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Fox News uses 9/11 to falsely attack Obama for omitting God
The hosts of Fox & Friends took advantage of the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 on Tuesday to accuse President Obama of forgetting God and not telling Americans to pray for the dead — even though the president had issued a proclamation doing just that only four days earlier.…
Dan Rather: Romney campaign has more twists than a pretzel factory
Appearing Monday night on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, Dan Rather said that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign was having an incredibly hard time focusing on the economy and job growth. “Here’s his basic problem,” he explained. “We talked about it before. Does this man know what it is he believes?…
Central figure in election-rigging scandal goes missing as FBI probes Republican Rep.
A political strategist is thought to be on the lam after she failed to show up for an interview with prosecutors about a campaign scandal involving Rep. David Rivera (R-FL). Authorities last week raided Ana Alliegro’s apartment and seized her computer and cell phone. She was scheduled to speak to…
GOP Rep. McCarthy blames ‘spoiled child’ Obama for debt ceiling fight
Republican House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said President Barack Obama acted like a “spoiled child” during last year’s debt ceiling negotiations between his administration and the Republican-led Congress, as McCarthy stood up for his party’s actions in voting for a sequester on the issue. “The deal was a…
Pat Robertson to humiliated hubby: ‘Well, you could become a Muslim and you could beat her’
Just two days after appearing on stage with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, televangelist Pat Robertson said something that seems destined to make the candidate lament his decision. Reacting to a letter from a viewer who said he’s lost his self confidence due to his wife insulting him, Robertson said…
Kirk Cameron blasts DNC: God should be entire platform
Actor-turned-activist Kirk Cameron says that Democrats didn’t go far enough by adding “God” to the party’s platform, insisting that God should be the entire platform. After realizing they had left out the words “God” and “Jerusalem,” Democrats scrambled to modify their platform at the last minute during their convention last…
Allen West: Obama campaign has ‘Soviet Union, Marxist-Socialist theme’
Tea party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-FL) is slamming President Barack Obama for using the word “Forward” as his campaign slogan, insisting that it is an “old Soviet Union, Marxist-Socialist theme.” “This is about whether we continue to be a republic governed by the Constitution,” West told a Republican Jewish…
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack arrested on corruption charges
FBI agents arrested Trenton, New Jersey, mayor Tony Mack Monday morning on corruption charges, as part of an investigation dating back to 2010. According to the Trenton Times, Mack, along with his brother Ralphiel and campaign contributor Joseph “JoJo” Giorgianni, were involved in a plan to get $119,000 in bribes…
Republican convention speaker Mia Love flubs Fox News questions on education, abortion
Saratoga Springs, Utah mayor and current Congressional candidate Mia Love netted a prime speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Tampa two weeks ago, raising her profile to a national level. But her unscripted appearance on Fox News Sunday indicates that her policy chops are not quite ready for…
Obama gets airborne bear hug from Florida pizza shop owner
President Barack Obama reputedly loves nothing more than a good old campaign trail hug — but he may have got more than he bargained for Sunday. Obama was lifted at least a foot in the air in an intense bear hug by hulking pizza shop owner Scott Van Duzer, during…
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