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Actress: Tea Protestors Were Redneck Racists
By Joshua Chaney - Politics DailyDon't like high taxes or runaway government spending? You're a dumb, redneck racist.That's essentially what liberal actor Janeane Garofalo said on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night. She was prompted to give a response on the Tea Party protests after Olbermann ranted on about the protesters "seething with hate." This from Olbermann, who essentially built an entire show around an hour-long, hate-filled rant about then president George W. Bush.Olbermann still rants about Bush in a daily segment each on his show - 100 days after Bush left office, mind you. At what point is he ...
Republican Governors May Reject Stimulus Money to Score Political Points
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyAs you look back upon the economic developments of the past 8 months or so, what do you see? Is it rampant unemployment, home foreclosures, Wall Street greed, and hardworking people betrayed by government indifference and/or incompetence?If so, then you are obviously not a Republican governor. Because a whole handful of them prefer to see our financial crisis as a stage for a massive political stunt...A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents ...
Paul Begala Challenges Republicans Who Oppose Stimulus: Don't Take the Money!
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIn a cheeky bit of partisan gamesmanship, Democratic strategist and television commentator Paul Begala has thrown down the rhetorical gauntlet to those Republican lawmakers and governors who have adamantly opposed the stimulus bill. Since these naysayers are so philosophically opposed to new government spending programs, they can put their mouths where their money would have been and, yet again, just say "No!" In this case, they can prove to the country what strong backbones they really possess by declining to accept their state's share of tainted federal cash. In particular, Begala calls out ...
They'd Fire Mark Penn
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFirst, Clinton loyalist Paul Begala:"I have nothing but contempt for Mr. Penn," said Begala at a New York City breakfast sponsored by the non-profit group Public Agenda. "And for those of us who wanted to see him out from the beginning, it became almost a Rumsfeldian thing. And he is not even fired. He has been demoted. How could this be?"Second, Barack Obama: ...
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