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Feathers ruffled, Big Bird stays in post-debate political spotlight

The debate wasn’t even brought to you by the letter “d” or #1″, but who knew a day after the first presidential debate that a famous bird on Sesame Street would still be a topic on the campaign trail, driving…

Celebrating 50 years of the ‘Beverly Hillbillies’

Fifty years ago, CBS introduced a new TV series that sharply divided American cultural opinion. Critics and intellectuals hated it, and it became for them a symbol of how far television had fallen since the so-called “golden age” of live,…

Where Romney Went Wrong

There has been tremendous speculation over the past week as to what Romney really meant when he made his now infamous 47% comment. What is for certain is that Romney grossly misrepresented the Americans he lumped into this group in…

What Romney-Ryan and the GOP are missing

Make no mistake, Mitt Romney’s appointment of Paul Ryan as his running mate has galvanized the Republican base. But while a recent Gallup poll found a mere 39% of Democrats are now more enthusiastic about voting than in previous elections…

Could seniors sink Obama in 2012?

Much attention has been focused recently on the alleged and so-called “Republican War on Women,” which has produced a gender gap that in some polls recently has exceeded 20 percent. But there is another war that is soon likely to…

Obama Campaign’s ‘Attack Watch’ Becomes Victim of Conservative Mockery

Tuesday: President Obama waves to supporters during an event at Fort Hayes Arts and Academics High School in Columbus, Ohio. (Fox News) Attack Watch, website started by President Obama’s campaign organization, was intended to be a repository for supporters to…

Romney, Gingrich and Bachmann — In That Order

For all the complaints, some of which I have personally proffered, that the field of candidates has seemed thin, lackluster, and plain boring, the debate performances of the GOP presidential field, thus far, has proven me significantly misguided. Gov. Romney,…

The Government Cannot Protect Us From Every Catastrophe We Face

Tuesday night, in an Oval Office speech to the nation, President Obama took the gloves off. He lashed out at BP over the monumental oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He vowed that he will make BP pay for…