expect To Win
Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard says Romney's tactics need sharpening -- and who the VP candidate should be.
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Rep. Cantor: Court Went Wrong Way, Voters Can Change It
House majority leader Eric Cantor touches on challenges of the Court's ruling, including Medicaid.
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Three Constitutional Lawyers Dissect Taxes & Mandates
Hugh and the Smart Guys (Erwin Chemerinsky, John Eastman) on the meaning of the Supreme Court's health care decision.
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Pawlenty: The Key States Romney Can Win To Seal The...
Former MN governor Tim Pawlenty on the campaign landscape for Mitt Romney.
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Eastman: Unions Lose Big At Supreme Court
Dr. John Eastman, dean of the Chapman University Law School, on new prohibitions against unions collecting dues for political purposes.
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Smart Guys: Arizona Gets Partial Victory At Supreme Court
Hugh's "Smart Guys" on who won and who lost in the Arizona immigration opinion.
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Steyn: ABC, NBC, CBS Have Some Explaining To Do
Columnist Mark Steyn says President Obama's executive privilege claim forces the networks to acknowledge Fast and Furious, at long last.
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Is Attorney General Holder Facing Perjury Charges?
Dr. John Eastman, dean of Chapman University Law School, on the legitimacy of President Obama's executive privilege related to Fast and Furious.
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Steyn: Even The Media Can't Cover For Obama Any More
Columnist Mark Steyn reacts to the President's economic speech and the current direction of his campaign for re-election.
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Sen. McConnell: Obama Administration Is What Failure...
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on the economy, the direction of the country and the stakes involved in November's election.
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Sen. Thune: What Planet Is President Living On?
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says the President really believes that more government jobs is the best way to grow the economy.
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Play It Again, And Again: "The Private Sector Is Doing...
Hugh evaluates the damage President Obama has done to his campaign with his "doing fine" remark.
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Pethokoukis: Economy Calls For Big Changes
James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute says "slow growth" amounts to falling behind.
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Barnes: Wisconsin Earth Shattering In So Many Ways
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard on how the labor unions in Wisconsin overplayed their hand.
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Donald Rumsfeld
Hugh interviews former Defense Secretary Donald J. Rumsfeld on the paperback publication of his memoir, Known And Unknown.
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Ryan: Personal Attacks On Gov. Walker Are "Desperate"
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says conservatives need to avoid overconfidence about next Tuesday's recall election in Wisconsin.
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Steyn: Why Do We Know More About Palin Than Obama?
Mark Steyn offers observations on the state of the Presidential race.
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Romney Repudiates Proposed SuperPAC Ad w/Reverend Wright
Guy Benson, filling in for Hugh, visits with Gov. Mitt Romney for a Presidential campaign update.
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Balz: Same-Sex Marriage Debate Effect On Ohio, Other...
Washington Post political correspondent Dan Balz on the latest Obama campaign ad, and the fallout from the President's same sex marriage pronouncement.
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Sabato: The '08 Enthusiasm For Obama Is Gone
University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato on polls, the campaign and the economy.
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Goldberg: Obama Thought Country Wanted To Go Left
Hugh Hewitt visits with author/commentator Jonah Goldberg.
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Wesbury: Big Government Robbing Us Of Job Creation
Brian Wesbury of First Trust Portfolio securities evaluates the latest unemployment statistics.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Successes In Spite Of, Not Because...
Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson weighs in on President Obama's foreign policy following his Afghanistan speech.
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Benson: Obama Spends Taxpayer Money To Campaign
Guy Benson of Townhall.com on the President's shameless shilling on student loan interest rates.
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Mark Steyn On President Obama's "Big Stick"
Columnist Mark Steyn discusses Vice President Biden's foreign policy speech and more with Hugh.
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Mitt Romney
Romney joins Hugh from the campaign trail in Arizona.
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Coulter: Affirmative Action Is Just Another "Silver...
Ann Coulter responds to President Obama's complaint about Mitt Romney's "silver spoon".
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Barnes: Romney's Polls Are Remarkable, Given What He's...
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard analyzes the state of the Romney vs. Obama race.
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Steyn: Hilary Rosen's Lame Mea Culpa
Mark Steyn discusses the "never worked a day in her life" comment referring to Ann Romney, that has catapulted Ann Romney to infamy.
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Barnes: Jeb Bush for Romney's Vice President?
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard with his take on Santorum's departure and the outlook for November.
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Wash Post Defends Skewed Polling Sample
Dan Balz of the Washington Post talks with Hugh about the results, and the tilted sample, of the latest Washington Post poll.
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Rep. Ryan: Romney Has Courage To Get America On Right...
House budget committee chair Paul Ryan talks about his endorsement of Mitt Romney for President.
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Senator Kyl: Liberals Love The Court -- When It Strikes...
Senator John Kyl of Arizona responds to President Obama's attacks on the Supreme Court and the Obamacare case.
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Mark Levin: Our Liberty Is In Hands Of One Supreme Court...
Talk show host Mark Levin talks about the decline of the United States and whether it's too late to recover.
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Mark Steyn: Justice Kennedy Stole My Line
Columnist Mark Steyn deconstructs the Supreme Court Obamacare arguments and President Obama's "flexibility" comment.
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Hewitt & Smart Guys: Is Obama Care Doomed?
Hugh Hewitt is joined by Dean Irwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine Law School and Dean Emeritus John Eastman of Chapman University Law School to analyze the Supreme Court arguments.
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Santorum: Voters Shouldn't Have To Chose Between...
Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum visits with Hugh.
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Mitt Romney
The GOP frontrunner reacts strongly to Barack Obama's open mic in Russia promising to be more flexible to the Russians after the election, his last.
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Romney: Santorum Called Me A Solid Conservative A Few...
Mitt Romney reacts to opponent Rick Santorum's comments about the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
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Barone: Romney's Strengths Bode Well in Michigan, Ohio
Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner handicaps the 2012 Presidential race as it stands now.
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Rick Santorum
The GOP hopeful responds to Mitt Romney criticism and weighs in on Barack Obama's comments in the Treyvon Martin shooting.
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Ann Romney
The wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney talks a lot about the early days of Mitt and their family.
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Prager To Hewitt: "Time To Acknowledge Reality"
Dennis Prager speaks with Hugh about the results of the Illinois primary and what Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich should do.
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Morrissey: Time For Candidates To Exit Gracefully?
Ed Morrissey of Hot Air.com discusses the results of the Illinois primary with Hugh.
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Barnes: "Blowout" For Romney In Illinois
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard analyzes results of the Illinois primary.
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Costa: Santorum's Goal Is To Keep Romney From Winning...
Robert Costa of National Review Online on why Santorum would campaign for an "open" party convention, and chaos within the party.
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Santorum: "This Race Isn't Even Close To Over"!
Former Sen. Rick Santorum visits with Hugh to talk about his campaign for President.
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Prager To Hewitt: Don't Vote Based On Emotion
Dennis Prager tells Ed Morrissey and Hugh Hewitt how voters should choose among the candidates for President.
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Barone: Hard To Give Plausible Scenario For Paul,...
Washington Examiner's Michael Barone gives Hugh the mathematical case for Mitt Romney's dominance in the GOP Presidential nomination race.
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Andrew Breitbart's Last Radio Interview
The day before he died, Andrew Breitbart was a guest on the Hugh Hewitt Show. Here's the entire interview.
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Santorum: Obama Makes Rules For Others, Breaks Them...
Former Senator Rick Santorum comments on the state of his campaign for President, the state of manufacturing in America and the public financing of elections.
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Barone: Michigan Will Probably Break For Romney
Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner tells Hugh Hewitt that next Tuesday's Michigan primary may not provide the upset that Rick Santorum was hoping for.
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Bishop Lori: There Can Be No "Compromise"
Bishop William Lori from Bridgeport, Connecticut says the President's "compromise" still violates religious liberty.
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Bishop Thomas Olmsted: "Our Faith Means Something"
Bishop Olmsted says the Roman Catholic church doesn't see any way it can comply with the Obama administration's contraceptive benefit requirement for its organizations and charities.
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Eric Metaxas Speech
Hugh tracks back the National Prayer Breakfast speech of Eric Metaxas.
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Prager To Hewitt: Decisive Win In Florida Was Good Thing
Dennis Prager reacts to this week's Florida primary result and what it means for the Republicans' chances against President Obama.
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Santorum: "Children Like My Daughter Are Refused Care"...
Rick Santorum tells Hugh how the Obamacare plan touches his family personally.
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Hewitt: Perry & Gingrich Attack Capitalism
Hugh Hewitt on Rick Perry's "firing" comment and why Perry and Gingrich are wrong about venture capital.
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Steyn: Obama's Defense Cuts Were Inevitable
Mark Steyn tells Hugh Hewitt that President Obama's defense cuts are worrisome, but hardly surprising.
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