Archive for April, 2012

UPDATED: George Zimmerman Charged With 2nd Degree Murder In Trayvon Martin Shooting

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Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.

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Wednesday Open Thread [4.11.12]

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Well, Santorum’s gone and with his “suspension” of his campaign, the GOP primary is over. The General Election has begun. Here are the latest polls and campaign ads.

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Is Every Question A Trick Question To Romney?

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On a conference call with reporters Wednesday morning, campaign aides for Gov. Mitt Romney were unable to say affirmitively whether Romney supports the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

They’ll get back to us with an answer. This really shouldn’t be a trick question, nor should it be one that generates a meeting in camp Romney.

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Two can play this game

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Rep. Allen West (R-FL) told a crowd of Florida voters “he’s heard” up to 80 U.S. House Democrats are Communist Party members, “but wouldn’t name names,” the Palm Beach Post reports.

I’ve heard that half of all Republicans in the House are Nazis. Or at the very least fascist. And you know what, I bet you there is more evidence to support the latter allegation than the former.

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Obama Pushes For ‘Buffet Rule’

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Should millionaires pay their fair share?

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Santorum’s Next Step

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Santorum’s Next Step

Nate Silver guesses at what Rick Santorum’s next step will be. I’m guessing that he will NOT be running for any statewide office in Pennsylvania. Instead, he will be gearing up for 2016 which will entail traveling around the country fundraising for various conservative politicos and earning the all important favors that will be called […]

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Romney’s Women Problem

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Romney’s Women Problem

The gender gap is extremely deep for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. It’s a hole so deep it might not be able to climb out of it.

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Romney vs Obama – The Tale of the Tape

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The advantages each candidate has in their matchup. First up, Romney: 1) Willingness to lie his ass off. I would say that this is more than a willingness, it is an eagerness. Romney will literally say anything to get elected. This can work against him in some ways, but it is certainly something that the GOP’s spin doctors can work with.

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Christine Who?

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Christine Who?

I kid, I kid, I kid or do I?

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Wednesday Daily Delawhere [4.11.12]

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Wednesday Daily Delawhere [4.11.12]

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I’m Crazy and I’m Right

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In honor of Santorum leaving the GOP race and finally letting Multiple Choice Mitt say YES to the GOP dress, here is this fun bit from the Bad Lip Reading Crew:

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Hillary Clinton is awesome.

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Hillary Clinton is awesome.

I am sure you are all aware of the great internet meme “Texts from Hillary.” Well, today, she submitted her own tumblr to the site.

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Breaking: George Zimmerman’s Lawyers Give Up Representing Him; Say They’ve Lost Contact

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Uhrig said Zimmerman has taken his own steps since they lost contact with him on Sunday, including; 1) Setting up his own website under a different Web address than what the attorneys had arranged with him; 2) Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity by phone, apparently off the record (“(Hannity) is not willing to tell us what our client told him”); and 3) Calling the special prosecutor’s office directly, as opposed to through his attorneys, and offering to come in and answer investigators’ questions (The prosecutor’s office told Zimmerman that they weren’t going to talk to him without counsel, Uhrig said).

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