John McCain: A Chicken in Every Pot
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: It seems that with the latest economic meltdown John McCain finally realized he had to start running as a populist. This morning he hit all six network talk shows to share the talking points like so much wealth.
Down the Tubes
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Today is a special day for Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). Not only is it his first 24 hours in ignomy as the first sitting senator in over 20 years to be indicted on federal charges, it's also the one-year anniversary of the FBI raid on his Alaska home.
Young Bites Back
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: For two years now, we've been chronicling Alaska Rep. Don Young's (R) efforts to be involved in every major political corruption scandal of the last decade. And now that the political waters are rising around him back in his home state, he's gone on the attack. So here in today's episode of TPMtv, we bring you some of the choice mouth-foaming moments.
Obama's campaign released the full list of his earmarks (something Clinton's campaign has yet to do), and the intertubes has already found something pretty unethical.
Via Campaign Spot and Riehl Worldview, it turns out Barak earmarked a million dollars for the University of Chicago hospital where Michelle Obama was vice president for community affairs. In 2004, before Barak was elected to the Senate, Michelle earned $121,000 a year. Just after he was elected she received a raise to $317,000 a...
The 1st Annual Golden Duke Awards
Politics Video Blog: Okay, the wait is over. You sent in your nominations. The judges pored over each candidate's dossier. And now the winners are ready to be announced. The winner for Best Scandal -- General Interest -- the Dukes' version of Best Picture genuinely surprised me. And one winner and one winner alone was the unanimous choice of all five judges, that was the winner for Outstanding Achievement in Corruption-based Chutzpah. We are pleased to bring you this...
2007 Golden Duke Award Nomination Show
Okay, the big moment has arrived. Or at least the biggest moment till December 31st. As you know, TPM is running the First Annual Golden Duke awards, named in honor or iconic political crook Randy "Duke" Cunningham and awarded to the biggest political crooks, scoundrels and bamboozlers in six separate categories. TPM Readers sent in dozens of great nominations measuring the comparative muckliness and bamboozlism of TPM favorites like Larry Craig, Alberto Gonzales,...
Golden Duke Awards Contest Rules
Nominate your favorite political crook or bamboozler to win a Golden Dukey in this year's first annual Golden Duke Awards to honor the best scandals, bamboozlers, crooks and evildoers of 2007. Find out the categories, contest rules and how you can win special TPM prizes for winning nominations!
TPMtv: Muck-O-Rama Contest 2007!
We're coming up to the end of the year. And here at TPM we're going to see off 2007 with a contest to recognize things like the biggest bamboozle of 2007. Biggest fib. Most abject loss of dignity in testimony before Congress. We're looking for your help on a couple fronts. What should the categories be? And most of all we need your nominations for winners. For more details and how you can participate, check out today's Holiday Muck-O-Rama episode of TPMtv.
Sunday Show Roundup: Weekend at Bernie's
Bernard Kerik - former New York City Police Commissioner, Secretary of Homeland Security nominee, and close personal friend of Rudy Giuliani - was formally indicted Friday on a slew of federal corruption charges. With the legal proceedings set to unfold concurrently with the presidential campaign, and with the issue seeming to penetrate the core of Giuliani's "judgment" and "national security" campaign theme, just how badly does Bernie hurt Rudy?
Ted Stevens Muck Update
Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) hasn't been kicked out of the Senate yet, but he's teetering ever closer to the edge. We've been intently covering his Byzantine dance of corruption involving former Veco CEO Bill Allen, his son
former Alaska State Senator Ben Stevens (R), and a newly remodeled home. To save you from losing track of all the sordid details we bring you an update on where exactly Stevens stands and the surprising leniency of his fellow Senate Republicans in light of the...
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