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- Opinion · Mar 21, 2013Where’s Luca Brasi When You Need Him?
Dean’s TV show? The only place that would employ Dennis Kucinich is Fox News. (That is, as soon as Keebler lets him out of his contract.) There … than run a candidate who could actually win (Linda McMahon, 2010 and 2012; and John Raese, 1984, 2006, 2010 and 2012)? Have Democrats ever run a losing candidate
- Opinion · Feb 26, 2013Environmentalism and Human Sacrifice
kills the mosquito that spreads malaria to human beings. US News and World Report writer Carrie Lukas reported in 2010, “Fortunately, in September 2006, the World Health Organization announced … movement is well intentioned. It is difficult to name a movement that has committed great evil whose members woke up each day asking, “What evil can I commit today?” Nearly
- Opinion · Feb 12, 2013Minority Students in Chicago: Hostages of the Democratic Party
union leaders and the politicians they support send their kids to private schools, in 2010, the union blocked a pilot program set up by former state Sen. James Meeks aimed … homelessness, hunger and other social issues beyond our control,” the union said in a news release. In the end, the union prevailed. Teachers received a 17.6 percent pay hike over
- Opinion · Feb 8, 2013In Defense of Rove
prior flirtation with Marxism was sent to the Senate. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Rove attempted to defuse criticism coming from conservative circles. The foremost accusation … second to none in our support of Tea Party candidates,” Rove affirmed: In 2010 and ’12, we spent over $30 million for Senate candidates who were Tea Party candidates
- Opinion · Feb 8, 2013The Blame Righty Mob Falls Silent
MSNBC commentator Joan Walsh blamed on Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and yours truly); the 2010 Times Square jihad bomb plot (which Mayor Michael Bloomberg falsely blamed on tea party activists … stories from these supposedly objective outlets, though. Dorner expressed rather pointed, explicit views of news personalities and celebrities who have influenced, entertained and uplifted him. Dorner praised stars from Ellen
- Opinion · Feb 7, 2013Cheated: Sham Education for Minority Students in Dem-Run Philadelphia
gaps are, there is another, far more pernicious one, namely a “reality” gap. In 2010, education officials were again congratulating themselves for gains made on the state-administered standardized test … disciplined or, at the very least, viewed with a great deal of skepticism. Not in Philadelphia. In 2010, the former principal was promoted. She now commands a salary
- Article · Jan 30, 2013Letter to an Eagle Scout
Executive Board about concerns regarding advertisers in the Cub and Boy Scouting magazines. The great Scouting stories were wrapped in ads for junk food and video games. I was struck … every respect. I heard nothing more from the BSA. Fast forward to the BSA news this week. In light of all the reports and litigation over the abusive predation
- Opinion · Jan 11, 2013Will Obama Follow Cuomo’s Example on Guns?
double for Joe Biden and the Obama administration. For the two years before the 2010 election, Democrats had complete control of Congress and White House. They did nothing to advance … life it would make sense,” he contended. “And I think we can do a great deal without in any way imposing on and impinging on the rights of the Second
- Opinion · Dec 20, 2012Obama Administration Impedes Ukraine Murder Investigation
Undaunted, Tymoshenko announced she would run for the presidency. In a close election in 2010, she lost to Viktor Yanukovich. In August 2011, Tymoshenko was arrested in court on contempt … Guard service employee, was having none of it. According to Russian news agency Itar-Tass, Melnichenko “told a news conference in Washington...that he had information about the involvement
- Opinion · Dec 17, 2012John Kerry: Assad’s Man in Washington
Kerry (D-MA) is next in line for the job. Sources have told ABC News that the president has tabbed the Massachusetts senator, but that the official announcement is being … Viet Cong? Kerry, it seems, cannot kick the habit of sidling up to the great killing machines of our time. Kerry’s lack of judgment is nothing
- Opinion · Nov 30, 2012Fewer Babies Born is Bad News for America
what you wish for” is an apt reminder in light of this week’s news that the U.S. birthrate has dropped to its lowest level on record. For years, population … since the Great Depression. And those immigrants already here are choosing to have far fewer children. The overall American birthrate fell by 8 percent between 2007 and 2010
- Opinion · Nov 26, 2012Yes, Slash Farm Subsidies -- but Don’t Stop There
households was $84,400 in 2010, or 25 percent higher than the average income earned by all US households that year. Moreover, the great majority of American farms (62 percent … owners of land not used for farming at all. In some communities, ABC News reported in 2008, real-estate agents were using the prospect of agriculture payments as a lure
- Alexander's Column · Nov 15, 2012Constitutional Confederation — The Right Road Forward
nation. This was a deep win for Republicans and particularly conservatives, and like 2010, was driven by “ grassroots patriots .) Those states re-ratifying as members of the Constitutional Confederation would … eight months, when he doubled down on his list of Leftist mandates. The good news is that Republicans can counter Obama’s platform and restore the integrity of our Constitution
- Historic Document · Nov 15, 20122012 Democratic Platform
Democrats have always known: that American workers are tougher than tough times. Since early 2010, the private sector has created 4.5 million jobs, and American manufacturing is growing … President Obama took office, the economy was in the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. His Recovery Act represented the largest education investment since President Johnson, the largest infrastructure
- Opinion · Nov 14, 2012The Hiring Hypocrisy of The New York Times
victims. Chris Patten, the head of the BBC’s government body called it “this great tsunami of filth.” BBC’s “Newsnight” was about to broadcast an expose last December … paper’s aggressive campaign of coverage against Rupert Murdoch in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. The differing levels of aggression are notable in the number of stories
- Opinion · Nov 13, 2012Pushing Back Against Stealth Jihad Charter Schools
Jill Turgeon and Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Janet Clarke, were met with a great amount of skepticism when they said they believed the school was not tied to Gülen … Fethullah Gülen, who has himself denied any association with these schools. A 2010 column by USA Today ‘s Greg Toppo debunks that claim. After noting the rise of charter schools
- Opinion · Nov 5, 2012Going Out on a Limb: Romney Beats Obama, Handily
Republicans -- break for Romney. Fundamentals usually prevail in American elections. That’s bad news for Barack Obama. True, Americans want to think well of their presidents, and many think … registered Democrats, and more Republicans than Democrats have voted early. The Republican trend in 2010 was squandered by weak candidates for governor and senator. Not this time. Romney. Iowa
- Opinion · Sep 28, 2012Lowlife Harry Reid Should Resign
sullied the religion that he and I share.” How many days of the news cycle do you suppose would be dominated by the story? How many Democrats and members … such prejudices himself because a.) He was reelected to a six-year term in 2010, b.) He hails from Nevada, which boasts a large Mormon population, and c.) Religious prejudices
- Alexander's Column · Sep 27, 2012The FDR Model for Buying Presidential Elections
Street Journal: “The paradox of this presidential campaign is that the worse the economic news gets, the more Barack Obama seems to climb in the polls. The lousy unemployment numbers … Carter and Ronald Reagan. However, unlike the Carter v. Reagan paradigm of the last great recession, when Ronald Reagan devoted his campaign to restoring the grassroots optimism necessary for reversing
- Opinion · Sep 25, 2012Americans Don’t Trust the Media
Independents. Only 26 percent of Republicans and 31 percent of Independents express either a great deal, or fair amount of trust in the Fourth Estate. Both number represent record lows … Evening News,” The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times ranked the second, third and fourth most liberal media sources, respectively. Number one was the news pages