Michael Steele On Morning Joe: Taxing The Ultra-Rich Is A ‘Straw Dog Argument’
Former RNC chairman Michael Steele visited the Morning Joe crew on Miami Beach, wearing his finest approximation of a Miami Vice costume. Host Mika Brzezinski asked Steele to weigh in on a Washington Post op-ed piece that characterized the nation’s super-rich as “political props.” “For starters,” reads the article, “don’t pretend, as Obama does, that...
Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies
Mr. Griffin unraveled an elaborate fraud scheme in four articles that earned him a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished local reporting at age 29.
The ‘War On Christmas’ Messes With The Wrong Man; Meet Joe Hall, Henderson County Commissioner
Joe Hall, the Henderson County (Texas) Commissioner, is a self proclaimed country boy serving out his last term as an elected official. He's also probably the last man who wants to be told by a group from a different state to take down a nativity scene.
Bill O’Reilly Does Epic Segment On The ‘War On Christmas™’
Every December on The Factor, with his strong Christmas sense, Bill O'Reilly will kick off his Christmas defense. For the War Upon Christmas comes but once per year, and it fills the Fox hallways with holiday cheer. Today on his program, O'Reilly defended the holiday from secular-progressives who have fought hard to end it....
CNN Debate: Rep. Ron Paul Goes Easy On Perry ‘Because He Might Raise My Taxes’
Texas governor Rick Perry's entry into the 2012 race certainly made Texas Rep. Ron Paul's position in the race interesting to say the least, and during tonight's CNN/Tea Party debate, moderator Wolf Blitzer took advantage of having one of Perry's constituents on stage to reply to an exchange between Perry and Mitt Romney on...
Texas Politico On MSNBC: Rick Perry Puts ‘The Goober In Gubernatorial’
Texan talk radio host Jim Hightower has emerged as a regular source for Gov. Rick Perry commentary since the latter launched his presidential campaign, not the least because he has some experience running against him. On The Last Word tonight, Hightower explained that the reason he lost to Perry in an agriculture commissioner election was...
Rick Perry, Death Dealer: The Poster Child For Why We Need Government Regulations
Republican frontrunner Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) has been under a glaring media spotlight since entering the GOP field, and while it hasn't been completely ignored, Perry's life insurance scheme to open a futures market on dead Texas teachers deserves more attention than it's getting. Even the liberals who have noted the ghoulish plan...
Gov. Rick Perry Provides More Fodder For Ads Against Rick Perry
While people tend to admire politicians who are able to speak bluntly and off the cuff, it seems that's a quality that's been working against Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry and, as NPR's "It's All Politics" blog points out, it could work for Perry's opponents -- at least in...
