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Associated PressJanuary 26, 2016

Here are the latest developments from the 2016 race for president, one week out from the Iowa caucuses. All times local. 6:20 p.m. Donald Trump‘s campaign manager says Trump is skipping the next Republican debate. The Republican candidates are set to square off in the Fox News debate Thursday night, their final debate before Monday’s […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 12, 2016

OK, let’s not pretend that anyone out there is really all that interested, much less excited, that Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address tonight. I would say that it’s an antiquated relic that the country has transcended, and in fact, last year’s SOTU was the least viewed since 2000. Having […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

David Jolly once again is criticizing Hillary Clinton for her previous remarks about problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He’s also trying to draw in Alan Grayson – his potential opponent in the 2016 U.S. Senate race – into answering Clinton’s comments as well. The Pinellas County Republican congressman appeared on Boston Herald radio Thursday […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

Overnight returns give Fox Business Network’s prime-time GOP presidential debate an 8.9 rating among households and 13.5 million viewers in prime-time. That’s just shy of the 9.5 rating and 14 million viewers earned by CNBC’s recent coverage for the third. Although it’s not nearly as large as the gaudy ratings numbers that Fox and CNN […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Doubling down on his previous critical remarks, Pinellas County GOP U.S. Rep. and 2016 U.S. Senate hopeful David Jolly now demands that Hillary Clinton formally retract her recent comments on the quality of care at Veterans Affairs facilities. While appearing on “The Rachel Maddow Show” Oct. 23, Clinton said she didn’t understand why there was a problem with […]

Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2015

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the working week. Well, we’re 98 days until the Iowa caucuses, a political lifetime away, right? Well, yes and know. The trend there had been set, but that turned upside down last week when Ben Carson swooped over Donald Trump in two polls taken from the Hawkeye State. Now, I […]

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 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 […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 20, 2015

It wasn’t that long ago — 2010 perhaps? — when I still eagerly anticipated watching the State of the Union address from Washington. But no mas. In January of 2010, my first year writing for Creative Loafing, the editors thought it would be cool for me to “live-blog” the event. And it was sort of […]

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Donald Trump skipping Fox News debate Thursday night

Mitch Perry Report for 1.12.16 — SOTU time, baby!

David Jolly bashes Hillary Clinton again on VA, tries to draw in Alan Grayson

Mitch Perry Report for 11.12.15 — Does the DNC want anyone to watch its debates?

David Jolly doubles down on Hillary Clinton over VA health service

Mitch Perry Report for 10.26.15 – Iowa

Peter Schorsch: POLITICO takes hard swing at softball Alan Grayson

Is Alan Grayson a victim of the MSNBC protective cloak?

Mitch Perry Report for 2.25.15 — Keith Olbermann and the golden age of MSNBC

Mitch Perry Report for 1.20.15 — And now for the most disappointing night in American politics