What the f*ck are they trying to do to Rahm? Look out for the race for mayor of Chicago. It’s getting tougher sooner than expected. Some heavyweights in Chicago politics seem to be ganging up on one of the candidates aiming to replace Mayor Richard M. Daley, a guy they …

For those of you who feel sorry for Juan Williams because he was fired from NPR – yeah, he’ll be just fine… [wow] The cable news network [FoxNews] signs the analyst to a new three-year contract for nearly $2 million. Dinner[s] on Juan!

Debating is hard… When asked to name a Democratic Senator she’d be willing to work with, Christine named … Hillary Clinton. [close, but no quite] In a debate today hosted by local television station WHYY, Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell seemed unable to name a single sitting Democratic senator. …

We love reading news like this: [lock the doors] An escaped chimpanzee has been relocated to an animal refuge after wreaking havoc in a Kansas City neighborhood, fox4kc.com reports. The 300-pound chimp, named “Sue,” was spotted wandering through a neighborhood on Tuesday, destroying a gate, fence and police car, according …

You might not be able to hold in your excitement next weekend at the Comedy Central rallies, but you will be forced to hold something else in: [call of nature] Comedy Central organizers are having a hard time finding port-o-potties for their rallies to take place in a week and …

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All you need is a box and a sharpie: @pwgavin Did Ginny Thomas just make answering machines a last minute Halloween costume option? Back story here.

Question: If you’re a political candidate and you release an “internal” poll that has you up 19 points on your opponent, what should you do? A. Immediately loan your campaign $200,000 and hope nobody notices? B. Release another “internal” poll a few days later that has you up by 345 …

Another political candidate admits they’re not perfect: [but is he a witch?] Joe Miller: “John, I’ll admit I’m a man of many flaws. I’m not going to sit back and say that I’ve conducted my life perfectly,” Miller told CNN Monday night. “I will tell you that anything that I’ve …

We get all of our news from “the Onion” and from what we can tell, it’s not looking good for Democrats. WASHINGTON—According to recent media reports, Democrats stand to lose as many as 8,000 congressional seats and more than 917 gubernatorial races in November’s midterm elections. “Republicans are poised to …

Sarah Palin’s daughter attempts to dance in a monkey outfit.  [on a scale of 1 to awkward, this is a 9.5]

Howard Mortman has done a remarkable job making CSPAN clips go viral, but this kind of thing also helps. Guy gets revenge on ex-girlfriend on CSPAN2 When the audience gathered for a Book TV discussion of Jonah Goldberg’s new book, “Proud to be Right,” they got more than your average …

Never heard of Jimmy McMillan? You have now. Last night, Jimmy McMillan, of the “Rent is too damn high” Party, stole the show at the NY gubernatorial debate. [not the only thing that’s high] Note 1: Jimmy has a very impressive website [that will crash any minute] that features items …

From RCP: Diane Denish, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate in the state of New Mexico, makes a verbal flub while accusing her candidate of nepotism. NM Democrat: Opponent Spent Immigration Money On “Big Fat Boners” h/t RCP

Susan Montee, the Missouri State Auditor, recently got sloshed and discussed putting a margarita machine, paid for by political contributions, in her car. [In her car!] We also enjoyed the part of the video in which she admits, “And I know that I don’t look like my picture.”  You certainly …