Scott Brown's comments spark outrage across Massachusetts
The reaction to Scott Brown's offensive comments yesterday has been widespread condemnation across the board. No one is defending him, not even the local Fox News affiliate. Conservative commentator...
View ArticleJoe Walsh: Against Abortion, 'Without Exception', Including the Life of the...
Republican Joe Walsh's answer on the abortion issue tonight in his debate on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight with Tammy Duckworth caught reporters offguard, so they asked him again what his stance was, figuring...
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Ann Romney buys $80,000 pair of shoes for election night coronation
via The Associated PressA pair of silk slippers believed to have been worn by Marie-Antoinette, the wife of French monarch Louis XVI, sold at auction for 62,460 euros ($82,275) here on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleTammy Duckworth: Rep. Walsh ‘taking biology lessons from Todd Akin’
The accompanying text at NBCNews says "In Illinois the war over women is being fought by a woman with combat experience, Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth who is running against...
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Romney Blimp Crash Lands in Florida
With any luck at all this blimp crashing on it's way to tonight's debate in Boca Raton signals an omen for Mitt Romney's impending doom as a presidential candidate. Report by NBC, Miami.A blimp-like...
View ArticleStephen Colbert Offers Donald Trump $1mil to Charity 'If You'll Let Me Dip My...
After Trump made his "major announcement" yesterday that he'd donate $5 million to charity if President Obama would release his college and passport records, Stephen Colbert decided to make his own...
View ArticleDear Richard Mourdock,
Melissa Harris-Perry's open letter to Richard Mourdock this morning.Dear Mr. Mourdock, Sometimes I still flinch when I’m touched a certain way, even if it’s the loving embrace of my husband. I can’t...
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Twitter suspends account of @RomneyStormTips
The New York Daily News noted the emergence of the parody account, which quickly swelled to 40,000 followers yesterday.Mitt Romney's only official tweet about Hurricane Sandy is the number to text a...
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President Obama Cancels Campaign Events on Wednesday
He has more urgent matters to attend to. via TPM:President Obama will remain in Washington on Wednesday to monitor the response to Sandy, the White House announced Tuesday. The president was scheduled...
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Most Inadvertently Funny Tweet of the Day
Joe Weisenthal is the Deputy Editor Of Business Insider.Poeple reading way too much into Christie's Obama comments. There's zero reason why he'd do anything to jeopardize Mitt being '16 incumbent.—...
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Chris Christie stiffs Romney's Pennsylvania rally
Huffington Post has the funny details.BOSTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was effusive in his praise of President Barack Obama when the two leaders toured damage from Hurricane Sandy last...
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Mitt Romney Is Losing 847 Facebook Friends Per Hour
Mashable has the details. You can literally watch Mitt Romney's Facebook page shrink as you refresh the page.Real friends stick with you through good times and bad. By that measure, many of Mitt...
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Florida certifies Patrick Murphy's win against Allen West
This being Allen West though he'll still try and drag it through the courts as best his lawyers can. The result as certified is outside the margin for an automatic recount.via The HillThe state of...
View ArticleABC Denver Runs Photoshopped Cover for Paula Broadwell's Book
This is one of those on-air goofs you figure when you hear about them someone was pulling your leg but this really happened. Now, I'm already sick of this story of Petraeus's dalliances as anyone but...
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Allen West has conceded to Patrick Murphy
West has conceded in a written statement, released early this morning.via PoliticoFlorida Rep. Allen West — the tea party pugilist and face of the class of House Republicans that stormed to power two...
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BREAKING: Mitt Romney crashes back to Earth
This image posted to Reddit is of Mitt Romney pumping his own gas in La Jolla, California last night. The pic has since gone viral.A commenter at Reddit captures the appropriate significance.It is...
View ArticleAlan Grayson helps Walmart worker walk off job in 'Black Friday' protest
Anyone who thinks Alan Grayson is going back to congress somewhat neutered after his loss in 2010 would be sorely mistaken. If anything his activities over Thanksgiving seem to indicate he's more ready...
View ArticleBlue Dog Heath Shuler Breaks Pledge, Becomes (Quasi) Corporate Lobbyist
This reads like something from The Onion.viaRep. Heath Shuler will go to work for Duke Energy, heading its federal affairs team in Washington once his term ends in January. Duke said Shuler, a...
View ArticleNate Silver: POLITICO Covers Politics Like Sports, ‘But Not In An Intelligent...
TPM caught this exchange earlier in the audio podcast but it's since gone up at YouTube (full version here). I've excerpted the bit on Politico.via David Taintor at Talking Points MemoNew York Times...
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Republicans Go To Obama School
Zeke Miller at Buzzfeed has this funny story of last week's summit in Boston.At Harvard, GOP staffers sit at Axelrod's feet. “We weren't even running in the same race.”The evening-and-a-day conference...
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Dick Armey to get a sweet $8mil from FreedomWorks
Sam Stein put it thus:Befitting the grassroots nature of the Tea Party group he launched, Armey will get $8m in departing, consulting fees apne.ws/TLXyrl— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) December 4, 2012via...
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Mitt Romney hits Costco
TMZ has the sordid details, like buying toys from China just like a real person.Mitt Romney went on MASSIVE (and fiscally responsible) shopping spree at a Costco near his home in La Jolla, CA this week...
View ArticleUPDATED: Elizabeth Warren named to Senate Banking Committee
Source: Senate D leaders will announce today that Elizabeth Warren will be on Banking Committee, confirming @ryangrim scoop— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 12, 2012Ryan Grim's scoop from...
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This is how Joe Biden greets babies
The YouTube is classic as well, seen here. Not embeddable, unfortunately.
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BREAKING: Black Man Brandishes Firearm
President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)Barack Obama has released a picture of him skeet shooting...
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Stay Thirsty, My Friends
The Republicans are looking for a savior. Did they find one in Marco Rubio last night? 'The Most Interesting Man in the World' has some advice for the GOP.Time needs to do a less ironic cover next time.
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So, the Tea Party Patriots® just sent out this e-mail....
"Uhh I just got an email from the tea party patriots with a picture of Karl Rove in a nazi uniform: pic.twitter.com/EZh3Qpnd"Uhh I just got an email from the tea party patriots with a picture of Karl...
View ArticleCarville: 'The sequester sounds stupid and cruel so the public assumes it's a...
Speaking on Morning Joe, Carville offered this pithy assessment of the problem Republicans face regarding the sequester.James Carville: "The sequester, many people don't know what it is, but it sounds...
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WWE Wrasslers Remind Glenn Beck They're Entertainers
The rightwing has their shorts & panties in a knot (WWE Creates Obnoxious Tea Party Characters, Right-Wing Heads Explode) over these two for what they say denigrates the Tea Party and what it...
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Fox Affiliate Celebrates 'Women’s Day at the Capitol' With Breasts
Local Connecticut Fox affiliate WTIC in Hartford had a rather unique way of celebrating Women's History Month, with long panning shots of women's breasts.At least 51% of their viewers were not amused...
View ArticleMark Sanford Prepares to Run Against Stephen Colbert
Ostensibly, former South Carolina Governor (and notorious Appalachian Trail hiker) is set to run against Elizabeth Colbert-Busch for his former and now vacant congressional seat. But if this clip from...
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'Morning Joe' vs 'The Colbert Report'
It was Mark Sanford day on MSNBC's Morning Joe yesterday. Stephen Colbert was not happy about it.Joe Scarborough admitted it himself yesterday after he had invited guest former South Carolina Governor...
View ArticleCheers as New Zealand Legalises Gay Marriage
This will probably be the most touching thing you'll view all day.via Digital JournalNew Zealand has become the 13th nation and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage after...
View ArticleNY News Anchor Pat Kiernan Reads Gabby Gifford's Entire Op-Ed On Air
Longtime NY1 news anchor Pat Kiernan took the time this morning in his "In The Papers" segment to read Gabby Gifford's op-ed (A Senate in the Gun Lobby's Grip) for the NY Times in it's entirety.A...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: 9/11 and Benghazi Were God's Judgment
Apparently we deserved it.via Rightwing Watch:On Wednesday, Religious Right activists and members of Congress gathered together for a prayer event held in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol called...
View ArticleMinn. Republican: 'My Heart Breaks For Minnesota'
After the Minnesota state legislature voted to pass same-sex marriage yesterday, 78-59 in the lower chamber, with even some Republican support, Minnesota is now poised to become a state which allows...
View ArticleLouie Gohmert Defends His Asparagus. (No, Really.)
Things got heated and a bit insane, as they usually do, when Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) got miffed when Attorney General Eric Holder rather politely told Gohmert he didn't know what he was talking...
View ArticleJon Stewart Appears on Egyptian Satirical TV Show
In one of the cooler tv moments I've seen recently, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart travelled to Cairo to appear with "Egypt's Jon Stewart", Bassem Youssef.video via Albernameg, CBC(McClatchy) CAIRO —...
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Bert and Ernie's "Moment of Joy"
Ernie and Bert of Sesame Street fame celebrate the Supreme Court's DOMA decision. via The New Yorker“It’s amazing to witness how attitudes on gay rights have evolved in my lifetime,” said Jack Hunter,...
View ArticleIrish MP Pulls Female MP Onto His Lap in Parliament During Abortion Debate
You see, the poor (married) fellow had just a wee bit too much to drink. The Irish press has taken to calling the incident "Lapgate", with the twitter tag #lapgate getting heavy use.via The GuardianAn...
View ArticleKids React to "Controversial" Cheerios Commercial
This YouTube video has gone viral this week, and it's not hard to see why. Absolutely must watch.Gawker wrote this about it yesterday:The Fine Bros. have been subjecting their cavalcade of camera-ready...
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North Carolina Gov Restricts Abortion, Offers the Ladies Cookies Instead
Gov. Pat McCrory hasn't been willing to meet with the women (and a few men) protesting an abortion bill that opponents say restricts access to safe abortions. But he did stop by this afternoon with a...
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'John McCain to Endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016'
There, you heard it here first, for the record. At least that's the suggestion that'll have right wing heads exploding today, when they see this headline from Yahoo:McCain: Hillary Clinton vs. Rand...
View Article14-Year-Old Activist Schools Corporatist Shill On GMO's
14-year-old activist Rachel Parent debates Kevin O'Leary on the question of why genetically modified foods need to be avoided. Back in June the Canadian broadcaster called the protesters against...
View ArticleCanadian University Slammed Over Sexist Frosh Week Chant
The fallout from this continued throughout the week, as yesterday the president of the student association resigned.via CBCSaint Mary’s University in Halifax is promising disciplinary action after a...
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Pennsylvania's Governor Compares Gay Marriage to Incest
At some point many elected Republicans gave up on the idea of governing at all, and just became professionally paid trolls. Pennsylvania's Tom Corbett is one of them.via APHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) --...
View ArticleBillionaire Tom Perkins: Rich Should Get More Votes
Venture Capitalist and billionaire Tom Perkins suggested Thursday that only taxpayers should have the right to vote -- and that wealthy Americans who pay more in taxes should get more votes.More...
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