election-2012
Lunchtime Poll: Does Paul Ryan Have a Six Pack?
Leah Beckmann · 08/17/12 10:42AMWho Is the Biggest Bro in the Presidential Race?
Max Read · 08/17/12 09:40AMWho is the biggest bro in the presidential race? It's probably the most important question that we'll answer in this election cycle. Barack Obama drinks a lot of beer ("Consumer research," The Washington Post writes, "shows that beer is most popular with the very voters that Obama and Romney are fighting over: middle-America independents.") — but Mitt Romney has an M.B.A. Paul Ryan ("the frattiest veep candidate in American history") loves Rage Against the Machine — but Joe Biden went to the University of Delaware. So who can call himself the Bro Candidate?
Romney: 'I've Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent in Taxes'
Max Read · 08/16/12 11:36AMTalking wooden doll Mitt Romney refuses to release any of his tax returns older than two years — but like the good sport he is, he provides us all with little clues about how much he's been paying. Like today: "I never paid less than 13 percent," he told reporters in South Carolina. "I think the most recent year is 13.6 percent." Thirteen percent, eh? "[A]nd if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity, why the number gets well above 20 percent." Sure, and if you add in addition any kind of numbers that aren't actually taxes the number gets even higher. [via Buzzfeed]
Donald Trump's 'Big Surprise' for Republican National Convention is Unspeakably Lame
Max Read · 08/16/12 09:41AMRomney Campaign Runs Into More Copyright Issues, This Time With 'Alternative' Rock Band
Taylor Berman · 08/15/12 09:47PMRomney Campaign Goes Back on Promise, Bars Media From Ryan's Fundraising Meeting
Louis Peitzman · 08/14/12 07:50PMHere's Joe Biden Telling Supporters That Republicans 'Are Going to Put Y'all Back in Chains'
Max Read · 08/14/12 11:21AMHere's Vice President Joe Biden creating an entire week's worth of Fox Nation content at a campaign stop in Virginia: "He said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks write their own rules — unchain Wall Street. They're going to put y'all back in chains."
A.J. Daulerio · 08/13/12 03:06PM
How Paul Ryan Will Screw You
Max Read · 08/13/12 02:40PMRomney Campaign Describes Thrill of Keeping VP Pick Secret, Even Though They Failed
Louis Peitzman · 08/12/12 09:59AMMitt Romney Introduces Paul Ryan as the 'Next President of the United States'
Louis Peitzman · 08/11/12 11:26AMLouis Peitzman · 08/11/12 09:52AM
Mitt Romney Picks Paul Ryan as VP
Louis Peitzman · 08/11/12 08:38AMHarry Reid Aide: Source on Romney's Taxes Is an Investor in Bain Capital (UPDATED)
Louis Peitzman · 08/09/12 06:37PMLouis Peitzman · 08/08/12 07:08PM
Obamaloney vs. Romney Hood: WHO YA GOT
Mobutu Sese Seko · 08/08/12 11:32AMSo, okay. This is where we are, as a nation. On Monday, Barack Obama addressed a crowd in Stamford, Connecticut and described Mitt Romney's tax plan as "Robin Hood in reverse. It's Romney Hood." Yesterday, Romney told a Fox News reporter that Obama's terms are "Obamaloney." Everyone in America now has free rein to address both candidates as "Beavis."
Mitt Romney Mispronounced 'Sikh' Earlier Today
Taylor Berman · 08/07/12 08:08PMMitt Romney got a bit confused earlier today over the pronunciation of "Sikh" while discussing the recent tragedy in Wisconsin. According to the Associated Press, instead of correctly prouncing Sikh like "seek," he instead said "sheek" or "sheik," which is another name for an Arab leader. While confusing Arabs with Sikhs is perhaps not uncommon for some of Romney's supporters, it seems fair to say that this was probably an honest mistake; his people were quick to point out that the Republican presidential nominee prounounced "Sikh" correctly earlier in the week. But still, man, get it together, Mitt.