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The GOP vice-presidential vetting process. Come for the vetting, stay for the tacos. Now with experience check included. From the Public Service Administration.
Hilarious video of a Ukrainian/Russian crossdresser is a mixture of great image of traditions and modern showbiz. http://www.myspace.com/verkaserduchkaofficial
Compilation of Congressman Ron Paul at the GOP Presidential Debate held at the Reagan Library on May 3rd, 2007. http://www.RonPaul2008.com
During debate on the binding Iraq-withdrawal bill that would require George W. Bush to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq within one year, Joe Biden rips Republicans for standing by Bush's horrible course.
Majority Democrats and the Bush White House have finalized a deal to speed $14 billion in emergency loans to struggling U.S. automakers, congressional officials said Wednesday. Strong opposition lingered among some Republicans. (Dec. 10)
Compilation of Congressman Ron Paul at the Fourth GOP Presidential Debate held in the Whittemore Center at the University of New Hampshire on September 5th, 2007. http://www.RonPaul2008.com
This is a video I made satirizing the patheticaly BIASED and silly Fox News post GOP debate coverage on May 15th 2007. The video is accurate to what was occuring during the "Text Message Poll" that night as the night went along. Ron Paul was leading in the Poll throughout the night. It also shows the silly way the other candidates, Fox News pundits and Hannity try to explain away Ron Paul's suprising popularity. I have to say that as a Ron Paul supporter, that night was pure comedy! http://ronpaul2008.com **************************************** *DISCLAIMER* This is an original non-for-profit video made by myself and is protected by the Fair Use Clause of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, which allows for the rebroadcast of copyrighted materials for the purposes of commentary, criticism, and education.
More at http://www.theuptake.org. lected DFL leaders held a press conference to ask Sen. Coleman's campaign to produce evidence linking Al Franken to a recent Texas lawsuit, or else pull their ad insinuating Franken is smearing Coleman's wife. Minnesota GOP Chair Ron Carey talked with reporters afterward and repeatedly deflected requests to produce evidence of a connection between the Texas lawsuit and Franken's campaign.
Brian Ross report on the GOP parties in St. Paul as Hurricane Gustav rages through the Gulf Coast.
MSNBC has obtained a memo entitled "Action Alert - Auto Bailout," and sent Wednesday at 9:12am, to Senate Republicans. The names of the sender(s) and recipient(s) have been redacted in the copy Countdown obtained. The Los Angeles Times reported that it was circulated among Senate Republicans. The brief memo outlines internal political strategy on the bailout, including the view that defeating the bailout represents a "first shot against organized labor." Senate Republicans blocked passage of the bailout late Thursday night, over its insistence on an immediate union pay cut.
Even more relevant than when she said it in 1961. Substitute "Islamists" for "Communists" Hopefully, we will see in our lifetimes a realignment of the GOP in favor of reason and individual rights and away from faith and tradition. Religion is a private matter. With the respective candidacies of Giuliani and Huckabee the split has become even more glaring: the pro-freedom Giuliani (pro-choice, socially liberal, capitalist, anti-regulation- who respects profit and achievement) vs the christian socialist Huckabee (pro-tradition, anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-reason, anti-capitalist, pro-regulation altruist) Interestingly, in Rand's 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged (celebrating 50 years in publication) the President is the folksy "Mr. Thompson" - a deal-making insincere lobbyist type who believes anyone's open to a deal. Interesting coincidence that we have Fred Thompson this year, huh?
Minnesota's Republican Party seems very camera-shy. Over the past several months Republicans have prevented journalists from recording their candidates at events. The latest incident was rather dramatic as Gavin Sullivan was tossed out of the Republican convention for district 42B for shooting video. The UpTake's Mike McIntee shows us Gavin Sullivan's video and talks to another journalist who has been tossed out twice from Republican events. Here's Gavin Sullivan, a citizen journalist, trying to cover the Minnesota Republican Convention for District 42 B. Watch what happens. Unfortunately it's not an isolated incident. Over the past several months, Minnesota Republicans have repeated booted video journalists from their events. This is Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann at a recent tax rally. You can see and hear her here because the rally was at the state capital. But you can't see or hear what she said when shewas endorsed last month.That's because the sixth district GOP banned all cameras and audio recording devices, including The Saint Cloud Times and Minnesota Public Radio. The UpTake's video volunteers have been booted from the party's state convention in Blaine and a debate between Republican First Congressional candidates in Jackson, and the Republican First Congressional convention in Albert Lea. Kyle Potter, a Volunteer Journalist for The UpTake describes what happened to him. "A few weeks ago, I got the assignment to go there and I emailed and called the person who was in charge of the event, the chair person for the first congressional district, and I got no response. So I figured, OK I'll just go down there. I'll talk to someone at the press credential table and we'll see what happens. "I went down. I didn't see any press credential table so I walked in and I set up my camera. I filmed for awhile and I was told by the Sergeant-At-Arms that I have to register my camera. I asked him who to do that with, and he said that he would talk to the person who I emailed originally. "The Sergeant-At-Arms comes back and says that I was denied access. And I asked why and he said there wasn't any reason given. So I had to leave. That's kind of similar to another time when I was up in Blaine. I was doing pretty much the same thing. Before the event started I talked to the communications director at the Minnesota GOP and told him what I was doing there and said everything. And then later a guy aggressively approached me. That time it was aggressively approached me and said that I had to leave. And gave no reason. He didn't identify who he was. He didn't say why he could tell me to leave. I eventually asked him to go talk to the communications director and he came back and just said I have to leave." The DFL makes it a policy to allow press, including videobloggers to attend all of its conventions and debates. Republican Blogger Michael Brodkorb says it's a policy "the Republicans should look at mirroring".
For more videos, head to www.wsj.com/video. DJ Newswires' Simon Constable speaks with John Batchelor, author of "A Short History of the Republican Party," about how, why and who should be given the chop as the party rebuilds. (Nov. 17)
A video mashup by Blue Gal http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102 Does the Employee Free Choice Act give workers rights or take them away?
Republicans display their union-busting hard-on. The Republican Party is trying desperately to do to the UAW what they did to PATCO. This is not 1981, and they will not get away with it this time. Will Republicans ever win another federal election in the Northeast or industrial Midwest? Air America's Thom Hartmann on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," December 12, 2008.
MN GOP describe "holes" in Ashwin Madia's resume - notably he is "not like us"
CNN's Campbell Brown is "Cutting Through the Bull" about a nasty campaign ad from Elizabeth Dole that labels a candidate "godless."
GOP Chairman, Tom Kuypers, admits he rigged Congressional Convention to exclude properly elected delegates
Matthews accuses Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and the Republican Party of shedding their GOP uniforms.
Ed Rollins explains how House Republicans are dealing with the bailout plan.
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Todd Harris, a GOP strategist who is close to the McCain campaign, says Palin won't be available to the press for about two weeks. His defense? She might make "a mistake."