IF EVER two political writers needed to start a blog it’s Maureen Dowd and Margaret Carlson, the Hillary Derangement pom pom girls that just can’t help themselves where the Clintons are concerned. Her re-emergence had just one flaw. She didn’t keep her dog on the porch, a mistake so serious it could be disqualifying. She, [...]
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Strong 2016 Message Subtly Sent at CGI
“When women participate in politics, the effects ripple out across society.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at CGI HILLARY CLINTON spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) as “a private citizen,” offering that she’s “still jetlagged” from her secretary of state globetrotting. “After visiting 112 nations, for four years — I’m still jetlagged.” – Hillary [...]
Bill Clinton Says Gun Groups Seek to “Terrify”
Former President Bill Clinton, appearing on Morning Joe today, responded to a question about gun regulation by saying that gun groups like the NRA seek to “terrify” people by claiming the federal government will take away their guns. Today is the six month anniversary of the December 14 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 [...]
Gov. Chris Christie’s Slow Jam the News
**Updated** THERE IS nothing like Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, as they slow jamm the news. Not even The Roots could resist a dig at the NSA. Gov. Chris Christie is also having another Democratic bromance, this one with former President Bill Clinton, as he closes CGI. Now, Christie’s headlining the closing ceremonies of Bill [...]
Obama: Syria has Crossed Red Line
SENATOR MCCAIN announced on the Senate floor that Syria has indeed crossed the red line and used chemical weapons, with intelligence agencies having a “high confidence” of this fact. A memo circulating on Capitol Hill revealed that the “intelligence community assesses that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale against the [...]
Bill Clinton: “Lame” to Watch Polls on Syria
DURING A discussion at the McCain Institute for International Leadership in New York City Tuesday night, former President Bill Clinton bluntly stated he was in agreement with Senator McCain on Syria, that action needed to be taken to aid the rebels. Former President Clinton went on to say that you can’t blame inaction on “there [...]
Anthony Weiner Gains in New Poll
A NEW Marist poll shows former congressman Anthony Weiner gaining in the New York City mayoral primary brawl. The other interesting fact is the 23% are still undecided. That means he can win this thing. One caveat is that Mr. Weiner has admitted that there may be other pictures out there somewhere. What could happen [...]
Anthony Weiner Seeks Redemption from New Yorkers
“I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons. I’m running for mayor because I’ve been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. I hope I get a second chance to work for you.” – [...]
Black List “Rodham” Biopic Script Snippets
IF YOU haven’t heard, the Hollywood biopic “Rodham,” by South Korean screenwriter Young Il Kim, has raised a lot of interest in movie land. As people look to the potential 2016 candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton, her life as one of the many young lawyers involved in Nixon impeachment is the stuff of presidential biography. [...]
Bill Clinton on Hillary: Stop Obsessing
PERHAPS Bill Clinton should call Rush Limbaugh and Darrel Issa, as well as all the Republicans turning their sights on her over Benghazi. From Politico: The former president hasn’t shied away from encouraging his wife to seek the White House but in an appearance at a fiscal policy summit today, he derided the obsession over [...]
Bush Legacy and Library in Torture’s Shadow
But there is another building, far from Dallas on land leased from Cuba, that symbolizes Mr. Bush’s legacy in a darker, truer way: the military penal complex at Guantánamo Bay where Mr. Bush imprisoned hundreds of men after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a vast majority guilty of no crime. [New York Times] A LIBRARY [...]
Barbara Bush’s Truth, and the George W. Bush Library
“He’s by far the best qualified man,” Mrs. Bush said, “but no.” “We’ve had enough Bushes,” she said, saying “it’s not just four families, or whatever.” [Associated Press] THE LIBRARY of George W. Bush was dedicated today, with the voice of the former president’s mother Barbara Bush speaking truth to whatever Republican power still exists [...]
Why is Politico Citing Jeff Gerth on Hillary Clinton?
DISGRACED after his Whitewater conspiracy theories, Maggie Haberman chooses none other than Jeff Gerth to analyze Clinton’s launch onto the public speaking circuit. Jeff Gerth also appeared in David Bossie’s hit piece “Hillary the Movie.” It gives you an idea of the coverage Politico intends to offer if Clinton decides to run in 2016. Jeff [...]
Queer Talk: Bill Clinton at GLAAD Awards
At the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) annual Media Awards event on Saturday night, Bill Clinton received the Advocate for Change Award, and spoke to the gathering. See the speech in its entirety (about 15 minutes) in the video below. Bill Clinton gives much credit to daughter Chelsea, and her husband, for his [...]
Manchin-Toomey Gun Safety Bill Still Needs More Senate Support to Pass [Clinton Video]
To pass Manchin-Toomey, at least five Republicans must back it. Fifty-five senators caucus with the Democrats, but not all are sure bets to embrace the background check legislation. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) last week voted against the motion to proceed to the gun control debate. Both are up for reelection next [...]
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