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 Heather Horn

Dec 21, 2009

Breaking Ranks

Schwarzenegger: Obama Gets an 'A'

The California governor gushes about Obama

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By John Hudson

Dec 18, 2009

Palin's Visor Ignites Media Firestorm, Ruins Vacation

She blotted out John McCain's name to go "incognito," but claims the fracas has forced her to come home early

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By Max Fisher

Dec 14, 2009

Happy Hour Vid: Sarah Palin Ambushes William Shatner

Shatner was giving a dramatic reading of Palin's book on the Conan O'Brien Show

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By Carl Franzen

Dec 14, 2009

Spatwatch

Coulter Takes a Potshot at McCain

Coulter compares a Tiger Woods mistress to her rival Republican pundit

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By Carl Franzen

Dec 11, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

Palin Gives Obama Props

The tireless foe takes a break to praise the president's Nobel speech

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By Heather Horn

Dec 9, 2009

Washington Post Gets Burned for Publishing Palin's Op-Ed

Bloggers are outraged she was granted space for an anti-Copenhagen column

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By Max Fisher

Dec 8, 2009

Happy Hour Video: Levi Johnston and Andrew Sullivan Chat Up Joy Behar

Andrew gets a "lefty gift basket" and Levi dishes about his gay fans

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By Mara Gay

Dec 8, 2009

Pundits Give Mike Huckabee a Pardon

Why the former governor was right to commute Maurice Clemmons's sentence

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By Mara Gay

Dec 7, 2009

Lightning Rod

The Tea Party Party?

A poll finds more support for conservative "Tea Party" candidates than for Republicans

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By John Hudson

Dec 7, 2009

Good Question!

Should the GOP Follow Ron Paul?

Why his ideas could be "dangerous," "unworkable" and exactly what Republicans need

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By John Hudson

Dec 6, 2009

Sarah Palin Charms Media Elite at Gridiron Dinner

A fleeting moment of solidarity between press and Palin

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By John Hudson

Dec 5, 2009

Palin 'Birther' Remark Reopens Trig Speculation

Andrew Sullivan, tireless Palin critic, wants answers

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By Mara Gay

Dec 4, 2009

Lightning Rod

Sarah Palin, Birther

Palin says Obama birth certificate questions are fair game, irritating even conservative pundits

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By John Hudson

Dec 2, 2009

Breaking Ranks

Andrew Sullivan Leaves the Right

Sullivan breaks with conservatives, giving a litany of grievances

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By Max Fisher

Nov 30, 2009

7 Reasons Cheney Shouldn't Run for President in 2012

Newsweek's Jon Meacham thinks it would be "good for America," but even a Bush-era Republican disagrees

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By Mara Gay

Nov 30, 2009

Mike Huckabee's Unfortunate Pardon

A man pardoned by the former Arkansas governor nine years ago is now wanted for the murder of four Washington state police officers

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The Sunday Shows in Five Bullet Points

Afghanistan, Republican purges, and Huckabee's 2012 situation

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By John Hudson

Nov 24, 2009

Reagan's Relevance in an Age of Republican Purity Tests

Alternative takes on Reagan's importance in the 21st century

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By Max Fisher

Nov 23, 2009

Who Won the Day?

Matt Taibbi on Sarah Palin's Appeal

It has nothing to do with policy or even populism

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By John Hudson

Nov 23, 2009

Breaking Ranks

Douthat Denounces Palin

The former Palin booster says she chose celebrity over leadership

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By Max Fisher

Nov 23, 2009

What's Sarah Palin's Appeal?

Personal conflict, "visceral power," and a uniquely American strain of populism, for starters

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By Max Fisher

Nov 20, 2009

Could John McCain Lose Reelection in 2010?

A poll shows him barely ahead in the Republican Senate primary

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By Heather Horn

Nov 20, 2009

Screed

'Bat-Guano Out-of-Their-Freakin' -Minds Crazy'

Will Bunch thinks he's found a pattern in recent polls

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By John Hudson

Nov 19, 2009

Breaking Ranks

Don't Laugh at Palin 2012

A media insider tells the media to give her a shot

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By Max Fisher

Nov 18, 2009

The Index of Sarah Palin Book Indexes

Palin's book includes no index, so many outlets made their own. The Wire indexes the indexes.

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By Mara Gay

Nov 18, 2009

Lightning Rod

Newsweek's Palin Cover

Pundits agree with Palin: the magazine's cover photo is degrading

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By Jacobo Chiu

Nov 17, 2009

Good Question!

Would Palin Matter If She Were a Man?

One pundit would like her to go the way of Dan Quayle -- to oblivion

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 17, 2009

Spatwatch

Sullivan v. Palin

The Atlantic blogger responds to a dig in Palin's memoir

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By Mara Gay

Nov 17, 2009

5 Takeaways From Palin's Interview With Oprah

Is she angling for stardom, or the presidency?

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By John Hudson

Nov 16, 2009

Lightning Rod

'Twilf,' 'Gun-Ho,' and Sarah Palin

The conservative blogosphere shames Al Gore for his network's Palin diss

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By John Hudson

Nov 16, 2009

What Palin's Detractors Don't Understand

A champion argues that Sarah Palin's beliefs are more nuanced and complex than her critics allow

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By Mara Gay

Nov 13, 2009

Sarah Palin Comes Out Guns Blazing

The pre-memoir media blitz isn't just about books. It's about getting even.

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By Mara Gay

Nov 12, 2009

Sarah Palin Memoir Preview Gins Up Pundits

Commentators can't help reading deeply into snippets of Palin's upcoming memoir

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By Max Fisher

Nov 11, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

Fox News Mocks Sarah Palin

Palin thinks Democrats took God off U.S. coins

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By Heather Horn

Nov 11, 2009

Lightning Rod

Who's Afraid of Michael Steele?

Everyone--including his own party

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By Heather Horn

Nov 9, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

We Don't Like Huckabee

National Review and The New Republic can agree on that

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By Mara Gay

Nov 6, 2009

The Party of Bachmann

Days after losing NY-23, the Republican Party welcomes a far-right protest on the national mall

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By Max Fisher

Nov 5, 2009

Who Won the Day?

Adam Nagourney on GOP Power Vacuum

What's behind the Republican Party's struggles?

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By Max Fisher

Nov 5, 2009

As GOP Civil War Escalates, Could It Tear Party Apart?

The defeat in NY-23 claims the war's first casualty and foreshadows more infighting

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By Max Fisher

Nov 5, 2009

Who Will Rule the GOP?

After the elections, analysts debate the grassroots, libertarians, anti-Democrats, "regular people" and more

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By Mara Gay

Nov 2, 2009

Who Wins Biggest in NY-23

Dede Scozzafava's dramatic 11th-hour dropout has pundits claiming victory for the left and right

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By Heather Horn

Oct 29, 2009

Karl Rove Predicts Republican Electoral 'Wave' To Begin Tuesday

Will the projected winner of Virginia's gubernatorial race launch a new Republican revolution?

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By John Hudson

Oct 29, 2009

Spatwatch

Sarah Palin vs. Levi Johnston

Their latest scrap splinters the blogosphere

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By Mara Gay

Oct 26, 2009

Grassroots Right Rejects Gingrich 2012

In the battle for tomorrow's GOP, the former speaker of the house isn't gaining any ground with grassroots conservatives

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By Mara Gay

Oct 23, 2009

Flinging Vitriol at Cheney

After his latest attack, exasperated pundits say Cheney's vendettas have gone 'primitive,' 'selfish,' and 'pathological'

Comments | 172 Views

By Heather Horn

Oct 23, 2009

Screed

'Rushpubliscums'

A small-time liberal blogger lets loose on John McCain

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By Heather Horn

Oct 22, 2009

Good Question!

Is the Palin Parody Illegal?

Going Rouge, a liberal takedown, will debut on the same day as Going Rogue

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By Max Fisher

Oct 20, 2009

Why the GOP's 'Party of No' Strategy Won't Work

Republican tactics of opposition, purity and discipline come under scrutiny

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By Max Fisher

Oct 20, 2009

Does the Republican Party Have a Problem With Jews?

South Carolina Republicans defend Sen. DeMint by comparing him to penny-pinching Jews

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By Max Fisher

Oct 16, 2009

GOP Establishment and Grassroots Clash in NY Race

A Congressional campaign in upstate New York triggers a civil war within the party

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