Dirty Tricks

Romney's Michigan Backers Flood State Party List With Emails

The Huffington Post | Jon Ward | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Michigan Primary, Mitt Romney Michigan, Video, Michigan Primary 2012, Dirty Tricks, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Saul Anuzis, Robocalls, Politics News

NOVI, Mich. -- Mitt Romney's top Michigan backers have flooded the zone in the last 48 hours with emails to state Republicans, praising the former Mas...

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The Top 5 Dirtiest Divorce Tricks

Georgialee Lang | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Spousal Support, Dirty Tricks, Divorce, Child Support, Divorce Lawyer, Separation, Divorce News

Divorce lawyers are well aware of the grab bag of dirty tricks spouses inflict on each other. Here are my top five dirtiest tricks.

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WATCH: The Dirtiest Move In Soccer?

Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Chile, Video, Dirty Tricks, Copa America, Soccer, Soccer Video, Giovani Dos Santos, Gary Medel, Medel Dos Santos, Mexico, Dirty Play, Sports News

You don't need Spanish lessons to figure out that this dirty move is against the rules. Dare we say that Chile's Gary Medel wasn't exactly making a...

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Green News Report: February 15, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S SPECIAL RADIO REPORT: A...

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George W. Bush and Thanksgiving

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Lee Atwater, Dwight Eisenhower, Dirty Tricks, George H.W. Bush, Decision Points, Franklin D, Harry Truman, George W. Bush, 1988 Presidential Election, Thanksgiving, Lyndon Johnson, Jfk, Roger Ailes, American Caesars, Roosevelt, Mike Dukakis, Politics News

Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness, and gratitude. I'm grateful that the "Bush Years" came to an end in January 2009, and a president took over wh...

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As the Dust Settles

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Welch, Politics, Threat, Lee Atwater, Clinton, Dirty Tricks, George H.W. Bush, Mccarthy, 2010 Midterm Elections, President Eisenhower, Democracy, Gingrich, Politics News

So it's over. No good crying over spilt milk. Except that we never seem to learn. It happened in 1994, and although President Clinton pulled himself ...

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Final Dispatch on Upton Sinclair's Wild 1934 Campaign -- and Why it Was One of Most Influential Ever

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political History, Elections, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Grassroots, Obama, Hollywood, California, Fdr, Politics News

The lesson of Upton Sinclair's 1934 gubernatorial run is that sticking to principles and running hard from the left -- if backed by the grassroots -- can get results from a president, even if the candidate in question loses.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's Final 'Attack Ad' Sparks Riots

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Campaigns, Dirty Tricks, Hollywood Politics, Grassroots, Liberal Hollywood, Mass Movements, Mgm, Upton Sinclair, Socialism, California Politics, California, Books News

As Election Day neared, Hollywood's crusade against Upton Sinclair, the Democratic nominee for governor, hit a new low.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political History, Elections, Upton Sinclair, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Roosevelt, California, Books News

The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce today virtually ordered all member businesses to close up shop on Election Day and get out the vote for Merriam against Upton Sinclair in the California gubernatorial race.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: When FDR Sold Out Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Upton Sinclair, Campaigns, Hollywood, Election Campaigns, Dirty Tricks, Roosevelt, Fdr, Politics News

An official at one movie studio posted this sign next to a time clock: "If You Expect to Punch This a Week from Now Don't Vote for Sinclair."

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Kate Hepburn, FDR, Against Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Hollywood Politics, Upton Sinclair, Attack Ads, Roosevelt, Fdr, Great Depression, Politics News

So far at this part in the '34 California gubernatorial race, Katharine Hepburn had refused to comment on the district attorney's investigation of political intimidation in Hollywood. But that didn't stop her father from speaking for her.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thalberg, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Upton Sinclair California Governor, Grassroots, Hollywood Politics, Mgm, Upton Sinclair Governor, Fdr, Socialist, Upton Sinclair, Roosevelt, Governor of California, Election, 1934 California Governor, Books News

Sinclair finally wrote an angry letter protesting unprecedented tactics by Irving Thalberg, Louis B. Mayer and others.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hearst Rips Upton Sinclair, As Heywood Broun Warns of 'Fascism'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Upton Sinclair, Campaigns, Dirty Tricks, The Great Depression, Socialism, Heywood Broun, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Politics News

William Randolph Hearst was back at San Simeon after an absence of five months and ready at last to select a candidate in the California governor's race. His papers had been crucifying Upton Sinclair for the past month.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: H.L. Mencken Mocks Upton Sinclair, Riots in Movie Theaters

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Campaign, Upton Sinclair, Dirty Tricks, Will Robers, The Great Depression, Fdr, Books News

Upton Sinclair had been swallowing magic potions since the turn of the century, Henry Mencken declared during the California gubernatorial race of 1934, and now he was at it again.

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When A Famous Author Ran for Office -- And Politics Changed Forever

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Electons, Upton Sinclair, Dirty Tricks, Hollywood Politics, Hollywood, Campaigns, California, Books News

Upton Sinclair succeeded where greater writers failed -- he nearly got elected to high office, and, even in losing, had a profound effect on an American president and the future of politics in America.

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White Candidate's Political Identity Theft in Tuesday's DC Primary

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Mendelson, Gop, Adrian Fenty, Dirty Tricks, D.C., Alvin Greene, Washington, Politics News

Heading into the Washington, D.C. primary Tuesday, a little-known white candidate for an at-large council seat, Michael D. Brown, has essentially stolen the political identity of another, far better-known black politician.

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Rape Investigation of Wikileaks Founder Assange Reopened

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Rape, Dirty Tricks, Afghanistan, Sexual Harassment, Julian Assange, Swedish Prosecution Authority, Wikileaks, World News

Sweden's on-again, off-again investigation of an alleged rape by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange apparently is on again.

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South Carolina Sleaze: A Redundancy

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Tricks, Primary, Sex, Sarah Palin, South Carolina, Alvin-Greene-Gop-Plant, Lindsey Graham, Sleazy Campaign Tactics, Jim Clyburn, Jim Demint, South Carolina Primary, Nikki Haley, Politics News

Citizens in South Carolina are disenfranchised by the unrelentingly dirty politics that seem to be as much a part of the state's fabric as textile plants.

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Elephant Joke

Jonathan Richards | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Carolina Primary, Dirty Tricks, Alvin Greene, South Carolina, Politics News

Remember the old "Elephant Jokes"? "How do you know if there's been an elephant in your refrigerator?" "Look for footprints in the Jell-o." They were ...

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New Right Wing "Dirty Tricks" Campaign Tactic Being Tested in Washington State

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: King County Executive, Right Wing, Susan Hutchison, Dirty Tricks, Washington State, Political Campaigns, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Because of a benign-sounding charter amendment offered by right wing zealots, candidates are not known by their political affiliations. That removes the shorthand that busy people use to vote.

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When 'Mad Men' Types -- and Hollywood-- First Played a Key Role in Politics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

When pundits labeled last year's presidential campaign "divisive" and "dirty," I had to laugh. The champion of all dirty races in this century, in fact, was the 1934 contest between Upton Sinclair and Frank Merriam.

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National Republican Congressional Committee Caught Misleading With Ellipses Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proper-Punctuation, Dirty Tricks, National Republican Congressional Committee, Eat the Press, Tom Periello, Media News

The good people over at the National Republican Campaign Committee have a favorite punctuation mark, called the ellipsis. And they enjoy using it, ma...

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Oh, The Humanity! Godless Huffington Post Commenters Wickedly Destroying Conservatism

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Due to a genetic deformity among conservatives, they are seemingly born without being able to spot irony in all its delicious forms.

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Down and Dirty in Beverly Hills

John Mirisch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Council, John Mirisch, Politics, Beverly Hills, Dirty Tricks, Los Angeles, Lobbyists, Politics News

I'm one of the 11 candidates running for 3 seats on the Beverly Hills City Council, a basically non-paying gig, and I have become a lightning rod for the full force of anonymous sleaze attacks and dirty tricks.

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What Did the President Know and When Did He Know It? Karl Rove Knows...

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brown Shirts, Dirty Tricks, Karl Rove, Oliver E. Diaz Jr., Paul Minor, Don Siegelman, US Attorney Scandal, Executive Privilege, President Bush, Political Prosecutions, Politics News

Since we are a democracy and none of us are above the law, either we all have to honor subpoenas or we don't. If Karl Rove does not have to show up to court, then none of us have to.

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