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Capitol Hill Tea Party Seeks To 'Drive The Liberals Crazy' With Pledge Of Allegiance

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:35:07 +0000

At the Capitol Hill Tea Party just now, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) stepped up to lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance -- which he said drives the liberals crazy. "And so as we now renew our commitment to the Red, White and Blue, let us with boldness proclaim the fact that we are one nation ...

Talking Points Memo found this 7 hours ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:09:27 +0000

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) made it clear at the tea party "House Call" this afternoon that President Obama won't be getting his party's health care vote. "Your efforts to stop this bill are being heard loud and clear," Cantor told the thousands gathered at the base of the Capitol ...

Blog For Arizona found this 3 hours ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Eric Boehlert: The myth of Fox News' ratings spike

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Fact: The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype -- hype that Fox News and the Beltway press have relentlessly pushed. It's just not true. No matter how many times reporters and pundits made the claim, a ...

Eschaton found this 2 days ago on mediamatters.org

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Whither Dems? GOPers Say They Should Move To Center

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:10:08 +0000

Republicans are already capitalizing on yesterday’s results to urge Dems to move to the political center — and a debate is going to break out among Dems over whether that’s the right course or whether Dems need to firm up their base. The NRCC immediately moved to trumpet that ...

Daily Kos found this 31 hours ago on theplumline.whorunsgov.com

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House Republicans Look to Reverse 'Party of No' Label

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:09:35 +0000

To overcome criticism that the Republican Party doesn't stand for anything, Eric Cantor has a plan

The Note found this 7 days ago on time.com

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Bachmann's New Effort To Rally Against Congress -- And Do It Inside The Buildings -- Endorsed By GOP Leadership

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who is best known for making inflammatory calls for revolution against President Obama, now has the full backing of the GOP leadership in her latest push to protest against the "tyranny" of the Obama administration. As Greg Sargent reported, the spokesmen for ...

Notes From a Grumpy Old Man found this 3 days ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Media Matters: how Eric Boehlert became illiterate

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:35:11 +0000

My latest post at NewsReal... No doubt veteran newsman Chris Wallace is now trembling behind the Fox News photocopier, shamed and shaken to the bone, having just been declared “irrelevant” by a guy whose typing — one hesitates to call it “writing” — ...

Kathy Shaidle posted 2 days ago from fivefeetoffury.com

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Crist, Rooney, state GOP join list and pledge to return Rothstein contributions

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:43:57 +0000

Gov. Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign will give $9,600 it received from Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein and his wife to charity or some other entity, Crist campaign manager Eric Eikenberg said this afternoon. Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney’s campaign will give $4,600 ...

Above the Law found this 2 days ago on postonpolitics.com

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House GOP Leadership Endorses Bachmann’s Call For Mass Rally To Protest Obamacare’s “Tyranny”

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:54:35 +0000

There’s been some debate over whether House GOP leaders are worried that Michele Bachmann’s antics are damaging the GOP — they say they aren’t — so it’s worth noting that they appear to be endorsing her call for a mass rally in the Capitol this week to protest ...

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Republicans Want To Honor Teabagging On House Floor

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:12:00 +0000

If House Republicans aren't careful, they're going to choke their teabagging base with all of this red meat : Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) today introduced — along with 75 other Republicans — a resolution to officially commemorate the 9/12 taxpayer ...

WTF Is It Now?!? found this 8 days ago on dailykos.com

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Video: The very private unveiling of the Pelosi public option

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:38:08 +0000

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Diradour drops bid to challenge Cantor

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:46:00 +0000

One month after announcing his bid to unseat Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, Richmond businessman Charlie Diradour is bowing out. He cited dedication to his family and to Richmond city in a statement released yesterday afternoon announcing his withdrawal. Diradour, who doesn’t live in the 7th ...

Tertium Quids found this 9 days ago on www2.timesdispatch.com

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GOP lawmakers introduce 'tea party' resolution

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:23 +0000

Three Republican lawmakers on Monday introduced a resolution honoring participants in the Sept. 12 "tea party" protests in Washington D.C. House Republican Conference chairman Mike Pence (Ind.), Republican Study Committee chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.), and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) ...

Fired Up! Missouri found this 8 days ago on thehill.com

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GOP responds to Scozzafava dropping out of race

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:53:59 +0000

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: "As the ...

PoliPundit.com found this 4 days ago on voices.washingtonpost.com

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