Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 4, 2012
Actor Alec Baldwin hit back at Hank Williams Jr. after the country singer's vitriolic, hate-fueled rant against the president and homosexuals over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigAug 18, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including how Paul Ryan's budget hurts the poor and Geraldo Rivera's latest controversy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigAug 15, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Romney budget specifics and why the 2012 Congress could be one of the worst ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 26, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the controversy over an alleged Romney campaign remark and Herman Cain comes to Mitt's defense on tax returns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 6, 2012
Leave it to Jon Stewart to point out the absurdity of the election coverage surrounding the attempt in Wisconsin to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker. "The Daily Show" host turned his acerbic wit on the cable news pundits for their assessment of what was at stake. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 5, 2012
To make inmates in Guantanamo Bay divulge information, guards play "Sesame Street" songs; studies are attempting to show that people can suffer from a clinical addiction to Facebook; meanwhile, the Catholic Church is looking into the Girl Scouts for their ties to organizations that promote safe sex. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2011
Note: That headline was not intended to be a factual statement. Rather, it mimics a curious strategy used by Sen. Jon Kyl when he vastly overstated the percentage of Planned Parenthood's budget that goes to providing abortions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 27, 2010
After spending a day as a migrant farmworker, farceur Stephen Colbert hit Congress to testify about his experience. Media outrage ensued, but as Firedoglake points out, Colbert has done more for the powerless in this instance than any of the "blow-dried idiots that sit around the White House press room."After spending a day as a migrant farmworker, farceur Stephen Colbert hit Congress to testify about his experience. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 19, 2008
On Thursday, "Fox & Friends" regular Karl Rove goofed on President Bush's fateful encounter with footwear in Iraq by shaking his own at Fox News host Steve Doocy. What a card! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 30, 2008
"Fox & Friends" co-host and international relations genius Steve Doocy filled some time before John McCain's official VP unveiling extravaganza on Friday by suggesting that McCain's chosen She-publican, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is actually a formidable player on the world stage because of Alaska's proximity to Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 25, 2007
Boy, is al-Qaida ever busy these days! In addition to threatening U.S. troops in Iraq, running riot in the hinterlands of Pakistan and generally requiring huge amounts of money and the potential sacrifice of thousands of lives to thwart its infiltration on several fronts, al-Qaida might even be behind the wildfires currently plaguing Southern California, according to "Fox and Friends." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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