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Obama Debate Coach Named Mao as Favorite Political Philosopher

Everybody realizes at this point that one of President Barack Obama’s debate coaches is 2004 losing presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). But it’s been largely overlooked that another one of his debate coaches is Anita Dunn. You may remember

Obama Debate Coach Named Mao as Favorite Political Philosopher

State Dept Spokeswoman Refuses All Questions on Libya

Last week, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland answered several questions on the Benghazi attacks on our consulate and the murder of our ambassador. She also made a fool of herself by stating, “Look, I’m generally dumber than most of the

State Dept Spokeswoman Refuses All Questions on Libya

Obama's Brutal Gaffe: Low Gas Prices Cratered Our Economy

Last night, President Barack Obama dropped the biggest campaign gaffe of the season – only the media wasn’t watching. It happened during his testy exchange with Mitt Romney over gas prices. First, Obama denied that he’d done anything about denying

Obama's Brutal Gaffe: Low Gas Prices Cratered Our Economy

Romney's Secret Blowout

While the left cheers President Obama’s second debate performance with the excitement of Chris Matthews on a prom date with The One, the fact remains that this was not just a bad debate for President Obama. It was a disastrous

Romney's Secret Blowout

'Independent' Audience Asks Twice As Many Anti-Romney Questions

Candy Crowley’s disgraceful performance tonight masked her true failure: her failure to pick questions outside the Daily Kos mailbag. Here’s the full list of questions she pre-screened from members of the “independent” audience. They got more and more egregious as

'Independent' Audience Asks Twice As Many Anti-Romney Questions

Battle Royale: Obama, Romney in Town Hall Brawl

Tonight’s debate was a tense clash between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The theme of the night was obvious: Mitt Romney answered the questions. Barack Obama did not. But he was flinging his fists so wildly

Battle Royale: Obama, Romney in Town Hall Brawl

Obama Campaign: President 'Takes Responsibility' For Benghazi Security

Last night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on CNN, where she claimed “full responsibility” for security failures at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya – security failures that resulted in the murder of our ambassador and three other Americans.

Obama Campaign: President 'Takes Responsibility' For Benghazi Security

Greenfield: Romney Will Get 35% of Jewish Vote

This morning, senior fellow of the American Freedom Alliance and fellow in American studies at the Claremont Institute Larry Greenfield spoke with Breitbart News about the rising pro-Romney sentiment in the Jewish community. The American Jewish community has long been

Greenfield: Romney Will Get 35% of Jewish Vote

Obama Earns Honey Boo Boo's Support

Last night, President Obama got the endorsement that will surely win him the election: 7-year-old Honey Boo Boo (Alana Thompson), star of the highly-watched series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on TLC, told Jimmy Kimmel that she supported “Barack Obama!”

Obama Earns Honey Boo Boo's Support

Report: Feds Spend $516K on 'Prom Week' Video Game

Sen. Tom Coburn’s Wastebook 2012 is replete with fantastic examples of idiotic federal government spending. When the left complains that tax revenues aren’t high enough, the proper answer is that we should start by cutting stupidities like the “Prom Week”

Report: Feds Spend $516K on 'Prom Week' Video Game

Report: Feds Spent $30K on 'Gaydar' Research

According to Sen. Tom Coburn’s Wastebook 2012, released this morning, the federal government spent $30,000 on a grant to University of Washington and Cornell University researchers. Their task: to determine whether “gaydar” – the ability to instantly tell whether someone

Report: Feds Spent $30K on 'Gaydar' Research

Hillary Falls On Her Sword Over Benghazi

Late this afternoon, Elise Labott of CNN reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had told her that she “takes responsibility” for security problems at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, resulting in the murder of our ambassador and three

Hillary Falls On Her Sword Over Benghazi

Pressure: Americans Expect Obama to Win Second Debate

Good news for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney: despite President Barack Obama’s somnambulant performance at the first presidential debate, the American public still expects him to win the second debate. According to the latest Pew Research Center poll, 41 percent

Pressure: Americans Expect Obama to Win Second Debate

Michelle: Barack Brought 'Huge Recovery'

According to First Lady Michelle Obama, appearing on Pablo Sato’s show on WPGC 95.5 in Washington, D.C., “we are seeing right now that we are in the midst of a huge recovery. Right? Because of what this president has done.”

Michelle: Barack Brought 'Huge Recovery'

Poll: Americans Prefer Obama to Romney As Babysitter

President Obama has serious poll trouble. So the media has come up with a new way of pushing him forward: asking Americans if they think he’d be a good babysitter or a good ship captain, or whether he seems like

Poll: Americans Prefer Obama to Romney As Babysitter

Obama Admin Considers 'October Surprise' Libya Attack

Two weeks ago, Breitbart News reported that the Obama administration was contemplating an airstrike in Libya – a move a former CIA official told us “would be criminal” for its lack of forethought and its dire political consequences. Today, the

Obama Admin Considers 'October Surprise' Libya Attack

Obama Email: 'This Race Is Tied'

This morning, President Obama sent out a mass email to his campaign list pleading for one last – yeah, right – foray into the pocketbook to help out his campaign. This time, Obama let the cat out of the bag:

Obama Email: 'This Race Is Tied'

White House: Buck Stops With Hillary on Libya

Today, the White House finally revealed its policy on embassy security: keep President Obama out of the loop so he can claim plausible deniability and blame Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for any problems. In today’s White House press conference,

White House: Buck Stops With Hillary on Libya

State Dept: We're Too 'Dumb' To Understand Obama's Libya Explanation

In a disastrous question-answer session at the State Department yesterday, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland first tried to claim that the murder of our ambassador to Libya may have been touched off by a demonstration about the YouTube video after

State Dept: We're Too 'Dumb' To Understand Obama's Libya Explanation

Biden Loses It

This evening, vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) took on Vice President Joe Biden in a wide-ranging debate covering everything from Libya and Iran to the economy. Biden’s demeanor was the story of the evening: smirking, laughing, snorting, shaking

Biden Loses It

Fact Check: Biden Voted for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

During this evening’s vice presidential debate, Vice President Joe Biden stated that Ryan, as a member of Congress, had voted for a blank check for two wars.  But, of course, Joe Biden, as a member of Senate, voted for both

Fact Check: Biden Voted for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

Obama Campaign Blames Romney/Ryan For Libya 'Circus'

Today on CNN, Obama deputy campaign manager and serial liar Stephanie Cutter was shown a devastating montage of the administration’s mixed messages on the situation in Benghazi, Libya. She promptly said that the “only reason” that the murder of the

Obama Campaign Blames Romney/Ryan For Libya 'Circus'

Michelle: Nobody 'Less Satisfied' Than Barack With His Performance

Michelle Obama is currently the Obama campaign’s top asset. With her husband floundering in the polls and his running mate struggling in the popularity ratings, her sterling 69% approval rating makes her a hot commodity. And so she’s hitting the

Michelle: Nobody 'Less Satisfied' Than Barack With His Performance

Pollster: Romney Will Win FL, NC, VA

According to Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos, Mitt Romney is a lock to win Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. In fact, Paleologos is so certain of that eventuality that he’s stopped polling in those states. “In places like North Carolina,

Pollster: Romney Will Win FL, NC, VA

Michelle Wants to Visit CVS to Escape 'The Bubble'

The bubble is back. Throughout the Obama administration, we’ve heard about the fabled bubble that the Obamas supposedly try to escape on a regular basis. They don’t try to escape the bubble by hanging out with the rabble at NASCAR

Michelle Wants to Visit CVS to Escape 'The Bubble'

Poll: Romney, Obama Deadlocked in Wisconsin

President Obama’s lead in Wisconsin is within the margin of error, according to a brand new Rasmussen poll yesterday. That poll shows Obama with a 51% to 49% lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. In September, Obama led Romney by

Poll: Romney, Obama Deadlocked in Wisconsin

Michelle Hints at Political Future Beyond Barack

Today, First Lady Michelle Obama finally came to her husband’s defense over his abysmal presidential debate performance last week. “You know, I’m biased, but I think my husband has done a phenomenal job, not just in the debates but over

Michelle Hints at Political Future Beyond Barack

Obama Intelligence Director on Benghazi Criticism: 'Enough Already'

James Clapper, director of National Intelligence (DNI), has come out swinging against his critics, just two weeks after his public affairs director said that US intelligence had initially labeled the attacks on our Benghazi consulate “spontaneous.” Back on September 28,

Obama Intelligence Director on Benghazi Criticism: 'Enough Already'

Poll: Americans Prefer Ryan Over Biden

Vice President Joe Biden has a problem: nobody seems to like him. In the latest Pew Research Center poll, from October 2012, just 39% of the public had a favorable opinion of Biden, compared to 51% unfavorable; by contrast, Republican

Poll: Americans Prefer Ryan Over Biden

Pelosi on Debate: Obama Sounded Better on Radio

Last night on Current TV, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she thought that the first presidential debate was “even.” “I thought it was OK,” she said, “I thought he got the ball over the net.” Only later,

Pelosi on Debate: Obama Sounded Better on Radio

Sesame Street CEO: Obama Ad 'Violation of Our Ethics'

This morning, Sesame Street Workshop CEO H. Melvin Ming – who, by the way, earns in excess of $684,000, thanks in part to your taxpayer money – said that the Obama campaign’s use of Big Bird in its anti-Romney campaign

Sesame Street CEO: Obama Ad 'Violation of Our Ethics'

Obama on Debate: 'I Was Too Polite'

After calling Mitt Romney a liar, suggesting that Jim Lehrer had a screw loose, and blaming Big Bird for President Obama’s abysmal presidential debate performance, the Obama campaign has finally settled on a message: Obama was simply too polite. Yes,

Obama on Debate: 'I Was Too Polite'

Dowd: Obama Should Talk to President Bartlet!

Today, Maureen Dowd decided not to bother writing her column. Instead, she turned over her crayon to Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin quickly decided that if Barack Obama couldn’t suffice as his candidate in a presidential debate, he’d call upon a fictional

Dowd: Obama Should Talk to President Bartlet!

Biden: 'This VP Stuff Is Tough'

According to press pool accounts, Vice President Joe Biden today made a stop in a Hy-Vee Store in Iowa to pick up some soup at a food counter. After grabbing some vegetable beef soup, he began complaining about the trials

Biden: 'This VP Stuff Is Tough'

Obama: That Wasn't 'The Real Mitt Romney'

Today, President Obama, smarting over his shellacking last night by Mitt Romney in the first presidential debate, took to the stump in Denver. It was a far more comfortable setting – one with no opponent, no moderator, no clock, and

Obama: That Wasn't 'The Real Mitt Romney'