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PCW Politics is War on P-SPAN- Hour 1
Peoria Civic Center
Peoria, IL
Thursday November 3rd, 2011
Host: Johnny Suave
Crowd: “PCW…PCW…PCW!”
Suave welcomes Peoria to an evening of extreme political action and sends it right to the video screen and the Huntsman Girls.
The Skanky Rich Bimbos: Kim and Kourtney take the ring to a chorus of boos from the Peoria audience.
MATCH #1
#1 Contender’s Match
‘American Citizen’ Kevin Scott (R) w/Mitt Romney (R-MA)
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Magnum P.O.’d (R) w/Robyn Masters and Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
Ron Paul (R-TX) cuts a promo on Gingrich calling him a “serial hypocrite.”
MATCH #2
The Schmidt Brothers: Jack and Joe (R) w/Jim Schmidt and Ron Paul (R-TX)
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‘The Raving Rednecks” Locke and Loade w/Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
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PCW Politics is War on P-SPAN- Hour 2
PCW Hall
Archbold, OH
Thursday November 10th, 2011
Host: Johnny Suave
Suave recaps the first hour:
- Big Union celebrates the defeat of SB 5 by destroying two non-union PCW Hall workers
- The Longshoremen, Big Labor, and James the Jeep Worker (D) w/the California Teacher’s Union, The OWS, and the Maximum Leader of all Unions Richard Trumka defeats Charlie Blackwell, Mike the Mechanic, and ‘No Frills’ Chris Escondido (American Heartland Coalition) w/Kenzie Blackwell, Sheila the Secretary, and Blackwell’s Les Miserables
-Corporate Might: Big Oil and Kirk Walstreit (R) along with their new CEO Gordan Guyko watch the attack on the American Heartland and do nothing
-Women for Women: Code Pink and Emily List (D) and PCW Women’s Tag Team Champions Kelly and Korey Korver (D) defeat Merchants of Death: Angel Scott and Angel Casey (R) in a handicap match ordered by PCW CEO Barack Obama (D-IL)
Suave mentions that tonight’s main event will be an over the top bunkhouse match taped last night just up the road at Oakland University between Texas Jack (R) w/Rick Perry (R-TX), Magnum P.O.’d (R) w/Newt Gingrich (R-GA), ‘American Citizen’ Kevin Scott (R) w/Mitt Romney (R-MA), Average Joe (Tea Party) w/Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Jamie Walker (R) w/Jon Huntsman (R-UT), and ‘Pizza Delivery Guy’ Josh Jackson (R) w/Herman Cain (R-GA).
He then introduces the upcoming novel Jesusland vs. Progressiveville.
Suave mentions that the connection with PCW’s upcoming Paper View show- PCW Jesusland vs. Progressiveville and that PCW personalities ‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin and Rah are featured in the book. More on J v. P in the coming weeks.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
MATCH #3
‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin (R) vs. Samantha Stevenson (I)
Post match, the lights turn off and a small spotlight illuminates the door. A man dressed in a suit and bow-tie walks in.
Announcer: “I present to you the almost universally-worshipped king of the gods and all-father of creation. He commands the chariot that rode across the sky during the day. He is the great, fiery globe in the sky who is usually a welcome, nurturing presence and to honor the season. He is the inspiration for those who would throw virgins into the gaping maw of a volcano – perhaps an Icelandic volcano – even though such shenanigans haven’t been acceptable since the ’50s. And just for your reference, he is, for 28 years in a row, proven to be one of UC San Diego’s most enduring traditions in the Sun God festival- an all-day music festival celebrated by more than 20,000 students, alumni and friends. But that’s not important. Either way, you should thank your lucky stars and kiss his royal ass for gracing you with his presence here tonight. I give to you…the Sunshine God…RAAAAAAAAH!”
Suave again notes that we’ll be hearing more about the book Jesusland vs. Progressiveville in the upcoming weeks.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
PCW CEO Barack Obama is in the ring to once again go around the PCW Competition to make a match when he’s interrupted.
‘The Demolition Machine in a Short Skirt’ Dawn McGill (I) drags Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary to the ring. Obama objects to being interrupted. McGill tells him that she’s a veteran and tomorrow is Veteran’s Day so ‘piss off.’
MATCH #4
Dawn McGill (I) vs. Penn State Assistant Mike McQueary
BACKSTAGE
PCW Investigative Reporter Woodward Bernstein talks with a bandaged up Charlie Blackwell (I).
COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACKSTAGE
The forces of Big Union are furious. ‘The Self-Proclaimed Savior of the Middle Class’ Big Labor, James the Jeep Worker, The Longshoremen, Union Maid, The California Teacher’s Union (D), and the Maximum Leader of All Unions Richard Trumka comb the backstage area for Charlie Blackwell.
MAIN EVENT- Over the top Bunkhouse Match/Taped Last Night at Oakland University
Texas Jack (R) w/Rick Perry (R-TX), Magnum P.O.’d (R) w/Newt Gingrich (R-GA), ‘American Citizen’ Kevin Scott (R) w/Mitt Romney (R-MA), Average Joe (Tea Party) w/Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Jamie Walker (R) w/Jon Huntsman (R-UT), and ‘Pizza Delivery Guy’ Josh Jackson (R) w/Herman Cain (R-GA).
BACKSTAGE
Big Union has Charlie Blackwell cornered. Then, American Heartlanders Mike the Mechanic, ‘No Frills’ Chris Escondido, Tea Partiers Average Joe, NRA, and ‘Tin Cup’ Ray McAvay, and the PCW Champion Daniel-San (I) attack Big Union from behind.
Then the forces of Corporate Might: Big Oil and Kirk Walstreit- the Wall Street Market Analyst with the Man Crush on ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, led by CEO Gordan Guyko attack Blackwell as well as the show ends…PCW Politics is War on P-SPAN- Hour 2
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Olbermann vs. Morgan This Monday Night
As reported on Twitter yesterday, the Keith Olbermann/Piers Morgan war has now escalated and Olbermann of Current TV will put his King of Extreme title on the line this coming Monday night against CNN’s Morgan on PCW Extreme Political TV. Is the ring big enough for these two massive egos?
PCW Investigative Reporter Woodward Bernstein sticks a microphone in the face of someone on the street and asks him about the Olbermann/Morgan war. His response…
“In any war between Keith Olbermann and Piers Morgan, we all lose. Unless they destroy each other. Then we all win.”
Rick Perry Gets In/Iowa Battle Royale
It was a good week in PCW for Rick Perry (R-TX). First, he made a grand statement when he sent Texas Jack (R) to Iowa last weekend and take out the winner of the Iowa Battle Royale. Next, he announced on video screen that he was running for PCW CEO. Thursday night, Texas Jack, with Perry in his corner, dispatched the winner of the Iowa Battle Royale, Average Joe (Tea Party) with Michele Bachmann in his corner, to open PCW’s Politics Is War on P-SPAN show.
Speaking of Iowa, despite the post match chicanery, Michele Bachmann (R-MN) came out smelling like a rose guiding Average Joe past a tough Jack Schmidt (R) from Ron Paul’s (R-TX) camp. Former 2-time PCW Champion Kevin Scott (R) surprisingly bowed out early on in the match thanks to some help from ‘Extreme Environmental Hardcore Icon’ Al Gore (D-TN). Gore made a surprise appearance and distracted Scott which allowed Schmidt to dump him over the top rope.
Not doing so well in Iowa, Newt Gingrich (R-GA) who’s Brad Company (R) finished in last, and Utah Republican Jon Huntsman who helped Jamie Walker (R) to a seventh place out of eight finish.
Farmer John (R) finished third with Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) but Pawlenty still departed the CEO race anyways.
Chris Christie (R-NJ) Now a Possibility??
Thursday night on PCW Politics Is War on P-SPAN saw the debut of a new team- The Jersey Boyz. The boyz made an immediate impact…
…Vinnie regains control over Jenkman. Mona Lisa sets up a table. Not good enough. She puts thumbtacks on the table. Still not good enough. She sets the table on fire. That’ll do. Vinnie and a semi-recovered Frankie hit the New Jersey Death Drop on Jenkman through the table. The referee dumps a bottle of something on Jenkman to put out the fire as he counts the pin. The Jersey Boyz get their first PCW win at 9:36.
With the appearance of the Jersey Boyz in PCW, could Chris Christie be far behind? Will he get into the PCW CEO race?
Democrats and Republicans Recruit Callie Urban and Valora Salinas
The wooing of both women intensified this week as both parties tried to convince Urban and Salinas to join their side.
Late word has it that the Democrats want Callie as their #1 women’s wrestler, Valora as their #2. Anyone who knows Valora, coming off an impressive 10 month run as Missouri Valley Wrestling champion, will wonder if she’ll accept playing second fiddle to anyone, much less the woman who defeated her for the MVW title.
However, don’t expect Valora to walk over to the Republicans either. Depending on what Urban does will prompt Salinas to make her decision.
Kelly and Korey Korver have signed on with the Democrats. “The American Girl” Sarah Mae Smith and “Trailer Trash” Lani Harlot joined the Republicans. “Demolition Machine in a Skirt” Dawn McGill formally declared herself to be an Independent.
Christine O’Donnell Walks Out of Bill Clinton’s Hot Tub
Clinton brings up the pictures that showed up in Gawker of O’Donnell dressed in a beetle’s costume before sleeping with some guy. O’Donnell again tried to move the conversation. Then Clinton got into the issue of same sex marriage. O’Donnell: “I don’t think it’s relevant. It’s not a topic that I chose to embrace, it’s not what I’m championing right now — I’ve been there, done that, gone down that road.” And then to Clinton’s surprise, she got up out of the hot tub, wearing and red polka-dotted, beetle type swimsuit, and walks off.
O’Donnell later explained her actions to PCW Investigative Reporter Woodward Bernstein…
“He had a decidedly inappropriate line of questions leading up to that, that many people — bloggers — are saying was just border-line creepy. I was not there to talk about sex — and he would not stop trying to talk about sex. I’m not a 20-year-old on MTV right now. So let’s get back to the political issues that I lay out in the book — and he wouldn’t let up.”
PCW Champion Yamamoto Tanaka (D) Criticized by Fellow Democrat Triple R
Triple R, never known to hold anything back, blasted Tanaka for not being more active in helping put Democrats over.
…Triple R says he’ll take pictures with your kids and sign autographs in the back…NOT! The crowd really rips into him. As a matter of fact, that’s how he started his career in PCW, by being the underappreciated, uncrowned PCW champion. Triple R says PCW Champion Yamamoto Tanaka (D) is in it for himself and doesn’t do anything to help Democrats win. He brushes O’Beck Bahama (D) off as an viable PCW title contender and calls Republican ‘American Citizen’ Kevin Scott a ‘has been, never was.’ Then Triple R demands a title shot against Tanaka and calls himself a true Democrat.
There is no love lost between Tanaka and Triple R ever since Triple R and ‘The One Man Hollywood A-List’ Stone Chism (D) conspired to get the belt off the Japanese SuperDestroyer at PCW Extreme Election Night 2010. Republican Jill Berg defeated Tanaka after unbeknownst to her, Triple R and Chism attacked Tanaka in his dressing room before the match. Soon afterwards, both men demanded a title shot against Berg.
It’s no secret that Tanaka is the favorite of mainstream Democrats while Triple R is the darling of the Markos Moulitsas, Firedog Lake faction of the Democrats. Tanaka is rumored to be leaving PCW within the next few weeks to wrestle full time in Japan. If and when Tanaka leaves, it will leave a huge vacuum at the #1 slot for the Democrats that Triple R, Chism, and possibly the returning O’Beck Bahama will battle to fill.
Monday night on PCW Extreme Political TV:
-PCW King of Extreme Champion Keith Olbermann of Current TV puts his title on the line against CNN’s Piers Morgan.
PCW WORLD CHAMPION: ‘The Japanese SuperDestroyer’ Yamamoto Tanaka (D)
PCW WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Callie Urban
PCW TELEVISION CHAMPION: Daniel-San (I)
PCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Jack and Joe Schmidt (R-Libertarian)
SINGLES CONTENDERS:
#1- Charlie Blackwell (I)
#2- ‘The One Man Hollywood A-List’ Stone Chism (D)
#3- Texas Jack (R)
TAG TEAM CONTENDERS:
#1- California Teachers Union: ‘The Foul Pole’ Andy Golatta/Malibu Dusty (D)
#2- Big Oil and Kirk Walstreit (R)
#3- Big Labor/Triple R (D)
WOMEN’S CONTENDERS:
#1- Katie Collins (R)
#2- Kalee Jones- The Eskimo Queen (R)
#3- Valora Salinas
PCW KING OF EXTREME CHAMPION: Keith Olbermann (D)
#1- Glenn Beck (R)
#2- ‘The Queen of Political Extreme’ Ann Coulter (R)
#3- Ed Schultz (D)Olbermann vs. Morgan This Monday Night
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PCW Politics is War on P-SPAN (2 hrs)
NMU Vandament Arena
Marquette, MI
Thursday August 18th, 2011
Host: Johnny Suave
Replay from Iowa’s Republican Battle Royale
MATCH #1
Texas Jack (R) w/Rick Perry (R-TX) vs. Average Joe (Tea Party) w/Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
Backstage
Valora Salinas is being wooed by ‘The Alaskan Pitbull’ Sarah Palin (R-AK), Nikki Haley (R-SC), and Jan Brewer (R-AZ) to join the Republicans.
COMMERCIAL
Bill Clinton’s Hot Tub with Bill Clinton!
‘Troublemaker’ Christine O’Donnell (R-DE) is interviewed by Bill Clinton inside a hot tub.
Triple R (D) cuts a promo. He gets heat from the crowd when he introduces himself as the longtime uncrowned PCW champion and promises to represent them all with respect, honesty, and passion…NOT!
MATCH #2
O’Beck Bahama (D) vs. Niles McDermott (I)
Bahama’s second match back against another overmatched opponent in McDermott.
COMMERCIAL
Backstage
PCW Women’s Champion Callie Urban talks with Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Harry Reid (D-NV) and try to get her to join the Democrats.
Suave says PCW has brought in a special guest this week- the world famous rock group BACKMAN TAYLOR OVERDRAFT!
COMMERCIAL
MATCH #3
Jersey Boyz: Vinnie and Frankie (R) w/Mona Lisa vs. The Goatbusters: Peter Jenkman and Ray Scantz (I) w/Argon
The debut of the Jersey Boyz in PCW which makes Suave wonder if Chris Christie (R-NJ) isn’t too far behind.
COMMERCIAL
Backstage
‘Troublemaker’ Christine O’Donnell (R-DE) talks with PCW Investigative Reporter Woodward Bernstein. O’Donnell again hawks her new book, ‘Troublemaker.’
Backstage
It’s PCW Champion Callie Urban’s turn to be wooed by Republicans ‘The Alaskan Pitbull’ Sarah Palin (R-AK), Nikki Haley (R-SC), and Jan Brewer (R-AZ).
Across the hall, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Harry Reid (D-NV) lobby Valora Salinas to convince her to join the Democrats.
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MATCH #4- PCW TELEVISION TITLE MATCH
Daniel-San (I) w/Mrs. Miyagi vs. James the Jeep Worker (D)
PCW CEO Barack Obama comes out to watch the match along with O’Beck Bahama. Obama also is interested in helping James the Jeep Worker.
COMMERCIAL
Backstage
PCW Backstage Interviewer Paige McGillicutty catches ‘Troublemaker’ Christine O’Donnell as she’s leaving the building.
MATCH #5- NON-TITLE MATCH
PCW Champion Yamamoto Tanaka (D) vs. Nick Ray (R) of Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Raiders
Tanaka, under criticism for his lack of ‘teamwork’ with the Democrats, takes on the young Republican Nick RayPCW Politics is War on P-SPAN (2 hrs)
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But Morgan pressed her, noting that he'd read the book, and that it talked about the very things he was asking about.
"Do you talk about gay marriage in the book?" he asked in his own defense.
"What relevance is that right now?" O'Donnell said, conceding that she does "talk about my religious beliefs, yeah."
After Morgan asked about O'Donnell's stance on whether "don't ask, don't tell" should be reinstated, the failed Delaware Senate candidate began looking off set and then announced that she was supposed to be somewhere else, speaking at a Republican women's club.
Morgan asked her, "Why are you being so weird about this?"
O'Donnell objected: "I'm not being weird, you're being a little rude."
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"If I ever do Rumanian porn, I want to be known as Vlad the Impaler." Stand-up comedian Chris Martin discusses plan B at McCormack's Irish Pub December 22, 2010. Ray Bullock is the MC.
http://chrismartincomedy.com"If I ever do Rumanian porn, I want to be known as Vlad the Impaler."... more
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UPDATE: Have you heard the radio interview with Charlie Sheen and the reason behind the cancellation of his canned laughter CBS comedy, Two and a Half Men? That recent PR flap proves why he had already won the Gross Baboon Of The Year Award. See below.
Who doesn’t love awards season? Award giving has become America’s newest pastime. Baseball is soo last century. Red Carpet arrivals have replaced the bull pen and gowns are more interesting than baseball jerseys. Anyhoo, in honor of the Oscars, I wanted to promote The 2nd Annual Gross Baboon of the Year Awards hosted by I Mean…What?!? In case you forgot, the award for the premiere season went to Hailey Gross Glassman. Surely you remember that sad desperado who followed Jon Gosselin around like a lost puppy dog. Anyway, as a reminder, she took the top spot over Loredana Jolie from Tiger Woods skank fame.
It has been quite a year. This year’s crop of nominees is more diverse since we are in a political year with Sharon Angle, Christine O’Donnell, Ann Coulter, Michele Bachmann, and my least favorite woman on Earth, Sarah Palin. Look’s like a woman’s year again, but let’s not forget that Carl Paladino and Charlie Sheen are on this list, too. Actually, reading about Charlie Sheen today and the $12,000 for two bottles of wine guzzled with his hooker, Capri Anderson (who will not be a nominee) made him scoot up the ladder. If I was Stan Rosenfield (Sheen’s PR flack) I would tout which charities his client donates to. This way, maybe we would not want to see this scummy low-life thrown in jail…rather than being gifted with another visit to rehab. Sheen and Lindsay Lohan are running neck and neck for the title of The Boy Who Cried Blow.
Read more: http://imeanwhat.com/lastfiveminutesoffame/charlie-sheen-is-a-shoe-in-for-gross-baboon-of-the-year#ixzz1F0YvZriPUPDATE: Have you heard the radio interview with Charlie Sheen and the reason behind... more
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Recently Complete News Updates Congresswoman Mrs. Mary Bono Mack has been caught on camera in a lurid scandal where another woman is apparently licking her breast.Recently Complete News Updates Congresswoman Mrs. Mary Bono Mack has been caught on... more
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A random round up of sophomoric, crass, weird, odd, and WTF articles from around the intertubes. This week: hemaphrodite dogs, the condom bagpipe, car-eating rabbits, bacon flavored soda, the ladies of Fox News and Fox News porn, an aircraft crash after a crocodile escape, students beheading a fiberglass giraffe, and a boy punished for farting on the school bus.A random round up of sophomoric, crass, weird, odd, and WTF articles from around the... more
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The midterms are over, and while the GOP regained control of the House, the coronation of the Tea Party movement is still up for debate. Sure, a number of Tea Party candidates won their races, but perhaps the most visible — Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell — suffered a rather significant defeat. So what’s next for Ms. O’Donnell? Some are suggesting that, not unlike her endorser Sarah Palin, a Fox News contributor-ship is just around the corner. Not so, according to a spokesperson.
To call Christine O’Donnell the “break-out star” of the midterm elections would not tell the complete story of the Sarah Palin backed Tea Party candidate who lost her Senate bid in her home state of Delaware. Sure she was the most covered politician in the midterms according to a Pew research project, but nearly anyone who paid close attention would tell you that a lot of the media attention was negative in nature.
Now that the election has ended, what’s next? In an exclusive statement to Mediaite a Fox News spokesperson says that the cable newser “has no plans to hire her.” While it’s probably safe to say that we haven’t seen the end of Ms. O’Donnell in the mainstream media, or even an occasional appearance on Fox News, the regular contribution gig (which can be lucrative) does not appear to be in O’Donnell’s future.The midterms are over, and while the GOP regained control of the House, the coronation... more
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It was a grim night for Barack Obama and the Democrats as they lost control of the House of Representatives and barely hung on to their majority in the Senate. But it was a good night for the newcomers the Tea Party as they have so far won two seats in the Senate, two seat in the House of Representatives and one governor's post in South Carolina.
Tea Party winners
Rand Paul emerged victorious as a Republican Senator-elect for the southern state of Kentucky.Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban exiles, is another Tea Party favorite who will be a new senator. He easily won a three way race in Florida, which has been hit hard by high unemployment and a crumbling housing market.Indiana Republicans, state representative Marlin Stutzman and Todd Young, a Marine veteran, were among the Tea Party winners in the House.Nikki Haley, who received campaign help from another Tea Party favorite, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, won the South Carolina governor's race.
Tea Party losers
The perhaps most famous Tea Party candidate outside the US, the "I'm-not-a-witch Christine O'Donnell lost her bid in becoming Delaware's new Senator. O'Donnell became famous for her witch craft claims and denials and for a video shown on MTV where campaigns against masturbation (check the videos below for a giggle). In New York state the Tea Party's Carl Paladino crashed out against his Democratic opponent Andrew Cuomo. Paladino was initially enthusiastically backed by the Tea Parties but then became embroiled in a series of damaging revelations, including details of racist and sexist emails he circulated among friends. He also had a contretemps with a journalist."Any of my missteps were just me. It's just being human. How can you not misstep in an election process like this?" he said.
Christine O'Donnell's anti masturbation video
Christine O'Donnell - "Dabbled in witchcraft"
Christine O'Donnell - "I am not a witch" campaign
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I Had a One-Night Stand With Christine O’Donnell
Gawker.Com
Oct. 27, 2010
By Annonymous
I Had a One-Night Stand With Christine O’Donnell Three years ago this week, an intoxicated Christine O’Donnell showed up at the apartment of a 25-year-old Philadelphian and ended up spending the night in his bed. Here’s his story—and photos—of his escapade with the would-be Delaware senator.
Click to see...(DRUNK PHOTOS) Annonymous 25yo: My One-Night Stand With Naked ‘Cougar’ Christine O’Donnell???...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/drunk-photos-anonymous-25yo-my-one-night-stand-with-naked-cougar-christine-odonnell/
Excerpt from Gawker Articles…
Things got physical on the couch pretty quickly. It wasn’t long before we’d moved from the living room to my bed.
I won’t get into the nitty gritty details of what happened between the sheets that evening. But I will say that it wasn’t half as exciting as I’d been hoping it would be. Christine was a decent kisser, but as soon as...I Had a One-Night Stand With Christine O’Donnell
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Three years ago this week, an intoxicated Christine O'Donnell showed up at the apartment of a 25-year-old Philadelphian and ended up spending the night in his bed. Here's his story—and photos—of his escapade with the would-be Delaware senator.
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by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger
Corporate cash does funny things to people. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into office by pledging to fight “special interests,” but just a decade or so later, he’s running one of the biggest special interest shows in Washington. It’s easy to see the appeal. As the fancy funding backing the Tea Party demonstrates, big money buys big things—from elections to populist outrage.
In a piece for Mother Jones, Kate Sheppard details some of DeMint’s serious campaign finance flip-floppery. During his first bid for Congress in 1998, DeMint denounced the Political Action Committee (PAC) mechanism as a tool deployed by “special interests” that “corrupts” the electoral process. But today, DeMint is the single most important figure and fundraiser for Senate Tea Party races. He has endorsed and pledged millions of dollars to support fringe right-wingers Senate candidates Christine O’Donnell (Delaware) and Rand Paul (Kentucky). DeMint has funneled this money through his own Political Action Committee (PAC) known as the Senate Conservatives Fund. DeMint even pledged to “fight for reforms that allow only individual contributions to campaigns.”
But as I note in a blog for Campaign for America’s Future, DeMint isn’t the only power player pouring money into the Tea Party. DeMint’s 12 Tea Party Senate candidates have reaped over $4.6 million from Wall Street for this election—excluding Wall Street cash that has been funneled through DeMint’s PAC. So much for all that grassroots rage against bailed-out elites.
The Tea Party bubble
And Wall Street’s new Tea Party investment might just be the next big economic bubble. Joshua Holland at AlterNet surveys the campaign contributions of America’s bailout barons. The 23 firms that received at least $1 billion in bailout money from taxpayers spent $1.4 million on campaign contributions—in September alone.
And these are just campaign contributions, which are essentially unaffected by the high court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The real corporate money is running through front-groups that run their own ads—not the official campaigns operated by political candidates. And these front-groups don’t have to disclose where their money comes from.
Writing for Campus Progress, Simeon Talley highlights a frightening trend toward secrecy in U.S. elections, fueled by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Back in 2004, 98 percent of outside groups disclosed who their donors were. Today, that number is just 32 percent. We’re not just fighting corporate money bombs, we’re fighting secret corporate money bombs.
Who really has the advantage?
While there’s been much debate over who really comes out on top thanks to the post-Citizens United rules, Jesse Zwick notes for The Washington Independent, these stories are only talking about direct campaign contributions. Some might argue that Democrats have an advantage in disclosed funding, but Republicans have a six-to-one advantage money flowing through outside groups.
But wait, there’s more!
* Check out Matthew Reichbach and Trip Jennings’ reporting for The New Mexico Independent on the fact that all of this spending from outside groups usually means money from outside the states where candidates are running. Outside expenditures have swelled to $5 million in two New Mexico House races—both in relatively cheap media markets.
* AlterNet has been running loads of stories on crooked corporate cash, covering everything from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s dirty dealings with AIG to the political spending habits of bailed-out banks. Joshua Holland rounds up eight of the articles here for AlterNet.
* Comic artist Matt Bors makes light of America’s new “growth industries” at Campus Progress, pointing to makers of anonymous political attack ads.
This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about the mid-term elections and campaign financing by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit The Media Consortium for more articles on these issues, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, environment, health care and immigration issues, check out The Audit, The Mulch, The Pulse, and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger
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You might have seen the parody song we posted yesterday about Christine O'Donnell, but today we've got another musical send-up that's just as impressive: "Obama! A Modern U.S. President." From Ron Butler comes this seriously funny music video where the President responds to those who say he's not living up to the country's expectations. Not only is it a pretty convincing argument (as well as an entertaining one) but Butler does a near-perfect impression of Obama. Try not catching yourself...You might have seen the parody song we posted yesterday about Christine... more
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NPR fired Juan Williams for saying he's nervous when Muslims board his plane. As expected, conservatives are howling to yank NPR funding and liberals are saying NPR jumped the gun. It's nice to see we've finally achieved bipartisanship by rallying around the notion that NPR sucks - unless, of course, you're an opera fan.NPR fired Juan Williams for saying he's nervous when Muslims board his plane. As... more
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Sir Nigel Wood-Smythe of the House of Lords outlines his plan to tax mastur...er...self..uh....well, he has an idea that could put the U.K. back on sure financial footing.
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Famous anarchist Johannes Scheissemeister comes out of hiding (he's not being sought for anything illegal, he just likes to hide) and comments on the current state of political discourse and the rapid decay of civilization. He invites you to join him in accepting and embracing the chaos. You'll find that it's more fun that way....Famous anarchist Johannes Scheissemeister comes out of hiding (he's not being... more
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