Republicans…raising the political discourse one golf ball at a time!

Apparently Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert think it’s hi-larious to joke about how hitting golf balls with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s picture on them would give him a little extra oompf. During an exchange with conservative talk show host Lars Larson last week Tuesday, here’s what Rep. Gohmert said (emphasis added):…

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Michelle Bachmann on MSNBC & Meet the Press

MSNBC host Scarborough, a former Republican congressman calls Michelle Bachmann a joke, while David Gregory grills her on gays and lesbians on Meet the Press.

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Your 2012 Republican Presidential frontrunner Nuff Said

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My Jesus preached about helping the less fortunate. Bill O’Reilly’s Jesus? Not so much.

Says Bill O’Reilly: For them, the baby Jesus wants us to “provide,” no matter what the circumstance. But being a Christian, I know that while Jesus promoted charity at the highest level, he was not self-destructive. In response to O’Reilly’s missive, Stephen Colbert pointed out the very obvious flaws in…

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Bachmann wins Ames Straw Poll, but what does it mean?

On Saturday Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota scored a victory in the Ames Straw Poll, a win that will provide her with some all-important momentum in the months between the Straw Poll and the Iowa Caucuses. Rep. Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll with 4,823 votes, narrowly beating Texas…

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What if the Democratic Party treated the netroots with the same respect and awe the GOP shows the tea party?

In the aftermath of the debt ceiling debacle, I found myself wondering how exactly we came to the point where the Republican Party answered to the “Tea Party” contingent within the GOP, while Democrats largely shunned their progressive base in order to barter a turd of a deal that gave…

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