Talking Points Memo is pointing to a Public Policy Polling survey showing that a majority of GOP voters think Obama stole the 2008 election with ACORN's help. 52% of them.
From PPP:
"Belief in the ACORN conspiracy theory is even higher among GOP partisans than the birther one, which only 42% of Republicans expressed agreement with on our national survey in September. Overall 62% of Americans think Obama legitimately won the election to only 26% who think ACORN stole it for him, as few Democrats or independents buy into that line of thinking."
TPM points out that ACORN has gained in popularity as a bogeyman for the right:
"This number goes a long way towards explaining the anger of the Tea Party crowd. They not only think Obama's agenda is against America, but they don't think he was actually the choice of the American people at all! Interestingly, NY-23 Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman is now accusing ACORN of stealing his race, and Fox News personalities have often speculated about ACORN stealing the 2008 Minnesota Senate race for Al Franken."
For the record, Obama's margin of victory was 9.5 million votes.
Just hours after Iranian President Ahmadinejad agreed to accept an IAEA deal to enrich uranium out of the country, they suddenly backed out. The plan had been to take Iran's nuclear stockpile and send it to Russia to be enriched. It's disappointing for those concerned about Iran's plans for its enriching uranium - though I don't think it's particularly surprising.
I was thinking about how long Iran has been playing this game, and it brought to mind this Supernews gem: Iran: Deal or No Deal?
That piece was produced in 2006. Over three years ago. It's kind of disheartening to see what looks like the same game playing out, but with a few different players. No more Bush or Condoleeza Rice, and Putin is now the Prime Minister of Russia, not the President. But it's hard not to watch this and see Iran doing the same things today. Is there another card up the Obama Administration's negotiating sleeve? Let's hope so.
You may know Lou Barlow from his musical exploits: Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and The Folk Implosion to name a few. But, did you know that he's a fan of Current?
In a post on Magnet Magazine, Lou shares how he discovered Current, his first impressions, and what got him hooked. Take a look!
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Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, Current TV shows are now available on Hulu!
We’ve been making Current content available in many different ways (including dedicated channels on YouTube and iTunes), and we’re happy to announce that fans of Hulu can now cozy up to the latest episodes of SuperNews!, The Rotten Tomatoes Show, Vanguard, and infoMania, presented in that awesome Hulu viewing experience. If you’ve never checked out some of our shows or watched TV content on Hulu before, head on over, give it a spin, and then let us know what you think.
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Animated sketches include: Chat windows get in the way for Facebook; Homeless TV hits the streets; Larry King interviews his favorite guest; Fred and Danielle explore new bedroom fantasies; Perez Hilton judges the season finale of Project Britney, and the surprise duet between Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle!
From SuperNews! an animated sketch comedy series airing on Current TV every Friday night at 10p/9c.
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Animated sketches include: Myspace stalks his ex-girlfriend; Larry King interviews the Large Hadron Collider; Las Vegas and the 9 levels of Hell; Fred and Danielle buy a dildo; Gorgon the Awkward Alien; and as always, the SuperNews! spin on this week's hottest news!
From SuperNews! an animated sketch comedy series airing on Current TV every Friday night at 10p/9c.
So set your DVRs and TIVOs. Like... now.
For more SuperNews! go to www.current.com/supernewsAnimated sketches include: Myspace stalks his ex-girlfriend; Larry King interviews the... more