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GOP Says Palin Will Attend Fundraiser

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday urged some 2,000 Republican party loyalists to stand up for GOP principles but to be i...

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Sessions Worked Behind Scenes To Get Palin Reinvited To GOP Fundraiser

The Plum Line | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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In another sign of the sway that Sarah Palin and her supporters in Palin Nation hold over the GOP, NRCC chief Pete Sessions is working behind the scen...

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Gingrich Accuses Sotomayor of Faking Broken Ankle

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.08.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Mr. Gingrich said that if Ms. Sotomayor was counting on arousing the empathy of Republican senators by faking a broken ankle, she was "sorely mistaken."

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Barney Frank On His Boyfriend, The Bailout, And Arlen Specter

GQ | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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He's not a small-talk kind of guy. There's not even a hello or a handshake when I walk in. There is no acknowledgment of any kind. He's at his desk, s...

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The Terrible Price of Being Tagged a Reverse Racist

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Sotomayor and any minority perceived to be a threat to corporate and political white male dominance will be branded a reverse racist. This is not new.

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Palin Denies Plagiarism Charge

AP | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been accused of paraphrasing at length from an article co-written by Newt Gingrich when she gave...

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Palin Vs. GOP: Governor Disinvited From Dinner "Out Of Respect" For Newt Gingrich

Politico | JONATHAN MARTIN | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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Sarah Palin's on-again, off-again appearance at Monday night's gala GOP fundraising dinner is off -- again. After being invited -- for a second tim...

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VIDEO: Palin's "Lifted" Speech

Shannyn Moore | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

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Shannyn Moore

Part One & Two: Geoffry Dunn's take on Palin's "lifted speech." Mudflats take on attending and transcript Shannyn Moore's take on attending....

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Christian Martyr Movement Leader Blesses Gingrich & Huckabee

Bruce Wilson | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

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Bruce Wilson

Leaders on the Christian right have been giving speeches like this for decades, but the two-day Rock Church conference was not business as usual.

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Sam Stein

Gingrich To GOP: "Shrug Off" Calls For Ideological Purity (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich did something on Sunday a bit unexpected: He urged his fellow Republicans to ignore calls for ideological purity wi...

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Republican Party Bankrupt; Reorganizes As A Church

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.07.2009 | Comedy

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Lee Stranahan

Republican officials wasted no time in taking advantage of their new found status as a religion and began punishing infidels, giving each other impressive titles and handing out funny hats.

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Newt Gingrich: Americans "Are Surrounded By Paganism"

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

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At an event in Virginia titled "Rediscovering God in America," Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee aimed to recapture lost political momentum for the Chri...

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Palin Lifts From Gingrich in Anchorage Speech

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

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Geoffrey Dunn

Much of Sarah Palin's speech delivered in Anchorage on Wednesday was lifted from an article written four years ago by Newt Gingrich and Craig Shirley.

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Gingrich: Sotomayor "Racist" Charge Has "No Evidence" In Decisions (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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GOP war-horse Newt Gingrich recently walked back remarks calling Judge Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Now he's admitted to Fox News' Sean Hannity that the ...

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Think Again: The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

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Eric Alterman

For once, Foxnation.com has got it right.

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Two Views of Apology

Stanton Peele | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Stanton Peele

The inability to apologize and see the other side is a psychological weakness.

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Looks Like Newt Read My Post

Lowell Thompson | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Lowell Thompson

Last week I posted my first HuffPost piece. This week, one half of the Newt Limbaugh tag-team recanted his "racist" comments about Judge Sonia Sotomay...

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The Mean Machines

Bob Franken | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Bob Franken

It's a variation on one of our great philosophical questions: "If Newt Gingrich says something utterly ridiculous, and nobody is listening, did he r...

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Sam Stein

Unlike Gingrich, Limbaugh Won't Back Down From Sotomayor "Racist" Remarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich backed down on Wednesday from his earlier remarks calling Judge Sonia Sotomayor a racist -- in large part, it seem...

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When Did Newt and the Gang Become Experts on Race? Playing the Race Card Against Sotomayor

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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C. Nicole Mason

According to the new definition of racism -- let's call it neo-racism -- anyone who believes we have not achieved racial equality can be considered a racist.

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Open Letter to Republican Gov. Romney, Rep. Cantor, and Gov. Bush from a Black Republican

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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Sophia A. Nelson

The GOP must have a place for Republicans like Colin Powell and Olympia Snow who are less conservative -- but who believe in core Republican principles.

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Dick Cheney Does Not Support Gay Marriage. He Supports His Daughter's Gay Marriage

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

If anyone thinks that, at his core, Cheney actually cares about gay rights, I have some cabins in the mountain region of Pakistan they might be interested in buying.

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Gingrich Takes Back Sotomayor "Racism" Comment

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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Newt Gingrich is not known for his verbal self-restraint. But even he thinks he went too far when he called Judge Sonia Sotomayor a racist in a Twitte...

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The Politics of Divisive Questioning

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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Derrick K. Baker

Some Republicans are displaying an inability or unwillingness to act like decent elected officials who best represent their constituents' interests, instead acting as petulant obstructionists.

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The Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor -- Can it Be a Teachable Moment?

Les Francis | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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Les Francis

We can hope that the confirmation process will be intense, spirited, and enlightening, and that Sotomayor -- and we -- will be spared the cheap, the tawdry, and the demagogic. We can hope, but we also should strive to make it so.

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