Terry Gilliam is the writer and director behind some of the most creative and darkly humorous films of the last 30 years including Time Bandits, Brazil and 12 Monkeys. In a recent interview with Collider to promote his new film,
You could sum up Politico’s exclusive interview with Lois Lerner by noting that it opens with the former IRS executive claiming, “I didn’t do anything wrong,” and closes with a quote-free section subtitled “Unanswered questions.” Politico’s Rachael Bade reportedly talked
Gov. Christie says he’s not surprised by a report by and NBC affiliate in New York suggesting that federal investigators have found nothing linking him to the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge which occurred last year. Gov. Christie
A new report by a New York NBC affiliate claims federal investigators have found no evidence that Gov. Chris Christie ordered or knew about the closure of lanes on the George Washington Bridge last year. The NBC report notes that
This morning the Center for American Progress hosted a women-only roundtable discussion featuring Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Gillibrand among others. It’s purpose was clearly to keep the “war on women” meme front and center as Hillary gears
Sam Harris had some harsh words for President Obama after his speech last week, the one in which he declared, “ISIL is not Islamic.” Harris, one of the outspoken new atheists, wonders when, if ever, the truth about Islam will
During his address to the nation last week President Obama said that ISIS “is not Islamic.” Yesterday NY Times’ columnist Thomas Friedman undercut the President’s claim, albeit without ever pointing out that Obama got it wrong. Friedman’s piece is titled
[Several important updates below. Skip to the last one for my attempt to untangle this knot.] Ray Maxwell reportedly told Congress about the State Department’s sifting of Benghazi documents a year ago. However, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee
The San Francisco Chronicle has urged readers to vote no on proposition 45, an attempt to let state regulators have control over insurance prices. Under current California law, the state insurance commissioner can deem health insurance rate increases to be
A new report claims advisers to Hillary Clinton helped sift documents related to the Benghazi attack before they were handed over the review board tasked with investigating the incident. The story by Sharyl Attkisson is based on an interview with
The President’s failure of leadership on foreign affairs is causing some heartfelt supporters to express disappointment in him. Kimberly Cole voted for Obama twice but now she tells the Washington Post, “he’s lost his way.” Karlene Richardson, another big supporter,
A poll released Thursday showed that a strong majority of French citizens want their socialist President Francois Hollande to resign. The poll conducted by Le Figaro magazine found that 62 percent of respondents think it’s time for Hollande to go.
President Obama came to office on the promise of ending America’s war in Iraq. Last night he committed the country to degrading and destroying ISIS in Iraq and Syria, albeit with relatively few boots on the ground. It’s not just
Bill Maher, outspoken atheist and host of Real Time, appeared on the Charlie Rose show Tuesday and wound up defending Christianity, at least as it compares to Islam. Maher’s distaste for religion is well known from his film Religulous. When
Republicans have been saying for at least two years that they are not opposed to the most common forms of birth control. Somehow that message still comes as a shock to many progressives. One of the Democratic memes propagated in
A syringe used to attack a U.S. air marshal waiting for a flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Houston, Texas was tested and found to be negative for Ebola according to the FBI. The assault happened at the Lagos airport Sunday
Poor Planned Parenthood. America’s largest abortion provider is having a very bad year and thanks to a Republican proposal to make birth control available over the counter, it could be getting even worse. Despite the President himself siding with no
In an interview with Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet the Press, President Obama admitted the surge of unaccompanied minors at the border had forced him to delay his executive action on immigration. After the election he’ll try to take credit
Tesla Motors announced they will build their new “gigafactory” for producing automotive batteries in Nevada. The deal was seen as a win for Nevada and a loss for California which was considered too slow moving by CEO Elon Musk. The
Anjem Choudary has been having a media moment. In just over a week he has appeared on Hannity, on CNN’s Reliable Sources and now on RT’s Worlds Apart. In the RT interview Choudary went beyond what he had said on
In light of the genuine disaster that was the launch of Obamcare last fall, California is hoping to make the renewal process as painless as possible. But in light of foreseeable tax problems associated with auto-renewal, Covered California also hopes
Thursday, Vox’s Ezra Klein admitted Democrats saw the public option as a “bridge to single-payer.” While this is now common knowledge on the right, it was dismissed and treated as an “illegitimate” argument by everyone from President Obama down before
The DC Circuit court has decided to withdraw a previous decision which posed a threat to the structure of Obamacare and rehear the case. In July a conservative-leaning 3-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the plain language of the ACA meant
Senator Franken sent a letter to Attorney General Holder Tuesday in which he was critical of President Obama’s handling of the response to ISIS. “I was troubled by the President’s recent suggestion that the Administration has not yet developed a
CNN’s Brian Stelter interviewed extremist cleric Anjam Choudary on his Reliable Sources show Sunday. Despite an attempt to compare his interview tactics favorably to a one the previous week by Sean Hannity, Stelter wound up stunned by his guest’s extremism.
When the Obama administration rolled out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012 one of the guidelines required applicants to either be working toward or already have a high school diploma. Even as the President mulls an expansion of
Feminist writer Jessica Valenti offers to explain why seeking out hacked celebrity photos is wrong but manages to completely botch the explanation. In a piece titled “What’s wrong with checking out leaked nude photos of celebrities” Valenti argues that those
A group of Libyan militants have taken over a residential annex which is associated with the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli. The group posted video of young men jumping into a backyard pool. U.S. personnel left the Embassy in July because
Three hundred thousand people who enrolled in Obamacare have been asked to submit proof of citizenship or risk losing their insurance. Many who have tried to comply are finding the healthcare.gov website to be more of an obstacle than a
President Obama just finished a brief statement at the White House focused on his response to ISIS in Iraq and Russians in Ukraine. With regard to ISIS, Obama first downplayed U.S. goals in Iraq, then expanded them and finally said
There’s a kind of time bomb built into the Obamacare exchanges. Next year an unknown but probably significant number of low income people are going to discover they owe the IRS money through no fault of their own. Those who
Police in the town of Rotherham, England have admitted to a shameful response to a series of sex crimes against children stretching over a decade. According to a report released yesterday, one of the reasons police failed to act appropriately
California’s last nuclear power plant could be shut down over concerns about earthquake preparedness. The AP reportsthat former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power stationhas written a 42-page report stating that the station may not be able tosurvive
California’s last nuclear power plant could be shut down over concerns about earthquake preparedness. The AP reports that former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station has written a 42-page report stating that the station may not be
The Veterans Administration is holding dozens of town hall events at sites across the country. So far the events seem to be reinforcing the idea that many vets are not happy with the VA. In Kansas, veteran Mike Barofsky took
Is the man who ran for President as the anti-war candidate about to take America to war in Iraq and Syria? Listening to the Obama administration this week, it certainly sounds that way. U.S. engagement with ISIS started as a
Sen. Harry Reid made some jokes about Asians in front of an Asian audience on Thursday. The Washington Post covered the incident and suggested Reid made so many gaffes he had built up a “gaffe immunity.” “I don’t think you’re
Thirty states plus the District of Columbia have sought the Center for Disease Control’s help identifying potential cases of Ebola. Themap above is based on a list of those states provided to Breitbart NewsThursday by the CDC. The list shows
A report published Thursday by the Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Defense violated the law twice when it transferred 5 prisoners from Gitmo without providing notice to Members of Congress. The five prisoners were part of a
Yesterday a woman used the Q&A portion of one of Gov. Christie’s town hall events to question his use of Bruce Springsteen’s music prior to the event. Time magazine turned that into a story titled “Watch Chris Christie Get Totally