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Get Over It: 'Birtherism' Is Not Journalism

Some people will tell you that there is no such thing as a stupid question. They’re wrong. People ask stupid questions all the time. It becomes a problem when people do it on purpose. The “we’re just asking questions” rationale

White House Gate Crashers Invoke Fifth Amendment

AP: White House gate crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Wednesday, refusing to answer a House committee’s questions about their uninvited appearance at a state dinner. The jet-setting Virginia couple repeatedly said they were

Daily Gut: DC Social Climbers

Now, there’s something very troubling about the couple who snuck into that White House dinner – and it’s not just their “Easy-Bake oven” hair, or their beady, heat-seeking eyeballs. No – it’s something else… and that something else makes me

WH Gate Crashers Speak: 'We Were Invited'

The L.A. Times tells us the plot is thickening: One source close to the investigation said the couple produced the e-mails at the security checkpoint last Tuesday to show that they had been invited to the event. The Secret Service,

House Panel Sets Hearing on White House Breach

AP: The Secret Service director and the couple who crashed the Obama administration’s first state dinner have been called to testify before Congress on Thursday about last week’s security breach at the White House.

No Charges Yet For WH Dinner Crashers

WTTG: The Secret Service isn’t commenting on the investigation of a Virginia couple who crashed last week’s state dinner at the White House. There are media reports saying Michaele and Tareq Salahi have been interviewed by the Secret Service. Meanwhile,

Secret Service Investigating Facebook Poll on Obama

Embedded video from CNN Video CNN: Facebook allows third-party developers to create applications — such as polls and quizzes — which are then made available to Facebook users, who use the applications to create specific content. Users may choose to

Tent Erected for Gadhafi Visit Dismantled

A tent on Donald Trump’s estate in suburban New York City was dismantled Wednesday after Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano said the Secret Service told Trump that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi would be coming to his estate.

Let Them Eat Kale

So I guess it’s the schoolyard chivalry I was raised on that taught me you never beat up on the girl. Thus, I have held my tongue in regards to the good First Lady, Michelle Obama. But now it has

Get Out of Jail Free? — A Call For Truth in the Media

Contrary to the most recent descriptions of who I am because of my beliefs, activities, and actions – I am not a racist, homophobe, Muslim hating, ignorant, gun loving, tea-bagging, swastika carrying, redneck, mobster – I am an American… An

Hollywood's Greatest Year: 1939

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939. Accordingly, Turner Classic Movies is celebrating the anniversary this month by showing 39 films released in ’39, starting with The Wizard of Oz. Throughout the month, TCM will also

Episode IV: The Phony AIG Outrage

Nothing tickles the funny bone quite like phony outrage. You know, like Laurie David pulling up alongside an SUV and shouting down the driver for destroying the environment, when Ms. David herself is on the way to catch a private

North Korean Counterfeit And Few Seemed To Care

As I recall, the words to Jim Croce’s song from the early seventies went something like this: You don’t tug on Superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pass counterfeit currency in old Las Vegas And you