Self-Censorship of Mob Crime--Hate Crime?--Against Reporters

When two reporters for the Obama administration-linked Virginia Pilot were injured and unable to work after an attack by a violent street corner mob, apparently on Saturday, April 14, the Pilot failed to report the news story. 4 May 2012

High Noon in Indiana: Cantor's Young Guns Shoot Conservative Candidate, Mourdock Fights Back

Indiana Republican Senate primary candidate Richard Mourdock called a recent Young Guns Action Fund-supported mail drop encouraging Democrats to vote in Indiana's open GOP primary a "strike at conservatism." 2 May 2012

Will MSNBC's Maddow Excuse Occupy Bomb Plot?

Nothing to see here, folks--so what if several individuals who appear to be leaders of the Cleveland Occupy movement were taken down in an alleged plot to blow up a bridge and strike a blow for progressive politics? Move along, nothing to see here. 1 May 2012

Occupy Leaders Apparently Involved in Bridge Bomb Plot, Suspects Named

One of the leaders of the Occupy Cleveland movement, Brandon Baxter, is one of those arrested for today's terrorist plot to bomb a bridge in Cleveland. Occupier Brandon Baxter appears to have gotten the guidance he sought. 1 May 2012

Sheriff who May Have Confessed to Sex with Underage Boys Jailed for Only 17 Days

The story of a former Arapahoe County Sheriff, Pat Sullivan, starts off strange and goes downhill from there. After being caught in a drugs-for-sex sting, the retired sheriff seemingly confessed that he “may very well have” had sex with underage boys and used the "date rape" drug GHB to incapacitate a man with cognitive brain disorder. 27 Apr 2012

Exclusive: Pre-debate Interview With Virginia Sen. Candidate Jamie Radtke

Conservative Jamie Radtke is getting ready to face off Saturday afternoon in Roanoke, VA for the first of three non-televised debates set for the Republican Senate primary in Virginia--a contest many view as the ultimate insider versus outsider battle when it comes to politics this year. 27 Apr 2012

Georgia Democratic Political Director Under Fire Over Arrest Record

After blogger Andre Waters at Georgia Politics Unlimited broke the news that the Political Director for Georgia's Democratic Party, Ali Rashad Richey, had a somewhat lengthy arrest record dating from 1998 when he was 17, intermittently through 2010, conservative blogs seized the opportunity to, in the words of Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, "punch back twice as hard" at Democrats, notorious for attacking Republicans and conservatives over even the slightest misstep. 27 Apr 2012

Obama, Donors Block Relief for Families of Beirut Bombing Victims

A high-powered Wall St. CEO and early, influential Obama supporter, Donald F. Donahue of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), may be using his significant clout on behalf of the Obama administration and a questionable Iranian-linked strategic partner to stand in the way of American military families trying to recover billions of dollars to which they are legally entitled after being victimized by the infamous 1983 Iranian-sponsored bombing of a U.S. Marine Corp barracks in Beirut. 26 Apr 2012

How Government Sours U.S. Sugar Industry by $2.4 Billion a Year

Americans pay 41% more for sugar than the rest of the world, and it's easy to see why. As an industry, sugar invests disproportionally large amounts of dollars lobbying the government and political PACs to ensure a protection racket costing consumers $2.4 billion per year. 26 Apr 2012

Media Selectively Sees 'Trayvon' in Violence Victims

Thanks to the media's irresponsible reporting, "Trayvon-like" victims of shootings are turning up everywhere. According to the LA Times, "'Trayvon' was invoked by the parents of Canard Arnold, a 17-year-old African American who was shot and killed by a security guard...". 24 Apr 2012