Everything you always wanted to know about spastic tubes, certain secretions, rape juices, lesbian witchcraft and breast-feeding stuff but were afraid to ask your Republican relatives—courtesy of Nerve.
Election 2012
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Paul Ryan Says “Forcible Rape” Was Just “Stock Language”
Don’t get your panties in a twist, ladies: It’s just stock language.
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Convention Diary: Tampa Is Red, White, Blue, and Black
[Paul Constant will be covering the GOP convention and sending in regular diary entries throughout.—eds] Just as my plane was beginning its descent into Tampa, the sky turned a dire black. The gentle blanket of clouds that I’d heard were over the city all day was fleeing northward and some fast, evil-looking beasts were moving […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Mitt Romney Makes Joke
Unfortunately, the joke was not funny. And it was a joke about Obama’s birth certificate: Mitt Romney made a joke about his birth certificate at a rally in Commerce, Mich. on Friday. Speaking about his Michigan roots, he said, “No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place […]
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New Casino Certainly Embodies the Spirit of Oregon
The Wood Village casino campaign headed for the ballot this fall released a very serious voice-over video that calls on Oregonians to harken back to the good old days of dog racing in Wood Village and says the planned casino and waterpark will be an “exciting new community” that embodies “bygone spirit” of Oregon. What […]
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Romney Campaign Won’t Let Reporters Ask Questions About Abortion or Akin
Wow. Republicans are really scared of this issue: It’s a real shame that the campaigns can control access to politicians like this, but good on Shaun Boyd for publicly calling the Romney campaign out on it.
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Which Would You Rather Watch at 10:30 PM on a Monday Night?
The Romney campaign is in a huff because America’s television networks are choosing to air re-runs this coming Monday night, not Ann Romney’s convention speech. CBS plans instead to show a rerun of “Hawaii Five-O,” its hit police series. Viewers of NBC will see a new episode of “Grimm,” about a homicide detective with the […]
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It Was Really Smart of Romney to Put a Congressman on the Ticket
Americans hate Congress so, so much right now: The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that the approval rating for Congress has tied its all-time low in the history of the survey, while its disapproval rating has tied its all-time high. According to the poll, only 12 percent of registered voters approve of the […]
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Republican Steve King Has Never Heard of a Girl Getting Pregnant from Statutory Rape or Incest
Holy fucking shit: Rep. Steve King, one of the most staunchly conservative members of the House, was one of the few Republicans who did not strongly condemn Rep. Todd Akin Monday for his remarks regarding pregnancy and rape. King also signaled why — he might agree with parts of Akin’s assertion. King told an Iowa […]
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Republican Platform: No Abortion, No Gay Marriage, Trayvon Martin Had It Coming
The Tampa Bay Times has obtained a draft of the Republican platform, and it leans way, way to the right: Human life amendment “We assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution […]
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Romney/Ryan at First Agree, then Mildly Disagree, then Vehemently Disagree with Akin’s Rape Comments
After Todd Akin’s idiotic comments about rape were roundly rejected by anyone with a human heart yesterday, the Romney campaign issued a tepid statement distancing themselves from Akin: “Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin’s statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape,” Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg […]
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Jefferson Smith Goes Even Deeper in Discussing His Admittedly “Embarrassing” DMV Record
If you haven’t checked out yesterday’s post on Jefferson Smith’s driving record—his campaign provided me with a detailed accounting of lapses and citations and missed court dates stretching back to 1993—you really should. It’s caught a lot of eyeballs so far, and the post’s commenters started a decently healthy discussion on what this pernicious issue […]