Ann Romney Turns Down 'DWTS'
Ann Romney will not be joining the new season of “Dancing With the Stars.” A rep for Romney told TMZ that the show was interested in having Mitt Romney’s wife as a contestant, but after several meetings with the show,
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Reuters Debunks Politifact, MSM by Reporting Fiat to Build Jeeps in China
On Sunday, Reuters reported Fiat and Chrysler, which Fiat owns, are on the verge of signing an agreement to produce Jeeps in China, and they may make the announcement as early as Monday at the Detroit Auto Show: Italian carmaker Fiat and
Brown mulls Mass. Senate run
(AP) Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate runBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONScott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special election that became a national
Will the Inauguration Officially Usher in 'The New McCarthyism?'
In 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) began televised hearings as he investigated the United States Army, which he charged with being “soft” on communism. The question he would ask of witnesses during the hearings became notoriously attached to his persona:
Obama Endorsers at The Economist Lament America 'Turning European'
The cover of this week’s issue of The Economist features not-so-flattering caricatures of President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner. Obama is dressed as the archetypal Frenchman, complete with beret and striped shirt, and Boehner is dressed in
Voting Woes in Sports and Politics: Character Matters–Sometimes
This year, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) had before them perhaps one of the most star-studded Hall of Fame ballots in the last 75 years, and they did not vote one person into Cooperstown. Players like Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds,
NOW: 'President Obama, Where Are The Women?'
The War On Women is being waged fiercely–by Barack Obama. Obama has yet to appoint a woman to his 2nd term cabinet, and the National Organization for Women is furious: President Obama has made a number of high-profile appointments recently
Strange Bedfellows? Not on K Street, as Khosla Hires Condi
Top Democratic donor and green energy government loan recipient Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures has hired former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s consulting firm, RiceHadleyGates, to help its startup companies navigate political and regulatory hurdles. In October 2012, Mr.
The campaign ad Mitt Romney should have run
Imagine this as a campaign ad: Romney drives through a worn down, financially destroyed Detroit. He’s driving his all black Maybach with Ann sitting in the passenger seat. He sees a group of young, black youth standing on the corner.
Breitbart's Ben Shapiro Introduces The Left's Top Five Bullies
SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS: These tactics are always used and seem to work, they’re effective. BEN SHAPIRO, BREITBART NEWS: Mitt Romney lost because in the public mind he was a bad guy. Not because he was wrong on policy, not
Eva Longoria to Host Latino Inaugural Salute to Obama
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONFollowing an election when Latinos showed their growing political influence, a coalition of groups is coordinating a gathering of top Latino entertainers at the Kennedy Center in a series of events ahead of President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Mexico's 'grand warlock' makes 2013 predictions
(AP) Mexico’s ‘grand warlock’ makes 2013 predictionsBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZAssociated PressMEXICO CITYAntonio Vasquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don’t actually happen. For more than three decades, Mexico’s
MSNBC's Matthews: Fiscal Conservatism Like Being a Southern 'Segregationist'
Proving that MSNBC’s Chris Matthews sees a race card in every issue, on Monday the cable show host equated observing fiscal common sense with being a southern segregationist and racist. During a year-in-review show on Monday, Dec.31, Matthews chimed in
EPA Administrator Jackson announces resignation
(AP) EPA Administrator Jackson announces resignationBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new
Tagg Romney: My Father Wanted To Be President Less Than Anyone
Mitt Romney’s son Tagg, who was intimately involved with his father’s campaign, said in an interview that his father did not have the fire in his belly to run for president: He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve
Hollywood Spent 2012 Proving the Mayans Right
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODYAP Entertainment WriterWho knew that in the ancient Mayan calendar, they would have predicted so much that pointed to the end of the world? Like the exact date that Lindsay Lohan’s horrendous Elizabeth Taylor biopic “Liz &
Steven Spielberg Calls Chris Christie a 'Hero' for Embracing Obama During Campaign
Director Steven Spielberg called New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a “hero” for embracing President Barack Obama when Obama visited New Jersey in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. “He was able to put party politics aside for the greater good. And the fact
Why Romney Lost – Part I
The subject of why Mitt Romney lost is so interesting that I will divide my analysis into two parts: first, on Romney the candidate, and second, on Romney the campaign CEO. Sorry, Mitt, whether you want to admit it or
Media Sets Gun Control Narrative, Shuts Down Mental Health Debate
As you’ll see in the video below, through Soledad O’Brien, CNN is desperate to set the table for policies that will make us less safe by ensuring only bad guys have guns. This is what I call Narrative Setting, where
Crony Confab: Valerie Jarrett Meets with Top Hedge Fund Execs
If you can’t beat them, buy them. That has been the Obama Administration’s cronyism strategy with corporate America, showering bailouts, government grants, and other crony perks along the way. Employ Occupy Wall Street rhetoric publicly, but cut corporations into big
Washington Post Year in Cartoons: Majority Ridicule Romney/Republicans
The Washington Post posted its year in review of the best political cartoons of 2012 this week. A review of the 56 cartoons shows that a majority of them attack Mitt Romney, Republicans, or conservatives, while only a small sampling make fun
Lansing Unions: Welcome to Obama-Occupied America
While some were worried about mob violence if Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election, keen observers of the Occupy Wall Street movement were far more concerned about what would happen if President Obama prevailed. Barely a month after
Poll: Americans Think Santa Votes Democrat
Americans are firmly convinced that the Democrats are the party of giveaways. How do we know? According to a new poll from the Democratic organization Public Policy Polling, 44 percent of Americans think Santa Claus would vote Democrat, against 28
Romney's '47 Percent' Named Top Quote Of 2012
Fred Shapiro, a Yale law librarian, compiled his annual top quotes of the year for 2012. This group seems to be very political, not surprisingly since the presidential election of 2012. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are heavily featured,
OH, VA Republicans Consider Changes to Electoral Vote System
Since the 2012 presidential election, Republicans in Virginia and Ohio have floated the possibility of getting rid of their states’ “winner-take-all” systems of awarding electoral votes, proposing instead that they apportion their electoral votes by congressional district. In Virginia, state
