Friday has come to soothe my brow and ease my troubled mind…
President Hillary Clinton? New Poll Numbers Say Yes by Lorraine Devon Wilke:
It’s been speculated on, hinted at, even put to bookies to set odds, but now the buzz has gotten so hot it’s hit the print: Hillary Clinton has the name recognition, the experience, and now she’s got the numbers to be our next president. Read more
Ann Coulter DOES Have A Soul – Says Raise Taxes, ‘We Lost’ (VIDEO) by Lorraine Devon Wilke:
There are political and media moments that become so remarkable we all remember where we were when we heard or read about them. I want you to mark this moment, because you have just read the words “Ann Coulter DOES have a soul” and that stunning revelation is worth time-noting. Read more
California has been held up as an example by the right about how Democratic fiscal policies fail, citing the last few years of extreme debt and budget shortfalls in the Golden State. However, that is all over now, as California predicts a billion dollar surplus by the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Read more
The words he uses, that the United States lacks the skills needed, is actually very telling. He waves off the cost, because, simply put, the cost difference is negligible. Read more
What Living On $7 An Hour Actually Means For Working People (VIDEO) by Brandon Weber:
In this clip from the classic “The American Ruling Class,” award-winning journalist Barbara Ehrenreich gets to the root of what it means to be nickel-and-dimed by the 1%. Bonus: There’s a great musical interlude at the end. Read more
Colbert: When Imaginary ACORNs Throw Elections, And Disabled People Get The GOP Shaft (VIDEO) by Brandon Weber:
Here’s Stephen Colbert’s hilarious breakdown of the GOP voters who truly believe anything they are fed. Oh, as a bonus, here are some GOP leaders beating up on disabled people. Feel warm for the holidays yet? Read more
Gay Marriage And Legal Weed ‘Just Matter Of Time’ Says New Poll by Liberal Lamp Post:
Could there really be hope for a better tomorrow? First, Americans elect the candidate running on the “tax-the-rich” platform, discarding the challenger who peddled austerity for everyone but millionaires.Weed legalization and same-sex marriage also made small but commendable advances in the 2012 election. Read more
Fox News: Sweats The Small Stuff But Ignores Big Corporate Crime by John Viall:
If Fox wants to do “righteous indignation” mornings why not this story from today’s New York Times, involving “wiretaps, cooperators and informants–[techniques] once reserved for infiltrating the Mafia and narcotics rings.” Who are the crooks in this sleazy tales? Not the greedy unions. Nope.Hedge fund managers. Read more
The Republican Party clearly needs an intervention. Romney adviser Carlos Gutierrez said it best when he told CNN’s Candy Crowley on “State of the Union”: “I think we lost the election because the far right of this party has taken the party to a place that it doesn’t belong.” Read more
Barbara Walters Picks ‘Most Fascinating People’: Clinton, Christie…Honey Boo Boo?? (VIDEO) by Lorraine Devon Wilke:
In an act of journalistic nose-thumbing, cultural bottom-feeding, or a sign that the world truly has gone to hell in a hand basket, Barbara Walters has invited the pudgy, potty-mouthed reality star, Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, to a seat at the table along with vaunted figures Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie at the always fascinating event called her “Most Fascinating People.” Read more