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Hayworth: Obama should ‘come forward’ with birth certificate

A House Representative mounting a primary challenge to John McCain in Arizona is standing with supporters who think President Barack Obama might not be a U.S. citizen. Rep. J.D. Hayworth says Obama should “come forward” with his birth certificate. This video is from MSNBC’s Hardball, uploaded Jan. 26, 2010. Download…

Olbermann: O’Reilly ‘dangerous’ for suggesting violence against Pelosi

During a public appearance, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly talked about kidnapping House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, uploaded Jan. 26, 2010. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Turley: More arrests possible in Landrieu wiretap plot

Prof. Jonathan Turley talks about the legal ramifications of the Landrieu wiretapping scandal. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, uploaded Jan. 26, 2010. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Democratic Senator urges end to the filibuster rule

Senator Tom Udall joins Rachel Maddow to discuss the feasibility of eliminating the filibuster rule in the Senate and the growing support among his colleagues to take such an action. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, uploaded Jan. 26, 2010. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Obama campaigned against McCain’s spending freeze plan

During the debates, then-candidate Barack Obama campaign against an across-the-board spending freeze. Obama said, “The problem with a spending freeze is you’re using a hatchet where you need a scalpel. There are some programs that are very important that are underfunded.” A video of Obama’s comments during the three debates…

Colbert rips ‘butt-sniffing’ Harold Ford

Stephen Colbert named Harold Ford as “Alpha Dog of the Week” for the audacity to not only change his address but also his political views. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, broadcast Jan. 25, 2010.…

Obama: ‘I’d rather be a really good one-term president’

President Barack Obama greeted ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer with a kiss to begin their interview Monday. But an awkward moment soon followed when Sawyer asked the president if the job was ever so difficult that he would consider not running for a second term. “I’d rather be a…

Maddow: Obama spending freeze ‘a hard turn right’

Rachel Maddow talks with White House economic advisor Jared Bernstein about the breaking news that President Barack Obama will announce a “non-security” spending freeze in his State of the Union address later this week. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Jan. 25, 2010. Download video via…

SC Lt. Gov. compares poor children to ‘stray animals’

If the parents of poor children won’t come to parent-teacher conferences then the children should be left to starve, according to a South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate. Lt. Gov. Andrea Bauer told a town hall, “You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply.…

Fox legal analyst: Anti-ACORN undercover filmmakers broke the law

A Fox News legal analyst believes that a lawsuit against two filmmakers who secretly recorded ACORN employees will succeed. Arthur Aidala told Gretchen Carlson that ACORN employees had a reasonable expectation of privacy when they were filmed by James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles without permission. This video is from Fox…