‘Wildly inappropriate’: Scott Brown calls on MSNBC jerks to apologize to Romneys

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http://twitter.com/#!/LauraMarklin/status/417769252293468160 Brown is among those sickened by Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel of bigots mocking the Romneys’ adopted grandson for being black: http://twitter.com/#!/RyanGOP/status/417768077590134784 And this afternoon, he defended the Romney family and called for an apology : http://twitter.com/#!/SenScottBrown/status/417767097419460608 He may have to wait a while. http://twitter.com/#!/eml718/status/417768249838022657 *** Related: Racism is hilarious! MSNBC panel mocks, belittles […]

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz makes hacktastic attempt to spin Fla. election loss

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http://twitter.com/#!/amylutz4/status/443535846080135168 Democrats are reeling from an embarrassing loss in the 13th district of Florida for a vacant congressional seat.  Democrat Alex Sink was defeated by Republican David Jolly to fill out the term of Republican Bill Young, who died in last fall. The district, which is widely considered a bellwether, was carried by President Barack […]

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‘Better call Saul’: Actor Bryan Cranston forgets how SCOTUS appointments work

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When it comes to politics, maybe Bryan Cranston’s best course would be to tread lightly: That’s all well and good, but see, we also have these things called senatorial elections. And senators are kind of in charge of approving the president’s SCOTUS nominations. Saul may be shady, but even he could tell you that the […]

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‘Class act’: A gracious Mitt Romney responds to MSNBC’s mockery of his grandson; Update: Video added

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http://twitter.com/#!/TopGearUKfan/status/419834502564048896 This morning on “Fox News Sunday,” Mitt Romney addressed MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry’s latest apology for hosting a panel mocking his adopted grandson. And as usual, he kept it classy: http://twitter.com/#!/brianstelter/status/419834637540524032 However, he was careful to stress the importance of leaving politicians’ children out of the mud: http://twitter.com/#!/FoxNewsSunday/status/419834025709015041 We hope MSNBC was paying especially […]

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Tearful Melissa Harris-Perry addresses mockery of Romney baby [video]

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http://twitter.com/#!/dorseyshaw/status/419484098898321408 Last weekend, Melissa Harris-Perry hosted a despicable MSNBC panel that mocked Mitt Romney’s adopted black grandson. Transracial adoption? Hi-freaking-larious, according to her panel. Her apology tweets — complete with self-serving hashtag — struck many as a faux-pology. So today, a choked-up Harris-Perry issued an on-air apology to the Romney family and “other families formed through transracial adoption.” http://twitter.com/#!/moorehn/status/419483990442381312 […]

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‘Obama’s homeboy’ Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie crushed in Dem primary

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http://twitter.com/#!/jamiedupree/status/498419506784772096 A few weeks ago, Politco reported that President Obama cut radio ads for uber-liberal incumbent Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie: President Barack Obama is stepping up to help endangered Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie — a longtime family friend — fend off a difficult challenge in next month’s Democratic primary. In a radio advertisement to begin airing Wednesday, first reported by […]

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‘So good!’ Delicious tears: Hey, Dems, how’s #Fl13 working for you?

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http://twitter.com/#!/GPollowitz/status/466560347802185729 Giggling madly? Achieved! Why? Oh, this happened: http://twitter.com/#!/AndrewHClark/status/466252263993118720 Stop! Our sides can’t take it. Why did Ed Jany drop out of the Florida race? http://twitter.com/#!/RussOnPolitics/status/466168526781571073 Snicker. Yep, he was taking a page from Obama’s book and offering up a composite bio. And did we mention he doesn’t even live in the district in which […]

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‘Major trouble’: House GOP hopeful Carl DeMaio accused of sexual harassment [video]

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http://twitter.com/#!/shiracenter/status/520678808761163776 That was bizarre and.. graphic. Still processing. RT @shiracenter: WTF just happened to Carl DeMaio on CNN just now. Wow. — Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) October 10, 2014 Processing what, exactly? @NoahCRothman Don't leave us in suspense. What happened? @shiracenter — Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) October 10, 2014 @gabrielmalor Graphic accusation of sexual harassment by former […]

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Ann Romney squashes the idea of Mitt running in 2016. Or does she…

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http://twitter.com/#!/moelane/status/521879199578345472 Maeve Reston of the Los Angeles times has a piece out on Ann Romney and the launch of the “Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases” in Boston, Mass. During the interview, Reston asked Ann Romney about a potential 2016 run for husband Mitt and this is the “unambiguous” answer: Ann Romney tells @MaeveReston she and Mitt […]

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‘Can a magazine jump a shark?’ The New Republic redefines ‘voter suppression’

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“Didja hear how the GOP is suppressing the vote?” “Dogs? Water cannons?”’ “WORSE. They’re, gasp, LEAVING A DEM ON THE BALLOT!” “…” — Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) September 05, 2014 Welp, give The New Republic points for creativity with this one: http://twitter.com/#!/tnr/status/507980510405357569 So here’s the deal: Kansas Democrat Chad Taylor has been running against incumbent GOP Senator […]

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