Monthly Archives: August 2012

This week’s Herald column: who controls the GOP?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by jreid

I talked about this subject Wednesday on the “Martin Bashir Show” and on “The Last Word” last night. But it bears repeating: the Republican Party’s political operatives, and its media hacks (think Rush, Hannity, Coulter…) have been rolling the conservative … Continue reading →

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Here we go again: Congressman David Rivera linked to corruptitude

Posted on August 23, 2012 by jreid

What is it with this guy? He escapes prosecution for a long list of alleged campaign finance improprieties, and he’s been linked to a variety of scandals too numerous to mention succinctly (read all about them here). But now, Marco … Continue reading →

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This is brilliant: the ‘Song of Mitt’s Self’ (video)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by jreid

Mitt remixed, to try and explain what he believes… h/t the Huffington Post

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If you read nothing else today, read this: notes from GOPer who fled the ‘cult’

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jreid

Stop me if you’ve read this before… I don’t know how I missed it when it was originally published, in September of last year (though maybe it was because it was scarcely mentioned in the media. I find almost no … Continue reading →

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To understand Paul Ryan, you have to understand Ayn Rand (video)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by jreid

Watch Rand on the old “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, explaining her secular gospel of selfishness: Part two after the jump…

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Chris Matthews explains Paul Ryan on ‘Morning Joe’

Posted on August 14, 2012 by jreid

I don’t think it gets any plainer than the way Matthews explained Ryan’s philosophy this morning on “Morning Joe.” In short: Paul Ryan is an Ayn Randian who believes you incentivize rich people by giving them more money, and you … Continue reading →

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A smart idea on assault weapons control

Posted on August 12, 2012 by jreid

From Eliot Spitzer.

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Ticketus Upsidedownus (or, Erick Erickson’s still worried about Mitt)

Posted on August 11, 2012 by jreid

Today on MSNBC’s Weekends with Alex Witt, I said the Paul Ryan pick is helpful to Mitt Romney’s campaign in the short term, but a net negative in the long term (if you can call 80-plus days long term). Here’s … Continue reading →

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This week’s Herald column: the politics of theft

Posted on August 11, 2012 by jreid

Forgot to post this on Thursday.

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Is the Republican Liberty Caucus of Wisconsin scrubbing their Ryan hit page?

Posted on August 11, 2012 by jreid

This is what you get right now, when you try to pull up the Libertarian-leaning Republican Liberty Caucus of Wisconsin’s website, which formerly had a post entitled “Does Paul Ryan’s Record Match His Rhetoric?” (http://wi.rlc.org/2010/08/paul-ryans-record/)

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