Category Archives: Politics

Wednesday briefs

Hamas documents its own war crimes: Hamas released a video proving they fire rockets from civilian areas. And yet, there will never be a Goldstone Commission for their crimes. And of course, there will always be excuses made for them. … Continue reading

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On the radio

I’m going to be on the Ed Morrissey show tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4 p.m. Keep an eye on Hot Air for a more direct link. I’ll be discussing politics, my history as a blogger, and my book. Update: I’ll be … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

U.S. forces told to “stand down” during Benghazi attack: This is a screw-up from the very first moment, and if it were a Republican administration, this would be front-page news in every newspaper across America. Instead, only Fox News and … Continue reading

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Narrative fail

President Obama was leading in the battle for women’s votes, by a double-digit margin, not very long ago. But he couldn’t keep that lead after the debates. But he kept trying to pull the “war on women” bullshit. Then suddenly, … Continue reading

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Sunday news roundup

Mittmentum! The NBC/WSJ poll shows that the presidential race is now a tie. Can it be? Will we truly be ridding ourselves of the worst. president. ever? Hey, he’s directly responsible for my being put from full-time with benefits to … Continue reading

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The I thought you said no more briefs briefs

So, what, all of them have been middle-class now? The myth that terrorists all do it because they’re poor and oppressed continues to be busted, as an upper-middle class Bangladeshi boy (a Muslim, of course) was arrested for trying to … Continue reading

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The best presidential debate ever

Did you all watch the debate Wednesday night? Are you laughing at the crybabies who can’t understand why Obama did so poorly? Dana Milbank has part of the answer. Yes, Obama hasn’t been questioned harshly in a very long time, … Continue reading

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Wednesday 5773 briefs

Did you all remember to write the new year in your checkbooks? (Stolen from Lair Simon, who no longer blogs, alas.) Surpise, Syria! The IDF ordered a surprise exercise on the Golan Heights today to test Israel’s readiness for a … Continue reading

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The my cover’s not done so I’m still here briefs

Oh, please: Naivete from an intellectual who should certainly know better. Bernard-Henri Levy on how the AP owes Jews an apology for spreading the lie that “Sam Bacile” was an Israeli and had financing from “100 Jews” for his anti-Muhammed … Continue reading

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The “protest” that wasn’t and the libel that is

The so-called Islamist protests (I hate when they call a rampaging mob “protesters”) that murdered four Americans appear to be as fake as the outrage against the Mohammed cartoons. If you will recall, the cartoons had been out for months … Continue reading

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The 2012 Democratic platform

I don’t know what to think about the platform, because if you’re going to hold Barack Obama responsible for every word of it, then you have to hold Mitt Romney responsible for every word of the Republican platform. And as … Continue reading

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Tuesday civility briefs

Say, remember all that talk from the left about civility? Yeah, that’s why the head of California’s Democratic party called Paul Ryan a Nazi. Ryan told “a bold-faced lie and he doesn’t care that it was a lie. That was … Continue reading

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Obama is in trouble

I didn’t believe it before. But I’m starting to believe it now. Seventy-plus men walked out of the ground, overalls and hardhats covered in coal dust, and onto the risers of a stage built for a Mitt Romney speech. To … Continue reading

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The subtle media bias of a simple image

Look at this image. Pretty straightforward, right? Wrong. (Full-size image here.) Let’s dissect it, piece by piece. 1. Biden and Obama bookend Romney and Ryan. Newspaper and magazine editors know where your eye goes first. Guess which team is in … Continue reading

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Hey, Girl…

Hey, Girl’s home.

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