Snake-tongued Republican commentator Ann Coulter’s schedule became a little barer today as University Of Ottawa decided to cancel her planned speech. Hundreds of students crowded outside the entrance to Marion Hall to protest the conservative firebrand’s visit.
The Republican candidates suck! All of them, they’re horrible and unelectable. From Mitt Romney to Ron Paul, they all have problems and since the Iowa Caucuses has whittled them down to just three (Romney, Paul, Santorum) it’s much easier to reflect on just how bad some that stepped down were. Here’s how fucked up all the GOP candidates are in one or two sentences.
The narrative of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting has been quite moving. Whether it was Obama’s speech to Tucson, that seemed to turn into a pep rally to remember the fallen victims, or Giffords husband’s constant updates of her condition, America…
Last night on Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson reflected on Dr. Laura’s recent comments that CNN wants to bring her down. During the interview, Dr. Laura said that Bill Maher can go out and say whatever he wants but when she…
The Westboro Baptist Church had planned to protest the funeral of Christina-Taylor Green, a nine year old little girl, one of the five victims of the Tucson shooting. On Sunday, President Obama spoke at the memorial for the victims,…
Earlier this week after the shooting in Tucson and after Gabrielle Giffords somehow survived a gunshot wound to the head, there was a memorial service held for all those that died during the tragedy. After an opening prayer and…
Earlier tonight on The Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel discussed the heart-breaking shooting earlier this week in Arizona. In the days since the shooting accusations have been heaped from both sides but none with real merit. Bill Maher told Anderson Cooper he thought the right is partly to blame, while Bill O’Reilly says that Democrats have been “repulsive” in the way they have approached this situation. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart weighed in as well, both with the kind of responses you would expect.
Rachel took a non-partisan stance calling out both Democrats and Republicans. Jared Loughner was assuredly not a Republican and a photoshopped Republican Registration document isn’t going to solve the problem of people like Loughner.
Earlier tonight, on the O’Reilly Factor, Bill seemed to be in damage-control mode as he went on the defensive for Fox News. O’Reilly said he was disgusted with the New York Times, Paul Krugman, and MSNBC. O’Reilly referenced various…
Earlier tonight on Anderson Cooper 360, Bill Maher sat down with Anderson Cooper to discuss the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords that took place earlier in the week. Anderson asked whether it was fair to place blame on anyone but the shooter, Maher said that Jared Loughner was a nut but he also said that many of Jared’s ideas are very similiar to what Glenn Beck talks about on his show. Maher said he wasn’t specifically pointing out Beck but he said that Loughner did have a big chalkboard in his basement and it probably didn’t look that different than Glenn Beck’s.
Maher said that there is a false equivalency saying that the left is just as bad as the right. This isn’t true though, the left isn’t bringing guns to political debates and the left isn’t drawing crosshairs on the names of political opponents, the left isn’t calling for “second-amendment solutions”.
Unless this is a fake tweet, it appears that Bristol Palin has decided to tweet her disagreements with her mother. Sarah Palin came under fire this week after the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords. Earlier in the year, during midterm…
A recent gallup poll has found that Mike Huckabee is the most-favored among Republicans of all the prospective 2012 presidential candidates. At number two is Newt Gingrich, followed by Mitt Romney. In fourth, I assume, much to her…
It’s been a bad week to be in congress, and that’s putting it lightly. Earlier this week, the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords left Giffords in the hospital and five dead, including a nine year old girl and Federal Judge John Roll. This morning, Ashley Turton, the wife of White House aid Dan Turton was found dead in a burned car in a capitol hill garage.
Ashley Turton had been a Washington lobbyist for Progress Energy, and was previously the chief of staff to Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro. It is still unclear what exactly happened… but it another sad day in congress. There are, so far, no witnesses or motive although it is suspected that it was an accident and that Turton crashed her car into the garage.
Obama aid Dan Turton talking with Obama
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In this video Florida radio host Joyce Kaufman, speaking at a Tea Party Rally in 2010… says that “if ballots don’t work, bullets will”. Essentially, they are saying “if my party loses, we might start shooting people”. Well, you’ve gotten…
Earlier today during a public speaking event, Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head outside a grocery store. A spokesman for the Pima County sheriff says that at least 12 people were shot. The Tucson Citizen reports that Rep. Giffords was “shot point blank in the head.”
Rep. Giffords was first elected to the House in 2006. She represents the state’s 8th Congressional District. Although it is unclear at the moment, many are wondering whether the gunman was Tea Party supporter. If that turns out to be true, it could have big effects on the political landscape.
Things will not be the same on Monday when Congress goes back to work. This incident is a sobering reminder of just what risks people take when they decide to work in government. The right and the Tea Party might act like the government is nefarious.. but these are public servants that having a unique viewpoint and in most cases, want to do what they think is best for the country.
UPDATE: Giffords has made it through surgery and is responding to commands.For breaking updates, check the huffingtonpost.
John Stossel sat down with Ann Coulter last night to discuss the war on drugs. Stossel lamented the failed war on drugs, saying we lock up more people than any other country. He also said that Coulter is smart but he doesn’t see how she can’t see the folly of the drug war. Coulter cites the welfare state as a reason not to stop fighting drugs, saying that when people start doing drugs, they will stop caring about everything else, and then not only will we be paying for their drug use but also their healthcare.
John asks Ann if we should make everything illegal that can kill you, including motorcycles. Ann says that people on motorcycles kill themselves faster, so it’s Ok, she also says that smokers die sooner too, which is also why it’s OK. Ann says that smokers help social security because they die earlier. Coulter is in full troll mode today, enjoy it and try not to be too enraged.
John asks Ann, ‘what about all the death that happens just to stop people for doing drugs?’ Ann says that she would have an open mind but that there is a difference between alcohol and drugs. Coulter says that murder went down during alcohol prohibition, implying that if drug laws were lifted, America would become less safe.
The New York Times is reporting today that Republicans in the house have voted to debate to repeal Obama’s healthcare legislation. Republicans, with a large majority, easily passed the vote 236 to 181. This will set the stage for a very important debate, although the president has said he will veto any repeal the healthcare bill.
Earlier tonight on The O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly sat across from Dave Silverman, president of American Atheists to discuss the new atheist Billboards being erected around New York City. Silverman and American Atheists erected the signs in response to the amount of pro-religion and anti-atheism billboards currently lining our highways. Bill took no time in jumping on Silverman for “calling Americans stupid”, Bill said that Silverman said religion was a “scam”, that implies that anyone that believes in it is stupid.
This is a false argument though, meant to distract Fox News viewers from the real question of whether god exists or not. Instead of taking the time to have serious and thoughtful debate about the issue of religion, it seems that Bill would rather paint Silverman’s views as ‘hateful’ or ‘elitist’. It’s a shame, I wonder, on a professional level, how many great interviews O’Reilly has passed up because he doesn’t even try to be a good interviewer. That said, Silverman makes some key mistakes. Bill asks him how the tides work, and Dave doesn’t seem to know. The tides are controlled by the sun and the moon. You’d think the guy on the side of reason, logic, and science would have pointed this out. Then again, having Bill scream at you is probably a little disorienting.
Michael Moore sat down with Anderson Cooper, earlier today, to discuss the current state of the GOP and whether or not the Democrats will be able to get anything done in the next 2 years. Many predict that Republicans…
CNN is reporting that Obama has signed the controversial 9/11 health bill into law. The president signed the bill Sunday while on vacation in Hawaii. No signing ceremony was held and there was little fanfare, Obama said he was…
Pat Robertson is not known for his liberal views but it seems that the drug war might be changing his mind. Robertson, on the Christian Broadcast Network, told viewers that “kids are being put away for taking a few…
