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Mia Love Announces 2014 House Bid
She has been named one of “Ten Republicans to Follow on Twitter,” she was a rockstar at the 2012 Republican National Convention – and now she is back for another crack at a House seat. Mia Love, currently the mayor of Saratoga Springs,...Show More Summary
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Calls on Eric Holder To Resign Over AP Phone Records
The Republican National Convention isn’t pulling any punches on the Associated Press scandal. The RNC Chairman, Reince Priebus, is calling on Eric Holder to resign. Today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus called on U.S. Attorney General Eric...Show More Summary
Who Do You Trust: Clint Eastwood Laps Obama in New Poll
Clint Eastwood's "empty chair" speech blasting President Barack Obama at last year's Republican National Convention drew withering reviews from the press. Celebrities mocked Eastwood's political theater as well, breaking the unwritten rule not to trash fellow actors. Show More Summary
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
9 Weeks 'Til Netroots Nation!
Here's the latest from the upcoming Rumble in the San Josumble:
• Some of the panels at this year's convention include:
> Legitimate Tape: Using Republicans’ Own Words to Shut...Show More Summary
Interviewing Mayor Giuliani in 2012
My interview with Rudy Giuliani During the 2012 Republican National Convention, I had the pleasure of interviewing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. With that, here is my interview with Mayor Rudy Giuliani. http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2013/apr/4/interview-mayor-rudy-giuliani/ eric
First Global Conventional Arms Treaty Approved by U.S., Senate Republicans Oppose Ratification
At AllGovNews: (emphasis added), about the United Nations vote: The United States sided with more than 150 nations this week in approving the world’s first arms treaty governing conventional weapons—particularly notable in that it seeks to protect human rights. But U.S. participation in the agreement hinges on the Senate ratifying it, and that may not [...]
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
Oh! More Things I Know:
> The Netroots Nation convention starts in 77 days.
> Reince Priebus's re-branding of the Republican party is going swimmingly. And by swimmingly I mean the kind of swimming where...Show More Summary
Undoing the ‘Ginsberg’ rules at the Spring RNC meeting
There was plenty of coverage of the rules changes during the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa (where I was an at-large delegate from Virginia). Erick Erickson blogged about it. The Blaze picked it up. Daily Beast, too. NBC. Show More Summary
GOP Blinded By Anger
Stu Rothenberg: "Ultimately, the Republican Party's problems go back to its base voters, who participate in primaries and nominating conventions. Many of them are so blinded by their anger oward President Barack Obama, the national news...Show More Summary
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY!
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
Oh! More Things I Know:
The problem with the modern Republican party is it no longer knows the difference between real conservatism and just being a dick.
The Netroots Nation convention in San Jose starts in 125 days. Show More Summary
Clint Eastwood still laughing about that time he helped Mitt Romney lose an election
Remember that one time Clint Eastwood was the super special guest speaker at the Republican National Convention, and he lost a debate with an empty chair, and the whole world laughed and laughed and laughed? Of course you do, because...Show More Summary
The GOP's '47 percent' problem never really went away
I tend to think the conventional wisdom about Mitt Romney and the "47 percent" video is largely true: when the Republican condemned 47 percent of the nation as lazy parasites who refuse to "take personal responsibility and care for their lives," it had a meaningful impact on the …
GOP chairman gives Clint Eastwood chair a home
The actor memorably spoke to an empty chair at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Krispy Kreme Christie Shoots NRA in the Back
You wouldn’t let rattlesnakes into your house; why allow venous snakes like Chris Christie in your party? The latest outrage from the pork-scarfing RINO who repaid his precious keynote slot at the Republican National Convention by doing more than any other person to get Obama reelected: New Jersey Gov. Show More Summary
Video Promoting Black Bloc Anarchists Proves 'Occupy Unmasked' Got It Right
When the Stephen K. Bannon film Occupy Unmasked screened at the 2012 Republican National Convention, there was a lively Q&A session afterwards where leftist critics, including Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin, excoriated the movie, claiming...Show More Summary
Conservatives Hate Treaties, and They Always Have
Today, Republicans blocked ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a treaty negotiated by George W. Bush that basically codifies U.S. law as a model for the rest of the world. "It's a...Show More Summary
Some Electoral Math For ‘All You Climate People’
by Matt Wasson, via Appalachian Voices During a campaign season in which climate change featured most prominently as a laugh line at the Republican National Convention, the low point was when CNN’s Candy Crowley addressed “all you climate people” in her explanation of why climate didn’t come up during the presidential debates. Who knew that [...]
An open letter to conservatives
I had a very exciting time at the Republican National Convention. My conservative allies and I all worked very hard in the presidential election. When I woke up the day after the election, everything I had worked for appeared to be in ruins. An extreme leftist had been reelected president of the United States. Show More Summary
How to Win in Blue-State America: Lessons from South Africa's Opposition
The new conventional wisdom in the aftermath of the 2012 elections is that Republicans face two challenges: first, that the United States is no longer a center-right nation, but a center-left one; second, that the country’s demographic shift away from whites will make it tougher for Republicans to win votes. Show More Summary
Matheson Narrowly Defeats Mia Love in Utah House Race
Love’s speech at the Republican National Convention completely changed the game for her in the race for Utah's 4th District. Up...