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Sick of Politics on Facebook? You Can Hide Politics with this Plugin

Bryen — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:09:18 +0000

It doesn’t matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on – you can agree on one thing: you’re sick of politics. We’re sick of them too, especially on Facebook. Good news though, you can hide everything political thanks to some guys with pocket protectors. So the 47% stuff was insulting, Big Bird was hilarious as were the [...]

Tom Morello Calls Paul Ryan a 'Jackass,' Expresses Disappointment in Obama

Joe Robinson — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:00:15 +0000

While it recently emerged that Rage Against the Machine have an unlikely fan in Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, Rage guitarist Tom Morello has been pretty clear that the feeling is not mutual. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Morello dubs Ryan a "jackass" when discussing the politician's Rage fandom and explains that he "missed" a lot of the meaning behind the music.

White House Releases Beer Recipes – Now You Too Can Brew Beer Like Obama

Bryen — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:41:58 +0000

Beer has been a very common beverage at the White House - there was the beer summit, and then this past week President Obama was asked on reddit what the beer recipes brewed at the White House were. He promised he'd release them and not only did they do so, there's a video to go with . Check them out after the jump. Enjoy and Cheers!

Dave Mustaine Attempts to Clarify Onstage Rant About President Obama + Recent Shootings

Mary Ouellette — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:07:17 +0000

The outspoken Dave Mustaine is taking a lot of heat for his latest onstage comments claiming President Barack Obama staged the recent shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin. The Megadeth frontman now admits his choice of words may not have been the best, yet he’s not backing off from his theory.

Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine Blames Obama For Recent Mass Shootings [VIDEO]

WQBK — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:28:55 +0000

Dave, Dave, Dave, what are you doing? Why would you stop a metal show to say silly things to a crowd in Singapore about gun violence in America? About halfway thru the show on August 7th , Dave Mustaine went on a somewhat bizarre rant about President Obama and how he 'staged' mass shootings in Aurora Colorado and at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin.

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

WQBK — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:40:11 +0000

So is it a good thing or a bad thing? Today shortly after 10am the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s signature health care law individual mandate by a vote of 5-4. The law will go into effect in 2014. Popular parts of the law have already been instituted. such as letting children stay on [...]

President Obama Is Infected With The "Call Me Maybe" Bug [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:38:28 +0000

Et tu Obama? Et tu? That Carly Rae Jepsen is a son of a bitch putting this song into America’s heads. And now cyber freaks are twisting Obama’s words and auto tuning to entertain the hell out of me. Try to resist and you’ll only get sucked in further with this whole “Call Me Maybe” [...]

President Obama's (Not So) Hot Rod

Monte — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:23:36 +0000

You remember your first car, right? Ah, my sweet 1991 Sunbird - equipt with that high-tech AM/FM radio. I know what it's like saving up $250 to purchase such a beast and thinking "Man, I wish I were rich like, like The President, then I could roll around in a badass mobile like the Presidential State Car." Come to find out, President Obama wasn't always rolling around in such a suave ride.

Barack Obama Makes His NCAA March Madness Tournament Picks

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:05:49 +0000

Basketball-Fan-in-Chief Barack Obama’s career as a presidential bracketologist got off to a rousing start in 2009 when his pick to win the 2009 NCAA tournament, North Carolina, were indeed crowned champions. However, his results haven’t been so good since then. After acknowledging he got “decimated” with his 2010 picks, Obama selected only number one seeds [...]

President Obama Welcomes Home US Soldiers After 8 Years of War [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:40:45 +0000

President Barack Obama finally made good on his 2008 campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. On Wednesday, the president was at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to welcome troops returning home from Iraq for the last time.

SNL Runs Down America's Most Powerful Groups and People [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:28:55 +0000

As it turns out our President may not be the most powerful or influential person in the country, big surprise right? In the opening of this weeks Saturday Night Live Fred Armisen once again broke out his President Obama impression and ran down a list of the most powerful people and groups in the good 'ole US of A. Turns out the President is pretty far down the list, right behind the likes of Tyler Perry and the NFL.

Obama's New Contest Insults Starving Artists

amanda.medina — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:29:53 +0000

I hate politics, and I try to avoid paying attention to them as much as possible. I’m an artist in many forms, and have come to terms that the government (not just Obama) will never provide support to people involved in the arts. Recently, the value of a graphic designers career was belittled by Obama [...]

"Offensive" Mints Off Shelves in Tennessee University Store

Dru — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:40:47 +0000

Once again, the south retaliates against common sense when a government official demanded the removal of mints that poked fun at the President. Prepare yourself for some ranting. It’s just another case of insanity and asinine politics courtesy of Southern government in Tennessee. It seems a student from the University of Tennessee was offended by [...]

President Obama, Congressional Leaders Reach Debt Deal, Plan to Face Vote

Stephanie Berning — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:04:54 +0000

President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.

Wash. DC Anchor Reports OBAMA's Death Instead Of OSAMA's

BJ Ragone — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:23:13 +0000

When breaking news occurs, mistakes are bound to be had. Unfortunately, one local news anchor for Washington, D.C., Fox affiliate WTTG learned this the hard way last night while reporting on the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Shortly after President Obama’s speech to the nation, the anchor attempted to recap the address, saying, [...]

Budget Problems Mean Your Tax Returns May Be Delayed

JMrozek — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:29:26 +0000

I’m no political genius, but that certainly doesn’t sound good. I hadn’t quite woken all the way up yet, but that was the first thing I remember hearing Robin Meade say this morning when I flipped on CNN Headline news. (Btw, isn’t Robin adorable?) Anyway, Budgets… Yeah, they suck! Has the right thing ever been done when [...]

Obama Not To Throw Out First Pitch [VIDEOS]

WQBK — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:45:41 +0000

President Obama will not be throwing out the first pitch today at the Washington Nationals game to start the Major League Baseball Season. Why? He is not very good at it. Last year, Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals home opener, continuing a tradition of Presidents throwing out first pitches that [...]

President Defends Involvement in Libya

BJ Ragone — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:30:15 +0000

If you missed last nights Presidential news conference explaining exactly why we are in Libya here it is in a nut shell. Ten years ago when we headed into Iraq to overthrow tyrannical dictator Saddam Hussein it ended up costing our nation close to a trillion dollars. That is something that President Barack Obama would [...]

Say Goodbye To the Dollar Bill?

Jennifer Beaudoin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:50:21 +0000

The government is thinking of eliminating the dollar bill and switching to the dollar coin, according to a study. It could potentially save billions of dollars, and trees! The U.S. Government Accountability Office proposed the idea to the Treasury and Federal Reserve earlier this month, stating that replacing the bill with the coin could save the country nearly [...]

Will.i.am Sends Message To Obama During Halftime Show

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:27:26 +0000

During their halftime performance at last night’s Super Bowl, Black Eyed Peas band member Will.i.am changed a few of the lyrics of “Where is the love” to get a message across to president Obama. Skip to 9:00 minutes to see the change. Will.i.am clearly says: “In America we need to get things straight / Obama, let’s [...]