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Palin Under Fire for Flag 'Desecration'
(Newser) - Sarah Palin appears to have desecrated Old Glory at a Tea Party Express rally in Reno. Video from the event shows Palin signing a flag handed to her by a fan, thereby violating a section of the US Flag Code that states the flag "should never have placed upon... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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O'Donnell Has Trouble Naming Democratic Senators
(Newser) - Christine O’Donnell seemed stymied when asked during last night's debate to name a Democratic senator she’d feel comfortable working with. She gave two names—but neither is currently a Democratic senator. First she mentioned Hillary Clinton, acknowledging “she’s not a senator any more.” Then she... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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NAACP Links Tea Party to White Supremacist Groups
(Newser) - Tea Party gatherings are being used by white supremacist and other hate groups to recruit members and spread their ideas, according to a new study by the NAACP. The "links between certain Tea Party factions and acknowledged racist hate groups in the US should give all patriotic Americans pause,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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General: Bill Clinton Lost Nuke Codes for Months
(Newser) - Bill Clinton lost a card carrying the top-secret codes to launch US nuclear missiles for several months when he was in the White House, a general has charged in his new memoir. "That's a big deal—a gargantuan deal," writes General Hugh Shelton, who served as chairman of... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Pentagon Can Enforce 'Don't Ask'—Again
(Newser) - Keeping track of the "don't ask, don't tell" developments? Good luck with that. It's once again OK for the Pentagon to enforce the policy while the legal case proceeds. But considering it told recruiters only yesterday not to do that, the actual effect of today's ruling is what may... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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'Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy Doesn't Pay Rent
(Newser) - The guy who claims the rent is too high ( too DAMN high, sorry ) in New York doesn't actually pay rent himself, reports the New York Times . Jimmy McMillan is running on the "Rent is Too Damn High" platform, despite not having paid rent himself for at least... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Plutocrats Are Playing Tea Partiers for Fools
(Newser) - Tea Party activists are right to be angry, writes Dana Milbank—but that anger should be directed at their own supposed leaders. Ordinary citizens are being manipulated by deep-pocketed "plutocrats" and "professional politicians" like those at FreedomWorks, he writes at the Washington Post . And before you follow Glenn... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Clarence Thomas's Ex: Anita Hill Got It Right
(Newser) - Most definitely not what Ginny Thomas hoped would happen when she called Anita Hill seeking an apology: Now that the story's gone national, the Washington Post talks to a woman who dated Clarence Thomas in the 1980s and says the lewd behavior alleged by Hill didn't surprise her. "The... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Stewart and Colbert's Rally a Terrible Idea
(Newser) - In a recent interview, Jon Stewart said that his Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive is “not meant to ridicule activism, or the Tea Party movement or religious people.” Maybe he’s being honest about activism and religion, “but if Stewart doesn’t mean to ridicule the... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Sarah Palin Could Learn Something From Marilyn
(Newser) - One of Sarah Palin's greatest sins is that she's "made ignorance fashionable," writes Maureen Dowd. Palin, in fact, revels in it. "You struggle to name Supreme Court cases, newspapers you read and even founding fathers you admire? No problem." It just proves you're not some Ivy... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Clinton Assures Gay Teens: 'It Will Get Better'
(Newser) - Add Hillary Clinton to the list of boldface names making videos aimed at gay teens in the wake of several bullying-related suicides. “I have a message for all the young people out there who are being bullied, or who feel alone and find it hard to imagine a better... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama to Hit the Daily Show
(Newser) - Glenn Beck is probably not a fan of the upcoming Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally as it is—but his head is really “going to explode when he hears this:” President Obama will be a guest on the Daily Show just days before the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP Holds Lead in Home Stretch
(Newser) - Republicans are in the driver’s seat as the 2010 election winds down, despite a vigorous last-ditch push from Democrats, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll. Overall, registered voters narrowly prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress to a Republican-controlled one, but among likely voters, Republicans hold a 50%-43% edge. In... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Secret Service Almost Shot LBJ After JFK Assassination
(Newser) - We almost lost a second president just hours after losing JFK, according to The Kennedy Detail, an account of the assassination by members of the president’s security detail. In it, retired agent Gerald Blaine admits to nearly shooting the VP-turned-president, Lyndon Baines Johnson. Blaine was protecting Johnson’s house... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Tea Party Dropped $103K on Miller Strategy Cruises
(Newser) - The Tea Party Express took to the high seas this past summer, spending $103,000 to send six political action committee staffers on four back-to-back cruises over seven weeks. Of course, they were working the whole time—strategizing for Alaska’s upset-winner Joe Miller while at sea, and holding press... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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