The Gun Lobby's Two Faces on Judge Sotomayor
NRA officials seem to say one thing while their surrogates say another. Either NRA leaders are afraid of showing their weakness, or they have lost control of their message -- or both.
NRA officials seem to say one thing while their surrogates say another. Either NRA leaders are afraid of showing their weakness, or they have lost control of their message -- or both.
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living
Christopher Hitchens was a guest on Hardball tonight along with Kenneth Blackwell, from the Family Research Council, to discuss Newsweek's recent cove...
Cindy Handler | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
To right-wing ideologues, the debate begins and ends with the sinful act of sex outside of marriage, which can lead to only one outcome: punishment.
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 03.03.2009 | Comedy
Limbaugh, reached by phone in the Dominican Republic for the weekend, was loud: "They did WHAT?!? [expletive deleted] I can't be responsible for the crap I say!
Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
Kenneth Blackwell has just withdrawn from the running for the next Republican National Committee chairmanship and has put his support behind Michael S...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
See earlier updates below Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee on Friday after defeating hi...
AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elect...
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics
Maybe laws that require federal oversight in re-districting historically corrupt areas seem draconian to Blackwell; he prefers laws that do the job of knocking voters off the rolls for him.
Washington Post | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics
As they begin meeting in Washington today, many members of the Republican National Committee are focusing their ire against what they considered Georg...
Richard Valeriani | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
Continuing presidential transition custom, Bush leaves private note for Obama in Oval Office. Tells him where to find WMD in Iraq.
The Plum Line | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
Uh oh -- it looks like viral email dirty tricks (okay, parodies) are now entering into the race for Republican National Committee chair. This image o...
Newsweek | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics
When Gov. Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama's community-organizing background at last year's Republican convention, attendees lapped it up. "I guess a s...
Russ Baker | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics
Tthe GOP is stepping up efforts to stress diversity, but is resorting to a tried-and-true W. tactic: the promotion of compromised, disreputable individuals -- a kind of lemon diversity that only highlights their cynicism and contempt for the public.
Pamela Gentry | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics
As recent as 2006, three African-Americans ran for high-profile statewide office on the Republican ticket and all were defeated by considerable margins.
The Gist | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
Yes, that's what Ken Blackwell, the sketchy former Ohio Secretary of State who now has a good shot at running the Republican National Committee, told ...
New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics
As the nation is on the verge of inaugurating its first black president, the Republican Party is facing a telling choice: whether to elect its first b...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics
RNC Chairman hopeful Ken Blackwell has apparently begun a robocall campaign to help persuade enough committee members to elect him to the top post. I...
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics
Ken Blackwell released a list "conservative luminaries" who endorse him as RNC Chair. It reads like a list of guest-stars from The Love Boat.
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics
Two dozen conservative luminaries will announce today their support for former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell for Republican Nation Committee c...
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics
It's nice to see people being comfortable with who they are. Chip is inspiring Republicans around the country to stand up and say "We are white. We are racist. We are proud."
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics
As an African American Republican, one of the irritations I have is with other Black Republicans who are apologists for racist actions and statements made by white Republican leaders.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics
Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics
Ken Blackwell has only one favorite film listed on Facebook: O Brother, Where Art Thou?. What does he like so much about it to list it as his only favorite?
Ari Herzog | Posted 01.17.2009 | Media
By clicking their Twitter links, I can see the candidates are replying to people, retweeting others, and engaging with the American people.
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics
J. Kenneth Blackwell, whose administration of the '04 election made Katherine Harris look like Mary Tyler Moore, is pushing to become chair of the RNC. I support his selection wholeheartedly.
Paul Helmke | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics