TagsTagsThe first woman to come forward and accuse Herman Cain of sexual harassment has been identified. Cain is scheduled to hold a press conference in about 10 minutes at 5 pm ET, and here's a thread to watch and comment; all indications are that Cain will deny everything and attack his ...
Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, Scandal, Press Conference, Spin
When he commandeered the microphone at Anthony Weiner's humiliating press conference, Andrew Breitbart sleazily tried to blackmail Weiner by saying he had another, more graphic photo, and that he would hold on to it as "insurance" -- to make sure Weiner didn't try to go after him. Imagine my overwhelming shock ...
William Jacobson, one of the first wingnut bloggers to spread the ridiculous talking point that Sarah Palin got it exactly right with her absurd distortion of Paul Revere's ride, is now outraged -- outraged, I say! -- that I'm not going to apologize to Andrew Breitbart: Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Charles Johnson: ...
Andrew Breitbart, Anthony Weiner, Press Conference, Fraud, Shirley Sherrod, Acorn, Planned Parenthood
Rep. Anthony Weiner has scheduled a press conference at 4pm ET in New York, presumably to address the latest accusations from Andrew Breitbart. So here's a thread to discuss as it happens; we shall see what we shall see. On Twitter, I've been getting attacked like crazy all morning; apparently I've ...
Beer — the universal language. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said he accepted an invitation to have a beer with the white police officer who arrested him this week. Gates, a black scholar, in a statement posted late Friday at The Root, accepted President Obama’s invitation to come to the ...
Barack Obama, Press Conference, Speech, Health Care, Cambridge, Police, Racism
Barack Obama is holding a press conference on his outrageous characterization of the Cambridge police as “stupid.” Here’s a thread to discuss, as he actually claims that this should be a “teachable moment.” Not for him, of course. For everyone else.
Barack Obama, Press Conference, Speech, Health Care, Cambridge, Police, Racism
Charles Cooper of CBS News noticed our post about Barack Obama’s smear of the Cambridge Police Department, and mentioned us in this borderline incoherent editorial: When It’s Not So Black And White. (CBS) As soon as President Obama was asked for the details in the case were destined to ...
Barack Obama, Press Conference, Speech, Health Care, Cambridge, Police, Racism, CBS News
A big blow to Barack Obama’s attempt to rush the country into nationalized health care: Reid: No health care vote in Senate until fall. WASHINGTON — The top Democrat in the Senate says lawmakers won’t vote until after August on health care, a blow to President Barack Obama’s ambitious timetable. Senate ...
Barack Obama, Press Conference, Speech, Health Care, Harry Reid
Here’s audio of Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge Police Department, responding to Barack Obama’s statement that Cambridge police “acted stupidly” in the arrest of Professor Gates: Stg. James Crowley, Cambridge Police on WEEI. Crowley seems very credible. The President may have made a serious political mistake when he couldn’t resist ...
Barack Obama, Press Conference, Speech, Health Care, Cambridge, Police, Racism
Here’s a thread to discuss President Obama’s press conference on health care...
Here’s a thread to discuss President Obama’s news conference, now beginning ... UPDATE at 6/23/09 10:12:31 am: Here are Obama’s opening remarks on Iran, for the record: The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings, and imprisonments of the last few days. I strongly ...
Here’s a thread to dish about President Obama’s “First 100 Days” press conference...