Tag Archives: Haley Barbour

The GOP Civil War Widens

Posted on February 13, 2013 at 3:55 pm by JM Ashby

Haley Barbour has cast his lot with Karl Rove. via TPM Republican stalwart Haley Barbour irked the right-wing Club For Growth after telling National Review that conservative donors should stop giving to them and other groups that spend money attacking … Continue reading →
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Creepy Quote of the Day

Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:45 pm by JM Ashby

Boss Hogg will probably regret saying this. “While I would love for Christie to put a hot poker to Obama’s butt, I thought he did what he was supposed to do.” -Haley Barbour on Chris Christie’s RNC speech Is Barbour … Continue reading →

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This Is Way Out Of Line

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Karl Rove is very worried about failing to win the senate in November thanks, in part, to Todd Akin’s “legitimate” rape comments. On the final morning of the Republican National Convention, Karl Rove took the stage at the Tampa Club … Continue reading →

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No Question About It

Posted on June 5, 2011 at 12:30 pm by JM Ashby

Governor Haley Barbour testified before Congress on Thursday concerning matters on the Gulf Coast a little more than a year after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon. ThinkProgress caught up with him on Friday to ask him who he feels … Continue reading →

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Haley Barbour Isn't Running

Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:23 pm by Bob Cesca

One less clown in the clown car. Awwww. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) announced on Monday that he will not seek the presidency in 2012, saying that his supporters “deserve no less than absolute fire in the belly from their … Continue reading →

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Oh They're Totally Not Racist

Posted on April 25, 2011 at 11:11 am by Bob Cesca

Dropped randomly into this PPP poll (pdf) is the following line about Mississippi Republicans: 46% of these hardcore Republican voters believe interracial marriage should be illegal, while 40% think it should be legal. If anyone tries to tell you there’s … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on March 26, 2011 at 10:21 am by Bob Cesca

“When you’re under fire, and people are living and dying on split-second decisions, you don’t need any kind of amorous mindset that can affect saving people’s lives and killing bad guys.” Boss Haley Barbour discussing his support for reinstating DADT … Continue reading →

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Boss Hogg is a Big, Sweaty Shill

Posted on March 15, 2011 at 11:47 am by Bob Cesca

Check this out: In a speech to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce today, [Haley Barbour] accused President Obama of purposely trying to drive up the price of oil, saying that “the Obama energy policy basically boils down to this: increase … Continue reading →

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GOP Governors Get Big 'Obamacare' Grants

Posted on February 22, 2011 at 4:59 pm by Bob Cesca

They’re not embarrassed. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday issued more than $45 million in new grants to various states for the implementation of the president’s health care law — some of which went to governors hostile both to … Continue reading →

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Haley Barbour Defends Racist Group

Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:01 am by Bob Cesca

Boss Hogg in the Weekly Standard: “You heard of the Citizens Councils? Up north they think it was like the KKK. Where I come from it was an organization of town leaders. In Yazoo City they passed a resolution that … Continue reading →

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