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October 21, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

Republicans Can Win This Thing

The country breathed a sigh of relief late Wednesday evening last week when Congress struck a debt-ceiling deal, reopening the

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September 19, 2010 Politics / Pop Culture

Can the lessons of 1860 help Republicans this November?

Tea Party-backed candidate Christine O’Donnell caused a national stir this week after she beat out nine-term GOP congressman Mike Castle

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May 4, 2010 Business / Politics

Republicans May Finally Be Getting it Right, Thanks to Goldman

Last week the American public got a glimpse of how the other half lives.  Seven executives from Goldman Sachs including

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December 31, 2009 Politics

Republicans Now Politicize National Security

President Obama called the botched bombing attempt of a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day a “catastrophic breach of security,” opening

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June 3, 2009 Politics

Are Republicans Right?

In almost every media clip, press conference and Twitter post, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is taking a swing

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November 20, 2017 Media / Politics

Five Media Tips for Donald Trump

U.S. stock markets are at record highs, unemployment is at its lowest in seven years, and consumer confidence hit its

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October 8, 2017 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Facebook’s Image Problem

Now may be a good time for friends and families to rekindle their broken Facebook relationships since it appears Russia

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September 1, 2017 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

Why Can’t We Stop Talking About Donald Trump?

No time in recent American history has one president been regularly talked about online, in the press or at the

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February 20, 2016 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Is Being Too Polished a Public Speaker Bad?

Some are born with it. Others practice a lot. Establishing a visceral connection with an intended audience is paramount to the success of any public speaker.

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July 1, 2013 Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture

Soon-to-Be Short-lived Downfall of TV Host Paula Deen

It happens time and again.  A celebrity, actor, athlete or journalist, does or says something bad or politically incorrect and

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February 27, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The President’s Push Fore Daytime TV

President Obama Playing Golf President Obama and Tiger Woods are a lot alike.  Both are worldwide icons who have seen

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December 9, 2012 Politics / Pop Culture

Fiscal Armageddon for the Holidays

Two things can happen in the next couple of weeks.  One, we may go off the fiscal cliff if the

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October 8, 2012 Politics

The 7.8 Percent

Many media pundits and exit polls show that former Governor Mitt Romney beat President Obama in last Wednesday’s first presidential

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October 1, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Mitt Romney Should Learn from the NFL

The national media spotlight turned on the NFL this week as replacement referees botched a call on “Monday Night Football,”

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January 2, 2012 Media / Politics

2012 Brings New Hope for GOP

Iowa Republicans tomorrow will cast ballots to elect their party’s presidential candidate in the state’s caucuses.  While Iowa’s Electoral College

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November 6, 2011 Media / Politics

Fringe Candidates Can Generate Publicity, but Not Get Elected

Herman Cain’s presidential run cab be personified by the 1963 hit song “Only in America” by Jay and Americans, especially

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April 10, 2011 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics

Donald Trump, like Sarah Palin, Share Same Course to Presidency

A look at this morning’s interview on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” one can get a glimpse

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January 10, 2011 Politics

Congress reads the U.S. Constitution onto deaf ears

The spin around the recent first-time reading aloud of the U.S. Constitution by the Republican-dominated 112th Congress was a public

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November 24, 2010 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

Conflict and Controversy Still Main Drivers of News

Fox News is number one.  Well, at least in ratings.  Rupert Murdoch’s news channel continues to lead all time slots

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November 15, 2010 Politics

Democrats might be right at new leadership

Congress was the biggest loser this past midterm elections.   The legislative body’s approval rating dropped to 17 percent after November

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August 26, 2010 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

CNBC’s Mark Haines Doesn’t like the “Blog” Word

Mark Haines doesn’t like the “blog” word.  For those in the know, Haines is co-host to CNBC’s “Squawk on the

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July 4, 2010 Politics

Democrats Must Push ‘Action’ This November

SpinnerNation.com has regularly reported on the GOP’s obstructionist strategy as detrimental to Republicans, particularly moving into November’s midterm elections. While

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May 20, 2010 Politics

Rand Paul Knows How to Grab Headlines, but May Be in Too Deep

It’s hard to imagine a modern day politician underestimating the reaction among media when he or she plays the race

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May 13, 2010 Business / Environment / Politics

Big Oil Needs to Grow Up

It’s hard not to cringe when visuals of 3.5 million gallons of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico are

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April 27, 2010 Politics

Media Need Sarah Palin, Especially Those on the Right and Left

Sarah Palin is more celebrity than she is governor-turned-activist- turned-TV journalist. Her multi-million dollar deal with TLC to air a

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April 8, 2010 Politics

Necessity, Not Race, Keeps Steele in the Driver’s Seat

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele is under the spotlight again.  The GOP’s head honcho made headlines this week,

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March 23, 2010 Health / Politics

Democrats Win, Albeit For the Moment

President Barack Obama today signed into law landmark legislation aimed at overhauling America’s healthcare system.  It’s not perfect by any

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January 20, 2010 Politics

Massachusetts Senate Election Proves GOP Strategy Right

Healthcare is dead.  Democrats are in serious trouble.   This has been the spin coming from media and political pollsters after

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January 7, 2010 Health / Politics

Healthcare Lobby Played Reform Beautifully

Congress this week reopened the healthcare debate as the Democrat-controlled House and Senate work out a compromise over two separate

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December 10, 2009 Environment / Politics

It’s the Polar Ice Caps, Stupid

It’s getting hot in here.  That’s what the lyrics say from hip-hop artist Nelly’s 2002 hit single “Hot in Herre.”

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November 23, 2009 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

Sarah Palin has Gone Rogue

“Going Rogue” has gone gangbusters. Sales of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new book surpassed 300,000 copies on its

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November 18, 2009 Politics

911 Trials Reek with Politics

Finally the mastermind behind the 911 terror attacks will be on trial for the horrific crimes that killed 2,973 people. 

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September 30, 2009 Health / Politics

Public Option is Why Healthcare Reform Will Fail

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted down two amendments that included some form of a public option to healthcare

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September 23, 2009 Politics

President Obama Needs to Leave Politics Aside in New York, at Least for Now

Polls for Governor David Paterson (D-NY) continue to head south as more New Yorkers question his leadership ability. The governor’s

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September 8, 2009 Politics

Van Jones: New Bulldog for the Democratic Party?

Embattled White House energy jobs advocate Van Jones quietly resigned over the Labor Day weekend under intense scrutiny, mostly by

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September 1, 2009 Health / Politics

Healthcare Reform Seems Likely, but Not Unified

A previous post titled Recession May be the Cure for Healthcare Reform suggested that timing for restructuring is ideal despite

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