Krystal Ball
Krystal Marie Ball is a co-host on MSNBC’s ensemble show ‘The Cycle,’ which airs Monday-Friday at 3PM ET. She’s also a political writer, former congressional candidate and CPA. Her writing has appeared in publications such as US News and World Report, the Atlantic, the Huffington Post, and Politico; she has been a featured speaker at Columbia, Princeton, and George Washington University; and a guest lecturer at the New School in New York City. Krystal is a Contributing Writer for the Truman Doctrine, a national security oriented blog run by the Truman National Security Project. Truman recently awarded Krystal the “Dewey Defeats Truman” award for excellence in media.
Following her congressional campaign, Krystal was named by Forbes Magazine as number 21 on the magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in the Mid Term Elections” list. The Week magazine rated her as one of the Top Eight Political Stars of 2010, along with Marco Rubio, Scott Brown and Chris Christie. Profiled all over the United States for her innovative use of Social Media in politics, Ball's compelling political vision for her party has been featured as far away as The China Post. Krystal is a native Virginian and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia. In addition to her work in politics and media, Krystal is also a Certified Public Accountant, software designer and mom.
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Just writing to commend Krystal Ball for the incredible job she is doing on MSNBC in general and the cycle in particular=====no offence S . E CUPP
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Here is our contribution to Obama's re-election. "Dotted Line" is a clear political statement about Grover Norquist's tax pledge. "Like so many others signing the pledge, never realized he stepped over the edge. Just a simple contract No Taxes to Raise, but a devilish one took one more soul away".
The Youtube Video is here:
Re-elect Obama in 2012
James and Julieah
Living in Paradise
Looking back at the Presidential primaries, I am reminded of the substandard contenders who’d been programmed with artificial stupidity. Perhaps, with the exception of our barony of American billionaires buying the power to crown a stooge, no legally sane citizen could ever have imagined any one of these candidates boarding an on demand flight on Air Force One.
So why did the Republican aparat send in the clowns, if only quietly acknowledge their candidacy? The strategy seemed clear: better to sacrifice a losing team to a popular incumbent – and wait to throw in your best hat in 2016.
But this playbook was as dicey as the one confected in 2007. Terrified that the odds-on favorite Hillary would win the primary, the GOP strategists brazenly supported Obama, mainly because they were as certain as Tuesday follows Monday that a black Presidential candidate could never ascend beyond head chef in the White House. This idiocy went so far as to have local GOP headquarters issue Obama T shirts to life-long Republican voters. Oh, yea--I was there.
There are times when Fortune smiles and long shots win; and Romney could speciously argue his way into the White House. How do you stop a salesman who can sell a neo-Nazi a circumcision knife?
Jerry Sedley
To the Cycle Democrats.
The definition of a Assault Rifle is one that has a removable magazine, among other criteria. The 30 round clip can be discharged and another loaded in 2 seconds.
When the Republican member stops you and challenges the "scary term and words ", you need to actually know what an Assault Rifle is. An AR 15 is an exact duplicate of the Military M-4 and M-16. There are several "variations" but they all fire a 223 round (.556 caliber). ALL 223 rounds fired from an M16 (etc) are designed to tumble in flight so when the target is struck the round will cause maximum damage. I've seen men hit in the upper thigh and had the round exit their lower back. They are specifically designed to incapacitate an enemy so you don't have to waste ammo in combat.
A AR-15 fires the 223 round in excess of 3000 feet per second, far faster than any hunting Rifle. That is how the Rifleing is able to tumble the round.
Get your facts straight so you can actually, effectively debate the lies from the Right including your co-host who obviously has the talking points from the NRA. You can see her "throw out the BS talking point and move back in a defensive position to see if you have any idea what you are talking about. You don't.
Get informed so we can talk directly to the NRA and their paid talking heads.
Jim Holbert
US Army RVN 1970