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Sunday, June 19, 2016
When Party Establishments Mattered
Months before the 1940 Republican convention nominated Wendell Willkie, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt’s waspish daughter, said that Willkie’s support sprang “from the grass roots of a thousand country clubs.” There actually was a Republican establishment in 1940, when GOP elites created a nominee ex nihilo.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
LGBT Activists Enraged Over Beach Patrol Bathroom Email
The Left has given common sense a great big swirly, America.
CIA Gets Smart on White House Delusion
“And as I often tell young officers at CIA, I have never seen a time when our country faced such a wide variety of threats to our national security.”
A Tale of Two Obituaries
I assumed I would have to wait until Jimmy Carter, 91, died before the outpouring of love and respect over the passing of a public figure would make me quite this nauseous, but, then, I hadn’t counted on Muhammad Ali passing at the age of 74.
Obama’s Foreign Policy in Disarray
In the wake of the worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, President Obama had the audacity to tell the nation on Tuesday that his efforts against ISIS were making “significant progress.” Forty-eight hours later, CIA Director John Brennan told Congress something quite different. Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee [Thursday], Director Brennan warned, “. . .our efforts have not reduced the group’s terrorism capability and global reach,” adding that in the days and weeks ahead ISIS “will intensify its global terror campaign.”
Friday, June 17, 2016
DHS Hazards a Guest With Expired Visas
What exactly is Homeland Security doing when it isn’t busy labeling conservatives terror threats or dishing out sex change drugs to illegals? Not its job, according to a stunning new report.
‘Hell No!’ Cashier Refuses to Serve Trump Backers
Shannon Riggs and her cousins were famished after attending a Donald Trump rally last week in Richmond, Va., so they decided to drop by Cook Out — a regional restaurant chain known for its tasty burgers.
Terror & Immigration
While media and political elites continue to mock those who suggest we need stricter immigration controls to combat terrorism, the headlines suggest otherwise.
The Late-Night Pulpit for Banning Guns
The mass shooting in Orlando really infuriated liberals all over again about the lack of gun control — including liberal journalists and comedians. NBC “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt blandly promoted how “late-night hosts have once again found themselves straddling the lines between comedians and consolers.”
By Rejecting ‘Radical Islam’ Obama Rejects Reality
After a meeting with the National Security Council to discuss the Orlando massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, President Obama was angry. He’s more impassioned than we’ve ever seen him. He’s lashing out. Because you know what really grinds his gears? Republicans.
Political Distractions Abound in the Wake of Orlando Shooting
What a dumb time to be alive.
Petulant, Partisan President Obama Needs a Reality Check
In my most recent column, I discussed President Obama’s disgraceful reaction to the Islamic terrorist massacre of innocents in Orlando. Not to be outdone by his own wrongheadedness, he one-upped himself Tuesday with another doozy.
Why Does an American Become a Terrorist?
Superficially, I am sure there are lots of answers for why an American citizen might decide to affiliate with ISIS and become a terrorist. But I think deep down, at the foundational level, there is a common trait for Westerners who turn toward radical Islam.
Trump Is Running as Trump. Surprise!
When in his 1964 GOP acceptance speech Barry Goldwater declared that “extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice,” a reporter sitting near journalist/historian Theodore White famously exclaimed: “My God, he’s going to run as Barry Goldwater!”
Brexit Causes Elites Angst — But Britain May Leave EU Anyway
“Market Angst as U.K. Edges to Exit,” proclaims the headline on The Wall Street Journal’s lead story. The exit referred to is Britain’s departure from the European Union, a move that will be mandated if a majority votes “leave” rather than “remain” in the national referendum next Thursday.
Endorsing Lawlessness
Surprise, surprise: President Barack Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. He wants someone to follow him who will protect his disastrous legacy. He couldn’t have made a better choice.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Orlando Updates, The President’s Speech
The FBI has reportedly found plenty of evidence on Omar Mateen’s computer indicating that he was visiting Islamic extremist websites for months.
Integrity: A Small Habit That Pays Huge Dividends
In life, there are choices we make and habits we form that either produce happiness and success or regret and failure. One such choice is whether to walk with integrity or not. And that choice begins in the smallest of decisions.
Hillary Clinton: The Most Qualified?
“Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.” — Frank Sinatra, as Maj. Bennett Marco
Obama on Orlando: It’s All About the Guns
It did not take long for President Barack Obama to inject a plea for more gun control in his reaction to the Orlando terror massacre.