May 18, 2013
Benghazi, IRS, AP: The Scandal Week That Was
As we close out “scandal week,” let’s assess where we stand.
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May 17, 2013
Umbrella-Gate: Yeah, That’s A Thing
During an outdoor press conference on Thursday, President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan were protected from the rain by umbrellas held by two Marines. It definitely created a silly looking photo-op, which of course the mainstream media could not resist. And as soon as I heard about this, I also knew there would be plenty of right-wing nonsense to follow.
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May 17, 2013
Republicans Hate This Graph: The Case Against Austerity
Republicans have decried economic stimulus in favor of austerity. They say government spending does not create economic growth, it hinders it. Well, the United States has not followed the austerity approach of many European countries, and we have the GDP growth to show for it. No thanks to Republicans.
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May 16, 2013
CBS Evening News Calls Out Republicans On Benghazi
In a rare bit of comprehensiveness in the world of news coverage, CBS Evening News reported tonight that Republicans produced false White House quotes on the Benghazi attack. Of course CBS struck a journalistic even tone in their reporting, but there will be none of that in this blog post.
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April 29, 2013
Ron Paul Compares Boston Lock-down To A ‘Military Coup In A Far Off Banana Republic’
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April 26, 2013
Poll: Majority Of Pennsylvania Voters Are ‘Angry’ Or ‘Dissatisfied’ Over Background Check Vote
A Quinnipiac University poll finds a large majority of Pennsylvania voters supported the Manchin-Toomey background check bill that was “defeated” in the Senate last week. Sixty-nine percent of PA voters said they “strongly support” expanded background checks. The background check bill did not make it to the artificial 60-vote threshold needed to pass. In the Senate, barring political nonsense, it only requires a simply majority to pass a bill. But those days are long gone. The failure of expanded background checks to pass the Senate has 34 percent of PA voters “angry,” and 36 percent “dissatisfied.”
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April 19, 2013
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects: Chechen Brothers, One Dead, One Captured
This article has been updated as of Friday, 4/19/2013 at 9:06pm.
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