June 2011
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“You may form your super PAC and proceed.”
– The Federal Election Commission, approving a bid by “Colbert Report” host Stephen Colbert to set up a super PAC, allowing him to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on the 2012 elections. (via officialssay)
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Trivia Time!
Can you name a state that voted within 1 percent of the national average for all major presidential candidates in 1984, 1988, and 1992?
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WatchStephen Colbert prepares to answer questions from the Federal Election Commission about Colbert SuperPAC.
Jon Stewart, on Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, saying the deficit needs to be reduced but that “tax increases are off the table”: “It’s like saying I would do anything for love but I wont do that. You really wouldn’t then do anything for love.”
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Reuters news agency has been expelled from Tripoli... →
neighborhoodr-tripoli:
The Reuters news agency has been expelled from Tripoli in the latest crackdown on media by the Libyan government, writes David Smith in Tripoli.
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Trivia Time!
Who was the last former Illinois governor to not be a convicted felon?
Update, 10:32 a.m.: ilyagerner is correct: Gov. Jim Edgar.
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WatchJon Stewart is amazed that another former Illinois Governor has been convicted of a felony, “Let’s say you’re the present governor of Illinois. And you’re in a room with a former Governor of Illinois on your right and a former Governor of Illinois on your left, chances are the room you’re in is jail.”
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to...
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WatchHerman Cain says Obama wants the economy to worsen, so he can raise taxes.
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Trivia Time!
What current governor possessed an early aptitude for repairing and building automobiles?
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WatchStephen Colbert prepares a pre-written letter of praise for Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R), “It is my strong belief that Rick Scott is an (adjective) Governor. His letter praising himself makes me want to (verb) up.”
Conan O’Brien, on former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) being found guilty of trying to sell President Obama’s senate seat: “As the verdict was...
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Trivia Time!
Who was the only member of Congress to vote against the resolution authorizing the use of force in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks?
Update, 11:50 a.m.: Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., is correct.
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POYNTER: NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd:... →
joshsternberg:
NBC’s Chuck Todd talks about his use of Twitter and Twitter’s effect on politics, media, etc. Interesting interview, though I think we can stop asking how people use Twitter/Facebook and how Twitter is changing the political landscape.
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WatchBill Maher doesn’t think Republicans should have walked out of the debt-ceiling negotiations, “Eric Cantor got mad at John Boehner because he went golfing with Obama and talked about stuff that Cantor wasn’t in on. And that’s it for this week’s episode of Real Housewives of DC.”
Jay Leno has a video of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, “up to...
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WatchKarl Rove’s group is spending $20 million dollars to attack President Obama, starting next week. Here’s an ad. You heard it here first.
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Trivia Time!
A Friday thank you to Gregg Sangillo!
Can you name a member of the Texas congressional delegation who is the great-great-grandson of a Union Army veteran?
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WatchJon Stewart doesn’t think President Obama’s troop withdraw announcement warranted an address to the nation, “It’s not nothing but did you really have to walk all the way down the (bleep) hallway to do that? Couldn’t you just shout it as you were walking by?”
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to 1:25, Stephen Colbert doesn’t want to see...
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Trivia Time!
What member of Congress has sent almost 10,000 letters to the families of every soldier killed in Afghanistan and Iraq?
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Who is the only woman in Congress with military experience?
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What is the largest private employer in the state of West Virginia?
Update, 10:14 a.m.: Wal-Mart is correct.
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WatchPresident Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, bond during the “golf summit.”
Jon Stewart suggests watching the unedited versions of his interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to 1:00, when Obama and Boehner share a tender moment on the golf course.
ShortFormBlog: Report: Mubarak is having major... →
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak might have stomach cancer. It’s not set in stone, but his defense lawyer says that there’s significant evidence that Mubarak, 83, might have the disease. He’s already been in the hospital for heart troubles, as well as surgery to have his gallbladder and…
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WatchAfter being cut short at the Republican Leadership Conference on Saturday, Obama impersonator Reggie Brown stands by his routine in which he roasted Republican 2012 candidates and poked fun at the president’s biracial background.
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This exists.
http://whathillarywhispered.tumblr.com/
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Trivia Time!
The father of Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., represented what state while serving in Congress?
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WatchFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the definitive Republican front runner in the presidential race, but Bill Maher is worried that Romney might stick his foot in his mouth.
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to 0:45 when Jay Leno reflects on, “the man and his junk.”
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The Interior Department Wants Your Help in... →
The Cheat Sheet: Anthony Weiner Resigns in shame,... →
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congressional pension of up to $46,224 for each year of service
eventual eligibility to collect the balance of his Congressional Thrift Savings Plan, which is currently $216,011
his high-quality health-care package, paid at his own expense
access to a portion of his generous congressional…
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WatchGov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.: It’s non of your business where my kids go to school.
ShortFormBlog: Pentagon scare: Marine reservist... →
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claim Someone left a car near the Pentagon early this morning, and authorities thought that it might have a bomb in it. When the owner, a lance corporal in the Marines, was found at the then-closed Arlington National Cemetery and questioned, he claimed that he had explosive material on him.
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Trivia Time
A Friday thank you to Gregg Sangillo!
What member of Congress, as a young man, decided to join the Coast Guard after wrecking his father’s car?
