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PSA: Ronald Reagan’s Response to 1976 Loss

by Scott Ott · 23 Comments

THIS IS NOT SATIRE
As a public service, ScrappleFace presents the following brief video of Ronald Reagan’s response to his failure to secure the Republican nomination for president in 1976, and this link to the text of his remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference of 1975, as well as a few brief quotations below the [...]

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Tags: Conventions · Non-Satire · Politics · Video

After Obama Jab, Pig Lipstick Sales Surge

by Scott Ott · 24 Comments

(2008-09-10) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s growing popularity has spawned a booming cottage industry in Palin-esque items from hockey jerseys to her distinctive frameless eyeglasses. Now, an allegedly off-hand remark by Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama has sparked a run on another product, clearing the shelves of pig lipstick at farm stores across the nation
Yesterday, [...]

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Reid Probe: Who Outed MSNBC’s Olbermann, Matthews?

by Scott Ott · 47 Comments

(2008-09-08) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, today called for a full investigation into who outed MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, after the two lost their jobs as anchors of the news network’s election coverage.
Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Matthews have been consigned to commentary roles in the wake of what NBC News officials [...]

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Sarah Palin: Is She Meaner Than Jesus?

by Scott Ott · 16 Comments

ScrappleFace editor Scott Ott periodically writes non-satirical columns at Townhall.com. Below is an excerpt of his latest and a link to read more.

Sarah Palin: Is She Meaner Than Jesus?
by Scott Ott
During a CNN.com panel Thursday at the Republican National Convention, the discussion turned to Gov. Sarah Palin’s use of sarcasm to attack the Democrat duo [...]

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Tags: Conventions · Non-Satire · Politics · Townhall

McCain Speech: Whispering Warrior Redefines ‘Old Fogey’

by Scott Ott · 16 Comments

Below is a brief excerpt from Scott Ott’s latest Townhall column and a link to read more.
McCain Speech: Whispering Warrior Redefines ‘Old Fogey’
by Scott Ott at Townhall.com
(St. Paul, Minnesota) — From my Everestine perch 123 yards above the floor of the Xcel Energy Center, John McCain appeared roughly the size of an Oompa Loompa. [...]

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Tags: Conventions · Politics · Townhall

RNC 2008 Video: Scott Ott on CNN Panel Chat

by Scott Ott · 15 Comments

(St. Paul, MN) — Scott Ott joined a panel discussion in the CNN Grill which webcast live on CNN.com on Thursday, September 4, 2008. (Note: May not work in Firefox, but does work in Safari browsers.)

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Scott Ott on CNN iReport

by Scott Ott · 5 Comments

(CNN Grill, St. Paul) — After Scott Ott’s panel discussion for a CNN.com webcast Thursday in the CNN Grill (a restaurant which the news network has converted into a free food restaurant with CNN’s name all over it), he was invited to file a citizen journalist iReport. After several seconds of deep thought, intense research [...]

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