Maureen Dowd: Who’s on America’s Side?

Mitt Romney’s disturbing lack of self-awareness

It’s hard for the haters to get traction when the president and his wife are looking so all-American, smooching for the “kiss cam” at the U.S. vs. Brazil basketball game here Monday night, as the lovely Malia excitedly looked on.

Campaigning Tuesday in Pennsylvania, Romney called Obama’s course as president “extraordinarily foreign.” But it is the Mitt-bot who keeps getting caught doing things that seem strangely outside the norm to most Americans. READ MORE

ALSO: The Obamas on Kiss Cam WATCH VIDEO

Angered black journalists shut out as Michael Eric Dyson becomes TV News’ Next Reverend Al

In an age where opinion news reigns supreme and viewers respond in droves to familiar faces with well-known names, many wonder if [Pro. Michael Eric] Dyson and [Rev. Al] Sharpton, with their visible backgrounds in public service, may just be the new African-American faces of prime-time news. Dyson’s clever and often poetic style of delivery when discussing national issues on air seemed to quickly make an impact with the viewing audience.

“With the evolution of social media that includes blogging, Facebook, and Twitter, who and how information is delivered has changed tremendously,” says Dyson. “The landscape for news is a different place and people have to accept that.” READ MORE

R A Salvatore: They want a close election. They want tension.

Anyone who doubts that President Obama has a solid lead, should simply watch This Week this morning.

The media desperately wants a close election, don’t you think?

Well, if you had any doubts about either of the above, find a clip of this show.

I need to scream – figure I’ll do it here…

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Love On The DL And Homophobia Reside At “The LA Complex”

If you’ve been watching the new CW drama The LA Complex you know the big surprise at the end of last week’s episode was the aggressive man-on-man kissing by good guy Tariq (Benjamin Charles Watson) and bad boy hip-hopper Kaldrick (Andra Fuller). While the rest of the residents at the LA Complex have been dealing with their own relationship dramas, Tariq, working as a production assistant at a music company, was recently given the daunting task of handling superstar Kaldrick, which was no easy feat due to the star’s arrogance, red hot temper and macho attitude. Who knew that underneath all that hip-hop bravado was a burning-with-desire gay man?

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Joel Ward never gives up, and Washington Capitals benefit

From the time he began playing organized hockey at 6 years old until he made his NHL debut at 26, there were so many signs that Joel Ward should have abandoned his hope of someday earning a salary playing the game.

Also, the Lamebrains: Joel Ward gets body checked by the N-word

 

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