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April 21, 2023
Humor, pandemic styleA joke fell flat on the stage of Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago, but the reverberations are still being heard across the country. It happened when Woody Harrelson shocked the live audience with this short joke about a Hollyw...
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July 17, 2019
The Left’s Shorthand Smear Tactics“Birtherism” lives. Not because Kenyan birth conspiracists refuse to let it go, but because the Democrat-Media Complex won’t let the term die. The label and its interchangeable charge of “racism” are too useful to them a...
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July 6, 2018
NeverTrump Conservatism Has Passed Its Sell-By DateNeverTrump conservatism has passed its sell-by date. It is a negative asset of the Republican Party. It needs to pack up and move – but not until the movement has been so decisively rebuked that those who are a part of it ...
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February 15, 2018
Behind the portrait of Barack ObamaThe selection of the artists painting the Obamas' new portraits commissioned for the Smithsonian revealed much more than two pieces of "art." One would surely think that the chosen artists of the former president and first lady of th...
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September 17, 2017
If I Were the Devil, I'd Enact Hate Speech LawsHate speech laws are loved not only by the do-gooders who demand them. If I were the Devil, I'd love laws that limit free speech, too. "If I Were the Devil," a famous monologue originally written by Paul Harvey in 1965 that he ...
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July 15, 2017
The Shameful Disdain of the #NeverTrumpsThe worst sin of the #NeverTrumps is their blatant ridicule of the people who voted for President Trump and support his administration. Ranging from published screeds and Twitter tirades to disparaging remarks on national television, the #Never...
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August 18, 2016
#NeverTrumps: Hoping Trump Fails to Make America Great AgainBack in 2009, Rush Limbaugh was pilloried by the mainstream media for admitting he hoped that President Obama would fail. Today, we have #NeverTrump Republicans hoping that Donald Trump fails. Although the media framed Limbaugh’s remar...
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July 8, 2016
America’s War to Defend IslamWhy is America in a war on the side of Islam? War is all about taking sides: it involves both fighting against an enemy and defending the target of that enemy. But when political correctness prevents an accurate identification of either side, the...
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February 16, 2016
Trump’s HighlighterPresident Obama has a pen, and he hasn’t been afraid to use it. (His transformational writing instrument of choice is really a stubby, unsharpened pencil with a well-worn eraser, but that’s another story.) Presidential candidate Trump,...
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August 12, 2015
The Shrinking of the GOP TentIt has often been said that in order to win future elections, the GOP needs to build a “bigger tent.” Lately, however, it seems that some conservative pundits have pulled up the stakes and are working at trimming down its size by around 2...
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July 14, 2015
Trump's Lesson for the GOP EstablishmentDonald Trump has started a wave. And what the rest of the GOP slate decides to do about it is pivotal. If Republicans were smart, they’d be wise to apply some lessons from the party that’s actually much smarter at political strategy th...
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April 22, 2015
Natural Born GOP Presidential Candidates“Birthers are crazy,” according to a recent Facebook post by one of my respected conservative friends, and they just need to “shut up” about Senators Cruz and Rubio and Governor Jindal being eligible for the presidency as ...
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January 26, 2015
Obama, the Comic Book VillainEncouraged by the Democrat Media complex to write his own narrative, President Obama has apparently decided to deliver it in the form of a comic book supervillain monologue. Obama’s “swagger” has led us beyond the realm of ...
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October 23, 2014
The Democratic Campaign Platform: Lie to WinPresident Obama “giftwrapped” the truth Monday, when he told Al Sharpton that Democratic candidates are lying when they distance themselves from him. The Washington Post summed it up: Obama’s comments not only “sugg...
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September 29, 2014
The Obama Doctrine: Freedom for Whom?As our nation considers what President Obama now admits as “the real and growing threat” of terrorism, the question must be asked: What is the “Obama Doctrine?” A close examination of the thinking behind the Obama Doctri...
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July 14, 2014
Impeachment: The Red Line and the Last StrawWhere is the red line of impeachment? In theory, a red line might be located somewhere on a list of impeachable offenses – perhaps at the point where a certain number of transgressions is exceeded, or next to a specific instance because of i...
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July 7, 2014
All Obama's World's a Stage"Sometimes stuff just happens,” according to former IRS chief Lois Lerner. It sure does, sometimes. Forrest Gump would have something to say about that. Sometimes, though, when it happens is the most important chara...
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May 10, 2014
America's Last StrawThe tenth of May is the anniversary of the “royal assent” of the Tea Act -- famously known as one of the last straws that led to the American Revolution. A “last straw” -- defined as “the last of a series (as of event...
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April 15, 2014
Obama's Pencil-thin PresidencyPeeking over the top of Obama’s shirt pocket is not the end of the pen that he threatened to use, along with his phone, if he didn’t get his way. It’s the tip of a pencil. An ordinary, wooden, No. 2 pencil, complete with eraser, ...
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March 5, 2014
Lois Lerner Pleads the Fifth AgainThis morning, Lois Lerner again pleaded the Fifth, refusing to answer any of Chairman Darrell Issa’s questions. After a few minutes of Lerner’s repetitive non-response, Issa adjourned the hearing, so we don’t know if the commi...
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February 15, 2014
Where Is the Red Line of Impeachment?In the business world, a diligent board of directors would have long ago fired CEO Obama. Sometimes it takes only a year of less than expected earnings to result in the termination of a corporate CEO. A couple of underperforming years ...
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January 28, 2014
The Bully-in-Chief Takes the Bully PulpitPresident Obama's pen and phone and threats to use them could forever transform the meaning of the term "bully pulpit" in our nation's lexicon. According to the Oxford Dictionary, "bully pulpit" describes "a public office or position of authority th...
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January 16, 2014
What Obama's 'Making Sure' ofOne of President Obama's less-noticed verbal tics is his frequent use of the expression "make sure." He recently proclaimed: "Talk is cheap and we've gotta actually make sure we can do it." The "it" in that opening statement of his "Promise Z...
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January 8, 2014
Audit the IRS!When certain unusual items pop up in the news that appear to point to a Democrat craftsman or underlying Big Government agenda, we're told that the events are merely isolated anomalies or coincidences that imply no such intentional design. An opposi...
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October 23, 2013
Ted Cruz Spots a TsunamiTed Cruz is our Tilly Smith. Tilly Smith was a hero. Vacationing on a beach in 2004 in Thailand, the ten-year-old Tilly immediately recognized the signs of the approaching tsunami and quickly warned fellow beachgoers, in time to save over a hundred l...
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September 26, 2013
Natural Born IronyIs the Canadian-born Senator Ted Cruz eligible for the presidency as a natural born citizen? If not, chalk it up as one of the reasons why the junior senator, in the opinion of some, has no business working to defund ObamaCare. As noted b...
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June 12, 2013
Which Database: OFA or NSA?In the wake of the explosive NSA data-mining revelations, Breitbart TV reminded us of an interesting Rep. Maxine Waters bombshell from February. In an interview, Rep. Waters described a very powerful database that "no one has ever seen before i...
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June 8, 2013
The Obama AvalancheLike the grains of sand in the "creepy" sculpture of Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention that were blown away by bad weather, it is only a matter of time until the stones constituting the protective wall around the Obama narrative begin ...
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June 7, 2013
Big Government's Data PlanWith the shocking revelation that the NSA is collecting all Verizon phone records under a secret court order, we can now begin to understand why that same agency is in need of the massive new data center in Utah. Fox News's Catherine Herridge broke...
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April 24, 2013
Babies and Immigration ReformNot a single word in the 844-page "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act" introduced by Senator Marco Rubio and the "Gang of Eight" addresses the controversial practice of "birthright citizenship." Birthright citiz...
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April 18, 2013
Big Government Mind-ReadersGrowing up as the daughter of a small-town evangelical Christian preacher, in an era where children quietly sat with their parents through hours of services that were often of the fire-and-brimstone variety, I learned basic yet critical truths that I...
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April 1, 2013
The Left's Viking PoliticsThe new Vikings series on the History Channel has brought to light an interesting battle strategy from the past. The pagan Nordic marauders -- after having learned that most Europeans attended church on Sunday -- found Christians, their unattended ho...
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March 19, 2013
Drones in WonderlandNot only in an epic thirteen-hour filibuster but also in his 2013 CPAC speech, Senator Rand Paul referred to Wonderland's White Queen from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. Paul, warning against drone assassination policies that deprive citi...
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March 9, 2013
Wacko Birds and BirthersIf birds of a feather flock together, should the cuckoos be pushed out of the nest? Senator John McCain, still squawking about Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster, is now calling Tea Party-backed lawmakers "wacko birds" that don't represent the GOP mainstrea...
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March 7, 2013
OFA: The Organizing of AmericaOther than the obvious initials "OFA" and a now-familiar circular logo, what do Obama for America 2008, Organizing for America (2009), Obama for America 2012, and now Organizing for Action all share -- and why should we care? The Democratic National ...
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February 20, 2013
The Truth Be DimmedMaybe Sarah Palin could see Russia from her house -- but on my front porch, every morning, a view of Pravda-style reporting rolled up in the form of my local paper awaits me. In Kentucky, many conservatives jokingly call Louisville's paper, The...
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January 31, 2013
Obama's 'Evil Empire' SpeechIf President Obama is truly the "Reagan of the Left," then it's only fair to ask: What does Obama consider "evil" and an "evil empire?" After all, since Obama's second inaugural address, commentators both left and right have been busily comparing Ob...
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January 26, 2013
Smoking Out the Truth of ObamacareThe truth about Obamacare's death panels and the twisted liberal logic behind them was brilliantly exposed by AT's Daren Jonescu, who described the progressive's goal of "a legal monopoly" on health care which can then "deny treatment to some on the ...
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January 24, 2013
Women in Combat: And Then What?It seems that Leon Panetta is preparing to launch a very large wrecking ball of political correctness on his way out -- to lift the ban on women in combat: Leon Panetta, in one of his last acts as President Obama's defense secretary, is preparing to ...
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January 22, 2013
Obama: Fox, Lion, or Emperor?"The White House may craftily be laying the groundwork for a massive and thoroughly unconstitutional seizure of power from Congress," warned veteran White House reporter Keith Koffler of the upcoming debt ceiling battle. Considering both the slyness ...
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January 7, 2013
Who Would Dare Veto the Sandy Bill?"Folks have put politics ahead of their responsibilities." So declared New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in a highly-publicized news conference where he blasted House Republicans for failure to approve the $60 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package. C...
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December 22, 2012
Stickin' It to The ManA few years ago, a commercial for a mobile phone carrier featured an executive who triumphantly declared that by taking advantage of a new calling plan, he was "sticking it to The Man." The assistant standing next to the boss, after listening to the ...
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December 10, 2012
Who Goes Obama?In 1941, Harpers Magazine published a fascinating article by writer Dorothy Thompson titled: "Who Goes Nazi?" Seventy years later, we're asking the question: "Who goes Obama?" (Before the reader is shocked that this article dares mention "Nazi" and "...
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December 2, 2012
The Mainstream Elf on the ShelfSanta's "Elf on the Shelf" may be watching little girls and boys and sending reports of their naughty or nice behavior to the North Pole, but Mainstream Elves sit on America's shelves with a much bigger job. Propped up by the Democrat-media complex, ...
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November 21, 2012
The Benghazi SlingshotSome brave thinkers recognize that beneath the intrigue surrounding the Benghazi tragedy lie the traces of something much larger and far more dangerous. Frank Gaffney and the Center for Security Policy hosted a panel on November 13, 2012 to discuss "...
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November 17, 2012
Nightmare on Election StreetWe're all familiar with the scene from the horror movies. Just at the moment of facing the monster, or perhaps that last step before a fall into the abyss -- the music climaxes; the camera zooms in. And there, on the big screen, a close-u...
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November 6, 2012
Julia Stayed Home; Jane VotedJulia stayed home this election. Jane voted. Although the actual results of the 2012 presidential election will be examined for days to come, I would be willing to bet that women's votes showed a dramatic change from 2008. Julia, living in her gover...
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October 29, 2012
Soft Bigotry of Campaign ExpectationsThe phrase "soft bigotry of low expectations" explains today's commonly accepted rules of engagement in political warfare. In this context, however, it has nothing to do with differences based on race or income level that was the phrase's origi...
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October 16, 2012
What Not to Wear: Presidential EditionWhile getting my hair done at the salon, I was entertained with my iPad and this recent headline on The Blaze: "'Morning Joe' panelist actually asks if we can 'trust" Mitt Romney if he 'colors his hair.'" The guest panelist for MSNBC, Donnie Deutsch,...
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September 29, 2012
Read This While You CanRead this column by Diana West while you can -- while we still have journalists brave enough to write the truth, and before the truth is censored. West, a syndicated columnist and author, noted an astonishing statement within Obama's speech to ...
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September 26, 2012
Obama's StruggleOn the campaign trail, Michelle Obama often employs the word "struggle." It was actually Mrs. Obama's peculiar pronunciation -- "shtruggle" -- that first drew my attention to the frequency of her usage. At the 2012 Democratic National Con...
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August 24, 2012
The Akin Issue: A Mouse under Republican FeetThe recent Todd Akin debacle is reminiscent of an item from the last round of senatorial elections. Back in June of 2010, I wrote about some of the ugly tactics of the Harry Reid campaign that appeared to follow the advice of a leaked Democrati...
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July 30, 2012
Did You Get Your ObamaCare Letter Yet?I got my ObamaCare letter yesterday. Lately I've been so caught up in the other troubling aspects of the AFA -- like the contraceptive mandate and the Supreme Court ruling on the penalty/tax -- that the "Medical Loss Ratio" rule had fallen off ...
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July 30, 2012
Votes for SaleVote-buying is "where the money's at." Those were words recently spoken in my home state of Kentucky, by some who admitted to knowing that the practice is illegal but as "everyday" as jaywalking. (The Kentucky buyers interviewed were eith...
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July 25, 2012
Birthers and Bainers and Returners, Oh My!Birthers and Bainers and Returners -- oh my! In today's political Oz, we're warned to beware of crazy conspiracy theorists, described by creative names ending in "er." Along the road to the 2012 election, birthers are probably the most notoriou...
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July 13, 2012
A Man for All RacesMitt Romney received a standing ovation at the NAACP convention. Really. Even though practically every media outlet failed to mention that important tidbit and instead focused on the boos he provoked after his comments on ObamaCare. ...
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July 12, 2012
Key Man or the Constitution?Much discussion on the ObamaCare ruling has centered on the surprising identity of the tie-breaking Supreme Court justice, rather than the disturbing fact that such a crucial decision hinged on the opinion of just one man. Experts were primarily focu...
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July 11, 2012
Personal Space WarsThe enactment of Obamacare places the fight to defend our freedom right in front of our eyes as it occupies the personal space each and every American inhabits. "Personal space" was the concept studied by anthropologist Edward Hall in his 1966 book, ...
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June 25, 2012
The Fairness CardIn the game of Obama politics, the Race Card and the Bush Card are frequently played to trump most any criticism of Obama or his policies. While those cards tend to be the most oft-used defensive tactics, the most effective offensive card in th...
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June 13, 2012
Lord of the SkepticsDid you see this extraordinary headline recently? Prominent foreign statesman claims posted birth certificate of the President of the United States probable digital forgery. Just kidding. Not about the content of that hea...
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June 5, 2012
The Morphing Obama Biography and the SkepticsAn odd taboo has been created on noticing that the president of the United States has a biography that can adapt itself to the needs of the moment. Go too far in raising an alarm, and be labeled "birther" and shunned in polite society. Th...
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May 28, 2012
Looking Up to Our HeroesTalking about Memorial Day, MSNBC's Chris Hayes admitted he was "uncomfortable" calling our fallen soldiers "heroes": Thinking today and observing Memorial Day...I think it is very difficult to talk about the war dead and the fallen without invoking...
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May 26, 2012
Grown-Ups, Take the WheelEver wonder why conversations with adults often leave you feeling like you were arguing with teenagers? Take heart, you're not alone: author Diana West, in her brilliant book, The Death of the Grown-Up: How America's Arrested Development is Bri...
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May 4, 2012
Rubio and Birthright CitizenshipThose conservatives who argue against "birthright citizenship" have just been thrown under the same bus as the "birthers" -- whether or not they like it, or the GOP admits it. The mainstream media, longtime foes against reform of the anchor bab...
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April 30, 2012
Obama's new sloganThe Obama campaign has just issued a new slogan for the mob: "Forward!" "Mob" was the term used to describe liberals by Ann Coulter in her brilliant book, Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America. Citing Gustave Le Bon, "...
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April 29, 2012
Raining Cats, Dogs, and HypocrisySo many dog stories making headlines these days -- might cats be feeling a bit jealous? A privileged feline named Boots, who "walked from a bizarre death sentence," was the star in this recent post by Professor Jonathan Turley: Boots was the pe...
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April 24, 2012
Narrative Wars: How the GOP Can WinThere is one thing that President Obama refers to as a silly distraction. But in reality, it represents a key part of the bigger thing conservatives must overcome to win this election battle. The biggest thing was described by the "Big" sites' ...
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April 10, 2012
The Political War of WordgamesA political war of wordgames rages on. The latest front has been drawn at the steps of the Supreme Court. Warning of a "right-wing revolution dressed in judicial robes," campaign strategist Robert Shrum in his March 30 article declared: "The co...
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April 1, 2012
Christianity or Thoughtcrime?"Thoughtcrimes" -- opinions and ideas that oppose the status quo -- were pursued and punished by the Thought Police in the future world described by George Orwell in his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Could politically incorrect thought be declar...
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March 26, 2012
Obama's 'Flexible' Second Term?Many of us, back in 2008, instead of being inspired, were uncomfortable with the prospects of a self-admitted "blank screen" as President. One with a rather murky, largely unknown past, who voted "present" much of the time as senator. Also one ...
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March 21, 2012
Al-Awlaki's Can of WormsAnwar al-Awlaki may be dead, but the controversy surrounding his demise is far from over. Many Americans and members of Congress are still alarmed that a U.S. citizen was ordered assassinated without due process of law. And an important p...
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March 18, 2012
The Master of WordsWords appearing on a computer screen, printed on paper, or spoken through a microphone hold a certain measure of power on their own. But when skillfully controlled by a master, words can unleash the potential for absolute power. In Lewis ...
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March 6, 2012
Obama and the Matter of TrustRonald Reagan was fond of saying: "Trust, but verify." President Obama told us he released his official long-form birth certificate on April 27, 2011. Can we trust him, and should we verify? Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his "Cold Case P...
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March 2, 2012
Sheriff Arpaio's Posse SurpriseThe Tea Party members of Surprise, Arizona, were likely not surprised to learn that even America's Toughest Sheriff cannot fully break the shroud of secrecy and mystery surrounding Obama's long-form birth certificate. However, yesterday, Arizona Sher...
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February 29, 2012
NFL Changes Schedule for ObamaThe NFL announced yesterday that it would move its 2012 season opener in order to "avoid a conflict" with President Obama's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech planned for the same evening. The opener, originally scheduled for Thu...
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February 24, 2012
Will Voters Bite?If the wisdom contained in the old adage "a dog won't bite the hand that feeds it" is true, does it also follow that a voter, dependent on the government, will not vote against an incumbent big-government president? The Heritage Foundation's recently...
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February 20, 2012
Georgia and Birthright CitizenshipSome interesting events have been transpiring in Georgia over the last few weeks. At least, that is, in the right wing blogosphere's view -- the mainstream media orchestrated a complete blackout. And it wasn't because big media missed the...
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February 14, 2012
Obama's Eligibility DiversionHaving followed the Obama "natural born" citizenship quandary since its inception, I had always viewed the controversy over Obama's birthplace and other records as a diversion from the real issue: Obama's dual citizenship precluded his constitutional...
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February 8, 2012
Georgia Rules for ObamaOn February 7, Georgia's Secretary of State Brian Kemp adopted Judge Malihi's final decision on the ballot challenges -- Obama's name will appear on the Georgia 2012 ballot. A few hours before Secretary Kemp issued that decision, one of the attorne...
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February 4, 2012
Obama Wins Georgia Ballot ChallengePresident Obama's name should appear on Georgia's 2012 presidential ballot, in the official opinion of Judge Michael Malihi of Georgia's Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH), issued on February 3. Judge Malihi's decision is the result...
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February 2, 2012
Obama Got ServedObama was served a subpoena to appear in a hearing last week in Georgia over his eligibility to appear on the state's ballot. Obama's attorney, Michael Jablonski, immediately filed a motion to quash the subpoena, which was denied by OSAH Judge ...
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January 30, 2012
Media Blackout in Obama Georgia Ballot Eligibility CaseLast week, I noted that Obama turned his back not just on Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer, but also on the laws of the State of Georgia. I closed my column, "Georgia Ballot Challenge: Obama Walks on By," with the observation: "And most of the med...
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January 25, 2012
Citizenship: Easy Come, Easy Go?Rather than engage in the politically incorrect practice of "profiling," our government, under the guise of national security, has chosen to subject everyone who holds an airline ticket, from small children to grannies, to uncomfortable and unreasona...
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January 23, 2012
Georgia on Obama's Mind?As reported here on American Thinker, "the 'birthers' went down to Georgia, lookin' for an election to spoil"...and spoil it they may. The story began last November, when Georgia citizen David Welden filed a formal challenge over Obama's qualificatio...
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January 6, 2012
Academia Shrugs: Obama's Citizenship and the PresidencyBy avoiding the contentious question of Obama's "natural born" eligibility, America's academic establishment has also stifled discussion on the inextricably related issue of citizenship law in our country, in the greater context of immigration refo...
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January 4, 2012
The Birthers Went Down to GeorgiaThe birthers went down to Georgia, lookin' for an election to spoil.... Last November, Georgia citizen David Weldon filed a challenge over Obama's qualifications to appear on Georgia's 2012 presidential ballot. Yesterday, Obama's motion to dism...
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January 1, 2012
Timshel, AmericaOf the many novels based on the biblical account of Cain and Abel, one of the most unforgettable and beautifully written is John Steinbeck's classic, East of Eden. A compelling saga spanning three generations of two families living in the Salin...
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December 24, 2011
A Different Kind of Hope and ChangeAs America appears to edge ever closer to a disastrous economic tipping point -- defined as the point at which the majority becomes dependent on the government -- we find ourselves wondering if the downhill slide is inevitable and irreversible. ...
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December 15, 2011
Obama's Job DescriptionWhat exactly is the proper role of the president of the United States? As we prepare for another election and strive to thoroughly vet GOP hopefuls, an equally comprehensive examination of the job to which they aspire is in order. A starting po...
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November 8, 2011
The Great American Memory HoleIn the fictional world of George Orwell's 1984, when printed information conflicted with the newest version of truth as Oceania's government proclaimed it, relevant documents were promptly revised by the Ministry of Truth and damning remnants of evid...
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October 29, 2011
Conspiracies, Lies, and JustiagateI have never believed in conspiracies -- at least, not in the vast kind that Hillary felt the right wing deployed against her philandering husband. More often, it seems the cover-up of truth, not the circulation of manufactured untruths, lies a...
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October 18, 2011
Citizenship JeopardyTrivia question: What do Anwar al-Awlaki, Yaser Esam Hamdi, and newborn twin daughters of Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman have in common? You were probably ready to hit the buzzer and answer something like "What is Islamic terrorism"-until you...
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September 19, 2011
A New Chorus for the Mob"Pass this bill!" Have you been keeping count of how many times since The Jobs Speech you've heard Obama and his team repeat that command? The day after Obama's address, the blogosphere lit up with links to National Journal's video "remix" high...
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September 11, 2011
A Bridge for ObamaIn his speech before Congress last Thursday, Obama mentioned "a bridge that needs repair between Ohio and Kentucky that's on one of the busiest trucking routes in North America." The bridge Obama described is the "Brent Spence Bridge," with a needed ...
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July 6, 2011
Birther Card: Coulter's TurnThe Birther Card game continues, with Obama's long-form birth certificate on top of the pot and "Made in the USA" coffee mugs around the table. Watching the match unfold leads me to agree with Donald Trump: lots of smart people are birthers, and they...
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March 18, 2011
Obama's PuddlesSir Walter Raleigh, so the legend goes, once threw his cloak over a mud puddle that sullied the path of Queen Elizabeth I. His chivalrous gesture served to keep Her Majesty's dainty feet free of dirt and to shield the ugly puddle from the Queen...
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February 13, 2011
The Birther CardHawaii's new governor, Neil Abercrombie, stirred the "birther" pot just before Christmas when he promised to launch an expedition for Obama's long form birth certificate. Chris Matthews reported on the Abercrombie quest, and though calling ...
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January 25, 2011
The Birther Trial BalloonIs anyone really surprised that Hawaii's new governor, Neil Abercrombie, was unable to produce the promised Obama long-form birth certificate? No matter how Abercrombie's words are parsed or interpreted or spun, the fact is that there is no new...
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December 21, 2010
The Picture of Barack ObamaIn the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, described as "a classic commentary on narcissism, decadence, and the wages of sin," author Oscar Wilde wrote:Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitte...
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November 28, 2010
President Obama, It's Business, Not PersonalYears ago, as a freshly recruited manager in an international corporation's headquarters, I was offered this friendly advice from my co-workers: The day we were hired, an imaginary bullet was fired, and we would spend the rest of our careers attempti...
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October 23, 2010
America's Casting CallI confess: Sometimes, after a long day of political blogging and all the infuriating news relayed by Fox I can take, I reach for the comfort mind-food of my stack of well-worn DVDs. There are a few that I shamelessly enjoy watching repeatedly, ...
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October 5, 2010
Obama's PumpkinAs pumpkins line the front of my local market and appear on neighbors' porches, I am reminded of the famous pumpkin described in Whittaker Chambers' autobiography, Witness. A moving and beautifully written book containing much more than a tale of esp...
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September 24, 2010
I Can See November from My PewSarah Palin can see November from her house. Somewhere between 87,000 and a few hundred thousand, on August 28, could see November from the Washington Monument. I can see November from my pew. What I hear about November from the pulpit is...
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August 14, 2010
What a Difference Five Years MakeFive years ago, my family took a vacation to Niagara Falls. On our return across the Canadian border, U.S. Immigration officials detained us for several tense hours because we happened to be the unlucky renters of a car that matched some sort of susp...
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August 4, 2010
GM announces major investment in auto plant (in Mexico)That's Government Motors gratitude for you! From the Wall Street Journal:U.S. automobile giant General Motors Co. said Tuesday it plans to invest close to $500 million in its Ramos Arizpe plant in northern Mexico to produce a new line of engines...
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August 1, 2010
Home Is Where the Heart IsRecently discovered in a Manhattan library's records: In 1789, George Washington borrowed a copy of Emmerich de Vattel's "The Law of Nations" and never returned it. Many historians have documented this important treatise as the basis for mu...
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July 31, 2010
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July 25, 2010
Who's Watching Big Brother?My summer job at thirteen was babysitting a set of eight-year old twins, adorable little monsters under my bungling care, all day long, nine hours a day, five days a week. (Fortunately the experience wasn't so scarring as to prevent me from marrying ...
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July 9, 2010
If it Looks Like a DuckThe Wall Street Journal's John Fund makes an alarming observation in his article: "The Obama-Pelosi Lame Duck Strategy:"There have been signs in recent weeks that party leaders are planning an ambitious, lame-duck session to muscle th...
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July 3, 2010
Shooting Hoops with KaganOften when I introduce myself as a Kentuckian and a Louisville native, the first question asked of me is whether I root for the University of Louisville or the University of Kentucky...in basketball, of course. (Is there really any other sport in Ken...
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June 24, 2010
An Angle for AngleRight on cue, in a move described in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee strategy playbook as a tactic to "pin down opponents," the media are attacking Harry Reid's Republican challenger, Sharron Angle, with the "birther...
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June 12, 2010
A Witness for AmericaAmid the struggle to define the mainstream of current conservative thought and articulate its platform, perhaps no book is as relevant as Whittaker Chambers' Witness. Although it could be described simply as a lengthy autobiography that recounts an i...
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June 1, 2010
A Hole in the Fence of Immigration ReformA gaping hole sits squarely in the middle of the fence of proposed "Immigration Reform." This crack, while inviting to those on the other side of the border, seems to go largely unnoticed by the politically correct mainstream on the America...
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May 23, 2010
War of WordcraftThe newest tactical weapon of this administration against our terrorist enemies appears to be one constructed of language. Its deployment began when the term "War on Terror" was replaced by "Overseas Contingency Operations," and t...
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May 13, 2010
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May 6, 2010
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April 22, 2010
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February 13, 2010
'Tis the Tax SeasonYes, it's that time of year when most of us begin the arduous task of completing our 2009 income tax returns. I just received a tax-planning memo from my accountant highlighting the new tax credits available under the American Recovery and Reinvestme...
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January 26, 2010
Dems and the 'Three B's'Republicans are a "party of Birthers, Baggers, and Blowhards," according to Bob Beckel, Fox News Analyst. Is this demonizing part of the Democrat strategy for 2010?In William A. Jacobson's Legal Insurrection Blog yesterday in a post he titl...
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January 22, 2010
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