Republicans Tussle Over Conservatism’s Future

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 Dissent is rippling through the ranks of the Republican Party. Some prominent right-wing groups have announced that they will not attend a major party event next month due to the presence of gay groups and others perceived to be at odds with conservatism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gag Me With a Conference

Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant Feb 26, 2010 Dig deeper

CPAC 2010: Festival of Whites

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2010 Last weekend's big right-wing clusterf summit meeting, CPAC 2010, brought out the bright, white stars of conservative America, many of whom conjured up some creative labels for their enemies on the left, including this gem from Mitt Romney: "Liberal neo-monarchists." Huh? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A GOP Star Is Born

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Feb 19, 2010 If you are asking, as former President George W. Bush did jokingly the other day, "Who the hell is Marco Rubio?" you probably won't be for long. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rahm Emanuel: Limbaugh Is the Voice of the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 What does the future hold for the Grand Old Party? For his part, President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel gave some credit, however credible, to Rush Limbaugh as an intellectual force to be reckoned with on the right. Here's what Emanuel had to say on Sunday's "Face the Nation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservatives Cling to Romney

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2009 The conservative wing of the Republican Party still has a lot of affection, oddly enough, for the former governor of the People's Republic of Taxachusetts. For the third straight year, Mitt Romney beat out the likes of Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee in a poll of conservative activists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Limbaugh Holds Court at Conservative Conference

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2009 If there was any question as to how Rush Limbaugh is positioning himself vis-à-vis the new administration, that was obliterated by his performance Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, where he once again made it clear that he's not wishing President Obama well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Papers Nix Coulter’s Column

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2007 A number of newspapers around the country have dropped Ann Coulter's syndicated column following her now-notorious homophobic zinger at a conference of conservatives last week. In addition to the three papers Editor & Publisher tallied Thursday, Media Matters on Friday named two more dailies that have had it with Coulter's antics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coulter Calls Edwards a ‘Faggot’ at Right-Wing Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2007 Ann Coulter tried out some reliably juvenile new material at Friday's Conservative Political Action Conference "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards," she cracked, "but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word faggot, so I can't really talk about Edwards" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )