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Fox news anchors shocked by reporter who interrupted President Obama
When a reporter for Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller interrupted President Obama in the middle of a speech on immigration reform, even Fox News anchors Shep Smith and Chris Wallace found the incident “weird.” “I think it’s outrageous,” Wallace exclaimed. “I covered Ronald Reagan for six years with Sam Donaldson. We…
Republican may sue to continue deportation of youths brought to U.S. illegally as children
President Obama’s announcement that his administration intends to block the deportation of as many as 800,000 young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children has already aroused a storm of fury on the right. Most of the Republican Congressional leadership has been slow to react as they…
DREAM Act supporters celebrate President Obama’s immigration decision
Activists, immigrants and many other Americans were thrilled today with President Barack Obama’s announcement that he was planning on using his executive powers to implement pieces of the DREAM Act, which has stalled out in Congress. The immigration reform legislation would provide certain rights and privileges to people who came…
Daily Caller reporter interrupts President Obama’s speech on immigration reform
In shades of Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-SC) “You lie!” moment during President Obama’s 2009 health care speech before a joint session of Congress, Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro interrupted the President’s Rose Garden address on immigration this afternoon. Munro (who — despite a Twitter bio that says he spent 10…
Geraldo: ‘All the white people’ are on ‘one side’
Appearing on Fox and Friends on Friday morning, Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera tried to pitch a thoughtful argument against racial divisions in America, but the nuances of race relations and political participation in this country failed him. “You have all the black and brown people on the one side,…
Rahm backs smaller penalties for Chicago pot users
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) said in a release on Thursday that he’s decided to back a proposal that would decriminalize marijuana possession, lowering the penalty for getting caught with up to 15 grams of the drug to a ticket instead of an arrest. Emanuel, President Barack Obama’s former chief of…
Forget Obama Girl, ‘Obama Boy’ sings about his ‘crush on Obama’
Obama Girl is so 2008. President Barack Obama’s recent decision to support same sex marriage has inspired a new video where “Obama Boy” sings about his “crush on Obama.” “The day President Obama went on record saying he was pro-gay marriage, I came up with the concept and wrote the…
Jon Stewart offers Obama tips on monetizing the presidency
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart discussed the difficulty President Barack Obama faces in raising money the old-fashioned way (i.e., local fundraisers and small donors) when faced with the brave new world of post-Citizens United dark money funding. Republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) has…
Gingrich admits cutting the deficit means fewer teachers
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday acknowledged that budget cuts would lead to the United States have less teachers. “I think we have to come to grips with how big the challenge is, and does that mean there will be fewer teachers?” he told CNN’s John King. “The honest…
Pro-hemp protester arrested near White House
David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps was arrested outside the White House on Monday while protesting the ban on industrial hemp in the United States. “I had hoped that President Obama would not succumb to drug warriors’ hysteria regarding hemp,” he said. “I really don’t know what else to…
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