The political arena has been in an uproar in 2011. From the indictment of Democratic Presidential candidate, John Edwards to the slaying of terrorist Osama Bin Laden, Americans all over have been effected. WOLB with the help of ABC News, has compiled a list of our Top 5 Political Moments of 2011 that may have affected the Baltimore Community and beyond!

Audience members booed  an openly gay soldier when a question he asked was posed to former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum through a video stream during Thursday’s Republican presidential debate. Stephen Hill, a soldier serving in Iraq, spoke on having to lie about who he was in order to serve in the army. Santorum approached the controversial topic, […]

GOP Senate candidate for the state of West Virginia, John Raese is being tied to an exclusive all-white golf club in Palm Beach Florida that is also patronized by Rush Limbaugh. The Huffington post reports on the finding: Several weeks ago, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh appeared to have inadvertently harmed West Virginia Senate candidate […]

There are varying reports that House Minority Leader, John Boehner is having an affair with lobbyist, Lisbeth Lyons Gather reports. Blogger Mike Stark reported on his blog “Stark Reports” that Lisbeth Lyons, a lobbyist for the printing industry, is Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner’s girl on the side. Lisbeth Lyons is the VP of […]

Republican strategist, Ed Rollins, who worked with Ronald Reagan’s 1984 campaign had harsh words for RNC Chairman, Michael Steele. The Washington Post says that Rollins said that Steele had “obviously been a disaster” and: Michael Steele has failed miserably to do the things you’re supposed to do: raise money, basically go out and articulate a […]

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BALTIMORE – In a remarkably sharp face-to-face confrontation, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on taxes, health care and the economic stimulus, while they accused him in turn of brushing off their ideas and driving up the national debt. The president and GOP House members took turns questioning and sometimes lecturing […]