Jessie Jackson Jr. entered a North Carolina prison Tuesday to begin serving a 2 1/2-year term for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign money on everything from cigars to a gold watch – a day after he tried but failed to get into the federal complex. In an odd twist to Jackson’s long-running legal saga, the… Continue reading Jessie Jackson Jr Starts his Prison Sentence
Year: 2013
This Republican Said If He Had To, He Would “Vote For Slavery” – Video
Another story in what is becoming the norm for Republicans – racism. Things once said behind closed doors are now proudly broadcast to the world. In today’s episode of average Republican racism, Nevada Republican Representative Jim Wheeler is seen and heard on video telling his audience at a town hall meeting that he would “vote… Continue reading This Republican Said If He Had To, He Would “Vote For Slavery” – Video
Breaking News – We Found a Republican Trying to Help The Poor
The Republican Governor of Ohio, Gov. John R. Kasich, is not taking a page from his fellow Republicans. For those paying attention, Republicans have blocked, filibustered and massacred all proposed bills whose purpose was to help the poor. So when a Republican of any stripe stand up and bucks his party’s wish to see poor… Continue reading Breaking News – We Found a Republican Trying to Help The Poor
Talking Point for Gullible Republicans – Obamacare Causes Suicides
I’m not even sure why I’m reporting on this, but the brains over at WorldNetDaily has a new theory – Obamacare will make people commit suicide! For those of you who don’t know, WorldNetDaily is like the cartoon stepchild of the conservative propaganda movement. But here goes. Gina Loudon, one of the brains at WotldNetDaily… Continue reading Talking Point for Gullible Republicans – Obamacare Causes Suicides
NBC Pushing Debunked Republican Talking Point on Obamacare
Have you turned on your TV today? Have you listened to a political show on the radio? If your answer is yes, then chances are you’ve heard the “blockbuster” story from NBC News, basically claiming that President Obama lied when he promised Americans that they will not lose their present health insurance because of Obamacare.… Continue reading NBC Pushing Debunked Republican Talking Point on Obamacare
Depressed Man Cuts Off His Penis Because He Couldn’t Find A Girlfriend
This is why we have an WTF section. A Chinese man frustrated at being single cut off his own penis then, in agony, decided to cycle to a hospital for treatment. When he arrived doctors told him they couldn’t help save his manhood and ordered him to cycle back home to get the penis before… Continue reading Depressed Man Cuts Off His Penis Because He Couldn’t Find A Girlfriend
World’s Tallest Man Gets Married in Mardin Turkey
Ankara (AFP) – Turkey’s Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres (eight foot three) the world’s tallest man, has wed a Syrian woman he called the “love of my life”, though he towers over his 1.75-metre bride. “I cannot describe my feelings in words,” the 31-year-old groom said during the wedding celebration in his hometown in the… Continue reading World’s Tallest Man Gets Married in Mardin Turkey
Marsha Blackburn, Is That Your Final Answer? – Video
If report did their basic jobs and report the facts, instead of being avenues where Republicans go to practice their talking points without being challenged, Americans would be in the much better position. Here’s an example. On CNN, host Carol Costello asked a very basic question to Republican Congresswoman and talking-points extraordinaire, Marsha Blackburn. Since… Continue reading Marsha Blackburn, Is That Your Final Answer? – Video
The Same Republicans Demanding Benghazi Answers, Cut Funding For Security in Benghazi
The entire media is now focused on Benghazi. Fox News must be happy that the rest of our shortsighted media is apparently jumping on this Fox created, fake conspiracy issue. And again I ask, where was all this focus, this determination to find the truth when 13 different Embassies were attacked under the Bush administration?… Continue reading The Same Republicans Demanding Benghazi Answers, Cut Funding For Security in Benghazi
Juan Williams – Republicans Fail on Message of Last Election
Juan Williams is an author and political analyst for Fox News Channel writes; In Playboy magazine’s current issue, Sen. Bernie Sanders offers an “Emperor Has No Clothes” view of Washington’s current budget talks. “Today one out of four major profitable corporations pays zero in federal income taxes,” said the independent from Vermont. Later he added:… Continue reading Juan Williams – Republicans Fail on Message of Last Election
For Halloween, Paris Hilton was Miley Cyrus – PIC
[Paris Hilton dressed as Miley Cyrus for Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion Halloween Party on Saturday.] Via Gawker
Nancy Pelosi Has Big Plans for House in 2014
If Democrats are able to regain control of the House of Representatives from the failed Republicans, they have some big plans for the last years of the Obama presidency, like comprehensive childcare. In an interview with The Hill, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explains. Pelosi and other Democrats have emerged from the shutdown fight with… Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Has Big Plans for House in 2014