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Palin Online -- Palin's Web Buzz Trumps Obama's

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Is there anyone quite like Sarah Palin online? At the moment, no -- not Michael Jackson, not Manny Pacquiao, not even President Obama, according to Google Insights for Search.

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Make No Mistake, Tuesday's GOP Surge Was About Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressives, President Obama, Gop, Lberal Democrats, Media, Democrats, Joe Wison, Republican National Committee, Conservatives, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The bad mistake liberals, progressives and the media made was to confuse Obama's popularity with support of his policies. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

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Republican Internet Fails: The 9 Worst GOP Attempts To Use New Media

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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On Tuesday, the Republican National Committee launched a new website -- with more than a few problems. It's not the first time the GOP has struggled w...

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RNC's New Website Includes Timeline Of GOP Accomplishments... Lists Nothing After 2004

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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The Republican National Committee has launched a new website in a bid to foster a focused online presence for the GOP. Upon first visit to the websit...

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Sam Stein

Obama Impeachment Suggested By GOP Dirty Trickster

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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A popular, ideologically extreme website has begun pushing the idea that President Obama should be impeached. And the person leading the charge is the...

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The New McCarthyists: Fear and Smear

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

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Michael Likosky

New McCarthyists conjure "socialism," "communism," "marxism," and other "shocking labels" to drum up hate-mongering.

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Steele: Americans Shouldn't Be "Guilted" Into Passing Health Care Reform By Kennedy's Death

cnn.com | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said Monday that Americans shouldn't be "guilted" into passing health care reform because of the...

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The Difference Between Criticism and Hate Speech

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

They are whack jobs or hard-wired haters, but their influence and numbers are growing among what's left of the Republican party, the news media, and the former Confederacy.

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The Silly Season In Politics

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

"Silly season" refers to late summer, when governments go on massive taxpayer-funded vacations all over the world. This year's season could produce a bumper crop of silly.

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Sahil Kapur

RNC Refuses To Accept Calls About New DNC Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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The Republican National Committee has taken note of the DNC's new town hall "mob" ad, which hit the airwaves last night. They don't want to hear your ...

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Tempers Flare At Republican National Committee Meeting

The Hill | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

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Old grudges die hard, and at the Republican National Committee (RNC) meeting this week, some wounds from this year's contentious election for chairman...

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Steele: Birth Certificate Conspiracy Is An "Unnecessary Distraction"

The Plumline | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birth Certificate Conspiracy, Gop, Birthers, Republican National Committee, Obama Birth Certificate, Birther-Movement, RNC Chair Michael Steele, President Obama, Michael Steele, Obama, Republican Party, Politics News

For the first time, RNC chair Michael Steele is sharply criticizing the birthers, condemning the movement is an "unnecessary distraction," reaffirming...

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Talk Radio Rules Blue Dog States

Sue Wilson | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

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Sue Wilson

22 percent of Americans get their news from talk radio, and conservative talkers, like Hannity and Limbaugh, have been lying to their listeners about what's in the health care bill.

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Steele: Dems Should Pass Health Care Bill Without Republicans

Think Progress | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

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Michael Steele has spent a lot of time in his short tenure as RNC Chairman railing against President Obama for what he perceives as the president's la...

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Sam Stein

Internal RNC Memo: "Engage In Every Activity" To Slow Down Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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A private memo distributed by the Republican National Committee calls for like-minded advocates to help defeat President Barack Obama's health care pr...

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GOP Trying To Counter ABC Programming

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Having failed to convince ABC News to include the GOP in a planned special on the White House health care plan, Republicans are trying to do some prog...

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Michael Steele's GOP Critics Now Claim He's Found His Mojo

Politico | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

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Not so long ago, after Michael Steele's rocky start as Republican National Committee chairman, there were rumors of impending coups and evidence of de...

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Sticks and Stones: Who Says the GOP Doesn't Have a Strategy?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

You can understand how disappointing it must have been, especially for the folks who'd dreamed up the idea in the first place. They had to compromise,...

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GOP's Reliance On South Masks Extent Of Party Decline

The National Journal | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Founded in the decade before the Civil War as the Northern voice of union, the Republican Party today is more electorally dependent on the South than ...

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Hispanic Republicans: RNC Hiring Leaves Us "Extremely Disheartened"

Politico | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Hispanic Republican leaders say they've lost patience with promises from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to hire high-profile Hi...

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GOP's Kryptonite Dulls The Man of Steele

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, Gop, Rnc, Alan Keyes, Politics News
Derrick K. Baker

Both Keyes and Steele were played like a violin by GOPers who are searching for ways to remain relevant in voters' eyes without alienating the far right who navigate their ship's rudder.

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GOP Votes To Condemn Democrats' "March To Socialism"

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Republicans on Wednesday abandoned an effort to label their opponents the "Democrat Socialist Party," ending a fight within the GOP...

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Michael Steele: "Liberalism Will Kill You. It's A Drug We Don't Need To Be Hooked On"

Think Progress | Matt Corley | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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According to Human Events' Martha Zoller, Steele also declared that "liberalism will kill you":...

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