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4-Year-Old Mayor Is the Cutest Politician You Will Ever See

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:35 +0000

Experience isn’t always the most important qualification for a politician. Sometimes dimples work just fine. The mayor of teeny, tiny Dorset, Minnesota (population 22) is a four-year-old boy named Robert “Bobbie” Tufts. We don’t know if his senior advisor is Rubber Duckie or if he pledged naptime for all citizens, but Bobbie won the coveted [...]

South Carolina and Kentucky Ban Booze on Election Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:00:46 +0000

An election is the ultimate celebration of democracy. However if you live in South Carolina or Kentucky, booze probably isn’t going to be part of your November 6 revelry. That’s because the sale of alcohol is banned in these states on Election Day. Some are questioning the logic of the restriction. “The Election Day sales [...]

John Q Public Makes Street Corner Statement [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:43:37 +0000

A middle-aged man, who identified himself only as ‘John Q. Public, American taxpayer’ holds a sign at the corner of Brooks and South Avenue to make a statement. ‘Mr. Public’ carried a sign that portrayed the question of how a business facing higher taxes could hire new employees on one side… then, on the other [...]

Republicans Expect $500,000 Contribution to Stand

Peter Christian — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:37:29 +0000

Republican officials expect $500,000 contribution to stand.

Will You Watch the Presidential Debates?

Jon King — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:23:58 +0000

The first Presidential debate occurs at 7:00 p.m. mountain time on October 3.

Did a YouTube Video Really Cause the Embassy Riots?

Jon King — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:26:39 +0000

Obama Is 'The First Gay President' If You Believe Newsweek's Cover

Patrick Bateman — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:01:43 +0000

How do you top Time’s cover featuring a mother breastfeeding her fully-grown child? Call Obama “gay” and give him a rainbow-colored halo. Fresh off his groundbreaking decree that he supports gay marriage, which trumped Joe Biden’s earlier pro-gay union statement, Barack Obama now graces the cover of Newsweek to promote Andrew Sullivan’s profile piece titled, [...]

Will You Put a Political Sign in Your Yard?

Jon King — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:23:53 +0000

Will The Justice Department Find Discrimination in Missoula? [Poll]

Jon King — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:25:16 +0000

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Appears On Late Night With David Letterman

Angel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:05 +0000

Governor Schweitzer was in New York this week taping an interview on the Letterman Show, which aired last night (Wednesday). I’ve got that whole morning show thing that I do, which means I only stay up past bed time for live rock and/or parties, and didn’t see it as it aired. I did watch this [...]

TIME Magazine Releases List of 100 Most Influential People

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:10:04 +0000

A few weeks ago, TIME Magazine revealed the names it was considering for its annual list of the ’100 Most Influential People in the World.’ Reader votes determined one person, while the rest were selected by the magazine’s editors.

And now the final list — which includes athletes, actors, entrepreneurs and politicians — is out. So who made the cut?