Romney shows off his humorous side, hits Obama with witty one-liners at Alfred Smith dinner

Whoever helped candidate Mitt Romney with his speech for the Al Smith Dinner with President Barack Obama deserves a gold star and a pat on the back, because Romney killed it.

The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner is an annual fundraiser put on by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York for Catholic charity services. It has been a traditional stop for both presidential candidates since Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter attended in 1976.

Romney used the dinner as a chance to show his lighter side and make uproarious jabs at the current President.

“I have special admiration for the Apostle St. Peter, to whom it is said, “Upon this rock, I will build my church,” said Romney, thanking the diocese for their invitation. “The story is all the more inspiring when you consider that he had so many skeptics and scoffers at the time who were heard to say, “If you’ve got a church, you didn’t build that.”

By /// October 19, 2012

Jimmy Kimmel Catches People Lying about Watching First Lady Debate

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel sent a team out Wednesday night to ask people on the street who they thought won, “last night’s First Lady debate.”

Embarrassingly enough, everyone had an answer.

“I’d have to say Michelle Obama,” said one participant.

By /// October 18, 2012

Republicans Flip Binder Joke on Obama

After Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was the subject of viral teasing because of his binder comment, the Republican National Committee (RNC) has flipped the argument to show the binder joke works both ways.

They released a new graphic which shows President Barack Obama’s second term agenda, or in other words, an empty binder.

By /// October 17, 2012

Men’s Health Releases 25 Fittest Politicians

Men’s Health magazine compiled their list of the 25 Fittest politicians including Paul Ryan, Eric Holder and of course, Anthony Weiner.

They must have not been taking physical looks into consideration at all or else we might have had to question their judgement on a few of these picks, not to mention that calling some of them politicians is quite a stretch.

The list includes some men who are not normally associated with politics, like Lynn Swann, who served as Chair of the President’s Council for Fitness Sports and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005 and lost in a bid for Governor and Andy Roddick, who also served on the same council.

By /// October 17, 2012

Vice Presidential debate zooms in on foreign policy

The only Vice Presidential debate Thursday night was all about foreign policy. Literally.

Moderator Martha Raddatz kept Vice President Joe Biden and Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan sparring on foreign policy from Libya to Iran to Syria the whole evening, changing the subject only thrice in the 90 minute debate when she asked about the national unemployment rate, Ryan’ plan to fix America’s broken entitlement system and abortion.

By /// October 11, 2012

Ryan rebuffs Biden on Libya in opening VP Debate question

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan rebuffed Vice President Joe Biden on on the Obama’s administration’s incompetent handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya.

In response to debate moderator Martha Raddatz’s first question on whether the miscommunication that occurred between the State Department, the Libyan government and the Executive Branch was “a massive intelligence failure?” Ryan assured viewers that a Romney-Ryan administration would never let such a blunder occur.

By /// October 11, 2012

Md. Senate Candidate Dan Bongino Gives Inside Scoop on Former Life in Secret Service

Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino has seen the dirty side of politics.

Bongino, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, spent twelve years in the Secret Service in the New York field office, four of which he spent in the Presidential Protection commission, first under former President George W. Bush and then under current President Barack Obama.

By /// October 10, 2012

Deadline for Voter Registration Approaches, Issues at Stake for Young People

Tuesday marks the last day to register to vote across the nation. This is an especially significant date for young people, many of whom were too young to vote in the 2008 elections and others who changed their state of residence recently.

Numbers for voter registration for young people are still lower than 2008 levels. Less than 50 percent of eligible young people are registered to vote and only 63 percent say they plan to vote this year. Both of these numbers are more than ten percentage points lower than they were in 2008, according to Pew research center. 

By /// October 8, 2012