Category Archives: RNC

Midterm Mandate: A More Popular Obama?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by mespo727272

By Mark Esposito Even the President joined the “Amen Chorus” from the Right. The Midterms were about change and disgust with the status quo. “I hear you,” the President said, but what exactly did he hear? Seems he heard an … Continue reading →

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Jeb Bush: The Hard-Core Right-Wing “Moderate” Conservative Republican

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last week, Mike Spindell wrote a posted titled Jeb Bush Is Not Who You Might Think He Is. Mike said that one of the political traits of the Bush family is presenting its members as “folksy” and as moderate … Continue reading →

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How I Went From Casablanca To Hoosiers On The Republican Party

Posted on December 19, 2014 by mespo727272

By Mark Esposito A fascinating trope making the rounds on the right-wing blogs this week (here‘s one from the Mothership) concerns Michigan Communications Professor Susan Douglas and her provocative article originally entitled I Hate Republicans. In it, Douglas lays out her indictment … Continue reading →

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Obama Redefined

Posted on November 16, 2014 by mespo727272

By Mark Esposito Chastened by the “Mandate of the Mid-terms’? Hardly. Doubling down on his confrontation with Republicans who control both houses of Congress but lacking a veto proof super majority, Barack Obama has decided to give Americans a real … Continue reading →

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What Remains Unsaid

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Gene Howington

by Gene Howington This Tuesday, a new book will be released that is sure to ruffle some feathers in the U.S. military circles. “Why We Lost” is retired U.S. Army General Dan Bolger’s attempt to address why we are still … Continue reading →

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Is Lindsey Graham Joking?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Gene Howington

by Gene Howington South Carolina Senator and possible Presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has, at best, an odd sense of humor.  Personally, I find him about as funny as red tide but apparently his audience at an all-male Irish Catholic Hibernian … Continue reading →

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DIRTY TRICKS?: Koch-Backed Group Americans for Prosperity Mailed Out Incorrect Voter Information to Residents of North Carolina

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group founded by the infamous Koch brothers, is up to its old voter suppression tactics again. This time the group sent out voter registration forms to people in the state of … Continue reading →

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Chris Christie’s Character Witnesses…Where Are They?

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Scott Raab has been doing a series of posts about Chris Christie on Charlie Pierce’s Politics Blog at Esquire. He posted the fifth installment—titled Why No One Is Sticking Up for Chris Christie—today. In his piece, Raab … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Rodgers’ Neighborhood

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Mike Appleton

By MIKE APPLETON When Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers gave the more or less “official” Republican response to the President’s State of the Union address last night, I was expecting her to present a sort of Republican policy talk for mature … Continue reading →

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The Third Post in the “Oh My Achin Head” Series: Mike Huckabee on Democrats, Women, Uncle Sugar, Birth Control, and Female Libidos

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, 2008 Republican presidential candidate, ordained minister, guitarist, author, and Fox News commentator made news this week because of comments that he made at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting. While speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Fundamentalism, Reproductive Rights, RNC, United States | 37 Comments