Jan

27

Celeb Journalist: On Second Thought, I Never Spoke to Governor Abercrombie

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Sounds like maybe somebody woke up next to a horse’s head: A celebrity journalist now claims he misspoke when he said last week that Hawaii’s governor told him he was unable to find President Barack Obama’s original birth certificate after a search of state and hospital archives. Mike Evans told FoxNews.com on Wednesday he was [...]

Jan

27

Note on a Fellow Blogger’s New Digs

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Those of you who have been reading here for any amount of time might know Joyanna Adams as a frequent commenter, but she’s also one of the most entertaining, insightful and original bloggers in any of the 58 states. Joyanna’s moved from the debacle that the Townhall blog system has become to WordPress, and her [...]

Jan

26

Alaska Police: No, Todd Palin Didn’t Screw a Masseuse Who Looks Like a Linebacker for the Seahawks

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The Anchorage Police Department didn’t exactly phrase it like I did in the title, but I doubt this story will get the Palin haters to shut up about it anyway: The Anchorage Police Department blasted the National Enquirer’s recent report that Todd Palin is embroiled in a sex scandal involving an extramarital affair with a [...]

Jan

26

MSNBC VP of Primetime Programming: Comedian Extraordinaire

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Somebody book this guy on Comedy Central: MSNBC vp primetime programming Bill Wolff maintains that his network covers Palin because she’s newsworthy. Period. End of story. [...] Wolff called it “nonsense” that MSNBC is driven by politics or even profits when it comes to how much airtime it devotes to Palin. “MSNBC does not have [...]

Jan

26

‘We Do Big Things’: Because ‘We Bring Good Things to Life’ Was Already Taken — Update: Obama Channels His Inner Granholm

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A State of the Union follow-up email from Team Obama reiterates a new branding attempt that was mentioned in last night’s speech: Overcoming the challenges we face today requires a new vision for tomorrow. We will move forward together, or not at all — for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger [...]

Jan

25

State of the Union Open Thread and Drinking Game

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Okay, the big SOTU prom will be underway soon and, but here’s an interesting programming note: In direct competition to Obama’s speech, starting at 9 p.m. EST, Rush Limbaugh will be featured on The Haney Project on The Golf Channel. There’s a SOTU drinking game here, but if you really want to get loaded, do [...]

Jan

25

Cantor Asks Pelosi to the SOTU Prom, Gets Totally Turned Down

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Ouch! This is like submitting to a pity-date with the ugly liberal chick at school and getting turned down just hours before the prom: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday rebuffed Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) invitation to sit together at the State of the Union address, informing the Republican lawmaker — via [...]

Jan

25

Schadenfreude: Alec Baldwin Gets a Tax Audit

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It’s always a source of amusement when rich liberals who are proponents of every spendthrift government program under the sun and rail against tax cuts garner the attention of the IRS for possible tax avoidance. John Kerry is famous for this, and now Alec Baldwin has caught the eye of the IRS: Alec Baldwin has [...]

Jan

24

Court Kicks Rahm Emanuel Off Chicago Mayoral Ballot

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And after Rahmbo had to fly his whole family in from where they live in Washington DC in order to testify that they live in Chicago and everything. I mean, what more proof of residency did they need? The Chicago machine will probably find a way to get a higher court to fix this problem [...]

Jan

24

State of the Union Speech Preview

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Tomorrow night is the State of the Union speech, and from everything I’ve read, the president will hammer on two counterproductive issues: Private sector job creation and the need for more massive government spending programs. What’s the definition of “insanity”? But the real question is: Will the Communist Party USA like this year’s speech as [...]

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