In last night’s debate it was brought up that Romney had stock in Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac among other controversial investments. He told the audience that his stock was not picked by him and it was taken care of through a blind trust. Hands clean? Well, not quite. Here is
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Romney on Blind Trusts: “Age Old Ruse”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has postponed a vote he had scheduled for the controversial measure next week.
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SOPA and PIPA opponents successfully delay Congressional action
The co-founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales is giving students fair warning: they should do their homework before Wednesday when the site will go dark, along with other sites, in protest of anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress.
Facebook post by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia.
Jimmy Wales announced that Wikipedia would blackout for 24 hours in SOPA protest on Wednesday.
On Wednesday’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” Jon Huntsman hit back at Ron Paul regarding the anti-Huntsman tweet Paul sent out during the Iowa Caucuses. “We found your one Iowa voter, he’s in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks,” read the tweet in question. It was deleted shortly after it was sent out and then put back up. Paul was on the program before the segment with Huntsman and blamed the tweet on his staff. “That was done through staff. It was supposed to be good humor. And, I mean, I just didn’t think that was a big deal…. I was in the midst of a rally or speech when that was going on…. It was supposed to be something, you know, a little high-spirited, a little funny,” he told Morgan . When Morgan asked for Huntsman’s response later on, the former governor of Utah took a dig at Paul and those racist newsletters he published throughout the 80s and 90s. “You’d think he would have learned the perils of ghost-written subject matter by now.” Now that’s funny. Huntsman went on to explain he actually found the tweet from Paul humorous. “I actually found it to be pretty humorous. … You’ve got to have a little bit of levity and humor in this business or you’ll go crazy,” he said.
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Huntsman hits Ron Paul where it hurts
Reuters – A majority of voters still support the controversial Canada-to-Texas oil sands pipeline as the Obama administration again weighs whether to approve or scrap the project, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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Support slips but most still in favor of Keystone pipeline: poll
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Reuters – A majority of voters still support the controversial Canada-to-Texas oil sands pipeline as the Obama administration again weighs whether to approve or scrap the project, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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Support slips but most still in favor of Keystone pipeline: poll
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Back in October Michael Moore vehemently denied to CNN’s Piers Morgan that he was part of the “1%,” even though The Blaze uncovered Moore’s reported net worth of a staggering $50 million . At the time of the initial Morgan interview, Moore agreed to return to the show, which he did Tuesday evening. Naturally, the focus turned to Moore’s net worth, again . This time, the “Fahrenheit 9/11″ creator admitted to being part of the “1%” — but only “sometimes.” Morgan noted how Moore looked like he was “wriggling a bit” during his last appearance on the show, after skirting the issue of his personal wealth. During that interview, Moore unequivocally denied the truth regarding his finances and thus, various news outlets – particularly conservative-leaning ones — took the controversial, and successfu l filmmaker to task. Moore, of course, blamed his wriggling and subsequent media attention on “right-wingers” who inflate him to the proportion of a “mythical, scary character.” “I think Republicans and right-wingers blow me up into this mythical scary character,” he said. Mediaite adds: Morgan asked him directly, however, how much money he believed his movies grossed, to which Moore replied, $500,000,000. “You’ve either got the worst agent,” Morgan responded, “or you must’ve made millions.” “It’s true!” Moore responded, arguing that “ Bowling for Columbine not only did I not make money, I didn’t make a paycheck.” Morgan didn’t let him get away with that, however, and insisted that Moore had “made millions of dollars,” to which finally Moore responded, “yes, for three or four good years… in those years, I would be in the 1%. Most years, no.” He also took the moment to explain that the antagonism towards the 1% was not universal or based on how much money one had, but on the lack of compassion to the less well-off. “Anybody who does well, who wants to raise their taxes and make sure those suffering now, are making a better life.” Watch Moore’s reluctant, half-admission below:
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After Another Piers Morgan Interview Michael Moore Admits to Being Part of the ‘1%’ — Sometimes
Reuters – Republicans in Congress signaled on Wednesday that they plan to keep the Keystone XL pipeline alive as a tool for skewering President Barack Obama on jobs, the top political issue ahead of the 2012 elections.
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Republicans make pipeline jobs issue for Obama
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I’ll take “ Unexpected Defenders of Herman Cain ” for 500, Alex: Let’s not forget the media. Over-focused as they are on the small, the controversial and the sensational, they will focus on the arrows being thrown at candidates and their proposals instead of challenging others to propose new solutions. If the media would spend more time honestly airing detail on the thoughtful proposals that are put forth instead of highlighting the best debate quips or the newest allegations, perhaps we might have a truly interesting race with serious choices. Sadly, the media give air to the attacks, thus spurring more attacks. Keep reading this post . . .
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Herman Cain Defended by a Familiar Name in South Carolina
