The View’s Hasselbeck Equates Obama’s Kamala Harris Joke With Romney’s ‘Binders Full Of Women’

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The hosts of The View were mostly in agreement today that President Obama should not have had to apologize to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for calling her “by far the best-looking attorney general in the country.” But somehow, Elisabeth Hasselbeck still managed to turn the story into an attack on “pseudo-feminists” who refuse to… Read more »

Medicare: Sequestration Cuts a Joke Compared to Obamacare Cuts

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In the past 24 hours, cancer patients’ access to Medicare treatment has been the focus of an alarming headline. In this case, the budget sequestration—an idea originally proposed and now routinely derided by President Obama—is identified as the culprit. But policymakers and taxpayers alike may want to take a closer look: Immediately ahead, for fiscal… Read more »

April Fooled? Maddow Ridicules Scott Brown’s Gig Hosting O’Reilly… For Not Being A Joke

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This year, April Fools’ Day brought us Google Nose and former Sen. Scott Brown guest-hosting The O’Reilly Factor. …except the latter wasn’t actually a joke. It had Rachel Maddow fooled, though — and she made no qualms about ridiculing Brown’s temporary, plausible-enough-to-be-a-good-joke gig on her show Monday night. “The man who bragged about meeting with… Read more »