PRESIDENT OBAMA had done everything possible to stay well away from the civil war in Syria, but on what the Administration judges is very high probability that President Bashar Assad has unleashed chemical weapons on his people, he judged the U.S. could no longer remain outside the action. Speaking at a so-called faith conference, Sarah [...]
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Dear Sarah Palin, Bill Maher’s a Comedian
IS ANYTHING worse than an opportunistic political grandstander like Sarah Palin playing word police with a comedian like Bill Maher? These two both love the controversy and the attention, because it serves each of their mutual purpose. It’s 2013 and Sarah Palin has fallen a long way from her vice presidential nomination and her 2010 [...]
Politico Gives Wingnut Space to Attack Hillary
IN AN op-ed on Politico, a right wing bomb thrower named Keith Koffler explains “Why Democrats Might Reject Hillary Clinton in 2016.” Just for fun, here’s an excerpt: But what those who tout Clinton as a nigh unstoppable force for the 2016 Democratic nomination fail to realize is that Hillary Clinton is the most overrated [...]
Michele Bachmann Won’t Run in 2014
IT’S A wrap, as Rep. Michele Bachmann calls it a congressional career. Congress just inched one itsy, bitsy, very small step forward on the sanity meter with Michele Bachmann’s retirement. One of Mrs. Bachmann’s female Facebook followers left this missive: I’d like to see you and West on the 2016 Presidential ticket! It’s a reminder [...]
Hillary Clinton’s Political Reemergence, Set to Speak at Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards
Philippe Reines, a Clinton spokesman, said Clinton’s appearance at the awards event next week would mark her first public speaking event since leaving the State Department. Clinton was scheduled to present an award to Melanne Verveer, a longtime friend who served under Clinton as the first U.S. ambassador at-large for women’s issues. [Associated Press] AND [...]
Jon Stewart on Republican Efforts to “Revamp” Message
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook REPUBLICANS have a long way to go. If their stance on Prop 8 and DOMA is any indication, Karl Rove’s claim [...]
CPAC Goes Full Wingnut: Trump and Palin In, Chris Christie and GOP Proud Out
WITH THE headliners starting with Donald Trump and Sarah Palin, there will be plenty of red meat for the wingnuts this weekend. Whatever seriousness CPAC once signified, back when I used to actually cover the event, is no longer important, now considered “RINO”. For Republicans who want to win national elections like the presidency, this [...]
Top Republican Strategist Admits Party “Doesn’t Give Equal Opportunity to Women”
SCHMIDT: I think in any organization where women are not at the table, where it is skewed male in today’s day and age, that’s an organization that’s deficient. That’s an organization that’s going to have problems. It’s one of the problems we have structurally in the Republican Party. We don’t have enough women at the [...]
Atheist Group Apologizes for Misquoting Sarah Palin, Amid Religious Shifts in America
CELEBRATING 50 years, the American Atheists are running a billboard campaign ahead of their convention in Texas, but ran into a bit of a problem when they made the mistake of misquoting Sarah Palin. From CNN, a story that was also picked up by Huffington Post: In an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, Palin [...]
Sarah Palin Unloads Signature Crazy in Preparation for Starring CPAC Performance
We’re going to default eventually and that’s why the feds are stockpiling bullets in case of civil unrest. – Sarah Palin [on Facebook] CPAC CRAZY could not be better represented than through Sarah Palin, which her latest Facebook posting proves. If this is their standard, no wonder Gov. Chris Christie wasn’t invited. It’s pretty obvious [...]
Charles Krauthammer Calls CPAC Decision on Christie “Vast Overreaction… A Mistake”
Cardenas cited Christie’s decision to expand Medicaid under President Obama’s health care law and his support of a $60 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims, which he argued was filled with wasteful spending. [National Journal] CPAC’s DECISION to freeze out Gov. Chris Christie this year is very good news for Democrats, while also proving [...]
Obama is Suddenly the “Puppet Master” of the Press
The results are transformational. With more technology, and fewer resources at many media companies, the balance of power between the White House and press has tipped unmistakably toward the government. This is an arguably dangerous development, and one that the Obama White House — fluent in digital media and no fan of the mainstream press [...]
Top Story — Demographic Shellacking Leads to GOP Immigration Epiphany, Legislation Pending *Updated*
“This is consistent with our country’s tradition of being a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.” – Senator John McCain (Press conference announcing new immigration reform push) ISN’T IT amazing what a demographic shellacking can do. Packed room at the press conference announcing the latest effort in immigration reform. A powerful group of [...]
Sarah Palin and Fox News Channel Split
“It’s my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX, and she decided not to renew the arrangement,” the source close to Palin told RCP. “She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion.” [Real Clear Politics] PERHAPS Mrs. [...]
The American Right’s War on Women, Sandy Hook Edition
JUST WHEN you think the American right can’t get more offensive or insulting towards modern women, along comes an anti-feminist throw back to prove they’ll never accept a woman in charge. From the hog-tied mind of a woman in bondage, though not the fun 50 Shades type; the kind that holds her hostage to a [...]
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