Five Dumbest Ideas The GOP Had On The Road Back To Relevance

Republicans are trying to reinvent themselves ahead of the 2010 election.

They haven't had much luck with that recently.

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/top-five-republican-stumbles-on-the-road-back-to-relevance.php

Shocker Tea Party GOP Beliefs Identical

From Gallup comes the latest bit of news suggesting the tea party isn't as revolutionary as its members like to think: When asked what they considered "extremely serious threats" to the country's future wellbeing, tea partiers cited the exact same things as run-of-the-mill Republicans.

Shocker, right?

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http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/07/shocker-tea-party-gop-beliefs-identical

Republicans spar over death of Tea Party movement

Sen.

Jim DeMint (R-SC) disagreed Sunday with a notion put forward by a fellow South Carolina Republican senator that the Tea Party would eventually "die out."

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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0704/republicans-spar-death-tea-party/

Kagan cruises to easy confirmation

It helps that Republicans secretly want her on the court.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/30/96808/kagan-cruises-on-day-3-toward.html

YouTube RNC Jobs Attack Boomerangs on Sharron Angle

As Republicans root for bad economic news to level political cheap shots, RNC Chairman Michael Steele praised US Senate candidate for her focus on job creation.

Unfortunately, Steele hasn't seen clips of Angle's stance on fighting for NV jobs.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3-69inc64&feature=channel

Obama says GOP making life harder for the jobless

President Barack Obama on Saturday pinned blame on Republicans for making life harder for the unemployed and for those who could lose their jobs without new federal intervention.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100619/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama

GOP Bad Dream Birther Orly Taitz Could Win Calif Primary

CA Republicans optimistic about their prospects in Nov. could have a problem after the votes are counted in Tuesdays primaries - a statewide ticket with the so-called Birther Queen� as one of their candidates.

Taitz is running against Damon Dunn, an African-American former professional football player who's run a less-than-stellar campaign.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38212.html

GOP demands Holder appoint SpecialProsecutor on Sestak bribe

In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder today, all seven Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee "urge the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate Congressman Joe Sestak's claim that a White House official offered him a job to induce him to exit the Pennsylvania Senate primary race against Senator Arlen Specter."

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/exclusive-senate-judiciary-committee-republicans-atorney-general-eric-holder-special-prosecutor-sestak-job-offer.html

Republicans and the Tea Party of No

You name it, the right has opposed it: civil rights, school desegregation, womens rights, labor organizing, the minimum wage, social security, LGBT rights, welfare, immigrant rights, public education, reproductive rights, Medicare, Medicaid.

And through the years the right invoked hysterical rhetoric in opposition...

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http://www.truthout.org/republicans-and-tea-party-no59519

Palin At NRA Annual Meeting HURR HERPADERP DUM DERPITY DOO

CHARLOTTE, N.C. � Former Alaska Governor and retarded tool Sarah Palin warned NRA members Friday that President Barack Obama wants to gut the Second Amendment and told a separate gathering that "mama grizzlies" will help Republicans win this November, sweeping away the pig disgusting fascist marxist socialist optometrist Democratic agenda.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/14/palin-at-nra-annual-meeti_n_577255.html

Democrats Financial Reform Looks Like a Protection Racket

Republicans have an opportunity to stand on the side of small businesses and community banks and take the high road.

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http://www.usnews.com/blogs/mary-kate-cary/2010/4/27/Democrats-Financial-Reform-Looks-Like-a-Protection-Racket.html

Karl Rove Arizona Law May Be Unconstitutional

The new immigration bill was signed last Friday by Governor Brewer and this has ignited justification from the right and accusations from the left.

If it wasn���t confusing enough, now the Republicans will be faced with a dilemma because one of their own is saying this may be unconstitutional. That someone, is Karl Rove.

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http://freakoutnation.com/2010/04/27/karl-rove-arizona-law-may-be-unconstitutional/

Speaker of the House John Boehner

There are some people who think the Republicans can win back the House this fall. That would make John "Tan Man" Boehner Speaker of the House. One Democrat who is working to prevent that from happening is Justin Coussoule. He's taking on Boehner in Ohio's 8th Congressional District.

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http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/04/speaker-john-boehner.html

After Hobnobbing With Bankers McConnell Attacks Reform

In February, the Wall Street Journal reported that Republicans were "stepping up their campaign to win donations from Wall Street.

In discussions with Wall Street executives, Republicans are striving to make the case that they are banks' best hope of preventing President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats from cracking down on Wall Street."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-harris/after-hobnobbing-with-ban_b_536005.html

Democrats cautiously embrace Obama health plan

Congressional Democrats cautiously embraced President Barack Obama's new health care plan as their last hope for enacting a comprehensive overhaul.

Republicans trashed it, dimming prospects for any deal at the bipartisan health care summit that Obama has scheduled for Thursday to try to jump-start the debate.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul

National Labor Relations Board Nominee Blocked In The Senate

In snowy Washington, two Democrats joined all Republicans to block the nomination of Craig Becker to sit on the National Labor Relations Board from moving forward with a vote tally of 52-33.

With 15 Senators missing, the vote tally fell eight votes short of the 60 necessary to pass.....

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http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/02/09/national-labor-relations-board-nominee-blocked-in-the-senate/

GOP embarrassed Republicans believe what they believe

Conservatives, like Bill O'Reilly, are angry.They are angry that a poll found that Republicans believe the crap that Glenn Beck has been feeding them for the last year.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/4/833640/-GOP-embarrassed-Republicans-believe-what-they-believe

ABC Slams FOX For Cutting Away From Obama Coverage

As ThinkProgress reported last week, Fox News was the only major cable news network to not show the entirety of President Obamas conversation with House Republicans at their annual retreat.

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/01/ailes-abc-huffington/

Republicans Push to Block Civilian Trials for Terror Suspect

Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday to cut off funding for alleged Sept. 11 conspirators to face prosecution in federal courts, saying they should be tried by military commissions instead.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703762504575037550051072986.html

Fox Cuts Away From ObamaGOP Conversation

President Obama held a candid, face-to-face conversation with House Republicans today at their annual retreat in Baltimore.

After Obama gave his remarks, he had to answer tough questions from Republican lawmakers about health care, the budget, taxes, and other issues. Although the riveting exchange lasted over an hour, both CNN and MSNBC aired the

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/29/fox-obama-retreat/