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Lately, I've been hearing all this talk about election fraud, "noncitizens," and the like. Well, I say forget about it. Not necessary! What we need is an election dance-off à la Dancing with the Stars, and the winner gets to be president of the United States!
I wish that all the Republican candidates would do a Top Chef-style pancake elimination challenge. While I wait for that to happen, I'm looking at some of the country's coolest pancake places.
Timothy Patrick McCarthy is core faculty and director of the Sexuality, Gender, and Human Rights Program at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at...
Perhaps Mitt Romney insists on making the 2012 campaign a referendum on President Obama's record, in an effort to ignore his own. The stark contrast between Barack's legacy and Mitt's lies could not be more apparent.
Bristol Palin's child lives in a single-parent home, and she is about to exploit him for her own financial gain. Nevertheless, she is telling me that I cannot legalize my 16-year relationship with my partner because kids are better off with two parents.
What do Newt Gingrich and Larry Summers have in common? It turns out that they both share an unfortunate skepticism about the importance in American education of studying foreign languages.
Everyone in the public arena reaches for "truth" as if it were a Phillips screwdriver on the top shelf of the national toolbox. How many times have you heard politicians start a string of lies with "The truth is, folks... "?
We have been entertained and outraged as the political theater of the absurd that was the Republican primary played out. From one state to the next, a collection of mixed nuts attacked each other and President Obama with a wild-eyed hysteria that is, frankly, beneath the office.
This week began with the ultimate collision of comedy and politics: the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
There's a lot to be said for not quitting at something, but there's also a lot to be said for knowing when to quit. And, both scenarios require an individual just as brave.
Are super PAC negative ads more powerful than DVR? Much like superheroes, they sound harmless without their capes on, but Super PACs could use their vast riches to become the most powerful force in the 2012 election and conquer the universe.
Let's skip over the blather about who will run for vice president. Romney won't commit an entertaining Sarah Palin blunder. But suppose Mitt loses? Who gains politically for 2016?
Romney has been free for almost a month now to campaign against Obama. Not surprisingly, campaigning against a gifted politician like Obama has proven more difficult than debating Santorum or trying to raise more money than Gingrich.
My advice to the campaigns is to grab a ball when you get the chance, take your mind off your worries and initiate a fun playground challenge. Because in the end, the campaigns that laugh the most and have the most fun are nearly always the ones that win.
