Mitch McConnell Joined Kentucky Sports Radio. It Didn't Go Well (AUDIO)
Mitch McConnell has long been ducking Kentucky Sports Radio. They interviewed his opponent in-studio weeks ago, and have since been begging McConnell to offer the same opportunity. But per usual, McConnell was nowhere to be found. Well suddenly, with polls showing McConnell trailing in the political fight of his life, he's eager to have his voice heard. So today, Mitch dialed into the show out of nowhere and told them he wanted to go on the air -- a move of seeming desperation, and one that frustrated host Matt Jones. Mitch came out swinging, and not at his opponent. He came out combative -- for no apparent reason -- toward the Jones and Kentucky Sports Radio, leaving a bad taste in their mouth. If ever there were an indicator that a guy has been in Washington too long, it's that he can't even appear on sports radio without launching immediately into negative attacks. No need to take our word for it -- just listen to this supercut of the station's own analysis:
EXCLUSIVE Audio: AFP Summit Speakers "Appeal" To Women
Americans For Prosperity held its annual "Defending the American Dream Summit" in Dallas last month, where top tier Republican presidential…
Headline Speaks for Itself: "Rand Paul Vows to Repeal Every Prior Executive Order If Elected President"
Here's what Rand Paul said to a crowd of Tea Party supporters in New Hampshire last night:
"I think the first executive order that I would issue would be to repeal all previous executive orders,” Paul replied to resounding cheers through the Manchester pub, named for the beer bearing the namesakes of American revolutionary Sam Adams."Don't take our word for it, Paul's comment was reported by Breitbart.com - not exactly a left-leaning news source. Said Paul in the Breitbart article: “Signing statements, altering legislation by the president, are wrong and unconstitutional and shouldn’t happen. Executive orders shouldn’t either.” [Breitbart.com, 9/11/14] More than ten thousand executive orders have been issued over the course of the nation’s history to make progress on critical issues like civil rights, national security and more. Now that Paul has expressed his commitment to rescinding each and every one of these executive orders, we would like to hear more details from him on why he would like to reverse these landmark efforts, including:
- The Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln, 1863: The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
- Executive Order 9981, President Harry Truman, 1948: Ended racial discrimination in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Executive Order 10834, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959: Established specifications for the design of the current United States flag.
- Executive Order 10925, President John F. Kennedy, 1961: Ensured equal employment opportunities in the federal government, barring discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.”
- Executive Order 11063, President John F. Kennedy, 1962: Mandated an end to housing discrimination based on race.
- Executive Order 11905, President Gerald Ford, 1976: Banned political assassinations.
- Executive Order 11245, President Barack Obama, 2014: Prohibited workplace discrimination based on gender identity, in addition to sexual orientation in the federal government and within companies that contract with the federal government.
Video: Rick Perry and Rick Scott Try To Out-Koch Each Other
The past two weeks have seen Rick Perry skip the formal reading of his felony charges to do an event with the Kochs' AFP in New Hampshire, then explain that he was being indicted for bribery (he's not, shouldn't have skipped that arraignment), then return to Dallas for AFP's "Defending the American Dream Summit."
At the end of this Tour-de-Koch, the gaffe-prone governor sat down with Ed Morrissey of the conservative blog Hot Air, and further revealed the extent to which Republicans revere the Kochs and court their political support -- they even brag about it, apparently.
Colorado's Coffman and Gardner Are Two Peas in an Extreme, Bad for Colorado Pod
Last week, Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman couldn't for the life of him remember the phrase "birth control," while his colleague Congressman Cory Gardner unflinchingly pledged to a constituent that, if elected Senator, he would once again vote to restrict women's access to health care services. Indeed, Colorado Congressmen Forgetful and Affirmative are two peas in a pod when it comes to limiting women's health care rights. In his bumbling attempt to appear sensitive to women's issues, Coffman did manage to verbalize that he supports the Supreme Court's recent Hobby Lobby decision, which allows certain employers to limit women's access to birth control, as previously required by the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate. Setting aside, of course, the fact that forgetting birth control is not a luxury millions of women who rely on contraceptives for family planning and health reasons can afford, consider also that Coffman's debate blank out is coming from a candidate who has previously supported the restrictive, anti-abortion 'personhood' measure that could ban common forms of birth control like the pill.
Meet Glenn Grothman And The *New* GOP
After an embarrassing cycle for the GOP in 2012 -- from a clown show of a presidential primary season that…
How Dare Dairy Queen (Pay Its Workers A Living Wage)
Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold has always been ahead of the curve. First, it was the duckie pajamas. Then, last summer, it was talk of impeaching the president. Now, at a town hall this week in Corpus Christie, Rep. Farenthold has gone even further than just doubling down on his opposition to raising the minimum wage: he has actively mocked a local Texas business (in this case, Dairy Queen) for paying its workers $18/hour. Right on, Congressman. How dare Dairy Queen pay its workers a living wage?
Joni Ernst: Ted Cruz’s Favorite Candidate
Joni Ernst was asked about her extreme agenda recently, and she responded with an exasperated, "Oh for heaven's sake. I am not extreme, I'll tell you that." Well Joni can tell us whatever she wants, but her positions speak for themselves. She wants to abolish the Department of Education and the EPA. She wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage altogether. In her perfect world, just like Ted Cruz, she would eliminate the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that are crucial to Iowa's economy. She's floated impeaching President Obama, supported state nullification of federal laws, and endorsed Ted Cruz's government shutdown, which cost the economy $24 billion. For heaven's sake, that sounds pretty extreme now, doesn't it? It's even extreme enough for Ted Cruz. In fact, he finds Ernst's extreme positions so inspiring that he told Radio Iowa this weekend, "there is no senate candidate I am more excited about across the country than Joni Ernst." Joni Ernst and Ted Cruz are two peas in a pod. And their agenda would be disastrous for working families in Iowa.
Rand Paul Can Run Away From His Burger, But Not From His Record On Immigration
On issue after issue, Rand Paul tries to have it both ways. He has lauded himself as a champion for "minority rights" while opposing parts of the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act and Fair Housing Act. He has proclaimed on national television his desire to end all foreign aid, including for Israel, only to then claim he has never proposed such a thing. And when it comes to immigration, for months, Paul has been trying to have his cake and eat it too. He has repeatedly claimed to be supportive of immigration reform, trying to appear as though his 2016 candidacy could broaden the GOP base, but his record tells a different story. Paul voted against the Senate's bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill -- a bill that allocated significant resources to border security -- in addition to attacking DACA, effectively supporting a return to deporting DREAMers. Since the Senate passed its bill, the GOP has only moved backwards on the issue, cowering to the extreme anti-immigrant wing of the party driven by Steve King and all of his men. Rand Paul hasn't done a single thing to distance himself from this position, and now he's fundraising with King himself. And still, Paul wants to dissociate himself with the anti-immigrant crowd and avoid any tough questions about immigration policy. So much so that when a DREAMer introduced herself to Steve King at lunch, Rand literally dropped his burger and ran away from the table.
Republicans Boost New Hampshire Hopeful Day After She Renews Call for Impeachment
National Republicans are putting their hopes to regain New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district behind extreme candidate Marilinda Garcia, just one…