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Lubbock Candidate: Tea Party 'Rabid,' Ted Cruz Leading 'Crazies'

Lubbock Candidate: Tea Party 'Rabid,' Ted Cruz Leading 'Crazies'

Despite Lubbock’s reputation as a bastion of conservatism, city council candidate Dr. Brian Carr is challenging Councilwoman Karen Gibson on a seemingly foreign pro-gun control, anti-Tea Party platform. Carr is currently the Chairman of the Lubbock Board of Health and

John Edwards Turned Away at Donor's Funeral

John Edwards Turned Away at Donor's Funeral

John Edwards’ shamelessness led to an embarrassing moment at the funeral of  former donor Bunny Mellon’s funeral: he and his daughter Cate were not allowed inside the church.  Mellon, 103, the Listerine fortune heiress, shunned publicity, telling the New York

Former CIA Official: No Politics in Benghazi Memo

Former CIA Official: No Politics in Benghazi Memo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA’s former deputy director said Wednesday he deleted references to terrorism warnings from widely disputed talking points on the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack to avoid the spy agency’s gloating at the expense of the State Department.

Jimmy Fallon Mocks ObamaCare's 'Mission Accomplished' Charade

Jimmy Fallon Mocks ObamaCare's 'Mission Accomplished' Charade

While mainstream media reporters exchanged skepticism for pom poms this week, Jimmy Fallon went to work on ObamaCare. The press regurgitated President Barack Obama’s rhetoric regarding the “success” of ObamaCare on the date of its signup “deadline,” acting more like

College Athletes Take Labor Cause to Capitol Hill

College Athletes Take Labor Cause to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a group trying to unionize college athletes sought out potential congressional allies Wednesday as they braced for an appeal of a ruling that said full scholarship athletes at Northwestern University are employees who have the

Media Joins Obama in Mission Accomplished Obamacare Spin

Media Joins Obama in Mission Accomplished Obamacare Spin

The old media really seemed to be reveling in the “miraculous” recovery of Obamacare, uncritically reporting  signups have “surged” to that vaunted, administration-set “seven million” enrollees figure that remains under a cloud of suspicion given major gaps in what we

ObamaCare VICTIMS might indeed be gnashing their teeth

In response to Jay Carney: ObamaCare Critics Are “Gnashing Their Teeth” : Actually, ObamaCare critics are steadily repeating the same logical, evidence-supported points they’ve been making all along, while the White House and its media lapdogs caper and dance like

Army Grooming Regulations: 'Racially Biased'?

Army Grooming Regulations: 'Racially Biased'?

Approximately 6,000 people have  signed a petition claiming the U.S. Army’s new grooming regulations are “racially biased” against “women with ethnically diverse hair.” According TIME, “soldiers and civilians signed a White House petition” asking the Army to “reconsider” the new

Jay Carney: ObamaCare Critics Are "Gnashing Their Teeth"

In response to No Mention of Kathleen Sebelius in President’s Obamacare Speech: Monday, before the (very specific) 7.1 million enrollment number was publicized, White House Press Sec. Jay Carney declared ObamaCare’s success and taunted its critics – all while insisting that the