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More Paul Ryan Fakery

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan also held a “relief event” yesterday, and while he didn’t go to Wal Mart and buy items that his supporters could donate back to him, his supporters were ordered to slow down and leave something … Continue reading →

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Even Worse Than You Thought

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

I honestly believed Romney holding a sham “relief event” in Ohio yesterday was the height of shamelessness, but it turns out the event was even worse than you thought. It’s the soup kitchen sequel. [T]he last-minute nature of the call … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan is an Embarrassment

Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

The now infamous soup kitchen story wherein Paul Ryan showed up for 15 minutes to clean pots that may or may not have been dirty just became worse. Again. As the president of the Youngstown soup kitchen originally feared, donors … Continue reading →

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Save the Candidates

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 7:45 pm by JM Ashby

I suppose this wasn’t the last time I would mention this story after all. And I don’t care if you’re sick of this story, because I’m still laughing. Colbert and Stewart both took swipes at Paul Ryan last night. Won’t … Continue reading →

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“The Phoniest Piece of Baloney”

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Were the dishes at the Youngstown soup kitchen Paul Ryan dropped by last weekend actually dirty? As we’ve alleged, and as the video shows, they appear to be clean, however according to a local report, they were in fact dirty. … Continue reading →

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A Lesson in Bad Optics

Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

This is so shameless, rude, crass, douchey, and fake it leaves me damn near speechless. Paul Ryan posed for a photo-op while cleaning a pot at a Youngstown, Ohio soup kitchen on Saturday. And that may sound like a kind … Continue reading →

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Peter Berg: Romney Plagiarized My Slogan

Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Peter Berg, the creator of Friday Night Lights, has sent a cease and desist letter to the Romney campaign for plagiarizing his slogan “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose.” Peter Berg, the writer-director of the Friday Night Lights movie and … Continue reading →

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The Romney Debate Strategy Part III

Posted on October 2, 2012 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

First they said he was going to fact-check the president. Then they said he was going to offer up a series of “zingers” to bamboozle the president. And now they’re saying he’s going to show off his warmer, empathetic side. … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Last Week vs Mitt Romney Today

Posted on October 2, 2012 at 2:20 pm by JM Ashby

From last Tuesday September 25th “I admit this, he has one thing he did not do in his first four years — he’s said he’s going to do in the next four years, which is to raise taxes.” From today … Continue reading →

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Time For Another Team Romney Screw Up

Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

If it’s a day than ends with Y, that means it’s time for another lesson in bad optics from Team Romney. Remember the Ohio coal miners employed by Murray Energy who lost a day’s pay because Mitt Romney came to … Continue reading →

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