Herman Cain Will Not Dance With the Stars

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2012 The former GOP front-runner seemed to enjoy the spotlight, so it comes as some surprise that he rebuffed ABC when it offered to let him cha-cha among other B-list (and below) celebrities on "Dancing With the Stars." Apparently he does not have moves like Jagger and/or Tom DeLay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fine, She’s Not a Witch, but Can She Cha-Cha?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2011 As if schlocky TV and American politics weren't harrowingly similar enough already, this week brings the word that onetime tea party Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell of Delaware got the invite to join the prancing cohort of celebs on the next "Dancing With the Stars." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DeLay Gets Three-Year Jail Sentence

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2011 Despite drumming up support in the form of testimony from former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, onetime US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his legal team have failed to ward off a jail sentence . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DeLay Found Guilty in Money Laundering Case

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2010 The holiday special for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was a big helping of guilty-as-charged Wednesday, as the former Republican lawmaker found himself on the wrong side of the Texas legal system in a money laundering case (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prancing With Tom DeLay

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2009 As "The Daily Show" recounts, some conservatives, at least the type who attended last weekend's Values Voter Summit, officially have an issue with homosexuality (paging former Miss California Carrie Prejean). So Jon Stewart finds former GOP ringleader Tom "The Hammer" DeLay's sassy cha-cha number on Monday's "Dancing With the Stars" a bit puzzling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Dancing’ With Tom DeLay

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2009 What's up with erstwhile Republican congressional powerhouse Tom DeLay deciding to hoof it on "Dancing With the Stars" afore a national audience? Some of his GOP buds are perplexed by this unorthodox career maneuver, but as DeLay himself points out, politicians tend to love the spotlight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Redistricting

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Don’t Delay

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DeLay’s New Career: Comedian

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 22, 2007 Tom DeLay's new self-obsessed memoir, "No Retreat, No Surrender," turns out to be a hoot from start to finish. Take the title -- this from a man who ended his disgraced career with a resignation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Post-Election Etiquette

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2006 The sheer pleasure of getting lessons in etiquette from Karl Rove and the right-wing media passeth all understanding. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

O’Connor Warns Against ‘Beginnings’ of Dictatorship

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 "It takes a lot of degeneration before a country falls into dictatorship, but we should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings," former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told a Georgetown audience, according to an NPR report. (Hat tip: Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DeLay Wins Texas GOP Primary

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 The scandal-laden former House majority leader beat three challengers to win the nod. Guess it's pretty hard to remove an 11-term congressman from power in Texas. Even when he's under criminal indictment for money laundering. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )