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Mr. President: You Can’t Say That On Television

By Mckenzie Cassidy, on April 18th, 2011%

On Thursday during a fundraiser in Chicago, President Obama was overheard speaking candidly to donors about the GOP’s battle over the budget and the recent almost shutdown of the U.S. Government. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t know the tapes were still rolling.

While it’s likely Obama never intended for his words to be posted across the Internet . . . → Read More: Mr. President: You Can’t Say That On Television

Political rhetoric: Has it grown more venomous?

By Mckenzie Cassidy, on January 17th, 2011%

Has our political rhetoric taken a dangerous turn?

In the wake of the attempted assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords – along with the death of six including 9-year-old Christina Taylor and U.S. District Judge John Roll– many politicians and the media are asking that very question. Although it was one mentally ill man who was responsible . . . → Read More: Political rhetoric: Has it grown more venomous?