NPR: Mass. Revolt and Obama’s Agenda


The January 20 broadcast of NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook has a very obvious double meaning: Massachusetts Revolt and Mass Revolt.  NPR is soooooo clever.  Good to know that my tax dollars are not being wasted.
So, does NPR consider the election of ostensibly conservative Republican Scott Brown to the Senate seat owned (as in “bought and [...]

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Republican trounces Coakley for Senate, imperils Obama health plan – The Boston Globe


Republican Scott P. Brown pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts political history last night, defeating Democrat Martha Coakley to become the state’s next US senator and potentially derailing President Obama’s hopes for a health care overhaul. via Republican trounces Coakley for Senate, imperils Obama health plan – The Boston Globe.

Jeff Jacoby: Reclaiming the People’s Seat – The Boston Globe


IT REALLY is the people’s seat, and yesterday the people took it back. But in electing Scott Brown instead of Martha Coakley to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the US Senate, Massachusetts voters did more than hand the GOP its most improbable and thrilling come-from-behind victory in a generation. They did more than embrace [...]

Massachusetts Dems fear defeat in Senate race – The Boston Globe


Mike Urbonas was waving blue-and-red campaign signs for Democrat Martha Coakley yesterday in downtown Melrose, hoping to give the campaign a jolt and help derail her surging Republican opponent, Scott Brown. via Running scared, running hard – The Boston Globe.

America Rising, Part 2: An Open Letter to the Republican Party


A sequel to the powerful, viral video America Rising: An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians has hit the net.

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Dingy Harry’s Blunder & the Left’s Weaponization of Race


The upcoming political tell-all Game Change has set the political landscape ablaze with all sorts of juicy revelations, from the “first black president’s” true feelings towards President Barack Obama to an inside look at the marriage of John & Elizabeth Edwards, but the one that’s garnered the most attention has been Senate Majority Leader Harry [...]

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Not all media matters at Media Matters


Today, Media Matters‘ website is packed with stories slamming Republican candidate Scott Brown, who is challenging Democrat Martha Coakley for “Ted Kennedy’s seat” in Massachusetts.
The George Soros Steno Pool reports breathlessly that,
In recent days, Scott Brown, the Republican nominee in the special election for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat, has made numerous appearances on Fox [...]

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Noemie Emery: Secondhand Hate – The Weekly Standard


“They have ardent supporters who are nearly hysterical at the very election of President Barack Obama,” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse roared about his Republican opponents in the closing hours of the Senate health care debate on December 20. “The birthers, the fanatics, the people running around in right-wing militia and Aryan support groups. It is unbearable [...]

Conn. Sen. Chris Dodd to retire? – AP


Democratic officials tell The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd won’t seek re-election this fall. The five-term Democrat is expected to make an announcement Wednesday. The officials who disclosed his plans would speak only on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement. Dodd is facing troubling poll numbers and his popularity has dropped since [...]

The Man of Steele Seems a Little Flimsy


Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele is coming under fire for telling Sean Hannity that the GOP might not be ready to lead America again, even if they retake the House of Representatives in 2010:
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STEELE: Not this year. And Sean, I would [...]

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