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Gingrich Lambastes De Niro for 'White First Lady' Joke

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:42:28 CDT

Watch out, Robert De Niro, you're on Newt Gingrich's bad side: Gingrich slammed the actor today after De Niro made a joke about first ladies last night at an Obama fundraiser. De Niro, speaking before Michelle Obama at the New York event, wondered, "Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now...

Daily Kos Hatches Scheme: Get Dems to Vote Santorum!

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:02:42 CST

The Daily Kos may be a liberal blog, but it's throwing its support behind Rick Santorum—sort of. In a post yesterday announcing "Operation Hilarity," Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas urged Democrats to take advantage of the upcoming open primaries and caucuses in Michigan, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont and...

Bachmann: I Was Perfect Candidate

Rob Quinn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:31:00 CST

Hey, America: You had your chance to pick the perfect presidential candidate and you blew it—according to Michele Bachmann. Asked who she thought the most conservative candidate still in the GOP race was, Bachmann tooted her own horn, CNN reports. "I was. I was the perfect candidate," she declared....

Gingrich Aide Defends Edits in Wikipedia

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:08:05 CST

Notice that Newt Gingrich's image on Wikipedia has gotten cleaner lately? The site's editors raised a fuss over it—and Gingrich's communications director, who made the changes, issued a statement defending them. "I stopped making direct edits in May 2011 because I was alerted to the [conflict of interest] rules,...

Trump: I Handed Romney Nevada Landslide

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:49:48 CST

Mitt Romney easily won in Nevada Saturday—a result he had also achieved in 2008 , and a feat that the polls ( and Newt Gingrich ) predicted before Donald Trump endorsed Romney . But never mind all that, Trump is just going to take credit for the victory. "There was a...

Candidate Turns 'Home Ec' Into 'Economics' Degree

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:32:00 CST

Tiny note to political candidates: "Economics" and "home economics" aren't quite the same thing. Missouri gubernatorial contender Dave Spence quickly updated his website this week after reporters discovered that his touted "degree in Economics" was actually a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Home Economics, TPM Muckraker reports. The AP also...

Laura Bush: We Wanted Jeb to Run

Matt Cantor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:46:51 CST

Add Laura and George W. Bush to the list of people disappointed that Jeb Bush isn't on the stump. The two "wish he would" eventually run for president, and they "wanted him to this time," the former first lady told a Florida crowd yesterday in response to a question, the...

Romney in Hot Water Over 'I Like to Fire People' Quote

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:10:28 CST

Whoops: Mitt Romney is probably wishing he had found a slightly different way to word this sentiment that's making the rounds. "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me," he said at a campaign event in New Hampshire today. Romney was discussing the advantages of purchasing...

Santorum Ethics Questions Resurface

Rob Quinn — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:25:00 CST

Rick Santorum's rise to the top tier of the GOP race has triggered a search for skeletons in his closet. Ethics questions from Santorum's time as a US senator have resurfaced, including allegations that he received a mortgage at a preferred rate from a bank run by a campaign donor,...