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McCain: Caroline Kennedy ‘wise choice’ for Senate

Sen. John McCain joined David Letterman last night. McCain played off a scandal involving Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich by saying “I don’t want to talk about the bleeping campaign… bleep you.” McCain was willing to talk about president-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet and praised the choice of Hillary Clinton as Secretary…

Daily Show: Hall & Oates sings farewell to Alan Colmes

Jon Stewart was joined by legendary rock duo Hall & Oates for a farewell to Fox’s Alan Colmes. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast Dec. 11, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Powell wants review of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

CNN released a preview of Fareed Zakaria’s interview with Colin Powell. Powell indicated that there should be a review of the policy on gays in the military. Pam’s House Blend writes, “An architect of the original law, Powell’s opinion is widely regarded as a barometer of the law’s future.” This…

Greenwald: Groups ‘fear mongering’ to keep Gitmo open

President-elect Obama is calling for the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But is President Bush trying to keep the prison open? Rachel Maddow is joined by Salon.com columnist Glenn Greenwald. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Dec. 11, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Obama ‘confident’ staff clear in Blagojevich scandal

President-elect Barack Obama opened up his press conference Thursday morning with a few words on the scandal involving his former US Senate seat, which led to the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich earlier this week, before introducing former Senator Tom Daschle as his choice for Secretary of Health and…

O’Reilly: Atheists want to ‘revoke’ Christmas

Fox’s Bill O’Reilly continued his crusade against the fictional “war on Christmas” on his show last night. O’Reilly was joined by Gretchen Carlson who was outraged that “Festivus” may be celebrated along with Christmas at the Washington State capitol building. Carlson said that she supported free speech rights except on…

Brody: Evangelicals ‘surprised’ by Bush’s Bible remarks

President George W. Bush said in an interview Monday that the Bible is “probably not” literally true. Christian Broadcasting Network reporter David Brody told CNN’s John Roberts that evangelicals were surprised by the president’s remarks. “A lot of social conservatives and evangelicals are surprised, grabbing the smelling salts as we…

Stewart: Jail more likely for Ill. Governors than murderers

Jon Stewart looks at the scandal surrounding Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jason Jones reviews a 3-year-old interview he did with the Governor. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast Dec. 10, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Frank Rich: GOP will fail to link Obama to Blagojevich

With President-elect Barack Obama calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign, some GOP leaders are trying to link Obama to the corruption scandal. Does Obama have something to worry about? Rachel Maddow is joined by New York Times columnist Frank Rich. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow…

Judiciary senators spar over Obama AG nominee

Trouble is brewing over the confirmation of Barack Obama’s Attorney General nominee, with a prominent Republican indicating the party may try to hold up Eric Holder’s confirmation with questions about his involvement in a controversial pardon during the Clinton administration. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking member of the Senate…