Talking Points

Jason Linkins

Conservative Talking Points On Your iPhone: Why Not?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


Have you ever looked, wistfully, at your expensive iPhone, and wondered: "Why can't this thing help me make the same noises, with my mouth, that you h...

What's Wrong With This Statement?

Candy Spelling | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living


Candy Spelling

George Lakoff, a UC Berkeley linguistics professor: "The Democrats still believe in Enlightenment reason: If you just tell people the truth, they will come to the right conclusion."

Jason Linkins

Henry Waxman Schooled On Restless Leg Syndrome (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


As you may have heard, California Rep. Henry Waxman was released recently from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, having been admitted after ...

Sam Stein

Jewish Dem Talking Points Link Obama To Bush On Settlements

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics


Talking points, distributed by one of the nation's largest Jewish Democratic organizations, seek to improve perceptions of President Barack Obama's po...

Sam Stein

White House Talking Points On Sotomayor Don't Shy From Empathy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


Talking points distributed from the White House on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court emphasize the president's commitment to find...

Friday Talking Points [60] -- Democratic Assertiveness Training

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

What a week! With Congress back in session, with the excitement of newly-elected members being sworn in (or barred at the door, as the case may be), ...

The Young and The Unprotected

Crystal Smith | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living


Crystal Smith

Some young teens believe having a baby will allow them to love someone the way they weren't. That baby is like a security blanket to them. So, what do we do?

A Challenge

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media


Andrew Sargus Klein

Snark and blinkered partisanship aren't going to help anyone out of this mess. It's going to take a lot of ivory tower types and pragmatic politicians to pull this off.

McCain Debate Talking Points Leaked

Bruce McCall | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Bruce McCall

A Straight Talk Express cleaning lady today sold several crumpled pages outlining Sen. John McCain's script for tonight's third and final presidential debate.

Obama Flack Accidentally Sends Out Pre-Debate Talking Points

ABC News | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


"Reminder: These are for staff only and not for distribution," warns the email. And then, the spin, accidentally sent to reporters this morning. "* ...

BIll O'Reilly: "MoveOn Is The New Klan" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 07.31.2008 | Media


MoveOn.org is a web-based progressive political organization and the latest target of Bill O'Reilly's Talking Points segment. During the segment the c...

Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

Hillary Agrees To NBC Debate

Talking Points Memo | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The Clinton campaign has just confirmed to me that contrary to expectations, she will in fact be taking part in the NBC debate in Ohio on Feb. 26th, a...