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Rush Limbaugh: Tea Party Is Far from Dead

Rush Limbaugh: Tea Party Is Far from Dead

On his Thursday radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh evaluated the outcomes of Tuesday’s primary races in North Carolina. Despite the disappointing outcome for some Tea Party candidates, Limbaugh said declarations of the demise of the Tea Party were premature.

Mark Levin to GOP Establishment: 'But for the Tea Party, You'd Be Nothing'

Mark Levin to GOP Establishment: 'But for the Tea Party, You'd Be Nothing'

After the Republican establishment gloated on Tuesday for surviving primary challenges against underfunded Tea Party challengers, conservative talk radio host Mark Levin ripped into the Republican leadership for preferring candidates they can coerce to support policies their conservative constituents oppose.

Harry Reid Doubles Down on 'Greased Pig' Remarks

Harry Reid Doubles Down on 'Greased Pig' Remarks

On MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” host Chuck Todd interviewed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). One of the topics included his now-infamous analogy calling his Republican senate colleagues “greased pigs,” which he did not back away from. “I’ve used ‘greased

Battle Over Open-Carry Policies Heating Up in Texas

Battle Over Open-Carry Policies Heating Up in Texas

Since the shooting at Fort Hood, which left four soldiers dead and an additional 17 people injured, Texans have expressed strong opinions on the state’s open-carry policies. Texas is not a traditional open-carry state. The Texas Constitution states that long

Obama Complains to Hollywood Donors of 'Frustration'

Obama Complains to Hollywood Donors of 'Frustration'

President Barack Obama told donors at an exclusive Hollywood fundraiser for the Democratic Party that he needed their help to undo the “frustration” of politics in Washington. There is “an anxiety, and a sense of frustration,” the president–now in his

Palin to GOP Establishment: 'Knock Off the Gloating'

Palin to GOP Establishment: 'Knock Off the Gloating'

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had a message for Republican establishment operatives who could not resist slamming Tea Partiers and the conservative grassroots after candidates favored by the establishment won Tuesday’s primary contests from Ohio to North Carolina: knock it

OK Sen: T.W. Shannon Leads Lankford in Head-to-Head Battle

OK Sen: T.W. Shannon Leads Lankford in Head-to-Head Battle

Another Oklahoma Senate poll released on Wednesday has former conservative House Speaker T.W. Shannon with a slight lead over Rep. James Lankford (R-OK), the more moderate candidate in the nation’s most conservative state who once led by 35 points before

GA Sen: Karen Handel Surges to Virtual Tie in Another Poll

GA Sen: Karen Handel Surges to Virtual Tie in Another Poll

Georgia Secretary of State and GOP Senate candidate Karen Handel has surged to a virtual tie in another poll.  In the Rosetta Stone Communications poll conducted on May 6, moderate businessman David Perdue received 23.1%; Karen Handel 21%; Rep. Jack

Obama to Make 14th Fundraising Trip to L.A. Tonight

Obama to Make 14th Fundraising Trip to L.A. Tonight

President Barack Obama is back in California to snarl traffic and collect even more Hollywood money. The president will kick off a series of Golden State fundraisers tonight, the 14th such trip since he took office in 2009, according to

Harry Reid Blames Koch Brothers for Climate Change

I guess Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would like you to believe that the world’s climate was going along just fine … until those two evil Koch brothers, Charles and David were born.  Given these comments, one has to wonder

Shane Osborn is a Bad Friend

A story by the Omaha World-Herald today could spell deeper trouble for the mysterious naval officer who produced a fake memo at the request of U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy pilot Shane Osborn.  The World-Herald reported that television station KETV

Republican Establishment Gloats After Primary Victories

The Republican establishment gloated after three underfunded Tea Party challengers failed to knock off incumbent Republicans in primaries on Tuesday while another establishment-backed candidate secured the GOP nomination for Senate in North Carolina. “Next up is that fraud @MattBevin! #GOP,”