Politics

Politicians saying one thing and meaning another is a reality during election time, but this week President Obama had enough of the status quo. In Fairfax, Va., on Friday, the POTUS targeted his rally speech at the flip-flopping history of Mitt Romney and diagnosed the former governor with a condition called Romnesia, reports CNN. “He told folks…

Pennsylvania became a battleground for voting rights this year. Despite a recent victory striking down the need for photo ID to vote, the fight’s not over. Now voting-rights advocates must work quickly in the next three weeks before Election Day to tell the state’s residents that they will not be turned away at the polls if they…

Mitt Romney continued his track record for awkward gender discussions during the second presidential debate this week. At one point in the town hall, a young woman asked each candidate about the pay disparity between men and women, and Obama answered the question while addressing contraception and family issues. Romney, on the other hand, managed…

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart writes that this week’s decision in Windsor v. United States overturning the Defense of Marriage Act signals a large-scale shift in discrimination against the LGBT community. Capehart argues that DOMA, which doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage, is plain discrimination and the victory could create ripples that reach states like California, where…

(The Root) — NAACP officials met in Arlington, Va., on Friday to discuss the newest decision by Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens in the case of John McNeil, a black Georgia man convicted of homicide after shooting a white trespasser in 2005. Activist Anita McNeil, the wife of John McNeil, was joined by NAACP President…

On Thursday, during his stop at The Daily Show, President Barack Obama was shown two photos of himself and his wife, Michelle Obama. In one the FLOTUS is smiling, and in the other she’s sporting a bit of a frown. With a smirk on his face, Jon Stewart, host of the faux news show, asked…

WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press. Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at George Mason University…

Jamal Simmons writes at U.S. News & World Report that Mitt Romney’s failure to anticipate the president’s impressive debate performance in the “rock ’em, sock ’em” exchange was typical of the GOP.  Republicans often underestimate Obama and it seems Romney fell into that trap … The former Massachusetts governor wasn’t ready to handle the jabs…