Via Chicagoist  (Love the Nike Swoop detail on the suit jacket!) For those out of the loop, Hot Rod signed a six-figure book deal recently. Can’t wait for it to hit the dollar store! My moms will TOTALLY buy a copy then! You know? On the “two-for-one” book day when she can get both his

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As in, I’m starting to find Michael Steele’s “charm” offensive. It’s not that Michael’s a bad guy. Gosh no. He seems just swell, but for some perverse reason (obviously I must hate myself), I wound up watching D.L. Hughley attempt to chat with Steele and Chuck D. on CNN Sunday night. I saw “attempt” because…

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Get your full dosage of White House Social Secretary, former Chicago Socialite, all-around classy lady, Desiree Rogers at The Washington Post. It’s part of their “Voices of Power” series on the Obama Administration. They’ve put up a series of video interviews with her, too many to post here. As many has pointed out … this

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Yes, it seems TMP Muckracker (and HuffPo and Politico and others) have gotten someone out of Bobby Jindal’s office to admit that his Tall Tale about him, a sheriff and Katrina was one big conjecture AND a California Mayor is stepping down after he sent around an email depicting the White House with a watermelon

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Writer, Havard professor Laurence Bobo recently penned an article for The Root wondering why Republicans were sitting on their hands in regards to former presidential candidate Alan Keyes’ latest inflammatory words about President Barack Obama. In “The GOP’s Nutty Negro” Bobo opines: The absence of Republican voices denouncing the irresponsible remarks is as disconcerting as…

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You have to be mindful of your first impression. It could be your last. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal got a prime spot Tuesday night, giving the GOP rebuttal to President Barack Obama’s speech. By now, we all know how that turned out. Obama gave a tough, but hopeful speech that was critically praised by many.…

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Will write more later on the speech, Michelle’s eschewing of the jacket you know that went with her dress to show off the “guns,” (I call the right one “Precious” and the left one “The Widowmaker.), and Bobby Jindal’s “Republican Response” that sounded a lot less like a rebuttal and more like “I’m Bobby Jindal

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