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The tradition of having a family dog in the White House goes all the way back to George Washington, and while the media has reported extensively on the Obama’s Portuguese Water Dog, Bo, and the passing of poor Barney, George W. Bush’s trusted canine companion, we rarely hear about the felines of the White House.
Behold, Presidents and Cats! Happy Purr-zidents Day!
Last night on Saturday Night Live Seth Myers brought Sen. Marco Rubio (Taran Killam) on Weekend Update to comment on the awkward drink of water he took while giving the GOP’s response to the State of the Union.
“So what? My mouth got a little dry and I took a drink of water,” said Rubio (Killam) “We’ve all been there. You’re about to give an important policy speech. You get a little nervous in the greenroom and you eat a whole back of dry roasted peanuts and some beef jerky.”
During his State of the Union on Tuesday night, President Obama argued that Americans should “raise the federal minimum wage to $9.00 an hour.”
In a pre-taped interview that aired on Fox News Sunday this morning Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sat down to chat with FNS host Chris Wallace to discuss hot topics in Congress, including gun control and mental health. During the interview Pelosi made a glaring error that provides some insight into her view on the issue–or rather just how wrong she has it.
“We avow the First Amendment. We stand with that and say that people have a right to have a gun to protect themselves. in their homes and their jobs, whatever, and that they — and the workplace and that they, for recreation and hunting and the rest,” Pelosi inarticulately told Wallace.
Missed the Golden Globes awards this year? No worries! We’ve compiled five of the best animated GIF from the 2013 Golden Globes that aired last night. Enjoy!
A mere five years ago politicians were just learning how Twitter could help them spread their message and connect with their constituents. Today, having a Twitter account is almost a necessity to being elected for higher office.
Of the 79 new members of Congress, only two don’t have public Twitter accounts.
While it’s rare in this day and age for legislation to pass with overwhelming bipartisan support, the fiscal cliff deal passed the Senate Monday night by a 89-8 vote. So who were the eight Senators that voted no?
Director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained, has no shortage of foul language, violence and, of course, controversy.
Director Spike Lee called it’s depiction of slavery “disrespectful,” and some have asked whether it’s the “most controversial film of 2012.” People’s Alynda Wheat, thought the first hour of the movie was “brilliant,” but did not appreciate the use of the N word throughout the film–114 uses according to her count.
So has the minefield of contention scared off movie-goers? Not quite.
Written by By Arianne Talma
Written by By James Hemphill