Sharron Angle meets the Nevada press, chokes

Posted in News Clips | 06/21/10 | By Alex Pareene While she was in D.C., Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle successfully avoided the mainstream press. Once she got back home to Nevada, she was not so lucky. Local news reporter Nathan Baca cornered Angle and asked her totally unfair gotcha questions about her professed beliefs on important political issues. Angle's clearly been trained to answer any question from a non-friendly source by blaming Harry Reid. In this case, the actual policy positions Angle has described on her own campaign website…

Angle’s modern-day welfare queens: The unemploy

Posted in News Clips | 06/21/10 | By Steve Sebelius Would-be U.S. senator Sharron Angle says we’ve “spoiled” our workers by offering unemployment compensation to those laid off by no fault of their own. Sure, the unemployment rate in Nevada is 14 percent — which Angle is trying to lay at the feet of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid. But those 14 percent probably don’t appreciate these comments, captured by Reid’s campaign:       To read more...

Could Social Security Be in Jeopardy? One Local Group Says Yes

Posted in News Clips | 06/18/10 | Senator Harry Reid brought Social Security to the forefront in the race for U.S. Senatee calling Sharron Angle out on an interview she gave where she said we need to "phase out Social Security and Medicare." Local senior citizens are getting the message and they say they're angry. Members of the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans called to order an emergency meeting at the Labor Temple in Sparks to discuss Social Security and why they believe it's in jeopardy if…

KLAS: GOP Senate Nominee Sharron Angle Breaks Her Silence

Posted in News Clips | 06/18/10 | As Sharron Angle greeted supporters at Stoney's Restaurant in Las Vegas, 8 News NOW Reporter Nathan Baca approached her to ask about her Social Security plan. Her website calls for "transitioning out" Social Security and Medicare. "Why do you want to eliminate (Social Security) for younger folks, because your plan calls for transitioning out," Baca asked. "You believe the Harry Reid lie," Angle replied. When asked to define "transitioning out", Angle said, "Transition into a personalized account… personalized Social Security…

Where In The World Is Sharron Angle?

Posted in News Clips | 06/15/10 | GOP Senate Candidate Ducking Media Nearly a week since Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle won the GOP Senate primary, the former state assemblywoman has been ducking the mainstream media. Some GOP members declined interviews with FOX5 News because they “don’t really know that much about her.” Although Angle hasn’t responded to requests from FOX5 News for an interview, she went on Fox News Channel to address some of her issues, including phasing out and privatizing social security. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen.…

Dems turning up heat on BP’s executiv

Posted in News Clips | 06/15/10 | By Russell Berman Congressional pressure on BP intensified Monday as lawmakers prepared to grill company executives in hearings and urged the oil giant to set aside $20 billion for a Gulf spill relief fund. With the deepwater oil gusher nearing the two-month mark, BP faces another week under the Washington klieg lights. President Barack Obama will use his first Oval Office speech Tuesday night to address the deepening crisis. The speech follows his fourth and longest trip to the Gulf Coast, where he…

Bill Clinton rallies more than 800 for Harry Reid

Posted in News Clips | 06/11/10 | By Michael Mishak Nobody works a crowd like the Big Dog. Former President Bill Clinton lent Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s re-election campaign some of his trademark fire and charisma Thursday night, taking on the Tea Party movement and arguing to hundreds of party faithful that Nevada’s senior senator was hard at work turning around an economic disaster largely inherited from the Bush administration. Speaking to more than 800 supporters in a packed gymnasium at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, Clinton sought…

Clinton revs up Dems for Reid

Posted in News Clips | 06/11/10 | Former President Bill Clinton said he can't understand why U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's seat is in jeopardy in Nevada. "Why would you give away the Senate majority leader who has delivered time and time and time again?" Clinton asked a rally of about 700 Democrats on Thursday night in Las Vegas. He said Reid is not to blame for the nation's economic collapse, which has hit Nevada particularly hard. Reid is in a fight for his political life…

Conservative NV Radio Host: Angle Must Slide Left

Posted in News Clips | 06/10/10 | Nevada Democrats aren't the only ones talking about the far-right wing views of the Republican who won the nomination to face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid  in November. The host of a conservative radio talk show in Reno is cautioning Sharron Angle's supporters that there are things about her that annoy voters. Click here to find out more! Bill Manders of KKOH says he likes Angle and wants her to win, but that she "needs to slide to the left…

Is Angle too conservative for conservatives?

Posted in News Clips | 06/10/10 | Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle is facing stiff criticism for her views from some well-respected Nevada Republicans who, just one day after the general election, are already shunning the Tea Party Express backed candidate. Since Angle entered the race for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's seat, some Republicans have said she is too far right. Even before the dust settled on Tuesday's election, it was clear that Sharron Angle will face an uphill battle to gain widespread Republican support.…