Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recently quipped that President Barack Obama wouldn’t be able to pass the citizenship test because he doesn’t understand the United States economic infrastructure and how capitalism works. RELATED: GOP Rep Steve King: I’ve Never Heard Of Girls Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape, Incest This is not King’s first time trying to other President […]
CLEVELAND – Three weeks after the Republican National Convention’s Site Selection Committee left town, they have decided Cleveland makes the final round. At a meeting early Wednesday, the committee announced that from the remaining four contenders–Cleveland, Dallas, Denver and Kansas City–we and Dallas make the final cut. Ryan Mahoney, GOP Deputy Press Secretary, broke the […]
This comes after his surprising defeat in this week’s election despite outspending his opponent during campaigning. Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.), who lost a Republican primary race last night to his tea party opponent Dave Brat, is stepping down as House Majority Leader, the Washington Post and Politico report. On Wednesday, Cantor will formally […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Republican National Committee and Cleveland are speaking today about the RNC’s 2016 site selection visit. Those in attendance at the “Q” include RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, RNC Site Selection Committee Chairwoman Enid Mickelsen, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, and Cleveland Host Committee Chair Terry Egger. Cleveland is one of four […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Republican National Committee narrowed down their list for which city will host the 2016 convention. And, Cleveland is still a contender! In addition to Cleveland — Dallas, Denver, and Kansas City rounds out the final four. Ohio is a hot swing state in primary elections. Following today’s meeting of […]
There’s more than enough reason to question the sincerity of Democrat-come-lately Charlie Christ (pictured). The former Republican governor of Florida, who is now trying to be the next governor as a Democrat, gave a spirited performance of a “Come to Jesus moment” during his interview with journalist Jorge Ramos. Crist said all the things a […]
The 2016 Republican National Convention officials say the 2016 Republican National Convention technical site visits will take place between April 16 — April 30. The purpose of the technical visits is for a small team of RNC staff and advisors to gather additional information about each city and their bid, prior to making a […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND (WOIO) – Today the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Site Selection Committee (SSC) voted to narrow the list of sites in contention for the 2016 Republican National Convention from eight to six cities. Cities moving on to the next round of consideration are Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, and Las Vegas. A […]
Last weekend, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (pictured) employed compassion and critical thinking in her critique of her party. Speaking before a reported “cheering crowd at the annual gathering of California Republicans in the San Francisco suburb of Burlingame,” Rice focused on the issue of immigration, though the logic can be applied to the […]
CLEVELAND – UPDATE: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced Thursday morning Cleveland is one of eight cities to move to the next phase of consideration to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. The theme of Cleveland’s 2016 Republican National Convention pitch is simple, “Start here. Finish here.” The new website promoting the pitch went online […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Some heavy-hitting politics make take place in this great city on the lake. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald have announced their intention to attract and secure a national nominating convention to Cleveland for 2016. On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, FitzGerald will introduce legislation to the Cuyahoga County Council that […]
*A number of Republicans got riled up on Wednesday over a tweet from MSNBC regarding Cheerios’ new Super Bowl ad featuring the biracial family. “Maybe the rightwing will hate it, but everyone else will go awww: the adorable new #Cheerios ad w/ biracial family,” MSNBC tweeted, while also linking to its report on the […]