Topic: Republicans

Jon Stewart Is Not Letting Cheney or Rumsfeld Join the Scandal Parade

Comedy Central

In continuing to address "Hurricane Scandy," Stewart had to admit that Republicans has something with the IRS and Benghazi dust-ups. He even proposed teaming up with Fox News! But you know who still doesn't get to take a GOP victory lap? Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney.

By John Hudson

Feb 11, 2010

Op-Ed Spotlight: David Broder Says 'Take Sarah Palin Seriously'

Palin's reviled "political establishment" just got a little friendlier

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By Jake Simpson

Feb 9, 2010

Morning Vid: Stephen Colbert Teaches Sarah Palin Satire

And gets to call her a "retard" in the process

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By Jared Keller

Feb 8, 2010

Lightning Rod

Palin's Palm-Gate

Forgoing a teleprompter, Sarah Plain settles for the comfort of her own hand

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Feb 8, 2010

Transcript Breakdown: Sarah Palin Backs Limbaugh's Use of Word 'Retards'

She also jokes that Fox should fire her

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By Max Fisher

Feb 8, 2010

Tea Party's True Character Revealed at Convention

It's about much more than just Sarah Palin

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By John Hudson

Feb 7, 2010

4 Signs that Sarah Palin Is Running for President

Following a Fox News interview and her Tea Party speech, pundits say she's gunning for the White House

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Feb 6, 2010

Exasperated Right Rejects Birther Speech at Tea Party Convention

"Where's the Birth Certificate?" asks Joseph Farah

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By Max Fisher

Feb 5, 2010

Has GOP Obstructionism Gone Too Far?

A Republican Senator has put an unprecedented hold on 70 executive appointees

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By Heather Horn

Feb 5, 2010

How Scott Brown Has Already Changed Washington

We're not just talking about health care

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By Jake Simpson

Feb 4, 2010

Skeptics Sniff at Daily Kos Poll

Do 39 percent of Republicans really think Obama should be impeached?

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By Heather Horn

Feb 4, 2010

Tea Party Convention Opens in Nashville

The beginning of something big, or a bust?

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By Alex Eichler

Feb 3, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: O'Keefe Defends 'New Age Journalism' to Hannity

The guerrilla reporter waxes philosophical about dressing up as a phone repairman

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By John Hudson

Feb 3, 2010

Right-Wing Blogs Shrug Off CIA Terror Warning

Al-Qaeda's planning an attack. 'No duh,' respond bloggers.

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By Max Fisher

Feb 3, 2010

What Happened to John McCain?

The maverick Republican once supported repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Why did he shift?

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By John Hudson

Feb 3, 2010

By Jake Simpson

Feb 2, 2010

O'Keefe Story Compared to Watergate, Civil Rights, Disco

Over-the-top analogies abound as pundits strain to tie the ACORN-exposing pimp's saga to something bigger

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By Heather Horn

Feb 2, 2010

What the Palin PAC's Book Binge Really Means

Palin's not a con, but she may have an agenda

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By Jared Keller

Jan 28, 2010

McDonnell Applauded for Avoiding Flubs

Liberals praise the State of the Union response for dodging disaster. Conservatives see the making of a GOP star.

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By Jared Keller

Jan 27, 2010

Reconsidering the GOP's 'Purity Test'

If Scott Brown wouldn't pass the test, maybe it's not worth having

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By Max Fisher

Jan 27, 2010

8 Funniest Barbs About ACORN-Busting Wiretapper O'Keefe

The sharpest jabs at James O'Keefe, a 25-year-old arrested for attempting to bug a Senator's phones

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By John Hudson

Jan 26, 2010

Three Conservatives Re-Write the 'Contract With America'

It's safe to say, political manifestos are in vogue in the GOP

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By Jared Keller

Jan 24, 2010

Tips for McDonnell's State of the Union Rebuttal

The Virginia governor has the follow-up act to Obama's address. How can he do better than Jindal?

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By Jared Keller

Jan 21, 2010

A Star Is Born

Is Scott Brown the new Sarah Palin?

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By Max Fisher

Jan 20, 2010

Scott Brown Presidential Campaign Already Underway

Hours after his election, the inevitable derision and hyperventilation over a 2012 run is gearing up

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By Max Fisher

Jan 20, 2010

Is the GOP Resurgent?

Republican Scott Brown's upset inspires hopes of a rising GOP--but some argue the election was an outlier

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By Max Fisher

Jan 17, 2010

Are Tea Partiers Compromising?

The grassroots support for Scott Brown may indicate a shift in the movement

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jan 15, 2010

Transcript Breakdown: Sarah Palin Ends Exhausting Week With Hannity

Palin rounds off her grand Fox News tour, and the Wire caps off its last breakdown--for now

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jan 14, 2010

Transcript Breakdown: Glenn Beck Peers Into Sarah Palin's Soul

In their first face-to-face meeting, Beck and Palin vibe over the Statue of Liberty and the founding fathers

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By John Hudson

Jan 13, 2010

Transcript Breakdown: Palin Parries Hardball Questions

In Palin's debut as a Fox contributer, Bill O'Reilly challenges her grasp of 9/11 and presidential readiness

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By Heather Horn

Jan 7, 2010

Palin to Head First Tea Party Convention

Is this a turning point for the Tea Party movement and Palin?

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By Heather Horn

Jan 5, 2010

Transcript Breakdown: Michael Steele's Hannity Interview

Was it a trainwreck? Here, the highlights of a news-making interview that has the blogosphere buzzing.

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By John Hudson

Jan 5, 2010

Will the Tea Party Movement Shape the Coming Decade?

Even skeptics and foes marvel at the movement's clout

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jan 4, 2010

Morning Vid: Limbaugh Says American Health Care "Just Dandy"

The talk radio titan emerges from hospitalization and immediately wades into debate

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Dec 31, 2009

Transcript Breakdown: Sarah Palin's Debut on the O'Reilly Factor

Among other highlights of the hourlong interview: Palin compares herself to a grizzly bear

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By John Hudson

Dec 29, 2009

Karl Rove's Divorce Attracts Attacks

"Marriage defender" cuts the knot, and backlash is swift and harsh

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By Heather Horn

Dec 29, 2009

Lightning Rod

Bristol Palin Sues for Full Custody

Sarah Palin's daughter takes on former fiance Levi Johnston

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Dec 23, 2009

Spatwatch

Palin Blacklists Alaska Bloggers

Four writers are banned from Palin's book signings

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By Max Fisher

Dec 22, 2009

Rudy Disavows Senate Run, to Disappointed Groans

No luck for supporters--or spectators--of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's Senate ambitions

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