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Jon Stewart Proves Double Standards For Female Politicians With The Most Hilarious Evidence Possible

Really, when was the last time you heard a dude (politician or not) be described as too emotional? Fair warning: Be sure you’re not drinking anything when you get to the last line of this segment. [hulu id=h4sp6i9uvclrtrwm64i3ta width=512 height=288] Read more: http://upworthy.com/jon-stewart-proves-a-double-standard-for-women-politicians-with-the-most-hilarious-evidence-possible-rn2-6d

Call Me Crazy, But I'm OPPOSED To Violence Against Women. But Then Again, I'm Not A Congressman.

The Violence Against Women Act, which has been law since 1994 and a consistently easy bill to renew each year, was prevented from coming to a vote on the House floor at the end of the last session because some members of Congress were uncomfortable with additional language protecting Native Americans, LGBTQ people, and undocumented immigrants. I’ll…

An Eloquent Nerd Goes Up Against A Corporate Suit To Debate An Unsexy Issue That's Really A Big Deal

The Nerd? Hank Green. The Suit? Hank Green. The topic? Net neutrality. WAIT! Don’t roll your eyes and click away. You don’t even want to know about one of the most important things ever? I’m begging you to hit play and learn some stuff. Please? It’s only freedom of information that’s at stake. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc2aso6W7jQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315]…

Three Promises From 2008 That Obama Made Again Today

1. Promising to streamline the budget in his first term [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9hiQ4yeDY]Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yy9hiQ4yeDY. youtube.com 2. Promising to reform entitlements [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myYEb15AyPk]Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=myYEb15AyPk. youtube.com 3. Promising to reform immigration [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUWJHmRjJy0]Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yUWJHmRjJy0. youtube.com 4. 2008 speech to Columbus, Ohio promising to go through the budget line by line and cut…

British Comic Thinks He Can Just Bash Our Country. He Can, He Does, And He's Freaking Brilliant.

This is a bit longer than your average Internet video, but it’s a bit more brilliant, as well. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kye2oX-b39E?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/british-comic-thinks-he-can-just-bash-our-country-he-can-he-does-and-hes-freaking-brilliant

A Politician Loses It On The State House Floor, Says What All Of Us Are Thinking

In Michigan, the Republican-controlled legislature succeeded in passing a new “right-to-work” law, which weakens unions’ ability to negotiate and has serious negative implications for all workers in the state. They had no public meetings, no debate, no time for review, and had Republican staffers sit in seats in the gallery to block citizens from even…

Are You Tired Of Political Ads? What If They Include Steve Martin And Say Nothing About Politics?

I’m so tired of political ads. Except for this one. THE Steve Martin decided he wanted to help a friend win an election. So he put his face in front of his phone cam and talked about something else entirely. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p34r8gsQjJs?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=776&h=582] Read more: http://upworthy.com/are-you-tired-of-political-ads-what-if-they-include-steve-martin-and-say-nothing

GOP Congressman: Would Be “Dream Come True” To Submit Obama Impeachment Bill

Video available at: http://buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com/video/2013/08/20/SnapzProXScreenSnapz001-564×304.mp4. Michigan Republican Rep. Kerry Bentivolio said Monday it would be a “dream come true” to submit a bill to impeach President Obama. Bentivolio also said he had meetings with lawyers asking them to “tell me how I can impeach” the president of the United States. Bentivolio was speaking at the August…

North Korea’s Missile Launch Scares Its Neighbors

View this image › twitpic.com White House Spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement: North Korea’s launch today—using ballistic missile technology despite express prohibitions by United Nations Security Council resolutions—is a highly provocative act that threatens regional security, directly violates United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874, contravenes North Korea’s international obligations, and undermines…

Democrat Lists Republican Attack Site As Her Official Campaign Website

Amanda Renteria is a Democrat challenging Rep. David Valadao in California’s 21st district. She also has a perfectly good campaign website, amandarenteria.com. View this image › But on her FEC Statement of Organization, Renteria lists her official website as renteria4congress.com, which is actually an attack website set up by the National Republican Congressional Committee. View…

How Mitt Romney Got It Done In Tampa

View this image › BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Images Mission Accomplished. The Republican Party had two tasks to complete in Tampa. The first was to counter the argument — much advanced by the media’s Obama Amen Choir — that it had become a party of loons. The second was to showcase the strengths and virtues…

Snowden Lawyer: No Deal For Asylum In Germany

View this image › Bobby Yip / Reuters Edward Snowden is not requesting asylum in Germany in exchange for helping the country investigate National Security Agency surveillance, Snowden’s lawyer says, contradicting reports in the Russian news media. “Edward Snowden would never offer information in exchange for asylum and he has never suggested otherwise,” ACLU lawyer…

Rick Santorum Drops Strange, Death-Filled Description Of Nationalized Health Care

1. Speaking at a Young Americans for Freedom event Friday at the Reagan Ranch, Rick Santorum said this: http://buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com/video/2013/12/13/SnapzProXScreenSnapz001-288×160.mp4Video available at: http://buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com/video/2013/12/13/SnapzProXScreenSnapz001-288×160.mp4. “If we have a system where the government is going to be the principal provider of health care for the country, we’re done. Because then, you are dependent on the government for your…