Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots released a blistering statement against Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in an attempt to dissuade growing sentiment in the Republican-led House of Representatives to select him to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner. Martin, the Founder and CEO of Tea Party Patriots, issued the statement urging the House Freedom Caucus […]
The New York Times published a blistering report on Monday discussing the role of conservative media – “far-right” sites – and talk radio hosts in influencing the Republican Party, focusing particularly on how they are portraying Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as a traitor to conservatism in an effort to block the push by many Republicans […]
Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) told Politico he would like to see war monger Dick Cheney as the next Speaker of the House. And of course, Tom Cotton, the junior senator from Arkansas, needs no introduction. In case you’ve been off the grid, he’s the traitor who authored that letter to the Iranian leadership in an […]
Republican tensions exploded on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press” when Representatives Dave Brat (R-VA) and Charlie Dent (R-PA) had a candid discussion about the divide between moderates and Freedom Caucus conservatives in the party. Dent is a moderate Republican who has served in the House of Representatives since 2004. Brat, a member of the […]
Progressive political pundit Cenk Uygur and “combative conservative commentator” Ann Coulter battled it out on Saturday at the inaugural Politicon Conference, a two-day event in Los Angeles billed as a nonpartisan fan fest for politics and entertainment – in short, the Comic-Con of politics. The heated debate between Uygur, the founder and CEO of The […]