Rick Klein, political director for ABC News, openly encouraged a sell-off in the stock market as a way to “shake things loose inside the GOP.” Writing at ABC’s The Note, Klein vocally encouraged investors to “SELL,” (capital letters original) which
During a campaign coffee social at George Mason University, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was asked his stance on abortion and said, “I would support stopping any restrictions.” McAuliffe, who has avoided explaining his position on abortion in the past did not shy
Much has been made over the past week and a half or so over the partial government shutdown, who is winning the battle, and what policies will result from it. Establishment Republicans continue taking sideswipes at grassroots-oriented conservatives, especially Sens.
On Tuesday, not one word about the immigration rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was mentioned on the nightly newscasts for NBC, CBS, or ABC. Americans watching the nightly newscasts would not have known that such a rally
On October 5, organizers in Colorado’s Senate District 19 were certified to collect signatures to recall another state senator who supported expanded gun control legislation earlier this year. The focus of this recall is senator Evie Hudak (D-Westminster), who sided
As a result of the government shutdown, the Obama administration has closed military commissaries around the country, making it harder for military families to get food to eat. Commissaries sell groceries to U.S. military personnel tax-free, which results in an
A heretic is loose in the Church of Matthew Shepard, and the Church is out to get him. The story of Matthew Shepard can only be understood in religious terms. A young man, a perpetual innocent victim, is martyred for
George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” took on the Redskins’ name change controversy.
On ABC News’ This Week, House Speaker John Boehner told host George Stephanopoulos that the votes were not there to pass a “clean” debt ceiling increase–i.e. a plain increase with no changes to spending and none of the changes to
Speaker John Boehner said Sundayon ABC’s “This Week.”
PHOTO: Scene outside Capitol after shooting, suspect believed dead pic.twitter.com/7x6HaIyOcy — ABC News (@ABC) October 3, 2013 — #BREAKING: Source says female suspect reported dead on scene at U.S. Capitol. — ABC News (@ABC) October 3, 2013 — Media reports
President Barack Obama dug deep into his Hollywood rolodex to get celebrities to promote his unpopular Obamacare legislation. The liberal humor site Funny or Die just launched its first propaganda effort on Obama’s behalf starring Jennifer Hudson in a limp
As promised, Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die web site is now an arm of President Barack Obama’s campaign for his signature health care legislation. The site posted a new video featuring Jennifer Hudson as a Scandal-like fixer, a takeoff of
According to an unnamed source briefed by someone in the Justice Department, ABC News is reporting that Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama Administration are planning to sue the state of North Carolina for racial discrimination. The administration is
Former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm says she finds it “mind-blowing” that Tea Party House Republican are acting less “rationally” than Iran and Syria on ABC’s “This Week.”
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos: …”This what I was talking about, This is policy ignorance, not understanding that the employer mandate is a trivial add-on to the law, while the individual mandate
On ABC’s This Week former Clinton administration staffer George Stephanopoulos interviewed former president Bill Clinton, who said that he would never negotiate with Republicans if he were president. “This is the House Republicans and tea party saying, ‘We don’t want
Former President Bill Clinton on ABC’s “This Week”
Appearing on ABC’s This Week, former president Bill Clinton said that his wife’s next campaign for president would be better. “The next one will be better,” Bill said of his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “It’ll be different.
The House GOP reworked the Continuing Resolution on Saturday to include a delay of the implementation of Obamacare for 12 months – a position that most of the public supports. Via Twitchy: After the House Republican meeting, this afternoon, a
The Emmy-winning ABC comedy Modern Family features a gay couple with an adopted child, but the show has refused to directly explore the issue of same sex marriage. That changed Wednesday night during the show’s fifth season premiere. Cam and
Earlier today, Breitbart’s Ben Shapiro detailed some of the attacks on the Ted Cruz quasi-filibuster perpetrated by the progressive media. Shapiro compared this to how they fawned over Wendy Davis’ pro-abortion filibuster in Texas. The media might be feeling the
Since the days of Charlie Chaplin, Hollywood has portrayed business leaders as greedy, evil and selfish. So when television shows start to tell a different story, the Moving Picture Institute takes notice. Our first annual Liberty on TV awards honor television shows that
During an appearance with Conan O’Brien last week, comedian and television star Louis C.K. took five minutes to rail against smartphones. In the days since, the YouTube of the appearance has gone viral to the point where ABC’s World News
(AP) NEW YORK–The Nielsen Co. says Sunday’s Emmy broadcast scored a one-third audience spike over last year. Prelimary ratings figures indicate the 3-hour telecast on CBS averaged 17.6 million viewers, compared to 13.3 million viewers for last year’s Emmy show
According to a new poll out on Monday from Pew Research Center, 39 percent of Americans say they will blame Republicans for a government shutdown if it occurs after the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution without funding for
By ALICIA RANCILIOAssociated PressNEW YORKEllen Pompeo (pahm-PAY’-oh) wasn’t a fan of this year’s Emmy Awards show. The 43-year-old actress says she “was really disappointed” by Sunday’s telecast. ___ Online: http://www.abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/ ___ Alicia Rancilio covers entertainment for The Associated Press. Follow
Rep. Chris Van Hollen ” on ABC’s “This Week.”
Rep. Peter King said on on ABC’s “This Week.” about Saturday’s terror attack at a Kenya mall
Speaking on ABC’s This Week, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) reported that al-Shabab, the terrorist group behind the shopping mall attack in Kenya on Saturday in which at least 68 people were killed, had recruited for Somali Americans living in the
As he did in 2011, President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of “holding the whole country hostage.” This time, the issue is not just the debt ceiling, which comes due in mid-October, but the federal budget, which expires on Sep.
The White House is indicating President Obama may be open to meeting with new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. According to ABC News, the meeting could take place next week while both leaders are in New York City for the United
(AP) NJ ‘joking judge’ resigns after losing rulingBy DAVID PORTERAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.Vince Sicari can tell all the lawyer jokes he wants — he just can’t play a judge in real life. The New Jersey municipal judge, who is also an
A seriously flustered White House Spokesman Jay Carney struggles to explain to Jonathan Karl of ABC News why Obama’s rigid refusal to negotiate or compromise on the debt ceiling doesn’t make him the least bit responsible for the looming government
According to a new ABC News poll, Barack Obama’s foreign policy approval ratings, which were high early in his first term, have now dropped to a level equal to the lowest of his presidency, 47%. Obama’s foreign policy had been
ABC News reports President Obama “formally authorized” shipments of non-lethal equipment and supplies “specifically aimed at countering the threat of Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons” to Syria. Obama signed an order waiving Arms Export Control Act prohibitions against such shipments, citing
President Barack Obama again insisted that he will not negotiate on raising the debt ceiling with Republicans in the next round of budget negotiations. “I’m happy to have a conversation with him [House Speaker John Boehner] about how we can
In foreign policy as in much else, President Barack Obama has relied on words rather than actions. So it is difficult to take seriously his threat, expressed in an interview Friday with ABC News that aired Sunday on This Week,
President Obama attempted to swivel back to the economy once again during an interview with ABC’s This Week. Asked by George Stephanopoulos whether the president could stop inequality, Obama responded, “I think the president can stop it. The problem is
