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Elections & Voting
Nutballs on the California Ballot (or, the Furtwängler Principle)
Today's primary election day in California, and the ballot includes the usual selection of lunatics sprinkled in among the vast throng of candidates who should probably all be rejected for more traditional reasons. You may have heard of some of…
Hawaii’s Now Asking Birthers to Prove Who They Are
Ken Bennett, Arizona's secretary of state, is the latest person to question the President's birthplace, although he's doing it the way people do when they want to call it into question but don't want to seem like a loon. Bennett, a Republican…
Ron Paul: the Video Game
Ron Paul may have stopped "actively campaigning," but that doesn't mean his adventures are over. Far from it. Although so far he only has 98 delegates, he may be able to rack up a lot more between now and the…
How Not to Respond to an Allegation
This way: [Herman Cain] was then asked, “Have you ever been accused, sir, in your life of harassment by a woman?” He breathed audibly, glared at the reporter and stayed silent for several seconds. After the question was repeated three times, he…
Candidate: We Must Ban This Religion to Protect Freedom of Religion
I have no idea whether Herman Cain is an intelligent person or not. I assume he probably is, since he was the CEO of a company, and one that made pretty good pizza (not that it's too hard to make…
Most of Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Staff Resigns
Well, that was fun while it lasted. Which wasn't very long. The Washington Post is reporting today that the entire senior staff of the Gingrich campaign has resigned, apparently based on disagreements over "the path" that the campaign would be…
“You Don’t Understand Torture,” Candidate Tells Torture Victim
You might want to hurry and read this story, because there may not be many more that use the phrase “presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.” In one of the dumber statements in recent memory – and that is really saying something – Santorum…
Is America Ready for a President With a Mustache?
With Trump out of the way, maybe former Bush official John Bolton has a better shot at the presidency, should he decide to run (maybe, but almost certainly not). But is America ready yet for another presidential mustache? That's what…
Trump Says He Won’t Run; Nation’s Comedians Mourn
Saying that “business is [his] greatest passion” and that he is “not ready to leave the private sector,” Donald Trump announced today that he would not run for president in 2012. Most likely, what he’s not ready to leave is…