Published: mic (February 14, 2014)
Billionaire Tom Perkins, who once compared the Occupy movement with Nazism, is again at the center of a storm of controversy. His comment?
“The Tom Perkins system is: You don’t get to vote unless you pay a dollar of taxes… You pay a million dollars in taxes, you get a million votes.”... Read Original Article
Published:mic (February 11, 2014)
Let’s dispense with a necessary disclaimer: I believe Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States. The “Hillary Papers” that have been flying around the conservative blogosphere this week are just the latest effort by the right to do anything they can to prevent that from happening.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (January 27, 2014)
“I think I’m a flawed candidate.”
You pretty much hit the nail on the head there, Mitt Romney.
The central narrative arc in Mitt, the new Netflix documentary chronicling Romney’s two presidential campaigns, is that of a candidate who aims for the highest office in the country only to return, heartbroken, to ordinary life.
Published: mic (January 13, 2014)
If you thought things looked bad for Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) after Bridgegate broke, take a look at the new federal investigation into his conduct.
According to a letter written by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) last August, Christie may have abused federal relief funds intended to promote tourism to the Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy for his own political gain.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (December 19, 2013)
The official trailer for Mitt, a new documentary chronicling former Governor Mitt Romney’s six-year campaign for the American presidency, is utterly tantalizing. It is a rare, up-close look at the erstwhile candidate in his natural habitat of campaign rallies, debate stages, and awkward photo ops.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (December 4, 2013)
I’m not sure which prospect is more frightening: That Obamacare’s opponents are deliberately lying or that they believe their own bullshit.
This isn’t to say that the Affordable Care Act hasn’t had its hiccups. Certainly there is no excuse for the technical incompetence that has plagued the website since its launch or for the president’s dishonesty regarding whether Americans who preferred their current health insurance plans would be able to keep them.... Read Original Article