Sarah Palin's Pet Wingnut Concedes NY Congressional Race, Again: PHOTO
Doug Hoffman, the wingnut geek who forced the Republican out of New York’s 23rd congressional district special election but then lost that election to the Democrat and then proceeded to concede and later un concede, finally admitted defeat (again) today, which caused the spontaneous Pregnancy of Sarah Palin (again) and the immediate sale of 1 gazillion copies of Palin’s book, I’m Awesome. Hoffman says he doesn’t have the votes to make a recount worthwhile, which is...

Hoffman backs off recount in election he claims ACORN stole
After accusing ACORN of trying to steal the election for New York's 23rd congressional district and raising the alarm about irregularities at the polls, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has decided not to ask for a recount of the vote after all. According to a report from News10Now in Watertown, New York, Hoffman's campaign manager announced Tuesday he wouldn't challenge the vote results, which show Democrat Bill Owens as having won with a 3,000-vote margin. That represents a...

NY23: Hoffmania Misinterpreted: PHOTO
Two weeks ago, in the sleep-deprived aftermath of Election Night in New York’s 23rd District , I overlooked a couple of analyses which I just stumbled across. Ron Radosh wrote : The reason Doug Hoffman lost in the NY 23rd Congressional District is that he ran as a purist of the take no enemies Right — that believes simple continual statements of the most far right conservative principles, particularly emphasizing so-called social conservative issues like opposition to Abortion and...

Doug Hoffman: I'm un-conceding NY-23: VIDEO
Via Think Progress . Ed’s already written about how improbable a Hoffman win is. Even so, the “count every ballot” schtick is smart politics considering (a) it’s an excuse for Beck and other big-name media figures to extend his time in the spotlight ahead of next year’s rematch with Owens and (b) it indirectly reminds voters of how narrow the margin was in the House for PelosiCare. It was 220-215 with Owens in the NY-23 seat; swap in Hoffman and you’re down...

NY-23: Doug Hoffman Is Officially A Loser
...I meant in the election, not necessarily in life. That is for others to debate. What can be said now definitively, however, is that in the election held two-plus weeks ago, Democrat Bill Owens was properly elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, while de facto GOP nominee Doug Hoffman has officially run out of chances (scroll down for the vote totals): It's over. Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, leads by 3,105 votes with 3,072 absentee ballots left to be counted. With 58.6 percent of...

Faith-Based Challenges Show a New Rift in the GOP
For political analysts, the lesson in Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman's loss this month in a special congressional election in New York is obvious: The right overreached. After pressuring Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava out of the race with charges that she was too liberal, Conservative activists watched New York's 23rd District go to a Democrat for the first time in more than a century. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who had endorsed Scozzafava and warned Republicans not to...

NY 23rd Conservative Hoffman Renounces Concession
By Frank James On Election Night two weeks ago, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman gave a speech in which he conceded to Democrat Bill Owens in the special election in the 23rd Congressional District. But that was then. On the Glenn Beck radio show today, Hoffman reversed himself, saying it was a mistake to concede. To some, it sounded like he was un-conceding. According to the Watertown Daily Times (Watertown is one of the district's larger population centers): Meanwhile, Conservative...

Sarah Palin gives the GOP an early start on its Thanksgiving family fight.: PHOTO
The Republican Party is having its Thanksgiving family fight early

WaPo Buries Faulty GAO Data Story on Page A22; No Mention of Fake Congressional Districts: PHOTO
In what could easily be labeled the understatement of the week and probably of the entire month of November, the Washington Post today headlined a page A22 story today "GAO warns Stimulus jobs data could contain inaccuracies." The print story is accompanied by a screenshot of Recovery.gov, which the caption beneath it notes "is the government's Stimulus-tracking Web site." Of course, the biggest inaccuracies recently observed on Recovery.gov are non-existent congressional...

Sea changes in congressional districts create Democratic hope: PHOTO
The decreasing number of registered Republican voters in California is making some Democrats optimistic of a permanent sea change. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has hopes that eight Congressional Districts — which have seen a rise in registered Democratic voters - will seat a Blue Dog politician over its GOP incumbents.

Fox News Credits the MRC for Exposing Lack of Media Coverage in Fake District Scandal: PHOTO
On Saturday, Fox News analyst Jim Pinkerton credited the Media Research Center for highlighting the lack of media outrage over the Obama Administration's fake congressional district scandal. After referencing the revelation that the Recovery.gov website claimed thousands of jobs had been saved in districts that don't exist, Pinkerton suggested, " They [Obama officials] were embarrassed, but as the Media Research Center pointed out, the morning shows gave the story exactly 21 seconds...

Video: The R Files and the Phantom Congressional Districts: PHOTO
Kudos to the Danny Tarkanian campaign for what is easily the funniest and most acerbic take yet on the phantom Congressional Districts of Porkulus. As Jim Geraghty says, watch it while you can, because YouTube will probably pull this over copyright issues soon. Mulder and Scully figure out that with Harry Reid, the truth is way, way, way out there:

Never Mind
It was just last week that Doug Hoffman, the failed teabagger candidate in New York's 23rd district, was whining that the election was stolen from him and that he needed donations now to fight ACORN, the unions, Obamacare and the socialist assault on mom and apple pie. Never mind : Doug Hoffman will not contest the results of New York's 23rd District special election, the state Conservative Party candidate announced in a release Tuesday afternoon. After "un-conceding" the race last week and...

Hoffman Can't Catch Owens in NY-23 Race
It looks like the NY-23 race is over, again. With 3,072 absentee ballots left to be counted, conservative Doug Hoffman can't catch Democrat Bill Owens, who leads by 3,176 votes. State officials haven't called the race and won't until it's formally wrapped up, but the Watertown Daily Times says it's a mathematical certainty now. Owens already has been sworn into office, though Hoffman "unconceded" when the race tightened.

Hoffman Concedes, Again
Doug Hoffman conceded the New York congressional election to Democrat Bill Owens yet again today. The Conservative Party candidate said he won't challenge the results, despite the urging of supporters. With the absentee ballots counted, "the results re-affirm the fact that Bill Owens won,” Hoffman said. The muted wording is a contrast to previous statements in which he blamed ACORN and Labor unions for voter Fraud, notes Politico .

Queen Latifah Promotes Her New “Queen” Fragrance at Macy's in New York City: PHOTO
Actor/musician Queen Latifah was spotted promoting her new “Queen” fragrance Tuesday afternoon (Nov 24) at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. The Queen says she smelled about 50 different fragrances before picking the winner. She said the reason for the dilemma was that many of the fragrances were “a little too mature or a little sweet.” Queen Latifah’s latest album, Persona, is in stores now… PHOTOS: GETTY / WIRE

Spotted: Rihanna and Zac Efron Outside the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York City: PHOTO
Pop singer Rihanna and actor Zac Efron (of Disney’s “High School Musical” fame) were spotted by the Paparazzi as they arrived at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City yesterday (Tues. Nov 24) for a taping of the “Late Show with David Letterman.” Rihanna is busy promoting her new album Rated R and Zac is getting word out about his new movie “Orson Welles and Me.”

Boyz II Men Ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange + Info on Their Upcoming Tour in the UK: PHOTO
R&B singing group Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman and Nathan Morris had the honor of ringing the opening bell early Tuesday morning (Nov 24) on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in NYC. The trio, who was once a quartet, will be going on tour in the UK beginning in 2010 to promote their new album, Love. The Grammy Award winning music group is one member short due to Michael McCary leaving the group in 2003 due to back problems from scoliosis. So as of 2009,...

EXCLUSIVE: Hoffman considering recount claim
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman said on Friday he is considering filing a recount claim in light of computer irregularities that have been reported. He has until Monday to make that decision.

Conservative 'unconcedes' in NY US House race
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)