Archive for April 29th, 2012

Late Night Video: Colbert on the Youth Vote

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Colbert, “Why can’t Obama be more like Harry Truman?”

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Barn Door Closed After Horses Have Escaped

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The Secret Service has issued new guidelines after the Colombia scandal that will hopefully curtails the behavior of agents in the field.

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Quote of the Day

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Quote of the Day

Robert Gibbs, an advisor to the Obama campaign, gives us two quotes today from his appearance on “Meet the Press”.

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“Anarchy was occurring before our very eyes.”

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A history of the LA riots written in 1993..

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Gingrich To Continue Zombie Campaign Another Day

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Gingrich To Continue Zombie Campaign Another Day

Supposedly Newt Gingrich was going to end his presidential campaign on Tuesday, but now reports look like it will continue on till at least Wednesday. Oh, by the way, Ron Paul’s campaign is still dead.

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Homophobes Could Be Gay

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Homophobes Could Be Gay

Over the years as we’ve watched various homophobic leaders get caught in the closet, many of us have developed a theory that maybe these homophobes are in fact gay themselves. Well, now there’s a study that proves just that.

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Seriously, Austerity Is Not Working

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Seriously, Austerity Is Not Working

As we brought to your attention the other day, austerity as a policy is not working. Economist Christina D. Romer writes, “The result is that austerity is uniquely destructive right now.”

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Are Police in Delaware Tracking You?

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Are Police in Delaware Tracking You?

If you haven’t had the chance to read Sean O’Sullivan’s article in Sunday’s News Journal about the ability of the police in Delaware to track you via your cell phone, you should do so now.

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Sunday Open Thread [4.29.12]

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Your daily open thread….

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Fear of a Black President

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Fear of a Black President

The Nation as a wonderful article about the Republicans trying to go after President Obama for being too cool, too black.

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Flyers-Devils Preview

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The streets of Philadelphia will be quiet this afternoon, but in the bars, homes and the Wells Fargo Center, it is going to be loud and obnoxious as the Flyers get ready for their bitter rival, the New Jersey Devils.

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Republicans: The Grand Old Party of Gridlock

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Republicans: The Grand Old Party of Gridlock

When a writer from the American Enterprise Institute throws the Republican Party under the proverbial bus, it catches one’s attention.

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Meet Mr. Fehrnstom

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Meet Mr. Fehrnstom

Eric Fehrnstom might be the guy who gave us the Etch a Sketch moment, but as the Jason Zengerle writes, “If Karl Rove was Bush’s brain, then Fehrnstrom is Romney’s balls.”

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