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There Are Two Big Votes Today That Will Tell You About The State Of America
There are two ballot initiatives being voted on today that will give us an idea of the nation's political mood one year out from next year's elections. And both have far-reaching consequences. Here's...
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Most Pro-Lifers Are Relieved The Personhood Amendment Failed In Mississippi
The controversial Mississippi Personhood Amendment was defeated 55-45 last night. But it was just as much a victory for traditional pro-life groups as it was for pro-choice ones. The Rev. Jimmy...
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JUST IN TIME! Here's How Democrats Are Finally Getting Their Groove Back
After taking an electoral beating for more than two years, Democrats finally seem to be getting some of their mojo back just in time for the 2012 election. Democrats scored major wins at polls across...
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A College Basketball Player's Weed-Induced Munchies Were Thwarted By Pizza...
Ole Miss has dismissed leading scorer Dundrecous Nelson after he was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia, according to The Clarion-Ledger (via The Big Lead). Police responded to the smell of...
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Most Alabama And Mississippi Republicans Think Obama Is A Muslim And Doubt...
With the Alabama and Mississippi primary just a day away, Public Policy Polling released a poll with some startling results about the President's religion and evolution. When Alabama Republicans were...
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Super-PACs Bought 91 Percent Of The Political Ads That Ran In Alabama and...
Whoa! Super-PACs are doing almost all the work of political advertising in this campaign season. Greg Giroux of Bloomberg reports that these organizations which can take unlimited political...
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CREEPY: Mitt Romney Is Asking For Hugs From Southern Girls
As voters in the Deep South prepared to head to the polls in Republican primaries this week, on-again-off-again frontrunner Mitt Romney has undergone a Southern makeover in an effort to overcome his...
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DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Newt Gingrich Isn't Going Anywhere
Gingrich is battling for his political life tonight as results start to trickle in from the Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Although it is difficult to see a path forward if Gingrich...
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Rick Santorum CRUSHED Mitt Romney In Alabama And Mississippi Last Night
Rick Santorum edged out his two main rivals Tuesday night, pulling out narrow wins over Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in the Alabama and Mississippi Republican primaries According to final tallies...
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Here's Who REALLY Won Last Night's Republican Showdown
After disappointing performances in Tuesday's Deep South primaries, Mitt Romney managed to salvage the night with two much-needed consolation wins in Hawaii and American Samoa's Republican caucuses....
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ENOUGH ALREADY: It's Time For The Media To Tell The Truth About Who's Winning...
If you were running a race and at some point while you were leading by a long distance the second place runner got 1.35 percent closer to you, absolutely no one would notice. All that would be...
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Even Rich People Are Turning On Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney's disappointing third-place finishes in Alabama and Mississippi last night are not that surprising, given that he was a Mormon Yankee trying to win over conservatives in the Deep South....
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Will The Real Al Gore Please Stand Up?
Turns out that in addition to Al Gore Jr. of Vice Presidential fame, there is Al Gore Sr. (his father), Al Gore III (his son), and yet another Al Gore Jr. (a possible distant relation), who won the...
View ArticleNew Study Proves Lack Of Insurance Is Only One Part Of America's Health Problem
MARCH brought frenzied attention to Barack Obama's health law. The Supreme Court heard arguments over its constitutionality. Outside the court, supporters waved their neatly printed posters and...
View ArticleMississippi Lawmaker Says He Is OK With Coat Hanger Abortions
While bragging about his state's attempts to outlaw abortion on May 10, Mississippi state Rep. Bubba Carpenter (R) suggested that coat hanger abortions were fine because "you have to start somewhere."...
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A Judge Just Threw A Monkey Wrench In The Mississippi Gov's Plans To Make His...
A judge threw a monkey wrench last night in Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's plans to make his state "abortion-free." In an order released late Sunday, a federal judge in Mississippi temporarily blocked...
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21-Year-Old Allegedly Shot While Handcuffed In The Back Of A Cop Car
Police are investigating how a man handcuffed in a police car for alleged marijuana possession wound up with a fatal bullet wound to the head. Chavis Carter, 21 of Southaven, Miss., was being held in...
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Flash Flood Warnings Hit The South As Isaac Dies Down
Tropical depression Isaac is now pouring down over the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, with threats of flash floods popping up in the region. The National Hurricane Center has issued watches and...
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Isaac Left Piles Of Dead Swamp Rats In Its Wake
The aftermath of Hurricane Isaac has washed ashore tens of thousands of dead "swamp rats," invasive species whose rotting corpses are now presenting a health hazard in Mississippi. The drowned...
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Why The Gulf Coast Is Starting To Mirror Third World Countries
Tropical diseases, most of which you probably have never heard of, are running rampant in the poorest parts of the United States, a new article suggests. The warm climate and high rates of people...
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