We know you all love video. And we know you all love exposing racist GOPers. Today’s find is Tramm Hudson who is running for Katherine “Queen of the Crazy” Harris’s congressional seat.

Via Hotline.

This is one of the strangest and most jarring ads i’ve seen in my life. What are they thinking?

From The Associated Press:

Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.

Customs officials found a prescription bottle labeled as Viagra in his luggage that didn’t have Limbaugh’s name on it, but that of two doctors, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection examined the 55-year-old radio commentator’s luggage after his private plane landed at the airport from the Dominican Republic, said Miller.

The sheriff’s office plans to file a report with the state attorney’s office. Miller said it could be a second-degree misdemeanor violation.

Limbaugh reached a deal last month with prosecutors who had accused the conservative talk-show host of illegally deceiving multiple doctors to receive overlapping painkiller prescriptions. Under the deal, the charge, commonly referred to as “doctor shopping,” would be dismissed after 18 months if he continues to submit to random drug tests and treatment for his acknowledged addiction to painkillers.

I mean, this is bad for the Limbaugh family. Drug addiction sucks and I certainly feel bad for Rush. However, he is such an evil, destructive, hateful and terrible person, it is hard to really feel too bad. This is certainly karma coming back to haunt him. Good luck in jail, Rush.

Since the 2000 election, issues surrounding the way Americans vote have been brought to light. The New York Times took on this issue yesterday in an editorial called Block The Vote.

If you haven’t had a chance to read it, check out what different state legislatures are doing to limit the rights of Americans when it comes to having full access to voting.

Florida recently reached a new low when it actually bullied the League of Women Voters into stopping its voter registration efforts in the state. The Legislature did this by adopting a law that seems intended to scare away anyone who wants to run a voter registration drive. Since registration drives are particularly important for bringing poor people, minority groups and less educated voters into the process, the law appears to be designed to keep such people from voting.

From Political Wire:

In Florida’s U.S. Senate race, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) continues to dominate Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL), according to a new Strategic Vision (R) poll. Nelson currently beats Harris 56% to 26%.

Katherine Harris is a crook. Katherine Harris takes bribes from defense contractors. Katherine Harris is a cheater. Katherine Harris looks like Cruella Devil.

Since 2001, literally nothing has gone right. I don’t think the GOP or the Bush Administration can point to any real legislative victories, besides the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, but lets be honest, most Americans don’t really get those.

Bush fatigue is setting in early. Only 31% of Americans approve of the job that Bush is doing. Things in Iraq are a mess. It costs $40 to fill up a Honda Civic. Etc. etc.

But wait…What if we could have eight more years of Bush….JEB BUSH that is.

President George W. Bush praised his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, as an “excellent” leader who would make a “great president” of the United States, according to news accounts.

“I think Jeb would be a great president. But it’s up to Jeb to make a decision to run,” Bush told reporters at a roundtable interview here with several Florida newspapers.
“I would like to see Jeb run at some point in time, but I have no idea if that’s his intention or not,” said the president, in comments published in the St Petersburg Times, and other dailies.

Bush said he had “pushed him fairly hard about what he intends to do,” but said Jeb would not tip his hand.

“I have no idea what he’s going to do. I’ve asked him that question myself. I truly don’t think he knows,” Bush said.

He added that his brother’s “political future is very bright – if he chooses to have a political future. But he is an independent-minded guy. His priority is his family.”

Jeb, please don’t run. Please. We’ll even buy you a frozen yogurt, but please…please don’t run.

We didn’t have to hold our breath for long–Allan Bense announced today he will not run for the US Senate in Florida clearing the way for Katherine Harris’ nomination. This comes after weeks of intensifying speculation, fueled by positive chatter from the White House about Mr. Bense and Governor Jeb Bush’s recent prediction that Harris cannot win.

Follow Katherine’s lead and breathe a deep sigh of relief.

It looks increasingly likely that Florida House Speaker Allan Bense will challenge Katherine Harris for the GOP nomination to face Sen. Bill Nelson (D) this fall. He has until Friday to file.

Bense has a good reputation among Republicans and Democrats alike, but he faces an uphill battle should he decide to run. He isn’t well known outside of Tallahassee and Nelson has raised more money than any Senate Dem besides Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). In addition, it looks like Harris has no plans to throw in the towel any time soon.

Nevertheless, a credible Republican starts with 45% in Florida and Bense wouldn’t be a drag on the ticket like Harris would.

Holding our breath until Friday’s deadline…

Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) is not excited about Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) or her candidacy to unseat Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Today, Rep. Harris filed her qualifying papers and she is now officially a candidate for the U.S. Senate. On Harris, Jebby says:

There’s not a complicated reason…It’s just that’s she’s not gained any traction, and it seems that, unfortunately through no fault of her own perhaps, the press coverage is all about the problems in her campaign…I just don’t think she can win.

Rep. Harris is not only going to lose the seat, she will embarrass the Florida GOP and hurt her chances of ever being bribed by another defense contractor with a $2,800 lavish dinner. However, today DoubleSpeak will officially endorse her continued candidacy. This will be an easy one, which means more money to spend taking out Radical Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania.

Congresswoman Harris was wined and dined–but mostly wined–by convicted defense contractor Mitchell Wade (aka Duke Cunningham’s sugar daddy) to the tune of $2,800. How do you rack up a $2,800 restaurant tab, you ask? By downing a couple bottles of Wade’s favorite $1,000 Bordeaux.

Here’s how the Harris campaign responded to this story, per the Orlando Sentinel:

In her interview Wednesday, Harris acknowledged for the first time that Wade had paid for the dinner at Citronelle, reversing a statement from her congressional spokeswoman earlier this year.

But in the interview, Harris also said her campaign had, at some point, “reimbursed” the restaurant.

When asked how she could have reimbursed a business that was owed no money — Wade paid the bill that evening — she abruptly ended the interview and walked off.

Her spokesman called back an hour later and asked a reporter not to publish anything Harris had said Wednesday night about the dinner.

On Thursday, Harris’ campaign released a two-paragraph statement that differed from her explanation a day earlier. It stated that Harris thought her “campaign would be reimbursing” her share of the meal but later found out that hadn’t happened.

To resolve any questions, the statement said, “I have donated to a local Florida charity $100 which will more than adequately compensate for the cost of my beverage and appetizer.”

Well, that takes care of it then. No harm, no foul. Everyone, vote for Katherine and keep the gravy train rolling in DC.