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Conservatives Out-Tweet Liberals

Early-adopting GOP Twitterati more organized, numerous

Aug 24, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - You might assume that Twitter, like most things having to do with the Internet, is dominated by liberals and “netroots” activists. But you’d be wrong, according to Johanna Neuman of the Los Angeles Times. John McCain hit the million-follower mark weeks before the White House did, and... More »

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John McCain • social networking • White House • netroots • liberal • Sarah Palin • Twitter • conservatives • Obama administration • social media • TopProg.org • Top Conservatives on Twitter

(Newser) - Bill Kristol says Republicans and conservatives should be bursting with pride at how they've handled themselves as the opposition. They have been "impressive," "principled," and "savvy and sensible," he writes in the Weekly Standard. Among other things, he gives a pat on the back... More »

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conservatives • President Obama • Republicans

OPINION

GOP Health Care 'Victory' Would Be Disastrous

Frum scolds fellow GOPers for seeking 'triumph of inertia'

Aug 9, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Republicans topple Barack Obama’s attempts to reform health care, they will have reason to celebrate—if they like plummeting wages, skyrocketing Medicaid and Medicare costs, and angry entrepreneurs, David Frum writes for New Majority, scolding fellow conservatives for naysaying reform. “We’ll have entrenched and perpetuated some... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • GOP • health care reform • conservatives • David Frum • Republicans

(Newser) - So now Sarah Palin alleges that President Obama's "death panels" might have killed Trig had they been in place. "Where to start?" wonders Joan Walsh in Salon. "Palin's entire statement is so ignorant, so bollixed rhetorically and morally, it hurts to read it." Most "health... More »

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health care reform • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Trig Palin • President Obama • Republicans • women's issues • deathers

 Progressives' Memo: 
 Here's How to Outwit 
 Righty Protesters 

Memo urges civil discourse, chanting

Aug 6, 09 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A progressive organization is trying to turn the tables on conservative protesters who have been interrupting Town Hall discussions on health care reform, Talking Points Memo reports. Health Care for America Now has released a memo outlining tactics for defusing shouting matches and allowing lawmakers to actually answer questions. First... More »

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Congress • health care reform • town hall meeting • protesters • conservatives • Health Care for America Now • progressives • HCAN

OPINION

Malkin: Left
Tries to Stamp Out Civil Dissent

Foes of health care reform aren't out of control—liberals are

Aug 5, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The same “Democrat Masters of Astroturf” who delight in liberal activism are crying foul about the perfectly valid rabble-rousing of Tea Party activists, writes Michelle Malkin on her blog. Conservative activists have been told to pack Democratic events and heckle them, something one liberal blogger describes as “civic... More »

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Michelle Malkin • health care reform • conservative base • activists • conservatives

Zell Miller: Use 'Gorilla Glue'
on Obama

Says president is traveling too much, should stick to chair

Jul 16, 09 9:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zell Miller, the former Georgia governor and senator, told a group of conservatives today that Rahm Emanuel should "get some Gorilla Glue" and use it to keep President Obama in his Oval Office chair, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Two black leaders who know Miller tell the AP they were... More »

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Georgia • Zell Miller • conservatives • President Obama

 Right-Wing Haters Target Malia 

'Ghetto trash' directed at Obama's daughter

Jul 13, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest racist screeds against the Obamas on a right-wing website have a new target: Malia. "Ghetto street trash" was just one of the ugly comments posted on the Free Republic site about President Obama's 11-year-old daughter after she was photographed last week wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • racism • peace • conservatives • right-wing attacks • Malia Obama • right-wing extremism • ghetto • Free Republic

OPINION

Hannity's Grade on Reading Declaration, Constitution: F

Host forgets that founding fathers saw government as essential to liberty

Jul 3, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of July 4th, Sean Hannity has been encouraging his audience to buy pocket copies of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. But he might want to read them a little more closely himself, notes Henry Claw for the New Majority. “We do believe that all men are... More »

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Constitution • Sean Hannity • Declaration of Independence • conservatives • small government

OPINION

 Religious Right 
 Sets Phasers to 
 'Stun Obama' 

Coalition takes a page from Enterprise's book

Jul 1, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The religious right is going Star Trek, Dana Milbank writes for the Washington Post. “Individual, national, multi-ethnic and transgenerational organizations” have joined forces to create the Freedom Federation to promote “faith, moral values, and freedom” and equality, says the organization’s statement. But rather than targeting Nero the... More »

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religious right • faith • Christian conservatives • Star Trek • conservatives • Obama administration • President Obama • Freedom Federation

ANALYSIS

Roberts Court Takes Narrow Path to the Right

Supremes offer more modest rulings, put up barriers to lawsuits

Jun 30, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court shifted further to the right in its 2008-09 term, ended yesterday, particularly on issues of civil rights and environmental protection. As USA Today reports, the conservative bloc led by John Roberts used several rulings to set tougher standards for individuals bringing suit, and it offered narrower opinions... More »

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John Roberts • Anthony Kennedy • US Supreme Court • conservatives • David Souter • Sonia Sotomayor • Ricci v. DeStefano

(Newser) - Boy, the winter of 2007-2008 seems like a lifetime ago. Back then, Ron Paul was "the class nerd" at Republican primary debates, eliciting eye-rolls and laughter with seemingly bizarre opinions. Now, Paul's "rants about the Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the devaluation of the dollar" are the... More »

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Ron Paul • Republican Party • tax policy • conservatives

OPINION

 The Real Deal on 
 10 Lies About Obama 


Jun 16, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opponents are saying a lot of things about President Obama that just aren’t true. Mark Halperin clears up the record in Time. Obama ...
  • has Israeli security interests at heart.
  • is not blind to the costs of a revamped health care system.
  • "is not captive
... More »

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Congress • Israel • list • Mark Halperin • free markets • conservatives • Obama administration • Election 2012 • President Obama

 Voight Takes 
 Obama-Is-Marxist 
 Rant to O'Reilly 

Even Bill O'Reilly doesn't agree with all his theories

Jun 10, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just in case you missed Jon Voight's speech at a Republican fundraiser where he accused a “weak” President Obama of thinking “he’s going to bring all the enemies of the world into a little playground where they’ll swing each other back and forth,” the actor... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • politics • Bill O'Reilly • socialism • celebrity • Jon Voight • conservatives • economic policies

OPINION

Sexist? Racist?
Chill Out,
GOP Pundits

Sotomayor's right;
her gender and ethnicity do matter

May 30, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The conservative chattering class needs to chill out about Sonia Sotomayor, writes Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post. Bloggers are frothing with rage over Sotomayor’s infamous comment that a Latina woman might make better decisions than a white man. “Could a white man get away with saying... More »

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pundits • US Supreme Court • conservatives • Kathleen Parker • Sonia Sotomayor

ANALYSIS

 Lefties: Obama's 
 Becoming Dubya 

Left feeling spurned by new president's policies

May 17, 09 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, ladies: Hell has no fury like a political base scorned, and tensions are simmering among liberals, who feel spurned by President Obama, Josh Gerstein writes for Politico. With his reversals on military tribunals and releasing photos of abused detainees, and reluctance to tackle gay rights and immigration reform, some... More »

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Barack Obama • environment • gay rights • torture • military tribunal • immigration reform • liberals • health care reform • US Supreme Court • conservatives • Obama administration

OPINION

Abortion 'Purity Test' Is New to Republicans

Not even 'conservative issue' for older generation: Goodman

May 15, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abortion has become “the purity test for remaining in the GOP’s inner circle,” writes Ellen Goodman in the Boston Globe: The Republican Party is shedding and shunning abortion-rights supporters it once called its own. But it wasn’t always that way—even “Mr. Conservative” Barry Goldwater... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • Arlen Specter • Barry Goldwater • pro life • pro choice • Colin Powell • conservatism • conservatives • Republicans

(Newser) - Gay marriage rights are spreading faster than ever, and it’s happening awfully quietly, reports Rick Klein of ABC News. Conservatives barely made a peep when gay marriage was legalized in Iowa or Vermont, and aren’t mounting much resistance to motions to do the same in New York, Connecticut,... More »

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religious right • gay marriage • civil union • social conservatives • conservatives

Right Can't Stand 'Cranky' TARP Overseer

Liberals love Warren, but financial industry sees an activist

Apr 20, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Phil, Jon Stewart, and liberals everywhere may love her, but Elizabeth Warren is causing an uproar in Washington, Politico reports. Conservatives and financial service lobbyists say the Harvard professor is using her post atop the TARP oversight committee to push an anti-industry agenda, exploring liberal approaches like nationalization and... More »

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Congressional oversight • conservatives • TARP • Elizabeth Warren

OPINION

 Obama Hatred Boils Over 

For some, the economic crisis has catalyzed cultural suspicion of the president

Apr 16, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has enjoyed a pretty good week—the rescue of the kidnapped cargo-ship captain went swimmingly, and the first family enjoyed some softball coverage of its new dog. But this week also saw the boiling-over of the segment of Americans who loathe the president, observes the Economist. Besides the... More »

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Barack Obama • Fox News • Glenn Beck • right wingers • conservatives • right-wing attacks • Obama administration • President Obama • tea parties

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