Mehlman to Quit RNC

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 CNN reported that Ken Mehlman is going to leave as chair of the RNC According to CNN's John King, "He's been on the gerbil wheel, as one of his close friends put it, for well in excess of six years now, and he's tired" Yeah, that, and he just got the biggest spanking of his political life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Rights Group Releases Anti-Mehlman Ad

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2006 Proud Of Who We Are, an organization that calls upon closeted gay officials to come out, has produced a dead-on satire of RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman's race-baiting ad against Democrat Harold Ford. Watch it and read about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hypocritically, RNC Took Money From Gay Porn King

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2006 The Republican National Committee is a regular recipient of political contributions from Nick Boyias, above, one of America's largest gay porn distributors. The hypocrisy: The RNC ran an ad last week accusing Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) of taking money from pornographic movie producers. (TPM has the scoop.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Mocks RNC Chair’s ‘Adapt and Win’ Makeover

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 Watch Jon Stewart tear down Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman?s attempt to sell America on the outright lie that GOP?ers aren?t for ?staying the course? in Iraq ? rather, they?re out to ?adapt and win.? Stewart: Yeah, what a--hole said "stay the course"? [As videos of Bush saying just that fill the screen] Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lamont Heads New GOP Bogeymen Lineup

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has released a video titled "From NDR to Ned Lamont: The Democratic Party's Transformation From Strength to Weakness" Its message is obvious Its logic is ludicrous -- ie that only blind adherence to Bush's failed policies will make America safe (More after the jump) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ken Mehlman Holds His Own Against Jon Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 The chairman of the Republican National Committee did a surprisingly good job ducking and parrying the jabs that the "Daily Show" host launched at him over the Bush administration's record of lies and deceit. (Stewart got in a few zingers, but Mehlman is as good as they come.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )