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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 […]

Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is calling Donald Trump’s GOP candidacy a “big wake-up call to the professional political class.” She spoke Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program with hosts Joe Scarborough, a former Florida Panhandle congressman, and Mika Brzezinski. Fiorina, the 60-year-old former Hewlett-Packard CEO, stands at 5.5 percent in Huffington Post’s latest average […]

Marc YachtJuly 13, 2015

It’s tough looking at a newspaper these days. In fact, any media news is hard on the digestion. Fox commentary focuses on how terrible President Obama is, CNN beats a story to death ad nauseam, MSNBC and HNL have their own array of talking heads, and don’t forget newspapers that relegate any good news to […]

Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2015

It was probably about dozen or so years ago when I first realized this. I recall an interview with a military advisor on Fox News who was describing how amazingly awesome the war in the Middle East was going. “So, General, is this among the best military operations you have ever witnessed?” “Tell us just […]

Peter SchorschJuly 1, 2015

It was probably about dozen or so years ago when I first realized this. I recall an interview with a military advisor on FOX News who was describing how amazingly awesome the war in the Middle East was going. “So, General, is this among the best military operations you have ever witnessed?” “Tell us just […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

Since being elected in 2010, Rick Scott has never been shy about traveling across the country aiming to recruit companies to do business in the Sunshine State, regardless of whether he’s been invited. Already this year he went cold-calling CEOs in California and Pennsylvania, and Thursday he visits another blue state: Connecticut. In advance of […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2015

By any measure, Tampa has flourished since its citizens elected Bob Buckhorn as mayor in 2011. Saddled with budget deficits in his first couple of years in office, he put the city’s economy back on solid footing post-recession. There’s been a plethora of new parks and swimming pools built throughout the city, and an expanded Riverwalk has […]

Mitch PerryApril 15, 2015

Love her or loath her, Hillary Clinton‘s official presence in the 2016 presidential sweepstakes is a big deal. But does the political media class have to lose their collective sh*t in the process? It was sort of humorous to read that story the other day about how Clinton’s delayed video release announcing her campaign on […]

Phil AmmannApril 3, 2015

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough hinted at a 2018 run for U.S. Senate run on the conservative Hugh Hewitt radio show. “I want to get back into service, public service, and hopefully I can do it while a Republican’s at the White House,” said Scarborough, a former Republican Florida congressman. As reported by the Hill, Scarborough […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

Uh oh. He did it again. Keith Olbermann is on paid suspension for the rest of this week, after a few angry tweets to a Penn State supporter got him in hot water with his ESPN bosses. While the tweeter sent Olbermann a link about the university’s $13 million fundraising for pediatric cancer research, Keith […]

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