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Republican Rep. suggests Pelosi is mentally ill for worrying about voter suppression
A Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy on Thursday suggested that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was “mind-numbingly stupid” and possibly mentally ill after she claimed that his party was attacking Attorney General Eric Holder because he was fighting attempts to suppress minority voters. Pelosi had told reporters that…
WATCH LIVE: Sen. Marco Rubio speaks on immigration reform
Sen. Marco Rubio speaks on immigration reform at the Latino conference NALEO in Florida. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC June 22. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Politico suspends black reporter for saying Romney more comfortable around white people
Politico on Thursday suspended their veteran White House correspondent after several conservative websites complained that he had observed that presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appeared to be more comfortable when he’s around white people. During a Thursday discussion with MSNBC’s Martin Bashir about why Romney was trailing President Barack…
Clinton dons wacky ‘cat eye’ sunglasses at ceremony
In a bit of comic relief on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton playfully jabbed Mike Hammer, her new Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs, over his love for the color purple, saying at his swearing-in ceremony that she lacked proper attire to celebrate appropriately. “So, I’ve got to get appropriately…
Anderson Cooper claims he read his mother’s erotic novel
ABC broadcast a rather awkward interview on Thursday night, featuring CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper describing how his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, likes to dish on her sexcapades with comedian Kathy Griffin, and how he’s even read his mom’s erotic novel. “My mom wrote, has written a bunch of books, one…
North Carolina Republicans undo Racial Justice Act for death row inmates
North Carolina Republicans have sent a bill to Gov. Bev Perdue (D) that effectively voids a law that allowed death row inmates to have their punishment reduced to life in prison if statistics showed that they were sentenced to die because of racism. The governor vetoed a similar bill last…
Colbert reveals the threat posed by ‘stoner babies’
On Thursday night’s episode of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert addressed a series of new threats facing our country in an installment of his series “Threat Down.” British naturalists, he said, have revealed a previously hidden archive of writings that tell of penguins’ total sexual depravity. In another story,…
Republican boldly fights to ban tiny horses from restaurants
A radical new injustice — tiny horses helping disabled people — is sweeping the nation thanks to the Obama administration, but the forces of evil may have finally met their match in Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who wants to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ban the creatures from…
Stewart: Democrats hypocritical on ‘Fast and Furious’ executive privilege
Thursday night on “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart discussed President Barack Obama’s decision to invoke executive privilege to protect documents from the “Fast and Furious” operation from scrutiny by an investigative committee headed by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). Stewart’s take on “Fast and Furious” is different than most left-leaning…
Maddow coins new word for Sen. Scott Brown: ‘Fumblebrag’
On her show Thursday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow unveiled a new word she created for Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts. “Now for your consideration, fumblebrag, which we require specifically to understand the latest otherwise inexplicable strangeness from Scott Brown,” she said. The word combines a brag and a…
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