Articles about “Election2012”
Report: Ron Paul *Did* Sign Off On Racist Newsletters
Congressman Ron Paul is currently placing third in the Floria primary polls, behind former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (who is leading!) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, but he got amused at last night's debate, when...
Newt Gingrich Lied About Offering Witnesses To Rebut "Open Marriage" Claims
Newt Gingrich's personal friends who were going to rebut his second ex-wife's "open marriage" claims were his daughters from his first marriage.
Obama's State Of The Union: Millionaires Need To Pay Fair Share Of Taxes (And Bin Laden Is Dead)
President Obama's third State of the Union address focused on economic fairness for Americans, with the president declaring, "It’s time to apply the same rules from top to bottom: No bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts."
Video: Newt Gingrich Mixes Up 7-Eleven And 9/11
Newt Gingrich makes a mistake during one of his 2003 speeches, but these days, his foreign policy is more dangerous than a little slip-up.
Chris Christie Calls Newt Gingrich An "Embarrassment"
"Ha Ha"—Chris "Nelson Muntz" Christie The demure NJ Gov. Chris Christie is not known for speaking out brashly. So it came as a shock when Christie lambasted Newt Gingrich after his South Carolina victory over Christie's...
Newt Wins GOP Hearts By Attacking "Elite Media" Over "Despicable" Open Marriage Claims
Last night's GOP debate in South Carolina was notable for there only being four candidates left in the scrum (remember when Herman Cain used to be there?), but the true winner of the wintry evening was...
Protesters Will Greet President Obama In Harlem Tonight
While his first re-election TV commercials start airing in key states today, President Obama will be heading to New York City today to raise a little cash. Among the stops are Spike Lee's Upper East Side...
Video: Samuel L. Jackson Narrates Latest Stephen Colbert Super PAC Ad
A Charleston Dandy Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart continued their satirical assault on the ridiculous "loopchasms" in the Federal Election Commission laws on super PACs yesterday. The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC released...
Reports: Rick Perry Will Drop Out Of Presidential Race
Rick Perry: "Oops" (AP) He's trailing in the polls, he hates Social Security, and... and... oh, who cares: News outlets are reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is ending his presidential dreams. According to CNN, "Rick...
Video: Obama's First 2012 Ad Attacks Koch Brothers' Attack Ads
Days after the Koch brothers'-funded PAC released an ad critical of President Obama and Solyndra, Obama's re-election campaign has released its first TV ad to fight back. As The Caucus reports, "The Obama campaign responded hastily....
Videos: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Hilariously Mock Super PACs
"Still can't believe that's legal" In case you still had any illusions about super PACs and how they're run, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert continued their satirical assault on the ridiculous "loopchasms" in the Federal Election...
Watch Mario Batali Feed Jon Stewart "Pre-Chewed" Food On The Daily Show
Last week Stephen Colbert handed over the reins of his super PAC—Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow—to Jon Stewart so that he could focus on exploring a possible run for "president of the United States of...
Video: Colbert To Explore Fake Running For President!
He's doing it As was expected, Stephen Colbert announced he was forming “an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork” for his “possible candidacy for president of the United States of South Carolina” on his show last...
Video: Will Colbert Announce "Presidential Run" Tonight?
"Who, me? Yes, me!" Native South Carolinian Stephen Colbert—who spent a good amount of time in December trying to acquire the naming rights to the South Carolina primary (“The Colbert Nation Super PAC Presidential Primary")—has been...
Ron Paul: I Am Not A 9/11 Truther
Ron Paul has been criticized in the past for his outspoken opinions on 9/11—at a GOP debate in September, Rick Santorum attacked him for a blog post in which Paul claimed terrorist attacks occur because the...
Video: Christie Warns Iowa To Vote For Romney, Or Else
The remaining Republican presidential candidates are pulling out all the stops to try to convince people they actually like one of them. Newt Gingrich has learned to cry, Ron Paul has harnessed the power of the...
Mayor Bloomberg Doesn't Really Care About Newt Gingrich
via alexnbcnews Yesterday, Newt Gingrich inexplicably took his working class rage over his increasing irrelevance in the Republican primaries out on Mayor Bloomberg, marking a line in the sand between those people who "buy the mayorship...
Gingrich Disses Bloomberg: He Bought His Third Term
It was only a month ago that Newt Gingrich arrogantly declared, "I'm going to be the nominee." Now, his campaign is going the way of the Cain Train, and he's grasping at whatever straws he can...
Video: Mitt Romney Vows To Bring Commercials To Sesame Street
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to win the Iowa caucus. He's been trying to relate to voters with awkward small talk but apparently a multi-millionaire management (ahem, "restructuring") consultant former governor of Massachusetts who thinks...
Ron Paul Does Not Mind His Racist Supporters
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul has a loyal base of supporters. We know this as a fact, because who else could inspire people to e-mail us things like, "Your article entitled '3 reasons Ron Paul...
Chris Christie: Obama "Probably The Weakest President I’ve Seen"
New Jersey Governor, non-presidential candidate and Mitt Romney supporter, Chris Christie went on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning and got right to business, dropping doozies left and right. To start, he dinged on host Mika Brzezinski...
Giuliani Thinks Gingrich Is Reagany (Good), Romney Is Flip-Floppy (Bad)
In case his gushing admiration isn't enough to tip you off, Rudy Giuliani friggin' loves Newt Gingrich all of a sudden—and he's willing to go on every cable news show to sing his praises if he...
[Update] Donald Trump Withdraws Himself, His Credibility From GOP Debate
It seems Donald Trump found the excuse he was looking for: after over a week of shaming and name-calling, Trump announced today that he would bow out as moderator of Donald Trump's Very Classy GOP Presidential...
Trump Desperate For Excuse To Drop Out Of His Own Debate
So much for the shaming tactic: Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann have now ALL dropped out of Donald Trump's Very Classy GOP Presidential Primary Debate. Facing the prospect of a...
Sarah Palin Tries To Shame Republicans Into Joining Trump Debate
Three's company too! When Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman proved they still had a shred of human dignity by refusing to participate in Donald Trump's Very Classy GOP Presidential Primary Debate: The Debatening, they inspired the...
Video: Obama Puts On His Populist Hat For Kansas Speech
President Obama got all populist in Kansas yesterday, in a speech designed to hark back to Teddy Roosevelt (who gave his New Nationalism Speech there in 1910). "This isn’t about class warfare," he said while trying...
Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman REJECT Trump-Moderated GOP Debate
Not everyone was as overjoyed as we were when news came out yesterday that Donald "The Least Racist" Trump will moderate the GOP presidential debate in Des Moines on Dec. 27th. At least two candidates have...
LL Cool Cain: Candidate Launches "Women For Herman Cain" Site
In the wake of several allegations of sexual harassment, as well as a long-term affair, subliminal smoking advocate Herman Cain has been facing rumors that he will drop out of the presidential race soon. Yesterday, Cain...
Donald Trump To Lend His Credibility To GOP Primary Debate
The 2012 GOP presidential primary race has been marred by scandals and buffoonery galore over recent months, including sexual harassment accusations, human gaffe machines, and Tiffany shopping sprees. Republicans need someone who can bring class back...
Gingrich Takes Big GOP Lead As Cain's Campaign Continues To Implode
According to the latest Rasmussen survey, world's richest historian Newt Gingrich has opened up a massive 21 percent lead over Mitt Romney. Even with Ron Paul's new anti-Newt video (the political equivalent of the angry "shaking...