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Santorum Is Out Santorum Is Out
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Rick Santorum announced today that he is suspending his campaign for president. Mitt Romney has held a lead in the delegate count and, to many, has been the presumed delegate. The primary in Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania is still …

Netflix PAC Has Nothing to do With SOPA Netflix PAC Has Nothing to do With SOPA
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Yesterday I reported that Netflix had created a Political Action Committee (PAC) to throw some money around Washington D.C and further their business interests. Nowhere in the article did I mention that Netflix had been or would be supporting SOPA. …

FCC Pushes for Web Disclosure of Political Ads FCC Pushes for Web Disclosure of Political Ads

Local television stations make big bank during election seasons running political ads. Used to be, you could count on ads from the opponents themselves. Nowadays, in a world where money equals protected free speech, many other concerns have an axe …

GOP Candidates’ Official Websites Pretty Hackable GOP Candidates’ Official Websites Pretty Hackable

Now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to be (finally) pulling away from his tenacious opponents, it’s expected that election news will slowly pivot towards this fall’s general election. As the country moves into that leg of the race, …

Netflix Political Action Committee a Reality Netflix Political Action Committee a Reality
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Based on federal forms obtained by Politico, Netflix has formed a Political Action Committee (PAC). The PAC is named the Netflix, Inc. PAC and is abbreviated FLIXPAC. The Federal Election Commission papers forming the committee were signed last Tuesday by …

Arizona House Bill 2549 Looks To Combat Internet Trolling Arizona House Bill 2549 Looks To Combat Internet Trolling
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For those who have perused the internet for any considerable amount of time will tell you, it really does bring out the worst in people. The ‘invisible man‘ syndrome is on full display when you visit most sites that offer …

Playboy Radio Supports Rush Limbaugh’s Use of the Word Slut Playboy Radio Supports Rush Limbaugh’s Use of the Word Slut
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Playboy Radio’s morning show hosts on Sirius support Rush Limbaugh in his right to call Sandra Fluke a “slut”. Andrea Lowell and Kevin Klein often use politically incorrect speech themselves and seemed perplexed as to what is so wrong with …

YouTube Launches Channel To Follow Burma Elections YouTube Launches Channel To Follow Burma Elections

Burma (or the Republic of the Union of Myanmar) is opening up its doors to the rest of the world and allowing media to take part in chronicling this year’s by-elections. On April 1st, millions will vote, and YouTube has …

Political Ad Transparency: Should There Be More? Political Ad Transparency: Should There Be More?

With political ads in full swing during this election year, a debate is heating up in Washington over a proposal from the FCC that would impose regulation on TV stations. The Commission wants TV stations to put the “public inspection files,” which include the names, costs, and running dates of every political ad in recent years on a website that it would oversee.

Sam Donaldson Addresses University of Texas at El Paso Sam Donaldson Addresses University of Texas at El Paso
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Sam Donaldson is a veteran reporter and alumnus of the University of Texas at El Paso. He addressed an estimated 250 students at UTEP’s Centennial Lecture Series and talked politics. He emphasized that moderate voters would be the ones to …

Limbaugh Spokesman Hits Media Matters Over Boycott Limbaugh Spokesman Hits Media Matters Over Boycott
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Brian Glicklich, a spokesperson for Rush Limbaugh’s show, published an opinion piece yesterday in Politico that takes aim at Media Matters For America. Limbaugh has maintained for weeks that the backlash against his “slut” comments about Sandra Fluke has not …

The Real Mitt Romney: Rapping Romney Channels Eminem The Real Mitt Romney: Rapping Romney Channels Eminem

Ok, let’s file this in the “this is really really good” department. And let’s not let politics get in the way of something so well done. I mean, seriously: how long do you think this took the guy who created …

Gov. Perry Feels The Facebook Backlash For His Uterus Obsession Gov. Perry Feels The Facebook Backlash For His Uterus Obsession
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Take note, male politicians who can’t help but impede reproductive health care for women: if you make highly controversial decisions by trying to police the ladies’ lady parts, then you might as well go ahead and just start posting targets …

Social Ads Will Rule The 2012 Campaign [INFOGRAPHIC] Social Ads Will Rule The 2012 Campaign [INFOGRAPHIC]

Back in 2008, a year where social media played a bigger role in the election than ever before, Barack Obama and John McCain only spent $500,000 combined on social advertising – and that was all Obama. In the 2012 election, …

Julian Assange, Wikileaks Founder, Getting Into Politics Julian Assange, Wikileaks Founder, Getting Into Politics
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange can not sit still. While he is technically still under house arrest in London awaiting the judgment on his extradition hearing, he keeps moving along at a pace that’s hard to keep up with. His newest …

Cee Lo Green Performs “F*** You” At Obama Fundraising Event In Atlanta Cee Lo Green Performs “F*** You” At Obama Fundraising Event In Atlanta

Singer Cee Lo Green appeared at a fundraising event for President Obama in Atlanta, and sang his hit song “F*** You”, otherwise known buy its edited-for-radio title “Forget You”. The star decided to sing the dirty version, at least at …

Rush Limbaugh, Bill Maher Sexist Comments Are Different Says Axelrod Rush Limbaugh, Bill Maher Sexist Comments Are Different Says Axelrod
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In an interview to air on CNN’s “Out Front with Erin Burnett,” David Axelrod the senior adviser to President Barack Obama makes the arguement that the sexist comments made by radio host Rush Limbaugh and comedian Bill Maher are both …

Voters Trust Candidates With Deeper Voices More Voters Trust Candidates With Deeper Voices More

Candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in the 2012 election. A new study by biologists and a political scientist shows that both men and women prefer political candidates with deeper voices. The results also suggest that biology — …

Social Networking and Politics: How Friends Interact Social Networking and Politics: How Friends Interact

A recent Pew Internet study on how people are addressing politics in their social media interactions revealed some interesting points. First of all, the study revealed that 74% of Internet users identify themselves as liberal. 70% identified as moderate. And, …

President Obama Picks UNC Tar Heels In 2012 NCAA Tournament President Obama Picks UNC Tar Heels In 2012 NCAA Tournament

It’s nice to know that even the Oval Office is taking part in this year’s NCAA college basketball tournaments with an office pool of their own. Our President, Barack Obama has taken the time to fill his brackets out and …

Big Reversal On Erotica Policy By PayPal Big Reversal On Erotica Policy By PayPal
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Last month, PayPal notified a number of important e-book distributors and gave them a surprising mandate to remove certain erotica categories from their catalogs or else. The categories included any erotica that covered rape, incest and beastiality. The “or else” …