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Fox News Launches a Smear Campaign Accusing Joe Biden of Being a Drunk
Led by Sean Hannity and Mike Huckabee, Fox News is engaging in a smear campaign by claiming that Joe Biden was drunk during the vice presidential debate.
Tagged Joe Biden
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Paul Ryan Visibly Gulped While Being Pressed for Answers During Debate
Paul Ryan’s gulping was so evident that Obama for America released a new web video that that pokes fun at Congressman Ryan’s endless thirst.
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Paul Ryan Outed the GOP Ticket’s Extremism on Abortion in VP Debate
Paul Ryan said that elected officials should be in charge of Row V Wade, raising the alarm bell that a Romney/Ryan admin intends to implement the Personhood Amendment.
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What Last Night’s Debate Tells us About How Team Romney Sees Women
Paul Ryan made clear last night that he wants his religious beliefs to inform our decisions, while claiming it is his that are under attack
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Joe Biden Dominates Paul Ryan and Gives Democrats Back Their Mojo in VP Debate
It was a night when Democrats needed a morale boost, and Vice President Joe Biden delivered with a dominating performance over Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate.
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Biden Versus Ryan: Defense is the Best Offense
Ryan’s budget plan is heartless, bad for America and when properly scrutinized, indefensible. At the VP debate, Joe Biden will keep smiling and watch the young kid strangle himself.
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Ahead of Biden Debate Romney Camp Freaks Out when Paul Ryan is Asked About Tax Cuts
The Romney campaign threw a fit tonight and cut off an interview when a local reporter asked Paul Ryan a tax cut question. If Ryan can’t handle the local media, how will he deal with Joe Biden?
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An Ohio Republican Speaks for the Nation: ‘I’ve Never Seen Such Hate as in the GOP’
A 70-year-old retired store owner told the Columbus Dispatch ‘All you have to do is look at the Republican platform. I’ve never seen such HATE this year in the Republican Party, national or state.’
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2,000 Turn Out for Biden in Florida as 725 Show up for Ryan in New Hampshire
The GOP ticket’s attendance problems aren’t just limited to Mitt Romney. 2,000 people turned out for Vice President Biden in Florida, while Paul Ryan spoke to a crowd of 725 in New Hampshire.
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Dirty Laundry: John Kasich Thinks Calling Women Heroes Makes up for the War on Women
GOP Gov John Kasich of Ohio called us laundry-doing women ‘heroes’ even as the man he was introducing, Paul Ryan, has voted against equal pay for women for years running and is obstructing our civil liberties even now.
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We’re Not Taking Any More of Romney’s Lies: Chicago Teachers’ Strike Edition
Today’s edition of ‘We’re not gonna take it anymore’ features a desperate attempt by Romney’s to conflate a 2011 Joe Biden statement as the President’s position on today’s Chicago teachers’ strike.
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Romney and Mainstream Media Try to Silence Nate Silver’s Obama Victory Projections
The Romney campaign sent out a rather breathless memo this morning warning the press to not get too worked up about the latest polling and Nate Silver is being admonished to ‘wait’.
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Weekend Football Scrimmage in Ohio Leaves Obama Over Romney 1-0
Mitt Romney celebrated the college football season with lies about the economy and job creation and Obama told Ohioans to punt his plan away
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The Obama Campaign Declares Sarah Palin Mentally Incompetent
Obama campaign spokesperson Stephanie Cutter defended Vice President Biden from Republican attacks about his competency by calling Sarah Palin mentally incompetent.
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The White House Silences McCain’s Dump Biden Babble With Two Words: Sarah Palin
The White House has silenced John McCain’s calls for Obama to dump Biden by reminding him of who he picked to be his running mate in 2008.
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The Obama Campaign Calls Romney a Hypocrite For Outrage Over Biden Remark
Tired of playing games, the Obama campaign has called out Mitt Romney for his hypocritical outrage over Joe Biden’s in chains remark.
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Romney Demands an Apology for Biden Remark and Obama Laughs In His Face
Obama has answered Mitt Romney’s demand for an apology over Joe Biden’s in chains remark by laughing in the Republican nominee’s face.
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Joe Biden Shows why Obama (and America) Still Need Him
The president still needs Joe Biden because has that same sort of everyman charm that Obama has never been able to pull off very well but that was Bill Clinton’s specialty.
Joe Biden Falsely Labels Julian Assange a High Tech Terrorist
Vice President Joe Biden was on NBC’s Meet The Press today, where he gave his own opinion on Julian Assange and Wikileaks. Biden said of Wikileaks, “I would argue that it’s closer to being a high tech terrorist than, than the Pentagon Papers.”
Kill Those Obama/Clinton 2012 Rumors: Biden is Running
In Pittsburgh, PA yesterday Vice President Joe Biden put to bed once and for all the rumor started by Bob Woodward that he and Hillary Clinton are going to switch jobs in 2012. Biden said the President asked him if he was going run again, he said, “‘Of course, you want me to run with you, I’m happy to run with you.’ “
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Rachel Maddow and Joe Biden Urge Progressives to Get Energized
Vice President Joe Biden gave one of his best interviews since he has been in the White House on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC program, where he expressed why progressives need to get energized about this election, “Our progressive base, you have, you should not stay home. It, you better get energized. Because the consequences are serious for the outcome of the things we care most about.”
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Domestic Violence: The Ultimate Oppressor Of Liberty and Freedom
It’s sort of a dirty little secret that in America, an intimate partner killed approximately 33% of female murder victims and more than 600 women every day are sexually assaulted. And what about the “conservatives” who claim to oppose Islam over the way women are treated don’t seem to give a good hoot what goes on here, in their own country? Here, where women are supposed to be free.
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Joe Biden Demonstrates How to Defuse the Race Baiting of Fox News
Vice President Joe Biden was on ABC’s This Week this morning, and when he was asked if he thought the Tea Party contained racist elements, he delivered and answer that was the perfect counter to the race baiting of Fox News. Biden said that while there are people in the Tea Party who express racist views, he did not believe that the Tea Party is a racist organization.
The Truth is Out: Palin’s VP Debate Answers Were Scripted
The false narrative continues as Steve Schmidt (aka, the Bullet) reveals Palin’s debate answers were memorized and scripted. What’s the difference between a Palin debate and a movie? Not much apparently. Sure, American politicians sell a cult of personality, but must it be so disingenuous as to include main characters like W and Palin? Can’t the GOP find someone who can read? Aren’t candidates supposed to have some ideas, something they stand for and shouldn’t they be able to discuss that topic without memorizing answers?
July 4th: Happy [Education] Day!
July 4th is more than flags and firecrackers, hot dogs and apple pie. It’s even more than Independence Day. According to Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson, it is about life, liberty and the pursuit of education.
Colbert/Steele Feud Is Off The Hook
Not since Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G’s confrontation has a hip-hop war this serious, this menacing, this violent hit the scene…it’s Colbert versus Steele!
Jindal: The GOP’s Great Ethnic Hoopla
Ever since John McCain was named the Republican nominee for 2008, and well before he selected little-qualif
Andy Card, A Man Who “Nos” Respect
Some times, some things are just too inane and trifling to comment upon.
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Top 12 Political Blunders of 2008
So, on the eve of New Year’s Eve 2008, I put my baby down to sleep and turned off the TV for the night. And here I sit, with a goblet of aged, Spanish sherry…okay, it’s 30 year Scotch…okay, you got me, it’s really just a Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon, but it’s 2001, a good year…oh, alright, it’s actually Franzia from a box…
It’s all I can afford on a teacher’s salary, sadly…
Hillary Clinton Rumored to be Secretary of State Pick
So Hillary Clinton, the vanquished Obama foe for the Democratic nomination was seen boarding a plane headed to Chicago today. And this act has fueled tremendous speculation that she may be under consideration by the Obama transition team for a cabinet position.
Vote NO On Prop 8
In a rare moment for California, it is cold and raining this morning. But as I pulled up to my voting place, I noticed many people braving the rain (ok, in CA it’s more like a dirzzle), and the cold (it was a “freezing” 65 degrees!), many of them eager–almost too eager–to cast their vote.
Darth Vader Endorses John McCain
Wow.
Really?
Some times, a story is just almost too good to be true, too funny to ignore, and just too plain stupid to not pass along to as many people as possible.
Rahm Emanuel To Be Chief of Staff?
Many newspapers (and other news sources), including the Associated Press, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Denver Post reported last night that the Obama campaign has reached out to Illinois representative, and a veteran of Bill Clinton’s White House, Rahm Emanuel to feel out interest about becoming Obama’s Chief of Staff.
What Happened to John McCain? Part II: The Republican Party
Hijack: (v) to steal, to rob, to seize by force or threat of force.
Americans, especially since 9/11, have become all too familiar with the word and the notion of hijacking. This is so true that if we were ever on a plane and someone stood up and shouted “We’re hijacking the plane!”, many passengers would rush the man and give him a thorough beating.
Scott McClellan Endorses Barack Obama
Prominent Republican figure, and four-star General, Colin Powell, caused a big splash this past Sunday when he endorsed Barack Obama for president. But he’s not the only prominent Republican figure to offer an endorsement of Obama. Yesterday, former White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush, Scott McClellan, went on DL Hughley’s new CNN program “DL Hughely Breaks the News” and essentially gave Obama his official endorsement.
What Happened to John McCain?, Part I: Sarah Palin
With Barack Obama opening up a wider and wider lead, both in national polls as well as state polls (even crucial swing states), and John McCain literally sinking quicker than the Titanic, the question must be asked: what happened to John McCain?
Republican Chuck Hagel Says Palin Is Not Ready
Noted and respected Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska offered some interesting tidbits on Sarah Palin recently.
The Whiny Little Bitch Series: Cindy McCain
This past weekend, Cindy McCain decided to jump aboard the “Whiny Little Bitch” train by crying to a group of supporters at a fundraising event that “the big, bad media” is picking on her husband and his campaign.
Sarah the Hockey Mom’s Lame Hat Trick
On Thursday, Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, who had basically been sequestered by her own campaign for fear of exposure, finally crawled out from beneath the home ice and gave her very first interview with a member of the press.
John McCain Calls Hillary Clinton A Pig
Today, John McCain called Hillary Clinton a pig.
Essentially.
For all intents and purposes.
According to his own words…
Sarah Palin: The Invisible Woman
In 1952, an American novel was published that would go on to earn not only great acclaim but a well-deserved place in the classic American “Canon,” taught to high school students and college scholars alike.
A Liberal’s View of the Republican National Convention: McCain’s Finale
It’s Thursday, the last day of the Republican National Convention. So far, they haven’t offered much substance. They’d better seize the day and pull this one out.
A Liberal’s View of the Republican National Convention: Day 3
I got home a little late tonight and got in just as Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, is speaking. I’ll leave her “comments” alone as I didn’t see all of it. I’ll start tonight’s “running diary” of the GOP convention with the first speaker I had the opportunity to fully observe.
8:08pm—Mitt Romney’s on stage. Wait, what? Romney’s on stage? Who decided to let him out of the Christian fundamentalist doghouse?
A Liberal’s View of the Republican National Convention: Days 1 and 2
The convention is about to begin, and the cameras pan the conventioneers. First thing I notice: the audience is all white (actually, hard to miss that one).
The Most Powerful Words From the Democratic National Convention
It is truly amazing what words can do. They can inspire us to great heights or scare us into strangling our own better angels. I guess that’s why speeches given by politicians are so important. They really only get one or two chances to get their message out.
Which brings me to the Democratic National Convention. Well, all conventions, really. Imagine what they’d be like without the fiery speeches packed with biting one-liners and inspirational messages.
Pawlenty Is Frontrunner to be McCain’s VP
There are new developments in the John McCain “veepstakes” this afternoon. Many sources, including the National Review blog and “The Hotline,” part of the National Journal’s Daily Briefing on Politics, are naming Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as McCain’s selection.
The National Review made their claim on Monday, saying pretty definitively that Pawlenty had gotten the greenlight, and their report is now being heavily circulated by other media outlets.
Reports Say McCain Has His VP
There are “conflicting” (wink, wink) stories out that John McCain has made the final decision on his vice presidential running mate. Many sources and new agencies began reporting this a few days ago. According to Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin of Politico, “John McCain has chosen his running mate and the person will be notified on Thursday, a senior campaign official said.”
Big Skies in Schweitzer’s Future
Poor Brian Schweitzer. Or maybe not.
After a phenomenal, grounded, very human speech in Denver last night, all attention is on Hillary Clinton this morning. Her one-line zinger, “No way, no how, no McCain” is being run as the headline in many newspaper stories covering her speech from last night.
Bye Bayh Kaine; Secret Service Sent to Biden Home
CNN just reported they have confirmation from many sources that Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana and Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia have both received a phone call from Barack Obama telling them neither of them has been selected to be the running mate.
Possible VPs at “Disclosed Locations.”
Vice President Dick Cheney needs a secret bunker.
Vice President Dick Cheney needs to hide in “an undisclosed location.”
Well, Dick Cheney can go F himself…
Joe Biden Looks Happy About Something
A quick update on the Obama VP situation:
Over at MSNBC’s “First Read,” they are reporting that Senator Joe Biden, the front runner for Obama’s VP in many people’s minds, had a very interesting three-minute interaction with some reporters who were camped out on his front lawn this afternoon.
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Joe Biden Talks Tough to Russia after Georgia Visit
After returning home from his weekend visit to the Republic of Georgia, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) said that Russia’s invasion of Georgia was based on false claims of atrocities, and that this was one of the most significant events to occur in Europe since the end of communism.
Sources Say Obama Has Picked His VP
Steve Clemons of “The Washington Note” said that sources close to Senator Barack Obama have informed him Obama has decided on his VP candidate, though no name was divulged.
Obama VP Update: Biden, Bayh, Richardson and Kaine
With time literally ticking off the clock until the Democratic National Convention in Denver slated to begin in about 10 days, more and more speculation has been swirling about who Obama’s VP pick will be.
Sebelius Hints at Obama VP Pick
Barack Obama has always said that he will not wait until the Democratic National Convention to name his Vice Presidential nominee. His camp has consistently intoned that a VP candidate will be clearly presented to the American people before the convention occurs to serve as a signal of the kind of presidency and administration he will have.
McCain Eyes New VP Candidate: Eric Cantor
After weeks and months of punditry and media speculations on who will be the Vice Presidential picks for both John McCain and Barack Obama, it appears that the normally dull McCain campaign has made a bit of fresh news by “leaking” some new developments to the press.
