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Gay GOP candidate scorns Bachmann for anti-gay therapy
The field of Republicans vying for their party’s nomination for the 2012 presidential race is very broad, so it should come as no surprise that there’s room for plenty of room for odd happenings. Over the weekend, undercover investigations showed that Bachmann & Associates, the Minnesota Christian clinic owned by…
Bachmann fans float Wikipedia edits to cover candidate’s recent gaffes
Several strange edits have shown up on Wikipedia entries pertaining to famed Americans referenced by Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann — specifically, it appears that her fans have attempted to rewrite the lives of actor John Wayne and President John Quincy Adams to fit her woefully inaccurate retellings of history.…
Ex-Governor Roemer to launch presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer said on Wednesday he plans to take a step toward a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 and campaign against business-as-usual in Washington. Roemer is to hold a news conference on Thursday in Baton Rouge at the bank where he…
Fox News accused of violating campaign finance laws
Fox News appears to be gearing up to defend themselves after being accused of illegally helping a Republican candidate raise money on the air. The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) filed a lawsuit in August claiming that Fox News had violated campaign finance laws by allowing Republican candidate for Ohio governor…
Juan Williams sees Rove-vs.-Palin ‘civil war’ inside GOP
The midterm elections brought big wins for the Republicans but they also exposed fractures within the party. Fox News’ Juan Williams described Sunday what he called a “civil war” between the establishment Republicans and the tea party. “I think there is a civil war of sorts going on,” Williams said.…
Beck: Left is more ‘hate-filled’ than the right
In Glenn Beck’s world, most of the venom and violence in politics comes from liberals. “You look at some of the stuff that is happening with the election and the way [progressives] are — it’s so dirty,” Beck told Fox News Don Imus. “They accuse me of inciting violence,” Beck…
GOP candidate: Violent overthrow of the government is ‘on the table’
A Republican congressional candidate in Texas who once likened the US government to Nazi Germany went even further Thursday when he said a violent overthrow is “on the table.” Stephen Broden, a candidate for Texas’ 30th District, backed away from some but not all of his past controversial remarks when…
Anti-porn NY gov candidate emailed ‘awesome’ lesbian video
Emailing funny cat videos to your friends is one thing, but sending pornographic videos you think are “awesome” is on a whole different level, a Republican gubernatorial candidate promoted by the tea party movement is finding out. An upstate New York website announced Wednesday, “Since Carl decided to make an…
GOP asks feds to probe NJ Dem’s role in ‘fake’ tea party campaign
Local tea party groups have denounced ‘tea party candidate’ Peter DeStefano Republicans in New Jersey have asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate Democratic U.S. Rep. John Adler’s campaign. The state GOP committee says Adler’s campaign helped put a phony tea-party candidate on the ballot to siphon votes from Republican…
Rove challenges Palin to campaign for O’Donnell in person
Rove: O’Donnell should explain ‘dabbling’ in witchcraft Republican strategist Karl Rove is calling for Sarah Palin to prove her political prowess by showing up in person in Delaware to support Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell. Rove told Fox News’ Chris Wallace Sunday that if Palin wants to run for president…
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