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Rep. Joe Wilson's Pitch: 'Take Joe to Work'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyYou've heard of "Take Your Daughter to Work Day," so how about "Take Your Congressman to Work Day"? That's just what Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is proposing as part of his "Joe Means Jobs" media campaign. On his website and in e-mails to residents of his district, Wilson is offering to visit a constituent's place of business, and even put in a 9 to 5 shift alongside him or her. "He's worked a fast food drive-thru, made beds, laid brick, changed oil, worked a buffet line, and even helped put in a swimming pool," the e-mail reads. "Now he's ready to work alongside you." Voters are encouraged ...
Democrats Will Try to Turn Red to Blue in 13 House Districts
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHouse Democrats have targeted 13 Republican-held seats for special attention this fall in a "red to blue" program aimed at offsetting widespread losses that many pundits expect in the November midterm elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of the House Democratic Caucus, included six open seats, currently held by Republicans who are leaving office. But the majority party is also going after some incumbents where it thinks a "red" (Republican) district can turn "blue" (Democratic), according to The Hill newspaper. Among the more interesting incumbent ...
South Carolina's 2009 Gift to the Media
By Mary Winter - Politics DailyFor members of the news media, South Carolina was the gift that kept on giving this year. The home state of Gov. Mark Sanford produced a ton of dirty laundry and more tortured characters than a Pat Conroy novel. The New York Times gave South Carolina a special shout-out, as did Jon Stewart in a "Daily Show" segment entitled "Thank You, South Carolina!" "We here at the show can't help but notice that South Carolina has taken its rightful place amongst the states that make our lives here at the show easy," Stewart said. The year's headliner was Gov. Sanford, married father of four whose moony ...
Joe Wilson's Son: 'Not a Racist Bone in My Dad's Body'
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyFirst, it was Joe Wilson's wife. Now his son has stepped in to defend the congressman. Wilson has apologized, dialed back his contrition and raised a lot of campaign cash since he interrupted President Obama's health care speech before a joint session of Congress with the "You lie!" heard around the world. The House formally reprimanded the South Carolina representative on Tuesday. But then former President Jimmy Carter said Wilson's outburst was triggered, in part, by resentment of a black president, which caused Alan Wilson, who is running for state attorney general in South Carolina, to ...
House to Introduce Wilson Resolution of Disapproval on Tuesday
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThis just in from a source close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's operation: The House Democratic leadership has decided to go forward with reprimanding Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who yelled "You Lie" during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last Wednesday. A resolution of disapproval will be introduced Tuesday by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat. After Obama's speech, Wilson phoned White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and offered an apology to the President, which Obama accepted. But Wilson breached House rules that ...
GOP Research: Indep. Obama Voters Still Like Him, But Not His Spending
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyLeading Republican strategists say they're confident they can make gains in Congress next year -- if they focus on issues and train their fire on congressional Democrats as opposed to President Obama.Resurgent Republic, a conservative research and strategy group, conducted 10 focus groups in five cities with independent voters who supported Obama last year and are undecided about the congressional elections next year. The participants were uneasy about the economy and the huge deficits that Obama's plans are expected to create, and harsh in their assessment of Democratic congressional leaders ...
Joe Wilson Made David Axelrod's Day
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyI was just wondering how David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs were going to regain control of the White House message machine. They have a deft touch, those communications guys, but the post-election honeymoon had ended and the president's boat was taking water. The awkward Steve Hildebrand outburst and the uncomfortable summer of falling favorability had created a tough back-to-school environment at the Capitol this week, even without that messy distraction over Tuesday's pep talk to students. But Melinda is right -- the president is lucky. ...
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