By Samuel Warde on April 22, 2015
Alan Grayson, Smackdowns, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Videos
Controversy, Economics, Foreign Policy, Smackdowns, Videos
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) has been speaking out against the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade promotion authority bill since its inception. He thoroughly destroyed the legislation while speaking on Friday April 10, 2015 in Santa Monica, California, calling the bill “the fast track to hell.” In the clip, below, Grayson explains that: The Fast […]
By Samuel Warde on April 22, 2015
Election 2016, John McCain, Smackdowns, Ted Cruz
Election 2016, Right Wing Lies, Smackdowns
Observing Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz getting smacked around seems to have turned into the latest indoor sport for liberals and conservatives alike if recent history is any indication – and it seems to be. There was the recent article on the conservative website Forbes smacking Cruz around, noting that “he will ultimately be forgotten.” […]
By Samuel Warde on April 16, 2015
Harry Reid, Smackdowns, Videos
Smackdowns, Videos
Conservative heads are exploding after Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called the GOP presidential candidates a bunch of “losers” and compared Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to a “lump of coal” in a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s John Harwood. Reid also took the time to slam Rush Limbaugh for starting a rumor about Reid’s eye […]
By Samuel Warde on April 16, 2015
Election 2016, marco rubio, Smackdowns
Election 2016, Smackdowns
Marco Rubio, the junior Republican senator from Florida, announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, receiving little attention in the national media. However, Joshua Gillin of the Miami Herald (presumably Rubio’s hometown newspaper) took note of an ill-place analogy Rubio made during his announcement speech, writing: Sen. Marco Rubio confirmed his 2016 […]
By Kimberley Johnson on April 14, 2015
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Election 2016, Rand Paul, Smackdowns
Election 2016, Smackdowns
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rand Paul went round and round last week with Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul over reproductive rights. In an interview with the Associated Press, Paul discussed his position on abortion. When asked if he thought there should be any exceptions for rape and/or incest, dodged the question […]