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New Mexico Republican official caught training polls challengers to suppress votes
A liberal group in New Mexico claims to have undercover video showing the vice chair of the Sandoval County Republican Party training poll challengers to use illegal tactics that could suppress voters’ rights. ProgressNow New Mexico on Wednesday published video of a September 26th official “Poll Challenger Training,” in which…
Minority students attacked with ‘bleach bombs’ in Texas
Authorities in Austin are investigating claims that black, Hispanic and Asian students at the University of Texas have been attacked with balloons full of bleach — but many at the school are insisting that it’s not a hate crime. “A bleach-bomb fell and hit me, my roommate; well almost hit…
Gary Johnson: ‘Every face on Mt. Rushmore was a third party candidate at some point’
In a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday night, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson told longtime CNN host Larry King that if Americans want true change, they should vote for a third party candidate. “Every face on Mt. Rushmore was a third party candidate at some point or another,” he said.…
Romney surrogate Sununu calls ‘lazy’ Obama performance ‘the mess the president left on the floor’
Former governor and George H.W. Bush appointee John Sununu (R-NH), currently serving as a surrogate for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, appeared on “Andrea Mitchell Reports” to blast Presdent Obama’s Wednesday night debate performance. In the process of doing so, however, he used what many liberal and African-American commentators called a…
Obama: ‘Thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on Big Bird’
President Barack Obama on Thursday stood up for Sesame Street character Big Bird after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney promised to end funding for public broadcasting. “I would stop the subsidy to PBS,” Romney told debate moderator Jim Lehrer on Wednesday. “I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually…
Soledad O’Brien’s son ‘devastated’ over Romney plan to ‘kill’ Big Bird
CNN host Soledad O’Brien says that her son was “devastated” after Wednesday night’s presidential debate because he believed that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney wanted to kill Sesame Street character Big Bird. “I would stop the subsidy to PBS,” Romney told debate moderator Jim Lehrer. “I like PBS. I love Big…
Mexican cafe gets death threats after refusing Romney visit
The Mormon owners of a Mexican cafe in Denver say that they have gotten death threats, hate calls and fake orders after refusing to allow Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to make campaign stop at their restaurant. “One person who called said, ‘Watch your back. We know where live and…
Coulter on debate: Michelle Obama ‘wanted to go home with Mitt’
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter says that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s victory over President Barack Obama at Wednesday night’s debate was so absolute that Michelle Obama wanted spend the night with the GOP hopeful. “The fact that Obama didn’t prepare, this is like him not being prepared for the attack…
Larry King: Marijuana legalization is ‘logical’
Appearing Wednesday with Huffington Post hosts Alyona Minkovski and Jacob Soboroff, longtime television interviewer Larry King confessed that he thinks marijuana should be made legal, saying prohibition’s end is actually quite “logical.” “I’ve always felt marijuana– Marijuana used to be legal,” he said. “It was the liquor industry that made…
Chris Matthews: ‘Where was Obama tonight?’
An angry Chris Matthews derided President Barack Obama’s performance Wednesday night following the first debate between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. “I know [Obama] likes to say he doesn’t watch cable television, but maybe he should start,” Matthews said on MSNBC’s post-debate coverage. “I don’t know how he let Romney…
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