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The Louisiana Democrats, Loving the RNC Story
One state party lashes out with a sort of unfair hit in response to today’s RNC story — it’s ending, for now, with consultant Erik Brown returning the money he got as a reimbursement for a mysterious bill at a Hollywood nightclub.
“The Louisiana Democratic Party is looking into
Norman Leboon, a Threatening Kind of Guy
The man arrested in Philadelphia for a video death threat made against Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) did not limit his activity to the GOP minority whip. At his YouTube account, going by the name shiamuslimcantbestop, Leboon recorded hundreds of rambling, poorly-lit video threats against movie studios, politicians, religious figures and More…
CREW, VoteVets File Complaint Against Sean Hannity’s Freedom Concerts
Last week’s poorly researched Debbie Schlussel story on Sean Hannity’s Freedom Concerts burned some of the people who posted on it, such as David Frum. Schlussel’s claim that Hannity’s organization wasn’t giving much of the money from the concerts to charity didn’t hold up. But the door was wedged More…
Office of Congressional Ethics Admonishes Former Rep. Nathan Deal
Former Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), a candidate for governor who delayed his resignation from the House to vote against health care reform, was also fleeing an ethics committee investigation on his outside income. The Office of Congressional Ethics has released its report anyway:
Nathan Deal far exceeded congressional limits
Philadelphia Man Arrested for Threatening GOP Whip; Cantor Was Notified About Threat Over the Weekend
A Philadelphia man named Norman Leboon has been arrested after recording a YouTube message threatening Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who has accused Democrats of “fanning the flames” of outrage by publicizing threats against them since the health care vote.
Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring responds with a timeline and the More…
RNC Pushing Back on Daily Caller Story
I waited a little while to link to Jonathan Strong’s story about — well, it’s about two things. Half of the story concerns rumors about Michael Steele’s lavish wishlist, and half concerns big expenses that appear on the RNC’s FEC reports, the most eye-popping one being nearly $2,000 at More…
‘Million Militia Man March’ Planner Arrested
Zachary Roth digs up something I’d nearly forgotten about. In April 2009, Kristopher “Pale Horse” Sickles posted a risible YouTube video beseeching fellow militia members to descend on Washington for a “Million Militia Man March.”
A peaceful demonstration of at least a million — hey, if we can
Yoo at Berkeley: I’m ‘A Shining Beacon of Capitalism and Democracy Surrounded by a Sea of Marxism’
Carol J. Williams profiles John Yoo, who provides some of the most deliciously boastful quotes this side of a James Bond movie. He’s done, he thinks, with the campaign to prosecute him for his advice during the Bush years: “I hope that this closes this chapter in trying to More…
Repeal Pledge Becomes GOP Litmus Test
Marco Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) agreed on one thing in their 40-minute debate on Fox News Sunday: Both of the Republican hopefuls for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat pledged to repeal the health care bill — at least, to whatever extent they could. More…
Explaining Palin’s ‘Constitutional Law Professor’ Jibe
I’m a little surprised that ThinkProgress’ pull from Sarah Palin’s Tea Party Express speech this weekend has gotten so much attention. Well, not completely surprised — it’s a quote from Sarah Palin. But is this supposed to embarrass her?
In these volatile times when we are a nation at
