Monthly Archives: August 2009

White Elephant

From The Boston Globe: OTTAWA, Kan. – A first-term Kansas congresswoman said yesterday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a “great white hope’’ was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Obama or his political agenda. …snip… … Continue reading

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Tag, You’re It

From the Idaho Statesman: Top Idaho Republicans — Gov. Butch Otter, U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson and former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt — all condemned fellow Republican Rex Rammell on Friday after he amplified … Continue reading

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She quits everything except quitting

From Anchorage Daily News: Organizers of an Anchorage event that has been billing Sarah Palin for weeks as a star speaker were left scrambling Wednesday after learning that the former governor won’t be there for tonight’s event and claims to … Continue reading

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How Can We Miss You When You Won’t Go Away?

From the Los Angeles Times: South Carolina’s lieutenant governor on Wednesday called for the resignation of Gov. Mark Sanford, citing “serious misconduct” and “serious distractions” that have stemmed from Sanford’s extramarital tryst with an Argentine woman. But Sanford declined to … Continue reading

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Rest In Peace, Teddy

From The Barnstable Patriot: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy died Aug. 25 where he loved to be, by the shores of Nantucket Sound in Hyannis Port. At 77, he spent his last year fighting for health care reform while battling a … Continue reading

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The Color of Stupid

From the Los Angeles Times: Fox News host Glenn Beck used his popular show Monday to attack the background of Van Jones, a White House environmental advisor and co-founder of an African American political advocacy group that organized an advertising … Continue reading

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The Rethugs’ll Be the Death of Us Yet

From George’s Bottom Line at abcNEWS: In his first comments on Sarah Palin’s “death panel” claims, John McCain is standing by his former running mate. Sort of… He doesn’t like the phrase “death panels,” but he defended the substance of … Continue reading

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Heavens to Betsy! You’re Fired!

From MEDIA MATTERS: The Washington Independent highlights Betsy McCaughey’s resignation from the board of directors of Cantel Medical Corp., a medical products company, to “avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest.” McCaughey’s resignation coincides with her attempt to revive … Continue reading

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