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Chelsea a hit on gay pub crawl

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 20, 2008 · Comments (2)

Chelsea Clinton was a huge attraction Friday night as she toured some of Philadelphia's most famous gay nightclubs, reports Mathew Berger for MSNBC's First Read: Chelsea Clinton stopped traffic Friday night as she wandered the streets of Philadelphia on a gay bar crawl, winning rave reviews for both her politics... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Hamas endorses Obama

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 17, 2008 · Comments (3)

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's chief political adviser, Ahmed Yousef, was interviewed on WABC Radio on Sunday, and revealed Hamas hopes Obama will win. Why hasn't this key international endorsement made the "mainstream" US media, wonders John Hinderaker at Power Line: The interview produced a scoop which, for some reason,... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

How Barack Obama learned to love Israel

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 22, 2008 · Comments (2)

For all the adulation lavished on Barack Obama by his cult of followers, there is one group of friends who are disappointed in the direction of his campaign: the Arabs and Palestinians. One old pal, Ali Abunimah, relates his tale of disaffection at The Electronic Infitada: Over the years since... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Cato rejects Ron Paul

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 12, 2008 · Comments (27)

The leading libertarian "think tank" in the country has been conspicuously absent from the bandwagon of the supposed "libertarian" candidate, Republican Ron Paul. At the official Cato blog, David Boaz explains why: And so it's understandable that over the past few months a lot of people have been asking why... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.6/5 (5 votes cast)

Huckabee ducks creationism question

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 5, 2007 · Comments (9)

Months of hard work on a shoestring budget have brought former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee into the Republican nomination spotlight, and he is having trouble adjusting, it seems. First, he reacted strongly to a question over whether "creationism" should be taught in public schools, report Liz Sidoti and Libby Quaid... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.3/5 (6 votes cast)

FEC fines another "527" group - for 2004

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (3)

A union-funded "independent" group has agreed to a large fine from the FEC for violating Campaign Finance regulations in 2004, according to Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press: A union-financed advocacy group that played a major role in the 2004 elections has agreed to pay a $580,000 fine after the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Unions question Edwards' past stances

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 15, 2007 · Comments (2)

While former Senator John Edwards has had some success in appealing to unions and union voters, and has made union issues a cornerstone of his current campaign, some union officials - most notably those who've endorsed one of his Democratic rivals for the nomination - are questioning his history of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Hillary to pick up major Union endorsement

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 23, 2007

The huge AFSCME public employees union will endorse Hillary Clinton late next week, reports Howard Fineman for MSNBC: Not that Sen. Hillary Clinton is expecting a crisis at the upcoming MSNBC Democratic debate in Philadelphia, but, just in case she has a bad night she has a pick-me-up scheduled for... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Romney, Huckabee in virtual tie in Values Voters straw poll

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 21, 2007 · Comments (4)

The Values Voters' straw poll results are in, and Romney takes a narrow first with 1595 votes and 27.61% over Mike Huckabee's 1565/27.15%, with Ron Paul in third place with 865 votes for 15%, Fred Thompson winning 564 votes and just under 10%. The rest trailed "undecided." Interestingly, Huckabee won... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

McCain, Romney score with "Values Voters"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 20, 2007 · Comments (7)

Reports from the day's activities at the Values Voters Forum show that John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Duncan Hunter were all well-received; Fred Thompson didn't "wow" the crowd. Ron Paul drew polite applause, but is expected to do well in the online "straw poll," where anyone who donates at least... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Could Santorum as VP be Rudy's answer?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 6, 2007 · Comments (19)

Jim Geraghty at NRO's The Campaign Spot looks at the threats of "social conservatives" to form a third party if the Republican nominee fails to appeal to them (meaning: is Rudy Giuliani). He speaks to a source who doubts the feasibility: He noted that James Dobson, in a New York... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain vs. Code Pink heckler

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 21, 2007 · Comments (6)

John McCain was interrupted this morning at the NRA convention by a heckler from the Code Pink anti-American group. Befitting the audience, Bang, Bang, He Shot Her Down. Watch the clip at the link above. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (6 votes cast)

Democratic Civil War?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 12, 2007 · Comments (3)

At least one prominent antiwar Democratic member of Congress is urging antiwar groups to run primary candidates against Democratic incumbents who don't support immediate surrender in Iraq, Jonathan E. Kaplan reports for The Hill Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) is encouraging anti-war activists to find challengers to centrist Democrats, with the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (8 votes cast)

Hillary endorsed by another big union

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (3)

New York Senator Hillary Clinton won the endorsement of a second large labor union this week, as Sam Youngman reports for The Hill: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) won her second labor union endorsement of the week, announcing Thursday that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

FBI investigates Ted Stevens

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 16, 2007 · Comments (1)

Alaska's Republican Senator Ted Stevens has become known as the Senate's "King of Pork" for such outrageous earmarks as the "bridge to nowhere" that benefited only 50 people at a cost of over $200 million in taxpayer funds. Now, he may have to trade in his crown for prison garb,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (6 votes cast)

Democrats skip moderate meeting

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 25, 2007 · Comments (1)

The Democratic candidates, most of whom will be dropping in on the Nutroots at Yearly Kos, are all bypassing the DLC summer confab. Ron Fournier reports for the AP: Bill Clinton will be there. So will 300 officeholders from more than 45 states. But one thing will be missing when... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (5 votes cast)

Anti-war boobs disrupt Hillary's Frisco H.Q.

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 24, 2007 · Comments (3)

When Hillary Clinton's supporters gathered at her San Francisco campaign headquarters to watch the Democratic debate, they weren't expecting an ambush protest by antiwar groups Breasts Not Bombs and Code Pink. They didn't even notice the usual suspects congregating in the back of the room or slipping off to the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Obama: Lobby me! Harder! Harder!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 18, 2007

Despite Barack Obama's high rhetoric against lobbyists and earmarks, it appears he isn't so reticent about pulling strings to help out foreign firms who lobby HIM. Texas Rainmaker has the details. Thanks to Betsy's Page for pointing to this story.... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Farm bill may cause Democratic split

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: June 29, 2007 · Comments (2)

The farm bill is finding itself short of new funds, which could create a rift among congressional Democrats, as CQ Politics' Catharine Richert reports: Party leaders are concerned the money crunch will incite an intraparty squabble on the House floor because the bill is not likely to satisfy many Democrats... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Reporters, editors support Democrats and leftists with cash

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: June 22, 2007 · Comments (3)

Over 90% of political contributions from media reporters, analysts, and editors have gone to Democrats and liberal advocacy groups since 2004, an MSNBC investigation found: Whether you sample your news feed from ABC or CBS (or, yes, even NBC and MSNBC), whether you prefer Fox News Channel or National Public... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Antiwar groups push Democrats

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 6, 2007 · Comments (1)

Many noticed the change in congressional Democrats' tune from simply protesting the "surge" policy to doing what they said all last year they would NEVER do - setting a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. Turns out the antiwar left has been applying nonstop pressure on both the leadership and individual... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Values Voters

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 26, 2006 · Comments (1)

La Shawn Barber attended a Family Research Council conference on values voters and makes some observations about things to look for in upcoming elections.... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

New election year, same old scare tactic

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 23, 2006 · Comments (3)

I believe it was 1980, when Ronald Reagan challenged Jimmy Carter, when the Democrats first began regularly using the Social Security scare tactic to frighten senior citizens into voting for them (it was used against Goldwater in 1964, too, but he had spoken against the SS system). It's been a... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Trial lawyers target Republicans

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2006 · Comments (2)

The Trial Lawyers are spending half a million bucks to target five vulnerable Republican congressmen based on one aspect of the Medicare Prescription Drug Program. Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press has the story: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America on Tuesday launched a $500,000 television and radio ad... [Full Story]

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