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That’s the nickname I’ve been using for the woman in New Hampshire who used her own child as a puppet to launch what she thought were gotcha questions at Rick Perry. (“Ask him about evolution. Ask him why he hates science.”) This delightful woman’s name is Kristin Bunce, which is mentioned in exactly one story on the incident, a blog post on the NYT site. I’m kind of surprised they didn’t scrub that part. But now we’ve got a name, so let’s see what we can dig up about the esteemed Ms. Bunce, shall we? She hasn’t used her daughter...

Outspoken politician Dennis Kucinich is known for his anti-war views, veganism and statuesque British wife. But it appears the diminutive 64-year-old Ohio Congressman can add another even more bizarre string to his bow - he is also an accomplished ventriloquist. Appearing on Thursday's Daily Show, Kucinich demonstrated the bizarre talent in a mock interview. Speaking to John Oliver, a straight faced Kucinich manipulates the puppet as he sings 'God Bless America'. Seemingly bemused by the demonstration, Oliver then asks, 'how do you keep winning elections?'. Kucinich replies via the puppet: ' You're going to have to ask Dennis.' Kucinich has...

A dummy act is missing its dummyHave you seen a dummy? No, you can stop looking at the guy picking lint out of his belly button on your couch or your boss. We're talking about a Pinocchio-like, wooden puppet, but missing the hand up its back that brings it to life. The Naples Police are searching for Clarence the dummy, which went missing from the trunk of a popular ventriloquist act's car earlier this month, according to the Naples News. The dummy hunt was on after Richard Parrott submitted a missing person's report for his wooden pal, Clarence. Creepy, right?...

NAACP: Nonpartisan Branch of the Democratic Party By Andrew L. Jaffee, July 16, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms NAACP Chairman Julian Bond claims his organization is “nonpartisan” while at the same time using vitriolic rhetoric to attack the Bush administration. Why would President Bush wish to speak before the NAACP after the way in which they’ve treated him? Some claim Bush should swallow his pride and speak before the group in the interest of “outreach.” I would argue that Bush has already engaged in more outreach than any other administration in U.S. history: 2001: President George W. Bush appoints: Condoleezza Rice, Assistant...