Republicans

What went wrong for Republicans in their recent showdown with the president and Democrats over the debt ceiling and funding the government? “We picked the wrong time to go to battle. I think that is the overall sentiment from a lot of GOPers,” said Noelle Nikpour, a GOP strategist, to Roland Martin. She added, regarding Tea […]

Congressman André Carson talks with Roland Martin about how legislation being pushed by the Tea Party is having an adverse impact on White and Black Americans. Rep. Carson explains that regardless of party affiliation Americans want the same things and when political ideology is set aside legislators can come up with real solutions for real […]

Should the government shutdown strike at the stroke of midnight, a new poll shows that Americans know exactly which side of the political aisle bears the greater share of the blame. In a new CNN poll, 69 percent of Americans — including 52 percent of self-identified Tea Party supporters — believe that Congressional Republicans are […]

A vocal contingent of GOP members in Congress that tout Tea Party values have stated openly that they will do all they can to stop the Affordable Care Act from going into effect – even at the risk of the federal government shutting down, but a new poll highlights that there are some who would […]

As Republican Party state officials across the country continue to give restrictive Jim Crow voter ID laws the modern spin, their cohorts on the national level are reportedly reaching out to a certain sect of the Black community. But how do you “reach out” to a community you’re purposely trying to keep away from the […]

There’s a reason why Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican nominee for Virginia governor, distanced himself from E.W. Jackson (pictured) within hours of Jackson securing the nomination as his No. 2: Jackson is crazy. Back in May, the Virginia gubernatorial hopeful said, “We are not going to be defending our running mates’ statements, now or in the […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the GOP and their archaic attitudes about sexuality, race, and anything that doesn’t involve White heterosexual men only into missionary sex and controlling birth canals have alienated them from younger voters. Everyone and their MSNBC-watching nephew knows this, but the Republican Party recently conducted an internal review […]

In simpler times, once a public figure proved themselves to be audaciously lazy, remarkably simple-minded, and lost any semblance of actual political power and influence, they would go off in to the sunset never to be heard from again. Then came the 24-hour news cycle, and of course, the Internet, which allowed the dense and […]

It’s that time of the year again! We’re officially entering the brief period in which Republicans put on the facade that they don’t want to just be the party of heartless ultra-rich corporatists and White comically conservative minions. Kicking it off this year is half-a*s historian Newt Gingrich, who recently announced that he’s spoken with Rep. […]

“If you want to get something done, stop scaring people.” That’s an important message albeit it came from the absolute worst source imaginable. Republican strategist Karl Rove (pictured) — whose political strategy can best be summed with the words “BOOGY BOOGY BOO!” — showed some damn nerve earlier this week when he told Democrats that […]

A Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) panel in National Harbor, Md., turned controversial Friday when one participant defended slavery as a good thing for African-Americans. SEE ALSO: Obama Heads To Middle East, Seeks To Reaffirm Relationship With Israel “It seems to me like you’re reaching out to voters at the expense of young white southern […]

For a certain segment of Bill Cosby’s fan base, the legendary comedian is as pristine as it gets. That is, so long as he doesn’t step out of his place. The moment he does, all huckleberry hell breaks loose. Indeed, one quick scan of the virtual abyss — otherwise known as the comments section — and […]