The GOP's Very Handsome, Utterly Phony Congressional Idol

HOME POLITICS NATIONAL NEWS WORLD ECONOMY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Joe Conason Carl Hiaasen Connie Schultz E.J. Dionne Gene Lyons Jonathan Alter May 02, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY GENE LYONS How The GOP's Golden Boy Works His Con To understand the secret of current Republican matinee idol Rep. Paul Ryan's success, it's necessary to grasp three essential elements of his popularity: First, he's a handsome, telegenic fellow -- very good at faking sincerity. READ MORE THE LIST 7 Things You Need To Know Today The best stories, commentary, facts, videos from around the web -- all part of a balanced breakfast. READ MORE WAR AND PEACE Obama's Surprise Visit To Afghanistan "I love you all," he tells the troops. So are they getting out earlier? READ MORE POLITICS Civil Unions Under Attack In North Carolina And it could ripple all the way to the Democratic National Convention -- in Charlotte. READ MORE ANOTHER NEW LOW The Verdict Against Rupert Murdoch: "Unfit" To Serve Why that long report by the British Parliament on News Corporation (don't worry, no need to read the whole thing) really matters. READ MORE VIDEO OF THE DAY Where Is Mitt Romney Hiding His Money? [VIDEO] Obama's tough new "Swiss bank" attack ad. READ MORE CARTOON OF THE DAY   (c) 2012 Eastern Harbor Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 West 27th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10001

Tuesday's Daily Brief: Introducing HuffPost Voces, Murdoch Bombshell, Bin Laden Death Anniversary

 

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Arianna Huffington: ¡Bienvenidos a la Familia! Introducing HuffPost Voces Arianna Huffington: I'm delighted to announce the launch of HuffPost Voces, a Spanish-language vertical that will bring the power of HuffPost's blogging platform to the legacy of AOL Latino, which has been devoted to telling the most important and most entertaining stories about Latino life in America since 2003. At Voces, we will use all the tools at our disposal to capture the diverse voices that make America what it is. More than 50 million Latinos live in the United States, yet we have a debate that, regrettably, is far too often detached from the Latino experience. So there's no better time than now to renew our focus on the shared human values that are so key to solving the many problems and challenges we're facing as a country. MEDIA Rupert Murdoch 'Not Fit' To Run Major Company: Bombshell Report POLITICS Obama Campaign Strikes Squarely At Romney's Swiss Bank Account WORLD One Year After Bin Laden Raid, No Answers From Pakistan POLITICS Obama Camp's Bin Laden Ad Sparks Outcry, Ethics Debate And Duplicity SCIENCE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Chilling Video Of Challenger Disaster Unearthed BLOG POSTS Ryan Gosling: Watch I Am Congo -- Because We're Not in It After you learn a little about Fidel, there are other profiles of courageous Congolese living their lives and standing up for what they believe in. We hope you'll take the time to watch these profiles and get to know Congo and its people a little better. Agapi Stassinopoulos: Bridging the Gap: Unbind Your Heart a Little More At every moment we have the power invested in us to touch another human, heart-to-heart, and affect their lives by conveying the truth of all truths: We are One. We have the power to bridge the illusion and pain of separation. Evan Shapiro: Sex Is Bad Welcome to TV in America, where violence, no matter how malicious or senseless, is just fine but sex is decried, maligned and verboten in all but the most secure corners of the schedule. TV's ban on sexuality not only covers scenes of nudity or sexual acts, but our very language itself. Dr. Peggy Drexler: Turning Boys Into Men: 4 Ways to Expand Your Son's "Boy Power" We as a culture have held fast to the idea that we need to protect the boundaries between male and female. This is wrong, and even dangerous. Instead, we need to be reframing the discussion, and asking: What makes a boy a boy? Bill Maher: Celebrating 20 Years of Free the Animals Free the Animals tells the riveting, real-life story of the people who put on disguises, use fake IDs, or jimmy their way into laboratories in order to carry out the daring rescues of animals used in experiments and of the insiders, the whistleblowers, who risk their jobs to help them.

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Osama Died, The GOP Cried

Please go here if you have having trouble viewing this message. HOME POLITICS NATIONAL NEWS WORLD ECONOMY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Joe Conason Carl Hiaasen Connie Schultz E.J. Dionne Gene Lyons Jonathan Alter May 01, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY JOE CONASON Why Bin Laden's Death Still Drives The GOP Nuts Beset by guilt and pretending indignation, the Republicans -- remember "Mission Accomplished"? -- can't accept that Obama actually finished the job. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: MARY SANCHEZ Why Wal-Mart's Mexican Bribe Machine Matters This is not a brand of capitalism the U.S. needs to export. It's cheating. READ MORE BAD EGO TRIPS The Failed Cult Of Newt Gingrich is broke, and no one wants him as their dear leader. READ MORE SPRINGTIME FOR ANARCHY May Day! May Day! 'Occupy' Is Back? Will they try to shut down entire cities? READ MORE MITT-FLOP Romney Advisor: Obama Stole Mitt's Idea For Auto Bailout Why the guy responsible for that "etch-a-sketch" comment keeps on saying silly things. (Hint: He thinks you're stupid.) READ MORE TAKE THAT, AL QAEDA No More Ground Zero As One World Trade Center Rises [VIDEO] More than a decade later, the site of the 9/11 attacks is once again home to the tallest building in New York City. READ MORE CARTOON OF THE DAY   (c) 2012 Eastern Harbor Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 West 27th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10001

See Romney's quote below

I have no words that would really convey the import of what we could possibly face at the presidential level coming up.  But read and let it roll around in your mind.  Let the kindergartener point the finger at the Phd. and say "you don't know what you are talking about".

 

 

 

 

 

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Pass this to everyone that you can think of please!  Is this what you want for president.

 

How do Black republicans react to quotes like this??  SMH...  See Romney's quote below.   Maybe the politicians don't think we vote, or that we have to take whatever they say to us or about us. As in previous elections, it is not the politician who feels the pain (they legislate themselves out of laws they pass for us). All of us end up hurting from bad policies. We had better look past racial lines and look out for what's best for all of us, be we women, Jew, Gentile, Black, Hispanic, white, rich, poor, or other.     This information needs to be shared.   I just had to share these comments that Mitt Romney made and I'm telling you all we better take this election business serious cause these GOP folks are way beyond crazy   Mitt Romney was addressing a crowd in Prattville, Alabama this past Monday Here's what Romney said: "I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today's society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed. My ancestors once owned slaves, and it is in my lineage to work closely with the black community. However, just because they were freed over a century ago doesn't mean they can now be freeloaders. They need to be told to work hard, and the incentives just aren't there for them anymore. When I'm president I plan to work closely with the black community to bring a sense of pride and work ethic back into view for them". -Mitt Romney. He must love the taste of his toes because he keeps putting his foot in his mouth.  And we thought Bush was    dumb!!   Intelligence plus character is the true meaning of education. DR. Martin L. King, JR

 

Biden's New Slogan -- Simple And Razorsharp [VIDEO]

 

 

Please go here if you have having trouble vi HOME POLITICS NATIONAL NEWS WORLD ECONOMY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Joe Conason Carl Hiaasen Connie Schultz E.J. Dionne Gene Lyons Jonathan Alter   April 27, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY MATT TAYLOR Biden Eviscerates Romney's 'Cold War' Foreign Policy [VIDEO] Vice President Joe Biden continued to frame the fall campaign against Mitt Romney in a foreign policy address at New York University Thursday: "If you're looking for a bumper sticker to sum up how President Obama has handled what we inherited, it's pretty simple: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive....[I]f Gov. Romney had been president, could he have used the same slogan in reverse?" READ MORE RYAN SHRUGGED Under Fire, Paul Ryan Ditches Ayn Rand For Aquinas Rep. Paul Ryan became a right-wing hero for policies based on the philosophy of deceased novelist Ayn Rand -- absolute devotion to laissez-faire capitalism and the conviction that selfishness is a virtue. According to a new interview, however, Ryan has learned something about his heroine that ruined her allure. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: NOAH FELDMAN Arizona Immigration Argument Leads To National ID Can the police stop you and make you show your papers? In Europe, the answer has long been yes. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the issue -- and from what the justices said at oral argument, it seems the U.S. might soon be getting more European. Or at least one step closer to requiring a national ID card. READ MORE ON THE WEB How Would The New Cybersecurity Bill Affect You? The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, up for debate in the House of Representatives today, has privacy activists, tech companies, security wonks and the Obama administration all jousting about what it means -- not only for security but Internet privacy and intellectual property. What would CISPA mean for Internet users? READ MORE WAR ON WOMEN House GOP Responds With Own Bill To Protect Women House Republicans determined to show women voters that GOP will protect their interests, announced plans on Wednesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the federal government's main domestic violence program. But the GOP proposal set up a possible showdown over a different version of VAWA advanced by Senate Democrats, which has been pending for several weeks. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: CONNIE SCHULTZ An Empty Lot Full Of Meaning Two and a half years ago, a house in a poor neighborhood in Cleveland made international headlines for the saddest of reasons. For 10 years, I lived only a couple of miles from this house, but I was in Hong Kong when I heard the news. I mention this only to convey the magnitude of the story -- and the horror of watching it unfold so many miles from home. READ MORE CARTOON OF THE DAY   (c) 2012 Eastern Harbor Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 West 27th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10001