It’s not the first time we see it. But rightwing paranoia and the business model of the right-wing noise machine really is the de facto ally and saving grace for all Democratic administrations. I’m not sure he gets the full extent of it. But Joe Scarborough is on the right track when he says that “if a lot of people on the far right hadn’t overplayed their hand on Benghazi and were screaming before they knew what they were screaming about, I think we would all be much harder on the administration right now.” Watch.

Minnesota Republican lawmaker breaks down in tears as state House passes gay marriage law.

In desperate effort to change the subject, Cleveland authorities arrange an ‘accident’ in which a semi truck carrying hotdogs overturns on the highway spreading hotdogs far and wide.

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On the spectrum of Korea-related crises, this doesn’t rank very high. But the spokesperson for South Korea President Park Geun-hye, who just finished up her official visit to the United States, has been fired for a “disgraceful incident,” but details are sketchy on what exactly happened. The Washington Post and others are reporting that police are investigating a groping incident at the W Hotel in Washington. South Korea news outlets report that the victim was an intern working for the South Korean embassy in Washington and the incident occurred Tuesday evening while embassy staff were drinking at the hotel bar.