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Black Conservatives Voice Support for Glenn Beck Rally
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyGlenn Beck's "Rally to Restore Honor," set for Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, has stirred controversy because of it's timing (the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech) and its location (the same spot where King delivered that speech). While plenty of people are also questioning Beck's motives, some black conservatives have been outspoken in their support. Alveda King -- Martin Luther King's niece -- will participate in the rally. She recently wrote: "When I join Beck and all gathered at the Lincoln Memorial this weekend, I will talk about my ...
Bloggers Matthew Yglesias and John Hawkins Prove Politics Is Broken
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyPolitical bloggers have the job of reporting on -- and analyzing -- politics, but they are also becoming a sad reflection of our bitter and broken political system. On Friday, two blog stories came to light that serve to illustrate the decline of domestic political bonhomie. To be sure, we will not be talking about either of these stories a month from now. Still, they provide a snapshot of the current state of political discourse. On the conservative side, RightWingNews' John Hawkins asked several conservative bloggers to help compile a list of "The 25 Worst Figures in American History." ...
Washington in 60 Seconds -- Al Sharpton Joining Immigration Fight
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyGood morning, Capitolists! What would a Monday in Washington be without a cliffhanger vote on the schedule and a Wall Street titan on his way to the capital for a public shaming? It's all in a day's work in D.C. and read about it in the next 60 seconds. - Reid Going for Broke. Wall Street reform legislation is supposed to take some of the risk out of investing, but Democrats and Republicans will both be gambling with their fortunes today when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid schedules a vote to move forward on the bill to rein in the masters of the universe. The tricky part: Reid doesn't ...
Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Al Sharpton Share a Moment in NYC
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyBefore President Obama delivered his tough talk to Wall Street Thursday, several executives had to wait patiently, with no VIP holding section in sight, while security teams swept the Cooper Union auditorium and waited for the president to arrive. The CEO of greatest interest to the assembled press, of course, was Lloyd Blankfein, the top man at Goldman Sachs. He will be on Capitol Hill next week to explain his firm's role in the 2008 financial meltdown (not to mention the fraud charge the SEC handed down last week for a junior executive there.) Like the other titans of the Street, Blankfein ...
On Obama White House Visitor Log: Lobbyists, Movie Stars and Bailed Out CEOs
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyThe White House released a visitor's log late Friday that revealed many of DC's biggest Democratic lobbyists have made frequent visits, despite President Obama's stringent new lobbying rules. The record of visitors also looks like a red carpet list of celebrities and Hollywood movie stars. And CEOs of all those Wall Street banks the government bailed out earlier this year came calling frequently, too. Many of the Democratic lobbyists who frequented the White House this year are also among the highest earning lobbying firms in 2009, including power player Steve Elmendorf of Elmendorf Strategies ...
Rep. Peter King Calls Michael Jackson a "Pervert"
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyRep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) is our only public official with enough chutzpah to denounce the despicable official and media homage to Michael Jackson, an accused child molester and admitted fan of sharing his bed with young boys. Rep. King boldly said on camera: "This lowlife Michael Jackson -- his name, his face, his picture -- is all over the newspapers, television, radio. It's all we hear about is Michael Jackson. Let's knock out the psychobabble. This guy was a pervert. He was a child molester. He was a pedophile. And to be giving this much coverage to him, day in and day out, what does that ...
NYC Mayor Upset Over Rangel's Obama Quips
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWhen Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) learned that President Obama was heading up to the Big Apple for a weekend visit, he took the opportunity to make a rather unfortunate wisecrack to a New York Daily News reporter. "Make certain he doesn't run around East Harlem unidentified." The joke makes reference to the latest racially tinged incident to befall New York City, when a black off-duty police officer, Omar Edwards, was in Harlem and discovered someone attempting to steal his car. Dressed in street clothes, the officer drew his gun and gave chase to the would-be thief. Another officer, Andrew ...
Al Sharpton Fined by FEC, Feels Better
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAl Sharpton, a former Democratic candidate for president in 2004, is breathing a little lighter today, even though he has agreed to pay a large fine to the Federal Election Commission for violating several election laws. "This is the first time in years that nothing is hanging over our heads," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Thursday. The FEC announced earlier in the day that his campaign and an advocacy group he founded would pay a civil penalty of $285,000 for breaking various campaign finance rules. The agency said Sharpton's nonprofit National Action Network, as ...
Political Cartoonists Afraid To Draw Obama
By Caleb Howe - Politics Daily"Without a doubt, people are stepping more gingerly. People are tiptoeing their way through this." - Ted Rall, liberal editorial cartoonist. Last week's firestorm over an editorial cartoon at the New York Post is still burning it's way through the media and the blogosphere, and in the wake of Eric Holder's declaration that Americans (read: white Americans) are cowards and James Clyburn's claim that rejection of stimulus funds is motivated by racism, the reactions are naturally mixed and sometimes contentious. Reverend Al Sharpton, for example, is demanding investigations and protests. MSNBC is ...
NY Post Cartoon Raises Some Eyebrows
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyI'll have to admit, when I first saw this Sean Delonas cartoon featured in today's NY Post on MSNBC this morning, my first reaction was, "Yeah, a chimpanzee could have written a better stimulus bill." However, I also could quickly see where many others might see it a different way.As he seems to live in every cable news green room, and hovers his mouse over the send button in his email client, NY's Reverend Al Sharpton was quick to react:The cartoon in today's New York Post is troubling at best given the historic racist attacks of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys. One has to ...
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