dailykos — (Caricature by DonkeyHotey) Hardball host Chris Matthews offered quite the analysis this week on a panel at The Cable Show 2012 in Boston. Andrea Morabito reported: [Matthews] argued that because of the rise of opinion-based news networks, the non-critical aspect of the media is gone, going as far to say that the...
outsidethebeltway — While I am sure that there are more complete discussion to be had on the subject, io9 has an interesting little piece, A brief history of four letter words: "Scumbag," sounds like the kind of hokey insult that would get you laughed at if you used it. When it was used...
dailykos — Hello, human diary. It is once again I, Mitt Romney, your better. We have been making more progress of late in planning how to properly utilize failed candidate units as surrogates for my general election campaign. The premise of surrogates, Mr. Diary, is to convince commoners that I am likable and...
hotair — "Horse's ass right-wingers." Via the Examiner, what’s the best part? The palpable bitterness in his tone or the fact that he’s taking his frustration out on the most mild-mannered creature in the media universe, a C-SPAN anchor? As you watch him solemnly lament the fact that a man might be mocked...
politicalwire — Andrew Sullivan comments on Mark Halperin's recent interview with Mitt Romney: "If you do not feel the urge to cut out your own heart with a dull knife after reading it, there's something wrong with you."
thegatewaypundit — Catholic leaders are outraged over the mainstream media silence on the HHS mandate lawsuits. Over 40 Catholic dioceses and organizations around the country announced on Monday that they were suing the Obama administration for violating their freedom of religion. The mainstream media only given viewers a combined 19 seconds on...
politicalwire — "I've had a couple of those during the campaign, which have haunted me a little bit, but I'm sure before this is over will haunt me a lot."-- Mitt Romney, in an interview with Peggy Noonan, speaking about gaffes "that make me want to kick myself in the seat of...
huffingtonpost — * CO2 emissions rose by 3.2 pct last year * China the biggest contributor to the global rise * Trend...
huffingtonpost — Ohio authorities are continuing to investigate an alleged hate crime at a Columbus-based Waffle House restaurant which left two patrons injured. As NBC4 is reporting, one of the victims was knocked unconscious, while the other sustained broken facial bones, during the April 26 attack. Police said that the attackers, identified...
lafiga.firedoglake — While the Ronald Reagan blood auction was cancelled –thwarting plans to develop DNA-cloned versions of Ronnie that could run for President forever– Reagan fans can still practice necrophilia with an @Reagan.com email address offered by the Gipper’s son Michael Reagan: Reagan.com was founded through the efforts of The Reagan Group and...
huffingtonpost — The conversation may change with JP Morgan Chase's latest $2 billion plus faux pas. Instead of being too big to fail, we may find that the Wall Street behemoths in particular have become too big to succeed. That is to say, the literal size of corporations like Citibank,...
hotair — Worry. It’s amazing what a few competitive polls can do to concentrate the mind. Democrats had taken comfort for months in the Republican Party’s seeming inability to get behind Mitt Romney, Obama’s healthy lead in the polls, and equally healthy job growth. And for a few, fleeting, moments, Democrats thought the...
dailykos — The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is back in the news, and not in a good way for the organization. The flow of defectors from ALEC has slowed of late, but now a major company, Amazon, is parting ways with the extreme, far-right legislation mill. Amazon.com announced Thursday that it will...
huffingtonpost — As an advisory board member of Glamour Women of the Year, I have the privilege of nominating five inspiring women -- or groups of women -- who have made an impact in 2012. And I'd love to hear your suggestions. Please use the comments section to share the names and stories...
thehill — “Prosecutors have an obligation to get the process right, not just to try to win cases,” Sen. Grassley said. Read more...
huffingtonpost — In this digital age when an iPhone app can scan and identify faces and your social profile epitomizes your wired existence, anonymous posting is a welcomed reprieve. However, if New York State legislation dubbed the Internet Protection Act passes as planned, anonymous online speech will be banned on New York-based websites. Wired...
thegatewaypundit — Oh Brother. Wall Street Journal reporter Steve Moore got a kick out of that line and explains how Obama is bamboozling the American public with the outrageous claim that he is some kind of spendthrift. “Who you gonna believe, me or your own two eyes?” Moore explains that Barack Obama came...
huffingtonpost — London will use its spotlight to illuminate more than just the world's greatest athletes during the 2012 Olympics. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Wednesday plans to hold a hunger summit during this summer's games, the Guardian reports. Specifics surrounding the hunger summit haven't been revealed, but a Downing Street spokeswoman told...
huffingtonpost — RICHMOND, Va. -- States have spent only about 3 percent of the billions they've received in tobacco taxes and legal settlements over the last decade to fund tobacco prevention programs, making it harder to reduce the death and disease caused by tobacco use, according to a report released Thursday by...
huffingtonpost — As a medical marijuana patient advocate, I see the world through the eyes of a patient. Patient advocacy means integrating the patient into every part of society. Achieving this for medical cannabis patients requires addressing legal issues, creating criminal and civil protections and creating safe distribution models and regulations --...
dailykos — John Bolton has Mitt Romney's ear. (Caricature by DonkeyHotey) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has been on a woe-is-me campaign for the past several years to burnish his tattered reputation and is now touting his book, gently criticized Mitt Romney's choice of foreign policy advisers on MSNBC's Morning Joe program...
thegatewaypundit — It’s an Obama world. Up is down. Square is round. Hot is cold. Spending is saving. Irrational policy has consequences. Energy Tomorrow Blog explained how the president’s policies in oil and natural gas development have contributed to higher gas prices. This infographic shows how the administration’s oil policy has contributed to record high US...
news.firedoglake — Sen. Bob Menendez (D-PhRMA). Photo by studio08denver/flickr. The Senate has spent the day on a must-pass FDA bill that reauthorizes a user fee from drug companies to finance FDA operations, in addition to making other changes to how the FDA deals with drug shortages. The bill is primed for...
crooksandliars — enlarge Let's face it. Obama's big gubmint entitlement society and out-of-control spending has spread like a cancer on America's households. The whole country is going the way of Greece! Why, oh why can't we go back to the frugality and personal responsibility of the Bush/Cheney years, when honest, hard-working people lived within...
cbsnews — Allison Macfarlane is known as a critic of the proposed nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain