Kyle Bell

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Does McCain Stand Behind Homophobic Comments?

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

In a recent interview with Christianity Today, a leading voice for the Republican Party not only disavowed gay marriage, he also went so far as to say that he would not allow gay people around his children. Joe the Plumber (aka Samuel Wurzelbacher) spoke out on the topic when asked what he thought about the [...]

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Tags: Election 2010 · Politics

McCain Campaign: Spain a U.S. Adversary

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments

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GOP Turn to Dirty Tactics in Michigan and Ohio

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

The Republican Party is engaging in voter suppression in the swing states of Michigan and Ohio, as reported by two prominent newspapers. The first incident occurred in Ohio and was reported last week by the Cincinnati Inquirer: About one-third of the absentee ballot applications received at the Hamilton County Board of Elections have been ruled [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · Politics

McCain Camp on Palin’s Foreign Policy Experience

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

A sad, sad display of how little experience Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice for VP, has as a governor of Alaska for a year and a half. A heartbeat away from the presidency and this is the best the Republicans can offer? var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDA4LzA5LzAyL21jY2Fpbi1jYW1wLW9uLXBhbGlucy1mb3JlaWduLXBvbGljeS1leHBlcmllbmNlLzx3cHRiPk1jQ2FpbiBDYW1wIG9uIFBhbGluJiM4MjE3O3MgRm9yZWlnbiBQb2xpY3kgRXhwZXJpZW5jZTx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly9reWxlYmVsbC5jb208d3B0Yj5LeWxlIEJlbGw%3D”;

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Tags: Election 2008 · Politics

GOP Convention Goers Greeted by Daily Show Billboard

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The upcoming Republican National Convention will take place on Monday, September 1, 2008 and run through the 4th. The Daily Show is greeting convention goers with the sign shown below: var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDA4LzA4LzIyL2dvcC1jb252ZW50aW9uLWdvZXJzLWdyZWV0ZWQtYnktZGFpbHktc2hvdy1iaWxsYm9hcmQvPHdwdGI%2BR09QIENvbnZlbnRpb24gR29lcnMgR3JlZXRlZCBieSBEYWlseSBTaG93IEJpbGxib2FyZDx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly9reWxlYmVsbC5jb208d3B0Yj5LeWxlIEJlbGw%3D”;

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Tags: Election 2008 · Politics

McCain Supports Reinstating Draft

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Don’t take my word for it… McCain said it himself: var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDA4LzA4LzIxL21jY2Fpbi1zdXBwb3J0cy1yZWluc3RhdGluZy1kcmFmdC88d3B0Yj5NY0NhaW4gU3VwcG9ydHMgUmVpbnN0YXRpbmcgRHJhZnQ8d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8va3lsZWJlbGwuY29tPHdwdGI%2BS3lsZSBCZWxs”;

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Tags: Election 2008 · Politics

McCain Doesn’t Know How Many Homes He Owns

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Call it old age or just being coy, the “Straight Talk Express” crashed head on with reality today as the number of homes John McCain owns became an issue when he claimed to a reporter that he didn’t know. Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · Politics

The Real John McCain

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: Election 2008 · Politics

Election Projection 2008: August 5 Update

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Our last electoral map update was on June 22. Now that we are in August, you would imagine that a lot has changed over the course of a month and a half. Not really. Surprisingly, the race has remained remarkably steady. The last major event to happen that changed the dynamics of the race was [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · Election Projection · Politics

McCain Praises GI Bill He Opposed

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

John McCain likes to take credit for things that he had nothing to do with. McCain took credit for the ousting of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld after he was released from his position following the landslide 2006 defeat of Congressional Republicans. Now he’s taking credit for a GI Bill that he not only didn’t [...]

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