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Why you should boycott the greedy ****s at Comedy Central
Foul ball If you’re one of the people who tune in to Comedy Central on a regular basis, you’ve noticed something going on for a long time now which should rightly have you annoyed. You may think this...
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So how did that Ryan pick work out?
Numbers Today marks one full week since presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney named Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate in the battle of 2012. Trying to figure out precisely what effect...
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Obama campaign HQs “occupied” by Manning protesters
Demands While most of us were otherwise occupied this week, the Obama campaign headquarters in both Oakland and Portland had some unexpected, uninvited and unwelcome guests. Protesters who support...
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Unemployment up in 44 states
Swing states not swinging up The engine of growth remains in low gear, it seems, and it’s not just in a few isolated pockets around the nation. While the overall employment numbers for July were...
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Media finally fed up with Obama dodging questions?
No comment There seems to be an increasing drumbeat in Washington which is focusing on the new, camera shy tendencies of the President. This was previously noted here when Barack Obama began taking...
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Court rejects challenge to EPA E15 ethanol waiver
Business as usual If not predictable, this is certainly disappointing. A federal appeals court Friday threw out a challenge by automakers and other groups to a new fuel with a higher blend of ethanol...
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Halperin: Media pretty much does what Obama wants
Ya think? I’m not sure if we file this one under a refreshing trend of honesty in the media this election cycle, or simply a case of everyone having become so immersed in the day to day reality of...
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The end of tenure as we know it?
Changes We see plenty of political humor these days stemming from the policies and comments of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but not all of his ideas are suitable for satire. Back in 2010,...
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Obama tariff policy sinking a small US business
“Nobody can help me” Even as jaded as I tend to be, I was a bit surprised when I came across this story at Outside the Beltway. It’s a tale of The American Dream, built from the ground up in storybook...
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Tampa forecast: Scattered hurricanes with a chance of awesome
Storm Front This coming week, I — along with an army of politicos, bloggers, journalists and gawkers of all stripes — plan to be descending on Tampa, Florida for the convention and seeing just what...
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Video: What’s Anonymous planning for the RNC?
Chaos Even with the extensive security precautions being taken by authorities for the big convention in Tampa this week, tensions are still running high and everyone will need to be on their toes....
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First day of RNC cancelled due to weather. Update: Storm moving West.
Wrath of Rain We just received word that Monday’s slate of events for the RNC in Tampa will be postponed . Republicans announced Saturday that they had effectively canceled the first day of its...
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Box office shocker. 2016 Obama’s America at #3?
Red carpet We all know the rules when it comes to political films, right? They’re just not worth sinking your money into them because people don’t watch. With the sole exception of one “documentary”...
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The two faces of Charlie Crist
Change Tis the season for endorsements, and in the key swing state of Florida, former Governor Charlie Crist has found the horse he wants to back in this race: President Barack Obama. So strongly does...
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Bay State Beatdown. Brown 49 – Warren 43
Issues We all know the election of Scott Brown to the United States Senate from Massachusetts was an aberration, right? It was just one of those freak accidents… a perfect storm of a wild ride...
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Romney rule change fight on convention floor?
Rules of engagement Zeke Miller is reporting that a set of changes to the convention rules pushed through by Mitt Romney’s team is raising a few hackles among the delegates and could potentially lead...
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An early view from Tampa
Sights, sounds… smells? In addition to the usual speech videos and coverage, we thought we’d bring you a little taste of the goings on behind the scenes in Tampa this week. The first thing you’ll want...
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Grave digging in the voter rolls
Bring out yer dead Glenn Reynolds has a surprisingly good piece in the NY Post this week which touches on a hot-button topic for me. Called “Dead voters & a dying democracy,” Glenn identifies a...
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Video: Opening remarks from Reince Priebus
“Republicans won’t be satisfied until we’ve rebuilt the American Dream.” The RNC chair has been doing an excellent job thus far, both in terms of keeping things moving along smoothly at the convention...
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Video: Ted Cruz tells the story of America
and Texas There were so many great speeches and moments at the convention last night that we couldn’t get to them all. One of the speakers will be no stranger to grassroots activists in conservative...
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Video: Santorum – “I shook the hand of America”
Strong grip Rick Santorum’s speech at the RNC yesterday was panned in a few predictable places, but it was still well received. I’ll admit there were a few aspects of it which I found surprising. The...
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“Romneyville” protest plan going about as well as you’d expect
Bust It was a sure fire, can’t miss plan, brilliant in every way. (That’s assuming, of course, that you happen be the type inclined to protest wealth, capitalism or the continued practice of...
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Video: McCaskill runs away from Obama at light speed
Distance Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has been riding high recently, with a new breath of life having been breathed into a campaign previously left for dead on the side of Election Road. (Well…...
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Video: Rand Paul turns up the heat in Tampa
Sacred cows Wednesday evening’s events at the Republican National Convention began to heat up with the first speaker who really seemed to fire up the crowd. This portion of tasty red meat was...
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Hot Air Interview: Allen West
Let’s do this Down here in the trenches at the Republican National Convention today, we were fortunate enough to have Congressman Allen West of Florida stop by for a brief, but interesting interview....
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Fact checking in the hot tub time machine
Back to the future! The always accurate and never disputed people at Wikipedia tell us that “fact checking” has been around since the early 20th century. “By the 1930s a fact checking department...
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The worst raaaaacism charge against Romney evah?
I’ll translate that for you Ron Fournier, editor in chief of National Journal, has taken time out of his busy day to pen a hit piece on Mitt Romney which really must be read to be believed. (Though...
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No Longer Mystery Guest Revealed Update: Video added
Make my election day Even though Allahpundit ruined it and spoiled the surprise, the guessing game surrounding the “mystery speaker” at the RNC was a welcome change from the scripted beauty pageant...
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