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Jon Stewart Thanks the Comedy Gods For the Return of the Donald | BLOG ENTRY
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart was in "despair" over the lack of good joke material this election cycle. Or he was, until he got a surprise gift: "Have the comedy gods delivered unto me...
May 31, 2012 9:56 AM ET -
Unfazed by Shifting Opinion, Maryland Gay Marriage Opponents Turn in Signatures for Referendum | BLOG ENTRY
Maryland's law legalizing same-sex marriage will almost certainly be on the ballot in November after opponents led by the National Organization for Marriage and the Maryland Marriage Alliance turned in 113,000 signatures, more than twice the...
May 30, 2012 1:50 PM ET -
Colbert: Romney's Got the Birthers, Now He Just Needs the Sasquatch Hunters | BLOG ENTRY
Asked why he continues to pal around with birther Donald Trump, Mitt Romney says he doesn't need to agree with everything his supporters say, "but I need to get 50.1 percent or more and I’m...
May 30, 2012 9:19 AM ET -
Jon Stewart to Michelle Obama: Is it Hard to Raise a Kid Around Biden? | BLOG ENTRY
First Lady Michelle Obama stopped in at The Daily Show last night, where Jon Stewart wondered if she holds her high approval ratings over her husband. and: "Is it hard though to raise a kid around Biden?...
May 30, 2012 9:01 AM ET -
Birthers Also Want Obama's School Grades to Prove Something or Other | BLOG ENTRY
It doesn't seem like the birthers will ever go away, not as long as they keep getting the occasional week of frenzied media attention like this one. Aside from Donald Trump's ongoing shenanigans, the LA Times
May 29, 2012 5:25 PM ET -
Obama Campaign Video: Romney Palling Around With Birther Trump | BLOG ENTRY
The Obama campaign went up with a new web video today knocking Mitt Romney for his embrace of birther Donald Trump. As a Romney surrogate, the Donald has been raising cash and taping robocalls for Mitt and...
May 29, 2012 2:10 PM ET -
Rachel Maddow: What's at Stake in Wisconsin Recall: Everything! | BLOG ENTRY
Rachel Maddow was in barely-controlled-panic mode on her show last night as she assessed Wisconsin's upcoming recall election, which pits sitting GOP Gov. Scott Walker against Democrat Tom Barrett, the Mayor of Wisconsin. "Democrats should be fighting...
May 25, 2012 9:31 AM ET -
Study: Watching Fox News Actually Makes You Stupid | BLOG ENTRY
It's not exactly a revelation that Fox News viewers are spectacularly ill informed about current events compared to people who watch other networks. But according to a recent report, the Fox audience knows less even than folks...
May 24, 2012 1:20 PM ET -
Democratic Congresswoman on Maddow: GOP's New Women's Caucus Can't Mask Anti-Women Policies | BLOG ENTRY
Want evidence that Republicans are not waging a "war on women"? How about the new caucus launched by House Republicans? The "Women's Policy Committee" is made up of all 24 female Republicans in the House (out of...
May 23, 2012 9:33 AM ET -
Cory Booker on Maddow: Obama Campaign 'Didn't Force Me' To Walk Back Bain Comments | BLOG ENTRY
The Great Cory Booker Walkback continued last night, with the Newark mayor taking to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show to explain his recent comments in favor of, and then against, the private equity industry. Booker, you'll recall, confided on...
May 22, 2012 11:58 AM ET -
How Bad is Bain? Chris Hayes and Co. on Mitt Romney and Private Equity | BLOG ENTRY
Obama ally and New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker has now walked back criticism of an Obama campaign ad that targeted Mitt Romney's record at the private equity firm Bain Capital. “I have to just say from a...
May 21, 2012 4:19 PM ET
