Will GOP purity test examine candidates' hymens?: PHOTO
The Republican Party, ever vigilant in it’s attempts to define itself as the Party of Failed Ideas–a mantle the Democrats are desperately

Ronald Reagan Himself Would Fail Republican's New -Purity Test'
While hope may be fading fast on the left , it’s sort of hilariously comforting to know that the wingnuts on the other side are still hellbent on hurling themselves over the side of a rocky cliff. For instance…now they’re demanding a “purity test” be administered to all candidates seeking the support of the national Republican Party in the hopes of forcing all of the pussy moderates out of the party, effectively transforming it into one gigantic collection of...

Wonkette Games: Let's All Play The GOP's New Friendship Quiz Together!: PHOTO
The RNC is considering making all Republican politicians take a ten-question Ronald Reagan-themed purity test! According to Daily Intel, “If someone disagrees with three or more of the policies, the resolution’s supporters want to withhold party money and endorsement. The 80 percent threshold comes from a famous Reagan quote: ‘The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally

Reagan's Relevance in an Age of Republican Purity Tests
In an effort to purify the GOP, conservative activists within the Republican National Committee have distributed a test to measure candidates' party orthodoxy. It consists of 10 core issues the party officially endorses. The RNC activists argue that any candidate who doesn't agree with at least eight should be be stripped of funding. Why eight? They allow two "wrong" answers out of deference to Ronald Reagan's saying that "someone who agreed with him eight out of 10 times was his friend, not...

Obama approval rating dips below 50 percent in Gallup
President Obama's job-approval rating has slipped below 50% in the Gallup Poll for the first time in his presidency, pulled down by concerns about The Economy, federal spending and Health Care legislation. In daily tracking from Tuesday through Thursday, Obama's approval rating was 49%, down from 50% reported the day before in the rolling three-day average. That's not a statistically significant change, but historically it has some political significance when a president can no longer claim the...

CNN's Sanchez Misrepresents Dem Stupak's Amend. as a 'Conservative Republican' Challenge to Govt Med: PHOTO
CNN's Rick Sanchez misrepresented the pro-life Stupak Amendment to the House Democrats' Health Care plan on Monday's Newsroom. Sanchez labeled the amendment a “ conservative Republican challenge of Health Care reform .” The anchor also gave a false impression of an answer given by RNC Chairman Michael Steele in an earlier interview on American Morning. Sanchez used the misleading label out of the gate in a segment which began 22 minutes into the 3 pm Eastern hour: “The Stupak...

GOP purity test would have banished Bush, Reagan
The latest trend in the Republican Party is an effort to weed out moderates -- witness New York Republicans' successful effort to oust their own candidate in an upstate House race, in preference for an independent conservative. But a new GOP "purity test" named for Ronald Reagan moves the line even farther to the right, and a liberal website has found that the test -- if used in the past -- would have screened out President Ronald Reagan and President George W. Bush as viable conservatives. The...

Big Rig Crash Closes 118 Freeway: PHOTO
Granada Hills (myFOX.com) - A big rig jackknifed on the eastbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Granada Hills today, spilling some oil onto the roadway and blocking the eastbound lanes for nearly two hours. The accident was reported west of the San Diego (405) Freeway about 9:10 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. All eastbound lanes were blocked until about 11 a.m., when two of the lanes were reopened.

What Reagan Could Tell the Right
In slamming Health-care reform, GOP leaders proudly claim the mantle of Ronald Reagan. Yet they’re ignoring how Reagan deftly distanced himself from the far right.

When the Establishment Hates a Right Wing Candidate: PHOTO
Is Sarah Palin another Ronald Reagan? It's too early to say. It's easy to write her off now, but if The Economy continues to dive due to the Democrats' Inflation of the currency and earth-shattering spending, Americans will be less apt to worry about Sarah Palin's moose hunting.

Tourism council announces three photo contest winners
DIXON – The Lee County Tourism Council Board of Directors has chosen three photos to be featured on the cover of the 2010 Lee County Calendar of Events. The winning photos were from the Ronald Reagan Run during the Dixon Petunia Festival, submitted by Tim Appenheimer; Autumn on the Prairie at Nachusa Grasslands, submitted by Tyanne Wallin; and a barrel race at the Franklin Creek State Natural Area, submitted by Keith Spangler. The calendar will be printed later this month and distributed...

Fulton added to Ronald Reagan Trail: Board agrees city has historically significant tie to former president: PHOTO
FULTON – After sufficiently demonstrating its longtime ties to the nation’s 40th president, Fulton was officially added to The Ronald Reagan Trail. The designation brings with it the opportunity to better draw tourists who are interested in following the life of the Sauk Valley’s most famous son. Heather Bennett, executive director of the Fulton Chamber of Commerce and the city’s tourism director, announced the designation in a news release. In 2005, local historian...

Faith-Based Challenges Show a New Rift in the GOP
For political analysts, the lesson in Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman's loss this month in a special congressional election in New York is obvious: The right overreached. After pressuring Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava out of the race with charges that she was too liberal, Conservative activists watched New York's 23rd District go to a Democrat for the first time in more than a century. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who had endorsed Scozzafava and warned Republicans not to...

Doug Hoffman officially gives up in New York's 23rd Congressional district: PHOTO
No word yet whether or not the Scott Reddick and Nathan Barker at the Gouverneur Times will publish a few more paragraphs speculating about ballots being stuffed in slots that don’t exist or malicious code being plugged into electronic voting machines via phantom USB keys. But here we are with Doug Hoffman finally re-conceding the election he gave up on the evening of November 4th in New York’s 23rd Congressional district, after he split the vote with Republican Dede Scozzafava and...

Sarah Palin gives the GOP an early start on its Thanksgiving family fight.: PHOTO
The Republican Party is having its Thanksgiving family fight early

International Emmys to honor David Frost (AP)
AP - British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.

Frost Emmy honour
BRITISH TV personality David Frost will be honoured at the 37th annual international Emmy Awards. Frost's wide-ranging career has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former US president Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. American ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at today's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel. Frost, 70, first gained prominence on both sides of the Atlantic in the...

International Emmys to honor David Frost - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK – British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel. "When they're up there on the stage, you are going to be...

International Emmys to honor David Frost
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, British broadcaster David Frost, arrives at the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, and the opening of the London Film Festival, in central London. British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan,...

International Emmys to honor David Frost
British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel . "When they're up there on the stage, you are going to be looking at two of the...

International Emmys to honor British TV veteran David Frost; Britain, Brazil top nominees
NEW YORK — British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel. "When they're up there on the stage, you are going to be...

International Emmys to honor David Frost
British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.

International Emmys to honor David Frost
British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel.

International Emmys to honor British TV veteran David Frost; Britain, Brazil top nominees
NEW YORK — British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel. "When they're up there on the stage, you are going to be...

International Emmys to Honor David Frost: PHOTO
NEW YORK - British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's Awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel. "When they're up there on the stage, you are going to be looking at...