People like this make me really want to break things: Elected officials should know better than to blame the victim of a sex crime. While it’s a common tactic of abusers, it’s something no one expected of Republican Florida state Rep. Kathleen Passidomo. During debate over a bill that would legislate a dress code for […]
The fringe elements of America’s right continues to show it’s ugly head: Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin (R) has made a name for himself by introducing far-right extremist bills. He has introduced legislation barring the state from requiring vaccinations, eliminating income taxes and replacing them with nothing, and requiring state taxpayers to only pay in […]
From the Party of Family Values: LEXINGTON – Former state Rep. Steve Nunn had pornographic images of girls between the ages of 10 and 12 on a hard drive recovered after his ex-fiancee was found murdered last fall, a Lexington police detective said Thursday. The external hard drive was found in a box that Nunn, […]
Our own version of Sheriff Joe Arpaio is suffering from penis envy over Arizona’s new immigration laws: In response to the Ohio governor’s vow to veto any Arizona-like immigration legislation, Butler County’s sheriff and a local lawmaker say they’ll take the issue directly to voters. Sheriff Richard K. Jones announced today, April 29, he will […]
This is totally priceless: A former South Dakota lawmaker convicted of raping his two foster daughters has sent news organizations what he claims is a copyright notice that seeks to prevent the use of his name without his consent. A letter and an accompanying document labeled ”Common Law Copyright Notice” said former state Rep. Ted […]
It’s about time those in authority take these people and their comments seriously: Internet radio host Hal Turner — accused of inciting Catholics to “take up arms” and singling out two Connecticut lawmakers and a state ethics official on a website — was taken into custody in New Jersey late Wednesday after state Capitol police […]
A big hat tip to Josh for finding this article. Remember that Florida state legislature that got busted last week for soliciting a blow job from a male in a bathroom? Yeah – the family of party values. But it also turns out this gem of the GOP is now using his excuse for the […]
The house that Rove and Mehlman built is crumbling hard: Arizona Republicans in a crowded House primary denounced the national GOP Tuesday for taking sides in the race. “They’re idiots,” one candidate said. The National Republican Congressional Committee last week backed a candidate in the primary, launching a $122,000 advertising campaign for state Rep. Steve […]
Today is the big day in Blue Ohio News, the day where we find out Bob Ney is out. The interesting part is that Ney is trying to pick his successor: In a heavily Republican district, Ney reported last month that his own internal polls had him clinging to a 4-percentage point lead; Space said […]
What do you get when you have a congresswoman who has been in office three months crossing a thirty year veteran of Congress? A congresswoman working hard to do damage control. Ohio Republican Jean Schmidt said Tuesday she should have rephrased her sharp critique of a fellow congressman’s call to immediately pull troops from Iraq. […]