Fred J. Eckert

Fred J. Eckert


  • May 30, 2016

    On Memorial Day, and on peace and war

    We gather together today to remember – and to revere – those who gave their lives defending America.  To them, and to those who stood with them and by them, we owe our freedom. Memorial Day is a day to remember that freedom is not...

  • October 22, 2012

    Romney should point out that Obama even botched killing bin Laden

    Osama bin Laden is dead and -- no question about it -- that's a very good thing. It also seems to be just about the only thing - or at least the main thing - that Barack Obama cites as a seemingly credible accomplishment of his presidency. But what o...

  • October 20, 2012

    Our Ambassador Is Dead, but Obama's Political Guru Is Safe

    You could see the pained expression on President Obama's face worsen as a 61-year-old undecided voter told the president during the second presidential debate that he and some co-workers "were sitting around talking about Libya, and we were reading a...

  • September 15, 2012

    Sounding and Acting Like Reagan, Romney Has Them Terrified

    I knew Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was a friend of mine. And Mitt Romney is reminding me an awful lot of Ronald Reagan. The comment for which Romney is being so relentlessly and viciously scorned by Barack Obama and his merry band of media puppets s...

  • September 13, 2012

    Sorry your feelings were hurt, you stalwarts of religious tolerance.

    As radical Islamist thugs stormed the US Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and ripped to pieces then burned the American flag, the Obama-led US government swiftly responded with a negative movie review. "The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the ...

  • March 2, 2012

    Why No Coverage of This Odd Obama Remark about Religion?

    As the media were blanketing airwaves and newspapers with nonstop coverage of old controversial religion-related remarks by Rick Santorum, something happened that compelled the media to also raise questions about a far more controversial remark that ...

  • November 8, 2011

    General Fuller's Career-Ending Message for Americans

    One of America's top generals in Afghanistan was fired last Friday for making "inappropriate public remarks." Major General Peter Fuller's career-destroying offense was to publicly criticize Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for saying during an Oct...

  • October 25, 2010

    Will Republicans Fight to Defund 'Public Broadcasting'?

    Once again, Republicans are talking about defunding public broadcasting. If history is a good indicator, don't bet on it happening. But do insist that they do so."I think the U.S. Congress should investigate NPR and consider cutting off their mo...

  • October 19, 2010

    15 Signs of Our Obama Times

    Late last week news broke that months ago -- back on May 13th -- the Department of Homeland Security had alerted certain Arizona sheriffs that the Mexican Guzman  (aka Sinaloa) Drug Cartel had decided to send a strike force of military-trained, ...

  • October 15, 2010

    A 'Wild and Crazy Guy' for NY Governor?

    With just eighteen days remaining in what has been by far the most bizarre yet entertaining election for Governor of New York in memory, the Republican-Conservative candidate -- Carl Paladino, a highly successful Buffalo businessman and attorney -- h...

  • September 29, 2010

    Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Record Is Not So 'Hot'

    Desperately trying to think of something both positive and credible to say about New York State's accidental U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blurted out that Gillibrand is the Senate's "hottest" member.Rei...