Decoder ring: “shrill“, “opportunistic“, and “because cankles” are also sexist.
Women dislike Trump at what appears to be an unprecedented level for a national politician.
Source: Women Hate Donald Trump Even More Than Men Hate Hillary Clinton
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“…women exist primarily in terms of their relationships to the men…”
“I just want my fair share – which is all of it.” — Charles Koch
How ‘Dark Money’ Shapes US Politics
Jane Mayer takes on the Koch Brothers [1,2,3] – “For decades, billionaire libertarians Charles and David Koch have spent millions trying to reduce the size of government and slash regulations, making the brothers a target of the political Left and campaign finance reformers. But few people have dug deeper into the Koch empire and family history than New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer, author of the new book ‘Dark Money‘. Among other revelations, she alleges that the brothers hired private detectives to investigate her after she published articles critical of them. We talk to Mayer about the book and about what the rise of Donald Trump means for the Kochs and their allies.” (previously)
(via metafilter)
These Are The Phrases Each GOP Candidate Repeats Most
Words matter in politics, and those words are chosen carefully. In the age of televised debates, campaigns draft and poll-test talking points. Then, like any good sales team, they hammer them home …
Source: These Are The Phrases Each GOP Candidate Repeats Most
Sarah Palin Ties Noose, Climbs Step-stool
It’s not just a web show that costs more than Netflix while providing content she can’t give even give away, it’s a community! YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
Tired of media filters? Well, so am I. So, let’s go rogue together and launch our own member-supported channel! This will be OUR channel, for you and for me, and we’ll all get to call it like it is. Please enjoy this video about this new venture and visit: https://sarahpalinchannel.com
I hope you’ll check out this new online community and help us build it. #sarahpalinchannel
@SarahPalinUSA
Let’s go rogue. Together!
The National Review Sucks in 2014
Republicans bravely defend rough start to Presidents healthcare initiative and website, promise bugs will be resolved
In the wake of an unprecedented disastrous launch of a new government website for an unpopular medical program, these Republicans vow to work for the American people and resolve the service problems so that Americans can confidently get the coverage they need.
What passes for principled leadership these days
I think I’m going to be an Independent for the rest of my life. If the future of the Republican Party is division, greed, and an infectious selfishness that serves as a creamy center for a candy shell painted as patriotism there isn’t really much hope for them to do anything but ensure their own dwindling influence. If Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Lee are the best they can do, they’re in serious and very weird trouble.
“There are some of the old guard in the Grand Old Party that frankly don’t approve of the kind of principled leadership being shown by the new conservative leaders like Sens. Cruz, (Rand) Paul and (Mike) Lee,” he said, referring to the conservative senators from Texas, Kentucky and Utah.
“Some Republicans have even gone so far as to call them names. Well, I have a name for these new leaders, too,” Fischer said. “I call them the future.”
Republican Party of Iowa Co-Chairman David Fischer in the Des Moines Register
Cruz’s many secrets
Ted Cruz blocks nomination of Tom Wheeler because he’s afraid of having his wealthy puppeteers benefactors disclosed.
Gotta protect that astroturf, son.
the Lowest of the Low-Information Voters
Two-thirds of regular Republicans believe the federal budget deficit has grown this year and 93 percent of Tea Party Republicans agree. Both are wrong; the budget deficit is projected to fall this year from $1.1 trillion to $642 billion.
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