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NRA President Defends Ad, Prepares For "War" With Obama
5 months ago
NRA President David Keene said he is aggressively preparing for “battle” with the White House and Congress over President Obama’s gun control plan.
He also defended the new NRA ad calling Obama an “elitist hypocrite.”
NRA Ad: Obama a HypocriteKeene criticized Obama’s announcement Wednesday, surrounded by four children from around the U.S., for “using kids to advance an ideological agenda.”
He expressed confidence that few measures would ultimately pass.
“It’s going to be very tough for the president to accomplish some of these things, but that doesn’t mean he can’t do it if
More >Sarah Palin or Julianne Moore: Who Would You Rather …
8 months ago
Julianne Moore won an Emmy for portraying Sarah Palin in HBO’s Game Change.
That did not sit well with the former V.P. candidate’s daughter Bristol Palin. Why?
“I don’t think she’s a good interpreter of my mom. I think my mom is way hotter than that,” she said. “I think she doesn’t have that accent. It’s kind of silly, but my mom’s awesome.”
Sure she is. Do you agree with Bristol (who’s been receiving white powder and death threats in the mail) that Sarah’s hotter than Julianne? Tell us below, who’d you rather …
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Chris Christie RNC Keynote Highlights Success, Leadership (Oh, and Mitt Romney Too)
9 months ago
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered the keynote address Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, talking leadership and emphasizing change.
He eventually mentioned presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, too.
Christie took his sweet time getting around to mentioning the nominee, but treated the crowd to a warmer, homier version than his traditional caricature.
Following a heartfelt speech by Ann Romney, which gave him a friendly audience already riding on a high, he more or less kept them on it with his “we did it” theme:
Chris Christie Republican National Convention Speech
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Celebrities Sound Off on Paul Ryan as Vice President
10 months ago
So, Paul Ryan may be the next President of the United States. Vice President, we mean. Vice President of the United States.
While opinions spread around the country regarding Mitt Romney’s running mate, let’s go to Hollywood for the reaction of several celebrities to the news. All courtesy of Twitter…
Elizabeth Banks: “I can confirm categorically that I am NOT Mitt Romney’s VP nominee. #gamechange.”
Michael Ian Black: “Romney/Ryan = same initials as Ronald Reagan. THINK ABOUT IT!!!”
Andy Cohen: I really hope someone has the guts to ask Paul Ryan’s stance on the KStew/RPatz situation in
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Mitt Romney V.P. Candidates: Who Should He Pick?
10 months ago
With the Republican National Convention coming up this month, presidential nominee-in-waiting Mitt Romney is preparing to make the biggest decision of his candidacy.
Who will be his vice presidential running mate? No one knows.
The secretly-guarded vetting process offers few clues as to who Romney might run with against President Obama, but that hasn’t slowed the political world’s answer to the Fifty Shades of Grey movie rumor mill for one second.
A number of GOP All-Stars – former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Rob Portman (Ohio), Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.),
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Did Tripp Palin Drop a Gay Slur?
11 months ago
No one watches Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp on Lifetime.
So the attention-starved daughter of a failed Vice Presidential Candidate and less-than-one-term Governor was probably hoping the following clip would not create any kind of stir.
But on last night’s episode, three-year old Tripp was being disciplined by his mother and his aunt and responded to their attempts by lashing out… with a gay slur.
Watch now and try to decide which is the most appalling: Tripp actually knowing the word; Bristol laughing over his use of it; or Bristol’s earlier comment about “God watching,” for which she
More >Meghan McCain Rips Greta Van Susteren For Lindsay Lohan White House Dinner Invite
1 year ago
Meghan McCain is bashing Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren on Twitter for inviting Lindsay Lohan to this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Not just for the sake of hating on Lohan, a la Rosie O’Donnell.
“Let me get this straight,” Meghan McCain, 27, tweeted. “Greta Van Susteren is bringing Lindsay Lohan to the WHC Dinner but has a moral offense to Louie C.K?”
In March, Van Susteren called for a boycott of the Radio/TV Correspondence Dinner over comedian C.K.’s past controversial statements about women.
“The headliner of this year’s Radio and Television Correspondents
More >Sarah Palin "Checked Out" By Secret Service Agent Caught in Scandal, Report Reveals
1 year ago
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is weighing in on the recent Secret Service scandal after it was revealed that one of the accused agents, David Chaney, was “checking her out” on assignment protecting then-VP candidate Palin in 2008.
That’s just disturbing. Not as disturbing as the fact that Sarah Palin was once close enough to the presidency that she warranted Secret Service detail, but still. Bad taste.
Seriously, though. This is a real story.
David Chaney, one of the agents implicated in the Colombia prostitution fiasco, wrote on Facebook of Sarah Palin that he was “checking her out”
More >Keith Olbermann: Fired By Current TV!
1 year ago
Keith Olbermann has just been fired by the cable network that took him in after the much higher-profile cable network he was previously on cut him loose.
Current TV, which was co-founded by Al Gore, released a statement saying it was parting ways with the pundit, surprisingly citing a difference in values.
The decision comes less than a year after Keith Olbermann was fired by MSNBC, then hired by Current to help energize the network’s primetime ratings.
Current said in a statement this afternoon:
“We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on
More >Romney Tax Return Shows Guy is Really Rich, Pays Low Rate
1 year ago
Mitt Romney’s tax return was finally released today as his campaign bowed to political pressure and released hundreds of pages of tax documents. What did we learn?
That he’s really rich and pays a really low rate on capital gains.
Basically, while the Republican presidential candidate’s tax returns offers glimpses into his sprawling investments, both in the U.S. and abroad, they don’t tell voters much we didn’t already know or assume was true about the former Bain Capital CEO.
Romney had an effective federal income tax rate in 2010 of 13.9 percent, paying about $3 million in taxes on an
More >New Hampshire Wiseguy Prank Calls C-Span
1 year ago
In the aftermath of the New Hampshire primary this week, in which Mitt Romney placed first and Ron Paul second, plenty of serious political analysis occurred.
Just not here.
The true hazards of running live broadcasts including viewer participation were on full display on C-SPAN, when a Granite State resident called to offer his two cents.
Really, he just wanted to know one thing …
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New Hampshire Primary Results: Mitt Romney Cruises to Win, Ron Paul Strong Second
1 year ago
Mitt Romney rolled to victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, becoming the first GOP candidate since 1976 to win the Iowa caucuses and N.H. back-to-back.
“Tonight we celebrate. Tomorrow we go back to work,” said Romney, who turned back a ferocious assault from his GOP rivals in recent days to win fairly handily.
In accepting victory, he delivered a pointed message to his opponents, urging them not to play into President Obama’s hands by trying to destroy his candidacy.
“In the last few days, we have seen some desperate Republicans join forces with him,” Romney said. “This is such a
More >King of Bain Trailer: New Film Slams Mitt Romney
1 year ago
Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker, is striking a populist tone as he looks to fight back against Mitt Romney, the frontrunner in the Republican nomination fight.
In a bid to discredit Romney’s economic expertise – the strength of his candidacy, besides perceived “electability” – Gingrich lambasts him for firing people and ruining lives.
In a manner of speaking, of course.
Insisting he is “totally for capitalism,” Newt cited Microsoft for becoming “extraordinarily rich” by “providing a service” while firms such as Bain strip companies down for profit.
It’s unclear if this will
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