New York Rep. Anthony Weiner has retained an attorney to advise him “what civil or criminal actions should be taken” after a lewd picture was sent from his Twitter account. [...] “There have never been any inappropriate exchanges between Anthony Weiner and myself, including the tweet/picture in question, which had apparently been deleted before it [...]
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Palin in Leather Ignites New Age of Political Paparazzi
“Is this bus tour a trial run for a planned race, or is it an attempt to remain visible and relevant?” asked Charlie Cook, publisher of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report in Washington. “You can count all the people who really know what Sarah Palin is thinking and planning on one hand.” – Bloomberg video [...]
Sarah Palin Second to Romney in Latest Gallup
Mitt Romney (17%) and Sarah Palin (15%) now lead a smaller field of potential Republican presidential candidates in rank-and-file Republicans’ preferences for the party’s 2012 nominee. Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain essentially tie for third, with Cain registering 8% support in his initial inclusion in Gallup “trial heat” polling. Notably, 22% of Republicans [...]
Ed Schultz Apologizes
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Schultz is on voluntary unpaid absence for the coming week, with MSNBC issuing a statement late yesterday about Ed Schultz’s embarrassing public belch. The comments over at Ed’s MSNBC page are wholly supportive of the blue collar talk radio hero, whose passions drive [...]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Ensconced in $50,000/month TriBeCa Townhouse
It sure beats Rikers Island. From the New York Post we get a picture that won’t do anything to neutralize a “jury of his peers,” though where they’re going to be found has not been answered. The uber-luxury, $50,000-a-month townhouse at 153 Franklin St. — replete with a home theater, gym, spa, bar and rec [...]
Ed Schultz Calls Laura Ingraham a ‘Right Wing Slut’
**UPDATED** “And what do the Republicans thinking about?” Schultz said. “They’re not thinking about their next-door neighbor. They’re just thinking about how much this is going to cost. President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin, Mo., on Sunday but you know what they’re talking about, like this right-wing slut, what’s her name?, Laura Ingraham? [...]
Women Won’t Get Squat by Being Timid
At Blair House, the old boys club meeting has consisted of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), U.S. Senators John Kyl (R-AZ), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Reps. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who have convened for the budget negotiations with Vice President Biden, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Budget Director [...]
Activist Sues Sarah Palin for $100,000
… back when Sarah was the Gov. In fact, Thoma claims he proposed state action to solve the problem and even made up signs and fliers to push the issue. But Palin didn’t take kindly to the criticism, says Thoma, and she “undertook a campaign against [Theodore] … to punish, embarrass, discredit and silence” him. [...]
Kate and Prince William’s Fairytale Day
**UPDATED** THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN – The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince William of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. Prince William thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge and Miss [...]
Lara Logan Breaks ‘Code of Silence’
From Brian Stelter: Her experience in Cairo underscored the fact that female journalists often face a different kind of violence. While other forms of physical violence affecting journalists are widely covered — the traumatic brain injury ’suffered by the ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff in Iraq in 2006 was a front-page story at that time [...]
Down the Memory Hole with the New York Times
It is inconceivable that this campaign to portray Mr. Obama as the insidious “other” would have been conducted against a white president. – A Certificate of Embarrassment, The New York Times Are you kidding me? It’s a “certificate of embarrassment” all right, for the New York Times. It was none other than the Times who [...]
Happy Krauthammer
“I think she likes speaking on the issues, and I agree with many of the issues that she brings up,” Graham told Amanpour, “but I believe – I don’t see her as running for president.” – Franklin Graham File this under Trump & Mitt are Fine, But Not Sarah Palin. As if any ultra religious, [...]
Trump: What Does Privacy have to do with ‘Pro-life’?
**UPDATED** Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Nice, soft ball question. But as we found out with Sarah Palin there aren’t any. –updated– Speaking of Sarah, it really does look as if Donald Trump’s media blitz and poll explosion has team Sarah concerned. David Weigel did screen captures of [...]
Economy, Obama, and Donald Trump
When Republicans and GOP-leaners were asked who they would vote for in a primary or caucus, only former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney registered in double digits, with 16 percent. More than double that number expressed no opinion and an additional 12 percent volunteered “none” or “no one.” Businessman Donald Trump (8 percent), former Arkansas governor [...]
Barack Obama’s ‘Mean Streak’
This Washington Examiner editorial made me laugh out loud. The headline is: Mean streak: Obama is not as nice as he looks. This is news? Evidently the Republicans never heard of Alice Palmer. Taking on the very obvious first, Republicans are whining because Pres. Obama supposedly gave a “mean-spirited partisanship, gross misrepresentations of fact, and [...]
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