The Crazy Birther E-Mail Sent by a "Colonel" & the Conversation That Followed

“A lot of people believe it’s part of the 500-year Communist plan… I know the damn birth certificate is a fake.”

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Obama’s Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Once you become a public icon, like the president, no part of your life is private. US Immigration documents have recently surfaced describing Obama’s father as a ‘playboy’.

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It’s not about his birth, it’s about his race

I will not click on the link to view the long form of President Obama’s birth certificate. I will not participate in this final humiliation — in the president’s reluctant acquiescence in this ongoing smear.

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Donald Trump Curses, Says Our Leaders Are ‘Stupid’

Potential presidential candidate Donald Trump made colorful and eyebrow-raising remarks while speaking at the Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas on Thursday night. He reportedly called the United States “not a great country” and cursed multiple times during his speech.

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Mr. President — you just got “pwned.”’

That’s Internet geek-speak for “owned” and yesterday you — the president of the United States — got your hat handed to you by a reality TV star. Forget the certificate itself. The most astonishing thing I saw yesterday was a sitting president waiting for the host of “Celebrity Apprentice” to finish a New Hampshire press availability so he could start his own. When your presidency is so lackluster you’re getting upstaged by a guy whose job is to coax coherent sentences out of Gary Busey . . . well this was not a good moment for the republic.

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Indepth look at where Michele Bachmann gets her money

Michele Bachmann may represent Minnesota’s 6th congressional district on paper, but she’s really America’s Congresswoman, playing on a much bigger stage than the northern suburbs and exurbs of the Twin Cities. Just take a look at where she gets her money.

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Why conspiracy theories die hard

Recent polls have found that as much as 15% to 20% of the public, including about 30% to 45% of Republicans, falsely believe that President Barack Obama was not born in this country. Will Wednesday’s release of Obama’s long-form birth certificate put an end to the birther myth?

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10 Businessmen Who Would Make Better Presidents Than Donald Trump

Here now are ten other rich dudes who could buy and sell you and would make better presidents or at the very least, better comb overs.

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Media Tour Prison Where WikiLeaks Suspect Held

The Army opened the doors of a Kansas military prison to reporters on Thursday in an unusual attempt to combat allegations that the military has been mistreating a private accused of passing U.S. government secrets to the website WikiLeaks.

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Sex and Politics: Are Powerful Men Really More Likely to Cheat?

Bill Clinton. Newt Gingrich. Eliot Spitzer. Mark Sanford. Politicians who’ve been caught with their pants down tend to have one thing in common and it’s not political philosophy or party. Overwhelmingly, the philanderers are men.

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