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Politics Is Not A Game. Politicians On The Other Hand…

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:48:25 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) Let’s get this out of the way with right at the start: Mitt Romney is not having a very good week. It certainly started out pretty sweet. Both Illinois and the endorsement of Jeb Bush were huge for the former Massachusetts governor, but it was a chance comment by aide Eric Fehrnstrom that will [...]

Rick Perry: Brain Lapse or Shrewd Reaganism?

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:37:06 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – While many see last night’s debate misstep by Texas Governor Rick Perry as a potentially campaign-ending event for the beleaguered Republican hopeful, others claim it was a near-genius homage to a favored right-wing icon: Ronald Reagan. “Sure, on its surface it was wince-worthy, but so were a lot of Reagan’s most enduring moments,” [...]

In Cain Accuser Country, Ten’s The Charm

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:42:25 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – Lawyers for potential Herman Cain sexual impropriety accusers began jockeying for position early Wednesday when a rumor swept the Internet that the 10th accuser would win a free lifetime’s supply of Godfather’s Pizza. “Well, we’re up to what, four or five already, and from what we’ve been able to tell, there are queues [...]

S&P Downgrades Earth

admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:36:42 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – U.S. financial markets braced themselves for another crushing day of losses as Standard & Poor announced late Monday that it was downgrading the planet Earth. “All those little countries out there, all the quibbling and squabbling and brinksmanship… I mean really, there is no common ground,” S&P said in a statement. “Try to [...]

Week In Pictures: Gingrich Rolls Out “Newtered” Campaign

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:25:32 +0000

(click image for full size) Showing that you don’t necessarily need a staff to run for president, Newt Gingrich today launched his new, personally-designed “I’ve Been Newtered!” branding effort.

Tina Brown Pivots From Princess to “King of Pop”

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:25:02 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown is apparently riding her Diana at 50 controversy to new heights with the announcement today that she will be commemorating the King of Pop’s death with an upcoming duet song and video. “Production and licensing problems have pushed the project back a little later than had been hoped, but [...]

Lieberman: Poor Should Pay “Future Millionaire” Tax

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:55:43 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – Just a day after joining his Senate colleague Tom Coburn in an announcement of a bipartisan plan to save Medicare, Joe Lieberman was again in front of the Capitol Hill press corps to reveal his plan to fix the deficit. “You and I know that everyone making $10,000 a year, from Alabama to [...]

Palin Detained Briefly in Fenway Incident

admin — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:34:38 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – Perennial presidential tease Sarah Palin was briefly detained and released Friday night by Boston police after a Fenway Park incident which resulted in a 15-minute delay of the Athletics/Red Sox game. “A middle-aged, folksy woman later identified as Mrs. Palin was seen stalking through the seats carrying a high-powered rifle just after the [...]

Your Daily Math Quiz, 5/15/11

admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:13:23 +0000

Hey kids, try your hand at solving today’s math quiz! Today’s category: political math.

Trump Makes New Birther Claim

admin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:34:57 +0000

(FiniteTimes.com) – Possible Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waded deeper into the so-called “birther” controversy by suggesting in an interview Saturday that the president might not have born at all. “Could he have been hatched? I don’t know that personally, and I’m not saying he was,” Trump said during an interview with a New York [...]