Earlier this week, prior to new economic growth statistics and before his visit to Michigan, President Obama spoke to a crowd in Las Vegas, Nevada at a refueling station to discuss clean energy investments as part of his agenda for job creation and economic growth. The President also sat down with ABC NEWS host Diane Sawyer to share his thoughts on this year's election, in addition to his critique of the current slate of Republican presidential candidates' arguments against him, some of his own reflection on his job performance, and among other things, to bring context to of the story pertaining to the picture of him and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who reportedly LIED about what happened on the tarmac.

Perhaps she best focus her energy on...hmm, idunno...fixing crap in her state that needs fixing!

In journalistic correctiveness this morning, ANGRY BLACK LADY senior editor Imani Gandy assails FireDogLake blogger Jon Walker for his latest demoralizing cheapshot at President Obama's healthcare law, which is not only STILL working, but is also being accredited and defended by physicians and health professionals in the field (including President Obama's nominee to head the Medicare agency), as well as state Governors benefitting from certain flexible components of the healthcare law.

In addition, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow exemplifies honest reporting by issuing a correction on an outdated CBS poll mistakingly used by multiple websites and news mediums to assess President Obama's State Of The Union address, to further set the record straight on POLITIFACT's consistent antonymous use and misappropriation of the word "fact" in its name.

TIME - Swampland, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE LA TIMES, USA TODAY, POLITICUS USA and WaPo have the latest analysis of Thursday night's CNN Republican debate in Jacksonville, Florida before the upcoming primaries (possibly without Santorum), in which among many topics discussed some of the highlights included a heated exchange between Newt (oh noes! teh gay r takin ovr!!!) Gingrich and Willard M. Romney, INC. over immigration, healthcare, housing, and what appears to have been a less than satisfactory answer to a question over the statehood of Puerto Rico.

In other debate-related news, POLITICO and THE VANCOUVER SUN review and discuss Republican Presidential candidate, space cadet Newt Gingrich's debate performance and continued concerns among conservative critics about his electability; POLITICUS USA senior editor Sarah Jones and NJ Democratic Committee Chairman David Ferdinand gives their respective assessment of the candidates and concludes why Republican Presidential candidate Willard (don't tax me bro) Romney, INC. currently stands out among the candidates as the biggest clown, in light of President Obama's successes thusfar.

A new poll this morning shows voters' dissent toward Congress and its Republican members. But don't bother the Speaker about it. Clearly, he's a busy man.

A new article from THE INQUISITR discusses a recent study that concluded in which among various findings, the most prominent results linked low IQ levels to conservative political lean and bigotry; THE NATION contributor Melissa Harris-Perry cues in her own ideas about the GOP presidential race, and how the rhetoric and massive SuperPAC spending may affect the current path of today's Republican Party.

Author, blogger and senior fellow at MEDIA MATTERS Eric Boehlert has a new article up that describes how right-wing media in tv and radio is helping the Republican Party destroy itself.

HINT: It goes a little something like THIS...

or maybe THIS...

or THIS... *sigh*

THE GUARDIAN has a live feed with newly updated information on the Middle East.

Yes, Ron Paul is STILL a racist. Yes! It's TRUE!

With the help of Youtube, and good old fashioned music NEW YORK TIMES economist Paul Krugman sums up Newt Gingrich's fate in song.

AND finally, a little something beautiful to exhale with, from you friendly liberal activist, writer and funny weirdo cool cat lady, Erin Nanasi.

Love you Erin, please don't hit me. <3 :-D lol jk