The good news about Mel Gibson

Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:31 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Six years ago he was not merely an A-list movie star with a penchant for drinking and boorish behavior but also a powerful and canonized figure in the political and cultural pantheon of American conservatism. That he has reached rock bottom tells us nothing new about Gibson.

bush, politics, gop, liberal, catholic, republican, christian, conservative, jew, tea-party

Global Warming Deniers: Is it hot enough for you now?

Seeded on Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:40 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

Here's a question to the global warming deniers who sarcastically called me a dope during last winter's back-to-back-to-back blizzards on the East Coast: Is it hot enough for you now?

global-warming, democrats, politics, republicans, climate-change, dems, reps, climate-gate

Instant runoffs and the election in Hawaii

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 10:50 PM EDT (fivethirtyeight.com)

After losing eleven straight special House elections, Republicans are taking comfort in Charles Djou's victory. If the Democrats aren't safe in the birthplace of President Obama* and a D+11 district, they aren't safe anywhere.

politics, hawaii, republican, democrat

To all the Conservatives, Right-wingers and Republicans on Newsvine...

Sun May 23, 2010 8:33 AM EDT

Thank you.

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newsvine, liberal, republican, democrat, conservative, right-wing

What tuesday really meant....

Seeded on Thu May 20, 2010 8:56 AM EDT (fivethirtyeight.com)

There were five races that we were tracking closely over the course of the evening -- and I've already seen analysts drawing flimsy conclusions from each of them. Pennsylvania -- Democratic Senate primary The results: Joe Sestak defeats Arlen Specter, 54-46.

democrats, politics, republicans, obama, tea-party, rand-paul

The GOP's special failure

Seeded on Wed May 19, 2010 10:40 AM EDT (Politico)

All the evidence pointing to monster Republican House gains this fall—the Scott Brown upset win in Massachusetts, the scary polling numbers in once-safely Democratic districts, the ever-rising number of Democratic seats thought to be in jeopardy—was contradicted Tuesday

democrats, politics, gop, obama, palin

Fed economic report shows a general uptrend, snowstorms caused a slowdown

Seeded on Sun Mar 7, 2010 11:57 PM EST (FiveThirtyEight.com)

Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic conditions continued to expand since the last report, although severe snowstorms in early February held back activity in several Districts.

business, economy, fed

Growth: Fastest pace since 3rd quarter of 2003

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:54 AM EST (Politico)

The economy grew for a second straight quarter from October through December, posting a 5.7 percent annual rate, the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2003.

economy, politics, obama

Palin Skips Out On Bill, Manages to Please a Democrat

Seeded on Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:19 PM EST (Salt Lake Tribune)

Sarah Palin not only annoyed leaders of the Utah Republican Party when she didn't have time for them during her book signing stop in Salt Lake City last week.

politics, gop, utah, republican, democrat, polotics, palin

Size Matters, So Do Lies: The real tea party numbers

Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:59 PM EDT ()

But yesterday, someone told a real whopper. ABC News, citing the DC fire department, reported that between 60,000 and 70,000 people had attended the tea party rally at the Capitol. By the time this figure reached Michelle Malkin, however, it had been blown up to 2,000,000.

democrats, politics, gop, protests, obama, right-wing, teaparty

PANTS ON FIRE: Obama Indoctrinating our children with broadcast? NOT TRUE

Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 5:25 AM EDT (Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National)

In ruling on Greer's statement, we wondered whether we should give him latitude for legitimate commentary on Obama's speech.

politics, obama, school-speech

Levi: Palin said to keep the baby a secret

Seeded on Wed Sep 2, 2009 10:11 AM EDT (Politico)

From a Vanity Fair piece Me and Ms. Palin

politics, gop, palin, politico

"We're going to kill your children" and other techniques provided under Cheney...

Seeded on Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:49 PM EDT (Salon.com)

Sometime between 28 December 2002 and 1 January 2003, the debriefer used an unloaded semi-automatic handgun as a prop to frighten Al-Nashiri into disclosing information.

cheney, politics, gop, torture

"Your Life, Your Choices" guide tells Vets to "hurry-up-and-die"? Poll

Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:24 AM EDT

Before anyone comments or takes the poll, I urge you to read the guide, found HERE Having an opinion one way or the other is fine, having an uninformed opinion is another matter.

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democrats, politics, health-care, gop, obama, end-of-life

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Tea Party' Organizers Plan Anti-'Obamacare' Rallies Across the Country

Seeded on Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:46 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Citizens are planning anti-"Obamacare" rallies across the country Saturday in all 435 congressional districts.

politics, health-care, gop, obama, tea-party, demorats, obamacare

Why Obama is a Lame Duck

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:52 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

ust seven months into his term -- and 14 months before the 2010 midterm election -- and could it be, is President Obama already a lame duck? With his passive management style -- which inevitably led to overreaching and heavy-handedness by Congressional Democrats Obama has …

democrats, politics, republicans, fox, obama

Britians Furious Over GOP Healthcare claims

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:05 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

I guess the UK is sick of hearing we namby-pamby Yanks brag on our health care system and trash theirs, disregarding the fact that the UK pays significantly less per capita for health care and achieves far better outcomes. And they've decided to push back:

britain, politics, health-care, gop, obama, nhs

Internet Anonimity In South Korea May End Soon.

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 5:50 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

The leaders of the most wired country on Earth are seeking to curb online anonymity and debate, with laws that many say will fail

technology, internet, south-korea, regulation, freedom-of-speech

Unleashed, Palin makes a pitbull look tame.

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:45 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct.

politics, mccain, obama, election-2008, palin

Obama picks Bayh as his running mate?

Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:21 AM EDT (capitalpolitiking.com)

The Democratic Party has purchased the domain name of their presidential ticket effectively confirming that Senator Evan Bayh of Ohio will be Obama's running mate in the general elections.

obama, us-news, election-08

Media's Love Affair with Obama Doesn't Exist Study Finds

Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:09 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.

media, abc, mccain, bias, cbs, obama, nbc, us-news

10 Worst Presidents of all time

Seeded on Sat Jul 5, 2008 12:51 AM EDT (US News & World Report)

It's too soon to judge the current one, but for past leaders, the verdict is in. Harvard historian Arthur Schlesinger Sr., who conducted a poll for Life magazine in 1948.

bush, presidents, us-news, hoover, worst, us-presidents