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Stewart: Republicans are like a box of chocolates

In his return for the New Year, Jon Stewart said Tuesday evening that once the votes are in, the GOP base would most likely unenthusiastically embrace Mitt Romney in the end. “It’s a right of passage for Republican voters known as Romspringa,” The Daily Show host said. “Republican voters know…

Gore: Iowa caucuses ‘a good night for Barack Obama’

Hours before the election was called for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Vice President Al Gore called the race … For President Barack Obama. “It’s kind of a cliche, I guess, but the bottom line for me was that this was a good night for Barack Obama. I think…

Bachmann claims she is not a politician

Minnesota Congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann claimed she was not a politician Tuesday night after the Iowa caucuses. “I am a very real person, I am not a politician,” she said during a speech to her supporters. “Nor do I ever hope or aspire to be a politician.”…

Ron Paul: Third in Iowa ‘nothing to be ashamed of’

At the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Ankeny, Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R) praised his supporters on Tuesday night after finishing third in the Iowa caucuses. “Tonight we are coming out of an election with essentially three winners, three top vote-getters,” he said in reference to Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and…

‘Occupy’ protesters stage ‘die-in’ against National Defense Authorization Act

Protesters affiliated with “Occupy The Caucus” held a symbolic “die-in” at the Renaissance Des Moines Savory Hotel in Iowa on Monday afternoon to protest the National Defense Authorization Act and corporate influence. Twelve people were arrested. The protesters entered the hotel that houses the Democratic National Committee’s Iowa “war room”…

Maddow: Ron Paul supporters are human beings

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday noted that no Republican president candidate had tried to compete with Ron Paul’s loyal base, even though they were voters just like any others. “It’s like he doesn’t have corporeal form,” she said. “There is never a discussion of whether or not any other…

Orangutans to use iPads to chat with other apes

Orangutans at the Milwaukee County Zoo have been using Apple’s iPad for the past six months, and now zookeepers hope to expand the apes’ access to the technology, according to PopSci. The charity Orangutan Outreach has launched the “Apps for Apes” campaign to allow orangutans to video chat with other…

WATCH LIVE: C-SPAN coverage of Iowa caucuses

Watch live video from C-SPAN 1, as Republican voters gather throughout Iowa to choose a nominee, below:  …

Pat Robertson: God revealed the next president, but it’s a secret

Pat Robertson says God has told him who the next president will be — but it’s a secret. The televangelist revealed on Tuesday that he had spent the nearly a week in prayer, asking God to “show me something.” “I think He showed me the next president, but I’m not…

Scientists apply quantum levitation to toy race track

In a video published in the midst of the Christmas season, virtually guaranteeing we didn’t see it right away, scientists with the Japan Institute of Science and Technology created a toy race track with a unique feature: cars that float. Inspired by the futuristic hover-craft racing games in Sony’s WipEout…