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When Chris Christie Met a Hurricane Sandy Heckler, the N.J. Governor Responded Exactly How You Might Expect
When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie got in front of a microphone Wednesday on the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the Republican came face to face with a force decidedly less daunting: a heckler. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells heckler Jim Keady to “sit down and shut up” during a event marking the second…
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Report: If Republicans Take the Senate in November, Conservative Lawmakers Are Ready to Give GOP Leaders ‘Hell’
Conservative lawmakers like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), and others are prepared to give GOP leadership “hell” and push for a more conservative agenda if Republicans are able to take control of the Senate in November, Politico reports. The news publication apparently interviewed more than a…
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Top 10 Ways That Obama Has Muzzled American Media
After US President Barack Obama entered office in 2009 pledging transparency and open government, it was a refreshing wind of change from the locked-down Bush years. The reality, however, has fallen dramatically short of the promise. 10. White House seizes phone records of Associated Press reporters During a two-month period in 2012, the US Justice…
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Secret Service Agents Pay a Visit to Anti-Obama Artist Sabo — and the Entire Exchange Is Seemingly Captured on Video
He is the rarely-seen artist known as Sabo. His artwork is many times controversial and political in nature. (Source: unsavoryagents.com) His Twitter feed is uncensored and some argue his comments can go too far. In fact, a few of Sabo’s recent tweets struck a nerve and got the attention of the United States Secret Service.…
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‘Frustrated’ Obama Hits Critics Who Think the U.S. ‘Should Hide From’ Ebola
A self-described “frustrated” President Barack Obama took aim Wednesday at those he said “think we should hide from the problem” of Ebola. Flanked by health care workers who have been treating Ebola patients in West Africa, Obama stressed the need to combat the virus at its source so that it does not spread, including within the…
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Jeb Bush Blames Obama’s Support for Opposition to Common Core
Jeb Bush framed opposition to Common Core as a misunderstanding and blamed President Barack Obama for the opposition. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at the preview of the new George H.W. Bush Gallery at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Oct. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, C.F. Sanchez) Speaking amid mounting speculation that…
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‘Houston Five’ Claim Victory as Mayor Annise Parker Says City Has Withdrawn Subpoenas Seeking Pastors’ Speeches
HOUSTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Houston’s mayor says the city has withdrawn subpoenas seeking speeches and other information from five pastors who publicly opposed an ordinance banning discrimination of gay and transgender residents. Mayor Annise Parker said Wednesday that the subpoenas weren’t intended to infringe on anyone’s religious freedoms, but rather to help the city defend itself…
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‘For the Record’ update: New study finds non-citizens may have swung recent elections by voting illegally
With the midterm elections less than a week away, a new study reveals non-citizens could change the results of certainly tightly-contested races by voting illegally. For the Record‘s episode “General Holder’s War” focused on the threat of voter fraud and the Department of Justice’s refusal to take what many consider common-sense steps to prevent it.…
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Endangered Governor Takes Big Gun Action in Lead up to Election
A week before Pennsylvania voters render their verdict on his last four years, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett signed a pro-gun law barring local restrictions. Republican Governor Tom Corbett, center, stands with his wife Susan, as he answers questions after a debate with Democratic party candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf at the WTAE-TV studio…
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White House Responds to ‘Chickens**t’ Comment Aimed at Netenyahu
The White House said Wednesday it was “counterproductive” for one of its own senior officials to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “chickens**t.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves after a meeting at the White House, Oct. 1, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) “Certainly that’s not the administration’s view, and we think such comments are inappropriate…
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Listen to Feminist Explain Why She Thinks Aborting a Baby Is Often ‘More Moral’ Than Actually Having the Baby
On Tuesday, Feminist Katha Pollitt made the case on MSNBC that it is often times “more moral” to have an abortion than it is to actually give birth to a child. Quoting Pollitt’s own words, host Ronan Farrow recited, “We need to see abortion as an urgent practical decision that is just as moral as…
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Obama: U.S. Ebola Response Must Be ‘Based in Science,’ Not Fear
President Barack Obama stressed Tuesday that the U.S. government’s response to the Ebola outbreak must be based in science, and not fear. President Barack Obama walks away his podium after speaking about Ebola from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) “America in the end…
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‘The Democratic Party Is Abusing Us’: These Men Have a Scathing Message for Obama and ‘Black Leadership’
The Democratic Party is “abusing” blacks in America, according to a group of men in Chicago who have a scathing message for President Barack Obama and “black leadership.” “Who are the real oppressors in our community?” Paul McKinley, who ran for elected office as a Republican to replace Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., demanded in a…
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Josh Earnest Still Won’t Say if White House Had Role in Green Card Stock-Up
White House press secretary Josh Earnest again refused to say definitively whether anyone in the White House played a role in the increased supplies for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to boost its amount of visa-making material. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The agency recently increased its order of the card stock for issuing new visas, getting enough…
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Election Official Says the Three Pro-Gun Letters on This Man’s Baseball Cap Make a Political Statement, So They Made Him Remove It
Are “people’s perceptions” enough of a reason to ban pro-gun apparel at polling places? The National Rifle Association may not be a political party, but apparently in some places elections officials will make you remove or cover clothing emblazoned with three letters — NRA — because of, they claim, the pro-gun group’s political overtones. That’s…
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[VIDEO] Open Carry Advocates March Through Downtown St. Louis
Dozens of armed demonstrators have marched through the downtown St. Louis to confirm their right to carry firearms openly in public. Only some 10 policemen watched the march without much interest, even after the group met counter protesters. A heavily armed crowd of over 40 people marched on Saturday afternoon from the Citygarden to the…
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CORRUPTION: Prison Guard Who Sexually Assaulted Dozens of Inmates Will Receive No Jail Time
A former Kentucky corrections officer charged with dozens cases of sexual assault, drug trafficking and misconduct all of which he admitted will serve no jail time. In a plea deal he gets seven years of probation. Former corrections officer, James Johnson, 54 was arrested by State Police following an investigation where they determined he was…
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RON PAUL: Ebola Concern Is ‘Way Overblown’
Concern over the spread of the Ebola virus in the United States is “way overblown” right now thanks to panic induced by mainstream media and the federal government, according to former Republican congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul. Paul, known for his conservative libertarian stances against many forms of government intervention, said during an…
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DICK CHENEY: ‘Next Attack On America Will Be Far Deadlier Than 9/11’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that the next terrorist attack on the US will be far worse than 9/11 during a nearly two-hour interview. He also took pride in the use of waterboarding and in giving the National Security Agency free reign. The 73-year-old sat down with neoconservative political pundit Bill Kristol on Sunday…
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[VIDEO] TERROR ON AMERICAN SOIL: #FergusonOctober stages 4-day rally as shooting anger rages
Protests in the suburbs of St. Louis kicked off a weekend-long series of rallies against racial law enforcement profiling that has left two black teenagers dead. Activists confronted police decked out in paramilitary gear, but the night ended peacefully. Locals dominated the crowds, but people from around the country joined the vigil held in honor…
