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Quote of the Day: Why I Am Done Defending Herman Cain
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Mary Kate Cary, a former White House speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush. She writes on the U.S. News website that she has been defending Herman Cain amid sexual harassment allegations but will do so no longer. She sites new polls showing that Cain is starting to suffer a loss of support from women voters and says she suspects … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Why I Am Done Defending Herman Cain
Super-Committee Thanksgiving
Separated at Birth?
Separated at birth? Roseanne Roseannadanna and Michele Bachmann? Here's one: The other: … [Read more...] about Separated at Birth?
Live Blogging of CBS News/National Journal Republican Debate (FINAL POST)
Foreign policy and international affairs will ostensibly be the focus of tonight’s CBS News/National Journal Republican Presidential Debate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In realilty much of the focus will be on whether former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney can both maintain his lead and begin to expand it out of its seeming ceiling, whether Texas Governor Rick Perry can … [Read more...] about Live Blogging of CBS News/National Journal Republican Debate (FINAL POST)
Who Told Herman Cain to Run For President? God Did
Well, now we have the answer. If you've been wondering who convinced Herman Cain to run for President, he says God did: "I prayed and prayed and prayed," Cain told a group of young Republicans in Atlanta, according to National Journal. "I’m a man of faith, I had to do a lot of praying for this one, more praying than I’d ever done before in my life. And when I finally … [Read more...] about Who Told Herman Cain to Run For President? God Did
Song for Rick Perry If He Does Another “OOPS!” at Tonight’s GOP Debate
The Republican presidential hopefuls are having another debate again. If Texas Gov. Rick Perry has another "OOPS!" then this should become his campaign theme song: … [Read more...] about Song for Rick Perry If He Does Another “OOPS!” at Tonight’s GOP Debate
Connecting Dots Between Child Abuse & The Sexual Assault of Women on Campus
Tenured Radical Claire Potter: As you absorb the news about the key people at Penn State who ought to have reported what they knew of coach Jerry Sandusky’s alleged assaults on little boys, please keep one thing in mind. Penn State’s cover-up is embedded in the interest it, and all universities, have in keeping many forms of sexual violence and sexual harassment a private, … [Read more...] about Connecting Dots Between Child Abuse & The Sexual Assault of Women on Campus
Quote of the Day
From an excellent Adam Gopnik essay in The New Yorker on whether America is in decline: Despite their title, the authors seem, for instance, determined to avoid the obvious point that one American who shares their outlook and ambitions in almost every detail -- who hates partisan wrangling, doubts the wisdom of big foreign wars, proposes a faith in a brisk mixture of private … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day
A Memory of Sports, Sex and Shame
The Penn State Scandal has many losers—-not the only the legendary coach who lost his job, his reputation and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the university that fed on football and is now disgraced by it, a student body in shock and, beyond the campus, millions who have lost some of their innocence about an “amateur” game that, as years of covering up the crimes of a … [Read more...] about A Memory of Sports, Sex and Shame
Quote of the Day: What Polls Say about Romney, Cain and Gingrich
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Time's Joe Klein who looks at a recent CBS News poll that showed former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain still going strong, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney frozen at his usual polling take and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich rising: There are three messages being delivered in this poll. The first is about Mitt … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: What Polls Say about Romney, Cain and Gingrich
Italy: Kick Out
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McClatchy-Marist Poll: Strong Sign that Cain is Sinking and Gingrich Is Rising as Anti-Romney?
Various polls have shown beset former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain holding his own or in some cases seemingly strengthening his status as the emerging Anti-Romney, but these polls also have revealed some of his support -- particularly from women -- sagging in light of sexual allegations. But now a new McClatchy-Marist nationwide poll has Cain in third place with former … [Read more...] about McClatchy-Marist Poll: Strong Sign that Cain is Sinking and Gingrich Is Rising as Anti-Romney?
BREAKING: Massive Explosion Reported at Military Base West of Tehran (UPDATES)
Several news sources are reporting a huge blast occurring inside an Iranian military base near the capital, Tehran. BBC News: There has been at least one explosion inside a military base west of Iran's capital, Tehran, officials say. Windows in buildings in the nearby village of Bidganeh have been shattered. Some deaths have been reported, according to the … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Massive Explosion Reported at Military Base West of Tehran (UPDATES)
The Power of Conformity (Video)
This old Candid Camera clip showing a stunt involving the power of conformity says more than original viewers may have thought. It explains some of what goes on in our schools, with peer pressure and some of the tiresome rhetoric and political attacks we see by partisans of both parties (and how quickly they fall in line with a new attack line): … [Read more...] about The Power of Conformity (Video)
BREAKING: Wilson Ramos Rescued, Safe in Venezuela
Both ABC News and the Washington Post are reporting that kidnapped Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been found alive and well in Venezuela. According to the Washington Post: Wilson Ramos has been rescued in Venezuela and is with the police on his way back home, his agent, Gustavo Mercano, said in a phone conversation. The Interior Minster called to tell … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Wilson Ramos Rescued, Safe in Venezuela
CBS News Poll: Cain Now On Top in Three Way Race Between Romney and Gingrich
A new CBS News Poll -- which might be dubbed "consquences schmonsequences" -- finds former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain at the top of the Republican nomination sweepstakes heap, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich rising fast and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hanging in there as a front-runner: In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, Newt … [Read more...] about CBS News Poll: Cain Now On Top in Three Way Race Between Romney and Gingrich
The Enabler
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Trying to Topple Elizabeth Warren
Rove & Co. have a campaign going to discredit Elizabeth Warren and OWS with one nasty video. Greg Sargent thinks (hopes?) they're making a mistake. I think and hope he's right. Their recent forays into Ohio just made people mad and got them nowhere. Let's hope their smug,vicious attack is just another part of unproductive Republican extremism that more and more Americans … [Read more...] about Trying to Topple Elizabeth Warren
Paterno feet of clay
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