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Cliff's Notes For 2013

January 2, 2013 By WHC Insider

President Obama makes a lay-up
Great news, everyone! The Fiscal Cliff happened and then didn’t happen and now everyone is a winner!

No, we’re serious. Politico‘s epic reveal of the event that lead up to and enveloped the District could be summed up with John Boehner’s own advice from an F-bomb:

The harsh exchange just a few steps from the Oval Office — which Boehner later bragged about to fellow Republicans — was only one episode in nearly two months of high-stakes negotiations laced with distrust, miscommunication, false starts and yelling matches as Washington struggled to ward off $500 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts.

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Filed Under: DC, News Tagged With: Barack Obama, DC, Fiscal Cliff, John Boehner, News

Montgomery Burns on the Fiscal Cliff

December 5, 2012 By WHC Insider

Mr. Burns on the Fiscal Cliff (via Fox)


It’s unfair to say The Simpsons have a monopoly on politics. Leading up to the election this year, we’ve had the unusual pleasure of Mr. Montgomery Burns–billionaire and owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant–discussing his political rhetoric and theory with us.

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Filed Under: Causes, Entertainment, Media Strategy Tagged With: Animation, Colbert Report, Daily Show, Fiscal Cliff, Fox News, Media, The Simpsons, Video

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