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U.S. Republican Party

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Gay Republican Group: Obama Was...Right?

    After President Obama came out for same-sex marriage yesterday, it didn't take the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's oldest and most prominent group of gay Republicans, long to pile on him. They called the timing "offensive " and "callous." But in a press release issued today titled "Campaigning ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 8, 2012

    Where's The Real Mexico?

    After President Obama came out for same-sex marriage yesterday, it didn't take the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's oldest and most prominent group of gay Republicans, long to pile on him. They called the timing "offensive " and "callous." But in a press release issued today titled "Campaigning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    I Discussed Conservatives' Orgasms On Countdown

    A new study says that conservative Republicans have more orgasms than Democrats, but unfortunately they also have lower IQs. Confused? Aroused? Well, I sorted it all out on last night's Countdown With Keith Olbermann, along with guest host David Shuster. You can check out this video of the high p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    What I Have To Be Thankful For

    I'm alive. I don't have allergies to anything edible. Some of my old outfits are coming back in style. I just found some change in the couch.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Paul Oetken, First Openly Gay Judge, Confirmed to Federal Bench

    ​James Paul Oetken was confirmed to the United States District Court yesterday for the Southern District of New York. He was the first ever openly gay man ever appointed to the federal bench.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Is Gay Marriage Getting Blue Balled in Albany? Senate to Vote Monday at Earliest.

    ​Now that Governor Cuomo has given his all toward passing gay marriage equality legislation, and the Assembly has passed the measure for a fourth time, the focus is exactly back where it's been for the past two years: the State Senate. Yet after significant momentum at the beginning of the we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    The 10 Gayest Political Stories of 2010

    Ring ceremony: Reid and Choi2010 was one of the gayest political years ever. Here's our take on the 10 gayest stories we reported on — throughout the five boroughs, the nation, and the world.

  • News

    November 10, 2010

    Andrew Cuomo Goes to Albany, Where Lobbyists Are Waiting

    Ring ceremony: Reid and Choi2010 was one of the gayest political years ever. Here's our take on the 10 gayest stories we reported on — throughout the five boroughs, the nation, and the world.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Carl Paladino, Angry Man, Beats His Own Party

    ​No matter what your politics you have to admit Republicans yesterday went for the guy with a lot more pop in his bat -- literally. Just three months ago, all Carl Paladino, the wealthy gun-slinging landlord from Buffalo who will now carry the GOP banner for governor, could muster at the Repub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Rightbloggers Go Alex Jones, Denounce Bipartisan "Ruling Class," Propose Groovy Revolution -- to Elect Republicans

    Recently the top Google Trend item -- with "volcanic" traffic -- was "Obama Deception Censored." The phrase relates to filmmaker and Infowars proprietor Alex Jones' claim that his movie Obama Deception had been "erased, obliterated, censored" from YouTube via a hacked password. (He doesn't explai ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 6, 2010

    Steve "Budget Crusher" Levy and the Crew from Crookhaven

    Recently the top Google Trend item -- with "volcanic" traffic -- was "Obama Deception Censored." The phrase relates to filmmaker and Infowars proprietor Alex Jones' claim that his movie Obama Deception had been "erased, obliterated, censored" from YouTube via a hacked password. (He doesn't explai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    David Paterson Plays the Dupe Once Again with Ethics "Reform"

    Such a patsy.​In the space of three weeks, 24 Republicans in the state senate voted for and against the same state ethics bill. And in the madhouse of Albany, almost no one noticed. When the ethics bill passed 59 to 1 in late January, 28 GOP state senators voted for it, with one D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    David Weprin Wins Special Election; Others Held; Hiram Monserrate's Seat Up March 16

    ​In that special assembly election in Queens we almost missed, former city councilmember David Weprin took the seat held by his brother and his daddy before him, 62 percent of the vote versus Bob Friedrich's 38 percent. Weprin's faces an election-election in November. And look, there were ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Obama Quotes Village Voice, Proving Treason, Fondness for Kinky Sex

    ​Just got a few calls telling us that President Obama, during a meeting with Senate Democrats, referred to the GOP's recent Massachusetts Senate victory and quoted our headline, "Scott Brown Wins Mass. Race, Giving GOP 41-59 Majority in the Senate." Per TPM, the President said, "There was app ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Mark Foley Said to Accuse Max Baucus of Inappropriate Behavior. Stop Laughing.

    ​Even in times of unprecedented national terror, our elected representatives continue to bring the funny. People are circulating a video of Senator Max Baucus, previously seen trying to get his girlfriend a job, and accusing him of being drunk when he addressed the chamber on health care, as e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Ailing Michael Steele Vows to Continue Using the Phrase "Hip-Hop"

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2008

    State GOP Fears NYC will Finally Get Some Money

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Daily Flog: Tally woe! Fears on voting machinery, machinations

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Times Reports Palin "Unscripted," in No Need of One, in MI

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Daily Flog: Birth of a notion opens in St. Paul; oil price plummets, along with GOP veep's rep; everybody's Google-eyed

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Clip Job: The First Runnin’ Scared Column

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Hans Off! Scourge of Voters is Booted Off FEC

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2007

    Tally Ho!: The GOP's Hounding of Voters

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2007

    Bob Zoellick and the Warm and Fuzzy GOP

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2006

    Time for the NFL Payoffs!

    Sounds pretty great here, actually In a pretty pointed Politico piece today, Michael Steele, erstwhile slang-artist and growing scourge on his own party, receives some pretty rough treatment. Write Mike Allen and Andy Barr: A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman o ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    December 28, 2004

    So Best

    Krivit, Tenaglia, and Theo on 2004's memorable moments

  • News

    August 31, 2004

    Say What?

    Krivit, Tenaglia, and Theo on 2004's memorable moments

  • NYC Life

    March 16, 2004

    Beating around the Bush: Writers get the word out on voting

    Krivit, Tenaglia, and Theo on 2004's memorable moments

  • News

    August 26, 2003

    Anti-Conventional Wisdom

    Attention, GOP! The Forecast for Next Year in New York City: Extremely Stormy

  • News

    April 2, 2002

    Schumer's Identity Politics

    Civil Rights Advocates Fight Compromise on Election Reform

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    New York’s Bush Boys

    Pataki, Sweeney, Powers, Fossella to Prosper in Dubya Reign

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    Unfriendly Relations

    Bush Supporters Take Aim at Pro-Labor Board

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    The Five Worst Republican Outrages

    Remembering How a President Who Promised to Unify a Nation Fixed an Election

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Nation

    Remembering How a President Who Promised to Unify a Nation Fixed an Election

  • News

    December 12, 2000

    Stealth Homophobia

    What a Bush Administration Would Mean for Gays

  • News

    December 12, 2000

    The Hammer Strikes

    Tom DeLay’s Republican Congress Prepares to Smash the State

  • News

    November 14, 2000

    Court Decisions Likely to Spark Scorched Earth Campaign by Bush

    Awaiting the Call for Recounts of Recounts Around the Nation

  • News

    November 14, 2000

    Campaign Classics

    Tales From the Trail About Green, Zogby, Powers, and Zuckerman

  • News

    November 14, 2000

    Features

    Tales From the Trail About Green, Zogby, Powers, and Zuckerman

  • NYC Life

    August 15, 2000

    Speech Lessons

    The GOP and Campus Rights

  • News

    August 15, 2000

    Surfing Up Democracy

    Blue Dog Dems—and Their Corporate Sponsors—Hear It From the Beach

  • News

    August 1, 2000

    "Hey, George, Get Out of My Bush!"

    More Than 400 Arrested in Philly as Protests Rage

  • News

    August 1, 2000

    Anarchists Take Philly Streets

    More Than 400 Arrested in Philly as Protests Rage

  • News

    July 18, 2000

    Features

    More Than 400 Arrested in Philly as Protests Rage

  • News

    June 6, 2000

    Bias Ban in the Balance

    Will Lazio Burn State Hate Crimes Bill's 'Chance in Hell'?

  • Long Island Voice

    November 16, 1999

    The Democrats' bash

    Will Lazio Burn State Hate Crimes Bill's 'Chance in Hell'?

  • Long Island Voice

    November 2, 1999

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    Will Lazio Burn State Hate Crimes Bill's 'Chance in Hell'?

  • Long Island Voice

    September 7, 1999

    Eating Reform For Lunch

    Will Lazio Burn State Hate Crimes Bill's 'Chance in Hell'?

  • News

    August 31, 1999

    Confronting the Pride Divide

    Blood, Sweat, and Fed Up Queers at the Log Cabin Republican Conference

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