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And A Naughty Monkey Shall Lead Them: Upcoming RNC Palin Wardrobe Auction?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Don't be too surprised if Palin memorabilia becomes a "Republican stimulus package," so to speak.

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Sam Stein

RNC Chair Candidate Steele Attacked By Social Conservative

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Rnc Member, Bopp Steele, Steele Social Conservatives, Rnc Election, National Right to Life, Michael Steele, Steele Elections, Jim Bopp, Republican National Committee, Politics News

A member of the Republican National Committee has written a highly critical email to fellow members regarding chair candidate Michael Steele, arguing ...

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Republicans Fiddle with Abortion While America Burns

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The Republican strategy sounds like the demon child of Mao's Cultural Revolution and Stalin's five-year plans: a criminal intolerance of social differences combined with an outrageously failed economic policy.

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FEC Raises Political Contributions Limit

CNN | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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The Federal Election Commission announced Friday increased contribution limits for the 2009-2010 federal campaign cycle. Donors may now contribute $2...

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GOP Steals A Few 'Obamanisms'

Newsweek | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican National Committee, Ken Blackwell, Mike Duncan, Rnc, Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele, Michael Steele, Gop, Gop Fundraising, Mike Duncan Rnc Chair, Republican Party, Republican National Convention, Politics News

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...

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Blaxploitation, GOP Style

Russ Baker | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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Russ Baker

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.

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The Gay Republican Blues

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Kenneth Blackwell, Republican National Committee, Glbt, Log Cabin Republicans, Lesbian, Truth Wins Out, Gay, Politics News
Wayne Besen

Log Cabin Republicans are broke. The group's $100,000 debt comes at a time when the GOP is indebted more than ever to extremists: pandering to those who believe in the "End of Days."

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Jason Linkins

RNC Race: Candidate Drops Out, Endorses Michael Steele

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Rnc Meeting, Rnc Chair, Republican National Committee, Politics News

As reported earlier, the RNC has kicked C-SPAN out of their fancy pants meeting to determine who will be the future head of the committee, so no one h...

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Jason Linkins

C-SPAN Barred From Covering RNC Candidate Meeting

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media

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We have news of some activity at today's meeting of the Republican National Committee at the Capitol Hill Club, part of a continuing effort to determi...

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Top Conservatives Support Ken Blackwell For RNC Chair

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

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Two dozen conservative luminaries will announce today their support for former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell for Republican Nation Committee c...

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Chip "Barack The Magic Negro" Saltsman's RNC Campaign Ad

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Racism, Republican National Committee, Ken Blackwell, Puff the Magic Dragon, Rnc, Chip Saltsman, Magic Negro, Racism, Chip Saltsman Magic Negro Song, Barack the Magic Negro, Barack Obama Race, rnc08, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Fox News, Fox News, Fox News Channel, Video, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

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."

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Ken Blackwell, If Barack Obama is a Magic Negro, Then What Type of Negro Do They Think You Are?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, Black Republicans, Race Relations, Politics, Black, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Racea Nd Politics, Breaking Political News, Barack the Magic Negro, Ken Blackwell, Race, Racism, Rnc, Negro, Republicans, Race in Politics, Black Apologists, African Americans, African American Republicans, Chip Saltsman, Saltsman, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

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.

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Republicans: "Magic Negro" Song Good For RNC Candidate

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

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Politico reports that RNC candidate Chip Saltsman's distribution of a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" hasn't killed his chances -- in fact, the s...

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Conservatives Revolt Against GOP Over Bailouts

WSJ | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

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Sounds of discord are getting louder at the Republican National Committee as battles between conservatives and moderates intensify in the six-way race...

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Will Other GOP Officials Condemn the Magic Negro Ridicule?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Duncan, Barack Obama, Chip Saltsman, Magic Negro, Gop, George Bush, Democrats, Republican National Committee, Rnc Race, Rnc Chairman Race, Barack the Magic Negro, Rnc Chairman, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

If Saltsman felt that he could issue the CD and get away with it, it's because too many other Republicans have made offensive racial slips or digs in the past with little or no consequence.

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A Chip By Any Other Name . . .

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican National Committee, Chip Saltsman, Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, Colin Powell, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

As a progressive Democrat, I'm rooting for Saltsman, who used to be Mike Huckabee's campaign manager, to be the next head of the Republican National Committee.

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Internal Memo: RNC Chief Admits GOP Out Of Ideas

Talking Points Memo | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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In a frank and private memo sent today to Republican National Commitee members, the RNC chairman acknowledges that the GOP has grown too addicted to i...

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Why Isn't CNN Using External Twitter Links?

Ari Herzog | Posted 01.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Mass Media, Republican National Committee, Ken Blackwell, Twitter, Katon Dawson, Cnn, Rnc, Jim Duncan, Michael Steele, New Media, Chip Saltsman, Technology, Saul Anuzis, Media News
Ari Herzog

By clicking their Twitter links, I can see the candidates are replying to people, retweeting others, and engaging with the American people.

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Sam Stein

RNC Chair: Blagojevich Threatens Obama's "Moderate-Type" Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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GOP officials, as is their partisan obligation, are going to great ends to tie Barack Obama to the ethical mess that surrounds his home state governor...

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RNC Chair Candidate Derided For Beer Bottle Fundraising

Politico | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican National Committee Chair, Rnc Chair Race, Rnc, Rnc Chair Fight, Jerry Zandstra, Rnc Chair, Saul Anuzis, Republican National Committee, Politics News

The battle for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, a fascinating political fight that could be the first step of party re-building,...

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RNC Chair Hopeful Belonged To Whites-Only Country Club

Talking Points Memo | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Now here's a good way for the GOP to make the case that it hasn't been reduced to a southern regional rump party that's held hostage by intolerant cra...

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Thomas B. Edsall

The Next RNC Chair: Captain Of The GOP Titanic?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

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The steadily growing number of prospective candidates for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee share a collective dream: that 2008 wi...

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OMG! A New Attack Ad?!

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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Bruce Kluger & David Slavin

Think we're done with all that for a few years? Not by a long shot. After all, negative advertising is a hard habit to break, especially for our friends in the GOP.

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Sam Stein

GOP Split Over Fighting Obama's Every Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Work, Axelrod Emanuel, Republican Party, David Axelrod, Republican Attacks, Rahm Emanuel, John Boehner, Gop, Rnc Memo, Republican National Committee, Politics News

Only days after losing the White House and suffering large defeats in both houses of Congress, the Republican Party is striking a posture of defiance....

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McCain Can't Afford Bush's Ground Game

Washington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain and the Republican National Committee will unleash a barrage of spending on television advertising that will allow him to keep pace w...

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