During Friday night’s Real Time, Republican Congressman Jack Kingston took to the airwaves to echo the right wing talking points of Obama being “not patriotic enough”. One of the memes that Kingston brought up was about Obama not wearing his lapel pin. Let’s take a look at people not wearing their lapel pin: (click for […]
At first it sounded like it, but then John McCain retracted his statement that if he can’t convince the nation Iraq is succeeding he will “lose”. It is a turn around from a couple of months ago, when McCain said the country would be fine with our troops in Iraq for 100 years. Of course […]
The rumors are flying that it could be true: Josh Romney, one of former Gov. Mitt Romney’s five sons, says it’s “possible” his father may rejoin the race for the White House, either as a vice presidential candidate or seek to become the Republican Party’s standard bearer if the campaign of Sen. John McCain falters. […]
Hillary’s campaign is circulating this photo: Drudge is on top of this story: With a week to go until the Texas and Ohio primaries, stressed Clinton staffers circulated a photo over the weekend of a “dressed” Barack Obama. The photo, taken in 2006, shows the Democrat frontrunner fitted as a Somali Elder, during his visit […]
Last week Josh won the George Polk award for legal coverage on their covering the U.S. attorney purge. Today the New York Times follows up with a very nice write up about Talking Points memo.
I just submitted the following to be asked at tomorrow night’s Democratic debate: We have an epidemic of school shootings plaguing our nation. Nine years ago, the Columbine shooting was all this nation could talk about. Now school shootings seem to have become such a common place that they are just a blurb on the […]
It is getting ridiculous how much we hear stories like this: A Philadelphia teenager celebrating his 16th birthday is fighting for his life after a shooting over a snowball fight. Authorities said the Feltonville teen, identified as Tavin Rutledge, was shot in the head at point-blank range while playing with neighborhood friends in the 4800 […]
Ahh yes – freedom: Pakistan has become the latest country to block access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube on the grounds that one or more videos on the site offend Islam, authorities said Monday. The Pakistani government is also asking YouTube to remove “objectionable content,” said Nabiha Mehmood, a spokeswoman for the Pakistani Telecommunications […]
So you get hit by an IED and loose your legs. To rehabilitate you get sent to Walter Reed, where you get the amusement park treatment now: A year after a scandal erupted over the long-term treatment of soldiers at the hospital, the Army has turned to Disney for help. “Service, Disney Style” is newly […]
Un-fucking-believable. This is the poll CNN ran on their front page: I have a couple suggested polls: Is John King to attracted to John McCain to cover the Presidential race impartially. Does Wolf Blitzer get on your nerves? If you have any ideas, let’s hear them. Ben Smith has more on this.