Gov. Bobby Jindal called the GOP ‘the stupid party’ — but do Republican troubles run deeper?
“I actually think the Republican Party is more the party of bad manners.” —Rick Tyler watch video
Topic: Todd Akin
‘You’re completely nuts on this stuff!’ Eliot Spitzer debates Todd Akin’s adviser
“There’s a free-market solution for health care because there’s a free-market solution for everything else.” —Rick Tyler, campaign adviser for Todd Akin watch video
Eliot Spitzer offers a dark forecast: Republicans are plagued by more than Isaac
“Make no mistake, this is a Todd Akin/Sheriff Joe Arpaio platform.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Is Todd Akin’s ‘legitimate rape’ comment further proof of a GOP war on women?
Irin Carmon, Salon.com staff writer, and Nia-Malika Henderson, national political reporter for The Washington Post, weigh in on the political shockwaves resulting from GOP Senate hopeful Todd Akin’s comments about “legitimate rape.” “There’s a real substantive question that’s getting lost … watch video
Akin’s ‘legitimate rape’ comment another example of GOP ‘know-nothingism,’ says Eliot Spitzer
“We should not be fooled that Akin’s statement, merely because it is so offensive and quickly retracted or clarified, is a mere slip. It actually represents the worldview of Akin and his many like-minded Republican colleagues.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
