Tag Archives: 2012 elections

Wingnut teabagger loon Sharron Angle says she’s thinking about running for president. SRSLY. Asked if she was planning a run for the White House, Angle, who lost to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a tightly contested race in November, appeared unwilling to close any doors. “I’ll just say I have lots of options for the future, and I’m investigating …

Wonkette suggests you skip forward to 9:00 in the below clip and listen in amazement as Rep. Michele Bachmann does a rewrite on American history. One example: 9:30—Thomas Jefferson would be very interested to find out he plagiarized whole-cloth, without crediting those weirdo pilgrims, some sort of prayer thing from the Mayflower Compact. But it’s her word against his, and …

The results of the first 2012 GOP presidential straw poll are in from New Hampshire. Gingrich, Giuliani, and Santorum all got 3% or less. Donald Trump: 1%.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), the frequent bane of both Democrats and Republicans and an unlikely hero in the repeal of DADT, will announce his retirement tomorrow. Lieberman’s long awaited decision means an end to a political career that took from the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate to a speaking role at the 2008 Republican National …

The religious right is lining up behind Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann’s possible plan to run for president in 2012, which she said she’ll do only upon direct orders from God. Some tout her as the next Ronald Reagan — with a twist. Religious leaders supporting her include Matt Barber of the late Jerry Fallwell’s Liberty Council, who said, “To …

Three-term moderate GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (Texas) told supporters today that she will not seek reelection in 2012. Hutchinson was trounced in her 2010 bid to unseat Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Hutchison is one of the Republican Party’s brightest stars, often appearing on political talk shows to press the GOP agenda. Still, she broke ranks during the health care …

There will be no season two for Sarah Palin’s Alaska. According to Entertainment Weekly, ratings are not necessarily the reason. Instead, it may be that the network would be forced to offer equal time to other 2012 presidential candidates should Palin follow through on her threat to run. Which seems all the more likely with this decision.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced today that he will resign, effective next month, to begin working on President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. A veteran of Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Gibbs would bring an experienced hand to Obama’s bid for a new term. His departure is among several looming staff changes as Obama regroups for the second half of …

Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann is considering running for president in 2012. SRSLY. Bachmann’s campaign is expected to cost $200 bazillion dollars a day, according to a source on a Bangladeshi forum for bird owners. A source close to the three-term congresswoman said Bachmann will travel to Iowa this month for multiple meetings to seek advice from political forces there …

A website has sprung up with instructions for Democrats on how to vote for Sarah Palin in states that will hold open primaries in 2012. From the site’s FAQ page: Our purpose is to have Democrats and Independents help to nominate Sarah Palin as the Republican candidate for president in state primaries. In numerous head-to-head polls, Palin is the only …

An interesting little tidbit pops up in the final graph of this interview with Dan Choi. “I found a truth throughout this year that I might not have seen when I first started: action and sacrifice speaks much more loudly than the best crafted, eloquent speech.” With that said, Choi offhandedly mentions, “the Libertarian party has asked me to run …

Infamous anti-abortion activist Randall Terry says that he will run for president in 2012. But he’s doing so in order to exploit advertising rules that prevent television stations from refusing or editing the ads of political candidates. Terry plans to solicit donations that will allow him to air graphic images of aborted fetuses on stations nationwide. Catholic Online reports that …

According to a report in the UK’s Guardian, Sarah Palin is hunting for office space in the early primary state of Iowa. Palin is scheduled to visit Iowa this week to launch her new book. “In the course of making arrangements for that tour, two aides organising Palin’s visit to Des Moines on November 27 told locals they were looking …

“If logic applied to Palin’s career trajectory, this month might have been judged dreadful for her. In an otherwise great year for Republicans she endorsed a ‘Star Wars’ bar gaggle of anomalous and wacky losers — the former witch, Christine O’Donnell; the raging nativist, Tom Tancredo; and at least two candidates who called for armed insurrection against the government, Sharron …

GOP state legislators swept into office in the midterm elections are using their new majorities to push bills that would require proof of American citizenship in order to be placed on state presidential ballots. Bills are now being readied in Pennsylvania, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia. The internet birther headquarters, Christianist site World Net Daily, is cheering them on. Texas state …

Donald Trump says he’s not really all that interested in running for president, but the threat of a President Palin might force him into the race. On Thursday’s edition of Good Morning America, Trump said “it could be fun” to mount a run for the White House because he’d “like to see some positive things happen for the country.” He …