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John Kerry Bombs With Sarah Palin Joke
By David Knowles
Speaking before a group of business and civic leaders in Boston on Tuesday, Sen. John Kerry let fly with an ill-advised attempt at humor. The butt of the joke, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is not likely to be amused. In a reference to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who was, at the time the joke was ...
Gov. Mark Sanford Cheated on Wife in Argentina
By Emily Miller
A dramatic Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) hemmed and hawed about apologies and lies during a news conference Wednesday until finally admitting what was really going on: that he has cheated on his wife for more than a year with a woman in Argentina. Sanford, when he finally cut to the chase, said, "I ...
English-Only Group Can't Spell the Word 'Conference'
By David Knowles
Should English be the official language of the United States? That assertion was made over the weekend at a conference hosted by talk-show personality and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. Oddly, as the featured speakers delivered their remarks ridiculing Supreme Court nominee Sonia ...
Joe Biden Sideswipes President Obama with his TelePrompTer
By Tommy ChristopherFrom The College Politico, here's another gem from loose-mandibled Vice President Joe Biden. His TelePrompTer blew over in high winds, prompting Joe to take a quick shot at the boss:"What I am going to tell the president when I tell him his teleprompter is broken. What will he do then." ...
New York Times Defends Maureen Dowd on Plagiarism Charge
By Tommy ChristopherAs David Knowles wrote earlier, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is under fire for a passage in her op-ed piece that is a near-identical copy of one from TPM's Josh Marshall.Now, Politico reports that the New York Times has issued them a statement defending Dowd:...I put the question of whether ...
David Axelrod Implies That Miss California Carrie Prejean is a Dog
By Tommy ChristopherIn an appearance on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me," Senior White House adviser David Axelrod put his foot so deep in his mouth that he needs a laxative to dislodge it. In a moment of banter about naming President Obama's dog, Axelrod let loose an ill-advised ad-lib:Although the audience ...
Robert Gibbs Mocks RNC Renaming of Democrats
By Tommy ChristopherAt today's White House Press Briefing, I asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about Wednesday's report that the RNC plans to officially re-name the Democrats "The Democrat Socialist Party." As expected, we all got a kick out of it:I actually am a little bit surprised that Gibbs hadn't discussed it ...
Hot New Game: White House Cellphone Bingo
By Tommy ChristopherAt today's White House Press Briefing, the subject of Wednesday's madcap cellphone shenanigans came up briefly. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs made early reference to the incident. Prior to the briefing, he told reporters that his 5.5 year-old son said, "Mrs. Larrison told me you took away someone's ...
GOP Senate Candidate's Apology to 'That Jew' Chuck Schumer Accepted
By Tommy Christopher
Arkansas Republican candidate for US Senate Kim "Tippi" Hendren put his foot in his mouth when he referred to NY Senator Chuck Schumer as "that Jew" at a party meeting last week:Hendren told me, "At the meeting I was attempting to explain that unlike Sen. Schumer, I believe in traditional values, ...
Republicans to Rename Democrats the 'Democrat Socialist Party'
By Tommy Christopher
Politico is reporting that the RNC is set to pass a resolution that will rename the Democratic Party, at least in Red America:A member of the Republican National Committee told me Tuesday that when the RNC meets in an extraordinary special session next week, it will approve a resolution rebranding ...
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