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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
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
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 …
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 [...]
The war Romney chooses to ignore
Two months ago, Mitt Romney delivered an acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, which ignored the war in Afghanistan as if it doesn't exist, and failed to even mention veterans. He was, as the AP noted, "the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party's nom …
Anti-Obama Couple Hangs Chair In Effigy
A Minnesota couple is coming under criticism for hanging a chair outside their home, a reference to President Obama after Clint Eastwood’s Republican National Convention speech. The wife, Laura Mulholland, confirmed that it was meant to express her opposition to Obama. According to the Rochester Post-Bulletin, “Mulholland said she doesn’t consider the display a form [...]
Forecast the Facts shows what a joke Romney is on climate change. But what about us?
On Tuesday, I posted Romney and other Republican dolts will laugh. But Sandy shows there IS a need to heal the planet: Mitt Romney got an extended guffaw at the Republican National Convention with that smirky putdown of President Obama for having said he would do something about rising oceans. Show More Summary
Romney losing keynote backers
Defection.
First there's New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who managed to not only trump Ann Romney at the Republican National Convention, but also spend his entire speech talking about anyone except Mitt Romney.
Yesterday, he was all about keeping Mitt Romney the hell away and praising President Barack Obama. Show More Summary
Obama to the Rescue
When Chris Christie delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in August, he had some choice words for President Obama. “It’s time to end this era of absentee leadership in the Oval Office and send real leaders...Show More Summary
Romney and other Republican dolts will laugh. But Sandy shows there IS a need to heal the planet.
Mitt Romney got an extended guffaw at the Republican National Convention with that smirky putdown of President Obama for having said he would do something about rising oceans. No surprise. Because the percentage of people in that audience...Show More Summary
Sexist Radio Ad Urges Wisconsin Women To Back ‘The Cute One’ For Congress
During the August Republican National Convention in Tampa, a right-wing political group led by two former aides to House Republican Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) courted women with “hair and makeup touch ups” at a “Women Up!” pavilion. Now, a new radio ad by the same tax-exempt group suggests female voters are unable to make up [...]
American Crossroads Cuts An Anemic Clint Eastwood Ad For Romney
As Clint Eastwood appearances in politically charged content go, I’d rate this American Crossroads ad substantially above Eastwood’s meandering, bizarre rant to an empty chair at the Republican National Convention and somewhere below the “Halftime in America” spot he cut for Chrysler that aired during this year’s Super Bowl: Part of it is just that [...]
Joe Walsh Attacks Opponent for picking out a dress
Republican Congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL) attacked his Democratic challenger, Tammy Duckworth, with a photograph of Duckworth picking out a dress before her speech at the Democratic National Convention during a debate between the two on Tuesday. Despite intense booing from the audience, Walsh carried on with his attack, saying, “the only debate Ms. Duckworth is [...]
Mass Arrests At 2004 Republican Convention Ruled Illegal
A federal judge says the New York Police Department acted illegally when it arrested a large number of protesters during the 2004 Republican National Convention.
The judge, Richard J. Sullivan of Federal District Court, said that the...Show More Summary
Chris Christie strays far from Romney script
From time to time, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has proven to be an unreliable surrogate for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Christie's keynote address at the Republican National Convention, for example, largely ignored Romney's entire candidacy. It doesn't help that t …
Romney campaign spends more than $200K on senior staff bonuses after Republican convention
Mitt Romney's campaign handed out more than $200,000 in bonuses to top staff after the Republican National Convention: Mitt Romney’s campaign took out a $20 million loan in August and ended the month with $38 million less in the bank...Show More Summary
Even Clint Eastwood Thinks Mitt Romney Is A Dummy
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Gawker: Clint Eastwood was his usual candid self when speaking with Extra TV about hisnow-infamous "empty chair" speech at the Republican National Convention."If somebody's dumb...Show More Summary