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Soup kitchen in Ryan photo-op suffers ‘substantial’ loss of donations

A charity that operates a soup kitchen in northeastern Ohio has faced an exodus of donors ever since vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan staged a photo-op on the premises. “It appears to be a substantial amount,” Brian Antal, president of the Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society in Youngstown,…

Jon Stewart rips apart Ryan over failed photo-op

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on his show Tuesday night, expressing astonishment that someone could make volunteering at a soup kitchen look bad. The GOP running mate had allegedly “ramrodded” his way into the soup kitchen to pose for a photo op, where…

Ryan on abortion exceptions: Rape is just another ‘method of conception’

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says that he personally believes that rape is just another “method of conception” and not an excuse to allow abortions. During an interview with WJHL this week, Ryan was asked his view about Rep. Todd Akin, who recently asserted that women could not get pregnant…