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Money Quote: Grayson, GOP Raising Funds from Health Care “Holocaust”
While direct comparisons between Rep. Alan Grayson’s (D-FL) now-infamous “Die Quickly!” screed and Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” don’t hold much water, the two incidents do share one thing in common. They...
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Move Over Kanye: Gay Proposal Video Is The New Interruption Meme
When Rep. Joe Wilson did it, he got called a racist. When Kanye West did it, he got called an asshole alcoholic. Whether it was in front of Congress or screaming 20-something year olds at the Video...
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Your Newest Congressional Media Star: Rep. Joseph Cao
We all know the stars of the House of Representatives – Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, John Boehner. But every few weeks one of the 435 other congressmen and congresswomen bubble up and into the media...
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White House Thinks Coverage Of Obama To China ‘Asinine’
President Obama sometimes doesn’t have a lot of luck when it comes to timing. First there was Kanye West, followed by Joe Wilson, and now Sarah Palin going Rogue all over the President’s Asia trip....
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Obama: The Media Is Keeping America From Economic Recovery
You don’t need us to tell you that the recession is not over. Despite the Obama administration’s various bailout plans people are still struggling, and there is the strong sense things may remain this...
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Journalism In 2009: The Year Of The Big Easy
It may or may not come to pass that 2009 was the year “real” journalism died (at least as we’ve come to understand the definition). Despite the plethora of hard news stories in 2009: the inauguration...
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State Of Our Union: Obama Vs. Joe Wilson Vs. The Tablet
Probably if President Obama hadn’t been averaging one major speech per week for the last twelve months (and at least that as a candidate for the previous two years) than absolutely all eyes would be on...
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Fox News Analyst: Chief Justice Roberts’ Response “Unheard Of”
This may have gotten a bit lost in ‘tickle-fight Tuesday.’ While speaking to law students at the University of Alabama yesterday, Chief Justice John Roberts made waves when he pushed back against...
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MSNBC: Bart Stupak Called ‘Baby Killer’ By GOP Rep On House Floor
In an indication of just how polarized our politics have become, pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), who held out until the last minute for more restrictive language on federal funding for...
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Prediction: Democrats Will Hold or Gain in November
Remember, folks, you heard it here first. With the historic passage of health care reform last night, the Democrats’ fate in the midterms is in their own hands. If you take Republicans at their word,...
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This Exists: Christine O’Donnell Witch Doll
Hot on the heels of her “I am not a witch” campaign ad, and just in time for Halloween, Herobuilders.com is offering Christine O’Donnell witch dolls for the collectible price of $39.95. The site also...
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Liz Smith: Christine O’Donnell, Sarah Palin and the GOP – An Embarrassment of...
“THE RATE at which a person can mature is directly proportionate to the embarrassment he can tolerate,” said the great American inventor, Douglas Engelbart. *** REALLY? Well, I hate to disagree with a...
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Republican Congressman Holds Quiet Protest During Obama’s Jobs Speech
Rep. Jeff Landry held his own quiet little protest last night during President Obama‘s big jobs talk. Following not in the footsteps of Rep. Joe Wilson (who was seated two rows ahead of him), the...
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Bernie Goldberg And O’Reilly Rail Against The NYT For ‘Incredible...
Bernie Goldberg and Bill O’Reilly are longtime critics of the New York Times for much of their coverage of politics, and for what they perceive to be an unacceptable left-wing slant. On tonight’s...
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Al Sharpton Guest: Jan Brewer Incident Is More Race-Related Disrespect For...
On Thursday night’s Politics Nation, host Al Sharpton called out Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer‘s disrespectful conduct toward President Obama during their tarmac tussle, connecting it to a pattern of such...
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Jesse Jackson Predicts ‘Somebody Shoot[ing] An AK-47 In The White House’ As A...
Jesse Jackson, Sr. is worried for the safety of the President. The Reverend made his way to Martin Bashir‘s show today, where he was asked to comment on Republican disrespect of the president. And...
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Maher Distinguishes Between His Bush Insults And Conservative ‘Disrespect’...
Bill Maher revisited a recurring theme of his show in his final New Rule tonight: conservatives actively disrespecting President Obama to his face. From Congressman Joe Wilson to Bill O’Reilly, Maher...
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Megyn Kelly Asks ‘You Lie!’ Joe Wilson About Obama Camp Calling Romney A Liar
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) famously yelled “you lie” at President Barack Obama during his 2010 State of the Union address and continues to be linked to that breach of accepted decorum. On Monday, Fox News...
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Why Hillary Clinton Didn’t Appear On Sunday Shows: ‘There Are Other Things...
To the many things Congress is learning about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her Benghazi hearings today, we can add the fact that she’s not a big fan of the Sunday morning political talk...
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NY Times Columnist Charles Blow Completely Wrong: GOP Didn’t Lose Black Vote,...
In his column in the New York Times on Thursday, Charles M. Blow took a moment to correct what he thought was the poor grasp of electoral history displayed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday when...
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