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Stoddard: Death Threats Keeping Rahm Away From Pressers
Which would be the safer place to be for a political figure who's received death threats?:a. A school concert in a public venue.b. A press conference in the company of the President-elect of the United States of America.If you answered 'b,' you're thinking like me and presumably most people. If you answered 'a,' you're A.B. Stoddard. The associate editor of "The Hill" offered up the strange…
Weekend Captionfest
Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama and Richard Daley during a rally in Chicago, April 16, 2007. Photo Reuters.
Celestial Heads Up: Fabulous and Rare Full Moon Tonight
For the stargazers out there, a truly fabulous and rare full moon will bless us this evening. National Geographic explains this "lunar perigee" which last occurred in 1993, and won't happen again until 2016.If your skies are clear, try watching the moon rise which will be absolutely astounding.
Sen. Coburn Discusses Deficits, Bailouts, and GOP With Bloggers
Some of America's leading bloggers had an opportunity to talk with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Friday morning.For those unfamiliar, Coburn is a true conservative and straight-talker who is always a treat on these conference calls due to his hold no punches, tell it like it is style. Beyond the agenda items of the expanding federal deficit, earmarks, and bailouts, the Senator offered participants…
Bored By Blago, Barnicle Wants To 'Move On
This whole Blago-Obama business. Really, it's just too ineffably tedious for someone of Mike Barnicle's stature. Can't we just move on? So seemed the Morning Joe panelist's attitude today.Mika Brzezinski received Barnicle's blasé response to her question about possible interactions between Blago and Rahm Emanuel. [H/t tip reader Ray R.]MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Mike Barnicle, does it matter if there were…
Colin Powell Bashes Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will be featured on CNN's "GPS" program Sunday, and during the interview with Fareed Zakaria, Powell bashes Rush Limbaugh, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and Joe the Plumber.Powell also had negative things to say about the Republican Party in general. As reported by CNN's Political Ticker Thursday (partial video of the interview embedded below the fold):
GOP Senator Warns of 'Riots' if Automakers Are Bailed Out
Sen. Jim DeMint says unfair union influence and the bailout culture will anger many Americans.
Greenpeace Ad Maligns Fishing Industry with Inaccurate 'Overfishing' C
All is fair in love and war ... and environmentalism. A Greenpeace advertisement attacking the fishing industry that was posted on YouTube Dec. 3 spells out doom and gloom for a type of Pollock if action isn't taken soon. "Alaskan Pollock are being overfished," the voice in the TV spot said. "They're the source of everything from fish sandwiches to fish sticks. Overfishing of Canadian cod…
WaPo: 'Obama Worked to Distance Self From Blagojevich Early On
Several mainstream media accounts suggest that about the only thing Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich have in common is they both live in Illinois. Today at the Washington Post's Web site, for example, we learn that "Obama Worked to Distance Self From Blagojevich Early On." The article begins by noting that the Illinois governor, unlike other major state Democratic politicians, wasn't allowed to…
