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Stewart slams CNN’s ‘orgy of excitement’ over Queen’s Jubilee
Jon Stewart was fatigued with CNN’s large coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee Monday evening, particularly with their primetime host Piers Morgan unrestrained enthusiasm of the event by calling it “an orgy of excitement.” “Yes, an orgy of excitement,” Stewart said in a faux British accent. “Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond jubilee was a fucking…
Israeli man accused of spitting at two women for their attire
A man in Jersuaslem was arrested Monday afternoon after he allgedly spat at two women, claiming he objected to the inappropriate clothing they wore. According to Y-NetNews.com, 22-year-old Chananya Rabinovitz assaulted two women in the last month and a half after he was charged with hurling his saliva in their direction.…
GOP strategist: Romney’s factual poor job creation record a ‘misleading number’
Former Bachmann and Santorum campaign press secretary Alice Stewart conceded Monday morning that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had a less than sterling job creation record during his time as Massachusetts governor. In an segment on MSNBC Live, Stewart initially claimed the fact of Massachusetts ranking 47th out of 50th…
NY Gov seeks to reduce marijuana arrests from stop-and-frisk
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) is pushing to reduce the number of people arrested for marijuana in his state, a move opposed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I). According to the New York Times Monday, Cuomo will ask the state legislature to change state law reducing the…
Arizona mom leaves baby on car’s roof
An Arizona woman will not be receiving any awards for great parenting after she forgot her 1-month old son was in a seat on top of her car roof while driving Saturday evening. According to KSAZ-TV, the son of 19-year-old Catalina Clouser was found in the middle of the street.…
Music artist Adam Lambert: ‘F**k’ anti-gay group ‘One Million Moms’
Openly gay music artist Adam Lambert lashed out Sunday afternoon at the anti-gay group One Million Moms for their latest opposition to retail giant JC Penney using the LGBT community for its advertisements. One Million Moms announced their opposition earlier this week to JC Penney new Father’s Day ad that…
Shrum: ‘There’s nothing wrong’ with Obama holding Romney accountable
Democratic strategist Bob Shrum pushed back against the notion that negative campaigning can be detrimental to a candidate Sunday morning, encouraging President Barack Obama to make as many ads about Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Shrum highlighted the successes that various presidents throughout the years, from Franklin Roosevelt to Obama himself,…
Krugman slams Romney advisor: Truth on Ryan’s ‘fraud’ plan is ‘anti-bipartisan’
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman once again slammed Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R) budget Sunday morning, chastising Mitt Romney’s advisor Eric Fehrnstrom for firmly standing behind it. “The plan’s a fraud,” Krugman said. “The plan is a big bunch of tax cuts, some specified spending cuts, basically for poor people,…
Media critic: Fox’s ‘goddamn ratings’ won’t ever impress me to hire their employees
The Baltimore Sun‘s television critic David Zurawik offered no professional sympathy for anyone who works at Fox News or anywhere else in the News Corp empire Saturday afternoon. In an interview with Media Matters Radio, Zurawik added to his heavy criticism about the network for its Fox & Friends morning…
Florida suspends Gov. Scott’s voter purge efforts
Florida’s election supervisors announced their decision Friday evening to stop the controversial effort of Governor Rick Scott’s (R) administration removing names off the state’s voter rolls, according to The Palm Beach Post. Spurred by the Department of Justice delivered a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner that the…
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