Articles Tagged with gop

RNC Protesters To Stick Around Despite Hurricane Warnings

RNC Protesting

Tampa, Florida – The GOP, a hurricane, threats of tax cuts for the uber-rich — Protesters at the Republican National Convention have promised to hold their ground and protest members of the Republican party or Hurricane Isaac, whichever arrives first. Protest groups at the event are a mix of left leaning and middle of the… Read more »

Michigan GOP Governor Rick Snyder Vetoes Voter ID Bills

Rick Snyder - Michigan Governor

Michigan’s Republican Governor Rick Snyder has broken from his parties ranks to veto three voter ID bills that his fellow GOP members believe are necessary to stamp out voter fraud. Opponents of voter ID laws say they do little more than disenfranchise minority groups. Snyder has vetoed bill H.B. 5061 and bill S.B. 803, both… Read more »

GOP Not Wasting Any Time: Get Used To Seeing #FullRepeal

The GOP already has a repeal strategy in place

Reactions to the Supreme Court’s upholding of ObamaCare are going to be news all day today, and representatives on both the left and the right have wasted no time responding to what will likely prove to be a controversial ruling in the coming weeks. The GOP has already started pushing their reactionary slogan on Twitter:… Read more »

GOP Opposition Shoots Down New York City Pot Proposal

Marijuana Stop and Frisk

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo planned to reduce the number of “stop and frisk” arrests in the state by downgrading the public possession of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a violation, however members of the Republican party have dismissed that plan. The ordinance violation proposal was supported by both New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg… Read more »

Obama Phones Mitt Romney, Congratulates Him For Winning GOP Nomination

Romney and Obama Phone Chat

President Barack Obama on Wednesday placed a phone call to GOP presumptive nominee Mitt Romney to offer his congratulations after Romney grabbed the required number of GOP delegates on Wednesday to secure the Republican nomination for the presidency. In a statement released by the Obama camp his aides said of the phone call: “President Obama… Read more »

GOP Super PAC To Go After Obama For Jeremiah Wright Association

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Remember President Obama’s hate filled preacher Jeremiah Wright? The Republicans spent a majority of their time in the 2008 election cycle trying to attack Barack Obama over his association with the preacher but ultimately American voters didn’t care. Now a super PAC run by a high profile billionaire plans to use that same attack a… Read more »

New GOP Super PAC Targets Young Voters

President Obama facing off with young Super Pacs for GOP

Four years ago President Barack Obama used the support of young voters to create grassroots campaigns that ultimately led to his political victory, now a new Republican lead super PAC (political action committee) is attempting to sway young voters towards the GOP. Known as “Crossroads Generation” the super PAC has been formed with help from… Read more »

Mitt Romney Mocks President Obama’s “Forward” Slogan

Mitt Romney gay marriage

Forget dealing with the issues, Mitt Romney during a fundraiser on Wendesday night decided instead to mock President Obama’s new slogan. Speaking to a group of rich buddies Romney said of the slogan “Forward”: “Forward, what, over the cliff?” At first Romney’s mind appeared to fail him once again as he tried to remember the… Read more »

Media Decided Mitt Romney Won GOP Race On Feb. 28 [Pew Report]

Mitt Romney Received Media Backing in February

Mainstream media crowned Mitt Romney as the winner of the GOP primary as far back as Feb. 28 according to a new report released by the Pew research group. In the groups report which examined 11,000 news outlets from Jan. 2 through April 15 the group found that after winning in Michigan coverage for Mitt… Read more »

Jon Huntsman Compares GOP To Communist China

Jon Huntsman Compares GOP to Communist China

Jon Huntsman likely isn’t the most popular politician in the Republican party at the moment, that is because the former US Presidential hopeful recently compared his own party to Communist China. According to Politico the former GOP primary contender and China ambassador was speaking about his parties decision to disinvite him from a fundraiser last… Read more »

Joe Lieberman Refuses To Endorse GOP Candidate, Plans For Retirement

Joe Lieberman 2012 Presidential Endorsement

Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday announced that he will not endorse Mitt Romney or any other GOP presidential hopeful during the 2012 Presidential race, despite the fact that Mitt Romney is now the presumptive GOP nominee. Speaking on Fox News Sunday Lieberman said: “This year when it comes to the presidential election, I’m just gonna… Read more »

John Boehner Throws Endorsement Behind Mitt Romney

John Boehner Endorses Mitt Romney

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) threw his support behind GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation in which Boehner repeatedly dodged the question of endorsement. In his endorsement Boehner said of the GOP candidate: “It’s clear now that Mitt Romney is going to be our nominee. I think Mitt Romney has… Read more »

Ann Romney: Dog Loved Being Tied To Roof Of Family Vehicle

Ann Romney Talks Tying Dog To Top Of Family Car

You may recall that several months ago Mitt Romney admitted to tying the family dog Seamus to the top of his vehicle when they took a 12-hour road trip across the country in 1983, now Ann Romney has come out to defend that decision. In an interview with ABC‘s Diane Sawyer Ann Romney said Seamus… Read more »

GOP Senators Derail ‘Buffett Rule’ One Day Before Taxes Are Due

Warren Buffett Rule And President Obama

Senate Republican leaders on Monday voted against the Obama led “Buffett rule” in a close outcome that nearly split party lines at 51-45. The vote was large enough to keep the bill alive but nine fewer votes than needed to continue a debate of the measure. The Buffett rule wasn’t expected to pass the US… Read more »

$50,000 Buys Mitt Romney Inaugural Retreat, VIP Event Access

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With Mitt Romney a near lock for the GOP presidential nomination his campaign has begun shifting focus to the presidency and they are apparently confident in their chances. For the small price of just $50,000 the campaign is promising “preferred status at the first Presidential Inaugural retreat.” In other words, Romney is claiming victory over… Read more »

Rick Santorum To Drop Out Of Presidential Race [Live Video]

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Rick Santorum is ending is presidential campaign. The Washington Post reports that Santorum called Mitt Romney Tuesday morning to inform him that he will be suspending his campaign. Santorum is scheduled to make the official announcement this afternoon at a press conference in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at 2 p.m. EST. Santorum has been Mitt Romney’s main… Read more »

John McCain Tells A Funny, Suggests Sarah Palin For VP

John McCain Talks Sarah Palin As VP for 2012

John McCain made an appearance on CBS’s This Morning on Wednesday and during his appearance the former GOP presidential front-runner who lost to President Obama in 2008 suggested in jest that Sarah Palin should be Mitt Romney’s choice for Vice President. McCain stopped by the show to talk about health care reform and other issues… Read more »