Category Archives: Politics & Government

This TIME journo asked absurd WH question; The answers will crack you up

http://twitter.com/#!/flyoverangel/status/520050186924462080 Ding, ding, ding! But look at what we have to deal with now: Basically sums up journalism post 2009. Trust and never verify. MT @HotlineJosh First instinct is to trust what the WH is saying — Mike Mulraney (@mullrainee) October 9, 2014 That actually happened. As Twitchy readers know, when the news of a…

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If a Dem makes offensive immigration remarks, do the media make a sound? [video]; Updated

http://twitter.com/#!/DrewMTips/status/438404211126980608 Ah, yes. That trusty “D” can work wonders. But is it enough to help Florida Democratic congressional candidate — and failed gubernatorial hopeful — Alex Sink weather this little storm? Speaking earlier today at a debate on immigration reform, Sink, well, sunk: http://twitter.com/#!/FreeBeacon/status/438403041344360449 Let’s go to the facepalm-inducing videotape: Did we mention this woman…

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‘Political reasons?’ NC media outlets pulling Hagan story sparks questions

http://twitter.com/#!/lachlan/status/529267317570826240 It was recently reported that a company co-owned by N.C. Sen. Kay Hagan’s husband had been the recipient of stimulus money. A story from WBTV in Charlotte expanded on that, reporting that a state agency had recommended “further legal review” of the stimulus grant. The Charlotte Observer published the WBTV story on the paper’s…

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Rep. Chu claims immigration restrictions violate ‘our founding principles’

http://twitter.com/#!/RepJudyChu/status/495372263450226688 According to Democrat Rep. Judy Chu of Pasadena, California, Republicans who oppose amnesty have turned their backs on the founding principles of our country. Is she right? The U.S. Constitution says little about immigration policy, although it does dictate that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect…

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