A Youtube video uploaded by liberal activist group Americans United For Change shows supporters of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio manhandling a man dressed up in a robot costume.
The #RobotRubio was meant to make fun of Rubio’s performance during Saturday’s Republican debate. Rubio repeated the same line about President Barack Obama’s competency multiple times during the debate.
The video apparently was take in Manchester, NH ahead of today’s primary election according to CBS Boston.
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Former Alabama Governor Put Into Solitary Confinement After Calling Radio Show
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman has been kept in solitary confinement in a federal prison for the past two months according to his son.
The suspected reason?
Siegelman called a liberal talk radio program in October where he maintained his innocence.
According to the AP, Siegelman’s son- Joe Siegelman claims that his father was sent to a higher security facility where he has been kept in solitary.
“All I know is it’s been eight weeks and he’s still locked in a box,” Joe Siegelman told the AP.
Don Siegelman was convicted in 2006 of seven counts- including bribery, conspiracy, and fraud in a controversial case that many have viewed as being politically motivated.
Siegelman was the last Democrat elected governor in Alabama.
Siegelman was interviewed on the Tom Hartmann in October to promote a film about his case.
During the interview, Siegelman maintained that he was innocent and mentioned the judge who oversaw his case- Mark Fuller.
Fuller has been accused by some that he was influenced by Bush administration officials including former Deputy White House Chief Of Staff Karl Rove.
In an interview I conducted with Fuller as a student reporter in 2012, the judge maintained that he had no connection to the Bush White House during the Siegelman trial.
“No, I was never contacted by anybody,” Fuller said in 2012. “I’ve never met Karl Rove, never spoken to Karl Rove.
“I thought and I believe that I called that case as fairly as I have any other case. I couldn’t live with myself if I thought that I had railroaded somebody, the government or an individual defendant,” Fuller said.
Fuller resigned in 2014 after he was arrested for allegedly beating his wife at an Atlanta hotel.
Siegelman is expected to be released from prison in August of 2017.
LISTEN: Don Siegelman on the Tom Hartmann radio program.
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Jack’s Is The Casual Italian Place That Miami Desperately Needed
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Yikes: Here’s What The Candidates Would Look Like After 8 Years In The White House
Being President is tough.
Up early each morning. Sleepless nights worrying about far flung crises and domestic troubles alike.
It’s no secret that being President takes a toll on the body- and seems to age the office holder in a big way.
Well, the folks at Sachs Media Group decided to see what the 2016 presidential candidates would look like after 8 years in the White House, and the results aren’t pretty.
“The presidency takes a heavy toll on those who hold the nation’s highest office, often aging them beyond the actual years in office,” a statement on the Sachs Media site said. “Sachs Media Group commissioned photo restoration and manipulation firm Phojoe to envision how current candidates might look at the end of a hypothetical two-term presidency in January 2025.”
Each looks like a version of the cryptkeeper in some form or fashion.
Let’s take a look at the damage:
Ben Carson:
Bernie Sanders:
Carly Fiorina:
Chris Christie:
Donald Trump:
Hillary Clinton:
Jeb Bush:
Joe Biden:
John Kasich:
Marco Rubio:
Mike Huckabee:
Rand Paul:
Scott Waker:
Ted Cruz:
Remind us why anyone wants this job again?
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