On Tuesday evening, several organizers of the Teaparty Movement and of the ultraconservative website 73wire.com hosted a telephone conference call for Teaparty activists to receive talking points directly.
Republicans have a well-oiled propaganda machine to facilitate the fantasy of strength and popularity. The message is always the same -- whether the GOP wins or loses, it always wins.
Huffpost political reporter Sam Stein appeared on The Ed Show Wednesday and weighed in on the nation's high unemployment rate and what it could mean f...
Five minutes into yesterday's Oprah extravaganza with Sarah Palin, I messaged Steve Schmidt, John McCain's presidential campaign manager: "So how did you know Bristol was pregnant before it was announced?"
In Minnesota, Tea Partiers were punked by one speaker got the crowd cheering about evicting European-descended immigrants who "stole" this country.
Tea Partiers tussled with counter protesters during at least two of the nationwide anti-immigration Tea Party rallies on Saturday.
Which of the Left's towering progressive heroes will next be appropriated by the wing nuts? I'd like to see them re-brand a socialist leader or a radical anarchist with the Red State glaze.
Poor branding, such as the term Public Option, didn't help the cause. But it's not too late to win the support of Republican enemies and the Teabaggers who control them.
Conservative operatives...want to change the way elections are fought nationwide in perhaps the most irksome way possible -- by strong-arming the FEC to throw out state-level restrictions on political robocalls.
PHOENIX, AZ -- A scuffle ensued Saturday when members of the National Socialist Movement (Neo-Nazis) found themselves shut out of an anti-immigration ...
While the concerns of many white, middle-class people are worthy causes and should be addressed by liberals, it is not elitism to treat this roving band of conspiracy nuts for who they are.
Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.
Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.
Odom has consistently taken controversial public stances against Republican candidates, often accusing them of not being conservative enough.
Limbaugh, Beck and Palin tap the energy and emotions of the masses and flame their biases and bigotry. The web and the media have changed the rules. The grassroots are connected like never before.
I'm probably not going to get around to joining the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps or the armed services anytime soon. I have a career to consider. So -- and I'm talking to you here government -- I want you to force me.
When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.
As the debate over health care reform enters its final weeks (hopefully), House Republicans are pulling out all the stops in their attempt to derail p...
Colorado Springs voters rejected tax ballot measure 2C by a 2 to 1 margin. There's no way to spin it. The Common Good was the big loser on election night.
I just read here that Rep. Michele Bachmann is hosting a very special tea party at the Capitol today. I'm sure it will be a lovely affair, so I wanted to send along this playlist for Congress' hostess with the mostest.
After the flood of last-minute attention forcing the Republican nominee out, and the loss of a seat they had held for over a century, the Republicans should be discouraged, right? Wrong.
