No one should be all that shocked that Todd Akin believes that women’s bodies are biologically equipped to repel the sperm of rapists. The Missouri GOP congressman does, after all, belong to a party in which ideology has been easing out intelligence for a long time. It’s the party that has, for example, long fought […]
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Mitt Romney wants running mate Paul Ryan to play it safe. Ryan, the nation's most controversial budget architect, is often described as the intellectual leader of the House Republican caucus. But Romney's presidential campaign headquarters in Boston seems, for now, to prefer that the 42-year-old father of three talks about […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn't go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005. In his 2010 "Road Map for […]
D.L. Hughley calls to the crew from "the ghetto with planes on it" or in other words the Newark airport. Joking with the crew about Chad Ochocino turning into "Chad nueva-uno-uno" this week. Plus, the "hobbit" looking Paul Ryan being selected as Mitt Romney's runningmate. Listen to hear more of his funny perspective and find […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has been one of the harshest critics of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan. But months after Congress approved the nearly $800 billion package, the Wisconsin lawmaker was trying to steer money under the program to companies in his home state. Rep. Ryan wrote letters in […]
Jesse Jackson calls into TJMS to discuss VP candidate Paul Ryan's impact on the black community, urging people to get out there and vote this upcoming election.
Sybil Wilkes talks about today's news headlines including VP candidate Paul Ryan, Al sharpton's "Occupy the Corners" movement, and more on TJMS.
Roland Martin talks with Patrick Gaspard, Exec Director of the DNC. about Rep Paul Ryan as VP pick.
President Barack Obama is quite comfortable campaigning in the heartland of rural America. Obama rolled through Iowa Tuesday on a three-day bus tour where he plans to ask voters to support his vision for the country and reject Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican scheme to offer tax breaks to millionaires and dismantle Medicare. […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — With the political world watching, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney misspoke while introducing his running mate. Romney introduced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan on Saturday as the next president of the United States. Ryan has been tapped to serve as Romney's vice presidential nominee. It was the first time they appeared together […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Even before Wisconsin sent Paul Ryan to Congress, he was meticulously carving a path that seemed to point only upward. As a young Capitol Hill staffer, he impressed Republican lawmakers with his hustle and intellectual curiosity. He blended quickly with an elite crop of conservative thinkers. By his 30s, he was […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — After Mitt Romney decided on a running mate, Paul Ryan's carefully planned transition from congressman to vice presidential candidate began — in deep secret. Almost a week ago, Ryan snuck through Chicago's O'Hare airport in a baseball cap and sunglasses and flew to New England. A Romney adviser's 19-year-old son picked […]
