{"id":4658,"date":"2011-04-27T20:14:14","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T04:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2011-04-29T22:17:59","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T06:17:59","slug":"republicans-i-bring-you-your-rising-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/?p=4658","title":{"rendered":"Republicans, I Bring You: Your &#8220;Rising Stars&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A Rising Star in the Republican Party&#8221;. What the fuck does that even<em> mean?<\/em> Here&#8217;s a small smattering of those GOP &#8220;rising stars&#8221; (i.e. the MOST promising, the creme de la creme, the BEST WE GOT).\u00a0Each of these fine folks was &#8211; at time or another &#8211; proclaimed to be a &#8220;Rising Star in the Republican party&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pawlentystar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4672\" title=\"pawlentystar\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pawlentystar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/christineostar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4669\" title=\"christineostar\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/christineostar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/santorumfamilystar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4683\" title=\"www.post-gazette.com\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/santorumfamilystar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sharonanglestar1.jpg\"><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4665\" title=\"sharonanglestar\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sharonanglestar1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"437\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/duffystar1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4694\" title=\"duffystar1\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/duffystar1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sanfordstar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4671\" title=\"sanfordstar\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sanfordstar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bobbyjundalstar1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4685\" title=\"bobbyjundalstar\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bobbyjundalstar1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/chrischristiestar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4661\" title=\"Charlie Baker, Chris Christie\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/chrischristiestar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sarahpalinstar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4659\" title=\"sarahpalinstar\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sarahpalinstar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"437\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A Rising Star in the Republican Party&#8221;. 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