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On Monday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s supporters attempted a coup, and on Tuesday they complained that the Republican National Committee’s rules forbid them from doing so successfully, so it stands to reason that on Wednesday the man they supported stepped onto the stage in Cleveland and pointedly refused to endorse his once-bitter rival, Donald Trump….
U.S. Appeals Court Finds Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Minority Voters Voters stand in line to cast their ballots inside Calvary Baptist Church in Rosenberg, Texas, on March 1, during the primaries. Erich Schlegel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erich Schlegel/Getty Images Voters stand in line to cast their ballots inside Calvary…
Secretary Clinton’s 2:00 appointment is here Chris Christie’s “Let’s Put Hillary in Jail” speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday was the most fiery, pump-up-The Base speech of the evening — which was supposed to be all about economic issues, if you recall, as long as if by “economy” you mean “one speech about coal.”…
On the second night of the 2016 Republican Convention, primetime speaker Ben Carson warned attendees and viewers of the worst thing about Hillary Clinton: her ties to famed community organizer Saul Alinsky. “One of the things that I have learned about Hillary Clinton is that one of her heroes, her mentors, was Saul Alinsky,” Carson…
The acronym “RNC” technically refers to the Republican National Convention taking place in Cleveland, Ohio this week. But if the city’s current influx of RNC-themed “casual encounters” Craigslist advertisements is any indication, it could just as well stand for, like, Raunchy Nut Cock (or something). The Daily Dot reports that the classifieds site has become…
Third Eye Blind Played an RNC Concert Just So They Could Troll Republicans By Dustin Rowles | Politics | July 20, 2016 | Comments (View) The 90’s band Third Eye Blind — who have hits like “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Never Let You Go,” and “How’s It Going to Be” — played none of them during…
Tiffany Trump addresses the audience on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Speeches by a candidate’s spouse or children are generally meant to humanize them, and to reassure voters that they’re voting for a loving family…
It’s become standard for the internet to closely follow the Republican and Democratic National Conventions and seize on any gaffe or catch-phrase from the high-profile speakers. Last night in Cleveland was no exception—Twitter lit up with charges that Melania Trump had cribbed parts of her speech from Michelle Obama’s 2008 remarks, spurring #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes joke-tweets. But…
©Getty Roger Ailes with his wife Elizabeth Tilson outside the News Corp building in New York on Tuesday God seems to be toying with American conservatives. On the same day Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination, Roger Ailes, legendary creator of Fox News, was being ushered out of his role. Mr Trump’s rise may have…