In Virginia, E.W. Jackson, the nominee for lieutenant governor, is grabbing headlines for his history of extreme comments. Read More
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Nugent vs Nugent? Different takes on gun rights
Brothers in arms? Not the Nugent men: Ted is extreme pro-gun; Jeffrey's views are more nuanced. Read More
Michele Bachmann’s ‘great news’ about Obamacare repeal
If you feel like you lost track of Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann since her failed 2012 presidential bid, this has been the week to remedy that. With 17 months until the 2014 midterm election, Bachmann is out with her first campaign ad. The subject? Obamacare! Read More
Look who’s talking: Cheney and Rumsfeld take on Benghazi
Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld weigh in on the Obama administration's response to Benghazi. Should they really be the ones giving national security advice? Read More
Michele Bachmann meets Google Glass
Michele Bachmann takes on cutting edge techonology, but not without a shout-out to her favorite news source. Read More
An early comeback for Allen West?
It’s up to Rick Scott who will take on the position of lieutenant governor, and late last week he floated a surprising option. One-term Congressman Allen West, the Florida Republican who lost his bid for reelection in November to Democrat Patrick Murphy. Read More
Lennon or McCartney? A new poll on music and politics
Democrats and Republicans may not agree on much--except for their dislike of Justin Bieber. Read More
America’s most trusted? Hint: Not a politician
Reader’s Digest released its annual list of the 100 Most Trusted People in America. Only a few politicians made the cut. Read More
Unbelievable: Limbaugh finds the Obama connection in Cleveland kidnappings
In case you had any doubts on whether the far-right could find a way to trace any tragedy or negative event back to President Obama, rest assured. It can be done! Read More
Funny or Die takes on marriage equality
Funny or Die joined forces with Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson to create a unique pitch for marriage equality. Read More
Even with a new NRA president, the same old thinking
Current NRA President David Keene will pass off the position to Jim Porter, an Alabama lawyer who once called Obama a "fake president." Read More
Armed rebellion on the horizon? 29% say yes!
How do we know that conspiracy theories about the government scheming to launch a massive gun-grabbing operation are in fact hitting the mainstream? A new survey shows that 29% of Americans believe that armed rebellion might be necessary in the next few years. Read More
Unemployment is due to drug use, says PA governor
Since 2011, Pennsylvania had slid from 7th in job creation all the way down to 49th, while the unemployment rate is currently higher than the national average. GOP Gov. Corbett is on the defensive. Read More
From Gohmert to Palin, a Sideshow double play!
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is suggesting that the president is blindly accepting the policy advice of the Muslim Brotherhood. And Palin describes participants at the Correspondents Dinner as 'assclowns.' Read More
Karl Rove says George W. Bush is ‘up there’ with the greats
Karl Rove weighs in on how George W. Bush will stack up to his predecessors in the history books. Read More
Mark Sanford takes on Pelosi – a cardboard cutout, that is
Trailing Democratic challenger Elizabeth Colbert Busch, former Gov. Mark Sanford tries something new. He sets up a debate with a cardboard cutout of GOP enemy Nancy Pelosi. Yes, things just got weird. Read More
Unbelievable: Oklahoma GOPer uses term ‘Jew me down’
No matter how hard Republicans try and expand their voter base to be more inclusive of minority groups, it seems like there’s always someone in the ranks stepping up to botch the effort. Read More
Boston Strong: Fenway and beyond
Baseball, hockey and basketball players paid tribute to Boston in their recent games. Read More
Congressman pays tribute to Memphis soul and punks the press…all in one tweet.
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen was less than pleased with the media attention he got for some misunderstood twitter action. This week, he turned to Twitter with his own plan in mind. Read More
The week in GOP jaw-droppers…from Noah’s Ark to bad polling
Republicans have said some memorable things this week on topics from climate change to repealing a ban on gay sex in Montana, to polling on background checks for gun purchases. Read More
