President Obama's Speech Gets A Thumbs Down From Political Press Corps  —  President Obama on stage in Ohio.  (Photo: Getty)  —  Prior to President Barack Obama's marathon 54 minute speech in Ohio today, the Obama campaign sent our several statements promising the speech would be a major address framing the campaign going forward.

Michigan lawmakers barred from floor after ‘vagina,’ ‘vasectomy’ remarks  —  (CNN) - Two state representatives in Michigan were barred from speaking on the floor of the legislature in Lansing Thursday after colleagues deemed their language “failed to maintain the decorum” of the legislative body.

Obama Campaign Checks IDs At The Door  —  Not at the polls.  —  (Getty Images / JEWEL SAMAD)  —  CLEVELAND — President Barack Obama's presidential campaign checked the identification of the supporters attending Obama's “framing” event at Cuyahoga Community College today.

Obama bemoans ‘people hurting out there’ at Sarah Jessica Parker's $40,000-per-person fundraiser … CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported from the glitzy $40,000 a person Obama fundraiser at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.  Yes, you read that right, $40,000 each.

AP sources: Immunity offered to certain immigrants  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives.  The election-year initiative addresses …

Holder's last days?  —  After more than a year of half-truths, stonewalling, obfuscating and outright lying to Congress about the “gunwalking” scandal known as Fast and Furious, Attorney General Eric Holder now finds himself trapped in a box canyon, out of ammo and surrounded by hostiles.

NY1 Exclusive: School Prohibits Fifth-Grader From Giving Speech On Same-Sex Marriage … Kameron Slade worked on his speech with his mother and his teacher after winning a class competition.  He was slated to deliver it in a school-wide contest at PS 195.  —  That's no longer going to happen.

White House Forgets to Pay Father's Day Lunch Tab  —  Amid the bustle of President Obama's surprise stop for barbecue Wednesday the White House apparently overlooked one key detail: the bill.  —  Celebrating Father's Day early, the president had lunch with two service members and two local barbers at Kenny's BBQ on Capitol Hill.

Gay judge appointed in Virginia  —  An openly gay prosecutor has been appointed in Virginia to take the bench as a district judge, despite the state General Assembly's rejection of his nomination last month.  —  Tracy Thorne-Begland, whose appointment by Richmond Circuit Court judges will begin July 1 …

Mike Krieger Says To Remember The Words Of Joseph Stalin  —  Submitted by Mike Krieger of Libertyblitzkrieg  —  Remember The Words Of Joseph Stalin … - All Quotes by Joseph Stalin  —  Know Your Enemy  —  I recall wanting to read Mein Kampf as a young kid, although to this day I have only read excerpts.

General Mills Declares War on Marriage with Its Own Customers  —  Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004)  —  “This will go down as one of the dumbest corporate PR stunts of all time.”  —Brian Brown, NOM president—  Washington, D.C.—The National Organization …

Union of Concerned Scientists Admits It Was Wrong  —  Last week, my column, Union of Concerned Scientists Cooks the Books, Media Swallow It, dissected the artful way in which UCS analysts had used corporate giving data to imply that General Electric executives were climate change hypocrites …

KEYSTONE FALLOUT: AS PROMISED, CANADA BUILDING PIPELINES TO SELL OIL TO CHINA  —  In April, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper revealed disheartening consequences for America's energy policy at a think-tank event in Washington.  Asked about President Obama's decision to put off a decision …

Jeb Bush at the circus  —  Jeb Bush's recent field trip to Washington was not pleasant, but it was clarifying — a civics lesson in democracy's darker side.  —  On June 1, Bush testified before the House Budget Committee on the topic of entitlement reform.