Biden: Americans 'Tired Of Being Tired'
Vice President Joe Biden told a gathering of the Governor’s Association at the White House today that the American people are “tired of being tired.”
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Iran Media Dismiss 'Argo' Oscar as 'Political'
Iranian media on Monday scoffed at Hollywood’s awarding of its top honour to Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo”, branding it a “political” win while poking fun at US first lady Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance at the Oscar ceremony. The
Finke: Michelle at Oscars 'unnecessary and inappropriate'
From the doyenne of Hollywood bloggers, Nikki Finke, live-blogging the Oscars: As if Hanoi Jane wasn’t fuel enough. Oh My God – the Academy actually fans the fire by drafting First Lady Michelle Obama to help present Best Picture from
FLOTUS Interruptus: Obamas Hijack the Oscars
Conservative movie lovers didn’t suffer any serious Red State taunts during the just-wrapped Academy Awards telecast. Michael Moore wasn’t on hand to bash the GOP, and show host Seth MacFarlane trained his immature wit on George Clooney, breast-baring actresses and
FLOTUS Interruptus: Michelle Obama Announces Best Picture Winner
Conservatives managed to avoid any major sucker punches through tonight’s interminably long Oscar ceremony. And then … POW. First Lady Michelle Obama, via satellite, announces the Best Picture winner. Of course, she gave a speech first, one filled with the
Why Argo, Lincoln beat Zero Dark Thirty's odds
Presidential leadership is a prominent theme at this year’s Oscars–and a lacking theme in American politics today. Three contenders for the Oscar provide an alternative: Lincoln, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty (Obama). Each was written with a view to current (Democratic) politics. Tony
Gibbs: WH Told Me Not To Acknowledge Drone Program Exists
Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on MSNBC
ABC News To WH: Are You Exaggerating Sequester Damage?
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. ABC News White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl questioned Press Secretary Jay Carney on Obama’s sequester predictions: KARL: Jay, even before we heard from Secretary LaHood, we’ve heard some dire warnings coming from the
Woodward: White House (and Media) Lying About Sequester
As a teenager, when my schoolmates were dutifully doing their assigned reading of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Red Badge of Courage,” I was reading everything I could get my hands on about Watergate, including everything written by Bob Woodward.
Obama's Weekly Address: GOP 'Prepared To Inflict More Pain On Middle Class'
Hi, everybody. Our top priority as a country right now should be doing everything we can to grow our economy and create good, middle class jobs. And yet, less than one week from now, Congress is poised to allow a
Administration Spins Sequester Nightmare
(AP) Administration warns of impact of broad budget cutBy JIM KUHNHENN and TRACIE CONEAssociated PressWASHINGTONWidespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks. The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of the many ways the public will
Sequester: A Washington Shell Game
What we saw this week were the same old scare tactics by President Obama, using the power of his office to instill fear in the American public with regards to the sequester. Standing in front of a group of first
Report: White House to Surrender More Benghazi Docs
To aid the confirmation of counterterrorism chief John Brennan as the next director of the CIA, the White House will release more emails and documents related to the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. According to Politico,
Buzzfeed Defends Jack Lew
Even as the liberal Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank blasted President Obama’s Treasury Secretary Jack Lew for hypocrisy on his Cayman Islands investments and $950,000 Wall Street bonus, Buzzfeed is circling the wagons to defend Lew. Treasury Secretary nominee Jack
Poll: Rahm Emanuel's Approval Ratings Plummet
Just two years after Rahm Emanuel slid easily into Chicago’s City Hall to replace Former Mayor Richard Daley, Emanuel is nowhere near as popular with Chicago residents as he was after first returning to the city from his post in
Sen. Coburn to WH: Please Cancel Your 100 City Tour Promoting Government Spending
On February 14, Federal officials began a 100 city tour around the nation in “support of urban revitalization.” The first stop for the tour was Beaverton, Oregon for a day long symposium to “discuss how government agencies, nonprofits and businesses
Michelle Obama In Video With Big Bird For Anti-Obesity Campaign
Michelle Obama, pushing her “Let’s Move” program, invited someone to join in her in a video stressing healthy eating for children–someone who usually only eats bird feed. Big Bird. Michelle: Hi! We’re here in the White House kitchen looking for
Obama phones GOP leaders on 'sequester'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) —President Barack Obama made his first call to Republican leaders in weeks to discuss $85 billion in looming U.S. spending cuts, the White House said. Obama spoke with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House
Gov't downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
(AP) Gov’t downsizes amid GOP demands for more cutsBy TOM RAUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they’ve already gotten much of both. Spending by federal,
Republicans Set to Cave on Hagel
With Republicans sympathetic to Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel preparing to cave, Hagel’s confirmation to head the Pentagon seems all but assured. According to Reuters on Thursday afternoon, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has now stated that he will support Hagel’s nomination,
Liberal Democrat Lanny Davis: Cruz 'Absolutely Correct' to Call for Hagel Disclosure
Earlier today on WMAL-FM in Washington DC, I interviewed former Clinton White House Counsel Lanny Davis. I asked Davis whether it was legitimate to ask Chuck Hagel to disclose his sources of income from the various speeches he’s given in
WH Reporters Upset They Got Scooped on Tiger Golf Outing, Did Not See 'Celebrity'
When President Barack Obama banished the White House Press Corps from his golf outing with Tiger Woods at the exclusive Floridian golf course last week, White House reporters threw a fit not because they were unable to ask him the
With Biden Present, Connecticut Governor Takes Gun Control Into His Own Hands
Stating that neither the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission he created, nor the Connecticut legislature’s bipartisan committee has moved fast enough on measures to curb gun violence, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) took matters into his own hands by unveiling his own
This is What Good Reporting Looks Like
Remember when the President couldn’t seem to go a single speech without mentioning tax breaks on private jets as a symbol of all that was wrong with out budgeting priorities. I hadn’t noticed that the White House had returned to
Obama Speaks About Golfing with Tiger: 'I Better Keep My Day Job'
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama spoke for the first time about his golfing vacation with Tiger Woods last weekend. Interestingly, he commented about Woods to a reporter who is not a part of the White House press pool. In an
