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Quotes of the day
Backfire. “3. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was one of the first prominent pundits to jump on the blame-Palin bandwagon. ‘We don’t have proof yet that this was political, but the odds are that...
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Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
Don't question the timing. Even though there will be time for the OOTY in 2012, it’s time now to vote on the Obamateurism of the Week! We have a few modest choices here, so you won’t need to pass the...
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Charity director restored to position
Great news. Over the last few days, I’ve had the pleasure of corresponding with Glen Busch, the man whose Facebook comments resulted in his termination from Coats for Kids in Chicago. The national...
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NFL open thread, Sunday divisional playoffs
Rematches. Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated their arch-rivals, the Baltimore Ravens 31-24, in one of the more exciting games in that series. The two teams combined for 55 points, when they...
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Video: ABC airs alleged death threat from Tucson town hall
Sad. Earlier on Twitter, some accused ABC of scrubbing the outburst from Tucson shooting victim Eric Fuller when Tea Party organizer Trent Humphries spoke at This Week’s townhall event. Not so, reports...
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NFL warns playoff teams on trash talk
The new civility? I must be pretty old, because I can remember a day when professional athletes let their playing do the talking on the field, when they acted as if they had scored a touchdown before,...
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Video: The pilot who stuck to the right schedule
Priorities. After one of the more unpleasant weeks we’ve all spent in politics, we need a week-ending palate cleanser that restores our faith in humanity. Via The Blaze, ABC News presents us with just...
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Quotes of the day
Perceptions. “In his superb speech in Tucson Wednesday evening, Barack Obama did great service to the nation. He put to rest the libel that political incivility is responsible for the Tucson shootings....
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Obamateurism of the Day
Tone. Note: See update. Obviously, most Hot Air readers disagree with my assessment (and Allahpundit’s) of Barack Obama’s speech last Wednesday evening at the University of Arizona. They also blame...
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Audio: Piven says Tea Party all about sex, or something
"You know, I don't have any data on this ..." The Blaze captures audio from progressive political scientist Frances Fox Piven attempting to explain last month why Democrats found themselves out of the...
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“Baby Doc” Duvalier returns to Haiti
As if things weren't bad enough. Almost 25 years ago, the downtrodden people of Haiti managed to finally put an end to the Duvalier dynasty, which ruled one of the world’s poorest nations for thirty...
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Social Security fight to split Dems?
Only if Republicans actually engage it. A fight over Social Security reform could wind up splitting the Democratic caucus in the Senate, Vermont’s Bernie Sanders warned yesterday. Unions have lined up...
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Oversight panel starts probe into FOIA screening at Homeland Security
O-pacity. Republicans have started to make good on their promises to conduct stringent oversight of the Obama administration right from the start. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chair of the House...
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Deutsch, Sharpton claim Arizona “has seceded” for not recognizing MLK Day
Except, of course, they do. Ah, those layers of fact-checkers and editors in the mainstream media come in handy, don’t they? Thank goodness NBC imposes news standards for its cable channel; otherwise,...
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Giffords’ husband: “Extraordinary progress”
Condition upgraded to serious. How extraordinary? Her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, says Gabrielle Giffords insists on rubbing his back when he sits by her bedside. Doctors have upgraded her condition...
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Classic TEMS: Guy Benson, Kerry Picket!
Studio version! In honor of Martin Luther King Day, as well as acknowledging that many of our viewers are enjoying the holiday today, we’ll present a classic TEMS episode instead. Ten days ago, the Ed...
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NYT: Say, maybe we should have waited for the facts before blaming the Right
Bum steer. Don’t worry, though, because the New York Times’ public editor (their term for ombudsman) “shares the view to an extent” (emphasis mine) that the Times and the media rushed to put the Tucson...
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Pawlenty: No need to raise the debt limit
Sequencing. Tim Pawlenty comes up with an interesting “third way” on the issue of the debt ceiling that, assuming it gets signed into law, would keep the Treasury from borrowing more money while...
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Edwards target of federal grand jury
Hush money? Last we heard in October, the Department of Justice had prepared a flurry of subpoenas to delve into the handling of campaign finances in John Edwards’ presidential run, with a specific eye...
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NYT: Yep, Stuxnet is a joint U.S./Israeli project — ordered by Bush
Sweet. Greenlit by Dubya, accelerated by Obama. Or at least, that’s what the cyborg time travelers who brought the worm back from the future would have you believe. The evidence is only circumstantial,...
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