Shep Smith rants about Mitt reacting to Newt
What’s better than a Shep Smith rant? … not much First, from Wednesday’s show, Shep reacts to Newt Gingrich “suspending” his campaign …
Today’s Herald column: Paul Ryan and the Gospel of Selfishness
In which I take on Paul Ryan and his devotion to Ayn Randism...
Obama and Wall Street: an awkward relationship
The New York Times tees up a fascinating look at the delicate, awkward dance between WLl Street and a president they hate, but who they also fear, because the believe he is likely going to be re-elected. Read more
On this day in 2003…
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On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush declared “mission accomplished” in Iraq. Read more
President’s full remarks from Afghanistan on the one year anniversary of the killing of bin Laden
President Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, marking the one year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy Seals. The speech will likely not soothe Republicans, who just want the whole bin Laden thing to go away. The president’s full remarks after the jump. Read more
Romney’s advice to struggling college aspirants: borrow money from your parents
The mind reels.
(Video) Flashback: Joy on Hardball, on that strange, bloody Zimmerman photo
I’ve gotten a lot of comments about this April 20 segment, so here it is again. I still have the same question, several days later: who took that picture allegedly of George Zimmerman’s bloody head on the night he shot Trayvon Martin? How did that person get onto an active crime scene? How can we authenticate a picture that comes out so long after the fact, and which apparently has not been in the possession of law enforcement?
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Richard Viguerie, and the gospel of wealth
Sometimes, it’s better when people just make things plain. Richard Viguerie, in a commentary on Politico’s Arena blog, has made it plain.
This week’s Herald column: Marco Rubio and the ‘magical minority’ theory
This week’s Herald column tackles the GOP’s, and my fellow members of the political media’s obsession with Marco Rubio as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Read more
Ted Nugent: draft dodger (deadbeat dad and creepy ‘teen dater’ too)
Ted Nugent is not only standing by his violent rhetoric regarding the president, he doubled down today, which is why the Secret Service will be paying him a visit Thursday. But for all his tough guy, gunslinging rhetoric, the real Theodore Anthony Nugent is, above all things, a rank coward and draft dodger. Do contain your shock… Read more
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