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Watch: Elementary school students read MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’

To celebrate the man who moved America, whose life was cut short by an assassin just as he’d begun a campaign to fight poverty as he tested the waters for a possible presidential run, fourth grade students from Washington, D.C.’s Watkins Elementary School gathered on a recent Martin Luther King,…

Seventh-Day Adventists battle to keep McDonald’s out of town

The residents of Loma Linda, California are overwhelmingly Seventh-Day Adventists, which means they are also healthy eaters with a strong learning towards vegetarianism. But the city council approved an application to set up a McDonald’s franchise last month, and now many residents are up in arms. According to ABC News,…

Conservative leader: Democratic Party is ‘party of the KKK’

The founder of a movement to increase racial diversity within the Republican Party told a crowd of tea party supporters on Sunday that they weren’t racists because “the Democratic Party is the party of the KKK.” Speaking at the first ever South Carolina Tea Party Convention, Raging Elephants leader Apostle…

Gingrich: ‘I’m probably gonna win’ South Carolina

After finishing fourth in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich predicted Sunday that he would take first place in the upcoming South Carolina primary. “I’m probably gonna win next Saturday, because as a Georgia Reagan conservative I fit much more comfortably,” the former House Speaker told CBS…

WATCH LIVE: South Carolina tea party convention

The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition is holding its first convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Sunday. Watch live video from CNN, broadcast Jan. 15, 2012.  …

Reid: ‘The tea party is dying out’

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appeared on Meet The Press Sunday morning, expressing his belief that the tea party’s influence is diminishing. Reid talked about his frustration again with Republicans in Congress, citing last month’s payroll tax debate as a potential turning point for improved relations. “I would hope…

Fox News’ Brit Hume: Urinating on Taliban not ‘despicable’

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…

Colbert: ‘The more money you have, the more you can speak’

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…

Lambda Legal releases ‘Sh*t Homophobic People Say’ video

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…

Perry: ‘Over the top’ to give urinating marines ‘criminal’ charges

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…