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Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 9, 2015

A comedy writer for the Huffington Post put out a parody of Ben Carson‘s rap ad, “Freedom.” The spoof is called “Panderdom” and makes fun of the racist nature in which the original ad targets African-American voters where they live in the highest concentrations. Most sane Americans thought the ad released last week to encourage […]

Jim RosicaOctober 26, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham boggled at his competition Monday, wondering how he was trailing at 11th place in the polls. “How am I losing to these people?” he said, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, during which he also called former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush “whiny.” “Just look at Donald Trump‘s foreign policy. What […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 2, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham on Wednesday called fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump‘s solution to destroy the Islamic State militant and terrorist group “the biggest recruiting opportunity in the (group’s) history.” Graham, a U.S. senator from South Carolina, appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. He also said he agreed with former Vice President Dick Cheney, who was on […]

Mitch PerryJune 16, 2015

Although Jeb Bush’s moderate stances on immigration have been portrayed as a potential drag on his chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination, it’s immigration advocates who are speaking out critically today, his first full day as an official candidate for president. In Derry, New Hampshire, Bush conducted a sit-down interview with Sean Hannity that will […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2015

As anyone paying attention to the rhetoric of some of the leading GOP presidential candidates this year, the term “income inequality” is no longer strictly the province of the Occupy Wall Street crowd. “The opportunity gap is the defining issue of our time,” Jeb Bush said in his first major speech of the year in Detroit […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

On the first day of the new session in Congress yesterday, Alabama GOP Rep. Martha Roby introduced legislation to stop President Obama’s unilateral executive action on immigration. Called the “Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015,” the measure is intended to apply to the coming appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security, which Congress funded only until […]

Julie DelegalNovember 10, 2014

On Nov. 4, Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate from Democrats, and not a single bullet was fired. In a world still filled with civil wars and religiously motivated slaughter, conducting peaceful elections is no small thing. It turns out that the GOP didn’t need any bullets, though. Instead, they used their bankrolled brainchild, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2014

On Wednesday, there will be a televised live debate between Charlie Crist and Rick Scott — and possibly Adrian Wyllie. Wyllie is suing to participate under the presumption that he has met the threshold of 15 percent in polls set by the debate organizers. Did he make it? This is not a legal analysis of […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 2014

As I grow older, a bad word that starts with C has crept into my vocabulary — and my environment. I’m having a hard time ridding myself of it. It niggles at my edges, and like a bad haircut it has become my constant companion. What’s the word, you ask? Clutter! I can’t really pinpoint […]

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A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.

Ben Carson rap ad prompts parody highlighting racism

Lindsey Graham on MSNBC: ‘How am I losing to these people?’

Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump plan is ‘biggest recruiting opportunity’ for Islamic State

Jeb Bush can’t satisfy anyone with his stances on immigration

Mitch Perry Report for 2.26.15 — Is GOP divided on whether income inequality is a partisan issue?

David Jolly firmly behind GOP plan to defund Obama immigration action

Julie Delegal: The nation is not tacking right, even though Congress is

Steve Vancore: Wyllie fails to meet polling threshold to qualify for debate

Rebekah McCloud: I don’t know when the problem started – it was just there