By the time you read this, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have finished their mano-a-mano meeting in Helsinki, Finland. The press conferences have been held, the photos have been taken, the talking points have been disseminated and the … [Read More...]
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Stocks rise and fall because of central banks, not trade war headlines
There has been a lot of confusion lately in the mainstream economic media as well as in independent media circles as to the behavior of stock markets in the wake of the recently initiated global trade war. In particular, stocks suffered one of the longest runs of … [Read More...]
Big Government
Trump Fights Media Spin
President-elect Trump has a way of making Americans feel good again about their country, their future and themselves, and then the media spin comes along in an attempt to dilute that momentum. It is so obvious to the America people that every article the … [Read More...]
Election 2016
The ghost of Freddie Gray haunts Baltimore’s elections
The race to elect new state’s attorneys in Maryland is heating up, including the reelection bid of Baltimore’s now famous (infamous?) Marilyn Mosby. If you’re […]
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Did the FBI’s slow walk of the Weiner laptop investigation cost Clinton the election?
Hillary Clinton has said repeatedly that James Comey’s decision to announce he was re-opening the investigation into her emails about 10 days before the 2016 […]
Health Care
Outrage Over Obamacare Anyone?
Come On People, Where’s The Outrage Over Obamacare? Okay, so at the moment Americans are distracted. With the Hillary Clinton scandals and scams all over the news […]
Obamacare Insurance Premium
Obamacare Insurance Premium Big Shock Obamacare insurance premium keeps shocking American voters…hmm, could that be due to the lies Americans were told about Obama care insurance premiums […]
Your Freedom
Hooray Americans Reject Democrats
Hooray, November 8th, 2016 will go down in history as the date the American voters changed history. The fact that a national uprising at the voting booths successfully defeated Hillary Clinton and handed Mr. Trump a win will change the direction of America's … [Read More...]
Outrage Over Obamacare Anyone?
Come On People, Where's The Outrage Over Obamacare? Okay, so at the moment Americans are distracted. With the Hillary Clinton scandals and scams all over the news and now the FBI's reopening of Hillary's email server scandal case stealing the headlines, the issue … [Read More...]
Morry Matson, History’s Greatest Monster
Did you see the controversy over the weekend between Camilla Hudson and Morry Matson? Hudson is a black woman in Chicago, and Matson is a gay white male Republican who manages a CVS store. According to Hudson, this is what happened to her when she went into his store: Here’s the video on a Twitter […]
Reuters: Kavanaugh’s clerks may be a little too helpful
Is that possible? No, not really, but it’s a sign of the desperation of the Democrats that they’re clinging to this thin reed of hope in stopping the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The argument, as presented by Reuters, is that defenses launched by Kavanaugh’s clerks of his record — especially in […]
Forget those other countries. It’s San Francisco that’s turning into a s***hole
Earlier today, while the Trump-Putin meeting was rolling out, I was kidding around with my friend Doug Mataconis on Twitter after he joked that President Trump had probably struck a bargain giving Russia one of America’s fifty states. I suggested that if he had to give up one we should offer them California. Doug seemed […]
Fox host Trish Regan: The word for that press conference is “unpatriotic”
Is this the only case today of someone in major right-wing media who’s normally pro-Trump turning around and blasting him for this morning’s debacle? I don’t count Cavuto because, as noted earlier, Cavuto has hit him quite hard in the past, albeit infrequently. I’m talking about someone whose audience would tune in fully expecting to […]
Anthony Bourdain: Bill Clinton was ‘entitled, rapey, gropey, grabby, disgusting’
Before he took his own life last month, Anthony Bourdain had been personally involved in the #MeToo issue because he was dating actress Asia Argento. Argento is one of several women who have accused disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape. Back in February, Bourdain gave an interview to a site called Popula.com which the site published […]
Social-justice Robespierre shocked, shocked to discover what happened to Robespierre
He delivers food for a living now, but “Barrett Wilson” had a previous career: stoking righteous anger on social media for maximum “wokeness.” Barrett now has to write under an assumed name, however, after going from a leader of the mob to one of its targets. He seems somewhat dazed by the transition, but wants […]
A Closer Look at today’s hot topics: Gosnell movie, Russia summit, Kavanaugh, and more!
Once again, I get to step outside the box and guest host on Relevant Radio’s A Closer Look from 6-7 ET today! The Catholic talk-radio network is heard nationwide on the air, as well as online and through their free mobile app that plays live and podcast shows. Today’s Relevant Radio show includes: While one Hollywood producer […]
McCain: That was “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory”
It’s one thing for Trump to take a rhetorical 2×4 to the head from a political enemy… Every single day, I find myself asking: what do the Russians have on @realDonaldTrump personally, financially, & politically? The answer to that question is that only thing that explains his behavior & his refusal to stand up to […]
View From Your Table
Manama, Bahrain The reader writes: Good morning. I’m currently in the Kingdom of Bahrain on Navy Reserve orders and thought I’d share a picture of my breakfast – salted duck eggs and tomatoes with a nice cup of dark roast. You can see the financial district of Manama in the background.
Object lesson: Don’t print fake news about Nikki Haley
We see a lot of accusations of Fake News flying around these days, with the term being more accurate in some cases than others. This past week, however, a reporter with the Washington Post made the mistake of tossing out a “fact” involving UN Ambassador Nikki Haley which turned out to be not only false […]