DOWNLOADS: (172)

PLAYS: (1118)

Embed

If anyone needed further proof that Sean Hannity's show on Fox "news" is a complete clown show, here you go. After complaining about House Speaker John Boehner stripping some of these "tea partiers" from their committee assignments and even the possibility of him negotiating with President Obama over this so-called "fiscal cliff," guest Mark Steyn called Rep. Louie Gohmert "one of the few serious people in Congress."

Louie Gohmert.... terror babies Louie Gohmert.

Here's more of the recent insanity that's come out of that man's mouth in case anyone's forgotten.

Rep. Gohmert: ‘Slavery was a blot’ but U.S. is worse off now

Gohmert: Contraception mandate is like banning communion

Gohmert to 'Numbnuts' McCain: Shut Up About Bachmann’s Anti-Muslim Witch Hunt

Louie Gohmert (R-TX): George W. Bush Did A Better Job in Afghanistan Than Obama

Rep. Louis Gohmert says Obama has more of an allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood than America

'Terror Babies' Gohmert: Libya Goal Is To "Deplete The Military" So Obama Can Call Up Private Army

Rachel Maddow: More Guns Does Not Equal Less Crime

'Terror Babies' Louie Gohmert Predicts Doom for America and the Military From Repeal of DADT

Update: The Huffington Post noted on Wednesday that Gohmert was the only member of Congress to vote against a bill that would have removed the term "lunatic" from all federal laws.

DOWNLOADS: (206)

PLAYS: (988)

Embed

More bad news for the Michele Bachmann campaign -- Kent Sorenson, Bachmann’s Iowa chair, defects to Paul :

Talk about fairweather friends. Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson (R), who was Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s state campaign chairman, endorsed Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday night.

At a rally in Des Moines, Sorenson told the crowd, “We’re going to take Ron Paul all the way to the White House.”

He did not tell Bachmann of his decision until he was en route to the Paul rally, billed as an event for veterans.

“This is hard,” he said of his decision to leave Bachmann, explaining that he felt obligated to defend Paul against the Republican establishment. He elaborated in a statement, saying he felt Paul was the most conservative candidate who had a realistic shot at defeating former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

Sorenson added that Paul campaigned for him during his state Senate race last year.

“I thought it was my duty to come to his aid, just like he came to my aid during my Senate race, which was a very nasty race,” he said.

The state lawmaker attended a Bachmann event just four hours earlier and declined to speak to the crowd, citing dental work. He was one of her earliest supporters in the state.

Paul’s campaign touted the endorsement in a press release, saying that Sorenson’s resignation from Bachmann’s team was effective immediately.

Rachel Weiner has more at The Washington Post's blog with Sorenson's full statement to the press.

From Democracy Now Amy Goodman and the HuffPo's Ryan Grim give us a preview of what we are going to get to look forward from the wingnut Republicans that are going to be chairing the various committees in the House now that the GOP has regained the majority there.

Incoming GOP House Chairs Plan to Investigate Climate Scientists, Probe Muslim "Radicalization," Repeal Healthcare Reform:

When the 112th Congress is sworn in on Wednesday, Republicans will hold a newfound edge in the House after four years in the minority. That means a field of Republican Congress members poised to helm the 23 House committees and their more than 100 subcommittees. Republicans have already promised a sweeping agenda, including investigating climate scientists, investigating "radicalization" in the Muslim community, and repealing President Obama’s healthcare law. We speak with Ryan Grim, senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post.

Full transcript at Democracy Now.

DOWNLOADS: (1072)

PLAYS: (2387)

Embed

From Sen. Bernie Sanders:

Sen. Bernie Sanders went to the Senate floor to explain why he opposed the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Fed chairman. While Bernanke was confirmed later in the day, 30 senators opposed him, far more "no" votes than the previous most for a Fed nominee (16 against Paul Volcker).

We need more Bernie Sanders out there standing up for the working class in this country.

h/t Firedoglake

Michael Steele's acceptance speech after winning the election for RNC Chairman.