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Former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan discretely hinted at a bid for Congress on his website over the weekend, posting a page soliciting donations for a run.“With your donation you will be supporting Dylan Ratigan’s run for the 21st District of New York for the United States Congress!” the page read.Ratigan’s show was the highest rated show outside of primetime on MSNBC, until he left the network in 2012. Before MSNBC, he was a host on CNBC and Bloomberg News’ global managing editor. Ratigan took a commentary gig at The Young Turks in 2017.If Ratigan does go through his a run for Congress, he will face off against GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik in the 21st Congressional District.The former cable host and author of New York Times best-seller Greedy Bastards is a native of Saranac Lake, NY, where his grandfather was once mayor.“If I run you’ll know where I stand on everything. Because I’ve already made all my positions clear! #straighttalk,” … [Read more...] about Former MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan Appears to Be Running For Congress

Actor, podcaster and professional feudster Michael Rapaport has offered his two cents on that whole Laura Ingraham telling LeBron James to “shut up and dribble” thing, taking to Twitter and posting a video that already has the outrage machine working overtime.The profanity-laced rant is being seen by some as sexist, with Rapaport taking a full minute to go at Ingraham as if they were in a schoolyard rap battle.“I’m apologizing in advance. I know this is gonna offend some women, but I had to do it,” he began. “This is for Laura Ingraham, the cock-eyed Fox News commentator with the Bobby Brown jaw who said that KD and LeBron James should just ‘shut up and dribble.’ No, cluckhead. You shut up and dribble… deez nuts, bitch.”Rapaport went on to say that Ingraham’s butt was “so flat that when you stand up you can see your entire asshole.”“Your lord and savior, Donald Trump, wouldn’t even grab you by the … [Read more...] about Actor Michael Rapaport Goes on Rant Against Laura Ingraham: ‘Shut Up and Dribble… Deez Nuts’

Young boys ages 7-9 are selling raffle tickets for an AR-15 to raise money for their baseball team.The gun was offered by the father of one of the players, who is the cofounder of an arms dealership in Neosho, MO.Levi Patterson, the team’s coach, told Kansas City Star Saturday that he thought about choosing another prize after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire in a Florida high school with an AR-15, killing 17 people, but he decided against it because he wanted to “turn it into a positive thing.” The idea was conceived of before the shooting occurred, and the winner must pass a background check before getting the gun.When word began to spread about the raffle via Facebook, commenters were incensed that this gun was being offered as a prize – by children, no less.“I applaud them for standing up for what they believe in,” Patterson told the Star. I just think they have feelings [about] this specific type of gun [which are] different than people … [Read more...] about Missouri Grade-School Baseball Team Sells Raffle Tickets For AR-15

There are times when it seems no criticism of President Donald Trump would go too far among a large segment of blue check Twitter. But a New York Times-published survey of political scientists just might have done the trick.In the poll which ran on the Times website Monday, 170 members of the American Political Science Association’s Presidents and Executive Politics section ranked Trump as the worst president of all-time after just thirteen months in office. This ranking placed Trump beneath perennial basement dwellers such as James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, and Warren Harding. Even some of Trump’s fiercest critics thought this ranking went a bit too far. Here’s a sampling of the reaction from social media. [photo via Getty Images]——Follow Joe DePaolo (@joe_depaolo) on Twitter Have a tip we should know? [email protected] … [Read more...] about Trump Actually Gets Defended on Twitter After

Student protesters have gathered outside the White House this afternoon to stage a lie-in to call for lawmakers to take concrete action on gun control.The lie-in protest comes just days after the horrific Parkland school shooting and amid calls from student survivors of the shooting making impassioned calls for gun control measures:You can watch a live stream from Fox 5 DC above.[image via screengrab]— — Follow Josh Feldman on Twitter: @feldmaniac Have a tip we should know? [email protected] … [Read more...] about WATCH LIVE: Students Gather Outside White House for Gun Reform Protest