Fox News commentator Brit Hume argued on Sunday that it was not “despicable” for Marines to urinate on dead Taliban soldiers since the U.S. also kills them with drone strikes. A video uncovered last week by TMZ, showed U.S. Marines urinating on lifeless bodies who were assumed to be members…
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert declared Sunday that he believes in Super PACs because “the more money you have, the more you can speak.” Last week, Colbert turned the Super PAC that he founded over to Comedy Central host Jon Stewart so as not to run afoul of campaign laws…
Following the rise of the “shit people say” Internet meme, a legal group dedicated to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals from discrimination has released its own take on the viral videos. Lambda Legal’s video, “Shit Homophobic People Say” contains commentary by numerous public figures, including Michelle Bachmann and…
While many have directed anger towards the four U.S. marines urinating on dead Taliban soldiers, Rick Perry seemed to place his frustration on the issue more towards the White House. On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning, the Texas governor was asked his thoughts about the controversial video. Although…
The Super PAC founded by Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert has launched its first ad in South Carolina attacking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as “Mitt the Ripper” for his record of destroying businesses as the head of Bain Capital. Speaking at the Iowa State Fair last year, Romney asserted…
On Friday’s The Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel looked at the aftermath of the New Hampshire Republican primary. Now that the national press have left town and the candidates pushed on to South Carolina, the state party is drafting an initiative to enshrine into their state’s Constitution that marriage should be…
Commentator Bill Moyers has a new weekly show on public television called Moyers and Company. The show bills itself as “a forum to poets, writers and artists, scientists and philosophers, and leading scholars.” Moyers has long been known for his clear but nuanced take on the issues of the day.…
Yesterday on the campaign trail, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said he’s “concerned about the poor in this country” and the unravelling of the social safety net. In this clip from Current TV’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” guest host David Schuster welcomes columnist and economics director for Yahoo! Finance Daniel…
Former Guantanamo prison detainee Lakhdar Boumediene talked with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes this weekend about his difficult experiences being locked up for over seven years despite his innocence. Boumediene posed a question to U.S. viewers in regards to what their perspective would be if they were in his or other prisoners’…
In a shocking incident, emergency crews are searching for passengers of a cruise ship that ran aground Friday evening near an Italian island. According to the BBC, the Costa Concordia ship was headed to the Mediterranean Sea when it smashed into rocks off the island coast of Giglio. The damage…