Sarah Palin, foremost critic of the ‘lamestream media,’ has found an exception in CNN’s Jake Tapper. “There’s something different, certainly refreshing, about Jake Tapper,” she tweeted on Tuesday. “I call it integrity and professionalism.” Palin was responding to an interview with Tapper on zap2it.com, the television industry news site, in which he discussed his coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, the trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell and the recent Oklahoma tornadoes, among other […]
Preliminary analyses of the 2010 U.S. Census indicated that less than one in ten American seniors live in poverty. But a new and more nuanced “supplemental” poverty metric finds that number may actually be closer to one in seven seniors when accounting for their out-of-pocket medical bills. The “original” poverty metric has been used since the 1960s. But some argue that it’s an archaic measuring stick, since health […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) vociferously defended Apple during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, as the tech giant fought against accusations that it used foreign subsidiares to dodge billions of dollars in taxes. The Tea Party favorite, who is openly considering a 2016 presidential bid, accused the government of “bullying” Apple and issued a personal apology to its executives. Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared before a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations one day after Congressional […]
Yesterday, Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) rejected the notion that Hurricane Sandy’s damage was worsened by climate change. At a ceremonial event to mark the rebuilding of the Jersey Shore boardwalk post-Hurricane Sandy, Christie responded to a question from WNYC/New Jersey Public Radio about how the state could have better prepared for the consequences of climate change : Well, first of all, I don’t agree with the premise of your question because I don’t think […]
