Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) is in an unexpectedly tight race for an 18th term after effectively calling the constituents of his southwestern Pennsylvania district racists and rednecks.
Earlier this month, he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorial board that “there’s no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area” in response to a question about Barack Obama’s […]
By Jeremy P. Jacobs
U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, had some choice words for the political press corps and, in particular, cable news Monday.
Kerry, addressing a business summit on energy issues, kicked off his remarks with some light-hearted banter.
"These are the exciting last two week moments of the presidential campaign," the Boston […]
U.S. Rep. John Murtha is calling many of the people who put him in office "rednecks."
The news comes one week after Murtha claimed the area is racist, then apologized for that comment.
In explaining his comments about racism, Murtha told WTAE it's difficult for many in the area to change. Murtha said that just five to […]
By Glenn Johnson
AP - Republican John McCain and his supporters today branded Democrat Barack Obama a liberal and criticized feminists and the media as they rallied their conservative base in Missouri, a hotly contested bellwether state two weeks before the election.
In a stump speech sharpened for the second week in a row, the GOP presidential […]
By Jonathan Martin
Rush Limbaugh said Colin Powell's decision to get behind Barack Obama appeared to be very much tied to Obama's status as the first African-American with a chance to become president.
"Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race," Limbaugh wrote in an e-mail. "OK, fine. I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can […]
This is a small video clip of Al Franken confronting U.S. Senator Norm Coleman after a debate in Duluth. Mrs. Franken rushes to stage to break-up the conversation. She must be worried that Al will try to get physical…it's happened before. Hopefully, the good people of Minnesota will not elect this unstable liberal moonbat.
Bahhney Fwank plays the race card from the bottom of the deck.
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank claims conservatives are trying to partly blame the nation’s economic woes on black people.
“This is an effort I believe to appeal to a kind of anger in people,” Frank, a Newton Democrat who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, […]
In an interview with this reporter, Cindy Sheehan (for the first time to press) reveals intentions in forming a new political party, and reflects on her chances in unseating Nancy Pelosi in her race for Congress.
Anti War activist and challenger for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Congressional Seat (CD 8, California), Cindy Sheehan has […]
Congress was front and center in the national news last week and the American people were far from impressed. If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, 59% of voters would like to throw them all out and start over again. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 17% […]
