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ABC station botches Petraeus book cover: ‘ALL Up IN My Snatch’
An ABC News affiliate in Denver says that while attempting to report on the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus, the station mistakenly aired a photoshopped version of his mistress’ book with the raunchy title “All Up In My Snatch.” KMGH-TV producer Deb Stanley told Raw Story that the…
Anti-Obama AZ woman runs over husband for not voting
An Arizona woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and reckless driving after running her husband over with their SUV Monday out of anger over him not voting in last week’s presidential election. KPHO-TV reported that Holly Solomon was upset over the possibility of her family “would suffer” because…
Paul Ryan: Obama won because of ‘urban’ turnout
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says that his party lost the White House in 2012 because so many “urban” voters went to the polls, not because Americans rejected his Medicare and other budget policies. “We were surprised with the outcome,” the Wisconsin Republican told WISC-TV’s Jessica Arp. “We…
Colbert admits to ‘improper relationship’ with his autobiographer
Reports that CIA Director David Petraeus had an affair with his biographer, Stephen Colbert said Monday, put a new light on a few things. “It appears that the title of Chapter 5, ‘Anaconda,’ may not refer to a ground offensive in Afghanistan,” Colbert said. “Whole different type of surge.” But…
Jon Stewart mocks Petraeus-Benghazi conspiracy: Quitting isn’t dying
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned conservative conspiracy theories about former CIA director David Petraeus. Some conservatives have suggested the Petraeus sex scandal was somehow connected to his upcoming testimony about the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi. But Stewart snarkily noted that Petraeus…
Maddow previews opportunities of Obama’s second term
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow speculated on some of the likely courses of action for Democrats now that President Barack Obama has been re-elected. The liberal MSNBC host noted that Obama would almost certainly fight to prevent the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans from…
Robert Reich: Republicans pledged to Norquist, not the American people
University of California professor Robert Reich said the election had not changed Republican’s unwillingness to let the Bush tax cuts expire for wealthy Americans. “We are back to where we were before the election in some respects,” he told Current TV host Eliot Spitzer. “There is a core — and…
Neo-Nazi rally drowned out by clowns in North Carolina
A group of neo-Nazis held an anti-immigration rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, but their demonstration was overshadowed by a horde of cheerful clowns. Local media reported that the neo-Nazis were outnumbered by about a five-to-one ratio. The clowns shouted “white flour,” while others came with signs reading “wife…
Rep. Randy Neugebauer: Unemployment benefits ‘incentivized people not to work’
A Republican congressman from Texas on Monday suggested that many people were too lazy to get a job because unemployment benefits had “incentivized” them not to work. “We’ve got to the point in this country where we incentivized people not to work, instead of incentivized them to work,” Rep. Randy…
‘Raising Hope’s’ Martha Plimpton: ‘No disguising’ Republican misogyny after election
Actress and activist Martha Plimpton says that “binders full of women” voted in the 2012 election because there was “no disguising” the misogyny in the Republican Party after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called a Georgetown University student a “slut” for supporting birth control. “It was a very clear referendum…
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