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GREEN: In reporting shooting, ABC News confuses FRC with Focus on the Family
All those target-worthy, right-wing groups apparently are the same to ABC news. In reporting a shooting at Family Research Council's Washington, DC, headquarters, reporter Jason Ryan headlined a piece entitled "Gunman shoots guard at James Dobson's Group's DC Office."
PICKET: Human Rights Campaign posted Ryan would speak at 'hate group's annual conference' day before shooting at FRC
One day before the shooting at the Washington D.C. based Family Research Council's offices, that resulted in their security guard being shot in the arm, the Human Rights Campaign posted on their blog, their objection to Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan for his scheduled speaking engagement before FRC's annual Values Voter Summit in September.
PICKET: Paul Ryan critic Mark McKinnon ran GWB on 'compassionate conservatism'
Politico reported on Tuesday some anonymous GOP consultant quotes critical of GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney for choosing Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. One particular consultant who went on the record was Mark McKinnon who said of Romney's decision to choose Ryan.
PICKET:(VIDEO) Biden says 'We can win North Carolina' while campaigning in Virginia
Vice President Joe Biden did it again. While on the campaign trail in Danville, Virginia on Tuesday Biden remarked to Virginia Democratic supporters, "..that with you, and I mean this ladies and gentlemen. With you, we can win North Carolina again and if we do, we win the election, if we win you."
PICKET: Video - Clinton told Ryan he 'hoped' Dems won't use '11 Hochul win as excuse to do 'nothing' on medicare
In this video below, following the Republican defeat in western New York, Bill Clinton approached Wisconsin's representative Paul Ryan, the now GOP vice presidential nominee, and discussed the race along with his concern that Democrats will use the NY 26 win as an "excuse" to do "nothing" about Medicare.
PICKET: Retirees are top donors to Ryan
Rep. Paul Ryan, the VP pick on the GOP presidential ticket, has been attacked for his budget plan that includes a solution to the medicare crisis that will not affect current seniors. However, Mr. Ryan has raised more money from those who are retired than any other member of the House.
PICKET: Gallup - Republicans more engaged in 2012 campaign than Democrats
Gallup is currently reporting that Republicans are more actively engaged in the 2012 campaign than Democrats.
PICKET: Issa files civil action against Holder
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, California Republican, filed a civil action on Monday in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia to force U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to release documents related to the now defunct Operation Fast and Furious Mr. Issa's committee ask for by subpoenaed on October 11, 2011.
PICKET: NY26 special election GOP loss a result of fake tea party spoiler not GOP support of Ryan budget plan
Too many people keep pointing to the Democrats’ Congressional win in the New York 26 special election in the western part of the state as proof that when political ads show granny going over the cliff as a result of Paul Ryan’s budget plan, Republicans will lose. However, the claim is terribly flawed.
PICKET: Ryan's generation x-cellent
Born in 1970, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan is the first generation X’er to be on a national ticket. Since the 1990’s my fellow generation X'ers have been an often overlooked group of individuals compared to the older and much larger generation of baby boomers and the World War II generation.
GREEN: Flashback: Paul Ryan 'Obama presidency disappointing failure'
Congressman Paul Ryan's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 10 was good preparation for the role he will play as Republican presumptive-nominee Gov. Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate. He methodically removed President Barack Obama's excuses for his terrible record in discussing Mr. Obama's "failure" in leadership.
GREEN: Senate leaders react to Ryan
The top leaders of the U.S. Senate reacted today to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate.
PICKET: Romney picks Paul Ryan for VP
Before the World War II U.S.S. Battleship Wisconsin Mitt Romney on Saturday announced Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate.
PICKET: No tears from any Dems over stripping welfare work requirements
Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is going after President Obama for gutting the work requirements, the centerpiece of the 1996 welfare reform legislation, via executive order. The directive is to be administered through Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The new policy initiative, that was quietly installed on July 12, allows HHS to waive the work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
PICKET: Obama courts black voters he previously ignored
According to a new Gallup poll nine percent of '08 Obama voters are now backing Romney this year, while 5 percent of '08 McCain voters have switched over to Obama.
