Maybe he is a “degenerate idiot” after all.
Former Gov. George Pataki turned the other cheek yesterday and endorsed Carl Paladino for governor, despite the fact that the Republican candidate not long ago referred to the ex-gov as a “degenerate idiot.”
Pataki said, “We do agree on three essential Republican-Conservative core beliefs: the need to cut taxes, reduce spending and shrink the size of government,” Pataki said.
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Connecticut GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon can only handle fighting when it’s fake.
The World Wrestling Entertainment honcho cut short a rally and had to be escorted out early when a melee broke out between some students at the University of Connecticut.
Ironically, the violence broke out between McMahon supporters and protesters from a campus domestic-violence awareness group, who were holding signs saying the WWE glorifies brutality against women.
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The rent just got a little bit easier to swing.
The breakout star of the gubernatorial debate, Jimmy McMillan, has got a new gig as the pitchman for BidHere.com, an Internet auction site.
The Rent Is Too Damn High party head got a hefty $10,000 for his services, Capitol Hill Confidential reports.
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Republicans love to say the mainstream media is slanted to the left — now a study finds that even comedy shows are partisan.
“Tonight Show” host Jay Leno and “Late Night” star Jimmy Fallon make more jokes against Democrats, while Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” and the “Late Show with David Letterman” cater to the left, according to a study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs.
But there is one thing they all had in common — all of them poked fun at President Obama. Jennifer Fermino