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Oct. 24, 2011
The Obama 2012 Campaign Tumblr Is Here
Feel free to re-blog.
By
Caroline Bankoff
video
Oct. 24, 2011
John Heilemann on
Hardball
: Romney Hasn’t Thought Through His Stance on the Housing Crisis
The candidate’s recent comments make him appear ignorant on the issue.
By
Sarah Frank
early and awesome
Oct. 24, 2011
Rick Santorum Is One of the Many People Who Find Newt Gingrich Incredibly Boring
He was caught watching college football during a Newt Gingrich speech.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 24, 2011
Karl Rove’s Blueprint for Stopping a Jobs Bill
People don’t like firing police officers and teachers? Fine, just call them “union workers.”
By
Jonathan Chait
stuck in the mittle
Oct. 24, 2011
Mitt Romney Swears He Never Meant to Help Any Sick Illegals
Romney just got Perry-ed.
By
Dan Amira
no he cain’t
Oct. 24, 2011
Herman Cain Still Figuring Out Where He Stands on This ‘Gay Marriage’ Thing
Have you guys heard of this? Gay marriage?
By
Dan Amira
war on terror
Oct. 24, 2011
Leon Panetta Won Republicans Over With Sass, Drones
Liberal dove turns hawk favorite.
By
Joe Coscarelli
secretary of awesome
Oct. 24, 2011
Hillary Clinton Is Not Going to Comment on Republican Candidates
At least not directly.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Oct. 22, 2011
Guess What Hermain Cain’s Lucky Number Is, and No, It’s Not Nine
It’s 45, though 4+5=9.
By
Andre Tartar
romney as giant bird
Oct. 22, 2011
Does Mitt Romney Think He Can Fly?
Photog catches him flapping his wings, um, arms.
By
Andre Tartar
bachmann ambition overdrive
Oct. 22, 2011
Bachmann New Hampshire Aide Goes to Perry
After a mass resignation.
By
Andre Tartar
no he cain’t
Oct. 21, 2011
Herman Cain’s Ingeniously Succinct 9-9-9 Plan Becoming Increasingly Complex, Part II
Introducing the 9-0-9 plan, for some people.
By
Dan Amira
bachmann ambition overdrive
Oct. 21, 2011
Michele Bachmann’s New Hampshire Staff Bailed [Updated]
Iowa is her only hope.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
Oct. 21, 2011
Barack Obama, the Unexpected Foreign-Policy President
The president was expected to do well on domestic politics and struggle with foreign affairs.
By
Jonathan Chait
fun-raising
Oct. 21, 2011
Which States Are Most Enthusiastic About Obama’s Reelection?
We can tell you who isn’t: Ohio.
By
Dan Amira
iraq war
Oct. 21, 2011
U.S. to Remove Troops From Iraq by the End of the Year
“After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
no he cain’t
Oct. 21, 2011
Herman Cain Clarifies That He Is Pro-Life, Easily Confused [Updated]
He thought he was being asked whether, as president, he would “order people to not seek an abortion.”
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 21, 2011
George Soros, Reverse Vampires Conspiring To Promote Occupy Wall Street
An Occupy Wall Street conspiracy so vast
By
Jonathan Chait
terms of endearment
Oct. 20, 2011
Herman Cain Says Rick Perry Can Call Him ‘Brother’ Anytime
“That is not a point of controversy.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
video
Oct. 20, 2011
John Heilemann on
Hardball
: Qaddafi Death Backlash
Some Republicans say the mission wasn’t worth the risks.
By
Sarah Frank
early and awkward
Oct. 20, 2011
Marco Rubio’s Parents Were Just Normal, Boring Immigrants
They left Cuba years before Castro came to power, not after, as Rubio has often claimed.
By
Dan Amira
early and awesome
Oct. 20, 2011
Two People Named Barack Have Contributed to the Obama Reelection Effort
You can learn all kinds of useless facts at this website devoted to Obama’s first 1,000,000 donors.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 20, 2011
Republicans Stop Hating France
Not long ago, with Democrats out of power, France was the symbol of everything Republicans hated.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 20, 2011
Rick Perry Comes Alive
Rick Perry’s plan to take down Mitt Romney.
By
Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
Oct. 20, 2011
President Obama Interrupts Dude’s Texting Session
Awkward.
By
Dan Amira
no he cain’t
Oct. 20, 2011
Herman Cain Might Actually Be Pro-Choice and Not Know It
His position on abortion isn’t getting much clearer.
By
Dan Amira
preoccupied with occupy wall street
Oct. 20, 2011
Barney Frank Is Pragmatic When It Comes to Wall Street Fund-raising
Hey, money’s money.
By
Caroline Bankoff
early and often
Oct. 19, 2011
Mitt Romney Is Mormon, Rick Perry Is Texas
Word association!
By
Dan Amira
party chat
Oct. 19, 2011
Beau Biden Willing to Bet Dinner on the Biden–Clinton Switch Not Happening
So you know he’s serious.
By
Bennett Marcus
the national interest
Oct. 19, 2011
Obama’s Jobs Plan As a Case Study for Fatalism
In the debate between the idealists and the fatalists, the fatalists are winning.
By
Jonathan Chait
no he cain’t
Oct. 19, 2011
Herman Cain Refuses to Share Credit With SimCity for Brilliant Tax Plan
Stop hogging all the glory.
By
Dan Amira
master debaters
Oct. 19, 2011
What You Missed in the Eighth GOP Debate
Pretty much a nonstop sass-fest from start to finish.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 19, 2011
Rick Perry Knows Just Who Can Help Him Reform the Tax Code
Nothing says “reform” like “ask lobbyists to help write my plan.”
By
Jonathan Chait
bachmann ambition overdrive
Oct. 19, 2011
Michele Bachmann Is Unhappy That American Troops Have Been Sent to Both Libya
and
Africa
She’s still not great with geography.
By
Caroline Bankoff
master debaters
Oct. 18, 2011
Video: The Eighth GOP Debate, Now With More Yelling
No one will let Romney talk anymore.
By
Sarah Frank
the national interest
Oct. 18, 2011
Perry Shows That Romney Can Bleed
Romney’s rivals finally managed to sow real doubts about his ideological convictions.
By
Jonathan Chait
baseless accusations
Oct. 18, 2011
Republicans Hate America
Their new logo is an outrage!
By
Dan Amira
no he cain’t
Oct. 18, 2011
Herman Cain Can’t Decide Whether He’s Actually Joking About an Electric Border Fence
“It might be electrified — I’m not walking away from that.”
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 18, 2011
Anti-Semites! With Signs!
Anti-Semites tend to lean heavily on the hand-lettered-sign mode of communication.
By
Jonathan Chait
master debaters
Oct. 18, 2011
Three Things to Watch for in Tonight’s Millionth GOP Debate
Western theme!
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 18, 2011
Robert Bork Has Good News for All the Ladies
Women aren’t discriminated against anymore? At all?
By
Jonathan Chait
the donald
Oct. 18, 2011
Donald Trump Still Believes in Michele Bachmann
He’s still not totally sure about Obama’s birth certificate, though.
By
Caroline Bankoff
early and awesome
Oct. 17, 2011
Gary Johnson Holds an Online Town Hall With Pagan Media Outlets
“This whole campaign is about talking to anyone who will listen.”
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 17, 2011
The Mark of Cain
Cain’s candidacy offers the perfect balm for this festering wound upon the conservative psyche.
By
Jonathan Chait
bons mots
Oct. 17, 2011
President Obama Tries to Sass Republicans Into Passing His Jobs Bill
“Maybe they just couldn’t understand the whole thing all at once.”
By
Dan Amira
no he cain’t
Oct. 17, 2011
Watch Herman Cain Sing a Pizza Version of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
“Imagine there’s no pizza … “
By
Dan Amira
master debaters
Oct. 17, 2011
People Are Actually Watching the GOP Debates for Some Reason
This mysterious, uncharacteristic interest in politics and governance has puzzled experts.
By
Dan Amira
no he cain’t
Oct. 17, 2011
Does Herman Cain Understand the Abortion Debate?
We think no.
By
Dan Amira
media
Oct. 17, 2011
New Research Says Obama Has Been Getting a Lot of Bad Press Lately
What happened to the lamestream media?
By
Caroline Bankoff
things that happened a long time ago
Oct. 14, 2011
Bush the Elder Briefly Considered Asking Clint Eastwood to Be His Running Mate
It “was suggested in not an altogether unserious” manner.
By
Dan Amira
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