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CNN’s Howard Kurtz Grills Daily Caller Editor Over Media Matters Investigation

Yes, the ongoing saga continues between The Daily Caller, Media Matters, and possibly Fox News. Just to recap: Tucker Carlson, who runs the Caller and works for Fox News, launched an investigation into Media Matters, a big target of Fox News. The investigation turned up an internal memo from Media Matters saying...

Ron Paul: ‘I Think It’s A Losing Position’ For Republicans To Focus On Social Issues

Ron Paul appeared on CNN's State of the Union today, and in addition to boosting his own candidacy, Candy Crowley asked him about latest frontrunner Rick Santorum and whether or not a candidate like him, so focused on social issues, can successfully run against President Obama. Paul honestly answered, "I don't see how that's...

Politifact Rates Lawrence O’Donnell Lean Forward Ad ‘Mostly False’ For Comments About GI Bill

Lawrence O'Donnell's new "Lean Forward" ad for MSNBC takes on the GI bill passed during World War II to take care of soliders returning home from war. In the promo, O'Donnell described the bill as "the most successful educational program that we’ve ever had in this country" even though its opponents referred to it...

Newt Gingrich: I Have A ‘Very Open Relationship’ With Billionaire Who Funds Super PAC

Last week, Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson pledged another 10 million dollars to Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign. The candidates are now becoming more defined by who is giving them money and how much they are associating with said individuals. On Fox News Sunday today, Gingrich appeared to explain the personal relationship he...

Bob Schieffer And Santorum Clash Over His Belief That Prenatal Care Leads To Abortions

During a recent campaign stop, Rick Santorum brought up the inclusion of prenatal care in the Affordable Care Act, and made a bold proclamation that giving women prenatal care leads to more abortions. On Face the Nation today, Bob Schieffer challenged Santorum on his assertion, asking him if what he was saying is fundamentally...

Ron Paul Tells Missouri Republicans That U.S. Is ‘Slipping Into A Fascist System’

Ron Paul is still in the Republican race, and he is continuing to deliver his unfiltered message to audiences across the nation. Last night he spoke to an annual conference of Missouri Republicans, where he had some words of warning for the direction the United States is heading in. Because Paul was speaking near the...

Maher Distinguishes Between His Bush Insults And Conservative ‘Disrespect’ Towards Obama

Bill Maher revisited a recurring theme of his show in his final New Rule tonight: conservatives actively disrespecting President Obama to his face. From Congressman Joe Wilson to Bill O'Reilly, Maher argued there is a consistent pattern emerging that Obama is being treated far worse by his opposition than any Democratic president of...

Bill Maher: Romney Can’t Run To Santorum’s Right, Only People There Are ‘Kirk Cameron And The Neo-Nazi Party’

After a week of heavy emphasis on social issues and a possibly-related surge of Rick Santorum in national polls, Mitt Romney is throwing all of his egss in the Michigan basket, and Bill Maher said on his show tonight that after months of Romney being the inevitable nominee, there is now a very real...

George Will: Romney Around Conservatives Is Like A Tourist Who ‘Doesn’t Speak The Language’

Is Mitt Romney a conservative or not? This is a question that will haunt the Republican presidential candidate from now until November (assuming he makes it to the general election). Some people have argued Romney is coming around to the conservative position, others think Romney is just a moderate in conservative skin. George Will...

Chris Matthews & Panel On Mitt Romney: ‘What Hasn’t He Done To Appeal To The Right?’

Mitt Romney's inevitable nomination by the Republican party this fall is becoming less inevitable by the day. He got swept away by Rick Santorum in three states last week, and he only won Maine in a narrow victory over Ron Paul. Romney is the candidate of choice for Republican moderates who don't want a strong...

CNN’s Reliable Sources Takes On CNN Suspension Of Roland Martin Over Controversial Super Bowl Tweets

One week ago today, CNN contributor Roland Martin was tweeting during the Super Bowl, and ended up making some controversial comments that were interpreted by some as homophobic. Martin initially defended himself in the wake of calls by groups like GLAAD to get him fired, and then eventually apologized for his remarks,...

Paul Ryan Responds To Congress’ 10% Approval Rating: Blame Senate For Not Passing Legislation

Congressman Paul Ryan appeared on This Week today, and he responded to a recent poll brought up by George Stephanopoulos that the approval rating of Congress is currently at 10 percent, worse than Nixon's worst day during Watergate. Ryan's response to everyone who is dissatisfied with Washington is simple: the Republican House has been...