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U.S. Presidential Election

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    School Bullies Are The Cool Kids, Says UCLA Researcher

    The old read on school bullies was that they were making up for low self-esteem. Every punch in the shoulder, every atomic wedgie was a cry for help and attention. Right? Wrong, says UCLA professor of developmental psychology Jaana Juvonen. She argues that your local campus bully is, indeed, the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Arizona Nutjob Sheriff Joe Arpaio Bringing His Drivel to Beverly Hills

    There goes the neighborhood. Self-proclaimed "America's Toughest Sheriff" and aging crackpot Joe Arpaio will be bringing his special brand of media whoring from Phoenix, Arizona, to Beverly Hills on Friday. Arpaio's endorsing Phil Liberatore, a mustachioed conservative facing off in the Republican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Porn's Mortal Enemy, Santorum, Has Bailed, But L.A. Industry Now Frets Over Romney

    What do you do when you're an industry targeted for annihilation by a presidential candidate who is dropping out? If you're the porn industry, and that candidate is the anti-gay, anti-smut Rick Santorum, you head on over to Porn Star Karaoke at Sardo's in Burbank and celebrate. Right? Well, not so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Is Rick Santorum Gay? New Study Says Homophobes May Dig the Same Sex

    Do you hate gays and lesbians with all your heart and soul? We've got news for you: a new scientific report says you may actually have same-sex desires yourself. Does this mean that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is gay? Hmmmmmm... Conducted by a research team from the University o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Ron Paul Mania at UCLA: Stadium Reaches Capacity, Students Climb Trees to Get a Glimpse

    Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has the libertarian college kids going ga-ga for his firm anti-big government stance. Whereas the clean, hopeful, Shepard-Fairey vetted Obama campaign in 2008 was all the rage with Gen Y, Paul's more skeptical (even paranoid) approach is winning over young v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Larry Flynt Wants to Out Sex Lives of More Politicians: $1 Million For Dirt

    Attention hypocritical, bible-thumping politicians. Someone really doesn't like you. He's rich. And he's a smut-peddler of the highest degree. Yes, Larry Flynt of Hustler and The People vs. Larry Flynt fame has put up another $1 million bounty on the closeted skeletons of prominent U.S. leaders. H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    $5.59 Gas in Los Angeles: Fuel Reaches High Not Seen Since 2008

    The jobless rate is down. People are starting to spend money again. Some of Wall Street's biggest stocks, like Apple, are trading at record highs. Damn, this Great Recession might have just turned a corner for the better. Finally. Wait a minute. Did you say $5.59-a-gallon gas? Right here in L.A?

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It"

    Dave Mustaine is intense. His band Megadeth pairs oppositional forces -- aggressive, machine-gun rhythms with near-pop melodies -- and similarly Mustaine's personality seems a yin-yang contradiction of simmering rage and family values. On the road with the fourth Gigantour, which hits Gibson Amphit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Open Mike Eagle Talks Uganda, the Indie Rap Illuminati, and the Republican Primaries

    ​See also: Open Mike Eagle Unapologetically Talks About "Art Rap" Over the last two years,

  • Art+Books

    January 26, 2012

    Victoria Jackson's Excellent Tea Party Adventure

    ​See also: Open Mike Eagle Unapologetically Talks About "Art Rap" Over the last two years,

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Santorum's Fecal Sex Dilemma Puts Headlines in Whole New Light: Our Top 10 Faves

    cafepress.com​As you probably already know, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is no friend of the gay and lesbian nation. He sparked a furor in 2003 when he told Associated Press he was against gay sex and sodomy. LA Weekly (and nationally syndicated) columnist Dan Savage respon ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    Subversive Comedy with Jimmy Dore

    cafepress.com​As you probably already know, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is no friend of the gay and lesbian nation. He sparked a furor in 2003 when he told Associated Press he was against gay sex and sodomy. LA Weekly (and nationally syndicated) columnist Dan Savage respon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Kelly Clarkson Endorses Ron Paul: The Five Most Baffling Political Pairings

    This really happened. See #1 for details.​When it comes to presidential endorsements, musicians tend to be pretty predictable. Most all of them seem to go for Democrats, except for Ted Nugent. And then, inevitably, the Republican candidates go ahead and use the left-leaning rockers' music anyw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Back Story: How Jeremy Bernard Became the White House's First Openly Gay Social Secretary

    Ted SoquiJeremy Bernard, left, with former partner Rufus Gifford in 2008​On February 1, 2007, political fund raiser Jeremy Bernard wasn't thinking about making history. It was his first day on the job for U.S. Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and Bernard and his then-partner, R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Republican Presidential Debate To Be Held At Reagan Library

    It's on.​Had enough politics for a while? Well too bad, because the first debate of the 2012 presidential race is just around the corner.Politico and NBC News announced today that they will host the first Republican primary debate sometime next spring at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Mitt Romney Assaulted On Flight To L.A.

    Mitt Romney.​Onetime Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was allegedly assaulted in a non-injury confrontation during a flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles this week, but the former Massachusetts governor on Tuesday said he would decline to press charges. The scuffle happened Monda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Today in Photographs: June 5, 1968

    New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies mortally wounded in the Ambassador Hotel, shot following his victory in California's Democratic presidential primary.Photo: Boris Yaro/Getty Trust

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Election '08: Nevada's Turn of the Wheel

    BY MARC COOPER Some quick hits from the Bistro Buffet at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas: -- Never before I have ever seen so many people wearing political trappings at the gaming tables. More than 95% is Obama-Biden. -- Both Michelle Obama and John McCain are buzzing through opposite ends of town. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2008

    Election '08: Battleground Report -- Obama Blitzes Nevada

    BY MARC COOPER With thousands of Californians pouring over the border to assist in a last-minute door-to-door ground blitz, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama revved up a crowd of 15,000 local supporters Saturday morning saying that "there's only 3 days left before we change America." Lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    A Political Halloween in West Hollywood

    If a fun-loving public was looking for a break from a tense political season, the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval was not the place to be. "No on 8" signs, buttons, and stickers were impossible to avoid, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin appeared in the form of multiple look-a ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Barack Obama's Slippery Fund-Raising Slope

    Small donors aside, he's awash in cash from big labor and business. Can he say no?

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Election '08: Arise, Ye Socialists!

    BY MARC COOPER Now that McCain-Palin have reverted to an overt form of McCarthyism as a last-minute ploy, repeatedly labeling Barack Obama as a "socialist," it's only logical to expect that the last few days of their campaign will become overtly racist. Those who know me, know very well I'm hardly ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    Obama Buddy Is Union Buster

    Tyler Perry is on the outs with everyone — except Oprah and Barack

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Word of Mouths

    Tyler Perry is on the outs with everyone — except Oprah and Barack

  • Columns

    September 11, 2008

    Michelle Obama's Night Out in L.A.: Malia and Sasha Meet the Jonas Brothers

    Dream come true for Malia, and indirect reference to Sarah Palin from Michelle, who says her husband is "not afraid of smart people."

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Queer Town: Obama's Gay Moment

    Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama undoubtedly thrilled, and probably somewhat shocked, gays and lesbians last night when he spoke this line during his nomination speech in Denver: “I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian br ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    July 31, 2008

    Swing Vote: Bud, Wiser

    Kevin Costner stars as the world's least interesting man

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Villaraigosa Hits the Campaign Trail...Again

    It's amazing what can happen in a year. Around this time last summer, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa admitted to an extra-marital affair, political allies distanced themselves from the East LA Golden Boy, and talk about the mayor becoming the next governor of California completely and utterly ceased...a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Queer Town: McCain Plays Small Ball in California

    On the evening of June 26, with the right kind of ears, a steady, collective groan could be heard from thousands of gay Republicans throughout California…followed by an eerie silence. Their man, Senator John McCain, decided to play small ball in his quest for the White House, and came out with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Queer Town: Villaraigosa Jumps (Belatedly) on the Gay Marriage Bandwagon

    A week, almost to the hour, after the first gay couple legally wed in Los Angeles County, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will finally preside over a same sex marriage. American Beauty producer Bruce Cohen, who won an Oscar for the film, and New York art consultant Gabriel Catone will take their vows dow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Queer Town: Human Rights Campaign Endorses Obama

    The Human Rights Campaign, the ultimate Washington D.C. lobbying group for gays and lesbians, has officially endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president.

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Clinton Defeats Clinton: After North Carolina and Indiana, a Postmortem on Hillary's Campaign

    It's all over now, Baby Blue, as Barack Obama wins the presidential nomination for the third or fourth time

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    Daedalus and TI$A team up for Obama video

    Well, in case you were wavering on whether to vote for McCain or Obama, this should help you decide. Sa-Ra's front man Taz Arnold (TI$A) wanders through L.A. dancing to a great rhythm by Daedalus.

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Do Obama's Mounting Wins Make California/Latino Vote Irrelevant?

    Reading the presidential tea leaves

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Hillary Wins Massachusetts but Loses Her Alma-Mater Wellesley

    Hillary Clinton may have dominated the Massachusetts Democratic primary last Tuesday, weathering the endorsements of both Ted Kennedy and John Kerry for Barack Obama, but she was beaten handily by Obama in her old college town. According to the Wellesley Townsman, the Wellesley College grad picked ... More >>

  • News

    February 7, 2008

    The (Yes, It's Arrived) Latino Factor: Latinos Choose Hillary...

    ... bum out Obama, and give a little nod to McCain

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2008

    Maria Shriver for Obama

    Maria Shriver, the first lady of the state of California and cousin of Caroline Kennedy, has endorsed Senator Barack Obama. Shriver made an impromptu appearance at an Obama rally at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion Sunday, where Michelle Obama, wife of the presidential candidate, Oprah Winfrey, and Carolin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    Marc Cooper in Iowa: Zero Hour

    Des Moines, Iowa -- Barack Obama capped off his quest to win the statewide Democratic presidential caucuses by emotionally exhorting the youthful core of his supporters to make sure they show up at tonight's prolonged exercise in voting. "In a few hours you will have a chance to make history, Iowa ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 6, 2007

    ObamaNation

    Graffiti art makes great political hang-up

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Ballot Bull

    Republicans and Dems get down to dirty business as election nears

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    Circular Firing Squad

    While Arnold grabs the center and gets props, California’s GOP bosses rush right

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Robert Greenwald's Modest Proposal

    How online activists’ fear of Fox News helped drag Democrats into hyperpartisan censorship

  • News

    July 22, 2004

    Black Power(less)

    The decline of black politics in America

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    Two Sides of JFK

    The arrival of the reckless and cautious John Kerry

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    The Revenge of the Pols

    John Kerry and John Edwards are more conventional candidates than Howard Dean and Wesley Clark — and they may be stronger, too

  • Supplement

    December 11, 2003

    The Democrats Do L.A.

    The 2000 national convention had everything except the next president

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    Party Animals

    Gray has a blast; Dick, a sour time

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    W. Stands for Wrongful

    And suffrage hits the skids

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Who Crowned George?

    On the centrality of cows to W.’s plurality and the GOP’s prospects

  • Art+Books

    April 29, 1999

    Campaign2000.com

    What the administration's antitrust crusade against Microsoft means for Al Gore on the stump

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