2012 Elections
Rick Santorum Is Clueless
Mr. Santorum that is not a sign that you should ever pose with. Ever.
Mitt Romney Has An Awkward Encounter With A Gay Vietnam Veteran
Proving once again that Mitt Romney is awesome at retail politics. These are actual quotes and photos from an exchange in a Manchester diner between Romney and Bob Garon, a gay Vietnam vet who married his husband in New Hampshire.
Talk Show Host Offers Gingrich $1 Million To Quit Running For President
Conservative radio host Michael Savage is giving Newt Gingrich 72 hours to drop out of the race if he wants to collect a cool million in cash.
Rick Perry: Americans Don't Want A Robot To Be President
On "Fox News Sunday," Rick Perry defended his lack of knowledge on the Supreme Court by suggesting that Americans don't want a robot to be president. Was that a veiled reference to Mitt Romney?
Jon Huntsman Accepts Mitt Romney's $10,000 Bet
Jon Huntsman couldn't make it to last night's debate in Iowa, but that didn't stop him from calling out Mitt Romney on his $10,000 wager to Rick Perry.
Mitt Romney Offers Rick Perry $10,000 Bet
At the Iowa G.O.P. debate Saturday night, Mitt Romney wagered he doesn't have a record that supports an individual mandate for national health care. Too bad for Perry -- Tex could have picked up a quick 10K.
Behind The Scenes Of Rick Perry's "Strong" TV Ad
Rick Perry almost makes George W. Bush look like a saint. National Lampoon obtained an exclusive copy of some behind the scenes footage of Rick Perry's tv ad "Strong".
Comic Steve Agee On Herman Cain's Campaign Exit
"The Sarah Silverman Show's" Agee offers a very brief commentary right after the presidential hopeful announced his withdrawal from the G.O.P. race. Rich Fulcher ("The Mighty Boosh") rides shotgun.
Rick Perry's New Ad Is Better
I can't put my finger on why, but this ad really captures the Governor. If I were Newt or Mitt, I'd be worried that Perry was finally finding himself.
Barack Obama's Most Badass Quote Yet
Republicans have been attacking the President's foreign policy, calling it a strategy of "appeasement." When confronted by reporters with these attacks, President Obama responded with a haymaker.
Rick Perry's Bizarre Anti-Gay Ad
"Gays can serve openly in our military, but our children can't openly celebrate Christmas." He must be trying to make up for all the crazy we lost when Herman Cain dropped out.
"The Onion's" Coverage Of Herman Cain's Campaign Exit
Sometimes there's no need to come up with a punchline.
Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign, Invokes Pokemon Theme
Cain made an announcement in Atlanta Saturday afternoon that he is bowing out of the 2012 GOP race. Though he still promises to "be making an endorsement in the near future" and will now presumably go back to watching cartoons.
Atheist's Guide To The 2012 Election
Penn Jillette uses an atheism scale to rate the presidential candidates, from Obama to Romney. Do you know who the most religious president was in American history? Well, Penn is about to tell you.
Newt Gingrich, Change Agent
Vote for the man with the courage to change wives when his country and God demand it of him! For example, if God gives her cancer, that's probably a sign.
Students Challenge Michele Bachmann On Gay Marriage
At a town hall meeting in an Iowa Pizza Hut, two teenagers pressed the presidential hopeful on LGBT rights. And impressively, both girls (as well as a third who asked about the dangers of mandated school prayer) refused to back down from the Congresswoman despite the room's fervent support of Bachmann's answers.
Rick Perry Admits To Being A Moron In New Ad
Embrace the ignorance, America.
Mitt Romney On The Cover Of Next Week's "Time" Magazine
Poor Mittens.
Huntsman Daughters Riff On Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back"
Liddy, Abby, and Mary Anne take jabs at GOP contenders and keep their dad, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, in the presidential race with this little ditty titled "Huntsman's Back." Not a bad move, girls. Not bad at all.
Herman Cain Wants To Be "America's C.E.O." In New Ad
The same day Cain continues to "reassess" whether or not he's going to continue his presidential campaign, along comes the company man's latest piece of Internet cheese. There's no smoking in this one, though. Sorry.
Herman Cain's Simplified View On Foreign Policy
Herman Cain's foreign diplomacy plan all comes down to countries who are our friends, and those who aren't. "Our Special Relationship" with the UK sounds alarmingly pervy coming from him.
MC Hammer Explains The Herman Cain Scandals
As the Herman Cain accusations continue to come out of the woodwork, we find ourselves searching for clarity. Hammer breaks it down.
Herman Cain Smugly Defines "Reassessing" For Reporters
Cain sasses local media at a rally in West Chester, Ohio. I'm loving the Journey, BTW.
Herman Cain Gets Very Candid With Wolf Blitzer
Conan O'Brien's version of yesterday's interview was way better than the real thing. Though it does seem that at this point the real Herman's getting closer to just bragging about it.
Rick Perry Doesn't Know How Old You Have To Be To Vote
Nor when you vote. Oops. Here's Rick Perry hoping that a room full of college students in New Hampshire turn 21 by November 12th. For the record, you only have to be 18 to vote and the elections in 2012 are on November 6th. Someone please take his campaign behind the barn and put it out of its misery.
Ginger White: I Had A 13-Year Affair With Herman Cain
And she's got the phone bills to back up the claim. "It was something that took me away from my humdrum life," the Atlanta woman said. But, after she saw how Cain's sexual harassment accusers "were being demonized ... I wanted to come out and give my side before it was made out to be something filthy." Watch White's exclusive interview with Fox 5 Atlanta below.
Herman Cain's Black History Minute From 1991
Barack Obama wasn't the only future politician who made a Black History Minute video in 1991.
Mitt Vs. Mitt
For an attack ad, it's actually pretty funny. The Democratic National Committee is running this in 6 battleground states, suggesting they don't think the Newt bubble is going to prevent Romney from getting the nomination. Ew. "Newt bubble."
Michele Bachmann Reaches Out To The Internet To Sell Her Book
"You've heard the rumors. Get ready for the trumors."
Mitt Romney's New CNN Debate Ad
Using Mitt Romney's new rules of engagement, I created this ad for him using footage from last night's debate in which he explains why America is no better than any nation on earth. (via gotchamediablog.com)
Ron Paul Wants To Legalize Weed, End The Drug War
The old man loves to party. You can just tell.
Herman Cain Gave Wolf Blitzer A Sweet New Nickname
You can't stop The Blitz.
Herman Cain's "Chocolate Rain"
Once that "Imagine" video came out, it was only a matter of time before he started singing again. Tay Zonday would be proud.
Herman Cain Didn't Want A Lebanese Doctor
In February 2011, Cain spoke to Rock Springs church in Georgia about how he beat cancer. Oh, and how his Lebanese surgeon's name, Dr. Abdallah, "sounded too foreign."
Michele Bachmann On Jimmy Fallon
Michele Bachmann tries to get some young, hip cred by describing the details of her Thanksgiving traditions, teaching Jimmy Fallon how to do her Minnesota accent and playing a word association game with the names of her rivals.
Newt Gingrich Wants Child Janitors
Cutting the costs of education and welfare by having a 14-year-old push a mop? That's brilliant! Asshole.
Mitt Romney Is Hard To Relate To
This may be the most ridiculous thing Mitt Romney has ever said. I know that he is Mormon, but his "wayward" meter doesn't seem all that well-calibrated.
Jon Huntsman Stops By "SNL"
Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman skipped last night's GOP Christian roundtable for a better gig -- trying to boost his poll numbers on "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update.
Herman Cain Sexual Harassment PSA
According to Herman Cain, statistics have shown that more women have NOT been sexually harassed by Herman Cain than those who might have been. Let's thank these brave women who haven't been for coming forward.
Herman Cain Thinks The Taliban Is Taking Over Libya
Sorry, Herm, but you're thinking of Afghanistan. You're getting warmer, though. Much better than that epic flub from a few days ago.
Herman Cain Inspires American Youth
Passing on illiteracy to the next generation.
Keyboard Cat For President
The debates are going to get interesting now.
Herman Cain: "How Do You Say 'Delicious' In Cuban?"
Hmm, good question. You know, you might wanna go to the library and look tha-- oh ... I forgot. You don't read.
Powerful Image Of A Police Captain Protesting With #OccupyWallStreet
“As soon as I’m let out of jail, I’ll be right back here and they’ll have to arrest me again.” – Retired Philadelphia Police captain Ray Lewis who was arrested today while protesting with #OccupyWallStreet. This is a pretty amazing image of him earlier today.
Herman Cain Takes A Campaign Stance From The Simpsons
Are we absolutely certain that Andy Kaufman is dead? Because this might be his greatest performance ever.
Herman Cain And Pizza
Do you like pizza and Herman Cain? Pizza Cain is your source for images of America's favorite former Pizza CEO and Pizza.
The Next George Washington
Insane has-been Glenn Beck endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in the most insane way possible.
Jon Stewart ♥ Herman Cain
Herman Cain's Libya brain fart provides another hit of gaffe-crack for The Daily Show.
Herman Cain Has A New Theme Song
It's still in that gospel vein, though not as ambitious as Tim Heidecker's Cain Train jingle. Watch for the Koch Brothers' daughters random co-eds at 0:35 shouting 9-9-9 like idiots.
Watch Herman Cain's Campaign Fall Apart Before Your Eyes
Sexual harassment charges haven't been able to bring him down, but this might. When asked if he supports how President Obama handled the situation in Libya, Herman Cain can't remember exactly how that all went down. The best quote: ”I’ve got all this stuff twiriling around in my head.”
Herman Cain Has A Pretty Clever 404 Page
I don't agree with him, but well played Herman. Well played.
Michele Bachmann Thinks We Should Be More Like China
Because if we were more like China, we could finally be less socialist. Or something.
Rick Perry's Debate Fail On SNL
"Saturday Night Live" tries very hard to make Rick Perry's debate gaffe funnier than it was in real life, but some things just aren't possible.
Bill Maher On The Party Of Scrooge
In his final New Rule of the season, Bill Maher tells the GOP's version of "A Christmas Carol."
The Koch Brothers Want To Deny Your Vote
This is four minutes of video you need to watch. Oil billionaires Charles and David Koch have spent a fortune in an attempt to disenfranchise the minority and youth vote through a series of voting restrictions. You can sign a petition to block discriminatory voter ID laws here.
Occupy D.C. Comics
"Village Voice" cartoonist Ward Sutton had some ideas of his own how D.C. Comics should reboot their characters. It's never too late, D.C.! We've got at least an entire year until Election merch goes bad.
Rick Perry Does Letterman's Top 10
Honestly, what other strategy could he possibly come up with at this point? (It is kinda charming, though. I gotta admit.)
Herman Cain Jokes About Anita Hill: "Is She Going To Endorse Me?"
Maybe he doesn't think sexual harassment is that serious after all.
Herman Cain's New Slogan Is Awful
While in Michigan, Herman Cain posed the question, "How do you beat Obama?" His answer was an unsurprisingly ridiculous new slogan. Here's a good rule of thumb, Herman. If your slogan has a double meaning, it's only good if one of those meanings isn't a horrific act of violence that has racial undertones.
Rick Perry's Other Gaffes From Last Night
Hey guys Uncle Joe Biden here. Ricky "Ricky Bobby" Perry really blew the debate last night, right? But forgetting a department wasn't his only screwed pooch of the evening. Here are some other gaffes that only people with PhDs in Gaffeonomy, like myself, would pick up on.
Rick Perry's 'Forget Me Not' Poll Is Hilarious And Terrible
Looks like Rick Perry's campaign is in damage control mode after last night's debate debacle. Screw the Marine Mammal Commission. I hate those guys.
Rick Perry's Stock Took A Bit Of A Hit
Oops. Intrade is the online prediction market that follows everything from stocks to box office openings to presidential candidate prospects (it's basically online gambling). Here's a snapshot of Rick Perry's standing immediately after his debate meltdown.
Pretty Sure Rick Perry Was Drunk Again
Rick Perry at the GOP debate can't remember his own talking points when coming up with the third department of government he would eliminate. "Oops."--Former Presidential Candidate Rick Perry
Herman Cain Asked About Sexual Harassment At Debate, Crowd Boos
The mounting hanky panky accusations against Herman Cain don't seem to be dampening the GOP's enthusiasm for him. They also boo Mitt Romney being asked about Herman Cain's misconduct. These Republican crowds sure are vocal, what with their booing and whooping and oh my God.
Donna Donella
Donna Donella is the fifth woman to come forward with an off-putting story about ladykiller Herman Cain. The 40-year-old Virginia resident organized seminars with the United States Agency for International Development and, in 2001, tapped the GOP candidate for a speaking engagement. That's apparently when the Cain creep factor kicked in.
Yearbook Photos Of The 2012 Candidates
High school and college yearbook photos of all the White House hopefuls. Young Biden+Young Romney+Young Perry=Hunk Sandwich. Young Cain+Young Santorum+Young Huntsman=Nerd Burger.
Ohio Voter Bit On Nose By Election Worker
An Ohio poll worker is accused of trying to bite a voter's nose off.
Herman Cain's Chief Of Staff Is Still A Smoker
Mark Block lights up outside a television studio. The best part is around 0:12, when he lets the CBS news camera know how much he doesn't give a shit.
Herman Cain Explains The Important Difference Between A Settlement And An Agreement
So that's why he didn't remember. I hate when people ask me about sexual harassment settlements, when they mean agreements. Because I definitely never think of them as the same.
'80s Hair Band Scorpions Endorse Presidential Candidate
You don't need a hint.
Herman Cain On Sexual Harassment: "Women Do It Too"
Herman Cain makes sure that he uses his press conference to address the real issue. Thanks Herman. What would we do without you?
Karen Kraushaar
Karen Kraushaar is one of the first two women who anonymously accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment while the GOP candidate was with the National Restaurant Association some years ago. The 55-year-old Kraushaar, who serves as a spokeswoman for the Treasury Department, decided to reveal her identity today after another accuser, Sharon Bialek, came out yesterday with sexual assault accusations toward Cain.
Herman Cain's Snotty Nose
You know, I never really paid close attention to the man's nostril in this pic until now. It's glistening. All issues aside, we can't have a president photographed with a glistening snotty nose. I don't think that's ever happened in U.S. history.
Republican Presidential Candidates' Google Searches Leaked
There is nothing quite as personal (or as potentially embarrassing) as your past Google searches. So the GOP candidates are probably going to be pretty upset by this latest leak.
Herman Cain's HarassMint Chocolate Chip
Cain's finally got his very own Ben & Jerry's flavor. Perfect for nervously shoveling into your mouth during the next, squirm-inducing press conference. Look forward to Herman's Gropeberry Sorbet later this primary season!
Pin-Ups For Ron Paul
A few friends of Ron Paul decided that the best way to show their support for the Republican presidential candidate was to show a little of themselves. Or a lot.
Herman Cain Stumped By Medicare Question
Man, presidential debates are hard.
Herman Cain Pitches Another Fit Over Sexual Harassment Questions
After the Texas Tea Party PACE debate with Newt Gingrich yesterday, Cain became a crybaby and fussed at the media for asking him about sexual harassment charges.
Herman Cain Vs. Newt Gingrich Debate
In their one-on-one Lincoln/Douglass-style debate Saturday night, Herman Cain told Newt Gingrich that the thing that has most surprised him about running for president is the "nitpickiness of the media." Because investigating sexual harassment claims is so nitpicky.
Rachel Maddow: Is Herman Cain Punking Us?
In this riveting segment on last night's Rachel Maddow Show, the titular host points out that Cain's bid for the presidency may be about as sincere as Andy Kaufman's pursuit of the Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion title.
“I Am The Koch Brothers' Brother From Another Mother!"
Has Herman Cain lost his mind? No, seriously. I'm asking.
Herman Cain Plays Race Card In New Ad
Forget that we might want to learn about his work history. The fact is, those crazy liberals and the mainstream media are simply out to get a black man who, paraphrasing Clarence Thomas, "deigns to think for himself."
I'm Bachmann
You'll hunt me, you'll condemn me, set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen.
A Surprisingly Plausible Republican Candidate
The other candidates are just as crazy. You know it's true.
Herman Cain's Advisor Blames Rick Perry For Harassment Leak
Last night, Herman Cain's campaign advisor blamed fellow GOP runner Rick Perry for leaking the info about the sexual harassment cases. Oops, was that the sound of two campaigns going out the window?
Herman Cain Has A New Plan
Sounds like a way better deal.
Herman Cain Loses His Cool With Reporters
Cain gives the Internet another sound bite to play with. Excuse me?!?!?!?!
Rick Perry's "Drunken" Speech
Rick Perry in what appears to be a drunken stupor during a speech last Friday.
Herman Cain Defends Himself Through Song
Herman Cain defends himself against accusations of sexual harassment by singing the gospel standard "He Looked Beyond My Fault."
Mark Block Defends Herman Cain Against Sexual Harassment Allegations
Rebel cigarette smoking chief of staff Mark Block tells Chuck Todd that "Herman Cain never sexually harassed anyone, period, end of story."
Herman Cain's Double-Talk On "Face The Nation"
On Sunday's Face the Nation, Herman Cain defended his wacky campaign ad that has his chief of staff Mark Block smoking a cig. "Let Mark be Mark," Cain said. "Let people be people." That's when host Bob Schieffer nailed him for running an irresponsible ad, and the GOP candidate started singing a different tune.
Grading The GOP Presidential Candidates' Favorite Movies
The Washington Times asked all of the GOP candidates what their favorite movies were. As this is obviously the most politically important issue of our time, we've broken down and graded their answers.
Hitler Doesn't Like Herman Cain's Smoking Ad
Der Fuhrer is also upset that Cain stole his nein nein nein plan.
Sarah Silverman: Cain Ad Says "Screw You To Progress"
Sarah Silverman gives a solid interview on Rachel Maddow about Herman Cain's smoking ad and her upcoming "Live From N*ggerhead" comedy show in Austin.
Cain/Schwarzenegger 2012
A dream team.
Charlie Brown And The GOP Debates
Jimmy Kimmel Live mashes up Charlie Brown with some GOP highlights.
What Does Google Think Of Mitt Romney's Chances?
So that's why they're considering Herman Cain.
Herman Cain And Michele Bachmann Eat Chicken Wings
Presented without comment.
GOP Candidate Round-Up: Biden Style
Uncle Joe is back with more BidenFeed and he's got some truth missiles for your brain. I know you've all been wondering what Jose Bidino thinks of these GOP candidates. Well wonder no more.
