The Associated Press has the scoop on U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer’s political plans for 2012. And—surprise, surprise (or not)—they don’t include a mayoral race. They may not, at least not yet, include plans for another term in Congress. Blumenauer said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press that the city’s agenda would not be […]
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A Conversation With Mayoral Candidate Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady Hall Monitor in this week’s Mercury focuses on mayoral candidate Eileen Brady’s prodigious start to fundraising—she’s collected some $59,000 in contributions as of Tuesday—and how that fundraising meshes with her husband’s impassioned defense last election cycle of (eventually doomed) voter-owned elections. But Brady and I, when we spoke last week, had a pretty […]
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Santorum: The Greatest Generation Stormed the Beaches of Normandy to Defeat Socialized Medicine
Another history lessen* from the GOP: Um… don’t “those Americans” get their health care through the VA? Don’t “those Americans” have socialized medicine? VA then, Medicare now? Does this mean the Nazis won? * Intentional.
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Santorum Is Running All Over America!
Santorum leaked his official announcement last night on his Twitter feed… …and as mentioned in GMN, this morning Santorum made it official: Santorum For America! Americans for Santorum!
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Herman Cain Pulls a Train
Herman Cain says, “stupid people are ruining America.” And so to refute the stupid, he’s released a country music video featuring Joe the Plumber, who is apparently not stupid now somehow. He’s lucky so many words rhyme with his last name. In other news, the tea party isn’t racist because, uh, Herman Cain, that’s why.
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Sarah Palin Continues to Be a Lying Sack of Shit
TIME Magazine’s coverage of Sarah Palin’s Memorial Day weekend tour lets Sarah Palin get away with more of her coy, jus’ folks bullshit. And her mom is in on it, too: Indeed, Sarah Palin’s family road trip has turned into a media circus. Dozens of televisions stations staked out three different spots at Gettysburg National […]
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“Rick Santorum’s” Twitter Feed
A splattering of “Rick’s” recent tweets… Follow Santorum on Twitter here!
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Gingrich Is Already a Failure
Oh, Newt. Will you ever win? Voters nationally are evenly divided on Barack Obama’s job performance at 48% approving and 48% disapproving. Despite the mixed feelings toward him he leads Mitt Romney by 7 at 49-42, Newt Gingrich by 14 at 51-37, and Sarah Palin by 17 at 54-37 in hypothetical match ups. That’s because […]
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Santorum’s Awkward Spurt
Below you will find Rick Santorum’s high school yearbook photo. The Atlantic calls it “tragic,” but I wouldn’t go that far, exactly. Is anyone really happy with their yearbook photos? For some reason, the Atlantic has put together a slideshow of every Republican presidential candidate’s yearbook photos, and while I admit that Santorum’s is hands-down […]
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Looks Like Sarah Palin Is Probably Running for President
The New York Times: Sarah Palin is fortifying her small staff of advisers, buying a house in Arizona — where associates have said she could base a national campaign — and reviving her schedule of public appearances. The moves are the most concrete signals yet that Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, is seriously […]
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Republicans Want to Throw Grandma Off a Cliff
This video does fine work tying Republicans to their desire to hack Medicare to little bitty pieces. Make sure your teabaggy relatives see it! (And Oliver Willis just posted a complete list of the 235 Republicans who voted to kill Medicare. Pass that along, too.) (Via Wonkette.)
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Sarah Palin: And a Movie Will Save Her?
Real Clear Politics (via Balloon Juice): Shortly after Republicans swept last November to a historic victory in which Sarah Palin was credited with playing a central role, the former Alaska governor pulled aside her close aide, Rebecca Mansour, to discuss a hush-hush assignment: Reach out to conservative filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon with a request. Ask […]