Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Media Matters has the astounding story of two Republican women accusing the Democrats of being anti-woman in the healthcare plan. [W]riting in the Washington Times today, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) had the audacity to complain that pro-reform Democrats don't care about women : As congresswomen, we think we should be listening to and speaking out for women. If Democrats...
The Lonely Conservative (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I sat in on a conference call with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA), Rep. Lynn Jenkins (KS), Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN) and Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY). Also on hand were Terry Neise, a small business consultant from Oklahoma; Sandy Applet, a small business CPA; and Kelly Brewer, a hospital administrator. Michele Bachmann was encouraged by how many Americans [...]
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By GottaLaff This is hilariously pathetic: On G. Gordon Liddy’s radio show today, producer Franklin Raff , who was on the ground at the rally, told guest host Joseph Farah that the crowd is “just as big or bigger than” the 9/12 rally, which Raff estimated “at about a million.” Here's an aerial photo of today's Million Anti-Semite March... and yes, Corporate ScumBaggers,...
Motor City Liberal (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By Matt Corley After the 9/12 march on Washington, conservatives falsely claimed that over a million people attended, when in reality the closest thing to an official count — numbers given by the Washington DC Fire Department to ABCNews.com — placed the crowd at “ approximately 60,000 to 70,000 people .” Though today’s anti-health care reform rally has been much more sparsely...
Patriot Room (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
I just concluded a conference call with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA), Rep. Lynn Jenkins (KS), Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN), and Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY). From private industry was Sandy Applet (CPA working with small businesses), Terry Niece (small business consultant), and Kelly Brewer (hospital administrator. The topic was the Pelosi health bill and its impact on Americans. "This health-care...
where the revolution's gonna begin (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The wonderful thing about almost-impossible dreams is that even if it's 100% not feasible (at least not yet), it's still surprisingly fulfilling to daydream about. It doesn't cost a thing to make plans or have ideas. I have a new pie-in-the-sky dream to daydream about. The last time I had a dream this pie-in-the-sky (we're talking, like, Balloon Boy altitude here) was two and a half years ago. During...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
I’m sitting in for Scott Hennen on AM1100’s Scott Hennen show this morning from 8:00am - 11:00am. I’ll have on Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R - KS) to talk about transparency bills she’s pushing in Washington DC. Also, Fargo Chief of Police Keith Ternes will be on to talk about the Phillip Gattuso and what the public can do to help solve the case. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Earlier this afternoon we looked at some of the obstacles to passage of meaningful health care reform , primarily obstacles from Big Business in the form of an entrenched culture of corruption between many members of the Senate and with the Executive Branch. But not all the opposition is about dollars and cents. The Insurance lobbyists and their Republican cronies are counting on the Blue Dogs, of...
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
I asked my senators and representative one question: What is the impact of health care reform on Tricare for Life, the health care system for military retirees? Neither senator answered. U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins sent me a very nice e-mail,...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
TOPEKA, Kan. — A video featuring a Kansas legislator criticizing President Barack Obama's policies while wearing a hat describing opossum as "the other dark meat" was removed Thursday from YouTube, where the lawmaker had posted it last month. Republican Rep. Bill Otto said he didn't remove the video, titled "RedNeck Rap," and didn't know why it had been taken down. Google...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
You may recall the above town hall video of Kansas Republican Lynn Jenkins laughing at a young, uninsured mother and telling her to grow up and get health insurance. Jenkins may be best known for her stunning gaffe in which she talked of the GOP searching for their " great white hope ." Seeing a major opportunity for victory in 2010, Democratic State Senator Laura Kelly has decided to throw...
New Appeal to Reason (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
State Senator Laura Kelly has confirmed that she will challenge rookie Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins for Kansas' Second Congressional District. Jenkins attracted national attention when she said Republicans were looking for a "Great white hope" to run against Obama and seemed blithly unaware of the racist history and connotations of her remarks. And that was just one of Jenkin's many failures....
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
TOPEKA | Kansas Sen. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, said Friday she’ll run to unseat U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Republican, in next year’s elections. Kelly, now in her second term, said she’ll run on a platform of finding solutions to help everyday Kansans and “their pocketbooks, their jobs and their health care” and “not sit back and block...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
? FL-Sen : Here's something of an ooops from Bob Mendendez at the DSCC: his comments last week where he seemed to leave out the possibility of a pickup in the open seat race in Florida prompted former Miami mayor Maurice Ferre to jump into the race, saying "You can't write off Florida" (or at least that's what Ferre said was the impetus, although that doesn't seem like the kind of thing you...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Kansas State Sen. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, threw her hat into the ring Friday to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins next year.
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