Blue City Politics And Commentary

The Plutocrats Versus the People

2012-02-11T12:08:00.000-08:00

The Plutocrats Versus the People
http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/02/11/the_plutocrats_versus_the_people

Census Findings: Bad News For Those Rooting Against America

2012-02-05T14:48:00.000-08:00

Census Findings: Bad News For Those Rooting Against America
http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/02/04/census_findings_bad_news_for_those_rooting_against_america

Does the G.O.P. Need to Doctor Up Mitt Romney?

2012-02-05T14:46:00.001-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/02/04/does_the_gop_need_to_doctor_up_mitt_romney

Will Republicans End Higher Deficits, Not Likely‏

2012-02-05T14:46:00.000-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/02/04/will_republicans_end_higher_deficits_not_likely_1

The Alinsky Obsession

2012-01-28T18:00:00.000-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/01/28/the_alinsky_obsession

Keystone, China and Access to Canadian Oil

2012-01-26T18:03:00.000-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/01/26/keystone_china_and_access_to_canadian_oil

Why Can't Conservatives Be Honest About Keystone?

2012-01-24T13:29:00.000-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/01/24/why_cant_conservatives_be_honest_about_keystone

The Tea Party’s Empty Dance Card

2012-01-20T12:32:00.000-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/01/20/the_tea_partys_empty_dance_card_1

The Unintended Consequences of Citizens United?

2012-01-17T14:16:00.000-08:00

http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/01/17/the_unintended_consequences_of_citizens_united_1

For the Radical Right, a Defeat in New Hampshire

2012-01-10T23:32:00.000-08:00

For the Radical Right, a Defeat in New Hampshire
http://open.salon.com/blog/steven_j_gulitti/2012/01/10/for_the_radical_right_a_defeat_in_new_hampshire

The Bachmann Flameout Finale

2012-01-04T11:46:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Bachmann Flameout Finale

MN Progressive Project:: Will Iowa's Conservatives Outsmart Themselves?

2012-01-02T22:37:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Will Iowa's Conservatives Outsmart Themselves?

MN Progressive Project:: Marco Pinocchio

2011-10-27T17:08:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Marco Pinocchio

MN Progressive Project:: Time to Put a Fork in the Bachmann Campaign?

2011-10-27T09:14:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Time to Put a Fork in the Bachmann Campaign?

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2011-10-27T09:04:00.000-07:00

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MN Progressive Project:: Occupy Wall Street Tops Tea Party in Popularity

2011-10-14T17:17:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Occupy Wall Street Tops Tea Party in Popularity

MN Progressive Project:: Grass Roots vs. The Tea Party

2011-10-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Grass Roots vs. The Tea Party

MN Progressive Project:: Where are the Tea Party Counter Demonstrations?

2011-10-12T16:49:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Where are the Tea Party Counter Demonstrations?

MN Progressive Project:: Poof Goes Palin

2011-10-05T17:42:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Poof Goes Palin

MN Progressive Project:: The Fading of a Great White Hope

2011-10-04T15:36:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Fading of a Great White Hope

MN Progressive Project:: When Silence Isn't Golden

2011-10-03T08:59:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: When Silence Isn't Golden

MN Progressive Project:: NeoCon Kristol Unsettled by G.O.P. Contenders

2011-09-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: NeoCon Kristol Unsettled by G.O.P. Contenders

MN Progressive Project:: Mitt Romney Wants Us All to be Rich!‏

2011-09-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Mitt Romney Wants Us All to be Rich!‏

MN Progressive Project:: Bid Bachmann Goodbye‏

2011-09-27T16:28:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Bid Bachmann Goodbye‏

MN Progressive Project:: The Wealthy Abandon Their Water Carriers

2011-09-27T16:25:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Wealthy Abandon Their Water Carriers

MN Progressive Project:: Professor Takes PBS to Task On Inequality Analysis

2011-09-27T16:23:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Professor Takes PBS to Task On Inequality Analysis

MN Progressive Project:: Conservative Pundits Throwing Perry Under the Bus?

2011-09-27T16:21:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Conservative Pundits Throwing Perry Under the Bus?

MN Progressive Project:: Fox News Turns the Guns on the Far Right

2011-09-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Fox News Turns the Guns on the Far Right

MN Progressive Project:: Of God, Bachmann and the Weather

2011-09-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Of God, Bachmann and the Weather

MN Progressive Project:: Gloves Come Off Between Labor and Tea Party

2011-09-06T15:06:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Gloves Come Off Between Labor and Tea Party

MN Progressive Project:: Bachmann in Damage Control Mode Once Again?

2011-09-06T14:55:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Bachmann in Damage Control Mode Once Again?

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Circus in Iowa

2011-09-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Circus in Iowa

MN Progressive Project:: Internal Confusion Among Tea Party Factions Over Romney

2011-09-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Internal Confusion Among Tea Party Factions Over Romney

MN Progressive Project:: Bittersweet Taste of Exploitation: A Postscript

2011-08-28T16:37:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Bittersweet Taste of Exploitation: A Postscript

MN Progressive Project:: Is the Far Right Shooting the G.O.P. in the Foot?

2011-08-21T15:14:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Is the Far Right Shooting the G.O.P. in the Foot?

MN Progressive Project:: Why Can't Libertarians Get Any Respect?

2011-08-21T15:06:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Why Can't Libertarians Get Any Respect?

MN Progressive Project:: Oh the Bittersweet Taste of Exploitation

2011-08-20T11:16:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Oh the Bittersweet Taste of Exploitation

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2011-08-18T18:18:00.000-07:00

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MN Progressive Project:: Will Bachmann Now Condemn Right-wing Anti-American Views?

2011-08-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Will Bachmann Now Condemn Right-wing Anti-American Views?

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Congressman Supports Essential Air Service Program

2011-08-12T19:53:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Congressman Supports Essential Air Service Program

MN Progressive Project:: If Rick Perry is Elected President Will America Secede From Itself?

2011-08-11T18:38:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: If Rick Perry is Elected President Will America Secede From Itself?

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Takes a Hit in Debt Ceiling Debate

2011-08-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Takes a Hit in Debt Ceiling Debate

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2011-08-03T15:38:00.000-07:00

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2011-08-03T15:34:00.000-07:00

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MN Progressive Project:: Sense vs. Nonsense in Debt Ceiling Debate

2011-07-22T22:05:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Sense vs. Nonsense in Debt Ceiling Debate

MN Progressive Project:: Ms. Bachmann a Migraine Headache for the G.O.P.?

2011-07-22T18:49:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Ms. Bachmann a Migraine Headache for the G.O.P.?

MN Progressive Project:: Opening Win in Wisconsin Recall Elections Goes to the Democrats

2011-07-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Opening Win in Wisconsin Recall Elections Goes to the Democrats

MN Progressive Project:: The Looming Compromise on Revenues: A Postscript

2011-07-18T15:43:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Looming Compromise on Revenues: A Postscript

MN Progressive Project:: Will a Deficit Reduction/Debt Ceiling Deal Help Re-elect Barack Obama?

2011-07-10T20:52:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Will a Deficit Reduction/Debt Ceiling Deal Help Re-elect Barack Obama?

MN Progressive Project:: The Looming Compromise on Revenues

2011-07-08T13:49:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Looming Compromise on Revenues

MN Progressive Project:: Will the Tea Party Derail Fiscal Reform?

2011-07-08T13:06:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Will the Tea Party Derail Fiscal Reform?

MN Progressive Project:: A Tea Party Defeat in South Carolina

2011-06-30T18:32:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: A Tea Party Defeat in South Carolina

MN Progressive Project:: Michele Bachmann's New Normal: Damage Control

2011-06-28T20:46:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Michele Bachmann's New Normal: Damage Control

MN Progressive Project:: The Great G.O.P. 2010 Windfall That Wasn't

2011-06-13T17:50:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Great G.O.P. 2010 Windfall That Wasn't

MN Progressive Project:: Is Iowa's Political Influence on the Wane?

2011-06-11T18:36:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Is Iowa's Political Influence on the Wane?

MN Progressive Project:: Gingrich's Presidential Campaign Capsized By the Winds of Folly

2011-06-09T18:54:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Gingrich's Presidential Campaign Capsized By the Winds of Folly

MN Progressive Project:: Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Rewriting American History

2011-06-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Rewriting American History

MN Progressive Project:: Barack Obama on a Roll

2011-05-26T16:15:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Barack Obama on a Roll

MN Progressive Project:: The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts

2011-05-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts

MN Progressive Project:: The Gingrich Fallout

2011-05-22T08:48:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Gingrich Fallout

MN Progressive Project:: The Winds of Folly Begin to Buffet Newt Gingrich

2011-05-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Winds of Folly Begin to Buffet Newt Gingrich

MN Progressive Project:: Barack Obama Weak on Terrorism?

2011-05-03T20:10:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Barack Obama Weak on Terrorism?

MN Progressive Project:: G.O.P. Throwing the "Birthers" Under the Bus: A Postscript

2011-04-27T16:46:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: G.O.P. Throwing the "Birthers" Under the Bus: A Postscript

MN Progressive Project:: G.O.P. Throwing the "Birthers" Under the Bus?

2011-04-26T18:17:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: G.O.P. Throwing the "Birthers" Under the Bus?

MN Progressive Project:: Another Setback for the Opponents of "Obamacare"

2011-04-25T20:07:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Another Setback for the Opponents of "Obamacare"

MN Progressive Project:: The Fading Allure of the Tea Party Movement

2011-04-23T15:28:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Fading Allure of the Tea Party Movement

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker's Trials and Travails Continue

2011-04-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker's Trials and Travails Continue

MN Progressive Project:: Glenn Beck: Stupid or Just Playing the Part?

2011-03-15T18:47:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: Glenn Beck: Stupid or Just Playing the Part?

MN Progressive Project:: 100,000 Welcomes for the Wisconsin 14

2011-03-14T18:32:00.001-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: 100,000 Welcomes for the Wisconsin 14

2011-03-14T18:32:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: 100,000 Welcomes for the Wisconsin 14

MN Progressive Project:: The Pathos of Denial

2011-03-10T19:15:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Pathos of Denial

MN Progressive Project:: Dispatches From Madison

2011-03-10T17:34:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Dispatches From Madison

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker's Faltering Anti-Union Effort

2011-03-08T21:18:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker's Faltering Anti-Union Effort

MN Progressive Project:: Why Can't Michele Bachmann Answer a Direct Question

2011-03-06T20:35:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Why Can't Michele Bachmann Answer a Direct Question

MN Progressive Project:: Newt Gingrich's Dream, Driven by the Winds of Folly?

2011-03-04T12:37:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Newt Gingrich's Dream, Driven by the Winds of Folly?

MN Progressive Project:: John Boehner: Caught Between a Rock and a Tea Party

2011-03-04T12:26:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: John Boehner: Caught Between a Rock and a Tea Party

MN Progressive Project:: The Proof of the Pudding Concerning the Koch Brothers

2011-02-27T19:53:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Proof of the Pudding Concerning the Koch Brothers

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker, Conservative Hero Propped Up By the Koch Brothers

2011-02-23T19:49:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker, Conservative Hero Propped Up By the Koch Brothers

MN Progressive Project:: The Flawed Arithmetic of a Wisconsin Governor

2011-02-23T11:44:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Flawed Arithmetic of a Wisconsin Governor

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker's Plummeting Poll Numbers

2011-02-22T22:20:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Scott Walker's Plummeting Poll Numbers

MN Progressive Project:: Glenn Beck and His "Caliphate" Upended by the Arab Street

2011-02-21T20:27:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Glenn Beck and His "Caliphate" Upended by the Arab Street

MN Progressive Project:: Republican Leaders Again Equivocate on Spending Cuts

2011-01-30T20:56:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Republican Leaders Again Equivocate on Spending Cuts

MN Progressive Project:: The Tea Party Agenda: Is It Already Slip Sliding Away ?

2011-01-05T20:51:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Tea Party Agenda: Is It Already Slip Sliding Away ?

MN Progressive Project:: The Latest Tea Party Crackup: I'm Not A Witch, I've Just Got Sticky Fingers"

2010-12-30T20:26:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Latest Tea Party Crackup: I'm Not A Witch, I've Just Got Sticky Fingers"

MN Progressive Project:: Of Snowstorms, Conspiracies and Tea Parties

2010-12-28T10:29:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Of Snowstorms, Conspiracies and Tea Parties

MN Progressive Project:: Facts vs. Fiction: The Big Lie About the Government "Takeover" of Health Care

2010-12-17T21:35:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Facts vs. Fiction: The Big Lie About the Government "Takeover" of Health Care

MN Progressive Project:: Christmas Comes Early to Tea Party Reformers

2010-12-07T19:02:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Christmas Comes Early to Tea Party Reformers

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Leader: Voting Restrictions Would Be A Good Idea

2010-12-06T17:19:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Tea Party Leader: Voting Restrictions Would Be A Good Idea

MN Progressive Project:: Fair and Balanced? Rasmussen Found Biased and Inaccurate

2010-11-08T14:33:00.000-08:00

MN Progressive Project:: Fair and Balanced? Rasmussen Found Biased and Inaccurate

MN Progressive Project:: The Tea Party and the G.O.P.: The First Fissures?

2010-11-06T18:42:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Tea Party and the G.O.P.: The First Fissures?

MN Progressive Project:: The Absurdity of Anti-Progressive Blather!

2010-11-06T18:27:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: The Absurdity of Anti-Progressive Blather!

The Tea Party and the G.O.P.: The First Fissures?

2010-11-05T13:18:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: From Republican Victory to Republican Civil War?

2010-11-01T20:47:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: From Republican Victory to Republican Civil War?

MN Progressive Project:: An Impending and Inevitable Train Wreck

2010-10-31T17:23:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: An Impending and Inevitable Train Wreck

MN Progressive Project:: For the Tea Party's Joe Miller, Honesty is Not a Principle To Stand On

2010-10-27T22:36:00.000-07:00

MN Progressive Project:: For the Tea Party's Joe Miller, Honesty is Not a Principle To Stand On

What Is the True Nature Of The Fox News Network?

2010-10-25T10:17:00.000-07:00

The recent firing of Juan Williams by NPR for comments made on the Fox News and his affiliation with that network has created an interesting sidebar to this now all too familiar affair. The renewed scrutiny of NPR for its alleged liberal bias has resulted in an interesting byproduct. That byproduct is an increased level of attention now being paid to Fox, its parent the News Corp., and its wealthy conservative CEO, Rupert Murdoch.

The practice of allowing candidates to solicit campaign contributions while appearing on Fox News is a significant departure from what is generally considered television news broadcasting. Mr. Murdoch has abided this practice along with his own well-publicized million dollar contributions to Republican campaign organizations and other efforts to promote positions on the far right. That raises a fundamental question: Is Fox a legitimate news organization or has it morphed into something between a news organ and a political action operation even to the point of being considered a shill? A shill is defined as: “a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty.” A political action committee is defined as:“a type of political committee organized to spend money for the election or defeat of a candidate.” Mr. Murdoch has a record of promoting conservative ideas no matter what the cost. He has continued to prop up the conservative “The New York Post” in spite of its staggering losses to the tune of between $15 million to $30 million. According to Business Week magazine: “The Post has lost so much money for so long that it would have folded years ago if News Corp. applied the same profit-making rigor to the tabloid as it does to its other businesses.” What then is the purpose of the continued support of a newspaper the commentary of which often resembles old-fashioned agitprop? There can only be one logical explanation and it’s because the Post represents Mr. Murdoch’s primary organ for presenting the conservative line in what is one of the bluest regions in the country and he is willing to spend whatever it takes to do so.

The argument that Fox News has become somewhat of a political operation is more than apparent when one examines the following evidence. Former Ohio Republican Congressman and now candidate for Governor, John Kasich, appearing during prime time on “Hannity” was given time to solicit campaign contributions while on the air saying:” If you have extra nickels or dimes, please send it our way.” According to Brian Stelter of the New York Times this is not the first time Kasich has used an appearance on Fox to raise money for his campaign. Quoting Stelter: “The channel was the subject of an election complaint in Ohio because Mr. Kasich was able to ask for money and display his Web site address during an interview in August on “The O’Reilly Factor,” Fox’s biggest prime time talk show. Mr. Kasich used to host a weekend show on Fox, and Mr. Murdoch has called him a friend.” Moreover Stelter points out that Fox employees have engaged in more direct political action both on and off the air: “Sometimes the most outspoken of the Fox hosts go out and raise money directly. Mr. Hannity has headlined several fund-raisers for Republicans this year. And just last week, Mr. Beck donated $10,000 to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce to defend it against criticism from President Obama — and challenged his radio listeners to donate as well.” Beyond these various forms of political action is the fact that several likely candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are presently on the Fox payroll or regularly appear on the network, including Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich.

When you look across the political spectrum to Fox’s chief rivals: MSNBC, CNN and NPR you see several object lessons in how competing news organizations have different values. Political action at MSNBC, for example, is much more constrained, to the point that there is very little deviation from what could considered legitimate news reporting and commentary. Again quoting Stelter: “All this political activity has spurred at least a little bit of hand-wringing at the channels. NBC News, which operates MSNBC, recently reiterated its rule that employees may not engage in political activity, but said it had carved out an exception for some MSNBC hosts.” To date whatever exceptions exist at MSNBC, they are not even remotely close to the on the air solicitation of funds, public activities related to fund raising by network commentators or the employment of prospective presidential candidates on the network’s payroll which is presently the case at Fox. At NPR political activity of any variety is virtually nonexistent. In the final analysis what we have witnessed at Fox News is the evolution of a news organization into something beyond what is commonly considered political reporting and commentary into something short of a political action committee, a sort of quasi-political news organ if you will. That said shouldn’t the Fox News Network scrub the subtitle of “Fair and Balanced” from its headline banner seeing as it can no longer legitimately make that claim in light of the fundamental transformation that has taken place within the Fox organization?

Steven J. Gulitti
10/25/10

Sources:

Two Takes at NPR and Fox on Juan Williams; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/business/media/22williams.html?_r=1

Candidates Running Against, and With, Cable News; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/us/politics/24cable.html?emc=eta1

The New York Post: Profitless Paper In Relentless Pursuit;
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_08/b3921114_mz016.htm

Business and Rights Groups Are Growing Wary of the Tea Party

2010-10-17T20:59:00.000-07:00

For Tea Party Candidates, the Stumbles, and Fumbles Continue

2010-10-17T20:58:00.000-07:00

Who Is Desperate, Progressives or Sharron Angle?

2010-10-17T20:57:00.000-07:00

Bent Angle, Sharron Angle's Major Flip Flop

2010-10-10T19:05:00.000-07:00

Tea Party darling, Sharron Angle has apparently decided that politics as usual suits her better than sticking to her previously held Tea Party Movement principles. In an development that has been reported on both the left and the right, Angle has abandoned her previous positions on privatizing both Social Security and the Veterans Administration. Likewise, her attitude that unemployment insurance is welfare has been abondoned for the latest spin du jour. Think I'm putting you on? Well here it is from the conservative organ NewsMax:" In a dramatic shift, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle said Saturday she wouldn't work to privatize Veterans Affairs, dismantle Social Security or dismiss unemployment benefits as welfare... Angle on Saturday denied she had called for the end of the VA...In another slight change Saturday, Angle said of unemployment: "We pay into it, so in some respects, it is an insurance policy that we bought into with our paychecks." She described it previously as a "system of entitlement."

At the same time, another prominent Nevada Republican has decided against Angle and thrown her support to Harry Reid. As reported in yesterday's New York Times: "Harry Reid can now boast a second Republican feather in his cap, of sorts. Less than 24-hours after earning the endorsement of Bill Raggio, a highly influential Republican and Nevada state senator, the Senate majority leader on Friday landed the support of Dema Guinn, the wife of the former governor who died unexpectedly this year."

All of this fits into what I have said in previous posts and that is, that as we get closer to November 2nd, the scrutiny put on the Tea Party Candidates will cause people to have serious second doubts about their positions and the viability of those candidates if they are actually elected. Secondly, that many of the movements leading contenders are nothing more than professional politicians in Tea Party clothing who have jumped on the wave of voter discontent so as to get themselves elected.

Steve Gulitti
10/10/10

Sources:

Nevada's Angle Recasts Position on Public Benefits; http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/USNevadaSenateAngle/2010/10/10/id/373156

Sharron Angle, on second thought, changes her mind on some things; http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/10/sharron-angle-nevada-senate.html

Reid Receives Two G.O.P. Endorsements; http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/an-unlikely-endorsement-for-reid/