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Jan 25, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Republican Congressman Owes $117,437 In Child Support

Republican Congressman Owes $117,437 In Child Support

Congressman Joe Walsh from Illinois, who once said that President Barack Obama was elected only because he’s Black, owes $117,437 in child support, MSNBC reports.

SEE ALSO: Gingrich: Latinos, Blacks Don’t Understand Keys To Wealth

Walsh was confronted by MSNBC host Martin Bashir over his child support situation, after he attacked President Obama’s budget plans on his show.
RawStory reports:

You’ve repeatedly said over the last two years in your opposition

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Dec 12, 2011 at 11:32 am

Obama: GOP Wanted To Take Me Down, Not Fix Country’s Problems

Obama: GOP Wanted To Take Me Down, Not Fix Country’s Problems

In what may have been one of his most candid  interviews to-date, President Barack Obama levied highly contentious charges against his Republicans rivals, accusing them of willingly allowing the economy to tank in order to regain the White House.

RELATED: It Wasn’t My Fault: Obama’s Re-election Strategy

Speaking with 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft in an interview that aired Sunday night, the president said Republicans chose to stand on the sidelines while the economy

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Nov 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm

College Republican Says Shooting Obama Is “Tempting”

College Republican Says Shooting Obama Is “Tempting”

AUSTIN — The president of the College Republicans at the University of Texas at Austin Lauren Pierce, tweeted that shooting Obama was tempting, but discouraged her followers from shooting him.

The tweet came hours after a man was arrested for shooting at the White House.

Y’all as tempting as it may be, don’t shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we’ve EVER had! #2012.”

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Sep 15, 2011 at 10:36 am

GOP Rep. Blasts Bill Banning Unemployment Discrimination

GOP Rep. Blasts Bill Banning Unemployment Discrimination

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert recently criticized a new proposal for a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against the jobless.

Gohmert said on Tuesday, “We’re adding in this bill a new protected class called ‘unemployed. I think this will help trial lawyers who are not having enough work. We heard from our friends across the aisle, 14 million people out of work — that’s 14 million new clients.”

HuffingtonPost.com reports:

According to the

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Sep 13, 2011 at 1:10 pm

Wow! Crowd Cheers For Uninsured Americans Dying At Tea Party Debate

Wow! Crowd Cheers For Uninsured Americans Dying At Tea Party Debate

Spectators cheered the prospect of  letting uninsured Americans die during Monday’s CNN Tea Party debate.

“That’s what’s freedom is all about,” Republican presidential nominee Ron Paul said when CNN’s Wolf Blizter asked who should pay when uninsured Americans encounter catastrophic illness.

“He should do whatever he wants to do,” Paul said. My advice to him is have a major medical policy.”

As Blizter continued his line of questions asking, “So congressman

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Sep 8, 2011 at 12:16 pm

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Disrespectful! Top Republicans To Boycott Obama’s Job Speech

Disrespectful! Top Republicans To Boycott Obama’s Job Speech

Despite planned “prom night” seating — where congressmen sit with members of the other party — a host of notable Republicans say they will skip President Obama’s job creation speech tonight.

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Senators David Vitter (R-La.) and Jim DeMint are just a few of the congressmen who are boycotting the president’s address.

Their reasons for missing range from opposition to what they consider political posturing by Obama, to

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Aug 15, 2011 at 12:04 pm

Anti-Gay Republican Accused Of Soliciting Black Male Prostitute

Anti-Gay Republican Accused Of Soliciting Black Male Prostitute

An 18-year-old man is claiming he was offered money for sex by Indiana State Rep. Phillip “Phil” Hinkle, after the teen posted an ad on Craisglist seeking a “sugar daddy.”

Hinkle, who recently voted for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, allegedly sought out Kameryn Gibson in the men-for-men section on the website.

Gibson claims that he met with the 64-year-old politician, but says he got cold feet

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Al Sharpton

Aug 13, 2011 at 11:33 am

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Gov. Rick Perry’s Charitable Giving Under Fire

Gov. Rick Perry’s Charitable Giving Under Fire

Roland Martin appears in The Situation Room with Rich Galen and host Wolf Blitzer to discuss Gov. Rick Perry’s charitable donations.

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Aug 10, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Black Conservative Amy Holmes Becomes Glenn Beck Anchor

Black Conservative Amy Holmes Becomes Glenn Beck Anchor

Black conservative pundit Amy Holmes is joining Glenn Beck’s new Web TV network.

Holmes, who’s most commonly known for her  appearances and conservative viewpoints on various cable news programs  will work as an anchor on Beck’s new GBTV Internet channel that launches in Sept.

The network will feature an extended version of Beck’s popular TV program along with other original conservative programming.

Read more at the Huffington Post.

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Al Sharpton

Aug 1, 2011 at 12:45 pm

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Divided Government Means Compromise Is A Must

Divided Government Means Compromise Is A Must

When congressional Republicans, egged on by the boisterous voices of the tea party, vigorously objected to President Barack Obama’s signing a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia in December, GOP stalwarts were called in to explain why it was necessary to support the effort.

By having the secretaries of state under Republican presidents weigh in, GOP critics couldn’t just lay the blame at the feet of Obama without having to

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Al Sharpton

Jul 29, 2011 at 10:15 am

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Is It Too Late For Boehner To Get House Republicans In Line To Vote On His Debt Plan?

Is It Too Late For Boehner To Get House Republicans In Line To Vote On His Debt Plan?

Roland Martin appears in the CNN Newsroom with John Avlon, Will Cain and host Kyra Phillips to discuss Speaker Boehner trying to get his caucus in line to vote on his debt plan.

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Jul 21, 2011 at 5:17 pm

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Democrats And Republicans Acting Like Children Holding On To Ideology In Debt Debate

Democrats And Republicans Acting Like Children Holding On To Ideology In Debt Debate

Roland Martin and David Frum join Wolf Blitzer in The Situation Room to discuss the battle over raising the debt ceiling.

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