Sunshine and Castor Oil
Christie had the Castor Oil, Romney had sunshine. (AP) Ann Romney is taking some cues from Oprah. She made great use of what I call the “It’s obvious” cadence popularized by the famed talk show host. Ann Romney has it down: >>Listen: Dave Ross Commentary “Mitt Romney was not handed success–He BUILT IT!” You get […]14 years ago
The only thing reigning in Tampa now — is Harmony
Cue the slow-mo and sound the french horns. (AP) After a rain delay, the Republican Convention is underway, and hold on to your hat but my sources tell me the nominee will be Mitt Romney. And I’m being told he may have already chosen his vice-president, and that there’s been a sighting of elephants chasing […]14 years ago
Look whose convention went on as scheduled despite Florida’s nasty weather!
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, spoke at a rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP file) >>What to watch for at the convention today >>Tracking Isaac’s path >>Local RNC virgins ready for first trip […]14 years ago
When cockpits go dark
The Associated Press has been reviewing records of close calls involving the Airbus A320 family and found an incident in 2008 that sounds like just about the most terrifying malfunction that could ever happen in a cockpit.14 years ago
Can you dope your way to the top?
Lance Armstrong has given up his fight against the US Anti-Doping agency — which will strip him of every one of his Tour de France victories. (AP Photo) Lance Armstrong has given up his fight against the US Anti-Doping agency, which will strip him of every one of his Tour de France victories. They are […]14 years ago
You have been warned
Watch out for those blue UN caps. (AP Photo) It happened during an interview on KJTV in Lubbock Texas: County judge Tom Head suddenly felt the need to warn citizens what will happen if Barack Obama is re-elected. “He is going to try and hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N. […]14 years ago
Do Republicans REALLY want Todd Akin to go?
Missouri Congressman Todd Akin is sticking with his Senate campaign. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce) Missouri Congressman Todd Akin is sticking with his Senate campaign. In fact, based on what I heard him say on Good Morning America, he thinks this debate over his rape comment can help him. “I’m not apologizing for the fact that I’m […]14 years ago
Another red line
Before President Barack Obama’s news conference on Monday, the idea of us getting directly involved in the Syrian civil war was the stuff of rumors on various intelligence web sites that like to print scary stuff. (AP Photo) I know the Todd Akin rape gaffe could determine control of the US Senate, but how about […]14 years ago
Avoiding the real question
Todd Akin, R-Mo., talks with reporters after a TV interview in which he said that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancies in “a legitimate rape” and that conception is rare in such cases. (AP Photo) I don’t think Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin meant to say that some rapes are legitimate when he made his […]14 years ago
Do words fire bullets?
Floyd Lee Corkins II, age 28, the gunman who shot an unarmed employee at the Family Research Council in Washington this week, might be crazy or he might just be angry. But based on what he said, he had a beef with the group's conservative politics.14 years ago
Mitt Romney utters the five most terrifying words in politics
Mitt Romney was at the Spartanburg Airport in South Carolina when he took out the whiteboard and said: "So I've prepared a small chart here." - terrifying reporters, who quickly changed the subject to his tax returns.14 years ago
Bragging rights
The latest shot in the presidential campaign: A video called Dishonorable Disclosures, with clips of former CIA agents ripping the Obama Administration. They believe the administration deliberately leaked details of the operation to kill Osama bin Laden so the president look could brag about it. And he certainly took credit for giving the order. But […]14 years ago
Unchained melody…
What was Joe Biden really saying about Romney? (AP) What was Joe Biden really saying about Mitt Romney? “He’s going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain Wall Street.” That’s what Biden said in Danville, Virginia, quoting a Romney Op-ed in USA Today. Or trying to quote him. Because what […]14 years ago
How to get Americans shopping
Coupons aren’t just generic mailers anymore. (AP) While the politicians bicker over how to get Americans shopping, grocers are taking action. They’ve amped up their loyalty cards with customized digital coupons that target you personally. I watched the signup video for Safeway’s Just4U program. Watch. “You’re going to need your Club Card or phone number, […]14 years ago
I know who the next president will be
Mitt Romney has picked the Republicans’ top numbers guy as his vice president. (AP Photo) >>Boze: Why Ryan should scare Democrats Mitt Romney has picked the Republicans’ top numbers guy as his vice president. “Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan,” said Romney introducing his running mate. Or president, […]14 years ago
Behind campaign ads: What’s true and what’s not
How do you know if any of the political campaign ads on TV are true? CBS correspondent Barry Bagnato found some apps to help us figure it out.14 years ago
The strange case of Melvin Morse
Melvin L. Morse is seen in an undated photo provided by the Delaware State Police. Morse, 58, of Georgetown, Del., and his wife, Pauline Morse, were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 by Delaware State Police and charged with recklessly endangering their two daughters, including the use of a form of discipline that police say the […]14 years ago
What happened to global warming being a hoax?
Government temperature records go back 117 years, but they’re never shown anything like what we’ve been seeing lately. (AP) >>Dori: Blaming the weather on Gov. Gregoire Government temperature records go back 117 years, but they’re never shown anything like this. “We just came out of our fourteenth warmest month on record. That has not happened […]14 years ago
Joan Rivers with a bullhorn
Joan Rivers made quite a scene at a Burbank Costco, after the location of the Issaquah-based retailer refused to sell her book. (AP) Comedian turned marketer Joan Rivers has apparently become this seething, face-lifted volcano of repressed anger — and she’s poured it all into a book called “I Hate Everything Including Me” which wouldn’t […]14 years ago
The defender who stood his ground
This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Wade Michael Page, a suspect in the Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 Sikh temple shootings in Oak Creek, Wis. (AP) Could anyone have stopped our latest random shooter, Wade Michael Page, who shot up that Sikh Temple outside Milwaukee? His step mom can’t figure it out. “He was […]14 years ago
Dust particles on Mars!
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity team member Miguel San Martin, Chief Engineer, Guidance, Navigation, and Control at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, left, celebrates with Adam Steltzner of the Mars Science Laboratory, right, after the successful landing of Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. (AP Photo) The parachute opened, the heat shield popped off, the sky crane […]14 years ago
Those last two dots
It came out this week that James Holmes - the movie theatre shooter - was, in fact, on someone's radar. He was seeing a psychiatrist who served on the University of Colorado threat assessment team, and who was ready to bring his case to the team's attention when Holmes dropped out of school and, therefore, was officially no longer the university's responsibility.14 years ago
When less really is more
Mitt Romney has a very appealing campaign promise: Cut tax rates 20 percent and grow jobs, without increasing the deficit. (AP Photo) Mitt Romney has a very appealing campaign promise: Cut tax rates 20 percent and grow jobs without increasing the deficit. But he hasn’t laid out a specific budget. That’s not unusual; why give […]14 years ago
Was there a warning after all?
The new information is thin because there's a gag order on the case, but there are indications Suspect A didn't keep entirely to himself in the days before he opened fire in that Colorado movie theater.
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