All Posts Tagged With: "Republican Party"
Tom Corbett Hates Poor People
Why is it that rethuglican elected officials hate poor people? It seems as though Tom Corbett, who usually scurries away from television cameras like a cockroach when the lights come on, has begun a war on Pennsylvania’s poor.
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett has announced a major assault on the food stamp program that feeds 1.8 [...]
Virginia GOP Officially Becomes Autocratic
I always love hearing the Fatman and that other RWNJ on WDEL spout off about how Democrats and Liberals are nothing but a bunch of socialists and “fellow travelers.” Apparently they haven’t been paying attention to the Virginia Republican Party.
The Virginia GOP has declared that anyone who wants to vote in the Presidential primary must sign a loyalty oath. Yes, you read that correctly, you must swear allegiance to the GOP and cross your heart and hope to die that you will vote for whomever the GOP presidential nominee is.
29Dec2011 | MJ | 4 comments | Continued
Fear of a Black Republican
This is the name of a documentary movie by film maker Kevin Williams that is screening now at Theater N in Wilmington. I went to the 11Am screening of this movie, presented by the filmmaker and his co-producer wife in person — both of them engaging the audience in a lively Q&A afterwards.
30Jul2011 | cassandra_m | 2 comments | Continued
The GOP Needs New Talent
And I’m not talking politics. I’m talking about how Republicans love (and steal) the music of liberal performers.
Senate candidate Chuck DeVore (R-CA) got burned for using for using altered-lyric version of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” and “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” for his campaign’s Web ads. David Byrne is suing Gov. [...]
Tea Party Takes Over the Maine GOP
One of the continuing stories/themes these days is just what effect, short-term and long-term, the Tea Party movement will have on American politics in general, and the Republican Party specifically. Mock it all you want (please, mock it…it’s fun!), but the Tea Party is a real force right now. For proof, look no farther (further?) [...]
12May2010 | Scott P | 7 comments | Continued
Is Karl Rove Setting Up a “Shadow RNC”?
This story has apparently been bouncing around for a few weeks, but has just recently come to my attention. It’s no secret that many old guard, big money Republicans have been less than thrilled with the leadership ability shown by Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. And while many big donors have been avoiding or [...]
19Apr2010 | Scott P | 5 comments | Continued
When Talking Points Strike Back
Remember how, not long ago, Republicans were saying how bad the health care reform bill was because it was created through “backroom deals”? And remember how a lot of smart people pointed out that, um, that’s how all legislation is made? And that quite possibly, far from being done in a secretive manner, the ultimate [...]
16Apr2010 | Scott P | 3 comments | Continued
HCR 2010 = WMD 2002
Anyone who’s been around this site lately should recognize the title of this post. It’s the little signature that commenter anonone has been putting at the end of his comments. Well, I’ve been thinking about this a bit (no, I don’t have anything better to do — thanks for asking) and I’ve decided that he [...]
23Mar2010 | Scott P | 6 comments | Continued
The RNC Purity Test Is To Prevent A GOP Split
Despite all the stories of the GOP resurgence, the possible implementation of an RNC purity test has bigger implications for the Republican Party.
Members of the conservative group within the RNC tell The Washington Times that, besides aiming to make the GOP more consistently and reliably conservative by promoting lower taxes, keeping spending levels [...]
Republican In-fighting
What’s a liberal to do except watch as Republicans eat their own. And I’m not even getting into the NY-23 race.
First we have Dobbs vs Rivera.
Rivera accuses Dobbs of “almost single-handedly responsible for creating, for being the architect of the young-Latino-as-scapegoat for everything that ails this country.”
And now Dobbs fires back:
DOBBS: I’m just still fuming [...]
Palin vs Gingrich
The lines have been drawn. And didn’t we all know it would come to this? NY-23 is the election to watch.
In one corner we have Sarah Palin who has chosen to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.
Political parties must stand for something. When Republicans were in the wilderness in the late 1970s, Ronald Reagan knew [...]
The Republican Base Operates In Another World
James Carville’s political polling organization, Democracy Corps, released a very interesting report last week (warning: PDF). They surveyed the base of the Republican party and found that they had a different understanding of the world than the rest of the U.S. It’s a much more paranoid view.
19Oct2009 | Unstable Isotope | 28 comments | Continued
Another Republican Weighs In
Bruce Bartlett’s piece at the Daily Beast is well worth your time. For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Bartlett here’s a brief synopsis:
Bruce Bartlett was one of the original supply-siders, helping draft the Kemp-Roth tax bill in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was a leading Republican economist. He now considers himself [...]
The Lone Wolf Argument Doesn’t Hold Up When It Comes To Republican Racism
Electing the first black President was always going to shake things up, or, rather dig things up, but I really wasn’t prepared for the in-your-face racism spewing out of Republicans. Subtlety is not their strong point – and neither is technology. If Michael Steele truly wants to “rebuild” the GOP his first order should be [...]
6Jul2009 | pandora | 59 comments | Continued
A Gift at Drinking Liberally
Sometimes we have people that aren’t really liberal show up at Drinking Liberally. Tyler Nixon came out to the last one, and in the past we have had a few of the “cool” Republicans come out.
This evening, one of the cool Republicans, RSmitty came out to hang out with us. He gave me a gift [...]
Reagan Was Wrong
Sorry, I can’t claim credit for that title. It comes from a Newsweek article about the writings of an influential British conservative, Henry Fairlie. He predicted the state of today’s GOP presciently in the 1980s.
Fairlie’s critique of American conservatism began with a GOP heresy: that by embracing the free market so completely, the [...]
Republican Primaries 21% Problem
According to FairVote.org 25 states hold closed Republican Primaries. That’s 25 states where the GOP 21%ers can rule the day by choosing the candidate.
Moderate Republicans should be concerned because these numbers give candidates like Sarah Palin the edge. Actually, all of us should be concerned. Food for thought.
Who Leads Republicans? Apparently They Don’t Know Either
USAToday covers a Gallup poll in which Americans were asked who speaks for the GOP. A majority of Americans couldn’t name anyone.
A 52% majority of those surveyed couldn’t come up with a name when asked to specify “the main person” who speaks for Republicans today. Of those who could, the top response was [...]
Tone Deaf or Payoff?
There are rumors swirling around the Delaware Republican Party that they have a new communication team. This is the team that will be tasked with redefining the tarnished brand that is “Republican” and to reframe the debate into something that will resonate with Delaware voters. Quite a task.
Who is up for a job like that? [...]
Gallup: Republicans Are Tanking
There are new poll results out from Gallup about partisan identification, and it’s not good news for Republicans.
The decline in Republican Party affiliation among Americans in recent years is well documented, but a Gallup analysis now shows that this movement away from the GOP has occurred among nearly every major demographic subgroup. Since the first [...]
They Are The GOP
Below is a photo from a workshop at the Delaware GOP Convention yesterday on how to rebuild the GOP. Do you notice any similarities between this photo and the Republican National Convention this past summer? Click on the image below to see a larger version of it.
17May2009 | nemski | 11 comments | Continued
Obviously Words Matter
There’s been a lot of talk over taking people at their word, and when it comes to words no one is better at hijacking them then Conservatives. Patriot springs to mind, as does family values, life, Judeo-Christian laws, regiment, battle, defense of marriage, and take back America. Let’s just say when I stumble on a [...]
13May2009 | pandora | 8 comments | Continued
The Incredible Shrinking Republican Woman
Seems like a no-brainer to me, especially given what you see on display at nearly every Republican event/press conference/news show. Lot’s of old white guys. Where are the Republican women?
Of course, there are fewer Republicans than Democrats of either gender in the two houses. But even on a percentage basis, Republicans suffer a gender gap. [...]
Fatal Attraction – Republican Style
Rule #1 when having an affair is to never let the wife find out about the mistress. Silly, because it rarely works out that way – especially if your mistress is a crazy person intent on destroying your marriage. That said, shame on you for juggling love interests, and shame on you for whispering sweet, [...]
6May2009 | pandora | 23 comments | Continued
The Governor Of Utah (Yes, Utah!) Fails Conservative Litmus Test
Via John Cole:
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.’s appearance at a Michigan county Republican Party event was scrapped this week after the county chairwoman said that hosting the moderate Utah governor would mean abandoning the party’s conservative principles.
Kent County Republican Party Chairwoman Joanne Voorhees abruptly canceled the party fundraiser scheduled for Saturday.
“The voters want and expect us [...]
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