Tag Archives: campaign finance

Left Behind: Conservatives’ Values are Anti-American

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Sarah Jones

What exactly does the modern day conservative stand for? They’ve got a lot of confusion going on there, and not too many solid, consistent values. We’ve got regression, rage, and stupidity as an on-going theme, and the omni-present hatred of the “other”. Continue reading →

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The White House Defends Obama’s Supreme Court Criticism

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Jason Easley

Senior White House advisor David Axelrod was on Meet the Press today, where defended Obama’s criticism of the recent Supreme Court decision on campaign finance at the State of the Union. Axelrod said, “I certainly think it was appropriate for the president to talk about the threat that this decision brings to our democracy.” Continue reading →

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The Political Apocalypse is Coming As the GOP Guns for Palin

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Sarah Jones

Palin’s most powerful nemesis, McCain/Palin campaign strategist Steve Schmidt, will soon return the fire Palin unloaded on him from her book, “Going Rogue”. Operation Palin Apocalypse officially commences Sunday night when Schmidt appears on 60 minutes. The only question remaining is how low will they go? This is the GOP after all. The party of Rovian election tactics.

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Gingrich: All GOP 2010 Candidates will Pledge to Repeal Healthcare Bill

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was on NBC’s Meet The Press today, and he gave the strongest indication yet that the GOP strategy for 2010 and 2012 is to run against the healthcare bill. He said, “I suspect every Republican running in ’10 and again in ’12 will run on an absolute pledge to repeal this bill.” Continue reading →

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Ahead of 2010 Democrats Continue to Dominate Fundraising

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

Even though the mainstream media loves to talk about the toll that the healthcare debate is taking on the Democratic Party, there has been a large positive upside for the Democrats. The healthcare debate has re energized progressives and fueled a surge in Democratic fund raising. Democrats are currently out raising Republicans at a 3 to 1 pace ahead of the 2010 elections. Continue reading →

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The Republicans Extremist Dilemma

Posted on November 21, 2009 by

I have been following the news all weekend and I think the Republican Party has a real problem on their hands. I am reminded about the saying “You created this monster now do something about it” All these left wing nut cases are about to be too much. I am sure that when Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and the Republican Party psyched these people up with their distortions and lies they had no idea that these narrow minded bigoted people would follow them to the extreme that they have. Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck Tells His Listeners to Abandon the GOP

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

Glenn Beck returned to his radio show today, and he moved beyond his usual calls for revolution. Beck has now deemed the Republican Party a lost cause that can’t be changed, and he predicted that in one year from now there will be a third party. He said, “I think the best way to get the Republicans to change is to abandon them.” Continue reading →

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Right Wingers Get Super Paranoid Ahead of Tuesday’s Elections

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Even though it looks like the Republican Party will win at least one and maybe as many as all three major elections tomorrow, this has not stopped the right wing from slipping into full blown paranoid mode. Andrew Breitbart’s website claimed that Democrats are rigging the NJ gubernatorial election, while Rush Limbaugh warned about Democratic malfeasance on his radio show. Continue reading →

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A Fox News News VP Kicks Dede Scozzafava Out Of the GOP

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

On Fox News’ America’s Newsroom program network VP Bill Sammon essentially kicked former NY Republican House candidate Dede Scozzafava out of the Republican Party today. Sammon claimed that because she supported the stimulus and is pro-choice, she is, “for all practical purposes a Democrat,” who is out of lockstep with the GOP. Continue reading →

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Poll: Heading in 2010 the GOP Has Gained No Ground

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

According to the new Washington Post poll, the Republican Party has gained no ground on the Democrats on the generic congressional ballot. Those polled favor Democratic candidates 51%-39%. This represents no change from 2008 when Democrats led 52%-37%, and 2006 when Democrats led 51%-45%. Continue reading →

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