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Watch live: Romney and Ryan hold victory rally in Florida
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) officially accepted their party’s nomination and held a victory rally in Lakeland, Florida on Friday. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Aug. 31. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
The Republican National Convention week in review: A GIF guide
If you felt so overwhelmed with Republican National Convention coverage this week that you just did the mental equivalent of hitting “ignore,” we don’t blame you. With literally thousands of reporters descending on Tampa this week, The Atlantic‘s Molly Ball admitted, “Sure, the conventions are a manufactured event, more infomercial…
Colbert: Biggest idea from Ryan’s speech? ‘Lying is handy’
Thursday night on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert discussed one of the hottest political news topics of the 2012 Republican National Convention, the steaming pile of lies in vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)’s speech from Wednesday. Ryan, known — like Newt Gingrich — as a…
Jon Stewart hammers Paul Ryan over lies and convenient truths
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Thursday night chronicled the convenient truths and factual inaccuracies in Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) speech at the Republican National Convention. Stewart mocked the vice presidential candidate for being the “intellectual leader of the new Republican Party,” yet giving a speech that lacked any…
Young-gun Republicans ready for their star turn
TAMPA, Florida — America’s Grand Old Party, meet your Generation Next — a fresh-faced crop of 30- and 40-something Republicans led by VP pick Paul Ryan who buzz with youthful energy as they shake up the party establishment. While homage has been paid to the party’s elder statesmen at the…
Republican Convention Diary Day 3: Screams, lies and Paul Ryan’s eyes
I am fairly certain that the woman who were seated behind me at the Republican National Convention last night could not have screamed louder when Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) took the stage, even if he’d come out from behind the podium, ripped off some pull-away pants and started gyrating like…
Paul Ryan Is A Remarkably Smooth Liar
Watching Paul Ryan’s speech, a cold, disturbed feeling began to rush over me. It took me a moment to remember where I had this feeling before, and then it came to me. It reminded me of the feeling of nearly physical discomfort that came over me during the run-up to…
CODEPINK protesters heckle Paul Ryan: ‘My body my choice’
Protesters affiliated with the group CODEPINK heckled Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) during his speech at the Republican National Covention on Wednesday night. Col. Ann Wright and Laura Mills shouted, “My body my choice,” and “Fund healthcare not warfare.” The two women caused a small disturbance, but were quickly drown out…
Krugman: Ryan ‘mythical conservative’ in media, GOP’s dreams
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman questioned the budget math of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in an appearance on Current TV Wednesday, saying he had duped conservatives and members of the media into thinking he has a serious budget plan when he really doesn’t. Krugman noted, as he often has…
Paul Ryan takes center stage at Republican convention
Remember “hockey mom” Sarah Palin in ’08? On Wednesday it’s the turn of youthful Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to wow the Republican convention as he accepts the party’s vice presidential nomination. At 42, Ryan is two years younger than the former Alaska governor was when she was thrust into prime-time…
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