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PICKET: Flashback Oct. 2011 - Pelosi: 'Godbless' Occupy Wall Street protesters
Almost one year ago House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appeared to believe the Occupy Wall Street protests was a movement that was favorable towards the Democratic Party.
PICKET: Rep. Waters on Dem Convention being in 'right to work' Charlotte - 'We've got to make the best of it'
"We’re here now. We’ve got to make the best of it," Congresswoman Maxine Waters, California Democrat, told me on Tuesday when I asked her about whether or not she believed Charlotte, North Carolina was an appropriate choice for the Democratic Convention considering the venue in a right-to work state.
PICKET: Flashback - Obama questioned over weak Louisiana response during 2010 BP oil spill
Obama's last minute trip on Monday to hurricane ravaged Louisiana as an apparent response to Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's visit on Friday may be more of a pattern than some realize. When the BP Oil spill devastated his state's coast, Louisiana's Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican, was critical of President Obama's response to that disaster.
PICKET: Romney visits hurricane ravaged Louisiana...Obama to follow on Monday
Since Hurricane Isaac hit Louisiana, six deaths have been reported by the AP and thousands are without power.
PICKET: Mitt to America - The country deserves better than last four years
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivered the following acceptance speech at the RNC Convention on Thursday night in Tampa.
PICKET: Why did protesters stand-up the RNC Convention?
Although most people expected violent if not simply massive protests at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this week, the thousands of protesters law enforcement around Florida prepared for hardly materialized. According to reports, police outnumbered protesters 4 to one. As of now, only three protesters have been made arrested. In fact, one of those arrests happened as a result of one person assaulting another camper in a protest tent city known as "Romneyville."
PICKET: Paul Ryan's RNC Convention speech
Paul Ryan today delivered remarks to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. The following remarks were prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the United States.
PICKET: Condoleeza Rice's RNC Convention remarks
Prepared Remarks by Condoleezza Rice at the Republican National Convention Tampa, Florida August 29, 2012 Good evening. Distinguished delegates, fellow Republicans, fellow Americans. We gather here at a time of significance and challenge. This young century has been a difficult one. I will never forget the bright September day, standing at my desk in the White House, when my young assistant said that a plane had hit the World Trade Center – and then a second one – and a third, the Pentagon. And then the news of a fourth, driven into the ground by brave citizens that died so that many others would live. From that day on our sense of vulnerability and our understanding of security would be altered forever.
PICKET: Artur Davis electrifies RNC convention
Former Democratic Alabama Congressman Artur Davis, a now recent member of the Republican party, gave a stunning speech to RNC convention attendees on Tuesday night.
PICKET: Chris Christie's RNC Convention keynote speech
The Hon. Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey (Remarks as Prepared for Delivery) August 28, 2012 This stage and this moment are very improbable for me. A New Jersey Republican delivering the keynote address to our national convention, from a state with 700,000 more Democrats than Republicans.
PICKET: Ann Romney tells America Mitt's story at RNC Convention
Ann Romney today delivered remarks to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. The
PICKET: GOP'ers confident platform and Romney's story will get through storm
Amid pre-convention panic that Hurricane Isaac would hit Tampa and cancel the Republican Convention all together, after getting through some rain on Sunday night and Monday and a reshuffling of the convention schedule, GOP'ers appear confident the country will hear their message loud and clear while they get to know presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney much better.
PICKET: RNC's Priebus hits back at MSNBC's Matthews - 'He wants to be the biggest jerk in the room'
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus was not impressed with MSNBC's Chris Matthew's shot at the GOP who said on his Monday evening program, when discussing Mitt Romney's sarcastic reference to President Obama's birth certificate recently.
PICKET: Issa calls DOJ's IG Horowitz to Capitol Hill for September hearing on Fast & Furious
Congressman Darrell Issa, California Republican and House Oversight Committee Chairman, sent a letter on Friday to the Justice Department's Inspector General Michael Horowitz that summoned the IG inspector to a Capitol Hill hearing to testify before the House Oversight Committee on September 11.
GREEN: Revised GOP Convention Schedule
The Republican National Convention released the following revised schedule Sunday night in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac.
