‘A Youngstown original’: Former Ohio congressman James Traficant dies

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http://twitter.com/#!/LilMissRightie/status/515931848040775681 Former U.S. Rep. Jim Traficant, an Ohio Democrat who was known for saying “beam me up, Mr. Speaker” during speeches on the House Floor, has died following a tractor accident earlier this week. In 2002, Traficant was convicted of corruption charges, expelled from Congress and sentenced to eight years in prison. BREAKING: Former Ohio […]

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Dems doom Obama’s DOJ nominee; ‘Deranged’ Harry Reid decries GOP racism

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http://twitter.com/#!/amandacarpenter/status/441261682896429056 We have an answer to that question, and it’s exactly what many expected. President Obama’s controversial nominee to head the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Debo Adegbile, was blocked by the Senate in a 47-52 vote earlier today. Seven Democrats voted against the nomination, which became eight after Harry Reid switched to a “no” […]

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‘But … But … BENGHAZI!!!’: ‘Repulsive’ DNC spox dismisses Benghazi deaths

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http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/465953925842341888 Former DNC comms director Brad Woodhouse can indeed rest easy. When it comes to dismissing Benghazi investigations, his successor has totes got it covered. Here’s Democratic spokesdouche Mo Elleithee’s contribution to the cretinous lib Benghazi mockfest: http://twitter.com/#!/MoElleithee/status/465946960139411456 Amazing what kind of garbage you can get away with when you’re a Dem, isn’t it? http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/465956141940621312 Not […]

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Obama: Boehner will ‘sue me for doing my job’; Urged to check news reports

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http://twitter.com/#!/winstoncoolidge/status/482575338338537473 In Minnesota today, President Obama complained of John Boehner’s declared intention to initiate a lawsuit against him for his use of certain executive actions: http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/482548154739347456 Well, technically… http://twitter.com/#!/ZoomZanne/status/482548893083635712 Obama has also called the possible Boehner lawsuit a “stunt.” Obama is aware of this, isn’t he? http://twitter.com/#!/allahpundit/status/482575089469120512 The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that not everything […]

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Indiana paper deletes ‘incorrect’ tweet after Michael Sam announcement

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http://twitter.com/#!/cmmarysz/status/432874708187348993 After NFL prospect Michael Sam revealed publicly that he’s gay, an Indiana newspaper, The Elkhart Truth, tweeted that state lawmakers were seeking to ban Sam from playing in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. They since deleted the tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/exjon/status/432904446121484289 So is that claim remotely true? Um, no. http://twitter.com/#!/amhollan/status/432824804161245184 The Elkhart Truth apologized, and in […]

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Rep. Huffman on Brat victory: ‘Inmates are now fully running the asylum’

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http://twitter.com/#!/JaredHuffman/status/476545526549061632 In the wake of Dave Brat’s victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, left-wing congressman Jared Huffman, D-Calif., has concluded that the Tea Party crazies are all-powerful. Wait. Weren’t liberals telling us just a few weeks ago that the Tea Party is impotent? The time has come for us all to take a long, step-back look at […]

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Bobby Jindal blasts Obama admin’s coziness with ‘fact-free Hollywood’

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http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/511915102925492225 But he’s not messing around: Obama Admin liberals have made a religion out of opposing good energy policies – it’s their faith – & they’ve held our economy hostage. 1/6 — Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) September 16, 2014 The Obama Admin doesn’t look at facts/policy – they allow our energy policy 2 be driven […]

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Byron York points out Hillary’s hypocrisy over testifying about Benghazi

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http://twitter.com/#!/CoachRobertWard/status/475638682331119617 Hillary Clinton tells ABC that her decision whether or not to testify about Benghazi depends on how the committee conducts itself. http://twitter.com/#!/rickklein/status/475639971182043137 http://twitter.com/#!/mkraju/status/475640042925608960 So we’re now at a point where a person only has to testify if he or she feels that the committee has conducted itself appropriately? Lovely. http://twitter.com/#!/Mamadoxie/status/475636066095886339 Meanwhile, Byron York points out the hypocrisy she reveals about testifying through […]

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Finally! Dutiful NYT lapdog gives Obama a chance to explain his golfing needs

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http://twitter.com/#!/NYGJared/status/508412874600251392 When you’re looking for insightful content, only the best “real journalist” will do. Jason Horowitz, who fearlessly investigated teenage Mitt Romney’s high school antics, is out with another game-changing piece: http://twitter.com/#!/jasondhorowitz/status/508340839484252160 We give Obama a hard time for his infuriating golfing-while-the-world-burns habit, but maybe we just don’t understand his needs, you know? http://twitter.com/#!/GPollowitz/status/508413051633422336 From the Times: […]

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Notice something fishy about Obama’s vow to look into VA scandal?

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http://twitter.com/#!/moelane/status/469130868724744193 Rest assured, everyone. Not only is Barack Obama “mad as hell” about the horrific treatment of veterans at VAs, but during today’s presser, he said that the buck stops with him: http://twitter.com/#!/AsheSchow/status/469133441372413952 Well, the buck kinda-sorta stops with him. But not really: http://twitter.com/#!/BecketAdams/status/469131317112623104 http://twitter.com/#!/KatiePavlich/status/469131363866923009 All the good veteran stuff happened under Obama. All of the […]

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