3 hrs ago | The Huffington Post
Obama Official Brings Birtherism Into Argument Over Scandal
White House spokesman Jay Carney brought up birtherism while answering questions Tuesday, mocking reporters for repeatedly asking questions on a number of recent scandals.
7 hrs ago | Salon
Here come the tornado truthers. Already
Popular conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says the government wields a " weather weapon " that can "create and steer" tornadoes.
9 hrs ago | Gawker
Why Did Obama Make Those Tornadoes? Ask the Tornado Truthers
If our planet's increasingly extreme weather isn't caused by man-made climate change, then it stands to reason that it's actually caused by man-made supervillains using government technology to take American Freedoms with superstorms like Monday's mile-wide monster tornadoes.
The IRS Conspiracy Theories Don't Hold Up to Math
During last week's first-of-many hearing into the IRS scandal , one subplot emerged: Conservatives presented anecdotes to argue that the IRS didn't just target Tea Party groups seeking tax exempt status but a broader swath of conservative individuals and organizations.
Jillian Kay Melchior: True Scandal
Yet as news emerges that the Internal Revenue Service wielded its power to obstruct conservative groups, Catherine's story becomes credible - and chilling.
Trudy Rubin: Security is the real Benghazi issue
The scandal is that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and some Republican colleagues are dishonoring the memory of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans by making a political circus out of their deaths.
Will civil partnerships kill the gay marriage bill?
There's a conspiracy theory doing the rounds in Westminster that the 'wrecking amendment' for the gay marriage bill is a nifty way of the government dropping the legislation because it is unaffordable, and blaming Labour for backing a reckless proposal.
Administration scandals demand fresh mass media look at 'Project Gunwalker'
When gun rights blogger Mike Vanderboegh , National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea and Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman first exposed the "Project Gunwalker" scandal at the very end of 2010, the mass media had no interest in the story.
'How Jill Dando's death convinced me everything you know about crime...
Rather than punishing the miscreants, it might have been better had he put the forbidden fruit higher up the tree.
Obama team seeks to turn the page
President Obama and his team are looking to turn the page this weeks. After days of getting hammered over the IRS, Beghazi and the Justice Department seizure of AP records, the administration wants to talk White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer hit the talk show circuit Sunday, but faced many more questions about the Internal Revenue Service and ... (more)
Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Defect and Character
This week has revealed without a doubt that the Obama administration have three political scandals that the masters of spin cannot ignore.
Gun control advocates now admit: IRS intimidation scandal proves...
In the face of the outrageous IRS intimidation scandal now sweeping across America, gun control advocates are changing their tune.
Let me go with my headphones on | Jenni Murray
Oh good grief, I thought, when I read the research on retirement and health - it's a conspiracy! How clever of a government that's so strapped for cash to find a way of sweetening the pill of an ever-rising retirement age .
Rand Paul misrepresents GOP whistleblower testimony in attacking Hillary Clinton
Following the revelation that Republicans had altered emails from government officials to make it appear, that the State Department was engaged in a cover-up of the attack in Benghazi , Senator Rand Paul penned a column for the Washington Times titled "A staggering abuse of power" in an apparent bid to revive the now-dead conspiracy theory .
The real Benghazi scandal is the political posturing in Congress
The scandal is that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and some Republican colleagues are dishonoring the memory of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans by making a political circus out of their deaths.
Probably Not the Best Way to Handle a Scandal
Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups.
Latest "Trek" a Mixed Bag Blockbuster
There is one thing that "Star Trek Into Darkness" does remarkably well, and that's provide further proof that J.J. Abrams is going to make one heck of a "Star Wars" movie.
Michele Bachmann asks if IRS will 'deny or delay' medical care to conservatives
This time, Bachmann asked WND, rhetorically, if Obamacare would allow the IRS to "deny or delay" conservatives' access to medical care.
Wayne Allyn Root alleges abuse by IRS, feels 'absolutely vindicated'
Wayne Allyn Root , the man who translated having been a student at Columbia at the same time as Barack Obama into a career pushing wild conspiracy theories , is back again, this time claiming to WorldNetDaily to have been victimized by the IRS .
PBS's Smiley Invites Left-Wing Journalist to Skewer Republicans For Lack of Credibility
Last night on his PBS talk show, Tavis Smiley sat down for a cozy conversation with Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent for left-wing magazine The Nation .