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President Obama's Prom Pictures From 1979 Surfaced Today – See Them Here [Video]

Steph — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:49 +0000

Have you ever looked back on an old prom photo and thought OMG! Why is my hair doing that? What am I wearing? A 1979 prom picture has just surfaced featuring President Obama. I wonder how he feels about that? The presidential prom picture has just recently surfaced and was obtained exclusively by “Time Magazine” [...]

Seven-Year-Old Boy Gets Handwritten Note from Joe Biden

George McIntyre — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:21 +0000

A second grader in Wisconsin received a handwritten response after he wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden. Take the jump to see an enlarged photo.

Michigan Lawmakers Debate Linking Teachers' Paychecks to Performance

George McIntyre — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:49:35 +0000

Soon, teachers' pay could be based solely on test scores with no consideration given to seniority. What do you think?

NJ Governor Chris Christie Had Secret Weight-Loss Surgery [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:54:41 +0000

The roly poly Republican governor of New Jersey has secretly undergone weight-loss surgery. Take a look at his hilarious self-deprecating appearance on The Late Show from earlier this year.

Former Detroit Mayor's Mom Presiding Over Space-Alien Hearings

George McIntyre — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:32:27 +0000

Wait until you find out how much we're paying her for listening to testimony about extraterrestrials.

President Obama Debuts New Hair Style This Weekend – Do You Approve? [Video]

Steph — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:37:35 +0000

Did your invitation to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner get lost in the mail? Don’t feel bad…mine did too. Apparently, the highlight was the debut of our illustrious President’s new hair style. Now with bangs! See it here. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is an annual event, and a highlight of the evening is the [...]

Mid-Michigan Township Supervisor Defends Her Use Of A Racial Slur [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:04:33 +0000

This is turning into quite the deal for Buena Vista Township Clerk Gloria Platko. Even though they’re not repeating what she said. Buena Vista Township Clerk Gloria Platko is drawing sharp criticism for using a racial slur toward her co-worker and Buena Vista Township Supervisor Dwayne Parker. Even though it’s a racial slur his friends [...]

Indiana Girl's Suicide And Heartbreaking Note Leads To Anti-Bullying Legislation

Rod Prahin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:45:38 +0000

It’s so very sad that it had to come to this so anti-bullying legislation could get passed.The heartbreaking suicide last month of West Lafayette’s Angel Green has now led to anti-bullying legislation at the state’s capital. By the bus stop they found their Angel hanging from a tree. On her bed at home, for her [...]

Satan On History's Mini-Series 'Bible' Looks Like Barack Obama

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:05:39 +0000

Is it just me, or does the character Satan on The History Channel's new mini-series "Bible" look a lot like a mix President Obama and the Emperor from 'Star Wars'?

North Korean Propaganda Video: 'This Is How They Live In America The Poor,The Lonely,The Homosexual' [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:41:15 +0000

A new video is making its rounds claiming to be a North Korean propaganda video. If it’s for real it’s pretty funny. The line that’s getting the most attention: “This is how they live in America: the poor, the lonely, the homosexual.”The video is quite comical. Isn’t this where Dennis Rodman just came back from? [...]

BREAKING NEWS: The Vatican Reveals The New Pope

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:40:17 +0000

White smoke was seen coming from the Sistine Chapel, meaning that the Catholic Church has a new pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is now the 266th pope in the Roman Catholic Church and was revealed to the world around 3:20pm (ET). The cardinal who has taken the name Francis replaces Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to resign from the papacy since Celestine V in 1294.

Kwame Kilpatrick Dances To The 80s [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:35:27 +0000

After being involved in a five-month trial over his alleged corruption while in office, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been stuck with a soiled reputation. Now there are allegations that Detroiters were brainwashed to hate him. There is even a video game that bears his name. So how does someone with such a negative image decompress? He dances to the 80s!

11-Year-Old Boy Puts City Council Members In Their Place [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:46:13 +0000

This is so awesome.A young man goes to a Dallas City Council meeting to learn, but he was the one who schooled city leaders.David Williams, 11, found his voice Wednesday and called out city council members for being rude to people who address them during meetings. His original question to members was, ‘What is an [...]

Marco Rubio Jokes About His Viral 'Drink of Water' [VIDEOS}

George McIntyre — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:50:56 +0000

The Senator made the rounds today, joking about taking the ill-timed drink of water (and that loud swallow!) after the President's speech last night.

President Obama Lays Out Ambitious Agenda in State of the Union Address [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:58:04 +0000

Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress. Obama declared in the speech that the state of the union is stronger and ticked off the reasons he believes [...]

Women In Combat Roles For America Soon? For Real?

J. Patrick — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:47:00 +0000

I still find this hard to believe. It may soon be possible that women in the armed forces could be moved into roles of combat, even on the front lines of a battle.The Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected to make that announcement today. Women have always been restricted from participating in armed combat. [...]

Did Beyonce Lip-Sync the National Anthem? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:56:17 +0000

Surprisingly, the biggest controversy stemming from President Obama’s inauguration Monday has nothing to do with his birth certificate. It’s whether or not Beyonce lip-synced the national anthem. Beyoncé’s performance was pretty stellar, and got rave reviews on the World Wide Web of Uninformed Opinions. But is that because she didn’t actually sing it? It’s standard [...]

Assassination Attempt On Turkish Leader Ahmed Dogan Foiled By Jammed Gun [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:31:48 +0000

This guy is certainly no ‘James Bond’, even though he is kind of dressed like him. Good day for the politician bad day for the gunman.Turkish Party leader Ahmed Dogan had no time to think when a man rushed the stage and pushed a gun in his face, but the instant it became clear that [...]

Florida Governor Adopts Dog Then Returns It After Winning Election

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:33:03 +0000

We Americans are pretty good about forgiving public figures. Just look at Chris Brown’s album sales and Bill Clinton’s standing ovation on Sunday as examples. But there is one thing we still take very seriously, dogs. It’s because of a dog that Florida’s governor, Rick Scott, is facing a public relations nightmare. Back in 2010, [...]

The Funniest Fiscal Cliff Memes

Emerald Catron — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:00:13 +0000

Hey, did you hear the good news? We managed to avoid soaring headlong off the fiscal cliff yesterday. Granted, the House pulled the plug on a bill providing emergency aid to people whose lives were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy to do it. But they did it. Hooray!(?)