Via Sam Stein at The Huffington Post: “Mitt Romney’s increasingly likely victory in the Republican presidential primary is a testament to the value of a well-organized and heavily financed campaign. And while evidence of that could be seen in prompt ballot filings and expensive television ad buys, Romney’s infrastructure advantage …
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Callista Gingrich Wants Augusta Membership
via Mediaite: “Callista Gingrich, wife of former Speaker and current GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, took to Twitter this afternoon to share her feelings on the discussion surrounding Augusta National Golf Club, home of the 2012 Masters Tournament and a club that, to this day, does not have female members. …
Read More »Santorum Staffers Complaining About Campaign
via The Hill: “The campaign “has always been a little less organized than some other presidential campaigns but this is by far the worst I’ve ever seen it and it tells me there’s no plan for anything,” he said. “I’m sitting out here in Pennsylvania with my d— in the …
Read More »Newport Police Hold Torii Hunter at Gunpoint
via Think Progress: “Torii Hunter, an All-Star centerfielder for Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels, had an awkward run-in with local police officers outside his Newport, California home Wednesday night after his home security system malfunctioned. Twenty minutes after the alarm went off, Hunter saw police outside his house and …
Read More »Rep. Allen West: Gay Marriage Not Important
via Mediaite: “CNN Anchor Kyra Phillips hosted Rep. Allen West (R-FL) where he weighed in on the rumors that he is on a short list for vice president, the Trayvon Martin killing and President Obama’s health care law in the Supreme Court. The illuminating interview became heated when Phillips asked …
Read More »Gov. Christie’s Corporate Welfare Results
via Think Progress: “Since taking office in 2010, Gov. Chris Christie has approved a record $1.57 billion in state tax breaks for dozens of New Jersey’s largest companies after they pledged to add jobs…The critics pointed out that even when the promised jobs have not materialized, the Christie administration has …
Read More »Marine Who Criticized Obama Discharged
via LA Times: “A Marine Corps board Thursday night recommended that a sergeant who made “contemptuous” comments about President Obama be booted from the service and be given an other than honorable discharge.” Cenk Uygur discusses the story and asks the TYT Supreme Court for a ruling on the case. …
Read More »Joe Scarborough on Planned Parenthood
via Mediaite “”I can tell you,” Scarborough later continued, “Planned Parenthood, in my neighborhood, is not seen as a noble organization… My only point is what I said earlier, that people [who] cover this story, be very careful to understand there are a lot of people who are pro-life, there …
Read More »Phyllis Schlafly: “Don’t Get Into Relationships With Feminists”
via Raw Story: “While giving a lecture entitled “Conservative Intellectual Tradition in America,” the 87-year-old Phyllis Schlafly told the all-male audience that “feminist is a bad word and everything they stand for is bad,” according to The Post and Courier. Schlafly also warned against getting into a relationship with a …
Read More »Trayvon Martin Shooting Poll Results
“USA Today and Gallup did a new poll into the Trayvon Martin shooting and they wanted to see what public opinion was when it came to the shooting…” Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss the surprising results to the questions asked in the poll. http://www.gallup.com/poll/153776/Blacks-Nonblacks-Hold-Sharply-Different-Views-Martin-Case.aspx Subscribe to The Young Turks: …
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