On Wednesday, Huntsville, AL CBS affiliate WHNT reported Madison Co., AL was forced to drop health care coverage for more than two dozen widows of former county employees due to the Affordable Care Act. And according to local lawmakers in
Sen. Mary Landrieu, (D-LA), employed a little campaign ad magic to spruce up some footage from a Congressional hearing. In a new ad released Tuesday, Landrieu dramatically denounces the federal government, scolding them for not taking the needs of her
Former IRS director Lois Lerner, the center figure in the scandal surrounding conservative and Tea Party groups once joked about getting a job with Organizing for Action while investigating the reorganization of President Obama’s former campaign operation into a 501(c)(4)
Some local school districts in the United States are making the decision to abandon the Common Core standards and the associated testing, choosing instead higher-level learning standards and curricula, then sharing these with other school districts. As Loren Heal observes
In a report that aired on Topeka, KS ABC affiliate KTKA on Tuesday, Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia, KS is scaling back some services as a means of countering the “negative financial impacts of the Affordable Care Act.” According to
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had no comment on Monday after being told by an anchor from CBS-affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City, OK about the state’s opposition To ObamaCare… (h/t RNC Research)
A reservist with the Army National Guard in California was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization since October, The Seattle Times learned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday. Nicholas Teausant, a 20-year-old student
Donald Webb, a disabled Oswego County, NY man, had his ObamaCare insurance denied by a local hospital and was hit with a bill totaling nearly $1,800 according to a a report from Syracuse, NY CBS affiliate WTVH on Monday… (h/t
When bloggers at Think Progress became too critical of President Obama’s Afghanistan war policy their bosses at the Center for American Progress heard about it from the White House. Shortly thereafter, Think Progress writers were “berated” by supervisors for “creating
The British Embassy in Washington, D.C. has today proudly released a list of “several [social media] platforms” it uses “to better connect with people throughout the US and the world”. Remember, the British Embassy receives its budget from the Foreign
Hampton Roads, VA ABC affiliate WVEC reports local resident Rich Guillory had his personal information stolen after enrolling in ObamaCare…
Immediately following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, CBS political analyst John Dickerson indicated he was underwhelmed by the policy proposals in the address…
Very interesting day at The Washington Post. Left-wing Ezra Klein is out and the much-respected conservative legal blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, is in. Already the Jeff Bezos era is becoming an interesting one. Numerous reports claim that Bezos wasn’t interested
KVAL, the CBS affiliate for Eugene, OR, reports on the $200 million boondoggle known as the Cover Oregon ObamaCare website…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” higher health insurance premiums caused by the lack of younger people enrolling were acknowledged to be caused by the implementation of ObamaCare…
NBC News political director makes statement about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on his Wednesday show on MSNBC…
On CNN’s “New Day” on Monday, correspondent Peter Hamby cites a former Obama administration official pointing out what most have already assumed: Obama is good at campaigning, but not very good at governing…
Comedian Natasha Leggero doesn’t want to bore us with any faux apologies, the kind comics make for damage control purposes after uttering an offensive gag. After all, Leggero isn’t sorry for telling a joke that targeted Pearl Harbor veterans during
The creator of the viral Tumblr blog Selfies at Funerals says his work is done. Jason Feifer reached “funeral selfies” nirvana when President Barack Obama steadied a cellphone camera for a photo of himself with British Prime Minister David Cameron at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service
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Only our media would report as “progress” the fact that thus far ObamaCare has resulted in only 364,000 sign-ups after canceling 5.2 million policies. The White House and some in media are also incorrectly using the word “enrollee.” You have
Only our media would report as “progress” the fact that thus far ObamaCare has resulted in only 364,000 sign-ups after cancelling 5.2 million policies. The White House and some in media are also incorrectly using the word “enrollee.” You have
US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with his stirring eulogy on Tuesday, but it was his grinning “selfie” with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz. In a candid
If you are a national reporter writing on the Girl Scouts and you call their national office in New York City, you will talk to a guy named Josh Ackley. If you are a Girl Scout wanting regular advice or
On Thursday, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said he would not buy his son Redskins gear if he ever became a fan of the team. “I have a son who lives in Washington who, thankfully, remains a Viking fan, but if
In response to Introducing MyCancellation.com – An ObamaCare Website That Actually Works: The Twitter account for the new Tumblr, MyCancellation.com has been suspended several times since launching, last week. MyCancellation.com collects health insurance cancellation notices and stories from some of Obamacare’s
While the Regime and its enablers aggressively push the *false notion that only a very small number of Americans are being adversely affected by ObamaCare, a new Tumblr account has been launched to put a face to those unhappy, unlucky
(AP) Yahoo plucks influential tech writer from NY TimesSUNNYVALE, Calif.New York Times technology columnist and gadget reviewer David Pogue is leaving the newspaper to cover similar topics for Yahoo. The hiring announced Monday is the latest step in Yahoo CEO
(AP) ABC and Univision’s love child bursts to lifeBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZAssociated PressMIAMIThe long-awaited DNA exchange between ABC and Univision emerges from the test tube this month, aiming to stretch the limits of traditional network programming. The English-language television network, called
During a campaign coffee social at George Mason University, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was asked his stance on abortion and said, “I would support stopping any restrictions.” McAuliffe, who has avoided explaining his position on abortion in the past did not shy
A prominent “Dreamer” activist named Alaa Mukahhal took to social media to laugh about her cynical use of the American flag as a prop for “messaging” after her story was highlighted by Illinois Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin. In 2012, Sen.
(AP) Yahoo unveils new logoSUNNYVALE, Calif.Yahoo has refreshed its logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company’s founding 18 years ago. The new look unveiled late Wednesday is part of a makeover that Yahoo Inc. has been
If someone asks how self-absorbed the younger generation can be, all you have to do is point to the website “Selfies at Serious Places,” which documents photos taken by the subjects of themselves at scenes of tragedies. Some examples of
Yahoo has reversed its steady two-year decline in unique page views, besting Google’s traffic for the first time since 2011. Yahoo came out on top of Google for July according to comScore, a service that tracks unique visitors to U.S.
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 8/20: legal and technology site Groklaw shuts down over privacy concerns; social media and divorce; blogger burnout; appeals court strikes social media ban for sex offenders; several viral and high
In response to The Internet and the Decline of the Post’s News Monopoly: I hope the Washington Post pulls through. More content is always better, from every part of the spectrum. In terms of the great online debate, healthy competition
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 8/8: after Lavabit closure, Silent Circle opts to shut down its encrypted email service; NSA to get rid of 90% of system administrators; Twitter accidentally suspends high profile account; another
A 2009 Private Placement Memorandum designed to raise $50 million for GreenTech Automotive, the company where Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe served as chairman from March 2010 until December 2012, stated that the startup company’s electric and hybrid vehicle
When I first heard the name “Alison Lundergan Grimes” floated as a challenger to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, I thought of what any worthless, narcissistic Millennial would: hipster music. See, there’s a young artist who goes by the name Grimes
Edward Snowden, whistleblower or leaker of state secrets–you decide, is the internet’s new sex symbol. The some of the internet is gushing over the hero/traitor, ‘I know I should get past the “Edward Snowden looks totally hot” thing and focus
TMZ is reporting that Fishwrapper.com is reporting that Jesse Eisenberg the academy award nominated actor is “the biggest jerk who ever jerked” referring to a recent interview he conducted with someone named Romina Puga to promote his new movie Now
