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Rig the Vote: Republicans Push for Soviet Style Elections Where the Loser Wins

Rig the Vote: Republicans Push for Soviet Style Elections Where the Loser Wins

Republicans are spreading their gerrymandering to the presidency by dreaming up a scheme for Soviet style elections where the loser…

11 years ago

Obama Rings in His Second Term With Green Politics and a Special Slow Dance

President Obama and First Lady Michell Obama shared a sweet and loving slow dance to Jennifer Hudson's version of Al…

11 years ago

A Big Win for Women’s Liberty on the Anniversary of Roe V Wade

There's good news for liberty on this 40th anniversary of Roe V Wade. For the first time ever, a majority…

11 years ago

Beyonce Rocks the National Anthem for Obama’s Second Term Inauguration

Beyonce Sings the National Anthem at the 2013 Inauguration of Barack Obama.

11 years ago

Colin Powell Hammers GOP: Their 26% favorability rating ought to be telling them something

Colin Powell brought reality down on the Republican Party in an appearance on ABC News by saying, '26 percent favorability…

11 years ago

After Accidental Shooting at The Dixie Gun Show, Organizers Warn No Personal Firearms

The Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina has been closed after an accidental gun shooting in the…

11 years ago

If You Believe These Right Wing Lies, You Shouldn’t Own a Gun

If you believe easily debunked hysteria offered up by right wing cons and grifters, you are a victim of your…

11 years ago

The Right Calls Obama a Dictator, but Sarah Palin Disarmed the Alaska Civil Militia

The same people who love Sarah Palin call Obama a dictator. But in 2008, then Gov. Palin stripped the militia…

11 years ago

Republicans Plan on Wooing Women Voters By Never Using the Word Rape

The Republican Party is once again plotting a come back. And once again, they're not addressing the flaws in their…

11 years ago

Learning From Losers: The GOP Turns to Paul Ryan for Their Obama Strategy

Who better to give the Republican Party advice about how to beat Obama in the upcoming debt ceiling and budgetary…

11 years ago

Fox News Hosts Burst Into Laughter While Lying About Obama

Need a laugh? Watch Fox 'News' hosts laugh at their own Obama conspiracy lead and ask, 'Who wrote that?'

11 years ago

Republicans Meet in Burwell Plantation Room to Discuss Communicating with Minorities

The GOP is holding their meeting on minorities in a room named after a slave owner's plantation, on a resort…

11 years ago

House Republicans Bet on America Forgetting Their Incompetence in 2014

GOP campaign officials have soothing words for Republicans. Don't worry, they say. The American public will forget a debate that…

11 years ago

Republican Myth Busted: Reagan Raised the Debt Ceiling 3 Times More than Obama

President Reagan raised the debt ceiling the more times than any other President since 1960. He raised it 18 times.…

11 years ago

The President’s Gun Safety Plan and List of Executive Orders, Directives, and Memos

Read the President's Plan to protect our children and our communities by reducing gun violence and the list of executive…

11 years ago

Republican Gov Calls for Unconstitutional Remedy to Obama’s Executive Orders

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi is calling for an unconstitutional remedy for what he sees as Obama's unconstitutional use…

11 years ago

Morning Joe Calls New NRA Ad Taking Aim at Obama’s Kids ‘Sick’

'What's wrong with these people, Mika? What's wrong with these people?' Joe asks Mika on MSNBC's Morning Joe after showing…

11 years ago

Taxpayers Want Birthers to Pay the Costs of Defending Against Their Lawsuits

In a new White House petition, the people demand, 'Mandate the AG to seek sanctions, costs, and attorneys' fees to…

11 years ago

Fitch Ratings Shoots Down Every Republican Talking Point on the Debt Ceiling

Fitch ratings poked a huge hole in Republican talking points by warning that using the debt ceiling as a mechanism…

11 years ago

Soledad O’Brien Calls Out the Hypocrisy of Republicans Refusing Aid to Sandy

Soledad O'Brien challenged Rep Mulvaney (R-SC) by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position, since no one demanded that the…

11 years ago

Presidents Bush and Clinton Also Used Executive Orders to Reform Gun Laws

Republicans are threatening to impeach Obama over executive action on gun control, but many presidents have issued executive orders on…

11 years ago

Republican Paul Ryan Protects Rapists’ Rights in New Fetus Bill

Buried deep in Ryan's latest Fetus Rights Bill is a section that will allow a rapist to sue his victim…

11 years ago

Scott Walker Uses Capitol Police to Go After First Amendment Rights

Governor Walker is very serious about cracking down on protests. For example, three Capitol Police issued a citation to a…

11 years ago

Even Frank Luntz Can’t Put the Broken Republican Message Machine Back Together Again

Republican spin master Frank Luntz thinks the Republican Party can fix its public image by using better language to connect…

11 years ago

The Party of Hotheads Cheney and McCain is Concerned About Hagel’s Temperament

On ABC's This Week, Senator Bob Corker, (R-TN), concern trolled about the 'temperament' of Republican former Senator Chuck Hagel, whom…

11 years ago

President Obama Announces Important Drawdown Phase in Afghanistan

This spring, Afghan forces will take the lead for security across the entire country. By next year, our war with…

11 years ago

No Death Star, ‘The Administration does not support blowing up planets’

The White House has responded, as they do to all petitions that get over 25,000 signatures, to the call for…

11 years ago

Obama’s Jack Lew Nomination Is a Warning Shot to Republicans

Picking Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary was a way for Obama to arm himself against the upcoming battles with Republicans…

11 years ago

House Republican and OBGYN Says Akin Was Partly Right About Legitimate Rape

A pro-fetus House Republican from Georgia is defending legitimate rape Todd Akin of Missouri and the gift of rape Richard…

11 years ago

‘Beware when this White House is handing you a suicide pistol’

President Obama keeps besting Republicans, but they still believe they have the upper hand, even as they play right into…

11 years ago

Like Magic, Dem Gov. Jerry Brown Fixes California Budget with Tax Hike

Democratic Governor Jerry Brown fixed California's deficit via Prop 30, also known as raising taxes. California no longer has a…

11 years ago

NRA Proven Wrong as Armed Deputy on Campus Couldn’t Prevent CA School Shooting

Two victims were shot today at Taft High School in Taft, Calfiornia - a school that has 'a uniform deputy…

11 years ago

GOP Senator Does a Hypocritical Flip Flop on Iran Sanctions to Oppose Hagel

Republicans will do anything to block Chuck Hagel's appointment as Defense Secretary, including praising Obama's sanctions against Iran.

11 years ago

Quick Cave: AIG Won’t Sue the Government Over Bailout

AIG was considering suing the government over the 2008 bailout that saved them from their bad decisions, but apparently they've…

11 years ago

Michiganders Force Returning Lawmakers to Take the Walk of Shame

More than 100 Michigan workers welcomed back their lawmakers to the Capitol with shouts of 'Shame!', after they voted to…

11 years ago

Conservative Group Launches Ad Against ‘Obama’s Bag Man’ Mitch McConnell

ForAmerica.is targeting Mitch McConnell because in saving America from going off of the fiscal cliff, he abandoned "conservative" principles.

11 years ago

Steubenville Rape Crew Are Outraged That Their Character is Being Questioned

Rape apologists, the rape crew, lawyers for the rape crew and morons (excuse the redundancy) are very upset about their…

11 years ago

A Glum John Boehner, ‘I need this job like I need a hole in the head’

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) may be in over his head. Boehner bemoaned his job while claiming that Republicans are going…

11 years ago

Actually Steubenville, You Can Test for Roofies for Up to a Month

Steubenville Police said it was too late to test Jane Doe to see if she had been roofied. However, there…

11 years ago

Nancy Pelosi Destroys Republican Talking Points on the Debt Ceiling

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) destroyed Republican talking points regarding the debt ceiling on Face the Nation, and then upped the ante…

11 years ago

The Protesters of the Steubenville Rape Case Inspire Real Change

Because of the attention the Steubenville case has gotten, San Luis Obispo has launched a campaign to encourage the reporting…

11 years ago

Obama Warns Republicans of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences for Global Economy

President Obama used his weekly address to explain the stakes in the upcoming debt ceiling showdown.

11 years ago

The Debt Ceiling Pays Off Money That Republicans Already Spent

Federal law requires Congress to authorize the government to borrow any money that is needed to pay for the programs…

11 years ago

John Boehner Pulls a Romney in Falling for Skewed Republican Poll

John Boehner thinks Republicans can win the debt ceiling showdown, and he's got a poll to prove it.

11 years ago

House GOP Shames America by Endangering Women

It's not just the Sandy bill. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and John Boehner (R-OH) also killed legislation that would help protect…

11 years ago

Paul Ryan Tries to Take Credit for Caving to Obama on Fiscal Cliff

Paul Ryan (R-WI) explains his yes vote on the fiscal cliff deal, praising the House for 'providing certainty' by making…

11 years ago

Conservatives Freak Out, Call for Boehner to be Fired and Blame Obama

The fiscal cliff vote was full of peril for Republicans. Conservatives are calling for Boehner to be fired and the're…

11 years ago

Disgusted with House Republicans, Senate Announces ‘We’re Done’

Senate Democrats are done playing Republican House games. They won't be making changes to the agreement. 'We're done,' an aide…

11 years ago

Psst Republicans: The Senate Passed The Budget Control Act in August 2011

In spite of the Republican love for bumper sticker slogans, a spending agreement was in the debt ceiling deal. It…

11 years ago

A Live Blow By Blow Update of the Republican Fiscal Cliff Meltdown

Sarah Jones live tweeting the Senate fiscal cliff 'debate'; aka, the GOP clown car heading straight for cliff of talking…

11 years ago

Senate Republican Compares Raising Taxes to Drowning the Rich

Rand Paul (R-KY) brought the shrillness to new heights today on the Senate floor, likening taxing rich people to 'drowning'…

11 years ago

A Defeated Boehner Forges Blindly Ahead with Plan C: Blame Obama

Speaker Boehner made little sense Sunday as did a run around reality after Obama held him responsible for the fiscal…

11 years ago

Sheriff Arpaio’s Armed Volunteer Posse Coming Soon to Maricopa Schools

Sheriff Joe Arpaio is going to send his armed posse of volunteers to stalk Maricopa County schools for "protection."

11 years ago

Sen Graham Exposes Republican Debt Lie by Attacking Social Security

Sen. Graham insisted that we must raise the age for Social Security in order to deal with the debt, but…

11 years ago

Indians Protest Brutal Rape of Young Woman Who Died Today

A 23-year-old female who was brutally gang-raped in India died today as a result of her injuries. Her attack has…

11 years ago

Anonymous Rallies for Justice for 16-Year-Old Rape Victim

This is a sad, seedy, predictable story about small town protectionism, only in this story, rape protectionism meets Internet warriors…

11 years ago

Highlights from President Obama’s Week and 2012

West Wing Week brings you some highlights from the President's year as well as the usual recap of the last…

11 years ago

Democrat Chris Van Hollen Destroys Fox News’ Fiscal Cliff Propaganda

Van Hollen schooled a Fox News anchor today, saying, 'Why is that? Do you know the answer to why that…

11 years ago

The Media Ignores Facts in Order to Push Republican Lies on Fiscal Cliff

The AP is assisting Republicans with their desperate meme that Democrats are to blame for the failure to avert the…

11 years ago

George Bailey’s Famous Speech from It’s A Wonderful Life

Here's George Bailey's famous speech from It's A Wonderful Life (1946) in which he admonishes the greedy Mr. Potter.

11 years ago

An Itty-Bitty White House

Here's a time lapse of Pastry Chef Bill Yosses and his talented team over the months they spent planning, baking,…

11 years ago

Mormon GOP Senator Who Claims to Abstain from Alcohol Arrested for DUI

Idaho Sen. Michael Crapo is a strict social and fiscal conservative who doesn't drink. Or so he says. He was…

11 years ago

The Romneys Take Their Ball and Go Home, Claiming Mitt Never Wanted to be President

The new meme to come out of the Romney family is that Mitt never wanted to be President anyway, so…

11 years ago

Tennessee Toddler Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself

More tragic news. In Tennessee, a toddler shot and killed himself accidentally with his grandfather's gun.

11 years ago

Anti Union Dana Loesch Sues Breitbart for Hostile Working Conditions

Apparently Dana was unaware that working for a crazy conservative media outlet would naturally involve 'indentured servitude in limbo.'

11 years ago

Confused and Crazed Conservatives Distort Clinton’s COPS Program to Help the NRA

Conservatives are super confused again. This time they are claiming that the NRA's plan to arm schools is just like…

11 years ago

The NRA’s Response to Sandy Hook Massacre is to Sell More Guns

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre's presser today sounded more like a marketing strategy for the manufacturers on the board of the…

11 years ago

Staying at a Wyndham Hotel Equals NRA Blood Money

One of the world's largest hospitality companies is Wyndham Hotels. When you stay at one of their hotels, you're funding…

11 years ago

First Responders Take Care of Us, But Who Takes Care of Them?

Our first responders are first on the scene, and subject to horrors the average person can't imagine. They often suffer…

11 years ago

Senator Boxer: The slaughter of innocents must stop

Senator Boxer spoke on the floor on the need to end gun violence and better protect our children following the…

11 years ago

Media Misogyny Turns a Discussion on Mental Illness into a ‘Mommy war’

You may have read Liza Long's 'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother' and the subsequent criticism by writer Sarah Kendzior, which…

11 years ago

Dick’s Sporting Goods Suspends Sale of Some Semi-Automatic Rifles

Dick's Sporting Goods is suspending the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles from all of its stores nationwide.

11 years ago

In 2005, More Preschoolers Were Killed by Firearms than Law Enforcement Died in Line of Fire

In a report on child welfare from 2008, we learn that in 2005, 69 preschoolers were killed by firearms compared…

11 years ago

Mismanaged Arrogance: Romney Overbills the Media for Covering Him

After getting no response from the Romney campaign, some of the press corp alerted American Express that they are contesting…

11 years ago

In America, It’s Easier to Ban Lawn Darts Than Assault Weapons

There was a lawn dart game called Jarts that got banned after killing two children, but every year, nearly 1,500…

11 years ago

In 2004 the NRA Called the Assault Weapons Ban Nonsense, Here’s Why They’re Wrong

Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, said the ban was nothing but a cosmetic law.

11 years ago

I need the country and the world to understand that out of this we have to bring good

We must, as a nation, decide that this is our moment. All of our pent up emotion must be tapped,…

11 years ago

All 31 Pro-Gun Rights Senators Declined to Appear on Meet the Press

Meet the Press reached out to all 31 pro-gun rights Senators to appear on the show to discuss their views.…

11 years ago

Forbes Names Walker’s Wisconsin One of the Worst States for Business

In spite of Governor Walker's 'open for business' slogan, Wisconsin is bad for business, according to Forbes magazine, with job…

11 years ago

Medical Examiner Describes Shooting, ‘probably is the worst that I have seen’

Connecticut's Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver released a list of the victims, as well as their cause of death.…

11 years ago

President Obama Hints that Action is Coming to Deal with Mass Shootings

Obama reiterated his message that we have to put politics aside to prevent more tragedies like the Connecticut massacre, laying…

11 years ago

How You Can Help the Families Affected by the Connecticut Shootings

The United Way of Western Connecticut, working in partnership with Newton Savings Bank, has created a Sandy Hook School Support…

11 years ago

Huckabee Blames Shooting on the His Idea that We Removed God from Our Schools

Today, Huckabee took to Fox News to express his opinion that the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting happened because we…

11 years ago

Disgraceful Media Exploits Child Witnesses of Connecticut Elementary Shooting

The media is exploiting the children from the Newtown, CT school shooting for ratings. This failure of conscience is part…

11 years ago

Michigan Republicans Inoculate Themselves from Recall in Lame Duck Marathon

Amid a flurry of lame duck ALEC based legislation they passed, Michigan Republicans also passed legislation aimed at creating a…

11 years ago

Unbearable Grief: The Connecticut Elementary School Shooting

Coping with the unthinkable; at least 26 people, including 18 children, were killed today when a gunman opened fire inside…

11 years ago

Oops: Michigan Republicans Have Passed a Right to Work Law that may be Impossible to Implement

Did Michigan Republicans even read the ALEC-Koch Right-to-Work legislation they just passed? It doesn't appear likely. Why? Because the law…

11 years ago

It Exists: Details on proposed spending cuts by the President

Republicans and the media are still pretending that Obama has put forth no budget cuts, yet he has a very…

11 years ago

Obama keeps promise to send first-time nonviolent drug offenders to rehab over jail

Lots of people think Obama hasn't changed anything on the drug war, but it turns out that PolitiFact is giving…

11 years ago

Nancy Pelosi Calls Out Republican Tea Partier on the House Floor

Nancy Pelosi has had enough Republican smirks for the day. She took to the House floor to tell Pete Sessions…

11 years ago

Mitt Romney Finally Wins Something! His Jeep Lie Is the Lie of the Year

The Romney lie that Jeep was moving its U.S. production to China is the super special something that finally got…

11 years ago

Death of Democracy in Michigan: Pepper Sprayed for Exercising First Amendment Rights

The right to protest is one of our most basic rights as Americans., but former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer was…

11 years ago

Americans For Prosperity Fake an Attack On Their Tent at Michigan Right to Work Rally

Fox News and right wing media are claiming that the Americans for Prosperity tent was attacked at the Michigan Right…

11 years ago

The Right to Work Shot Heard Around the World Won’t End Well for Conservatives

Unions are a part of capitalism; they are one of the self-regulating forces that can serve to keep 'too-big-to-fail' at…

11 years ago

‘Shared Sacrifice’: Hostess Used Employee Pensions to Fund Itself

While paying millions to its executives, Hostess took the money that was supposed to go into employees' pensions and used…

11 years ago

If Republicans Elect Tom Price as Speaker, They Will Be in Exile for a Decade

That low rumble you're hearing about a challenge to Speaker Boehner from conservatives now has a name attached to it…

11 years ago

The Real Motive of Michigan Republicans’ Right-to-Work Push is ‘Pure Greed’

Rep. Gov. Rick Snyder is pushing 'right to work' legislation through the lameduck session in order to defund the Democratic…

11 years ago

Mitt Romney is Having a Really Hard Time With This Whole Not President Thing

It seems that Mitt Romney is having a really difficult time dealing with his election defeat. Things have gotten so…

11 years ago

Since Democrats took control of the Senate in 2006, Republicans Have Mounted 380 Filibusters

Republicans have managed to give the public Republican rule via the filibuster, even though the public elected Democratic rule.

11 years ago

PolitiFact Blames Obama for GOP Failure to Ratify UN Disability Treaty

President Obama said he would sign the UN Disability Treaty but the Republicans blocked it, so it's a broken Obama…

11 years ago