Adele - "Skyfall"
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Author - Bob Cesca
Repeat This: “Obama Cut the Deficit by $300 Billion.”
I know it's a risk to bring up the deficit when it's still above one trillion, but considering how Romney has been repeatedly accusing the president of "doubling the deficit," when in fact the CBO...
I’d Like to Hear More From Mr. Gingrich, Please.
Newt Gingrich said Romney lied about cutting taxes. Even better, he said lying is "good politics." Newt Gingrich called out Mitt Romney on Sunday for backing off his promise to cut taxes on the...
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Stereophonics - "Dakota"
Super Stupid
Jim DeMint on PBS funding (link goes to Tucker Carlson's rag): "Sesame Street is a multi-million dollar enterprise and cookie monster will eat just fine without taxpayer subsidies." Fox News...
Romney’s Plan to Cut Funding for PBS is Insane
As I've noted before, the annual federal subsidy to PBS is $444 million. That's 0.012% out of an annual $3.5 trillion federal budget. Put another way, let's say you earn $50,000 per year and you...
Romney Debates Himself
Here's the Hypothetical Construct called "Romney" debating himself, via Jed Lewison: These are complete policy reversals in the process of this campaign alone. It's remarkable that anyone can...
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MST3K Saturday - "Manos The Hands of Fate"
Encore Presentation: “Romney to Cut PBS Funding While Ryan and GOP Protect Big Oil”
[The following is a column I wrote on August 17 when Romney opened his attack on PBS funding as a means of cutting the deficit.] It wouldn't be a presidential election year if the Republican nominee...
The Unemployment Rate Explained (Attention All Truthers)
Matthew O'Brien from The Atlantic: The economy added 114,000 jobs in September, and added 86,000 more jobs than originally thought in July and August. Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points to 7.8...
“The Historical Norm”
This is a must-see video. Rachel Maddow on the history of incumbent presidents in televised debates. Pay special attention to the section about 1984.
Romney Flip-Flops on 47 Percent Remarks
On Hannity, no less: In an interview Thursday night with Fox News, Romney was asked what he would have said had the "47 percent" comments come up during his debate the night before with President...
President Grabs Independent Voters in “Losing” Debate
The Reuters/Ipsos poll via Markos: Obama's favorables are unchanged from before and after the debate, 56-44. But looking at the crosstabs, Obama stayed solid with Democrats, gained a tiny bit with...
Barack Obama is Not Jed Bartlet
If you thought Barack Obama was an Aaron Sorkin debater, you don't know who Barack Obama actually is. From David Plouffe's book via The New York Times: Mr. Obama was “not a strong debater,” as Mr...
The Problem with Punditry
Too often, pundits are focused on whether a candidate best appealed to a demographic group like the middle class, rather than whether the appeal is realistic. For example, Ramesh Ponnuru: Romney made...
The Daily Banter Mail Bag Won the Debate
This week's probing questions for me, Chez and Ben Cohen: 1) I think we're all agreed on the left that Obama had a terrible night in the debate. He looked so out of sorts I can't help but think it...
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Cowboy Junkies - "I'm So Open"
Tax Cuts Do Not Create Jobs
Last night, Mitt Romney made a rapid-fire "winning" case that tax cuts for businesses will magically create jobs. He's horribly wrong. Fact: tax rates are the lowest they've ever been in history, and...
Gallup: 54 Percent Approval for the President
Some good news for the president on an otherwise painful day after... Fifty-four percent of American adults approve of President Barack Obama's job performance, according to Gallup's daily tacking...
The Romney Boys Are Persistent Liars
The lying apples don't fall far from the lying tree. “Look, I’ve got five boys,” Romney added. “I’m used to people saying something that’s not always true but just keep repeating it and ultimately...