After the announcement by the now-convicted Wikileaker Bradley Manning that he is a transgendered person named Chelsea, the Associated Press and The New York Times have decided they will refer to Manning to as “she” in all further news reports. The
Al Sharpton said that he does not consider President Barack Obama to be a civil rights leader. “Do I think he’s a civil rights leader? No,” Sharpton said, according to Politico. “I think he’d be the first person to tell
Much ink has been spilled over the last few months on the fate of the Rush Limbaugh radio program. While claims of flailing contract talks and rumors of its imminent demise abound, Limbaugh himself reports that all the gossip is
Al Gore, who has permanently ratcheted the rhetoric up to “11” when discussing global warming, drew wide ridicule last week for his claim that the federal government was creating a “Category 6” for measuring hurricanes. In an interview with the Washington
Al Gore was recently admonished on at least two counts by Gretchen Goldman, an analyst in the Scientific Integrity Initiative at the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Center for Science and Democracy. Gore falsely asserted, “The extreme (weather) events are more extreme.
According to a new report from USA Today, GOP mega donor Paul Singer is helping fund the National Immigration Forum (NIF) for its Evangelical Immigration Table (EIT) initiative. Singer is the founder and CEO of Wall Street hedge fund Elliott
When Army Pfc. and WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years Lady Gaga was devastated. According to Politico, Gaga reacted to the sentencing via Twitter: The news of Bradley Manning’s sentencing is devastating. If our own can’t speak
Politico: NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd called both San Diego mayor Bob Filner and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner “creepy looking” during this morning’s edition of MSNBC’s “Daily Rundown,” which he hosts.
Yesterday Politico published an open letter sent by David Brock of Media Matters to the New York Times. Brock was responding to an article published last week by the Times noting management problems at the Clinton Foundation. Here’s what Brock
A new Education Department study reveals that for the first time ever, a majority of college students (57%) now receive federal financial aid. The number of undergraduate students taking out loans has also increased from 35% to 41% over the
A political operative who has worked closely with House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) is now helping Hillary Clinton’s future White House bid by going to work for Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. “Longtime Republican political strategist Boyd
In a recent post about the prospects of passing amnesty legislation in the House, I referred to the Majority Leader as Eric “Wall Street” Cantor. Some readers probably wondered where I was coming from. This article in Politico may help explain. Politico reports
In a puff piece on the launch of Al Jazeera America, The New York Times quotes Bob Meyers, president of the National Press Foundation, lauding the premiere of the channel. “I am reminded of three other news organization launches in
Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor is widely considered the most vulnerable Democrat running for reelection next year. So, it isn’t surprising that he tries to distance himself from President Obama in an interview published Monday by Politico. Pryor even said publicly
Politico reports today that California Republicans are urging House Republicans to pass “comprehensive” immigration reform, for fear that the party “can’t win elections” in the state unless the legislation succeeds. That false message parrots the talking points being pushed by
Embattled New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is fourth in a new Marist poll of likely Democratic voters that was released on Thursday. The poll found that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and public advocate Bill de Blasio were tied
In response to NSA Violates Privacy Rules Thousands of Times per Year: Two Democrat Senators warned Friday that new reports of thousands of privacy violations by the National Security Agency were just the “tip of a larger iceberg.” Via PJ Media:
Politico’s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei stretched their writing wings and penned an editorial Thursday night on the looming collapse of the Republican party. Allen and VandeHai, whose day jobs are to undercut the GOP and its candidates, feign concern
Over 100 organizations–including Planned Parenthood affiliates, community groups, health care providers, and business groups–will receive $67 million in grants to serve as “navigators” who will help Americans sign up for health insurance in Obamacare’s new state exchanges. Among the “navigator” recipients
On Thursday, President George W. Bush’s daughter, Barbara, said that she hoped Hillary Clinton would run for president. Barbara, 31, said that Clinton was “unbelievably accomplished” while speaking with People magazine. “I don’t know who she’d be running against,” said
The Republican Governors Association reported it raised about $24 million in the first half of the year. The RGA’s take far outpaced the Democratic Governors Association, which reportedly raised just over $13 million. The Republican haul relied mainly on donations
Buried within an article on Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s run for U.S. Senate, Edward-Isaac Dovere of Politico admits “the irony that in the age of Obama, Republicans have done a better job than Democrats of bringing diversity through their ranks.”
States are receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in “discretionary spending,” to fund universal preschool, Barack Obama’s new pet project. Caitlin Emma at Politico writes that the states are receiving the cash even though “Congress hasn’t seriously considered paying for
President Obama is enjoying the August recess with an extended vacation at a home owned by a millionaire in Martha’s Vineyard. He is also using this time to rub social elbows with big shots in the same mainstream media charged
The NCAA has spent $70,000 for lobbying the first half of this year focused on “gambling issues and issues related to wireless microphones,” according to Politico’s Byron Tau. The NCAA lobbies against gambling on college athletics to prevent cases such as
