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18 Jul 2010 22:26

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Politics: Max Headroom: Mitch McConnell embraces “Party of No” rhetoric


  • Mitch explains himselfSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it’s honorable to be the “Party of No” (and proudly so). He makes a lot of arguments here, but the most annoying one is the one about the FCC regulating the internet. How the hell did net neutrality turn into that description?

  • Alvin Greene stays steady The most awkward Senate candidate in the history of the world actually managed to hold it together for six solid minutes today during a speech to his local NAACP. Which is honestly better than we’d do. We’d turn into a puddle of sweat quicker than that.

  • Mark Williams is an idiotAnd yet, CNN continually brings him on their network. Roland S. Martin is having none of Williams’ incendiary remarks with their loopy logic and moronic conclusions. If this guy is one of the leaders of the movement, the movement needs a new leader or two.

20 Jun 2010 10:17

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Politics: Obama and Tony Hayward shouldn’t take breaks in public places

  • These guys could use a better P.R. adviser but the point is we need to get this oil stopped. … If you’re going to advocate expansion of government it doesn’t look very good when the government you’re already in charge of doesn’t function so well.
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell • Discussing the dual PR screw-ups of BP CEO Tony Hayward (at a yachting race) and Barack Obama (at a golf course) on Saturday were bad moves for each. CNN and TVOne political analyst Roland S. Martin had a pretty apt point about this: Rahm Emanuel’s criticism of Hayward left Obama open for the same criticism. Protip: If you guys need a mental health break for a day, stay home. Even world leaders need to tune out for a few hours. And Hayward’s big problem is that hanging out near oil-bought yachts makes you look like an elitist jerk – not that he took the break at all. source

11 Feb 2010 20:51

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Politics: CNN tells Obama he should “go gangsta” on the GOP

  • Obama’s critics keep blasting him for Chicago-style politics. So, fine. Channel your inner Al Capone and go gangsta against your foes. Let ’em know that if they aren’t with you, they are against you, and will pay the price.
  • CNN political analyst Roland S. Martin • Regarding his take on Obama and the Democrats in general. His feeling is that the party in general isn’t showing a backbone, and that’s why he’s struggling right now. We’re just imagining Obama actually going gangsta, in the N.W.A. sense. A great visual image. source