Joel B. Pollak

The Best (Left) Bust: Mother Jones Wins Award for '47 Percent' Story

David Corn, the Washington bureau chief of the left-wing Mother Jones magazine and website, has won a George Polk Award in Journalism for his story about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's remark about the "47 percent" of Americans who pay no income taxes and would therefore, in his view, be less likely to vote for him. The story relied on a hidden video of Romney addressing an audience at a fundraiser in May 2012. 18 Feb 2013

DNC Vice Chair Brazile Tolerates Maher's Antisemitic Rant on Hagel

Former Sen. Chuck Hagel may not enjoy wide national support, but he has the strong support of America’s antisemites, if HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher is any indication. And leading Democrats, like Democratic National Committee vice chair Donna Brazile, are evidently prepared to tolerate the hate. 17 Feb 2013

Obama Reverses Course, Leaks Own Immigration Plan: 'Dead on Arrival,' Says Rubio

President Barack Obama reversed course on Saturday, preparing an immigration reform bill that was leaked to USA Today and that would allow illegal immigrants to become full permanent residents within eight years. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a leader of the “Gang of Eight” that released a bipartisan plan for immigration reform last month, pronounced President Obama’s plan “dead on arrival in Congress.” 17 Feb 2013

Is Hagel a Victim? Ask Hagel--in 2005

"You know that we had a committee meeting to vote him out [i.e. to the full Senate]. You know that we decided...to investigate the new allegations and charges that have come in. I said, at the time, on the record, in the committee, and many times publicly: these are very serious allegations, and they deserve serious attention." 16 Feb 2013

In Chicago Speech, Obama Touts Failed, Corrupt Housing Policy

In a speech Friday afternoon at the Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, IL, President Barack Obama reminisced about his career as a community organizer on the city's South Side. As he has done in previous speeches in the area, Obama stressed the role of fathers in families, the importance of education, and the need for hope. He also described a housing policy with interesting--and disturbing--resonances in his early political career. 15 Feb 2013

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