The Rs are going after Obama now—so why shouldn’t the Dems go after Romney now? Great ad. You gotta love how the DNC leverages Fox News and its talking heads against the likely GOP nominee. More like this please—one taking on Gingrich, one taking on Cain, one taking on Perry. (Via Sullivan.)
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Sarah Palin to Endorse Newt Gingrich?
If Sarah Palin were running for president, her poll numbers, Bachmann-like, would be in the toilet right now. But I do think she has enough clout with teabaggers to influence the race. Which is why I’m hoping these rumors are true: While Palin has characteristically kept her cards close to her chest, advisers suggest that […]
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New Commercial Perfectly Explains Ron Paul
Oh, look: Here’s a fan-made commercial for Ron Paul: Bravo! It is rare to find a work that is simultaneously facile and smugly condescending.
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Bachmann Iowa Campaign Co-Chair: Gay Marriage Will Lead to Women Marrying the Eiffel Tower
Michele Bachmann has finally found someone crazier than she is to co-chair her Iowa campaign. Her name is Tamara Scott, and Right Wing Watch has video of her trying to come up with some legitimate reason to argue against gay marriage. She fails, of course, but she manages to rail against “poly-uh-MOR-ee” sex, which will […]
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Mitt Romney’s New Ad Quotes Obama Saying Something He Didn’t Actually Say
Well, he said it, but he was quoting an opponent, as the ad fails to mention. Here, watch. New York Times: The ad shows Mr. Obama saying, “If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.” But the line, which is perhaps the spot’s most devastating moment, is also the one that seems […]
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BREAKING: Mike Reese Will Not Run for Mayor
It’s over before it’s really begun. Sources inside the Portland Police Bureau close to Chief Mike Reese confirm the chief will announce today that he will NOT run for mayor of Portland next year. The reason? He’s decided he can be more effective as chief of police. He also would face some serious logistical hurdles […]
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Note to Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Agnostic, and Atheist ER Doctors, ER Nurses, EMTs, Etc.
Under no circumstances should you provide emergency medical care to Herman Cain. Mr. Cain would rather die in your hospital’s waiting room—or die by the side of the road—than accept medical treatment from a non-Christian. Please make a note in his chart.
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Oh, Dear: Rush Limbaugh Accuses Michelle Obama of “Uppity-ism.”
Man of the people Rush Limbaugh knows why Michelle Obama was booed at that NASCAR race this weekend. It’s because she dares suggest that Americans should try to eat better. And one other thing… “Bottom line: We don’t like being told what to eat,” Limbaugh said. “We don’t like being told how much to exercise. […]
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Saturday’s GOP Debate
I was blown away by something that happened during Saturday’s GOP presidential debate/hate-the-gays-a-thon—and it wasn’t anything that was said about the gays or our secret plan to RUIN EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE EVERYWHERE. When the candidates were asked to share a story about an event that shaped their worldview, their faith, their relationship to Jeebus, etc., […]
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Chief Reese Says Checks Are Coming In, but Confirms Delay on Mayoral Announcement
illustration by Kurt McRobert Maybe you’ve been keeping up with the news. Thanks to some pepper-spray and a rape-case gaffe, it’s been a roller-coaster week for Police Chief Mike Reese—both as police chief and as a serious, but technically undeclared, mayoral candidate. And now Reese this morning has confirmed for the Mercury one nugget making […]
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Here’s Herman Cain, Dumbing It Down
You really should watch Herman Cain talking about how it’s okay to be dumb: Is it any wonder that Republicans are now flocking to Newt Gingrich? The general consensus is that Newt Gingrich is smart. He uses big words. He’s got the condescending, huffy air of a college professor who just signed his first book […]
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Herman Cain Doesn’t Want to Be Recorded
Huffington Post says: If Herman Cain stumbles on a foreign policy question during Thursday’s scheduled meeting with New Hampshire’s influential Union Leader newspaper — as he did earlier this week when asked about President Obama’s handling of Libya — don’t expect to see the clip on an endless cable news loop. That’s because Cain’s campaign […]