Monday, October 30, 2006

Marilyn Musgrave Refuses to Answer Voter Question, Claims Public Street Is Her Private Property (8:46 pm)

Ben Gelt, from ProgressNowAction asks Marilyn Musgrave a question. Despite the encounter being on a public street, she told him to “get off my property.” Her associates try to stop the video and tell Gelt to “hit the road.”

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Nasty Bully Michael J. Fox Beats Up Poor Defenseless Frightened Victim Limbaugh (5:07 pm)

Tracy Russo at democrats.org quotes Fox speaking at a rally for Sherrod Brown’s Ohio Senate campaign.

As you may know, I had a run-in with a less than compassionate conservative. I guess I’m not supposed to speak with you until my symptoms go away, or maybe I’m supposed to go away, but I’m not going to go away and neither are the millions of Americans and their families who live with these diseases…

The stem cell policy of President Bush that was supported by Senator DeWine is a rejection of the future of medical research. Well, forgive me for this, but it’s time we get back to our future…a vote for Sherrod Brown for Senate is a vote for hope and for a better quality of life for millions of Americans…

I’m asking you as an advocate, and a husband and a father to all get active and to stand up for what is right — what is right for the future of hundreds of millions of Americans who have or are touched by debilitating diseases.

via John Amato at Crooks and Liars

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Assault Probe of GOP Gov Candidate Gibbons Re-opened (2:53 pm)

Ryan Nakashima for AP reports:

The district attorney said Monday that authorities have reopened their investigation into a cocktail waitress’ claim that a Republican congressman running for governor assaulted her in a parking garage after a night of drinking.

District Attorney David Roger said the case involving Rep. Jim Gibbons - which had been closed after the woman, Chrissy Mazzeo, dropped her complaint - is under investigation again.

Mazzeo, a Las Vegas Strip casino waitress, accused Gibbons, 61, of pushing her up against a wall Oct. 13 and propositioning her. Mazzeo, 32, said she had been pressured and offered cash from people linked to the Gibbons campaign to drop the complaint.

via Joe at AMERICAblog

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Virginia State Bar Urged to Release Documents Explaining Arrest Warrants for George Felix Allen (10:25 am)

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee today asked the Virginia State Bar to release George Allen’s bar application from the late 1970s. The application is believed to detail reasons why arrest warrants were issued for Allen in 1974. Allen’s campaign has stated the reason was unpaid parking tickets, but has refused to make records available for independent verification.

John at AMERICAblog has posted a copy of the DSCC letter.

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Monday Morning Comedy Relief (12:32 am)

Nedra Pickler for AP reports:

WASHINGTON - Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., plans to announce Monday that he’s considering a presidential run in 2008, according to a Republican official.

Oh, please, please, please, please, please!!!!! This could be as good as Alan Keyes funny.

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Originator of Plastic Pink Flamingo Goes Out of Business (12:14 am)

Mark Jewell for AP provides a brief history of an American icon.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

RNC Chair Ken Mehlman: The Republican National Committee Is NOT Responsible For Ads It Makes (11:52 am)

Bob Schieffer confronted Ken Mehlman about the racist RNC-sponsored TV ad it ran against Harold Ford. Mehlman initially claimed the ad “is being run independently of the Republican National Committee.” Then Schieffer played the end of the ad, in which a voiceover is heard saying, “The Republican National Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.” Mehlman then insisted that “the law” prevented him, as RNC chairman, from having authority to review or withdraw the ad.

In other words, according to Mehlman, the Republican National Committee isn’t really responsible for creating the ad which it produced and paid for.

Norm at onegoodmove has the video.

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Olbermann Delivers Eulogy for “Stay the Course” (12:51 am)

Keith commemorates the career of a departed veteran of government service.
Crooks and Liars has the video.