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07 Apr 2010 20:55

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Politics: “Hip-hop Republicans” not impressed with Tea Party’s evolution

  • It’s strayed away from the message of wasteful spending and Washington not listening to its constituents, and it’s become more of this rally of hate.
  • Black conservative Brandon Brice • Regarding the Tea Party movement. Brice, who labels himself a “hip-hop Republican,” says that the movement was a lot more diverse a year ago, and now it seems hateful and disrespectful to other races. Not every black conservative feels that way, but this does play into the movement’s image problem. 79 percent of Tea Partiers are white. 6 percent are black. source
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07 Apr 2010 20:41

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Politics: Bob McDonnell is sorry if you’re offended he forgot about slavery

  • bad Breaking nearly a
    decade of tradition,
    Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell restarted the controversial practice of making April Confederate History Month.
  • worse In his proclamation, he forgot to mention that the Civil War had a lot to do with slavery and stuff (not just states’ rights), which is why it’s controversial in the first place.
  • oops Today, McDonnell
    apologized (kinda): “I apologize to any fellow Virginian who has been offended or disappointed.” What about non-Virginians? source
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06 Apr 2010 23:05

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Politics: Rupert Murdoch on Fox News: Uh … Greta is a Democrat, right?

  • They are certainly there… Greta Van Susteren is certainly close to the Democratic Party. She doesn’t do many political stories. She is just a great journalist… but people who have been involved in Democratic politics and so on, yeah we have people…
  • News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch • On The Kalb Report, trying to remember if there are any Democrats on the Fox News staff, and struggling. He emphasized that Roger Ailes had a list handy. Murdoch was trying to make this point to emphasize that Fox News had support from both sides of the aisle. He made it clear, however, that other media outlets, particularly the New York Times, were biased towards Democrats. He also trashed on John McCain during the interview. Sure John liked that. source
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06 Apr 2010 22:54

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Politics: GOP forgets ugly feet covered by new health care law, too

  • We wonder what the Craiglist posting for the ugly dude’s feet was – “must have feet that have yellowing, ingrown toenails and you’re completely uncomfortably with showing to the world.” We hope the foot model got paid handsomely for this ad.
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06 Apr 2010 21:32

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Politics: Top RNC staffer quits, throws dagger on the way out

  • Let me be clear so that there is no misunderstanding. I don’t care if the $2,000 was spent in February at a strip club or a pizza parlor. This is a matter of principle. That $2,000 should have been used to promote our conservative ideals.
  • New Hampshire Republican National Committee leader Sean Mahoney • Sending in his resignation in a way that stings. He’s not even the first member to quit the RNC since the scandal hit, but his both-middle-fingers-in-the-air approach is fun to watch. Michael Steele, by the way, will likely remain in his position at least until January when the next RNC election takes place. source
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06 Apr 2010 11:16

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Politics: Shepard Smith thinks fast on his feet, saves Jamie Foxx’s rep

  • The West Virginia mining disaster is scary and stuff, and all some jerks can think about is trashing Jamie Foxx on live TV. We’re impressed with Shep’s way of preventing that prank from getting more play than it could’ve.
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05 Apr 2010 22:06

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Politics: Sarah Palin’s speaking engagements: Pro-alcohol, pro-marijuana?

  • $25,000 to toke her soul, go pro-pot source
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05 Apr 2010 16:52

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Politics: Blog-blabber: We’re shorter than both The Wrap and Newser

  • long Sharon Waxman of The Wrap complains about Newser summarizing her articles with scant credit (804 words).
  • short Michael Wolff’s Newser then summarizes her complaints in a much more concise format (133 words).
  • shorter We see the two of
    them whining about attribution and decide
    to one-up both of them (59 words). source
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05 Apr 2010 11:25

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Politics: Anti-Obama urologist doesn’t know what he’s pissed about

  • Well you know, I can’t tell you exactly what the deal is.
  • Dr. Jack Cassell • Discussing that health care bill which he doesn’t like. He was on the radio with Alan Colmes Friday when he admitted this. Colmes, who was trying to figure out exactly why the doctor disliked the plan so much, when it became clear that he didn’t understand what he was railing against. He later admitted that he wished the law was explained better, but not before putting a sign on his office telling people who support Obama to go away. source
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05 Apr 2010 11:24

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Politics: Michael Steele too street-wise to be held back from RNC job

  • When 71 percent of Republicans think you’re a liability for your party, and you’re in charge of raising money for the party, it might be time to consider a different career path. In other news, Steele brought his race into the debate, suggesting that while he had a slim margin of error, “Barack Obama has a slimmer margin than others.” source
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