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New York Democrat congressman Eric Massa, whom Geraldo Rivera referred to as “the gay upstate guy” on Fox News over the weekend, has come out with guns blazing after last week stating that he would resign following allegations that he sexually harrassed a male staffer. Massa is now saying that he was railroaded and he’s [...]

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In the Baton Rouge Advocate this morning one will find an op-ed piece discussing Mark Twain’s opinion of newspapers.  This piece announces a new collection of Twain’s works never before published in book form – thus a welcome addition to America’s body of literature.
 
Not having had the opportunity to review the new book, this writer [...]

Filed under: Media | 16202 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/mark-twain-defends-the-media/Mark+Twain+Defends+the+Media2010-03-08+15%3A14%3A54Michael+Youngblood

Late last week, U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth, who is challenging five-term incumbent and failed 2008 presidential candidate John McCain for the Republican nomination in McCain’s Arizona senate seat, ran an online ad spoofing his opponent as a fake conservative. The response was predictable, and indicative of the sluggish nature of the “maverick” senator’s approach [...]

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Howard Wolfson, a very savvy Democrat political operative, was recently quoted as frustrated that the ability to blame all of our current economic troubles on George W. Bush is not working for President Obama. He noted that his party was able to run against Republican Herbert Hoover’s Depression-era presidency for 30 years.
“That doesn’t seem to [...]

Filed under: George W. Bush, History, Media, The Left | 15823 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/new-media-a-key-element-in-reagan-legacy/New+Media+A+Key+Element+In+Reagan+Legacy2010-03-04+15%3A16%3A34Mark+Zelden

My wife and our children had the opportunity last year to live in southern England for almost five months while I worked a few projects for my Washington, DC based government relations consulting firm. Being in the UK and spending significant amounts of time in London allowed me to read the multitude of daily newspapers [...]

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The favorite line being pushed out across the land – a line bound for increased prominence now that we’re about to have yet another trillion-dollar version of Obamacare to torment the American people with - is that the Republicans are the Party Of No, that the reason the American people are upset with the president is [...]

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Congress, History, Media, Obamacare, Polls, Tea Parties, The Constitution, The GOP | 14421 Comment »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/kudlow-collier-score-with-defenses-of-gridlock/Kudlow%2C+Collier+Score+With+Defenses+Of+Gridlock2010-02-22+23%3A19%3A58macaoidh

Tonight on Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly had as a guest Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oathkeepers movement, and attempted to portray Rhodes – a disabled veteran and constitutional scholar, as a lunatic. Rhodes, whose organization stresses to law enforcement and military personnel that they’re bound by the Constitution, mentioned as an [...]

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The revelation yesterday that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a book coming out in July has made waves among those who were convinced all along that he’s gunning for something larger than his current job.

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Elections, Media | 14022 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/an-author-or-a-president-jindals-book-budget-fuel-speculation/An+Author+Or+A+President%3F+Jindal%27s+Book%2C+Budget+Fuel+Speculation2010-02-18+18%3A05%3A05macaoidh

This column marks the debut of Oscar, TheHayride.com’s resident voracious rodent and all-around pestilential influence. We want it known from the beginning that any relationship between what the little guy says and the editorial position of TheHayride.com staff is completely coincidental – were it not for certain contractual and/or economic factors unfortunately in play we [...]

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New Media titan Andrew Breitbart, speaking at the National Tea Party yesterday in Nashville, castigated the traditional press for their coverage of the Tea Party movement with a speech that will likely become viral. Here’s a video sample:

Breitbart closed the speech with this quote, which brought the house down:
“If you don’t start reporting the truth [...]

Filed under: Andrew Breitbart, Culture, Media, Tea Parties | 1249No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/breitbart-to-media-its-not-your-business-model-that-sucks-its-you-that-sucks/Breitbart+To+Media%3A+It%27s+Not+Your+Business+Model+That+Sucks%2C+It%27s+You+That+Sucks2010-02-07+14%3A45%3A38macaoidh