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TPS video of the day 6/29

It’s 5:30 on Friday and that means the weekend has begun! Be safe, have a blast and enjoy today’s video of the day.
Praise be to David Letterman for allowing us to once again laugh at Paris Hilton by pointing out inaccuracies in her Larry King interview:

Senators introduce “Broadcaster Freedom Act”

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has teamed up with our favorite Democrat-minority-leader-over-thrower John Thune (R-S.D.) and our favorite New Englander-turned-Mid-Westerner Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) to introduce what looks to be a good piece of legislation aimed at preserving some key First Amendment freedoms. The “Broadcaster Freedom Act” seeks to bar the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating [...]

Huckabee expects to exceed first quarter fundraising total

It’s not much compared to the GOP frontrunners, but with the second quarter reporting deadline less than 36 hours away, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he will surpass the $500,000 his campaign raised during the first quarter. The Associated Press reported that, “the former Arkansas governor says that will leave him in a strong [...]

FITSNews: Sanford linked to Beaufort County drowning

Palmetto State blogger Will Folks, a former spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford, is reporting on his website FITSNews that the South Carolina governor may have “agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the family of a drowning victim in 2002.”
Rumors about the settlement – said to have been in the $300-350K range – [...]

Blogger “Bucks the Beltway” with new book

The always witty and sometimes sassy conservative blogstress Elizabeth “Media Lizzy” Blackney, one of The Palmetto Scoop’s favorite bloggers and GOP strategists, has just released her first book, Sex, Lies & Politricks. The book details how Blackney feels the political process is working, and reminds Americans that they “have an obligation to participate.” [...]

Happy iPhone day

The buildup to today’s 6 p.m. release of Apple’s new iPhone has created a mass hysteria far exceeding that of any Harry Potter book. The company claims its product will “revolutionize” the industry. And that has had thousands of people lining up outside Apple and AT&T stores across the U.S. since Thursday night.
We’re [...]

Judge to ponzi suspects: No vacation for you!

A South Carolina judge has denied Tony Pough, Tim McQueen and Joseph Brunson of the 3 Hebrew Boys LLC a request to unfreeze $17 million in assets and grant them the right to vacation in the Caribbean, The State is reporting. The men are implicated in a scheme that attempted to victimize churches and [...]

BREAKING: BurnLounge settles with FTC

According to an email just sent-out by BurnLounge, the Internet-based, virtual music store has “come to a cooperative agreement with the Federal Trade Commission based on its recent decision to eliminate the network marketing portion of its business.” Said the company:
“This is the first time in recent history that any company has emerged from [...]

TPS video of the day 6/28

We’ve never heard of a “laser illusionist,” but the guy in today’s TPS video of the day is pretty darn solid. We certainly need to get to a live show. Enjoy, and be happy… it’s almost Friday!
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The Romney family stories

A pair of stories that came out today are really starting to give people the “willies” about Willard and his family.
First, TIME noted that Romney went Clarke Griswold on the family dog during a 1983 vacation. Apparently, Romney strapped Seamus, an Irish Setter, to the roof of the Mittmobile – the family station wagon [...]

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