Democratic congressman makes joke about Nancy Pelosi: "She might get sick and die"

Bob Bright, the Montgomery mayor who is currently facing off for a tough congressional seat in Alabama as a Democrat, has caused controversy after he made a joke about Nancy Peloci's death at a political event on Saturday.

Speaking at a high-profile Democratic Party event, Bright jokingly suggested that Pelosi could fall ill and die within the coming months. "That remark drew laughter from the crowd," reports the Montgovmery Advertiser. He "joked that Pelosi might lose her own election, decide not to run for the speaker’s job or otherwise not be available."


Bright is reportedly the first Democrat since the nineteen-sixties to represent the conservative district. His battle to be reelected is expected, the Advertiser reports, to be one of the most competitive races this fall. 

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Police ask Alvin Greene to leave restaurant following fight

Police have reported that a relatively unknown democratic senate candidate named Alvin Greene was asked to leave a South Carolina restaurant after one of his colleagues got into a fight with another diner eating near them.

Officials from the local Democratic Party in Oconee County had asked Greene to speak at a monthly conference held by the group, however this invitation has now been rescinded after further allegations of showing pornography to a college student continue to come against him.

According to the Associated Press, "Seneca Police Chief John Covington said Tuesday that Greene showed up anyway and a woman with him got into an argument with people at the restaurant. Party officials called police, who kicked out the pair and ended the party’s meeting. No charges were filed."


Greene has thus far denied all invitations from the Associated Press to speak on the matter.  

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Release of Bush memoir has Republicans worried

Republicans are, by all accounts, getting quite concerned about the secrets and revelations contained in the new memoir of former Republican president George W. Bush, which could affect the party's performance at the polls come November.

Although the book, named Decision Points, is not to be released until November 9, details from the text have been leaked a number of times.

There is still some debate at this stage as to how the book's publication could affect the party's following and reputation within its core voters. Some Republicans, according to author Matt Latimer, argue that the book could help the Republican party by reminding people of all the things they liked about Bush.

Democrats, on the other hand, generally welcome the memoir - including its November release date - because many believe it will help them too by putting voters' faith in Republicanism in doubt.

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