Tag Archives: Politico

Politico Leans on the Hack Button Again

Posted on November 5, 2012 at 9:01 am by Bob Cesca

Politico’s Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen thinks it’s impossible to have a mandate without white men: If President Barack Obama wins, he will be the popular choice of Hispanics, African-Americans, single women and highly educated urban whites. That’s what the … Continue reading →

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The Dumbest Thing On The Internet Today

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Courtesy of Politico White voters still matter? Ya don’t say? What gave that away? The fact that white voters are still roughly 70 percent of the electorate? White voters are the only reason this election is even close. This is … Continue reading →

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The Most Hilarious Headline of the Week

Posted on September 28, 2012 at 9:07 am by Bob Cesca

And here it is. Try not to laugh. Mitt Romney to ‘fact check’ Obama in debate Mitt Romney plans to turn himself into a one-man truth squad during the first presidential debate next week, casting President Barack Obama as someone … Continue reading →

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People Don’t Know How Obama Will Govern? What?!

Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:07 pm by Bob Cesca

Last night on Hardball, the co-author of the Politico article about the inner turmoil of the Romney campaign, Jim VandeHei, said something that was jaw-droppingly stupid with a “both sides” twist. “We have two candidates who really aren’t telling us … Continue reading →

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Politico Echoes Republican Claim of Dem Incivility

Posted on September 7, 2012 at 9:40 am by Bob Cesca

Politico in classic hacktastical form: Obama, who first sprang to national attention with an appeal to civility, has made these kind of attacks central to his strategy. The argument, by implication from Obama and directly from his surrogates, is not … Continue reading →

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Worst Person

Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:38 am by Bob Cesca

Politico reporter Dave Catanese for this tweet: So perhaps some can agree that all rapes that are reported are not actually rapes? Or are we gonna really deny that for PC sake? Huh-what?! No, we can all agree that rapes … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 26, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Joe said some unkind things about Willard Romney and white people. Joe retweeted a joke about Ann Romney’s maladroit quote about “unzipping” her husband. A ludicrous Tinker Toy news outlet stamped its tiny feet, and then the assembled mourners over … Continue reading →

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Moment of Derp

Posted on April 13, 2012 at 2:10 pm by JM Ashby

This is a sight to behold. Politico’s chief political analyst hadn’t heard of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first major piece of legislation signed into law by our first black president, until this week. It’s no wonder how … Continue reading →

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Courtesy of the Liberal Media

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:25 pm by JM Ashby

Can you spot the problem with this image? That’s not a union flag. It’s the Wisconsin state flag. Wisconsin became a member of the union in 1848. Nice scoop, Politico! Google caches only last for so long hence the screencapture. … Continue reading →

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Schizoid Beltway Media

Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:25 am by Bob Cesca

Politico advising the president prior to his speech about the budget: Beat up on Rep. Paul Ryan Or his budget plan, at least. Politico reviewing the president’s speech about the budget: But the combative tenor of Obama’s remarks, which included … Continue reading →

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