That's what Sharron Angle said on a right-wing radio talk show, comments that were picked up by the Huffington Post. Previously, Angle said unemployment benefits "spoil" people; she later modified that to say the system was spoiling them.
In The News
Heck on EMILY’s List
The pro-woman fund is targeting Joe Heck, most particularly for voting against an insurance mandate to cover the HPV vaccine that is linked to cervical cancer. Heck says it did it because it drives up costs, but I have to wonder: Does it drive up costs more than treating an advanced case of cervical cancer? And isn’t an increased cost worth it if it saves lives?
Coburn lied about Ensign affair, too?
DailyKos reviews a recently published account of the C Street residents confronting John Ensign about his affair, and finds some discrepancies from the story told by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn about his role in the matter.
Angle: ‘I’ll be a mainstream senator’
Sharron Angle tells CNN that Harry Reid has misquoted her and that “I’ll be a mainstream senator” if elected.
Heller, Porter make ‘what if’ list
Politico’s Top 10 “What Ifs” of the midterm election wonders what would have happened had Dean Heller or Jon Porter challenged Harry Reid for re-election. We’d have avoided debates about chickens and black jerseys, to be sure, and Reid might be facing a much more difficult job today.
Ensign confronted repeatedly over affair
John Ensign‘s fellow believers had to confront him twice before he finally ended his affair with Cindy Hampton, the New Yorker finds in an article that delves into the quasi-Christian group behind the infamous C Street house.
Some Democrats run from health care
Democrats who cast “no” votes on health care reform earlier this year are highlighting those votes in their re-election bids, while Politico couldn’t locate a Democrat running on having voted “yes” on the law. Maybe if it had included a public option?
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IN THE NEWS
The Nation checks out Nevada’s Senate race
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Ex-Las Vegas Sun scribe J. Patrick Coolican pens a piece for The Nation looking at Nevada's Senate race, it's sorry economic circumstances and the shortcomings of both candidates.
Reid lead among likely voters slim
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Depending on whom pollsters ask -- registered voters, or "likely" voters -- races become much closer, especially the U.S. Senate contest between Harry Reid and Sharron Angle, the Washington Post's Fix blog reports.
Now that’s just mean
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
It's mean, but funny, too: The Sharron Angle campaign has compiled a website featuring Harry Reid's greatest verbal gaffes. Sadly, President Bush is a "loser" or a "liar" is not yet on the list!
Doom and gloom for Democrats
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato predicts if the election were held today, Republicans would pick up seats in the Senate (8-9!), the House (47, enough to take the majority!) and eight governships. (Hat tip to The Fix for the link.)
Arberry takes the revolving door
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Longtime Assembly Ways & Means Committee Chairman Morse Arberry quit the Legislature to work as a $10,000-per-month lobbyist for Clark County's court system, assuming the county commission approves.
Fahrenkopf, gambers backing Reid
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Frank Fahrenkopf says the gambling industry is backing U.S. Sen. Harry Reid for re-election, because of his clout and his ability to defeat legislation the industry opposes.
Angle on God and government
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
The Las Vegas Sun's Anjeanette Damon reports that Angle tried to explain away her comments about certain social programs promoting idolatry, but Angle seems to stick by those remarks nonetheless.
Angle getting slave money?
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
That's what one Concord, Calif., woman listed as her occupation, with her husband listed as her employer, on a $250 contribution to Sharron Angle's campaign. Even better: Angle accepted the cash, and the designations, according to her Federal Elections Commission report.
Miller: State must raise taxes
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
So said former Gov. Bob Miller, who helmed the state for 10 years, echoing every single legislative leader, Republican or Democrat. Thus far, the two men running for Miller's old job have said they will balance the budget without raising taxes.