Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer, generally held in high-regard for his minority outreach and fundraising by both regional and national politicos, emailed fellow RNC committee members a coy plea for support, but suggested they first “listen to the views of the current candidates” before making any brash decisions, like, say, jumping into an [...]
Acting outside the confines and rules of the Republican National Committee, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) announced its intentions to host a debate for the 6 candidates – Mike Duncan, Michael Steele, Saul Anuzis, Ken Blackwell, Katon Dawson, Chip Saltsman – vying for the Republican helm on January 5, 2008. Norquist invited all 168 committee members to the debate, though they will not be permitted [...]
In an exercise of political suicide, Republican National Committee Chair hopeful Chip Saltsman distributed a controversial CD by conservative satirist Paul Shanklin to national committee members this month for Christmas.
First played on Rush Limbaugh’s popular, though often taboo, radio show, the 41-track CD, entitled “We Hate the USA,” featured the racially-charged song “Barack the Magic [...]
Say what you will about the ill-experienced Commander-in-Chief to-be, but President-elect Barack Obama clearly understands when it’s politically advantageous to engage in ethnic-, religious-, or regional-based politics and, just as important, when it’s not. The former being in the heat of an election, the latter being, well, anytime one is actually governing.
Sane political observers knew [...]
In an internal memo sent today to RNC National Committee Members, RNC Chairman Mike Duncan acknowledged the risk in becoming a regionally-confined party, and further underlined the necessity to reinvent the Party through developing sound policy solutions to people’s problems.
First reported by The Washington Times, Duncan has proposed the creation of an RNC-led think tank, the [...]
It was announced today in a statement from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies that Reverend Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” would deliver the invocation at Obama’s inaugural ceremony on January 20.
While Obama’s invitation to Warren was seen by many as an obligatory olive branch to the estranged evangelical community who [...]
The fact that Republicans lost their credibility with the American public on matters of ethics and corruption is no secret, but what still confounds the Party leadership is that we’ve yet to be forgiven for our many, many indiscretions.
In an email today to all 168 voting members of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, former [...]
Upon reporting of my support for gay adoption, Queerty’s readers took a decidedly skeptical view of it all, going so far as a to characterize me as a “little shit,” just itching for the chance to, upon regaining majorities in the House and Senate, resume my favorite past-time: “gay-bashing.”
In an effort to clear the air, [...]
I’m not one to provide Public Service Announcements for the benefit of University of Florida football players (jean shorts – jorts – and mullets just don’t do it for me), but in this instance, I’ll make an exception. The more you use social networking sites, Facebook in particular, the less privacy you have the right [...]
One gay rights group after the next is lauding Barack Obama as the next Harriet Tubman, who will, against all odds, lead the LGBT community to the proverbial North, land of equality. But is it possible the LGBT community has put too much stock in Obama’s promises – promises made during the primary campaign and [...]
David All, a DC-based Republican web consultant, hates golf, or so it seems.
In a series of Twitter postings today, All lambasted current RNC Chairman Mike Duncan for using a background of a Wisconsin golf course on his reelection website. “Using an elitist golf course as his background image is exactly what is wrong with [...]
The recent Republican victories in GA and LA gave pause to Mike Duncan, current Republican National Committee Chairman, who, until today, was unsure if he would seek a second term. According to individuals with close ties to Duncan, an announcement email landed in the inboxes of the 168 voting members of the Republican National Committee [...]
At what point does it make sense to spend time – and in some cases money – investigating the identity of an anonymous blogger who’s doing considerable damage to one’s reputation? That line varies for any candidate or company, but before action can be taken (if deemed necessary), innocent bystanders can be drug into the [...]
The Land of Lincoln, as it turns out, is also the land of corruption. When not applying a gratuitous amount of hair grease, Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) enjoys nice walks on the beach, romantic comedies, and the occasional corruption charge.
Federal authorities arrested Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, today on charges of corruption [...]
