Archive for the ‘Mass Politics’ Category

SARAH PALIN PUBLICLY DISAPPROVES OF DAUGHTER’S UPCOMING MARRIAGE, by Evalynn Turner
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Bristol Palin has come out to say in an interview that her mother and prominent politician Sarah Palin is expressing doubts about her upcoming marriage to former fling and baby daddy Levi Johnston. Apparently in an interview with UsWeekly, Bristol said that [...]

USDA HAS DECIDED TO REVIEW SHIRLEY SHERROD’S RESIGNATION, Wired from CNN
ATLANTA, Ga – A black former Agriculture Department official who resigned under pressure after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer said Wednesday the agency’s decision to review her case is “bittersweet,” but said she isn’t sure she would accept her job [...]

TEA PARTY FEDERATION EXPELS MARK WILLIAMS, TEA PARTY EXPRESS. Wired MSNBC.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Tea Party political movement saw a major split over the weekend, with the National Tea Party Federation expelling a member group after its spokesman wrote an online post satirizing a fictional letter from what he called “Colored People” to President [...]

BEN JEALOUS & THE NAACP CITE TEA PARTY BLOG POST AS RACIST, by David Knowles (AOL)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The war of words between the NAACP  and members of the tea party movement is not dying down. After the venerable civil rights organization passed a formal resolution “to condemn extremist elements within the tea party, calling [...]

HOUSE CANDIDATE RON WITT (D) LOOKS TO IMPROVE KANSAS ECONOMY, MassAppealNews.com
KANSAS CITY, Kan – Ron Witt has been active in the Kansas City community for over 30 years. Now a retiree, Witt has decided to throw his hat into the political arena as a Democratic candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives. “Our economic times [...]

FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR APPALLED AT RACIST CLAIM, the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, MO – Sarah Palin, a vocal tea party supporter, said in a statement late Tuesday that she was “saddened by the NAACP’s claim that patriotic Americans … are somehow ‘racists.’” The former Alaska governor said claims that tea party activists “judge people by the [...]

SOUTH CAROLINA’S ALVIN GREENE SHARES THOUGHTS IN Q&A, Wired from AOLNews.com
SOUTH CAROLINA – For the record, Alvin Greene thinks his story is “not too weird.” He may be the only one. The 32-year-old unemployed Army vet’s rise to U.S. Senate contender is one of the more bizarre political narratives in recent memory. Last month, he [...]

David Wood, Chief Military Correspondent
THOUSANDS OF U.S. SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN DEEMED UNFIT FOR WAR, by David Wood
AFGHANISTAN – More than 13,000 active-duty Army soldiers — the equivalent of four combat brigades — are sidelined as unfit for war because of injury, illness or mental stress. In an unmistakable sign that the Army is struggling [...]

Wayne Hodges for Kansas Senate District #7
Here’s the monster list of candidates who filed for Congress, statewide office and the Legislature in Kansas.
First up is the Aug. 3 primary. Then it’s on to the Nov. 2 election.

U.S. Senate: Republicans are Tom Little of Mound City; Bob Londerholm of Overland Park; U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran [...]

SCHWARZENEGGER PUTS 200,000 EMPLOYEES ON $7.25 PER HOUR, Wired from MSNBC.com
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered about 200,000 state workers to be paid the federal minimum wage because the state Legislature has not passed a budget. Department of Personnel Administration Director Debbie Endsley sent the order Thursday in a letter to the state [...]