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This headline should not be surprising, Obama’s first campaign used serious deception to get him elected President, why would the second campaign not do the same thing? Basically, the Obama campaign sent out an e-mail with a video making it

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets061311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the claim by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz that Obama has turned

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (D-FL) and fellow New York Representative Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee all called on embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) to resign today. The move

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (D-FL) and fellow New York Representative Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee all called on embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) to resign today. The move

The White House visitor logs reveal a lot of things. For example, there are a heckuva lot of people that like to bowl at the White House lanes. Also, Richard Trumka had an Oval Office meeting with the president on

(continued from Part 2) It should come as no surprise that on the campaign trail, President Obama refused to be interviewed about Saul Alinsky, the community organizing guru who wrote Rules for Radicals, a how-to guide for destroying American capitalism

Here’s the interesting quandary: the left, including our President, has railed against “enhanced interrogation techniques” for years. Obama even moved to prosecute those who engaged in using such techniques to extract pertinent information from terrorist detainees: President Barack Obama left

Remember that iconic PSA about the dad who confronts his teenaged son about the pot he found in his room? The dad angrily shouts “Where did you learn this?!” and finally the son cracks and spews forth: “YOU, ALRIGHT? I

Speaking to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis admitted she was biased toward unions. Unions only account for 11.9 percent of the workforce, but Solis’ favoritism puts them ahead

Not quite a year ago Crooks and Liars blogger Karoli found herself retracting a story she pushed involving a man named Scott Baker and some billboards in Buffalo – all because Karoli didn’t double-check to ensure she wasn’t indicting an

The President took a public stand against the hard-working private sector families of Wisconsin who are struggling to make ends meet in an post-stimulus era of 9% unemployment. OFA, the President’s campaign arm, has organized and bussed in hundreds of

Just released: CNN Looks Ahead to 2012 Election Season Cornell Belcher, Will Cain and Dana Loesch join Best Political Team on Television CNN is gearing up for the election season with the addition of political contributors from across the ideological

Correction: Mediaite reports that the slogan “Rocking the Vote” did not appear on the “Together We Thrive” t-shirts. While the author of this article cautiously noted in the text that we had not verified the claim made at the Canada

If Democrats really want to address the issue of “Toxic Politics,” a great place to start would be with what Progressives call the “arrestables.” What are arrestables and how do they work? What they are is fairly self-explanatory: arrestables are

Several University of Minnesota students associated with “Organizing for America” have been accused of vouching for individuals they did not know, a felony under Minnesota state law.

Glenn Beck looked into the various people from the League of Women Voters who were involved in the debate in which the crowd recited the Pledge of Allegiance despite the moderator’s wishes. An executive with the League later described the

I adore it when a publication commits a heinous irony while attempting to condescend to its ideological opposition in a long and tortuously drawn out essay. Behold, The Atlantic presents you with this comedic headline, comedic, considering the subhead that

Has the White House been influenced by a convicted domestic terrorist for its attack on the Chamber of Commerce? The latest assault on the Chamber has been spear-headed by none other than the President himself and picked up by David

With all of their previous efforts at creating a boogeyman in time for the midterms having failed, the administration has now chosen to embrace a fact-challenged allegation from a liberal blogger as their last, desperate hope. The public roll out

President Obama is looking to fill out the six-member Federal Election Commission (see recent pro-SEIU FEC decision) with someone he can count on to support his views on campaign law. It is not surprising he turned to his friend Andy

These are dangerous times. With one-in-seven Americans living in poverty, with unemployment at record levels, with an unprecedented national deficit, with foreclosures up and businesses down, you’d think the Obama Administration and Democratic National Committee (DNC) would be focusing on

They are still virtual no-shows. The activist old media is putting itself on the sidelines with a Democrat Congresswoman who was caught on tape squeezing a lobbyist for cash. They will be pulled kicking and screaming into this story by

As the Federal Election Commission (FEC) scans the political landscape scrutinizing tea party activist and most every other citizen who participates in this year’s federal elections, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) got a “a get out of jail free

We have no other details, but a tipster from fly-over country forwarded us this text they received this afternoon: DNC Chair Tim Kaine is making a major announcement on the future of the Democratic Party tomorrow. Attend the announcement at

CNN airs the DNC’s negative ad on John Boehner and the reporter repeats the claims made in it so his audience is sure to get the full impact of the attack. As an aside, and an attempt at moral equivalence,

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine on The Situation Room. When asked by host Wolf Blitzer if he would be supporting Democrats who have come out against President Obama and Speaker Pelosi, Kaine replied: “You won’t be surprised, Wolf, to know that

Democratic National Committee Minutes, Oval Office Meeting Sept 1, 2010 MEMBERS PRESENT Tim Kaine, Chairman Howard Dean, Chairman Emeritus Idiotis Rep. Dennis Kucinich, DNC mascot Nancy Pelosi, Speaker pro tempore Harry Reid, Majority Leader Senator Charles Schumer Katie Couric, Network

For the record: His name is Scott McAdams.

Gov. Tim Kaine asserts that the Tea Party energy is often focused on Republicans, thereby helping Democrats in November.

During his presidential campaign, there were few subjects Barack Obama was more unequivocal about than transparency. He committed to bringing the sunlight, and bringing it hard — five days guaranteed for legislation posted online, debates held openly on C-SPAN, online

Last week, the DNC announced the launch of “The Accountability Project,” a new website volunteer project “to hold Republican candidates accountable for their claims, their public statements, and their campaign tactics.” To call the project “grassroots” while a banner at

Tomorrow night, WHYY, an affiliate of PBS in Philadelphia, is slated to show a 35-minute original documentary entitled “The Surge: The Untold Story,” about the 2007 troop surge in Iraq. They were scheduled to run a live panel discussion with

From today’s Politico: The Democratic National Committee is seeking “Macaca” moments. The party today is opening a website, www.accountabilityproject.com, designed to recruit and display embarrassing audio and video of Republican candidates, as well as information about their schedules and copies

Organizing for America (formerly known as Obama for America) is the new organized group that President Obama is using to push his agenda on America. This group is so well organized it makes you wonder if President Obama should have

JOE BIDEN: [on phone] Sure, sure, I’ll tell him. No problem. [hangs up] Charlie Rangel, Boss. Said he appreciated the offer but would rather you didn’t come to Harlem to campaign with him. OBAMA: Good grief. Harlem? I’m that toxic?

If elections were like football games, this would be your two minute warning. All of the passion, energy and renewed interest in politics that propelled the tea party movement of 2009 opens the door to a new level of involvement.