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2012 Candidates Weekly Update 12/28/10 12/28/2010 by Brian Tashman Haley Barbour Mississippi : Uses private jet for political and entertainment outings, state spent over $500,000 for his air travel (Politico, 12/27). Race : Controversy over Barbour’s …

Right Wing Leftovers 12/27/2010 by Brian Tashman Phyllis Schlafly maintains that “nobody’s stopping [gay couples] from shacking up,” the “problem is they are trying to make us respect them.” Religious Right leaders continue to lavish praise on potential …

2012 Candidates Weekly Update 12/21/10 12/21/2010 by Brian Tashman Haley Barbour Civil Rights : In Weekly Standard profile, Barbour lauds racist, pro-segregation Council of Conservative Citizens, doesn’t remember Jim Crow era as “ that bad ” (TPM, The …

Right Wing Delegate Seeks to Ban Gays From Virginia National Guard 12/20/2010 by Kyle Mantyla Do you remember Bob Marshall, the Virginia state lawmaker who earlier this year claimed that women who have abortions subsequently give birth to children with …

Pence: Congress Should Defund Planned Parenthood Because of High Unemployment 12/20/2010 by Brian Tashman Empowered by Republican gains and the recent selection of Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) to Chair the Subcommittee on Health, Indiana Congressman Mike Pence …

Dozens of GOP Leaders Declare Solidarity With Those Who Want To See Homosexuality Outlawed 12/15/2010 by Kyle Mantyla Last week when Jeremy Hooper discovered that the Family Research Council was planning to roll out a campaign fighting back against the …

Mike Pence: Obama Treats Country “Like a Dog” 12/13/2010 by Brian Tashman With growing speculation over his presidential ambitions, Indiana Republican Mike Pence is taking the anti-Obama rhetoric into high-gear. Pence is the winner of the Family Research …

Santorum: “Democracy and freedom will disappear” under Obama 12/10/2010 by Brian Tashman Rick Santorum continues to test the waters for a presidential run in the Republican primary, now with a fresh profile in today’s Washington Post . While candidacies …

Right Wing Leftovers 11/23/2010 by Kyle Mantyla Shockingly, the right-wing outrage over efforts to shut down the chapel at Gettysburg is completely bogus . Sen. Dick Lugar seems to basically be daring the Tea Party to challenge him in 2012. A transgender …

2012 Candidates Weekly Update 11/09/10 11/09/2010 by Brian Tashman Jim DeMint Far-Right : Radio talkshow host Michael Savage wants DeMint to run (NewsMax, 11/8). Book : Authors new book, “The Great American Awakening” (PoliticalWire, 11/8). Mike Huckabee …