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Pat Robertson complains LGBT people just want to flaunt ‘their way of doing sex’
Looking confused and discouraged on Wednesday’s episode of “The 700 Club,” televangelist and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson agreed with others who say the issue of marriage equality is not actually about marriage, and suggested the whole noise is just LGBT people who want to flaunt “their way of…
Santorum: Obama pushing ‘godlessness’
Chatting with fellow friend of the church James Dobson, on Wednesday, former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told the listeners of his radio program that the Obama administration is actively trying to eradicate faith in the country. Discussing Dobson’s new “dystopian thriller,” Santorum saw the work of fiction as eerily…
Gingrich joins moon tourism company’s advisory board: report
When former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in February that the president may ask former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) for advice “if there’s a problem on a lunar colony,” he was joking. But as it turns out, someone took Gingrich’s weird pitch for a permanent presence on…
Bob Dole hospitalized, but aide says he is due out soon
WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Senate leader Bob Dole has been hospitalized for something that goes beyond a mere checkup, the current Senate leader Harry Reid said Tuesday. Dole, 89, is at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital outside Washington but “not for a checkup. He is there because…
Ron Paul tells Jay Leno: ‘Democracy isn’t all that healthy in this country’
Appearing on Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” former Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) again dismissed talk of a potential third-party run for the nation’s highest office, and lamented that “democracy isn’t all that healthy in this country.” “We talk a lot about democracy,” Paul said.…
Fox News introduces Romney sons with gay anthem ‘It’s Raining Men’
The conservative morning show Fox & Friends on Monday used one of the world’s most popular gay anthems as they introduced all of GOP hopeful Mitt Romney’s five sons. Fox News co-host Brian Kilmeade teased an upcoming segment with the Republican presidential candidate’s offspring as the music began to play…
Herman Cain: ‘Not wrong’ to hope gas prices rise to hurt Obama
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Tuesday that there was nothing wrong with hoping gas prices increase because it would hurt Barack Obama’s reelection chances. “Sometimes you need to hit people upside the head with a baseball bat in order to get their attention,” he said on the Neal…
Romney adviser touts candidate’s Anglo-Saxon heritage
An adviser for Mitt Romney on Tuesday said the Republican presidential candidate would have better relations with England because of his Anglo-Saxon ancestors. Romney has planned a six-day overseas tour to meet high-ranking officials in England, Israel and Poland. The tour begins Wednesday in London. “We are part of an…
Pat Buchanan ‘hopes’ there will be no female president in his lifetime
Conservative pundit and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan is hopeful that a woman will not become president of the United States for at least the next 30 years. During a panel discussion on PBS over the weekend, host John McLaughlin asked Buchanan when the U.S. would elect the first…
Herman Cain TV channel to feature patriotic dinosaurs and cartoon Reagan
Failed Republican presidential candidate and former pizza CEO Herman Cain is planning to launch his own Internet TV channel called “CainTV” that, oddly, features patriotic dinosaurs and a cartoon version of President Ronald Reagan, among other bizarre attractions. Cain first revealed details of his new project to Fox News’s Republican…
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