Entries by Scott Graves

Buffett Widens Rift With Republicans by Faulting Tea Party

Warren Buffett, the self-made billionaire and son of a former Republican congressman, has widened the rift with his father’s party by pressing for tax increases on the wealthy and reinforcing ties with President Barack Obama. Buffett endured scorn from Republicans this month after he called the Tea Party approach to budget talks “insane” and proposed […]

Andre Carson: Tea party wants blacks ‘hanging on a tree’

A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African-Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era. Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat from Indiana who serves as the CBC’s chief vote counter, said at a CBC event in […]

White House: Only ‘Fervent Partisan’ Would Suggest Obama To Blame For Job Losses

When asked questions about the president’s upcoming speech on jobs and economic growth yesterday, White House Spokesperson Jay Carney claimed that only the most ‘fervent partisan’ would suggest the 8 million plus jobs lost in this recession were lost because of actions Barack Obama took. The question was asked by CBS reporter Norah O’Donnell. The exchange […]

Palin Backers Use Film to Spread Message Ahead of Iowa Speech

An online poll featured on the Iowa-based Tea Party of America’s website asks, “When do you think Sarah Palin will announce as a candidate for the presidency?” There are seven options from which respondents can choose, making the last one — “don’t think she’s running” — appear as if it were added as a mere […]

Politico’s ‘Is Rick Perry Dumb?’ Hit Piece Is Just a Taste of What’s Coming in 2012

One day, in the heat of the 2008 presidential election, the mainstream media’s anointed candidate was strolling through a swing-state neighborhood looking for a quick photo-op so he could be seen touching the flesh of a few “bitter-clingers” — and then something amazing happened. One of those “bitter clingers,” a man simply minding his own […]

Gallup Poll: Tea Party supporters back Rick Perry

Tea Party supporters back Rick Perry for the GOP presidential nomination, giving him a strong double-digit lead in the latest Gallup Poll over rivals Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. Perry is the choice of 35% of the Republicans and GOP-leaning independents who consider themselves supporters of the small government, anti-tax movement. Romney, a former Massachusetts […]