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Jerry Springer: Obama is running against Paul Ryan
Television host Jerry Springer said Wednesday night that President Barack Obama was actually running against Mitt Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). “This election is between Barack Obama and Paul Ryan,” he said on CNN. “Romney is almost irrelevant to it, because Paul Ryan is the budget that this…
Maddow: Libertarians could kick Romney off the Washington ballot
On her show Wednesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained how the Libertarian Party might get presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney removed from the ballot in Washington State. Earlier this month, the Libertarian Party of Washington State filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Romney’s name from being printed on…
Robert Reich: Ryan budget worse than Bush’s economic plan
University of California professor Robert Reich blasted Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) proposed budget plan, saying it would help the rich while hurting the poor. “It’s much worse than what we tried under George W. Bush,” he said on Current TV. “The tax cuts that Ryan wants to provide to the…
LGBT activist Dan Savage debates NOM president Brian Brown
On August 15, LGBT activist and columnist Dan Savage squared off against National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown. The two men, starkly opposed on the issue of LGBT rights, met at Savage’s home in Seattle for dinner and a hour-long debate over same sex marriage and the Bible. The…
Twisted Sister singer rips Ryan for using their song
The leader of metal group Twisted Sister blasted Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan for using their signature song at a campaign appearance earlier this week. “I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan’s use of my band Twisted Sister’s song, ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It,’ in any capacity,” singer Dee Snider told Rolling…
Rove’s SuperPAC leader tells Soledad Akin’s ‘undone his own candidacy’
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien continued her recent strong reporting streak Wednesday when she spoke to the CEO of a Republican Super PAC that pulled its ads in Missouri in the wake of Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) “legitimate rape” statement. Steven Law, president of American Crossroads, which was co-founded by Fox News…
Republican judge in Texas warns of ‘civil war’ if Obama reelected
A Republican judge in Lubbock, Texas told a reporter on Tuesday that he and other officials are making plans for the possibility of “civil war” if President Barack Obama is reelected, warning that should the president cede control of the country to the United Nations, he’d prevent troops from entering…
Republicans to declare ‘We Built This!’ in stadium built with government funds
The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced this week that it would craft its convention theme around President Barack Obama’s “You didn’t build that” remark — which was taken out of context to suggest that business owners “didn’t build” their businesses — and the party will unveil that message in an…
CNN Contributor: Akin part of ‘theocracy embedded in the GOP’
Journalist LZ Granderson appeared on “CNN News Room” on Tuesday and had a few choice things to say about Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s views on rape and women’s rights and how they relate to the views and goals of the Republican Party as a whole. Akin is the congressman running…
Ryan backs away from his ‘forcible rape’ bill: ‘No splitting hairs’
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is now refusing to explain a bill that he co-sponsored with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) that critics say would have redefined rape, providing federal assistance only to victims of “forcible rape.” In an interview with KDKA on Tuesday, Ryan said that he believed Akin’s…
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