June 20, 2013

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  • Rand Paul: Anybody want to fire some IRS agents?

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 02:50 PM

    “Anybody want to fire some IRS agents?” asked Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. this afternoon during a Tea Party rally on Capitol Hill. After the crowd roared with approval, Paul continued. “Why don’t we start with the 16,000 IRS agents that are going to implement Obamacare? he asked. Paul was...

  • Ted Cruz blasts Gang of Eight immigration reform bill on Rush Limbaugh show

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 02:15 PM

    On Rush Limbaugh’s radio show this afternoon, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, denounced the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill, encouraging his audience to call their member of Congress to oppose the bill. Cruz noted there were about 20 Republican Senators that were on the fence about voting for...

  • Glenn Beck: John Lennon didn’t teach us about peace, Jesus did

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 01:10 PM

    During his speech today at a Tea Party rally outside the U.S. Capitol building, conservative media mogul Glenn Beck insisted to the crowd that Martin Luther King Jr. drew his inspiration from God, not progressive liberals. “What they all did was not progressive or new, it was ancient,”...

  • New York Times: Sen. Sessions an 'elfin Alabamian'

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 11:25 AM

    What is an “elfin Alabamian?” The print edition of the New York Times yesterday, featured Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Ala. and his efforts to take down the immigration reform bill, describing him as “an elfin Alabamian with a mischievous smile and a relentless approach.” “The longer it...

  • Obama: Our efforts against al Qaeda are ‘evolving’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 10:40 AM

    During his speech in Berlin today, President Obama declared once again that the “decade of war” against terrorism was coming to an end. “The Iraq war is now over, the Afghan war is coming to an end, Osama bin Laden is no more, our efforts against Al Quada are evolving,” he declared....

  • VIDEO – Berlin crowd goes wild after Obama takes off his jacket

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 10:20 AM

    During his speech in Berlin today, President Obama thanked the people for their warm welcome. “In fact, it’s so warm and I feel so good, I’m going to take off my jacket and anybody else who wants to – feel free to,” he said, as he stripped off his suit coat. “We can be a little...

  • Allen West: Primary challenge to Marco Rubio would be a ‘pretty heavy lift’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 08:10 AM

    On Washington talk radio station WMAL this morning, former congressman Allen West refused to rule out a future Republican primary challenge to Sen. Marco Rubio R-Fla. During the interview, co-host Larry O’Connor asked West if he would run for political office in 2016 – suggesting that he...

  • Remembering Michael Hastings

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 07:25 AM

    Journalist Michael Hastings died last night in a car accident at the age of 33. While many remember him for his Rolling Stone story that took down General Chrystal, he had a number of other interesting clashes with powerful people. “Why don’t you give answers that aren’t bullshit for a...

  • Chris Christie booed by students for backing Dallas Cowboys

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/18/13 01:20 PM

    Governor Chris Christie elicited boos from students at an elementary school in New Jersey today, after he explained that he was a fan of the Dallas Cowboys – not the New York Jets or the New York Giants. Christie admitted that it probably wasn’t a very popular answer in New Jersey –...

  • Mike Lee and Ted Cruz challenge Obama with new military religious freedom amendments

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/18/13 12:45 PM

    Two military religious freedom amendments proposed by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas  are challenging the Obama administration after they objected to a similar Amendment proposed in the House. The White House Office of Management and Budget last week criticized a...



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