Tag Archives: secretary of defense

Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (International Association of Fire Fighters Edition)

Finally! Some Chuckleheads who support Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel instead of opposing him. (Not that the hardworking staff has a dog in this fight. We just like to see a fight.) From Politico Influence: FIREFIGHTERS GROUP LAUNCHES ADS … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Twitter Edition)

The Chuckleheads have branched out from TV spots attacking the Secretary of Defense nominee to social media attacking the Secretary of Defense nominee with this Promoted Tweet (tip o’ the pixel to techPresident): There’s also, apparently, this Web ad: This all … Continue reading

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NYT – Finally – Catches Up To Campaign Outsider

Sunday New York Times Page One piece: Secret Donors Finance Fight Against Hagel A brand new conservative group calling itself Americans for a Strong Defense and financed by anonymous donors is running advertisements urging Democratic senators in five states to … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (American Future Whatever Edition)

More slop from the Chuckleheads. Via ABC’s The Note: With a little over a week before the Senate Armed Services Committee begins confirmation hearings on former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense, the television air wars … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Americans For Whatever Edition II)

Add another voice to the Americans for Chucking Chuck Hagel chorus. From ABC’s The Note: Anti-Chuck Hagel Forces Take To The TV Airwaves An upstart organization run by several former Romney campaign staffers is hitting the airwaves in five states … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Mystery LGBT Group Edition)

Will the real LGBT group currently whacking Chuck Hagel (R-Secretary of Playing Defense) please stand up? From BuzzFeed: Mysterious LGBT “Group” Pays For Ad Opposing Chuck Hagel A liberal who has clashed with Obama about the pace of action on … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Americans For Whatever Edition)

As night follows day, two more conservative groups have emerged opposing Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. From the New York Times The Caucus blog: Conservative Groups Air Ads Pressuring Senators on Hagel Conservative groups are piling on advertising … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (ChuckHagel.com Edition)

As former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Aggressively Nay) battles his way to Secretary of Defense, one skirmish he’s already lost is control of his domain name. Home page of ChuckHagel.com:   ChuckHagel.com happens to be the exclusive province of Weekly … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin!

According to the Daily Beast (and numerous other sources), Chuck Hagel is the next flashpoint in the endless Beltway soap opera. Sources: Obama to Pick Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense After averting the fiscal cliff by reaching a deal … Continue reading

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Gay Republicans To Obama: Chuck Hagel

The wheels are starting to come off the Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense bandwagon. From BuzzFeed: Chuck Hagel’s Record On Guns, Abortion Raises More Questions Few reasons for Democrats to support the would-be Pentagon chief. WASHINGTON — Former Sen. … Continue reading

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