Paul Ryan

The Purge brings fight or flight to a new level

The dystopic film presents a moral quandary about which lives are worth more

While training for Grandma's Half Marathon, Duluth woman has surprise baby

John Staine noticed that as his wife, Trish, trained for the half marathon taking place on Grandma's Marathon weekend, she lost weight, and her face even looked thinner.Which would make sense -- if Trish hadn't been, unbeknownst to the couple, carrying their third child. See Also: - Teen birth rate ... More >>

Mpls has been overreporting rapes to feds; MPD officials had good rea$on to

If you judged by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, you'd think Minneapolis has been the national leader in "forcible rapes" (it's a real statistical category, not just the brainchild of Paul Ryan) since 2007.SEE ALSO: Minneapolis guns incidents, violent crime crept up in 2012 But you shouldn't judge ... More >>

Lizz Winstead: The Long and Binding Road

Josh Romney thinks Minn. might go red today [VIDEO]

The past few days, headlining national Republicans have shown Minnesota some love, both sparking and responding to rumors (and polls, though at this point, who really knows the difference) that Romney's gaining on Obama inside our long-blue borders.On Sunday, we had Paul Ryan, who was followed yeste ... More >>

Cloud Atlas jumps across space and time

New film by the Wachowskis plays it safe behind bold scenery

Mark Dayton gets F grade in Cato Institute's 2012 governor fiscal policy report card

The D.C.-based Cato Institute is a conservative think tank co-founded by Charles Koch, so of course researchers there and Gov. Mark Dayton weren't destined to be bosom buddies.SEE ALSO:-- Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hour-- Mike Parry says Governor Day ... More >>

Pro-Romney group will air misleading 'Janesville' ad in Minnesota [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Norm Coleman blasts Cali Democrat John Burton after he compares Paul Ryan to Goebbels-- Mitt Romney blames Wisconsin's problems on Obama, ignores Scott Walker [VIDEO]-- Obama shouts out Warroad-based, Romney-supporting Marvin Windows [VIDEO]The American Future Fund will spend $207,000 to ... More >>

Mary Franson on DNC "God" debacle: "Peter denied Christ 3 times also" [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Rep. Mary Franson infuriated by Earth Day, calls it "Pagan holiday" [UPDATE]-- Bachmann says there's "a spiritual hurricane in our land" as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches [UPDATE] [VIDEO]The most painfully awkward moment of last week's DNC came when Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigos ... More >>

Mitt Romney blames Wisconsin's problems on Obama, ignores Scott Walker [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other state over last yearMary Hoglund, 83, spits in Romney supporter's face during Wisconsin event [VIDEO]-- Michele Bachmann says Romney is best presidential candidate because Obama is too wealthy [VIDEO]Scott Walker became governor of Wisconsin in ear ... More >>

Olok Nykew pulls a Paul Ryan, runs Sioux Falls "marathon" in record time

SEE ALSO:-- Paul Ryan trained for three weeks, ran Grandma's Marathon "on a whim"-- The Paul Ryan Time Calculator will turn you into a world-class runner, just like him-- Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hour There's more than one way to skin a cat. Want ... More >>

Paul Ryan trained for three weeks, ran Grandma's Marathon "on a whim," brother says

SEE ALSO:-- The Paul Ryan Time Calculator will turn you into a world-class runner, just like him-- Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hour Either lying is a genetic trait in the Ryan family, or Mitt's VP choice is the most athletic Midwest politician since ... More >>

Allen Quist ignores facts, alleges food stamp program discriminates against married couples

SEE ALSO:-- Allen Quist flip-flops about his research in a Mankato "anonymous sodomy" adult bookstore-- Allen Quist under renewed fire for 'men are genetically predisposed to lead family' remarkWith his gaffe-fest primary against Mike Parry in the rear-view mirror, you might've expected Republican U ... More >>

The Paul Ryan Time Calculator will turn you into a world-class runner, just like him

SEE ALSO: Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hourYesterday, we told you about a sizable fib Wisconsin congressman and VP nominee Paul Ryan uttered during an interview last month -- he claimed he ran the 1990 Grandma's Marathon in Duluth in a world-class "two ... More >>

Michele Bachmann's favorite porn movies that she doesn't want you to know about (NSFW)

See also: -- Michele Bachmann pledges to ban "all forms of pornography"  -- GOP platform's new anti-porn stance mirrors Bachmann's pledge It's not exactly a secret that our beloved villain member of the House of Representatives Michele Bachmann hates porn. But after years of heari ... More >>

Did Rybak lie about I-35W bridge collapse during DNC speech? [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO: -- R.T. Rybak is a finalist for the 2012 World Mayor Prize-- RT Rybak blames pot smokers for Minneapolis murdersSome Republicans are upset by comments Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak made about bridges and infrastructure during his DNC speech... but do they have a legitimate beef?

Norm Coleman blasts Cali Democrat John Burton after he compares Paul Ryan to Goebbels

SEE ALSO:-- Norm Coleman's "shadowy" American Action Network under fire for flouting law-- Norm Coleman most popular prominent MN GOPer; Bachmann "most unpopular politician"-- Norm Coleman: Obamacare won't be repealed, despite what Romney saysFormer Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman spoke on behalf of ... More >>

Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hour

SEE ALSO:-- Norm Coleman blasts Cali Democrat John Burton after he compares Paul Ryan to Goebbels-- Tom Morello rages against Paul Ryan's machine-- Paul Ryan's Iowa State Fair speech gets messy as protesters are hauled away [VIDEO]Paul Ryan has been nicknamed Lyin' Paul Ryan after delivering an RNC ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty tries to be funny during RNC speech, fails [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Tim Pawlenty suggests Latina CNN anchor can't understand English, quickly backtracks [VIDEO]-- Tim Pawlenty: Obama is "all foam and no beer"-- Mitt Romney is Tim Pawlenty's sugar daddyPaul Ryan may have served up a pack of lies, but here's one thing we learned during last night's RNC spe ... More >>

Kurt Bills' moribund campaign has Brodkorb, other MNGOPers wailing and gnashing teeth

SEE ALSO:-- David Carlson savages Kurt Bills in new ad, suggests he wouldn't have ended slavery-- Dave Wellstone calls Kurt Bills' homage to his father "completely disrespectful"-- Kurt Bills' creepy Staring at the Future political film is laughably bad [VIDEO]Kurt Bills is getting killed by Amy Klo ... More >>

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch: "There is a way to have a more 'forcible rape'" [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Mary Hoglund, 83, spits in Romney supporter's face during Wisconsin event [VIDEO]-- GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" language-- Paul Ryan's Iowa State Fair speech gets messy as protesters are hauled away [VIDEO]In a clip that is the epitome ... More >>

Barack Obama hands the National an opening slot in Des Moines

See Also:Barack Obama brings Ben Harper and The National to Madison [UPDATE]Tom Morello rages against Paul Ryan's machineThe National at First Avenue, 8/6/10Band names are important in an election year. Pussy Riot's aware of it, so is Rage Against the Machine, but the National are so the band with t ... More >>

Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

From supporters to protesters to strippers, Miami will be ready

Slipknot's Knotfest at Somerset Amphitheater, 8/18/12

KnotfestWith Slipknot, Lamb of God, Deftones, Machine Head, Serj Tankian, Cannibal Corpse, Dillinger Escape Plan, Prong and GojiraSomerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WisconsinSaturday, August 18, 2012See Also:Slideshow: Knotfest 2012 Music PerformancesSlideshow: Knotfest's People & ScenesSlipknot's ... More >>

Mary Hoglund, 83, spits in Romney supporter's face during Wisconsin event [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Wisconsin wife runs husband over with SUV following Scott Walker recall argument-- Paul Ryan's Iowa State Fair speech gets messy as protesters are hauled away [VIDEO]Wisconsin's politics are so divisive, even 80-something-year-old women are nearly coming to blows these days.At a Romney c ... More >>

Tom Morello rages against Paul Ryan's machine

See Also:Paul Ryan's Rage Against the Machine love is destined to be unrequitedRage Against The Machine: The Battle of Minneapolis, part deuxBrother Ali to join Tom Morello at rally to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott WalkerBig shock: The revelation that Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan likes Rage Ag ... More >>

Ross Murty, deli co-owner, caters for Obama, wears "Gov't Didn't Build My Business" shirt

SEE ALSO: Paul Ryan's Iowa State Fair speech gets messy as protesters are hauled away [VIDEO]President Obama's campaign staff likes Ross Murty's Davenport, Iowa deli, but Murty isn't shy about not liking Obama's politics.Yesterday, Murty catered for Obama and his entourage during a stop on the presi ... More >>

Paul Ryan's Iowa State Fair speech gets messy as protesters are hauled away [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison takes shot at T-Paw, is kinda-sorta happy Paul Ryan got VP nod-- Wisconsin wife runs husband over with SUV following Scott Walker recall argumentPaul Ryan's first solo appearance as Mittens' VP candidate got a little heated, but the Wisconsin congressman handled the warmth ... More >>

Paul Ryan's Rage Against the Machine love is destined to be unrequited

See Also:Rage Against The Machine: The Battle of Minneapolis, part deuxBrother Ali to join Tom Morello at rally to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott WalkerDeep within a recent New York Times profile we discover that Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan is a Rage Against the Machine fan. While the Wisconsi ... More >>

Keith Ellison takes shot at T-Paw, is kinda-sorta happy Paul Ryan got VP nod

SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison accuses Tim Pawlenty of drinking "the Kool-Aid"-- Tim Pawlenty calls a Ground Zero mosque unpatriotic [UPDATED]-- Pawlenty's website broadcasts cryptic "coming soon" message as VP speculation mountsWe're pretty sure President Obama doesn't have to worry about who Rep. Keith ... More >>

America's Petro-Terrorists

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S. economy, one barrel of oil at a time

Chris Wallace asks Michele Bachmann: Are you a flake? [VIDEO]

​If you want to be president of the United States, like Michele Bachmann does, voters need to be assured that you've got the necessary brains, common sense, and principles to run the country. So Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace laid out some of Bachmann's more recent noteworthy gaffes, lies, and i ... More >>

Paul Ryan: Michele Bachmann threw SNL, Jon Stewart off my trail [VIDEO]

Paul Ryan, right, figures Michele Bachmann helped him look serious.​Tapped to give the official GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union address, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan should have had the nation's undivided attention. Instead, Michele Bachmann decided to freelance with her own Stat ... More >>

Michele Bachmann promotes video smear of Planned Parenthood [UPDATE]

Is it real, or is it propaganda?​Michele Bachmann wants to defund Planned Parenthood, and she wants you to think that Planned Parenthood supports child sex trafficking. She's directing her Facebook visitors to a debunked video from anti-abortion activist Lila Rose, and her Live Action crew, to m ... More >>

Michele Bachmann concentrates on district work ... in Hawaii

Apparently speaking in Hawaii is part of Bachmann's "district work"​Michele Bachmann has apparently been inundated this week with calls from reporters wanting her take on the freedom-loving protesters in Cairo. But our most famous congresswoman just isn't picking up the line. She's busy with " ... More >>

Michele Bachmann looked into the wrong SOTU camera on purpose

Michele Bachmann: Crazy eyes.​First impressions are lasting impressions, and the first time a lot of Americans saw Michele Bachmann unfiltered came Tuesday night after the president's State of the Union speech, when she wouldn't look straight into the camera. Besides annoying establishment Re ... More >>

Meghan McCain calls Michele Bachmann "a poor man's Sarah Palin" [VIDEO]

Meghan McCain dishes on Michele Bachmann.​Rep. Michele Bachmann flunked the history of the Founding Fathers and slavery, and she couldn't figure out which camera to look at in her State of the Union address. Now she's got John McCain's daughter heaping on the insults. "She not a leader of t ... More >>

Star Tribune Bachmann coverage slammed by watchdog

house.govSometimes you've got to call a liar a liar.​Minnesota's paper of record is giving the state's most flagrantly deceptive politician a free pass. That's the conclusion of a harshly worded critique of the Star Tribune posted this week by the Columbia Journalism Review, a major journalism tr ... More >>

Michele Bachmann vs. Paul Ryan: The videos

Michele Bachmann stealing the spotlight.​Wonky Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan offered his party's official response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech last night. It was filled with big numbers, dire predictions about economic doom and gloom unless we buckle down, eat our oa ... More >>

Michele Bachmann helpfully shows unemployment falling [PHOTO OF THE DAY]

Unemployment is dropping. Here's proof.​Michele Bachmann used a lot of scary rhetoric about the economy to harangue President Barack Obama last night, blaming him for the tanked economy left behind by his predecessor. So it's a little odd that she would go through the trouble to point out th ... More >>

Michele Bachmann SOTU behind-the-scenes video

"OK baby," just roll tape.​You just never know when the microphone is on and the tape is rolling. That's why, this morning, we can bring you behind-the-scenes video of Michele Bachmann primping for her big State of the Union address last night. Shut the doors, she tells an off-camera aide whi ... More >>

CNN justifies airing Bachmann's SOTU speech [UPDATE]

Michele Bachmann: Equal time?​The tempest in a tea pot is now the perfect storm. Michele Bachmann's little State of the Union speech scheduled for an online-only audience tonight is now being put on a par with Barack Obama's address to Congress, and the official Republican response from Rep. Pau ... More >>

Michele Bachmann SOTU response transcript

Michele Bachmann delivers the tea party SOTU response.​Michele Bachmann insisted she wasn't trying to upstage Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's official Republican response to the State of the Union address this evening. But she rubbed everyone the wrong way anyway. Here's what she said.

Michele Bachmann plans her own State of the Union address

Her party bypassed her for a leadership spot, so she's bypassing her party.​Michele Bachmann went to Iowa on Friday. She shook hands with the locals, huddled with GOP big shots, made a speech with scary talk about America looking like the Titanic, and forged ahead with her big tease about a po ... More >>

Michele Bachmann's leadership drive sabotaged by Republicans [UPDATES]

It's a conspiracy alright. But a Republican conspiracy.​Michele Bachmann wants two things now: To be taken seriously, and to win the No. 4 position in the House leadership ranks. The problem is, she keeps on spouting batshit craziness. It's hard to win the hearts and minds of folks like soon- ... More >>

Michele Bachmann's "wean 'em off Social Security" speech prompts radio ad

A Washington, D.C. activist group is using her words against her, via radio ads that started running in her district today.

Pawlenty plays for a national audience this weekend

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is getting some serious attention after his announcement that he won't seek a third term. It seems like everyone except the man himself know are stating the obvious: Pawlenty wants a place in the national spotlight. President? Vice president? Who knows? Check out the list of his ... More >>

Pawlenty plays for a national audience this weekend

It seems like everyone except the man himself is stating the obvious: Pawlenty wants a place in the national spotlight.

Wis. Republican says what they've all been thinking: Franken will win

Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin came out and told it like it is: Franken is going to win. Finally a Republican that can admit Coleman is fighting a long lost battle.

Leading the fight for farm welfare