You’ve heard of “suicide by cop”? America is now seemingly witnessing political suicide by tea. Tea Party, that is. Only a few months ago Republicans seemed poised to fulfill a dream: if the economy continued to recover slowly or was barely on the mend, and if President Barack Obama continued to appear to be a nice guy who could give a terrific scripted speech but was inept … [Read more...] about Political Suicide by Tea?
Administration and Military Shocked Over Video Showing Marines Urinating on Dead Talibans’ Bodies
A scandal is now unfolding involving a video that administration officials reportedly believe is indeed authentic -- a video showing a small group of Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters. Why should that video be such a big deal? Because such an act would violate the traditional norms taught by military commanders about how the U.S. military should behave. … [Read more...] about Administration and Military Shocked Over Video Showing Marines Urinating on Dead Talibans’ Bodies
Can a Yankee Act Make It in South Carolina?
As Mitt Romney tries to seal the deal in the Palmetto state and keeps slipping in the polls there, memories come back of a culture clash when I was in basic training there during World War II. How much has changed in those seven decades? The country boys in my company were excited by anything exotic and, given their lives before induction, it took little to tickle them. One … [Read more...] about Can a Yankee Act Make It in South Carolina?
Jodi Kantor Refutes First Lady Michelle Obama on ‘Angry Black Woman’
WASHINGTON - The Obama White House isn't the first to try to kill the messenger, the storyteller of the time over which they preside. They're just the latest attempting to control an image however they can, as the writer does her best to defend her motives and methods against the fan politics that puts personality and celebrity love over everything else. Jodi Kantor is just … [Read more...] about Jodi Kantor Refutes First Lady Michelle Obama on ‘Angry Black Woman’
(UPDATED) Why ‘When Mitt Romney Came To Town’ Is The Most Brutal Campaign Video Evah
I have just watched When Mitt Romney Came to Town and it is, in a word, devastating. The 28-minute film from Newt Gingrich's Super PAC, a series of interviews with ordinary folk whose lives were never the same after Romney's Bain Capital bought and took down local companies, is a double condemnation -- both of his private equity work and the business model he used to get … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Why ‘When Mitt Romney Came To Town’ Is The Most Brutal Campaign Video Evah
Why Pundits Are Pulling Their Hair Over The GOP Race
While I could care less, one of the frustrating things about the Republican presidential race for pundits is that after repeatedly anointing Mitt Romney as the man who will take on President Obama, he keeps failing to beat expectations that were fairly low to begin with. And is failing to pull away from a field that even minus Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain looks like it … [Read more...] about Why Pundits Are Pulling Their Hair Over The GOP Race
Could the Conventional Wisdom Be Wrong? Can Mitt Romney Lose?
Andrew Sullivan has an intriguing post. He has seen the anti-Romney, Bain Capital film that Newt Gingrich's camp is touting and says it's devastating -- so much so that he thinks Romney could lose: I just watched the Bain documentary featured below and being broadcast throughout South Carolina by Newt Gingrich's SuperPac in full. It's loaded with out-of-context quotes and … [Read more...] about Could the Conventional Wisdom Be Wrong? Can Mitt Romney Lose?
Colbert for President? (video)
Last night: On Thursday night’s “Colbert Report,” Mr. Colbert took [his Super PAC riff] a big step further, handing control of his group to his friend and fellow host Jon Stewart so that he can legally run for president, or at least pretend to. Mr. Colbert, who has comically flirted with — and mocked the possibility of — runs for political office before, said he would form an … [Read more...] about Colbert for President? (video)
Romney and GOP Doggie
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Former Obama Official Defends Romney on Bain Capital
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney is running into headwinds in his own party for, of all things, being a successful capitalist. Newt Gingrich, in fact, has walked his charges back, while his Super PAC has not. The other news on Newt Gingrich is that he is now leading Mitt Romney by only 2 points. From The … [Read more...] about Former Obama Official Defends Romney on Bain Capital
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Calls on Mitt Romney to Release Tax Returns, Prove 100K Jobs Created at Bain Capital
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urges Gov. Mitt Romney to release tax returns and data that could substantiate his claims of having created 100,000 jobs as CEO of Bain Capital. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, AKA "Mama Grizzly," has called for Gov. Mitt Romney to release his tax returns, as well as the data that could substantiate his claims of having created 100,000 jobs … [Read more...] about Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Calls on Mitt Romney to Release Tax Returns, Prove 100K Jobs Created at Bain Capital
Only in America…
For some reason -- some will say for good reason -- election time in America does not seem to bring out the best in many Americans, including this one, when it comes to negative and gloomy opinion and commentary. Thus, when The Huffington Post announced the launch of a HuffPost Good News section “devoted to positive news, happy stories and uplifting opinion and commentary” … [Read more...] about Only in America…
Dominionist Cash and You
Meet fake cowboy and superPAC proprietor Foster Friess (center) This moment that Rick Santorum's money backer is revealed is a fleeting moment. The New Hampshire Primary is this Tuesday, followed by the quadrennial South Carolina Confederate Flag controversy a week later. (Don't laugh. It was that, far more than the "black babies" whispering campaign that doomed John McCain's … [Read more...] about Dominionist Cash and You
Romney: A Bumpy but Inevitable Road to Nomination Ahead?
At at time when there are inklings that political opponents of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may be considering bowing to the demands of talk show (and de facto Republican Party strategist) titan Rush Limabaugh and other members of the GOP establishment on trimming criticism of Romney's role at Bain Capital, the question is arising: is Romney indeed "inevitable" or is … [Read more...] about Romney: A Bumpy but Inevitable Road to Nomination Ahead?
Sarah Whatshername Scolds Mitt For Lacking Candor & Other Trinkets From The Political Treasure Chest
There surely will be a statue of Sarah Palin when the Temple of Political Chutzpah is erected. The former half-term governor and failed candidate, who never came clean about anything, says that Mitt Romney has brought his Bain Capital problems on himself by not being transparent and offering no documentation for the claim that he created 100,000 net jobs and refusing to … [Read more...] about Sarah Whatshername Scolds Mitt For Lacking Candor & Other Trinkets From The Political Treasure Chest
The GOP’s Long, Sad March to the Inevitable Nominee (Guest Voice)
The GOP's Long Sad March to the Inevitable Nominee by Tina Dupuy Republicans have a wide variety of conservative white males now vying to be their nominee. No, really. Bear with me. They have former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich summing up the worst of the '90s GOP. Not only did he shut down the government during his tenure, he attempted to oust a president for … [Read more...] about The GOP’s Long, Sad March to the Inevitable Nominee (Guest Voice)
‘Welcome, Mahmoud!’ (La Hora, Ecuador)
Even as tension over the Strait of Hormuz escalates, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is touring Latin America as a way of showing Iran has friends in the U.S. 'backyard.' But this tongue-in-cheek welcome to the Iranian leader by columnist Luis A. Vivanco of Ecuador's La Hora goes to show that not everyone is buying the story. For La Hora of Ecuador, Luis A. Vivanco … [Read more...] about ‘Welcome, Mahmoud!’ (La Hora, Ecuador)
It’s Not 2008
The 2008 presidential contest was marked by enthusiastic participation among the younger voter demographic (pdf), a demographic that skewed towards Obama on the Democratic side. This time 'round, that doesn't seem to be the case. Democrats, in general, are unenthusiastic. On the GOP side, Ron Paul is polling the best of the candidates in the "younger voter" demographic, no … [Read more...] about It’s Not 2008
What Kind of Capitalist Was Romney?
WASHINGTON -- Thanks to Mitt Romney and such well-known socialist intellectuals as Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich, the United States is about to have the big debate on the nature of modern capitalism that should have started back in 2008. The focus will be on whether some kinds of capitalism are bad for the system as a whole. As a political matter, the discussion will be … [Read more...] about What Kind of Capitalist Was Romney?
Mitt Romney, the Front Runner
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