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  • 'Morning Joe' team concerned about Chris Christie: 'We need to call him'

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/05/13 12:25 PM

    On ‘Morning Joe’ this morning, hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski discussed Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to hold a special election in New Jersey to replace Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. After guests on the program raised the financial cost of the special...

  • Obamacare puts the IRS on steroids

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/05/13 10:20 AM

    The Heritage Foundation shares some interesting facts about Obamacare and the Internal Revenue Service in its Morning Bell newsletter Wednesday morning. 18 — New taxes in Obamacare, including 12 that directly violate then-Senator Barack Obama’s “firm pledge” to those making under...

  • Ted Cruz cites George Orwell’s ’1984,’ warning of all-powerful central government

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/05/13 08:15 AM

    On the Mark Levin show Tuesday night, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was asked to weigh in on the Supreme Court decision regarding law enforcement officials collecting DNA samples from criminals. Cruz replied that he was necessarily cautious of government collecting more data and private information...

  • Protester stunned by Michelle Obama’s sharp response

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/05/13 06:55 AM

    The Washington Post’s Peter Wallsten reports that the protester who interrupted First Lady Michelle Obama Tuesday night during a fundraising speech was stunned by her response. “She came right down in my face,” Ellen Sturtz, 56, a lesbian activist explained after the exchange with the...

  • Ted Cruz relishes media criticism: ‘I ain’t workin’ here for the New York Times’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/04/13 07:35 PM

    During an appearance on the Mark Levin show this evening, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, explained that he relished criticism from the mainstream media. “Let me say that the fact that the mainstream media and the New York Times is so hysterical about what I’m doing – to me frankly suggests that...

  • Democrats unable to produce witness from targeted liberal group for IRS hearing

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/04/13 03:30 PM

    During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Tuesday, six witnesses were called to testify about their groups being targeted by the Internal Revenue Service. The witnesses were from various conservative, Tea Party, pro-life, pro-marriage, and other patriotic groups. Although the Democrats...

  • Chris Christie: I don't know what a special election will cost and I don't care

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/04/13 02:25 PM

    During his press conference this afternoon, Gov. Chris Christie announced that he would call for a special election to fill Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Christie set the date for October 16. When asked by reporters about the cost of a special election, Christie responded. “I don’t know...

  • Charlie Rangel: Phone call from the IRS is 'very uncomfortable feeling'

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/04/13 12:05 PM

    During a House Ways and Means hearing on the Internal Revenue Service scandal, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., explained to one of the witnesses that a phone call from the IRS was not pleasant. “Now, with the IRS, most of us know that this is an experience  — a telephone call from the...

  • VIDEO – Tea Party leader tears up at IRS hearing: ‘I want to protect and preserve the America that I grew up in’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/04/13 12:00 PM

    During her opening statement in front of the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday morning, Alabama Tea Party President Becky Gerritson teared up as she concluded her remarks, reminding the panel that she was not looking to score political points. Gerritson said that the government targeting...

  • Jon Stewart celebrates the IRS scandal: ‘Welcome to audit world!’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/04/13 11:10 AM

    On “The Daily Show” Monday night, comedian Jon Stewart celebrated the new scrutiny on the Internal Revenue Service. “Sucks to get audited, doesn’t it?” Stewart said, debuting a show segment called “Where’s your receipts, a$$hole?” Stewart featured the recently exposed $1,600...


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