Reuters: In an interview with GQ magazine, the Republican National Committee chairman described abortion as an “individual choice†and said individual states should decide its legality.
The Atlantic: Not only is Rush the leader of the Republican Party, according to the ad, Sarah Palin, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, RNC Chairman Michael Steele, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are specifically NOT the party’s leaders.
Freshly minted Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gave an interview to the Washington Times in which he detailed his plans for making the GOP relevant again. Says Steele: We need messengers to really capture that region – young, Hispanic,
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Look, I recommend it. Watching him do everything short of wear a fake beard and top hat is going to be tough for anyone who didn’t buy into the cult of Obama. If, like me, you don’t think that this
CBS News: She may wish to portray a “Joe Six-Pack” persona to voters, but Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has spent six figures on her wardrobe in the last 3 months.
Is Sarah Palin unfit to be Vice President because of the church she attends? Breitbart.tv editors Scott Baker and Liz Stephans look at the array of new charges facing GOP star.
Scott Baker talks the RNC, conservatives in Hollywood and the upcoming movie “An American Carol” with Michael Moore portrayer Kevin Farley.
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CNN: An iReporter sees a policeman attacked outside the Republican Convention by angry protesters.
AP: Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin paid a morning visit to the stage at the party’s convention in preparation for her speech to delegates Wednesday night.
CNN; George H.W. Bush (the Dad) and Barbara Bush walked into the auditorium of the Republican National Convention and got a standing ovation.
WCCO: With Hurricane Gustav spinning toward landfall, lobbyists, corporations and industry groups scrambled to put a solemn face on their glitzy GOP convention parties and still revel with big donors, delegates and members of Congress.
WCCO: John McCain may appear by satellite and may not travel to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul and several party organizers are turning their parties into fund-raisers.
John McCain says Republicans will suspend most of the activities planned for Monday’s opening of their national convention because of the threat of Hurricane Gustav.
MPR: “What I obviously think is going on here is these allegations of bomb making materials are a pretext, so they can get a judge to sign a warrant to allow them to invade this space.”
“To have it planned at the same time — that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for day one of the Republican Convention, up in the Twin Cities — at the top of the Mississippi River.â€