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Holder scolds Issa for ‘inappropriate’ and ‘shameful’ conduct at House hearing
Frustrations boiled over at a House hearing on Wednesday when Attorney General Eric Holder let Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) know exactly how he felt about the “shameful” way the lawmaker was conducting himself as a member of Congress. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Issa suggested that the Department of…
Jon Stewart lampoons Obama’s descent into scandal mania
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart poked fun at President Barack Obama for becoming embroiled in multiple scandals. He mocked the President for admitting that he only learned about the IRS scandal after it was reported by the Associated Press on Friday. Stewart noted that…
Cheney: Benghazi ‘one of the worst incidents that I can recall’
The man who was vice president during the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 says that last year’s attack in Benghazi was “one of the worst incidences, frankly, that I can recall in my career.” In an interview on Fox News on Monday, former Vice President…
Colbert: Fox News having trouble ‘infecting America with their news herpes’
Stephen Colbert celebrated his birthday on Monday by backing up Fox News’ claim that the press at large was President Barack Obama’s “scandal condom” against issues like the September 2012 fatal consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya. “No matter how rough Fox News slams this story to the hilt, they still…
Gates: Benghazi-obsessed Republicans have ‘cartoonish’ view of military capability
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told CBS News that Republican lawmakers who are blasting President Barack Obama’s administration for failing to take military action during last September’s surprise attacks in Benghazi have a “cartoonish” view of the military. “I listened to the testimony of [Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta]…
George Will floats impeachment after IRS targets tea party groups
Conservative columnist George Will on Sunday suggested that President Barack Obama could be impeached after it was revealed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted tea party groups. The Associated Press learned last week that the IRS had apologized for what it was an “inappropriate” investigation into whether tea party…
Report: Sebelius asking health industry for help with Obamacare
Faced with repeated congressional interference, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has gone to the health care industry and other civic leaders for financial help in promoting the Affordable Care Act, The Washington Post reported on Friday. Sebelius has allegedly reached out to industry executives, church groups and…
Longtime activist tells Moyers: ‘There was too much readiness’ to leave reform up to Obama
Longtime civic activist Marshall Ganz told Bill Moyers on Friday that President Barack Obama’s charisma during his first electoral run might have contributed to a misreading of the circumstances he encountered in his first term. “I think there’s plenty of responsibility to go around,” said Ganz, who took part in…
Rubio: ‘I just want to congratulate those like Fox News’ for pushing Benghazi
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Thursday thanked the Fox News channel for everything they had done to promote the idea that President Barack Obama’s administration deliberately allowed four Americans to die in Benghazi, Libya last year. Following a day of near wall-to-wall Fox News coverage of the House Oversight Committee…
Obama vows ‘no tolerance’ for military sexual assault
US President Barack Obama sharply warned Tuesday there would be “no tolerance” for the “outrage” of sexual violence in the military, and said those guilty of such crimes had betrayed their uniform. Obama said he stood squarely behind victims of sexual assault in the military and called on the Pentagon…
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