Stephen Colbert was outraged last night at the announcement by CEO and founder of Papa John’s pizza that ObamaCare could increase the cost of Papa John’s pizza by a whopping 14 cents. “People will not pay another cent” for the pies, Colbert asserted last night, “because when you order a Papa John’s pizza, it’s only after you’ve reached […]
While CEO of Bain Capital, Mitt Romney bought a company from Italy’s government and resold it two years later for 25 times as much, earning the enmity of Italian shareholders. Not only that, but to shield their earnings from the United States and Italy, they channeled the money through Luzembourg, “a country that exists solely […]
Last Monday ThinkProgress posted a video of a tele-townhall meeting where Iowa Congressman Steve King appeared to defend the legalization of “animal fights” in response to a question about his recently proposed legislation undermining local standards preventing the torture of animals. Then last Wednesday after saying ThinkProgress “distorted” his words (even though their article included […]
Chris Matthews discusses letting Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump and all the other extremist right-wingers speak at the Republican National Convention. “I see a little friction developing over whether former governor Sarah Palin should speak at the Republican National Convention. I say, “Let her speak!” Let her bring down the house with that history […]
The War Room with Jennifer Granholm took on the Tea Party and talked about how their influence has pushed the GOP to the far right making it only a matter of time before the majority of moderate Americans take a stand and push back, creating a golden opportunity for the Democratic Party and Progressives. “As these Republicans […]