AOL News has a new home! The Huffington Post.
Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Hot on HuffPost:
Walker Recall Effort Struggles To Gain Momentum
Controversial Book On Obama Appears To Have Lifted Key Quote
Special Olympics
Sargent Shriver, a Peace Corps Founder and Liberal Activist, Is Dead at 95
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailySargent Shriver, first director of the Peace Corps, the 1972 Democratic vice presidential nominee and a trusted Kennedy in-law who was known as the family troubleshooter, is dead at the age of 95. Shriver, who had Alzheimer's disease, was hospitalized earlier in the week in Bethesda, Md., a Washington, D.C. suburb. Shriver's wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, died in 2009 at the age of 88. In his day, Shriver was a handsome and dedicated public figure who took the helm of the Peace Corps for President Kennedy when it was created in 1961 and went on to lead the ...
Hundreds Jump Into Freezing Water for Special Olympics [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL News...
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver: What's Next for the Power Pair?
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyWhen it comes to reinventing himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature line, taken from the first of his three "Terminator" movies, sums up the man's career: "I'll be back." From bodybuilder to movie star to elected official, Schwarzenegger excels at gaining the spotlight, and there's every reason to believe he'll do it again as the curtain closes on his seven years as governor of California. He can't run for president because of a constitutional prohibition against immigrants holding the highest office, which today seems more like paranoia, but is unlikely to be overturned anytime soon, and ...
Obama Aide's Fiasco Goes On, Despite Apologies
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Feb. 3) – White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has long been known for his foul mouth and ferocious temper. But one particularly inelegant remark he made last fall resurfaced with a vengeance recently and may yet turn out to be the most contentious of his career. Emanuel is reported to have told several liberal groups their idea was "f---ing retarded," during a political strategy meeting in August. The groups wanted to air attack ads against Democratic lawmakers who were unsupportive of President Obama's health care reform initiative, which was already facing tough opposition from ...
Sarah Palin 'Special Olympics Hypocrisy' Argument Unfair
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAlaska Governor Sarah Palin issued a relatively mild rebuke of President Obama's Tonight Show gaffe, but some are trying to paint her as a hypocrite on the issue. The narrative springs from a paragraph in this Anchorage Daily News article:The biggest single chunk of money that Palin is turning down is about $170 million for education, including money that would go for programs to help economically disadvantaged and special needs students. Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Comeau said she is "shocked and very disappointed" that Palin would reject the schools money. She said it could be used ...
Twitter Gone Bad
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBesides AIG bonuses and the Special Olympics, the hottest topic in politics these days has got to be Twitter (or "The Twitter," as witty slow-adopters call it). Everyone from John McCain to Rahm Emanuel's fans pour out their thoughts, 140 characters at a time.Before I get into the benefits, there are pitfalls to this sort of naked, reverse-self-stalking. While Twitter won't always cost you a job, it can produce other, undesirable results. Take, for example, George Stephanopoulos' "Twitterview" of John McCain:SenJohnMcCain hi george im a little slow SenJohnMcCainHappy St. Patricks day ...
President Apologizes For Special Olympics Quip on Leno, But Not for Geithner
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyEverybody's talking about President Obama's "Tonight Show" appearance, and the big story is his Special Olympics gaffe. Today, Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver says the President called to apologize before the show even aired:"He expressed his disappointed and he apologized in a way that was very moving. He expressed that he did not intend to humiliate this population," Shriver said Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Obama, Shriver said, wants to have some Special Olympic athletes visit the White House to bowl or play basketball.He went on to say that remarks like this can be seen as ...
President Obama Makes 'Special Olympics' Crack on Leno
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate 3: Over at Hot Air, Captain Ed and Allahpundit are dueling it out over whether to make a big deal out of this. Here's what I think.Update 2: Obama Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton issued this statement to reporters:"The president made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics. He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world."Update: I just got the advance transcript, which can't be released until the show airs, but the ...
Not-So-Special Comment
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs a regular viewer of "Countdown," I am always particularly amused by the clever graphics and lower-third spoof headlines they come up with, often rivaling "The Daily Show" for laughs-on-the-dollar. You know, things like "Fail to the Chief" for a Bush story, but funnier and more clever. That's why I was disappointed to see them use a graphic of a "short bus" on last night's show as a way of mocking the McCain campaign. For those unsure of the symbolism, the "short bus" signifies the mode of transportation of special needs children to public schools. (Graphics for the show are the purview of ...
Follow Politics Daily
POPULAR
- Nancy Pelosi Confirms House May Skip Up or Down Vote on Senate Health Bill
- Debrahlee Lorenzana: A Double Take on Those Double D's
- Campbell Brown Quits CNN With Shockingly Frank Farewell
- Palin Earnings Estimated at $12 Million
- The Five Most Racist Obama Cartoons?
- Jimmy Carter Leaves Church Over Treatment of Women
- Soraya M., Stoned to Death for Being an "Inconvenient Wife''
- No posts are available.
News From Our Partners
- Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st
- Picking new leader, Egyptians search for superman
- Egyptians vote in first free presidential vote
- Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
- Egyptians vote to rid nation of autocratic rule
- More Stories »
- 'Masters of the Universe' Sure Have Fragile Egos
- Romney: My Mistakes 'Haunt Me'
- Newt Lauds Romney: He's Like Eisenhower
- Irked Senate Panel Votes 30-0 to Cut Pakistan Aid
- GSA Bash Organizer Steps Down
- More Stories »
- Know Your Enemy
- Obama’s Challenge in Egypt
- The Edwards Waiting Game
- Are Doctors Doing Too Much?
- The Pagan Cult of Reagan
- More Stories »
- Ambition Counteracting Ambition
- Robert Blagojevich Speaks Out
- In Iowa, Obama Calls Romney's Words 'A Cow Pie of Distortion'
- In Iowa, Obama Calls On Congress to Act on Clean Energy Tax Credits
- Romney Has Interesting Morning in Inner-City Philly
- More Stories »
Top News
More News
More on Aol
Local News
More Blog/Sites
Sites and Services
HuffPost Politics