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4-Year-Old Mayor Is the Cutest Politician You Will Ever See

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:35 +0000

Experience isn’t always the most important qualification for a politician. Sometimes dimples work just fine. The mayor of teeny, tiny Dorset, Minnesota (population 22) is a four-year-old boy named Robert “Bobbie” Tufts. We don’t know if his senior advisor is Rubber Duckie or if he pledged naptime for all citizens, but Bobbie won the coveted [...]

Gotye Parody Combines Politics and Pop Music with 'Obama That I Used to Know' [VIDEO]

Mary Martin — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:59:42 +0000

A new parody of Gotye’s lamenting song “Somebody That I Used to Know” has some people wondering if it was really created by disillusioned Democrats or the GOP. It’s hard to decide who is really behind the video with lyrics like, “You took Obamacare so far But you left me like a dog strapped on [...]

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:30:42 +0000

Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption that includes an attempt to sell the US Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. The well-coiffed Blagojevich, whose 55th birthday is Saturday, must report to prison by February 16 and is required to [...]

Ronald Reagan Is the President Most Americans Want to Bring Back — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:18:43 +0000

When asked which former president they would like to run the country today, 36 percent of Americans picked Ronald Reagan. That made The Gipper the number one selection in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll of 1,012 adults. Franklin Delano Roosevelt came in second with 29 percent, followed by Thomas Jefferson (14 percent) and Harry Truman [...]

Is Roseanne Barr Really Running for President? [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:54:02 +0000

On last night’s ‘Tonight Show,’ Roseanne Barr announced that she’ll be running for president in 2012. Even more surprising is that she claims to be completely serious.

“I am running for president of the United States,” she said. “I’ve got to solve all the world’s problems. I’m totally serious because I want to be part of the debates. I want to represent the taxpapers and, in fact, I’m choosing the taxpayers as my vice president.”