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People for the American Way, TPM begin personal destruction campaign against Frank Ricci (what you can do) - 7/11/2009

McClatchy reports that People for the American Way and perhaps other groups are "quietly" beginning a "politics of personal destruction"/"Joe the Plumber"-style campaign against Frank Ricci, the firefighter who'll be testifying at the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation (link). In 1995 he sued New Haven over him being rejected from their fire department due to his dysle...

Poll: 55% don't yet have opinion of Sotomayor; Hispanics generally in line with everyone else on how GOP should proceed - 6/13/2009

Margaret Talev of McClatchy offers "Poll: GOP risks loss of respect if it goes after Sotomayor" (link). Both the absurd headline and, to a slightly lesser extent the article, try to spin the poll in the most Democratic Party-favorable fashion possible. However, that fails: Fully 55 percent of Americans said they hadn't yet heard enough about Sonia Sotomayor to have an opinion of her...

GOP "trackers" try asking Democratic Reps. stupid questions on video - 3/17/2009

David Lightman of McClatchy Newspapers offers "GOP 'trackers' stalk Dems in hunt for 'macaca' moment" (link). The "trackers" (from the National Republican Congressional Committee) have been prowling the streets of Washington DC and trying to ask Democratic politicians questions on video. There are some videos linked from the end of the article; you can also ...

TransTexas Corridor still exists, just renamed "Innovative Connectivity in Texas" - 1/18/2009

... American conspiracy talk" from McClatchy comes close (link), as does "Texas kills 50-year road building plan after outcry" from Jim Forsyth of Reuters (link). See also this, this. There's a little information on bills involving the TTC here. And, see the 2001 version of keeptexasmoving.com for a flashback to the dishonest way in which the TTC was sold: link.

Dick Armey, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mike Pence, and Helen Krieble do lunch - 9/26/2006

... plan" by Dave Montgomery of McClatchy Newspapers. He refers to those Republicans - whether just leaders or constituents - who oppose Bush's "guest" worker program as "jerks". Of course, Montgomery concentrates on the name-calling and doesn't ask Armey whether or not he's simply a paid cheap labor shill.

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