Last August, when a radio host in Kansas City asked Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) if he had any comments for sick federal workers “fighting the system,” Cleaver responded “it’s not my job.” Hundreds of federal workers with cancer, breathing conditions
One of the most common duties of a congressman is to act as a conduit between the federal government and the residents of the areas he represents, but a Democrat congressman in Missouri doesn’t seem to realize that. When asked
Democrat Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (Mo-dist. 5) told a Kansas City radio station Wednesday that he favors expanding screening for persons traveling from West Africa, but stopped short of calling for a travel ban. Two days after his opponent Jacob Turk declared his
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-District 5) failed to show up for a candidates forum held Monday night in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce had invited six area candidates to answer questions important to Missouri voters and five of the
Twenty-eight year-old Eric King was charged with attempting to firebomb U.S. Congressman’s Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City office on September 11. According to local media. law enforcement found a letter in his apartment that railed against capitalism and war. In other
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said he is incensed about allegations the CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee, calling it “treason.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, Tuesday accused the spy agency of
Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D., Mo.) offered what may be the most bizarre defense ever heard of Healthcare.gov’s notable failures this evening on MSNBC. “I’ve got a one-year-old granddaughter, and on Thanksgiving Day she had a number of little glitches, but
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), who leads the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), has refused to condemn the antisemitism of Democrat congressional candidate Charles Barron. Moreover, Cleaver and the CBC are staying neutral in the New York congressional primary tomorrow between Barron and
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., told MSNBC today “We will have representatives from nine denominations who actually pastor somewhere in the neighborhood of about 10 million people, and we’re going to first of all equip them with the information they need
Representative Emanuel Cleaver believes the “war on women” being pushed by his fellow Democrats is just as disingenuous as the Republican rhetoric that President Obama is engaged in a “war on religion.”
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver appearing on CNN said President Obama’s budget would go too far cutting government spending in the middle of an economic recession.
Earlier this week, Congressmen Allen West and Tim Scott, former congressman J. C. Watts, congressional hopeful Star Parker, and other prominent black conservatives held the Black Conservative Forum to discuss blacks and the Republican Party. The forum, broadcast by C-Span,
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo) used his allotted time during the House Financial Services Committee on insider trading rules for congressmen to complain about how flawed the bill is and how Congress will probably vote for it anyway, “because that’s what
Just as Obama originally encouraged and has continued to be supportive of the increasingly troubling and destructive Occupy movement, many of his fellow Democrats are following suit. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s (I) decision to evict Occupy Wall Street
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) hit back against Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) for their incendiary and divisive remarks aimed at the Tea Party. Rep. West is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and has complained
The head of the Congressional Black Caucus told Fox News on Wednesday that members are “furious” about the incendiary email Rep. Allen West sent to the Democratic party chairwoman, saying he’s going to speak with the Florida Republican about the
Democrat Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said on Thursday he supports the creation of a “civility watchdog group” and for them to “rank us on the basis of our civility.” Cleaver, who, with the media’s help, was also involved in the
The infamous scene of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver getting struck by errant spittle by a Tea Party protester during the ObamaCare protests became a focal point of Hardball tonight. Rep. Cleaver was Chris Matthews’ guest and he played the video for
Earlier today it was reported that far left Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) proposed a $48 billion earmark to redistribute taxpayer money to the inner city. It was the Mother of All Earmarks… Liberal Rep. Emanuel Cleaver proposed a whopping $48
No, this is not a joke. The Mother of All Earmarks… Liberal Representative Emanuel Cleaver has proposed a whopping $48 BILLION EARMARK that would redistribute wealth to the inner cities. Rep. CLeaver will lead the Congressional Black Caucus next year.
Want a laugh? Take a look at the press release issued by the NAACP announcing their resolution condemning the Tea Party movement for racism: In March, members of the Congressional Black Caucus were accosted by Tea Party demonstrators and called
On March 20th, McClatchy (whose slogan is “Speak truth to power”) published an article called “Tea party protesters scream ‘nigger’ at black congressman.” There are a number of factual errors and unverifiable claims in the piece that ought to be
We all know the story by now. Rep. Andre Carson (D, Ind.) says that he and Rep. John Lewis (D, Ga.) were assaulted with racial slurs by Tea Party protesters as they walked down the step of the Cannon office
We all know the story by now. Rep. Andre Carson (D-In) says that he and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga) were assaulted with racial slurs by Tea Party protesters as they walked down the step of the Cannon office building and
They claimed to have “thrown the rightwing bloggosphere [sic] into a tizzy” with their dog-and-pony show announcement of “infiltrating the tea parties” on April 15th. Problem: pretending that you’re Harriet the Spy and infiltrating tea parties only works if you’re
Andrew Alexander’s column today concerning the Washington Post’s reporting on the alleged “spitting and slurs” episode on March 20 offers a partially accurate thesis based on unsubstantiated details. In short, it doesn’t work. Here’s Alexander’s thesis: The Post was remiss
Today, in his guise as the Washington Post‘s ombudsman, Andrew Alexander posted a discussion about the recent misreporting by the Old Media about the various “incidents” that supposedly occurred between the admittedly raucous tea party protestors and members of Congress
Last night Andrew Breitbart had a confrontation with AFL-CIO Chief on the Harvard University Campus about Tea Party racism. Byron York wrote up the exchange at the Washington Examiner: There was a confrontation last night at Harvard’s Kennedy School of
The leftist elements of the mainstream media (MSM) could be content just to gloat because they got away with the biggest coup in political history. Instead, they are launching a full frontal assault on conservatism. The left must be very
Sure, the economy sucks. Unemployment is at least 10.2% and, yes, if you include part-time workers who would rather have full-time jobs it may be over 17%. The government is showering our cash on Wall Street and burning through piles