Monthly Archives: October 2010

(Video) ICYMI: Kendrick Meek grilled on ‘Morning Joe’

Posted on October 29, 2010 by jreid

It was four against one on this morning’s “Morning Joe” as Kendrick Meek sought, for the umpteenth time — to squash the dropout caper story. Watch: Meanwhile, enter Jeb! … with a totally predictable attack …

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The new normal: millionaire funding Rove ops in KY prosecuted by Conway for alleged nursing home abuse

Posted on October 29, 2010 by jreid

This is politics in the New Normal as created by the Five Corporate Justices of the Supreme Court in Citizens United. CEO skips out on his hospital company amid record Medicare Fraud, gets sued over more Medicare fraud, hides depo … Continue reading →

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Timeline: the Clinton-Meek-Crist ‘Dropout’ caper **UPDATE**

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

The Florida Senate race finally got interesting for reasons other than the media’s fetish for Marco Rubio Thursday night, though it also got mighty convoluted. So here’s what we know so far… UPDATE: Meek will be on pretty much every … Continue reading →

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Florida: meet your next Senate president

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

Forget about those losers like indicted former House speaker Ray Sansom, former Republican Party chairman Jim Greer or all those party people (Marco Rubio included) being looked at by the U.S. Attorney, the IRS and the FBI for having a … Continue reading →

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UPDATE 2: Meek campaign UN-confirms Clinton convo

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

You just heard it from Keith Olbermann, and I just heard it from a source close to the Meek campaign. Kendrick Meek is categorically denying he had a conversation with former President Bill Clinton in which Clinton urged him to … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Meek campaign confirms Clinton asked Meek to drop out, Meek to face media at 9:30

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

H/T to Peter Schorsch: A spokesman for Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek has confirmed that President Bill Clinton raised the possibility of Meek getting out of Florida’s race for U.S. Senate. Dave Hoffman said “that was discussed, yeah,” but Hoffman denied … Continue reading →

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The Kamikaze candidacy? Bombshell report says Meek agreed to drop out **UPDATE**

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

If this is true, then this might be the leak that opens the door for Democrats to vote for Charlie Crist, and the Florida race for U.S. Senate just got real interesting again. Major hat tip to Peter Schorsch, who … Continue reading →

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Stuff Democrats aren’t running on: health ‘reinsurance’

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

There is so much that Democrats could be running for re-election on, it’s almost sad. A big one: the part of healthcare reform that helps small businesses, municipal agencies (like sheriffs offices) and unions cover the cost of early retirees’ … Continue reading →

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Mason-Dixon: Sink 46, Scott 43 (plus: Release the ‘Mussen!)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

The up-shot: a lot of people really, really don’t like Rick Scott. And so… A very large Republican turn-out margin seems to be the only shot Scott has to win this race. He continues to under-perform the GOP’s last two … Continue reading →

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(Video) ICYMI, Keith Olbermann’s special comment: if the tea party wins, America loses

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jreid

A link to the transcript after the jump. Hat tip to reader E.T. for the reminder this morning:

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