2016 Election

Ted Cruz Goes Soft On Gay Marriage When Talking To Big-Dollar Pro-Gay GOP Donor [AUDIO]

Via Politico: In June, Ted Cruz promised on NPR that opposition to gay marriage would be “front and center” in his 2016 campaign. In July, he said the Supreme Court’s decision allowing same-sex marriage was the “very definition of tyranny” and urged states to ignore the ruling. But in December, behind closed doors at a big-dollar Manhattan fundraiser, the quickly …

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Jeb! Is No Longer Jeb!

Via Mother Jones: Perfect last-minute Christmas present for the low-energy person in your life who needs an extra exclamation point: Jeb! Not the candidate, just his name—upbeat punctuation mark and all. The word has apparently lost its appeal. Even to the candidate. The US Patent and Trademark Office accepted the submission and requested additional information before it would grant the …

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New CNN/ORC Poll: Trump Leads By 21 Points

Donald Trump holds a formidable 21-point lead in a new national CNN/ORC poll released today. Details: Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year’s Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear — yet distant — second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released …

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Donald Trump: Schlonged Doesn’t Mean Schlonged

CNN reports: Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to defend using the word “schlonged” to describe Hillary Clinton’s primary loss in 2008, saying the word is “not vulgar.” “Once again, #MSM is dishonest. ‘Schlonged’ is not vulgar. When I said Hillary got ‘schlonged’ that meant beaten badly,” he said in one tweet. He then attacked the mainstream media, MSM for …

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Rand Paul Has A Lot Of Problems With You People

Rand Paul would like to wish you a Happy Festivus. So far he appears to be the only candidate to have recognized this Most Holy of days. It’s a war on Festivus!

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Maggie Gallagher: Donald Trump Won’t Push For FADA But He Won’t Veto It Either [VIDEO]

During an appearance yesterday on the Catholic network EWTN, hate group leader Maggie Gallagher claimed that Donald Trump has said that while he won’t advocate for the anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), he won’t veto the bill should it reach his desk. FADA would legalize anti-LGBT discrimination on a federal level and while it has been endorsed by six …

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Ted Cruz: No Comment On Trump’s “Schlonged”

Ted Cruz today refused to comment on Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about Hillary Clinton. Instead, he once again made a pop culture reference. Via The Hill: “There are an abundance of political pundits in the world, who, like Statler and Waldorf, assess every comment every candidate makes,” he said before a rally in Knoxville, Tenn., according to NBC News. “I …

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Trump: Hillary Got “Schlonged” By Obama [VIDEO]

Via the Washington Post: Donald Trump used vulgar language as he attacked Hillary Clinton during a rally on Monday night, saying her use of the restroom at the last Democratic debate was “too disgusting” to talk about and that in 2008 she got “schlonged” by Barack Obama when he defeated her in the Democratic primary. Standing before a crowd of …

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Politifact: Donald Trump Is The “Lie Of The Year”

Unable to single out one of his many, many lies, Politifact has named Donald Trump’s campaign itself as their Lie Of The Year. They write: PolitiFact has been documenting Trump’s statements on our Truth-O-Meter, where we’ve rated 76 percent of them Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire, out of 77 statements checked. No other politician has as many statements rated …

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Donald Trump To Tony Perkins: Christians Are Having Their Power Taken Away In America [AUDIO]

Donald Trump called into the radio show of KKK-affiliated hate group leader Tony Perkins this weekend to complain that Christians no longer have the political power they once did. Right Wing Watch has the audio and transcript: Tony, I can, tell you this, that religious liberty is very important to me, and I see more and more, especially, in particular, …

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Phyllis Schlafly: Trump Is America’s Last Hope

“He’s the last hope for America. We don’t hear anybody saying what he’s saying. In fact, most of the people who ought to be lining up with him are attacking him. They’re probably jealous of the amount of press coverage he gets. But the reason he gets so much press coverage is the grassroots are fed up with people who …

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Lindsey Graham Quits The Presidential Race

Not that anybody really cares. Via Politico: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is suspending his presidential run, he told supporters on a conference call Monday. His announcement came on the same day as the deadline hit for him to remove his name from the South Carolina primary ballot, a date that had been closely watched amid speculation that the low-polling …

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Marco Rubio: I’m Not A Bigot [VIDEO]

Marco Rubio doesn’t like being called a “bigot” just because he wants to rescind civil rights for LGBT Americans. Via Pink News: Rubio is very upset that just because he plans to systematically dismantle gay people’s right to marry and work without being discriminated against, people think he’s some kind of bigot. He told CBS’s Face the Nation: “People who …

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New Cruz Ad: Take Off With Ted [VIDEO]

Over the weekend Ted Cruz launched a campaign ad which invites you to attend rallies on his “Country Christmas Tour” which concludes Thursday. This clip has everything: kissing babies, kissing dogs, cowboy boots, Furkels, and hey – isn’t that Herman Cain? Watch below.

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Kasich Trolls Trump With Parody Website

The presidential campaign of Ohio Gov. John Kashich has launched a parody website which claims that Donald Trump has selected Vladimir Putin as his running mate. World Net Daily readers are furious. Hit the link and enjoy the spittle-flecked poutrage.

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VIRAL VIDEO: You’re A Mean One, Mr. Trump

Over 1.2M views overnight for College Humor’s Trump-themed riff on the holiday classic. The vocalist does a pretty decent Thurl Ravenscroft. Watch below.

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SNL Rips Into GOP Debate [VIDEO]

Mediaite recaps: This week’s Saturday Night Live kicked off with a cold open dedicated to Tuesday night’s Republican debate on CNN. The sketch show’s troupe had a tall order to fill in distinguishing their skit from the real thing. They managed to pull it off with comical riffs on Donald Trump‘s bullying of Jeb Bush, Ben Carson‘s drowsy persona, and …

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Dueling Hillarys + Tina Fey’s Palin On SNL [VIDEO]

Via Deadline: As expected as the inevitable pantsuit joke, Saturday Night Live cohost Amy Poehler reprised her former giggling first lady impression to take on Kate McKinnon’s scrunch-faced dynamo candidate in a Dueling Hillary Clintons sketch on last night’s SNL. “Your laugh is different too,” said Poehler’s Hillary to McKinnon’s Hillary. “It’s less joyful.” Indeed. With Tina Fey cohosting alongside …

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LIVE THREAD: Democratic Debate [VIDEO]

The final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 takes place this evening at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate airs on ABC at 8PM Eastern with World News Tonight anchor David Muir and ABC reporter Martha Raddatz as moderators. The event will be live-streamed on ABCNews.go.com and no cable login is required. Watch along with us and join in …

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Ted Cruz To Air “Comedy” Clip During SNL [VIDEO]

This is part of NBC’s equal time settlement following Trump’s hosting of SNL. More from CBS: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is planning to air a parody commercial in Iowa during “Saturday Night Live,” just weeks before the nation’s first nominating contest in the state. “In the spirit of the upcoming holiday we are excited to bring a Cruz family …

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