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Water Cooler Archive: November 2011

• PICKET: Rep. West jokes about being called an 'Uncle Tom' and 'Oreo' by CBC members at DC's funniest celeb event

  Congressman Allen West, Florida Republican, was the only lawmaker to walk away with a prize at the annual D.C.'s Funniest Celebrity contest on Wednesday night. Other Capitol Hill lawmakers who competed were Senator Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, and Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Democrat. The Florida Republican won third runner up by telling jokes about life in Washington as a black conservative on Capitol Hill. Published November 30 2011

• PICKET: Cain teleconference call transcript on status of campaign; Cain moves forward for now

  National Review Reporter Robert Costa was on the teleconference call today with Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain and has published a transcript of remarks the Georgia Republican made regarding the reassessment of his candidacy. Published November 29 2011

• PICKET: Frank fuels feud with Gingrich on way out the door

  Congressman Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, announced he is not seeking re-election after sixteen terms in office. Published November 28 2011

• PICKET: Barney Frank to announce retirement; Will Bielat run again?

  CNN reported this morning that Congressman Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, will be announcing he will not be seeking re-election in 2012. Mr. Frank will discuss the issue further at a 1 pm press conference today in his district. Published November 28 2011

• PICKET: New Cain accuser's background includes stalking, bankruptcy, and sexual harassment suits

  Some are describing Ginger White, the Georgia woman who claims she had a 13 year consensual intimate relationship with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, to have similar problems that Cain sexual harassment accuser Sharon Bialek had, including sexual harassment lawsuits and bankruptcy issues. Published November 28 2011

• PICKET: Schumer and Bill Clinton plant kisses of death on Newt

  The New Hampshire Union Leader's endorsement of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could not have come at a better time for the former Georgia Republican Congressman, as he is getting kisses of death from places GOP primary voters are not necessarily fond of. Published November 27 2011

• PICKET: GOP candidates face off on national security issues in D.C.

  GOP presidential candidates met in Washington D.C.'s Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall on Tuesday evening and sparred over national security issues. Published November 22 2011

• PICKET: Kildee cousin tells local news about alleged abuse

  Patrick Kildee spoke to Michigan CBS affiliate WNEM about the alleged sexual molestation he says happened to him over fifty years ago at the hands of his second cousin, Rep. Dale Kildee, Michigan Democrat. Published November 22 2011

• PICKET: (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) Rep. Dale Kildee to refute child sex abuse/incest claims

  Rep. Dale Kildee, Michigan Democrat, will be responding to accusations on Monday that he sexually abused his second cousin decades ago. Published November 20 2011

• PICKET: Michigan lawmaker's family accuses congressman of past sexual abuse of family member

  The family members of Congressman Dale Kildee, Michigan Democrat, are charging that the Capitol Hill lawmaker sexually abused his second cousin 50 years ago. Patrick Kildee, who was a 12 at the time of the first alleged abuse, was said to have endured separate instances of sexual molestation for 5 years at the hands of his cousin who is now a U.S. Congressman. Published November 20 2011

• PICKET: REPORT - Capitol Hill sex abuse accusations brewing?

  Michigan CBS affiliate WNEM will be reporting on a local Congressman that is beginning to sound pretty sketchy. Published November 19 2011

• PICKET: (video) 'Occupy' Daily Show bit reminds protesters they can't beat human nature

  This new video making the rounds on a number of blogs is one to watch all the way to the end. The Daily Show's Samantha Bee illustrates how the haves and the have nots of the Occupy Wall Street protesters lived together in Zucotti Park for two months and eventually became what they fought against--an upper class and a lower class. Published November 18 2011

• PICKET: Occupy protester arrested after threatening to throw molotov cocktail at Macy's

  CBS News reported on Wednesday that an Occupy Wall Street protester threatened to toss a molotov cocktail at New York's Macys this week during a demonstration. Published November 17 2011

• PICKET: (video) Occupy Wall Street protesters attempt to delay morning bell...refuse entry to workers, disrupt traffic

  Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered at Zucotti Park, their former encampment, on Thursday morning and marched towards the New York Stock Exchange to mark their movement's two month anniversary. About one thousand occupy protesters divided themselves up into three groups and disrupted both vehicle and foot traffic in the financial district. Published November 17 2011

• PICKET: Conservative author makes bigger impact on capitol hill than occupy protesters

  In the same week that the New York City Police Department moved in on Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters along with the city's sanitation department, Hoover Institution fellow Peter Schweizer rocked Capitol Hill with his new book "Throw Them All Out." Published November 16 2011

• PICKET: (video) Dept. of Education to investigate Penn State sex abuse allegations

  The Washington Times affiliated radio program America's Morning News (AMN) asked Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the Department of Education's plan to investigate Penn State over whether or not the University failed to report incidents of sexual abuse to federal authorities as required by the Clery Act. Published November 15 2011

• MILLER: Hoyer: Perry 'pandering' to Tea Party

  House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer told me that Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry is just “pandering to the Tea Party” when he called for a part-time Congress. In a speech on Tuesday morning, the Texas governor said that he wants to get rid of the “permanent political class in the legislative branch.” To do so, Mr. Perry said he would “create a part-time Congress where their pay is cut in half, their office budgets are cut in half, and their time in Washington is cut in half." Published November 15 2011

• PICKET: Is the White House loyal to Energy Secretary Chu?

  After much stonewalling, the Obama administration finally released some but not all documents pertaining to internal communications over the approval of a federal loan guarantee to the now defunct solar panel maker Solyndra. Published November 14 2011

• PICKET: New book shows how Soros set up and financially benefited from '09 stimulus

  It is not just the lawmakers on Capitol Hill who can make a killing. Their rich and powerful cronies can also financially benefit from intel they receive from Washington D.C. politicians. According to Schweizer's book, George Soros made his way into the Obama White House by becoming one of candidate Obama's "first big catches." Published November 14 2011

• PICKET: (video) 'Oops' Perry did it again

  Watching Texas Governor Rick Perry fail to answer which 3 federal agencies he would eliminate was more than painful. Published November 10 2011