Ralph Reed

What It's Like To Go Down With The Ship In Politics

Lisa Baron | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Lisa Baron

In politics, if your boss crosses the line then it's ultimately your career that suffers. It's called being "Abramoff'd", and it's what happened to me while working for Ralph Reed, despite that my hands are clean.

Newsmax's Rehab of Bernard Kerik Fails

Terry Krepel | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


Terry Krepel

All of Newsmax's efforts have gone for naught, undone last week as Kerik pleaded guilty to eight charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials.

HuffPost Book Review: Republican Gomorrah

Jane Smiley | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


Jane Smiley

Republican Gomorrah is full of crimes--both those we've already heard of, such as Abramoff's and Ted Haggard's, and those we haven't.

912 March: The Tea Party Movement Is the New Religious Right

Adele Stan | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


Adele Stan

Marching has long been the province of the left. But the election of the nation's first African-American president, a moderate liberal, in a time of economic crisis, yielded right-wing leaders the gold of backlash.

Exclusive Video: Conservatives Endorse My New Book, "Republican Gomorrah" (Sort Of)

Max Blumenthal | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


Max Blumenthal

Republican Gomorrah shows that many of the radical Right's leading figures have more in common than just the power they command within GOP ranks.

Ralph Reed, Gambling Scandal Tainted Conservative Leader, Wants To Restart Christian Coalition

Atlanta Journal Constitution | Aaron Gould Sheinin | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


One of the most controversial and successful figures of late 20th century politics wants to expand his brand to the 21st. Ralph Reed believes conserv...

The Rush to Kiss Rush's Ass

Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

With Limbaugh steering the ship, there's sure to be another Republican Titanic in 2010.

Disgraced Rove Aide Named Top Lobbyist For Focus On The Family

Colorado Independent | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Being a serial plagiarist may no longer be the professional equivalent of a hair shirt. Look at Vice President Joe Biden. Good thing for ex-Bush admin...

Will Obama's Presidency End the Progressive Movement?

Rupert Russell | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Rupert Russell

Progressive billionaires, bloggers and grassroots activists mobilized less against a conservative president than a complicit mainstream media and a Bush-enabling Democratic establishment.

Sam Stein

Ickes: "Undercurrent Of Racial Implications" Coming From GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


One of the chief strategists of the modern Democratic Party criticized the McCain campaign and its crowds on Monday for fostering an "undercurrent of ...

Senator, Does George W. Bush Put Country First?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

Obviously, they think Barack Obama is that kind of 'me-first' un-patriot, but what about the rest of that "country-second Washington crowd?"

McCain's Abramoff Inquiry Was Pure Political Payback, New Book Claims

Politico | Eamon Javers | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


A new book released the day after Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination attacks one of his trademark political successes: ...

Prebuttal: McCain's Reform Credentials Have Turned to Sand

David Donnelly | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


David Donnelly

The John McCain who fought for campaign finance reform in the past is not the same John McCain speaking tonight. Here's what he'll claim, and what the truth really is.

Obama: McCain Reed Fundraiser "Same Old Washington Politics"

Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Monday night, John McCain is holding a fundraiser with Ralph Reed, an ally of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff. McCain's investigation of Abramoff contri...

Back in the Saddle(back)

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

In trying to strike a balance between religious voters and those who are fearful of the religious right, McCain has, like Nixon in 1968, embraced those he knows are wrong.

McCain Ignores Calls To Cancel Ralph Reed Fundraiser

The Hill | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics


Republican presidential candidate John McCain so far is ignoring calls from several watchdog groups to cancel an Atlanta fundraiser promoted by Ralph ...

Ralph Reed and John McCain Or How The GOP Is Losing Its Religion

Grayson Daughters | Posted 06.25.2008 | Home


Grayson Daughters

When pressed, Reed said McCain really was a religious person and that someone he knew had once talked to McCain about religion and Reed said he had heard McCain worshiped at some church in Arizona.

Snaphots: Our Political-Entertainment Industrial Complex

Scott Shrake | Posted 05.04.2008 | Home


Scott Shrake

At the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, I saw a lot of vintage 1990s right-wingers, including Ralph Reed and Newt Gingrich, but whatever. Top Politico of the night? Pamela, of course!