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Herman Cain quotes Chris Rock to slam ‘white people’s Independence Day’ joke
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Monday rebuked Chris Rock for “holding onto the past” because the comedian called the Fourth of July “white people’s Independence Day.” Rock drew the ire of conservatives on Twitter on Wednesday when he tweeted, “Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren’t free…
Romney in balancing act on health law ‘tax’
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has appeared to contradict previous campaign statements by saying President Barack Obama’s health reform law entails a “tax” and not a penalty. Romney, who enacted a similar healthcare overhaul when he was governor of Massachusetts, has had to reassure fellow conservatives who despise so-called…
As Romney chills out on holiday, VP chatter heats up
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Mitt Romney is making the most of a family vacation at their lavish New Hampshire lakefront compound, but there is a question he can’t seem to jet-ski away from: who will he pick as his running mate? The Republican flag bearer has a week of…
Mitt Romney’s campaign fails Venn diagram class
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney may have graduated cum laude from Harvard, but his campaign clearly failed Venn Diagrams 101. On Monday, the campaign released a Venn diagram that attempted to show President Barack Obama had not kept his promises about lowering the costs of health care. The left…
Rep. Joe Walsh: Double-amputee Tammy Duckworth not a ‘true’ military hero
Tea party-favorite Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) may not have ever volunteered for military service, but he says he can spot a “true hero” and the double amputee running for his seat isn’t one. Think Progress captured video on Sunday of Walsh telling supporters that Tammy Duckworth wasn’t a hero because…
Bachmann does not deny she is being vetted
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on Monday refused to say whether or not she was being considered as a running mate for Mitt Romney. “One thing I know about Mitt Romney, he’s made excellent decisions in the past when it comes to running organizations and I have no doubt, whoever it…
Mitt Romney to travel to Israel this summer: campaign
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Mitt Romney will travel to Israel this summer, his campaign said Monday, an apparent appeal to Jewish voters and donors who overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama in 2008. The Republican challenging President Obama in November’s election will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his Holy…
Romney campaign disagrees with GOP over Obama’s healthcare ‘tax’
A rift has opened up between presidential challenger Mitt Romney and the rest of the Republican party over the question of whether a key aspect of Barack Obama’s healthcare legislation is classified as a tax. Chief justice John Roberts ruled the individual mandate to be constitutional under the federal government’s…
Allen West: Every American should be mandated to buy a Glock 9mm pistol
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) says that if the government is going to mandate that people purchase health care coverage then they should also require that everyone buy a Glock 9mm handgun. During a campaign rally in Florida on Sunday, West told supporters that it was “unconscionable” that the Supreme Court…
Bill Nye to CNN: ‘The two sides aren’t equal’ on climate change
Science educator Bill Nye on Monday told CNN that they weren’t doing the public any favors by giving climate change deniers equal airtime because “the two sides aren’t equal.” “There are a couple of things that you can’t really dispute,” Nye explained to CNN’s Carol Costello. “Sixteen of the last…
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