‘Daily Show’: A Party in Limbaugh

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2009 Rush Limbaugh staked his claim to primacy in the GOP recently. Jon Stewart is at the ready with a response. This includes a cultural reference to Russian nesting dolls. Sometimes absurdity is the best policy. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Limbaugh and Steele Lock Horns in GOP Rumble

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 ¿Quién es más macho? And who's the rightful leader of the GOP? Both Rush Limbaugh and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele are claiming the title in a curious kind of public arm-wrestling match that also pits entertainment against politics (as if the two weren't already interconnected). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Black Politician Named as GOP Chairman

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2009 Could this be the Republican Party's attempted answer to Barack Obama? Or is that too cynical a read on the new appointment of the GOP's first African-American party chairman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What’s Racist About ‘Obama Bucks’?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2008 Uh, in what way does putting Barack Obama on a food stamp mock-up, surrounded by fried chicken, ribs and watermelon, not read as racist? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jackson Browne Sues Team McCain, Republican Party

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2008 Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is not thrilled that his song "Running on Empty" was co-opted by the Ohio Republican Party and used as an anthem for a commercial that Browne believed made it seem as though he supported John McCain's presidential campaign. Au contraire, Ohio GOP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Adviser: McCain Backs Bush’s Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2008 As if 100 years in Iraq wasn't enough, a top adviser to John McCain claims that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee supports and believes lawful Bush's infamous warrantless wiretapping program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Campaign Hits Turbulence

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2008 Internal shake-ups among Sen. John McCain's campaign aides, unusual structuring choices within his camp and the worry among some Republicans that their presumptive nominee isn't capitalizing sufficiently on the Democrats' current chaos are all spelling trouble for Team McCain. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenspan Slams Team Bush in New Memoir

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2007 Alan Greenspan is no fan of the Bush administration or the once-dominant congressional Republicans. In his new memoir, "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World," the former Federal Reserve chairman disparages the two groups for violating the GOP's values on spending and small government. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Dirt on the GOP’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2007 Ousted U.S. Attorney David Iglesias says he believes he was fired, in part, for failing to meet the obsessive demands of a nonprofit organization with ties to the Republican Party that allegedly sought to limit the voting rights of minorities. Is there a more heinous political practice than the disenfranchisement of minority voters after so long a struggle? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )