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Rich white dudes will spend a billion dollars in upcoming elections, still ‘meh’ about equal pay for women

By Lori | Published: May 30, 2012

TweetNews reports from Politico and others show that a cast of conspicuously color-coordinated (read: white) conservative characters including the likes of Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers are pledging a billion dollar shadow campaign to defeat the President. That’s billion with a b!!! The $1 billion in outside money is in addition to the traditional [...]

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Faux-serious political ads: Serial killer Mitt vs. Aborted fetal parts

By Maya | Published: January 17, 2012

TweetThe 2012 election may end up being known as the one with all the not-quite-serious political ads. Yesterday, the “Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC” released this attack ad on Mitt Romney. Colbert, who formed the actual PAC last spring, passed control of it on to Jon Stewart last week so that he [...]