Published: mic (August 12, 2013)
While Sarah Palin rarely provokes anything more than justified contempt among the left, her recent announcement that she is on “Team Rand” is as good a cause as any for liberals to remind themselves of why the ongoing feud between the libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
Published: mic (August 6, 2013)
When Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) visited Harrisburg, Pa., Monday to headline a political event for Congressman Scott Perry (R), he was greeted by more than the usual crowd of GOP well-wishers. As a crowd of protesters supporting Obama’s immigration reform policy assembled outside Metro Bank Park, they could be heard chanting “Serve the needy, not the greedy” and “Move Boehner, get out of the way.
Published: mic (July 19, 2013)
Liberals … we have our Obama back.
Well, let’s not go too far. The president who repeatedly compromised when it wasn’t necessary (see the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), reneged on promises (see Guantanamo Bay), and betrayed his own professed principles (see PRISM) cannot be entirely forgiven for his ideological betrayals simply after one press conference.
Published: mic (June 17, 2013)
The slaying of sacred cows is one of the foremost responsibilities of anyone who hopes to shape public opinion in a responsible fashion. That is why most of America’s prominent political groups have received their fair share of ridicule, from The Colbert Report’s shtick parodying conservatives to South Park’s legendary lampoons deflating liberals.
Published: mic (June 18, 2013), Live Interview with Huffington Post (June 19, 2013)
Our commander-in-chief had a lot to say during Monday night’s interview with Charlie Rose, but CNN aptly summed it up in four words:
“I’m no Dick Cheney.”
If I may, Mr. President, I’d like to respond to that claim with a question I bet all of your supporters (many of them now erstwhile supporters) are asking:
“Yes, but why the hell aren’t you Barack Obama?”
Published: mic (May 29, 2013)
When an issue is as superheated as gun control, one can almost instinctively predict the reaction to news stories such as this one:
“New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has received an anonymous threatening letter that preliminary tests indicated contained the presence of the poison ricin, law enforcement officials told NBC News.