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GOP debates leave Colbert ‘more wasted than a donation to Huntsman’
In contrast to Jon Stewart’s exhaustion, Stephen Colbert seemed more than excited with the back-to-back Republican debates in New Hampshire over the past weekend. The Colbert Report host said Monday evening that he actually prepared a special drinking game for the debates — but with two debates happening one after…
Gingrich: ‘Occupy’ protesters ‘blocking’ my free speech
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Monday complained that Occupy Wall Street protesters were “blocking” his right to free speech. The former House Speaker told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he had canceled an event at his campaign headquarters, where protesters were waiting outside the front and back entrances.…
Carpentier: Attack on Romney’s Bain record too early to help Obama
A film being released by a pro-Gingrich Super PAC that attacks Mitt Romney’s record of destroying jobs could actually end up also hurting President Barack Obama’s re-election chances, according to Raw Story’s executive editor. Megan Carpentier told Current TV’s Cenk Uygur that the film “When Mitt Romney Came to Town,”…
Stewart to GOP: ‘How is Romney kicking your asses?’
Fatigued by two more debates this past weekend, Jon Stewart continued his animated criticism of the GOP presidential field Monday night. “It’s like the Republican primary has become a telethon for electoral dystrophy,” The Daily Show host said. “This is their 14th and 15th debate. They’re out of things to…
Eric Boehlert calls out media for failing to cover SOPA
Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert appeared Monday on The Young Turks to discuss the fact that the highly controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was absent from mainstream television news coverage. Major media outlets, including ABC, CBS, Comcast/NBC, Viacom, News Corporation and Time Warner, support the legislation. It would allow authorities…
Romney dodges multiple marijuana questions
The group Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has sent dozens of its members to New Hampshire to question the Republican presidential candidates about their views on medical marijuana and other drug laws, but they have so far failed to get much of a response from former Massachusetts Gov.…
Marge Baker: Movement against Citizens United ruling ‘is going to grow’
Marge Baker of People for the American Way predicted Monday that the movement against the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling was going to continue to grow and expand through grassroots organizing. “The only answer we really have to the toxic issue of money in politics is to amend the Constitution,”…
Jail superintendent: Compassion needs to be brought into the system
Richard Van Wickler, the Superintendent of the Department of Corrections in Cheshire Country, NH and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, said in an interview that drug addicts should be shown compassion rather than jailed. He said he had seen numerous examples of people who were damaged or completely destroyed…
Sen. Franken pushes for Student Non-Discrimination Act
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has released an online video that urges people to tell their representatives to support legislation to protect public school students from a “wave” of bullying targeting lesbian, gay, bixsexual or transgender teens. “Nine out of ten LGBT kids are harassed or bullied in school,” he said.…
Psychic monkey devours Gingrich’s banana
Grandpa the psychic spider monkey is bananas for Newt Gingrich. The New York Daily News‘ Barry Paddock traveled to the Staten Island Zoo to get Grandpa’s prediction for Tuesday’s New Hampshire Republican primary. Grandpa was asked to choose from a series of bananas, each with the name of a GOP…
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