California Democratic senator Leland Yee finds it rather "mind-boggling" the National Rifle Association would point the finger at video games in relation to the blame for the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
You guys, we re-elected Barack Obama! Everything's going to be okay!
It's time to celebrate with the very best and funniest and most awesome Obama GIFs in this week's GIFapalooza.
President Obama certainly has his share of celebrity supporters, so when he won reelection on Tuesday night, you could feel the joy radiating off their Twitter pages.
While Donald Trump came hilariously unhinged, other (actual) celebs celebrated in expected fashion.
The 2012 presidential election concluded on Nov. 6, and after clinching 303 electoral votes, President Barack Obama will return to the Oval Office for his second term. After one of the most heated battles in campaign history, President Obama delivered his victory speech in Chicago, Ill., saying, "Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual ... I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together."
Shortly after midnight on Nov. 7, 2012, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressed supporters in Boston, Mass. with his official concession speech. Romney lost the race to the White House after President Barack Obama clinched 303 electoral votes to Romney's 206.
On Nov. 6, 2012, Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States of America by the American people after clinching 303 electoral votes (270 votes are needed for the presidency).
Following a win in the state of Ohio, Barack Obama is being projected as the winner of the 2012 presidential race. To celebrate, Obama tweeted the above photo of himself embracing Michelle with the words, "Four more years."
November 6, 2012 The YouTube user and Pennsylvania voter, centralpavote, posted a video of himself trying to select Barack Obama on the touch screen voting display. The machine highlights Mitt Romney's name despite his efforts. Is this a faulty machine or a faulty user?
November 6, 2012 Are you sitting on the edge of your seat in white knuckle anticipation of who will be the next President of the United States? Here is a nifty site that lets you predict who will win. As the polls come in, states will become decided but the undecided states you can predict their outcome and see what the final tally will be.
Every four years, we in the US go to the polls to elect (or re-elect) a president. And yeah, we know the political ads that seem to run endlessly are a downer, and we know voting itself can be a pain in the ass -- but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take part in the process anyway.
If you haven't already voted, we encourage you to do so. And while you're waiting in what could be very long lines (take some water and a snack, srsly), maybe this helpful guide detailing which celebs have supported each of the major party candidates will keep you entertained.
Politics can get messy between friends. People can get riled up when discussions in difference in opinion come up. Everyone, from their standpoint, is right. Kid Rock made a short film with Sean Penn about this
Incumbent US Senator Jon Tester and challenger US Congressman Denny Rehberg went head to head in a heated debate last night Monday October 9th, 2012 in Billings.
The mud was slinging pretty thick
