... TagViewer (entries by tag)

182 entries, in 8 pages    per page

Tag(s):

Separate tags with commas. Tags may contain more than one word.

Date range:

|<Prev 
12345678

Ron Paul Gets to Audit the Fed

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:16 pm PST

Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve has been approved. The House Financial Services Committee has approved Rep. Ron Paul’s measure to drastically expand the government’s power to audit the Federal Reserve. The measure, based on a Paul proposal that has attracted more than 300 co-sponsors, passed, 43-26, ...

Ron Paul, Idiocy, Conspiracies, kooks, GOP, Federal Reserve

Hoffman: 'ACORN Stole the Election!'

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:31 am PST

Far right New York congressional candidate Doug Hoffman has posted a wacky, paranoid “unconcession” letter at his website; he accuses ACORN and “the unions” of “tampering with democracy,” and the file name of the web page is “stolenelection.html.” Wow. Stop Another Stolen Election! (Hat tip: Dave Weigel, who points out ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens

Hoffman and Beck Storming the Castle

Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:06 pm PST

Prodded by Glenn Beck, far right candidate Doug Hoffman has ‘unconceded’ in New York 23. After some tabulating errors were discovered, Owens’ lead over Hoffman shrunk to 3,026 votes. But there are as many as 10,000 oustanding absentee and paper ballots that only today will begin to be counted. ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens, Glenn Beck

RNC Insurance is Pro-Choice

Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:05 pm PST

Employees of the Republican National Committee will be pleased to know that if they should ever find themselves in the unfortunate position of needing an abortion, their insurance plan covers it. The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls ...

GOP, Republican Party, Health Care, Health Insurance, Abortion

Friedersdorf's Letter to Goldberg

Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 7:44 pm PST

A very interesting open letter from Conor Friedersdorf to Jonah Goldberg. I’m writing this letter as a fan – I’ve tremendous respect for the pioneering work you did at National Review Online, your attempts to inject humor into political writing, and the enjoyable debates you’ve done with Peter Beinart. ...

GOP, Republican Party, Right Wing, Politics

Video: Republicans Gone Wild

Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:41 am PST

I watched this earlier and was going to export from EyeTV and upload it to YouTube, but Think Progress beat me to it so I’ll use their video. It’s not one of the GOP’s finest moments (to put it mildly), as House Republicans shout, scream, and make repetitive objections over ...

GOP, Republican Party, Right Wing, Video, Health Care

Video: Steele on NY-23

Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:25 am PST

Here’s video of RNC chairman Michael Steele’s statement this morning, with some pointed comments aimed at Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, and RedState blogger Erick Erickson’s claim that the NY-23 loss was a “victory:” Steele Throws Elbow to Palin, Pawlenty on NY-23. [Video]

GOP, Republican Party, Michael Steele, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens, Video

Hoffman Vows to Continue Storming the Castle

Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:34 am PST

Meet the next hero of the tea party movement: In NY-23, Hoffman Vows to ‘Continue This Fight’. “I can guarantee you the political world hasn’t seen the last of me,” the Conservative Party candidate told Washington Wire today, after losing the closely watched special House election in upstate New ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens

Conservatives Furiously Spinning

Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:29 am PST

Over at RedState, the all-spin zone, CEO Erick Erickson is trying his best to take the NY-23 loss, dress it up in a cheap suit, and call it a “victory:” In NY-23, Conservatives Win. Erickson’s “point,” if it can be called that, is that the far right “sent a message,” ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens

Hoffman Defeated in NY-23

Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:52 pm PST

Unless some of the late precincts are packing a big surprise, it looks like Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has been defeated by Democrat Bill Owens in New York’s 23rd congressional district election… UPDATE at 11/3/09 9:18:47 pm: Yep — Hoffman has conceded to Owens. So there’s the first Democrat ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens

Stuck in the Middle of the Political Goo

Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 7:10 pm PST

Hot Air may have put me in their “Left Channels,” but Think Progress still categorizes me as a “conservative” blogger: Think Progress » Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’. Conservative blogger Charles Johnson of the site Little Green Footballs reported yesterday that Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Left Wing

Hoffman Accuses Dems of 'Stealing the Election'

Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:36 pm PST

Dave Weigel reports that the Doug Hoffman campaign is accusing the Owens camp of bringing in the dreaded ACORN and stealing the election. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – At a short press availability in his campaign office here, NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman said that a GOTV volunteer’s tires had ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Bill Owens

Police Called to NY-23 Polling Places

Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:37 am PST

The New York Daily News is reporting disturbances at some polling stations, apparently from anti-abortion “activists” who support Doug Hoffman: Police Called To NY-23 Polling Sites. I just got off the phone with former state Democratic Chairwoman June O’Neill, who informed me the police had been called to at ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Abortion

Far Right Activists on the Rise

Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:40 am PST

Politico has a piece on the rise of what they’re calling “conservatives,” but what I would call the “far right” — the surging tea party-spawned candidates who are going to make life miserable for the Republican Party (not that they don’t deserve it), and guarantee the reelection of Barack Obama ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Glenn Beck

Gingrich Angry at Scozzafava

Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:42 am PST

Newt Gingrich is reportedly angry with Dede Scozzafava for endorsing her former opponent, Democrat Bill Owens. Scozzafava’s decision infuriated Republicans who had stuck with her, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. He told the AP that he was disappointed and “deeply upset.” “How could she have accepted all that ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, newt gingrich

Scozzofava Officially Backs Owens

Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:42 pm PST

It’s official: Republican Dede Scozzofava has endorsed Democrat Bill Owens in the NY-23 special election. Doug Hoffman’s camp is calling her a traitor, but they were doing that already. Those in the camp of the Conservative candidate Douglas L. Hoffman called Ms. Scozzafava a turncoat. “This afternoon Dede Scozzafava ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Glenn Beck

Doug Hoffman: The Glenn Beck Candidate

Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:02 am PST

What exactly does Doug Hoffman stand for? And who is he standing with? Would you believe … Glenn Beck? At the endorsements page of Doug Hoffman For Congress, we find a link to the “Gold List” at 912candidates.org, consisting of politicians who have “pledged their sacred honor” to uphold the ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Glenn Beck

Scozzofava Endorsing Former Opponent?

Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:47 am PST

The Watertown Daily Times, in New York’s 23rd congressional district, switches their endorsement from Republican Dede Scozzofava to Democrat Bill Owens — and they report that Scozzofava is doing the same. During the day Saturday, she began to quietly and thoughtfully encourage her supporters to vote for Democrat William ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party

Malkin: Scozzofava a 'Radical Leftist'

Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 11:26 am PDT

Michelle Malkin links to neo-Confederate blogger Robert Stacy McCain and labels moderate Republican Dede Scozzofava a “radical leftist.’ If you differ from the red meat social conservative base on two primary issues — abortion and gay marriage — that’ll get you thrown out on your ear and labeled a radical ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party

Scozzafava Bails

Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 9:16 am PDT

GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava has bowed out of the NY-23 race, leaving religious right/tea party candidate Doug Hoffman nearly tied with Democrat Bill Owens. The far right (led by James Dobson, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, etc.) is testing its grip on the Republican Party with Hoffman’s candidacy. At this point ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party

Video: Tea Party, The Documentary Film

Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:39 pm PDT

Posted without comment, except perhaps a slight cough which I will mask and pretend was insignificant. [Video]

Tea Party, Protest, Demonstration, GOP, Republican Party, Documentary, Right Wing, Movie

Video: The People Behind Doug Hoffman's Candidacy

Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:08 pm PDT

Michael Long is chairman of the New York state Conservative Party. This is Long’s speech to supporters on the steps of the Capitol Building in Albany (on June 9, 2009). A glimpse of the agenda of the people behind Doug Hoffman’s candidacy in New York’s 23rd congressional district. [Video] Another ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party

Onion: Republicans Endorse Swine Flu

Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:32 pm PDT

A classic Onionism: Obama’s Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response. WASHINGTON—Claiming that the president was preying on the public’s fear of contracting a fatal disease last week when he declared the H1N1 virus a national emergency, Republican leaders announced Wednesday that they were officially endorsing the ...

Onion, Satire, Humor, Comedy, Politics, GOP, H1N1

Steele Continues Backing Scozzafava

Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:15 am PDT

The religious right and social conservatives (Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Dobson, Rick Santorum, etc.) are rushing to the side of Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 election, but Michael Steele stands forlornly by Dede Scozzafava. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele stuck by Republican special election ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Dede Scozzafava, Michael Steele

Gingrich Says It's a 'Purge,' Malkin Says 'Stone the Left Wing Saboteurs!'

Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:30 pm PDT

Newt Gingrich says conservatives and right wingers are engaged in a “purge.” “This idea that we’re suddenly going to establish litmus tests and all across the country we’re going to purge the party of anybody who doesn’t agree with us 100 percent; that guarantees Obama’s reelection, that guarantees Pelosi ...

GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Michelle Malkin, newt gingrich, Dede Scozzafava

|<Prev 
12345678