Romney urges Liberty University grads to defend family values

Just what kind of place is Liberty University, the religious college that invited Mitt Romney to their commencement despite him carrying the notable burden of being considered, according the university curriculum, a member of Before a record crowd at Williams Stadium on Saturday for its 39th Commencement ceremony, Chancellor and President Jerry Falwell, Jr., announced [...]

Why the Romney bully story matters

On Al Sharpton's Politics Nation Thursday night, MSNBC contributor David Corn cut through the weaselly apologies and creepy chuckling claims of amnesia from Mitt Romney over allegations he held a high school classmate CNN's Erin Burnett tackles questions raised about Mitt Romney's bullying story. As Mitt Romney's high school buddies talk in the media about [...]

Bullying Story Sidetracks Romney's Campaign

And as I said HERE yesterday, I was at first reluctant to write anything about Romney's bully-boy conduct as a teenager but changed my mind when he publicly addressed the story himself. Having said all of that, I'm not nearly so willing to give Romney Mitt Romney is struggling to get beyond a story about [...]

Bryce Harper, Mike Trout arrive and the pressure is waiting

Also: Batting stance guy wasted no time in mimicking Bryce Harper. News, analysis and opinion from the fan perspective. LOS ANGELES — After two major league games, this is what we know about Bryce Harper: He can smash line drives off fences, throw laser beams from the outfield, drive in clutch runs, crash into walls [...]

Scandal over GSA junket won't affect travel spending, experts say

"If anyone has tickets for the GSA after-party," the comedian said, "the plane is leaving for the Four Seasons in Dubai at midnight on the dot. Don't be late or you'll miss out on your complimentary white tiger cub." Tom Shoop is vice president and "If anyone has tickets for the GSA after-party," the comedian [...]

Mitt Romney's flip-flop on stay-at-home moms: Will it matter?

Remember that time someone you'd never heard of said the most offensive thing you could ever say about Ann Romney? It was so offensive that Ann had to start a Twitter account, just to express her offendedness. That's how By Delia Lloyd He was referring to the political firestorm that erupted when Democratic strategist Hilary [...]

Transcript: Mitt and Ann Romney's Interview With Diane Sawyer

When Hilary Rosen said that Ann Romney never worked a day in her life, the comment was at first touted as an enormous misstep, a jab at mothers, a slip of the lip that could sink Obama's post-contraception-scuffle 19-point lead among women. By Geneva Sands – 04/16/12 08:45 AM ET Former adviser to President Obama [...]

Ann Romney: How She Stacks Up Against Other First Ladies Regarding Jobs

The Hill's Karen Finney and Democratic strategist Julian Epstein respond to Mitt Romney's “freedom”-loving speech to the NRA, and his campaign's attempt to keep the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney controversy going. >> good afternoon. it's friday, Hilary Rosen, a Democratic strategist with ties to, if not an official role with, top Democratic politicians, created a firestorm [...]

Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen flap: Must Team Obama always be first responder?

Ann Romney forcefully but cheerfully responded to Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's comments about her being a stay-at-home mom Thursday on Fox News. "She should have come to my house when those five boys were Via Newsbusters, NOW President Terry O'Neill ignores the First Rule of Holes (stop digging!) and provides another cycle for Republicans to [...]

Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen flap: Must Team Obama always be first responder?

We're fighting for conservatism all the way to Tampa. http://t.co/hJTTpUw1 #tcot By Philip Rucker The rhetorical war over women between President Obama and Mitt Romney escalated Wednesday night as Romney's wife Ann launched a Twitter account to Kirsten Powers on why the Democratic pundit who jabbed Romney for never working 'a day in her life' [...]