Vote for Stormy Daniels: Senator David Vitter's Porn Star to Governor Mark Sanford's Soul Mate
Submitted to a Candid World (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A great moment for Tulane Law School — their alumnus, Senator David Vitter has “no idea” if Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), was rightly decided. Could it have been judicial activism run amok? Maybe! It’s forgivable for politicians to not know Supreme Court cases. I wouldn’t expect a sitting Senator to be able to [...]
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Oh. My. God. For quite some time, the press, including Mike Stark of The Stark Report , have been trying to get Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) to give a comment about the racist Hammond, Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell, who refused to marry an interracial couple. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Sen. Mary Landrieu were quick to condemn Bardwell (who said he wasn't racist because his black...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
In an interview with Marie Claire magazine, adult film star Stormy Daniels discusses her ambitions to unseat Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and the explosion of her political adviser's car in May. From the interview: Q: Do you think you're more qualified than Senator Vitter? A: Absolutely not. But in one movie, I did play a Secret Service agent marooned on an island controlled by North Korea. I butt heads...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
DOWNLOADS: (26) PLAYS: (157) From Think Progress-- Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over His Vote Against Franken’s Amendment Holding Contractors Accountable : Last month, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would withhold defense contracts if companies “restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination...
The Modern Left (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Last month, Sen. Al Franken authored an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill. I'm sure most, if not all, of you are familiar with the amendment. If not, here is a recap. This amendment was created to address an issue with government contractors. In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping...
Tennessee Guerilla Women (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
In the video clip below, a rape victim asks Senator David Vitter why he voted against the right of rape victims to have their day in court. Senator David " Small Penis " Vitter appears unsympathetic to say the least. The Shameless Senator was one of 30 Republican senators who voted against an amendment that would defund government contractors who prevent employees from seeking justice after...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
In his push to have the Census Bureau count the number of U.S. citizens, Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, is taking a very parochial approach with his colleagues: Your state could be the one to lose an extra seat in Congress. Mr. Vitter is holding up one of the 2010 spending bills in the Senate, demanding a vote on his amendment to force the census to add a question about citizenship status...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
? AR-Sen : Another day, another random conservative guy running for the Senate in Arkansas. Today, it's the turn for Stanley Reed, the former president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau and former president of the University of Arkansas board of trustees, who says he's considering the race for the Republican nod. (H/t CongressDaily .) ? FL-Sen : The Police Benevolent Association, friendly with Charlie Crist...
American Zombie (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
There are sins of commission and there are sins of omission. Senator David Vitter is guilty of both. The sin of commission, frequenting multiple prostitutes while preaching family values, is sensational, but I don't think it's anywhere close to his current transgression. Vitter has refused to comment or condemn Tangipahoa Parish Justice of the Peace, Keith Bardwell's, refusal to marry an interracial...
WireTap Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
As the 2010 Census slated for next spring nears, the battle lines in the Hispanic community about whether the undocumented should participate in the census have been clearly delineated. However, they're not the only ones weighing on the matter: an amendment tacked onto an appropriations bill by two Republican senators this month proposes that the census should include a question about immigration status....
Louisiana Political News Service (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
. . POLL SHOWS VITTER OUTPACING LANDRIEU IN POPULARITY EDITORIAL: 2010 census (Support The Vitter Amendment!) Hysteria on Sen. David Vitter's citizenship question Senate expands hate crime law; Landrieu, Vitter on opposite sides LANDRIEU BLASTS PUBLIC OPTION Lee Fletcher Was His Own Force SOURCES: Badon likely to drop out of race for mayor Will Nagin factor hurt mayoral business candidates? EDITORIAL:...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A coalition of black, Latino and Asian lawmakers on Thursday expressed opposition to a proposal that would require next year's census forms to ask about the status of a person's citizenship. The House lawmakers criticized a proposal by Sens. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, and Robert F. Bennett, Utah Republican, as a political ploy designed to discourage immigrants from participating in the high-stakes...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
? AR-Sen : With Blanche Lincoln already facing the vague possibility of a primary challenge from her right from Arkansas Senate President Bob Johnson, now there are rumors that she might face a primary challenge from what passes for the left in Arkansas, from Lt. Gov. Bill Halter . Halter would focus on Lincoln's health-care related foot-dragging, but apparently has a track record of threatening to...
Adam Holland (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
U.S. Senator from Louisiana David Vitter's depends on the conservative, white male vote, so he's reluctant to take controversial, pro-civil rights positions that might alienate his base. That's the reason Vitter, unlike his fellow-Republican Governor Bobby Jindal, won't condemn a Louisiana justice of the peace who won't perform interracial marriages. Nice. Read it here, and watch Vitter evade an interviewer...
Voices of New Orleans (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
I haven't been a fan of Senator Vitter for a while - his whole "I'm a family man committed to family men everywhere except that period where I was frequenting prostitutes, please ignore that and listen to me talk about being a family man" bit really put me over the edge but his refusal to speak out in support of an inter-racial couple who were blocked from marriage is just flat out bizarre....
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