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May

George Lopez told me on HuffPost Live he has a message for Congressman Louie Gohmert, who thinks terrorists are pretending they’re Latino to get into the United States: “you’re f**king crazy, dude.” But that wasn’t all. We talked national politics, local politics, life after 50, Donald Trump, late night TV, golf and much more.

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May
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Apr

The Official White House Tumblr: The White House, Tumbling Things

The White House. Now on Tumblr.

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We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs. That’s why we’re launching a Tumblr. We’ll post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science…

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Apr

Republican Rep. Chris Collins of Clarence, Erie County, said he thought the legislation was unnecessary and potentially dangerous.

“I oppose the Weekend Voting Act as yet another unfunded mandate and as a flagrant attempt to damage the integrity of the voting process,” he said in a statement. “We should be looking at ways that protect our elections from fraud and abuse, such as looking to require photo identification at polling sites, instead of attempting to expand the duration of an election at the expense of the integrity of the outcome.”

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This response to weekend voting is one of the silliest things I have ever read.

Full article here.

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I'm a host and producer of HuffPost Live. Welcome to my Tumblr. This is where I post about the news and other good stuff.

I'm also the AMC News correspondent. I recently contributed to MTV News 2012 election coverage and hosted Civics In A Minute for Participant Media, which was selected by The Webby Awards as a 2013 honoree.

I'm on the board of Why Tuesday, a nonpartisan group working to increase American voter participation, and a member of the City Year Los Angeles associates board.

I co-hosted NBC's School Pride and have contributed reporting to CNN, NPR's Weekend Edition and the PBS series WIRED Science.

For speaking engagements and my reel head over to jacobsoboroff.com/reel.

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