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  • Ann Coulter Will Be Vice-President

    Ann Coulter is adding another item to her résumé — vice-president. As in Vice-President of the United States.

    A statement like that is kind of a Rorschach test. Half of you can breathe easy. Ann Coulter is not running for anything. She has been tapped to play the vice-president in the latest installment of SyFy ridiculousness that is Sharknado.

    Sharknado 3 will have Ann Coulter as vice-president to Mark Cuban’s president. In this latest round, the storm starts out in Washington, DC before moving on down to Florida.

    Cuban has already confirmed his own involvement in the film with a quick answer to Fox Sports.

    “I’m doing it,” Cuban told the network recently. “Why not? It’ll be fun.”

    Ann Coulter and Cuban join other guest stars like Bo Derek, Jerry Springer, Chris Kirkpatrick from ‘N Sync, and pro wrestler Chris Jericho.

    Sharknado staples Tara Reid and Ian Ziering, who play April and Fin, are of course back on board.

    Bo Derek will play April’s mother, May. I’m not making this up.

    Jerry Springer plays a nutjob tourist. Chris Kirkpatrick plays a pool lifeguard. Chris Jericho plays a roller-coaster ride operator.

    Anthony C. Ferrante, who has directed all the Sharknado installments, will return to direct the newest one.

    While the entire film series is a hallmark of outrageousness on the very face of it, casting Ann Coulter as the vice-president has set off a wave of taunting and jokes in social media circles.

  • Jeb Bush: Should He Run For President Or VP?

    Jeb Bush is famously silent on his intent to run for President. It is rumored that even his brother, George W. Bush, doesn’t know his leanings on the subject yet.

    But, while many have said that Jeb Bush would make a great Republican nominee, some say that he would make an even better candidate for Veep.

    Jeb Bush’s stance on immigration reform and education make him swing a little more moderate than some on the far right and Tea Partiers would like. However, should an extreme conservative (see Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, etc) gain the nominee, many think that Jeb Bush would be a great way to find balance and draw in more moderate Republican voters who otherwise wouldn’t touch a double Tea Party ticket.

    A prominent Republican consultant is quoted as saying,

    “Jeb would be perfectly acceptable to the base if the nominee is a proven conservative. If it’s [New Jersey Governor Chris] Christie or some moderate, Jeb would be a no go. On the other hand, if a right-wing nominee wanted to make a bow towards the middle and add some Hispanic vote appeal, Jeb would be a good choice.”

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    There is rampant speculation as election talk begins to fly, of course, but many maintain that Hillary Clinton could be the Democratic nominee. So, how would a Jeb Bush/Hillary Clinton face off go? Not that well, says a reporter from the National Journal.

    “Clinton’s challenge will be to maintain her above-water favorability ratings, despite being closely tied to an unpopular administration…. Many of these voters have become disillusioned under the Obama administration and have been trending away from the Democratic Party. The good news for Clinton is that they’re receptive to her candidacy. The bad news is that once she announces as a candidate, there’s a risk that her appeal fades away with these groups as Republican attacks begin…. As accomplished as Jeb Bush is, the notion that he’d be the party’s strongest contender against Clinton is fanciful—and that’s if he could even manage to get out of a primary. He hasn’t won an election since 2002, he’s proven slow to adapt to the new media landscape and navigating the waters between establishment leadership and the tea-party grassroots. Most importantly, his last name carries significant baggage.”

    It is rumored that Jeb’s wife, Columba doesn’t want him running for president because of the time and incredible stress involved. But, Jeb Bush’s mama thinks he’d be great in office.

    “I just don’t understand it. And maybe Jeb’s given all he should give, because he’s worked awfully hard for a long time. But he is the best qualified person in the country, there’s no question about it.”

    Could a run for VP make the most sense to satisfy Jeb Bush’s diligent commitment to serving his country as well as his wife’s wishes that he not go overboard and become a slave to his campaign?

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  • Joe Biden: Could We Get a President Gaffe?

    “An hour late? Oh, give me a f**king break!” –Joe Biden

    Anytime you bring up Joe Biden’s name, the first word out of the mouth of someone standing nearby is “gaffe”. In fact, before Biden got onto the Dem ticket in 2008, you could count on one hand the number of times you heard the word “gaffe” in a year. Now some people seem to think it is the Vice-President’s middle name.

    It’s kind of like how the term “white Ford Bronco” used to be innocuous back before O.J. Simpson. Now, if you say that phrase, everyone knows what you mean. Say the word “gaffe”, and people chuckle about Joe Biden.

    And Joe has it coming, to be honest, even he would probably admit that. This is the guy who once said to a man in a wheelchair, “Stand up, Chuck, let ’em see ya.”

    Then came his remark to an Indian-American man, “You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent…. I’m not joking.”

    The fact is, we live in an era when every sentence a politician says is recorded, scrutinized, and comes back to haunt him. This has even derailed otherwise promising political campaigns and whole careers. Remember “macaca?”

    George Allen was the U.S. Senator from Virginia, and was favored to win reelection in 2012 until this video hit the news and YouTube. His campaign suffered a blow that it never recovered from when the video of him referring to the man behind the camera, an Indian-America fellow, as “macaca”.

    Many speculated that Allen knew the pejorative use for the term — monkey, an insult to dark skinned-people — due to his mother’s heritage. In any case, it cost him a lot of time handling this embarrassment, and he lost his reelection bid in what was considered an easy battle. Such is the scrutiny of elected officials.

    Before Joe Biden was the ineffable Dan Quayle, VP to George H.W. Bush. Quayle’s greatest hits include:

    “Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here.”

    “The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history… No, not our nation’s, but in World War II. I mean, we all lived in this century. I didn’t live in this century, but in this century’s history.”

    and, finally …

    “I made a misstatement and I stand by all my misstatements.”

    Some say that Joe Biden’s relaxed attitude toward precision and tendency to flub it up a bit every now and then would prevent folks from taking him seriously as a Presidential candidate in 2016.

    And others think that Biden does not stand a chance with a presumptive Hillary Clinton run.

    Americans have a sense of humor. We’ll see where they end up landing on Biden’s loose tongue issues.

    Image via YouTube

  • Joe Biden Joins Instagram, Pimps Ray Bans

    Vice President Joe Biden joined Instagram today, you know, in the way that President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama joined Instagram and various other social networks–not actually. If you’re really high up in the executive branch, you probably don’t have time to be running multiple social media accounts. But hey, politicians have to be cool with the internets, so they have their office run the account for them.

    Of course, this is VP Biden we’re talking about here, so we’ll take what we can get. Instagram can only be improved by Biden’s presence. Honestly, who doesn’t want more shots of Biden bein’ Biden?

    Which brings us to the Veep’s first-ever Instagram post.

    I mean, I think it’s an ad for Ray Ban.

    “Vice President Biden’s getting ready to head to Pennsylvania with President Obama this afternoon, where he’ll lay out steps we can take to train America’s workers with the skills they need for good middle-class jobs. Follow @VP for the latest from the Vice President, and the occasional aviators pic,” says the post.

    That’s an ad for Ray Ban. How can that not be a Ray Ban ad? YOU’RE NOT THE ONE IN FOCUS, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.

    Biden’s second post shows him deplaning in Pennsylvania, as he joins the President to talk jobs in Pittsburgh.

    I’m gonna follow Biden on Instagram. For sure. Over the next year, there’s a one hundred percent chance that he his team posts something made of pure, liquid gold. And I’ll be there. Oh, will I be there.

    Image via VP on Instagram

  • Walter Mondale’s Wife Dies At Age 83

    Joan Mondale, the wife of Walter Mondale, who was elected as Jimmy Carter’s Vice President in 1976, passed away, on Monday, at the age of 83.

    The family announced Joan’s passing with a statement issued through their church. “We are grateful for the expressions of love and support we have received. Joan was greatly loved by many. We will miss her dearly,” the statement read.

    Joan, who became known as “Joan of Art”, entered hospice care on Friday, January 31, and later went peacefully with Walter and her two sons Ted and William by her side.

    Shortly after her husband became the U.S. Vice President, Carter named Joan honorary chairwoman of the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities. With this title, Joan was a firm supporter and advocate for government support for the many art programs across the United States. Joan also gave tours and lectures at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art.

    Joan documented her lectures in a book titled, Politics in Art. ”Sometimes we do not realize how important our participation in politics is. Often we need to be reminded of our duty as citizens,” an excerpt from the book read. ”Artists can do just that; they can look at our politicians, our institutions and our problems to help us understand them better.”

    President Barrack Obama and former President Jimmy Carter also released statements offering their condolences to the Mondale family.

    “A lifelong patron of the arts, Joan filled the vice presidential mansion with works by dozens of artists, including many unknowns, and later did the same at the U.S. embassy in Japan during her husband’s tenure as ambassador,” Obama said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Vice President Mondale and his family today as we remember with gratitude ‘Joan of Art’ and her service to our nation.”

    ”She was exemplary in using the opportunities public service provided to advance the arts and other issues important to her and many Americans,” Carter and his wife Rosalynn said.

    Undoubtedly, Joan will be missed by many, and will remembered for her service to the United States, and her love for the arts.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Mitt Romney’s VP Pick Will Be Announced Via iPhone App

    If you asked 100 people the question “Which Presidential candidate is more tech-savvy,” I bet you’d be hard-pressed to find 5 that said Mitt Romney. After his strong use of social media and internet donations back in 2008, President Obama received the reputation of being the guy whose campaign would best leverage technology.

    When it comes to social media specifically, it’s not even close. Not only does Obama have more than nine times the Facebook likes, but he also has nearly double the Facebook users talking about him and a wide lead in “viral reach.” Mitt Romney’s yet to crack 1 million Twitter followers, and the President currently sits at 18+ million.

    Obama also just unveiled a new iPhone app called Obama for America that pushes breaking news, as well as campaign event information and volunteering opportunities.

    But hold up, says the Romney campaign. In an effort to utilize the smartphone-obsessed American culture, Mitt Romney has announced that he will first announce his Vice Presidential pick (whenever that happens) via an iOS/Android app.

    It has the clever title of Mitt’s VP, and is free in iTunes and Google Play.

    It’s a question everyone’s asking: who will be Mitt Romney’s VP? There’s no telling when that answer might come. But when it does, be the first to find out and access exclusive content with the Mitt’s VP app. Just download the app and when Mitt decides on his running mate, you’ll get an exclusive notification from the campaign letting you in on the exciting news before the press and just about everyone else (except maybe Ann).

    So, who will it be? Rubio? Pawlenty? Jindal? Portman? Whoever it is, he wants those who’ve enabled push notifications to be the first to know.