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Sheila Jackson Lee: 6 Wild Allegations From the Daily Caller Profile
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsRep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, is the subject of a long profile by conservative writer Jonathan Strong at The Daily Caller, and, perhaps not surprisingly, the picture Strong paints isn't pretty. The Daily Caller is a news and opinion site founded by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, former adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. Jackson Lee did not speak to Strong on the record (or at all), so the profile is based largely on statements made by her former and current staffers, not all of them named. While the congresswoman is a frequent target of right-wing complaints, she ...
Opinion: Stephen Colbert Brings Down the House
By Dave George - AOL News(Sept. 24) -- Congress is a serious place -- and rightly so! The situation America has found herself in today is as dire as any time in our nation's history. Our economy is a mess, the unemployment rate is at historic highs, American men and women are dying in a two-front war and an international terror threat looms. So why, then, did the House Judiciary committee host a comedy show in the Rayburn Building Friday? Stephen Colbert took his faux-conservative shtick to Capitol Hill today, and I have to say, he brought the House down. I don't mean that in the showbiz sense of having killed on ...
Top 5 Most Outrageous Political Videos of 2009
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyPolitics in 2009 was pretty serious business, except when it wasn't. Some serious moments made for amusing parodies; others remind us that there can be an absurd quality to high-profile transgressions, criminal acts, and even death. So, please take a step back from the contentious nature of politics to enjoy some year-end, bipartisan, moments courtesy of YouTube. 1. "Don't Call Me Liz," as re-enacted on Keith Olbermann's show The e-mail chain between Elizabeth Becton (aka "Don't Call me Liz!") -- the scheduler for Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) – and a Democratic lobbyist's assistant was ...
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