Bill Maher To Republicans: Quit Calling Occupy Wall Street Protesters 'Hippies' (VIDEO)
By David Taintor - October 24, 2011, 9:12AM
Bill Maher has a new rule for Republicans: Stop calling the Occupy Wall Street protesters "hippies." "Yes, they're peeing outdoors and having sex in sleeping bags, or, as Bristol Palin... Read More »
Women Should 'Be a Whore in the Bedroom,' Says GOP Candidate
October 21, 2011, 9:27AM
Lauri Apple | Gawker New Jersey state senate candidate Phil Mitsch knows just what America needs to get his awful state back on track: tax reductions, something called "mandatory mortgage... Read More »
Jon Stewart: GOP 'Loves' America But 'Hates' Most Of Its People (VIDEO)
By David Taintor - October 19, 2011, 10:07AM
Jon Stewart on Tuesday set his sights on Republicans' calls for Americans to "take this country back." And what do you know? It's happening now in anti-Wall Street protests in... Read More »
Florida Lawmaker Wants to Repeal Dwarf-Tossing Ban
October 6, 2011, 11:19AM
Lauri Apple | Gawker Citing his "quest to seek and destroy unnecessary burdens on the freedom and liberties of people," a Republican state legislator has submitted a bill that would... Read More »
What If Jesus Ran? Bill Maher Ponders A Christ Campaign For The GOP Nod (VIDEO)
By David Taintor - October 3, 2011, 9:39AM
Bill Maher hates to say it, but Republicans this election cycle are just "promiscuous." Cycling through candidate after candidate -- from Donald Trump to Michele Bachmann to Chris Christie --... Read More »
Jon Stewart To GOP Voters: Take A Long, Hard Look In The Mirror (VIDEO)
By David Taintor - September 27, 2011, 9:51AM
Jon Stewart has a message for Republican primary voters: Make up your mind, already. First, Michele Bachmann was the frontrunner, then Rick Perry and now all eyes are suddenly on... Read More »
Jon Stewart Mocks CNN's 'Ameri-gasm' Debate (VIDEO)
By David Taintor - September 14, 2011, 10:22AM
Monday night's Republican presidential debate was truly "an historic event," Jon Stewart said, with a "truly remarkable pairing." "A fringe, often derided, incompetent bunch of yahoos was finally granted legitimacy... Read More »
Jon Stewart Blasts The Media's 'Manufactured Conflict' Of Obama's Jobs Speech
By David Taintor - September 7, 2011, 10:56AM
Jon Stewart is back from vacation, and he's not too happy with the news coverage he missed during his time away. Last week, President Obama proposed a jobs speech to... Read More »
Jon Stewart's Epic Takedown Of Conservative Self-Victimization
By David Taintor - July 28, 2011, 9:48AM
Conservatives hate it when liberals play the "victim card," Jon Stewart says, because it distracts from the real victims: conservatives. In an epic montage of Fox News clips showing conservative... Read More »
Colbert Unveils GOP Dream Candidate: That Man On Road Signs
By Jon Terbush - June 22, 2011, 10:24AM
If only Republicans could convince that stick figure on road signs to run for president, they could totally beat Obama. On Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert noted how polls have shown... Read More »
Colbert: GOP Would Win Presidency If Not For Those 'Meddling Kids'
By Jon Terbush - June 16, 2011, 10:41AM
Who says having a "radical" Medicare proposal is such a bad thing? According to Stephen Colbert, that just might be the kind of message Republicans need to send if they... Read More »
Jon Stewart Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy In Decrying Personal Attacks (VIDEO)
By Jon Terbush - April 6, 2011, 10:27AM
Jon Stewart doesn't think it's fair for Republicans to complain about being disparaged by Democrats if they're going to keep doing the exact same thing to Democrats. On Tuesday night,... Read More »
Jon Stewart On GOP Prez Candidates: Gays, Muslims, Abortions, Oh My! (VIDEO)
By Jon Terbush - March 31, 2011, 9:31AM
On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart checked in on the race for the Republican presidential nomination to see which candidate had an edge in courting the reddest of red voters among... Read More »
Democratic Congressman's Career-Killing Outburst Was Engineered by GOP Tricksters
November 4, 2010, 11:51AM
John Cook | Gawker Remember when Democratic congressman Bob Etheridge went berserk on two kids who were harassing him on the streets of Washington, D.C.? And everyone was wondering who... Read More »
'GOP Is The New Black' Billboard Targets African-American Voters
October 28, 2010, 12:44PM
Colby Hall | Mediaite African-American voters have historically been a predominantly strong base for the Democratic party, but a Houston based group called Raging Elephants is looking to change that... Read More »
GOP Social Club Sued For Racial Discrimination
October 27, 2010, 3:12PM
John Cook | Gawker The National Republican Club of Capitol Hill, a.k.a. the Capitol Hill Club, is an exclusive city club designed to meet the scotch, steak, and cigar needs... Read More »
Congressman Wants Welfare Replaced With '40 Acres and a Mule' (VIDEO)
September 29, 2010, 5:53PM
Jim Newell | Gawker Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert, a terribly silly person best known for his "terror babies" warning, has devised an ingenious plan to eliminate welfare forever! Recipients can... Read More »
Boehner Refuses To Rule Out Earmarks If GOP Takes The House
September 27, 2010, 10:18AM
Glynnis MacNicol | Mediaite Last week the GOP released its 'Pledge to America' to a mostly lukewarm reception. A number of pundits immediately speculated that the Pledge was so detailed... Read More »
Rachel Maddow Calls Out Republicans For Hypocrisy On HCR Benefits (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - September 2, 2010, 9:47AM
Rachel Maddow called out Republicans yesterday for pushing lawsuits against health care reform and speaking out against it in their states, while meanwhile lining up to get the benefits. "You... Read More »
Michael Reagan Invents 'First Conservative Email Service Provider' - Reagan.com
September 1, 2010, 10:06AM
Eric Cunningham | Mediaite Ronald Reagan's eldest son, talk show host Michael Reagan, unveiled a brand new website this week: "The Reagan Report."The Reagan Report has a handful of articles... Read More »
Republican Babes are Smokin' Hot, Dems are Definitely Not, Says Minnesota GOP
August 18, 2010, 4:45PM
Jeff Neumann | Gawker Want to see part of the brilliant strategy Minnesota Republicans have cooked up for November? Here's a video the state GOP made that shows how totally... Read More »
Into The Lion's Den: The NY GOPers Taking On Kirsten Gillibrand
By Jillian Rayfield - June 4, 2010, 6:34PM
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has proven to be quite a formidable force in the 2010 race to keep her New York Senate seat, chasing off potential Democratic and Republican opponents... Read More »
Everything's Coming Up Cuomo: Polls Show GOPers Getting Trounced In NY-GOV Race
By Jillian Rayfield - May 27, 2010, 10:19AM
New York's extremely popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) just announced his official candidacy for Governor this past Saturday -- but things had already been looking grim for the New... Read More »
California Gov. Candidate Pushes Plan For 'Pedophile Island'
By Jillian Rayfield - May 21, 2010, 8:45AM
California Gubernatorial candidate Douglas Hughes (R) is running on a platform of expelling all convicted pedophiles from his state. Don't worry though, Hughes has a plan for where they'll go:... Read More »
House GOP Again Foils Jobs Bill (And Again Includes Porn Measure)
By Eric Lach - May 19, 2010, 7:14PM
The Dems were ready to accept the GOP's anti-porn amendment, but Republicans in the House again managed to thwart a jobs bill that provides billions in funding to science and... Read More »
Rifle-Toting Republican's Ad: 'I'll Name Names And Take No Prisoners' (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - May 17, 2010, 12:17PM
Republican Dale Peterson is running for Alabama Agricultural Commissioner. And he wants the people of his state to know how powerful that position is. Unfortunately, "thugs and criminals" who "don't... Read More »
Obama: GOP Drove The Country Into A Ditch. 'Now They Want The Keys Back' (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - May 14, 2010, 10:39AM
Yesterday, President Obama spoke at a DCCC fundraiser at the St. Regis hotel in New York City, and got a little clever with the metaphors when describing the GOP: "After... Read More »
New Orleans Police: No Evidence Of Political Motivation In Attack On Jindal Aide
By Justin Elliott - April 16, 2010, 4:32PM
The popular narrative of an assault against a GOP operative in New Orleans, which was quickly becoming a cause célèbre in the conservative blogosphere, sustained another blow today as the... Read More »
Colbert On The RNC Keeping Michael Steele: 'Affirmative Inaction' (VIDEO)
By Rachel Slajda - April 9, 2010, 2:58PM
In a "The Word" segment last night, Stephen Colbert explained why the Republican National Committee can't fire chairman Michael Steele. "When Barack Obama was inaugurated back in 2009, it seemed... Read More »
Palin Defends Steele: 'I Am Glad He Is The Leader Of The Party'
By Christina Bellantoni - April 8, 2010, 12:45PM
Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) last night defended embattled RNC Chairman Michael Steele as "doing a great job" and just a victim of the Washington establishment. "Michael Steele is an... Read More »
