Overturning the decision, he argued, “is a case we’re never going to win.” “Single white women run screaming from the Republican Party, largely because of our pro-life position,” Morris said. [PJ Media] TRYING his best to become relevant again after his prediction debacle of 2012, Dick Morris decided to triangulate at CPAC. The audience was [...]
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The Dinner of Dinners: The Obamas and The Clintons
IT HAD to have been one of the most interesting dinners inside the White House walls in history. There hasn’t been two power couples like the Obamas and Clintons in modern time. From Politico: On March 1st, the president, First Lady Michelle, former President Bill Clinton and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enjoyed a [...]
Top Story — Queer Talk: Bill Clinton Calls for Overturn of DOMA
Last night the Washington Post published an editorial by Bill Clinton: It’s Time to Overturn DOMA. Read the full text here. Some background and context, from the Respect for Marriage Coalition co-chairs, Chad Griffin (Human Rights Campaign) and Evan Wolfson (Freedom to Marry) … applaud(ed) former President Bill Clinton for calling on the U.S. Supreme [...]
Hillary This Week
IT’S A little downtime for Hillary and Bill Clinton, found strolling in New York City, then reported by Page Six. Hillary and husband Bill were spotted enjoying a meal Sunday at the NoMad restaurant in the Flatiron District. The couple were also spotted later in the day “looking sweet and holding hands while walking through [...]
Chris Christie Confronts Doctor Critical of his Weight
DR. MARIANO, a woman who was the White House doctor for the entire Clinton presidency, as well as parts of both Bush presidencies, has been publicly critical of Gov. Chris Christie’s battle with obesity. It has now turned very personal. From a local Phoenix station: “I worry that [Gov. Christie] may have a heart attack, [...]
Michelle Obama Target of Offensive Misogyny, Coach Suspended
“Fat butt Michelle Obama,” said Bob Grisham, a high school football coach who was surreptitiously recorded by one of his students. “Look at her. She looks like she weighs 185 or 190. She’s overweight.” [Washington Post] THIS IS not the first time First Lady Michelle Obama has been the target of conservative misogyny. Rush Limbaugh [...]
Gabby Giffords Speaks, NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Forced to Listen
“Thank you for inviting me here today. This is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for Democrats and Republicans. Speaking is difficult, but I need to say something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. It will be hard but the [...]
Top Story — Jesse Helms Man Judge Sentelle Leads Three-Judge Panel to Reject Obama’s NLRB Recess Appointments
THE DECISION announced today is a stunning and very sobering end to an otherwise spectacular week. It is also wholly and completely political, proved through involvement of Chief Judge David Sentelle, who was responsible for Ken Starr’s appointment back during the Clinton witch hunt. Read this oldie but a great one from James Carville to [...]
As Clinton Testifies on Benghazi, Popularity Reaches New High
Clinton, set to testify before Congress today about the Benghazi attack, appears undamaged by the security failure that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya: Sixty-seven percent of Americans see her favorably overall, numerically a new high in her long career in the public spotlight, and essentially unchanged in recent months. – [...]
Hillary Clinton 2008 Campaign Out of Debt
THANKS TO former President Bill Clinton, Hillary’s 2008 presidential campaign is now debt-free, even with over 200,000 to spare. Her president husband just kept working the emails, as well as previous donors, until it was done. From The Hill: According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Clinton paid the remainder of her debt [...]
Obama’s New “Taxation Without Representation” License Plates
OBAMA’S PRESIDENTIAL motorcade consists of “three identical cars” with “three identical license plates,” which were unveiled this past Saturday. From the official pool report over the weekend, with the pooler explaining, with help from other journalists in the White House pool. CLARIFICATION on motorcade license plates: There are THREE vans in the motorcade with Taxation [...]
Shame on Bill Clinton
“Do not patronize the passionate supporters of your opponents by looking down your nose at them,” Clinton said. “A lot of these people live in a world very different from the world lived in by the people proposing these things,” Clinton said. “I know because I come from this world.” – Bill Clinton to Democrats: [...]
Richard M. Nixon Should Have Been Impeached [Videos]
“I’m saying that when the President does it, it’s not illegal.” – Richard M. Nixon MARKING THE 100th anniversary of Richard M. Nixon’s birth, the legacy he leaves behind was seen in full glory through President George W. Bush’s unitary executive notion. It was shepherded by Vice President Dick Cheney, a man who never got [...]
News Desk: Jack Lew Headed to Treasury to Replace Geithner
ACCORDING TO Bloomberg, though this nomination has been widely expected. Lew comes from the Clinton era economic wing that prominently featured Robert Reich. President Barack Obama plans to name White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew tomorrow as his choice for Treasury secretary, replacing Timothy F. Geithner, a person familiar with the process said. Lew, [...]
News Desk: New York Times and ACLU Lose FOIA Battle to Uncover Details on Drone Strikes
THE REPORT comes from Politico’s Josh Gerstein: The U.S. Government has no legal duty to disclose legal opinions justifying the use of drones to kill suspected terrorist operatives abroad, although doing so would contribute to “intelligent” public debate over the legality of that practice, a federal judge wrote in a ruling issued Wednesday. In her [...]
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