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RNC Calls Unprecedented Special Meeting
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The Hill: Members have called their own unscheduled meeting to host a forum for the canddiates running to chair the national committee.
They'll meet in D.C. on January 7.
It's the first time they're convening without the aid of the Washington-based party apparatus. ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... In the latest sign that the race for RNC chairman is really heating up, committee members have for the first time ever called their own special RNC meeting, without orders from the national party. The meeting is being held as a forum for the candidates now running for the chairmanship, so it shouldn't come as a shock that it was called outside the auspices of the national leadership -- after all, the current party chairman Mike Duncan is in a tough fight for re-election against a wide field of challengers. ...
Republicans Call Special Meeting
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"For the first
time in party history, members of the Republican National Committee have called
their own unscheduled meeting without the aid of the Washington-based party
apparatus," according to The Hill. ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... . * While the race for the RNC chairmanship heats up, committee members have called for an unprecedented special meeting , working outside the dictates of the national party's leadership. * It looks like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is ...
As panic sets in, Greater Wingnuttia turning even further to the right
Crooks and Liars —
... The discord among Republicans is leading to a clear sense of panic in their ranks. Witness the unprecedented meeting -- sans party apparatus -- being called by the members of the Republican National Committee this week to take a look at the potential leaders now lining up to direct the party's future. ...
Not All Meetings are a Useless Waste of Time
The Next Right —
... Emineth was beaten up at first by the blogosphere for this apparently heinous quote in The Hill, 'At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what the public thinks; it matters what 168 of us think.' Yet, when put in context (which he provided for us via blog post and in a follow-up Hill article) one understands that this quote resulted from the same frustration shared by many Republican activists. Emineth, a sitting RNC Chairman, has felt powerless to make a different within the RNC power structure. This powerless feeling has permeated ...
Remainders: Magic
Ben Smith's Blog —
Fipp Avlon warns that Republican tone-deafness on race could "destroy" the party.
"Puff" author Peter Yarrow isn't happy.
Tapper explains the joke.
The RNC plans a forum.
Gawker comes out against Caroline. (Which seems like a bad move, businesswise.)
Rahm will resign January 2, and 11 vie to replace him.
And Crowley finds yet more reason to fret about Afghanistan.
Candidates for R.N.C. Chairman to Compete in Forums
The Caucus —
... allow each of the contenders to outline their visions for the future of the G.O.P., bypassing Mr. Duncan and the party organization in Washington. Mr. Emineth and nearly two dozen other R.N.C members from around the country petitioned for the forum, which will be held on Jan. 7 in Washington. It’s the first time members have gone around the party hierarchy to call their own meeting. “Most Republicans do not know who the R.N.C. chairman is, or anything about this process,” Mr. Emineth told The Hill newspaper , which first reported the meeting. “The more exposure of the ...
Rush Limbaugh wrote ‘Magic Negro’ Parody
The Democratic Daily —
... logick behind this argument never worked with any mother who ever lived, of course, but we have bigger fish to fry here.)
The song that is the subject of all this hoo-haw (and rightly so, as discussed yesterday, “Rushing to Limbo — Revisited“) began on the Rush Limbaugh show on March 19, 2007.
On his March 19, 2007 program, Limbaugh ad-libbed the song, which bit-man Paul Shanklin turned into the song that’s roiling the mediasphere. Wikipedia:
In December 2008, Chip ...
links for 2008-12-30
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... (tags: barack_obama)
RNC Members Call An Unprecedented Special Meeting - January 7
For the first time in party history, members of the Republican National Committee have called their own unscheduled meeting without the aid of the ...
