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Schultz: Wisconsin unions need to educate members why not to vote Walker
MSNBC host Ed Schultz urged unions in Wisconsin Wednesday afternoon to do better job educating their members, following more than a third of union workers voted for Gov. Scott Walker (R) in his recall election victory over Tom Barrett. Appearing on Now with Alex Wagner, Schultz felt the state’s union…
Michelle Obama shows how to make ‘Barack-oli’ on Letterman
First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by Tuesday evening to on CBS’ The Late Show and provided a very colorful Top 10 fun facts on gardening. Obama offered up some interesting “facts” to host David Letterman, from mentioning how the average American will eat half a radish in his or her…
Former NFL player: I should have revealed I was gay while playing
Former National Football League (NFL) player Wade Davis has come out publicly to reveal that he is gay, and shared with CNN Wednesday morning that he should have revealed it during his playing career. Davis, who played for Tennessee, Seattle, and Washington D.C. in his brief NFL career from 2000-2004,…
O’Reilly: Diddy ‘down in the hood’ with Obama on income redistribution
Bill O’Reilly once again felt he was an expert on urban mentality Tuesday evening, claiming that renowned hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is “down” with income redistribution like President Barack Obama. While discussing the issue of Diddy’s son Justin receiving a football scholarship to UCLA and whether he deserved it…
Colbert warns of the dangers of ‘self-marriage’
Stephen Colbert spent a few minutes Tuesday evening talking about the rise in self-marriage, where one person decides to marry him or herself. Colbert brought up the topic based on a recent story of a North Dakota woman deciding to take the big jump with herself after she was tired…
Sanders: Wall Street is continuing its ‘insane gambling casino’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) launched his latest stinging critique at Wall Street Tuesday morning, specifically at JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon ahead of his testimony to the Senate Banking Committee next week. “They have learned nothing about the fact that, what financial institutions in this country should be investing…
9th Circuit Court refuses to take up Prop 8 case
The 9th Circuit Court of appeals declined to take up the case of the constitutionality of California’s Proposition Eight Tuesday morning, suggesting that the same-sex marriage ban could possibly go to the Supreme Court. The full court of the 9th Circuit refused to hear the case but did place a…
Funny or Die makes ‘The Wire: The Musical’
The folks at Funny or Die decided to release Tuesday morning a musical parody of the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire. The very surprising video features some of the show’s iconic starts playing their character’s roles while singing in a carefree light heartedness that is a complete contrast of…
Mom arrested for cheering too loudly at daughter’s graduation
A South Carolina mother’s cheers were loud enough to result in her being handcuffed and arrested at her daughter’s high school graduation by cops over the weekend. According to WPDE-TV, Shannon Cooper was taken into custody minutes after she celebrated her daughter receiving her diploma. “Are ya’ll serious?” Cooper reacted…
Colbert to Rep. Lewis: ‘I don’t want to have to cross that bridge’
Stephen Colbert interviewed Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) Monday evening to talk to the renowned congressman’s new book Across The Bridge about the racial and cultural divides he thinks society still has to close. As Lewis discussed his widely known story of being apart of the historic 1965 civil rights march…
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