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Leno Pounds Obama on Benghazi-Gate

Leno Pounds Obama on Benghazi-Gate

Jay Leno of “The Tonight Show” abides by a simple comedy credo: “Write joke. Tell joke. Collect check.” You can add two more items to his list – “Read headlines. Ignore party affiliation.” While David Letterman used his Monday night telecast

Gathering Storm: Time for Dems to Hit Panic Button

Gathering Storm: Time for Dems to Hit Panic Button

A massive and historic storm is barreling towards the beltway this weekend. The entire DC-NYC axis, headquarters of the left media complex, will suffer the effects of three storm-fronts, converging at the same time. Evacuations may be ordered, but it

Funny or Die Targets Women for Romney

Funny or Die Targets Women for Romney

I stumbled upon a video titled “The Woman For Mitt Romney with Selma Blair” over at Funny or Die, Will Ferrell’s online home for humor. The premise? There is only one woman in America dumb enough to vote for the

Flashback: Obama Loved Private Equity

Flashback: Obama Loved Private Equity

So much for Barack Obama’s nastiness about Mitt Romney’s career in developing private equity. It turns out in his ascent to power Obama was not shy about extolling the virtues of private equity if it served his purpose. When he

High Court Puts Affirmative Action under the Microscope

High Court Puts Affirmative Action under the Microscope

Liberals would have you believe that so-called affirmative action in higher education was settled back in 2003, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-based admissions policies at the University of Michigan School of Law were, more or less, constitutional.

Can 'Cloud Atlas' Survive Hollywood Reincarnation?

Can 'Cloud Atlas' Survive Hollywood Reincarnation?

(AP) Can ‘Cloud Atlas’ survive Hollywood reincarnation?By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESSusan Sarandon reported for work on “Cloud Atlas” midway through the shoot, in time to see a collection of far-flung film scenes that the cast and crew were viewing.

Poll: Romney Leads by 22 in Rural Swing Counties

Poll: Romney Leads by 22 in Rural Swing Counties

Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama in rural swing counties by 22 points, 59%-37%, according to a new bipartisan survey that questioned 600 likely voters in rural counties in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and

Nikki Finke Takes Over 'Variety'

Nikki Finke Takes Over 'Variety'

Digital media is slowly but surely replacing the print media as the driving force in obtaining news. Nikki Finke, who ran the Deadline website that covered entertainment news and consistently got scoops ahead of print media, is taking control of

2 US Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry Prize

2 US Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry Prize

(AP) 2 US scientists win Nobel chemistry prizeBy KARL RITTER and LOUISE NORDSTROMAssociated PressSTOCKHOLMTwo American researchers won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for studies of protein receptors that let body cells sense and respond to outside signals like danger

Romney's Message for Ohio: Stop Obama

Romney's Message for Ohio: Stop Obama

The Romney campaign is taking a simple message on the road to Ohio this week: “Stop Obama.” That’s the catch-all for a variety of economic policies–on energy, trade, and taxes–that Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan will be highlighting

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' Big Emmy Winners

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' Big Emmy Winners

(AP) ‘Homeland’ and ‘Modern Family’ win big at EmmysBy DAVID BAUDERAP Television WriterThe post-Emmy champagne surely tasted sweet for the people at “Modern Family” and “Homeland,” but they needed only to look around the Nokia Theatre to see how quickly

Second 'Occupy' Wave Could Be More Destructive

Second 'Occupy' Wave Could Be More Destructive

When the “Occupy” movement began a year ago, many initially dismissed it as a gathering of harmless college students. But the late Andrew Breitbart saw in the movement professional left-wing anarchists and radicals who sought to use the “Occupy” protests

It's the Spending, 'Stupid'–Not Just the Economy

It's the Spending, 'Stupid'–Not Just the Economy

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has made the economy the center of his campaign, hoping for a repeat of the election of 1980, where Ronald Reagan unseated Jimmy Carter in a weak economy, or 1992, where Bill Clinton did the

Barkin, Jackson Epitomize Liberalism's Nastier Impulses

Barkin, Jackson Epitomize Liberalism's Nastier Impulses

In the overall scheme of things, who really cares what washed-up singers and race-card playing movie stars think about anything? Generally, they’re not particularly insightful; they’re fairly shallow and hopelessly, cluelessly liberal. However, Hollywood blabbermouths provide a perfect micro composite

McDonald's Fires Back on Food Police First Lady

McDonald's Fires Back on Food Police First Lady

Note to Michelle: don’t mess with the Golden Arches. Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last week, where she told Leno that after winning her medal, she “splurged on an Egg McMuffin

Let's Talk About Who Wants To Control Women

Let's Talk About Who Wants To Control Women

Democrats are desperate to change the subject from their losing battle on Medicare to government control of health. GOP Senate Candidate Todd Akin made a ridiculous comment regarding his opinion on rape and abortion after which Democrat incumbent Claire McCaskill