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Noam Chomsky: Obama was willing to start nuclear war to kill bin Laden
MIT professor Noam Chomsky criticized the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, saying President Barack Obama could have provoked a nuclear war. “We were very close to war with Pakistan, which easily could have turned into a nuclear war, which could have destroyed all of us,” he…
Bobby Jindal calls for jailing of IRS officials behind Tea Party targeting
Louisiana governor uses speech to Virginia Republicans to say Barack Obama ‘bears responsibility’ as scandals continue The governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, on Saturday called for any Inland Revenue Service officials who are found to have unfairly targeted conservative groups to be put in jail. In a speech to be…
America’s tallest man boosts Ukraine in international singing competition
As fog billowed, a giant cloaked figure strode onto the Eurovision Song Contest stage, lightly cradling Ukraine’s singer, Zlata Ognevich, who looked tiny and doll-like in his arms. The stunt awed the audience as Ukraine performed its entry during the contest semi-final on Tuesday. The ballad, called “Gravity”, is widely…
Stewart mocks horse-race media for ‘attention span of a concussed goldfish’
As President Barack Obama fights himself on a three-and-a-half-year long “race up shit’s creek,” Jon Stewart pointed out, his best hope would be the fact that Beltway media, cursed by “the attention span of a concussed goldfish,” was already laying out predictions for the 2016 elections, despite the fact that…
GOP Rep. proclaims love of ‘so-called gangsta rap’ and Public Enemy’s ‘conservative message’
Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) told NowThisNews on Wednesday that he loves “so-called gangsta rap,” and especially hip-hop group Public Enemy, because he feels the song “Fight the Power” somehow mirrors his own struggles in Washington, D.C. and the scandals of the Obama administration. “This is a song that came out…
Jon Stewart calls out Rumsfeld and Cheney: Obama’s transgressions don’t wipe away yours
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped into Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney on Wednesday for their sanctimonious criticism of the current administration, saying President Barack Obama’s transgressions didn’t absolve them of their own. Stewart lamented that conservatives now had government scandals to be justifiably outraged about. Many right-wing commentators…
Obama accepts resignation of IRS acting chief over ‘inexcusable’ tea party scandal
Barack Obama fired the most senior tax official in the US on Wednesday in an effort to bring a speedy end to a scandal over the targeting for special scrutiny of Tea Party organisations and other conservative groups. Obama, speaking at the White House, described the conduct of the employees…
White House calls for media shield bill to protect journalist from government snooping
The White House backed legislation to strengthen journalists’ rights to protect sources on Wednesday, amid a growing firestorm over the government’s seizure of reporters’ phone logs. President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to pass a so-called media shield bill, his spokesman said, as criticism grew over the secret collection of the…
WATCH LIVE: Obama’s statement on IRS scandal
President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the IRS scandal. Watch live video below: (Scheduled to begin at 6:00PM EST)…
Fugelsang slams Cheney: ‘You did nothing’ to prevent 9/11 attacks
Tuesday night on John Fugelsang’s “Viewpoint,” Fugelsang invited viewers to play along at home as he hosted a new game, “Are You Qualified to Criticize Obama on This?” Along with actor Frank Coniff, who played “TV’s Frank” on the show “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” Fugelsang lampooned former Vice President Dick…
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