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Colbert: Romney is ‘plastic and uncomfortable’ like empty seats
The top two GOP presidential candidates’ bizarre moves this past weekend caught the attention of Stephen Colbert Monday evening, when he mocked Romney’s “plastic and uncomfortable” personality in an near-empty stadium and Santorum’s anti-elitism that would lead to “fewer opportunities” for the next generation. The Comedy Central host began analyzing…
Jon Stewart mocks Santorum for misinterpreting J.F.K. speech
Jon Stewart, the host of The Daily Show, highlighted the fact that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum inverted the meaning of John F. Kennedy’s famous 1960 speech pledging to keep the Pope out of politics. Santorum said the speech made him want to vomit. “To say people of faith have…
Maddow: Forced vaginal probe ultrasound not just a Virginia story
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow noted that lawmakers in Virginia were not the only ones pushing for legislation that would require women to receive an ultrasound before terminating their pregnancy. Alabama, Pennsylvania and Arizona are also considering bills that would require a woman to receive a…
Financier Fred Wilson: Content industry has made everybody a pirate
Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist who has invested in companies like Twitter and Tumblr, said at an event hosted by the Paley Center for Media that virtually everyone had become a media pirate because Internet content wasn’t convenient for consumption. Rather than trying to go after every infringer, he argued,…
Bill Maher defends super PAC donation: Obama’s victory not ‘in the bag’
Comedian Bill Maher on Monday defended his donation to Priorities USA Action, warning liberals that President Barack Obama’s victory in the 2012 elections wasn’t “in the bag.” Maher shocked audiences around the world last week when he announced he’d be donating $1 million to the pro-Obama super PAC. “I promise…
Fellow student describes Ohio school shooter as nice, quiet kid
The boy who opened fire on his classmates early Monday in a high school cafeteria seemed like a “really nice” kid, but came from a broken family, according to a student. The student told CNN that the alleged gunman “came from a really broken down home” and was living with…
Brownback: ‘Go work somewhere else’ if you want contraception
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has a simple solution for women who work for religious institutions that refuse to cover birth control: Find a new job. During a call-in show on C-SPAN Monday morning, a woman named Doris from Osawatomie, Kansas told Brownback that she was worried that he wanted…
Texas man killed over karaoke song choice
Authorities in southwest Houston say a man may have been killed early Monday morning over his choice of karaoke songs. Investigators told KPRC that the incident happened around 2 a.m. at Ostioneria Mazatlan, a Mexican seafood restaurant. The victim reportedly yelled that he was from Guerrero, Mexico after singing “Somos…
Utah group sends anti-war message with ‘Bomb Iran’ billboard
A small group of anti-war activists in Utah hopes that a billboard with the words “Bomb Iran” will get people to stop and think twice about waging a new war. Billboard creator Connor Boyack told Raw Story that his group put up the sign in West Valley City last week…
Andy Cobb to Democrats: ‘Dirty your hands with Santorum’
It isn’t every day that you’ll catch Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas advocating for Democrats to vote for Rick Santorum — but that’s just what he did earlier this month in an effort to extend the Republican primary to help President Obama’s chances next fall. In a new video, comedian…
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