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Outrage! GOP won’t join in Ft. Hood moment of silence!<\/a><\/strong>
Daily KOS<\/font><\/strong>
by David Waldman
Nov 11, 2009<\/div>\n

When Sen. Bob Menendez [D-NJ] convened a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development yesterday, he asked everyone to join him in a moment of silence for the victims of the Ft. Hood shootings, and not a single Republican would join him!<\/p>\n

Of course, that’s probably because there wasn’t a single Republican in attendance. And why wasn’t there a single Republican in attendance, as near as I can make out at any point, throughout the two hours during which the committee sat? Probably because of the subject of the hearing: Ending Veterans’ Homelessness<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Republicans, we know from Bill O’Reilly<\/a><\/strong>, do not believe there is such a thing as a homeless veteran. So they won’t sit still for a hearing on something as absurd as that, nevermind that it was the day before Veterans’ Day. Watch the archived footage of the hearing<\/a><\/strong> for yourself, and see if you can spot so much as a scrap of paper on the table where the Republicans are supposed to be…<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Under Pressure From Tea Party Activists,<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
Charleston GOP Censures Lindsey Graham For Bipartisanship <\/a>
ThinkProgress<\/font><\/strong>
November 11, 2009<\/div>\n

On Monday, the Charleston County Republican Party’s executive committee “took the unusual step<\/a><\/strong>” of officially censuring Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]. The local GOP committee admonished Graham for stepping across party lines to work with Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] on a bipartisan clean energy bill and other pieces of legislation. The censure stated that Graham’s “bipartisanship continues to weaken the Republican brand and tarnish the ideals of freedom<\/a><\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Part of the fury from the right against Graham is being spurred by the oil and coal industry. The oil company front group American Energy Alliance<\/font><\/strong><\/a> has blanketed South Carolina<\/a><\/strong> with ads smearing Graham for seeking to address climate change.<\/p>\n

The pressure against Graham has also stemmed from his criticism of hate radio and Fox News host Glenn Beck. “Only in America can you make that much money crying,” said Graham, mocking Beck in early October. Beck has responded with a slime campaign<\/a><\/strong> against Graham that he typically reserves for liberals. The leader of the Charleston Republican Party, Lin Bennett, is also a member<\/a><\/strong> of Glenn Beck’s 9\/12 organization in South Carolina. According to its website, the Charleston GOP claims to work closely with tea party groups and Beck’s 9\/12 activists in selecting its favored candidates. <\/p>\n

Will Graham be able to stand up to the angry backlash being cultivated by far right voices and entrenched corporations interests? At a Graham town hall in Greenville last month, activist Harry Kimball of “RINO HUNT” protested by constructing a display that portrayed Graham, as well as other GOP moderates, being flushed down a toilet:<\/div>\n