Tag Archives: 2010 elections

Former GOP Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned in 2006 after it was revealed that he’d sent lewd text messages to male congressional pages, is considering running for mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida. On Wednesday, Foley confirmed that friends and colleagues have gauged his interest in the wide-open mayoral race that so far has just two official candidates in Commissioners …

After weeks of attacks from both the right and the left over his changing position on health care reform, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) has decided not to seek reelection. Stupak negotiated with Democratic leaders down to the eleventh hour for stricter abortion language in the health care bill, but he ultimately voted for it after President Obama agreed to sign …

John McCain is trying to un-maverick himself. Arizona Sen. John McCain is trying to shake loose the mantle of the maverick brand he shared with former Alaska governor Sarah Palin in 2008. “I never considered myself a maverick,” he told Newsweek. “I consider myself a person who serves the people of Arizona to the best of his abilities.” Palin, the …

Sen. Scott Brown continues to tell people that he needs money to fight his coming campaign battle against Rachel Maddow. Last night Maddow ripped him to shreds: “Senator Brown, you are lying. Stop it. Stop it now.”

Sarah Palin has posted a map of Democrats to target in the 2010 election with gun sight icons to indicate the district of each member. Some folks aren’t too happy about this. “RELOAD!” Sarah Palin shouted at right-wing supporters via Twitter on Tuesday after President Obama signed the House health care bill. On her Facebook page, she posted a U.S. …

After the successful campaign to defeat Hiram “Slasher” Monserrate, of which Fight Back NY was a big part, they have issued this notice to their next targets. Dig the music.

Sen. Scott Brown fabricated a rumor that Rachel Maddow would be running against him in Massachusetts, where Maddow has a home. Last night, Maddow and her co-host ripped the hoax apart.

Rep. Steve King and Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann left the House chamber last night after the vote to go outside and console their teabagger supporters. Both vowed massive retaliation against the Democrats in November. King: “They people had the nerve to cast this vote on the LORD’S day!” OK, then.

In alphabetical order, here are the House Democrats who voted against health care reform: John Adler NJ, Jason Altmire PA, Michael Arcuri NY, John Barrow GA, Marion Berry AR, Dan Boren OK, Rick John Boucher VA, Bobby Bright AL, Ben Chandler KY, Travis Childers MS, Artur Davis AL, Lincoln Davis TN, Chet Edwards TX, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin SD, Tim Holden …

NOM is opposing the reelection of openly gay Washington DC City Councilman David Catania, who authored the bill that legalized same-sex marriage in the nation’s capital. Via Metro Weekly: NOM is supporting Rev. Anthony J. Motley for the 2010 City Council election to de-seat gay Councilmember David Catania (At-Large), author of the bill that made marriage equality a reality in …

Craig Lowe, the openly gay candidate for mayor of Gainesville, Florida, finished first in a field of five yesterday, sending him and the second place candidate to an April 13th runoff. Lowe has been the target of a despicable anti-gay campaign, which included hoax fliers promising that he would bring the city “gays in the women’s restrooms.” Gainesville is a …

The bit about horse fucking starts at 8:00. Maddow FTW.

Anti-gay activists in Gainesville, Florida are handing out hoax fliers urging support of openly gay mayoral candidate Craig Lowe, promising that he will bring the city “gays in women’s restrooms” among other gay gay gay things. “Please help to make this town more like San Francisco, CA,” the flier reads. “Don’t let Traditional Value Activists use scare tactics against you!” …

“You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it started this move toward same-sex marriage, actually defined marriage — now get this — it defined marriage as simply, ‘the establishment of intimacy.’ Now how dangerous is that? I mean, I don’t mean to be absurd about it, but I guess I can make the point of absurdity with an absurd point …

NOM is now campaigning against California GOP Senate candidate Tom Campbell because he’s pro-marriage equality. Today the National Organization for Marriage launched a new TV ad campaign throughout California entitled “Two peas, same liberal pod,” highlighting Republican Senate candidate Tom Campbell’s support for income tax and gas tax increases, as well as his support for same-sex marriage — all positions …

Former eBay CEO and candidate for California governor Meg Whitman had the media thrown out of the press conference that SHE called. Loves it. (Via – Boy Culture)

I’m trying to figure out where we should stand on former WWE president Linda McMahon and her run for Chris Dodd’s Senate seat. The issues section of McMahon’s campaign site makes no mention of LGBT rights or same-sex marriage and a Google search on her name and those issues yields little. Dodd is retiring at the end of his current …

Illinois state Sen. Bill Brady’s anti-gay bill just got shot down. Equality Illinois just announced that Senate bill 3447, which aimed to allow certain tax-exempt organizations to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and religion, is dead. The bill never made it out of a Senate Judiciary committee. In an email to supporters, Equality Illinois CEO Bernard …

JMG reader Brosus shares a Florida voter’s close encounter with FL Gov. Charlie “Closet Case” Crist. Last night as I was leaving a pizzeria in Downtown St. Pete, I ran into a small group of people around Florida Governor Charlie Crist who was campaigning for a US Senate run. So, I walked over waited a moment to gain his attention …