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Dan Savage Wishes Cancer on Sarah Palin

Dan Savage Wishes Cancer on Sarah Palin

Dan Savage (right, above), head of a White House-backed anti-bullying campaign named “It Gets Better,” has a long track record of bullying conservatives. Until now, the low point was his attack on Christian high school kids. As Newsbusters noted today,

Time for House to Show Leadership on Immigration

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is clearly the biggest obstacle to the passage of so-called “comprehensive” immigration reform. And that’s a good thing. “Comprehensive” reforms should be limited to laws that make things simpler–as in the tax reforms proposed by

All of a Sudden, Media Interested in Benghazi

Prior to the 2012 election, the mainstream media–and Sunday show hosts in particular–did their best to cover up what was already obvious about the Benghazi attacks on Sep. 11–that the Obama administration had done nothing to stop them, and that

NYT Tries to Help Obama Walk Back 'Red Line'

NYT Tries to Help Obama Walk Back 'Red Line'

The New York Times attempted to help President Barack Obama out of a national security mess of his own making Sunday, with an article claiming that his “red line” warning to Syria on chemical weapons last August was an “off-the-cuff” remark

Obama's Community Organizers Rally for Immigration Reform

Obama's Community Organizers Rally for Immigration Reform

Organizing for Action (OfA), the new activist organization into which Obama’s campaign was folded, is holding local demonstrations in favor of immigration reform at congressional offices across the country. One such rally was held in West Los Angeles during lunch

Andrew Breitbart’s Pigford Tweets

Andrew Breitbart used Twitter to break through the mainstream media firewall on many issues, Pigford among them. Below is a collection of his best and most topical tweets on the Pigford scandal. Note that most of the links are outdated,

'Free Afridi': A Roundup of Breitbart Coverage

'Free Afridi': A Roundup of Breitbart Coverage

The following articles on the appeal of Dr. Shakil Afridi have appeared on Breitbart News in recent months: May 23, 2012 – Pakistan Gives Bin Laden Hero 33 Year, Obama Does Nothing Apr. 22, 2013 – Exclusive: Pakistani Doctor Who

State Dept.: Dr. Afridi Should Be Freed

State Dept.: Dr. Afridi Should Be Freed

On the eve of the decision in Dr. Shakil Afridi’s appeal in Pakistan, the U.S. State Department has reiterated its position that he should never have been convicted for his role in helping the U.S. find Osama bin Laden. “We

Eric Holder: Soft on Terror, Again

Eric Holder: Soft on Terror, Again

On April 27, Attorney General Eric Holder defended a federal judge’s decision to read confessed terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights after only 16 hours of interrogation, saying: “Everything was done appropriately, and we got good leads.” Holder’s statement confirmed earlier reports that he

What We Have Already Lost in Syria

What We Have Already Lost in Syria

If you have ever wondered how the entire civilized world could stand by and watch totalitarianism swallow Europe–twice–last week’s pathetic performance by President Barack Obama on the subject of Syria was a grim reminder. Last year, he promised that “any

Wanda Sykes Got it Right After All: WHCD is About Flattery

Wanda Sykes Got it Right After All: WHCD is About Flattery

The late, great Christopher Hitchens famously jibed at Wanda Sykes, host of President Barack Obama’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) in 2009: “The president should be squirming in his seat. Not smiling,” he said. “The black dyke got it

How Radical is the Cambridge Mosque?

How Radical is the Cambridge Mosque?

On Tuesday, USA Today and Breitbart News both reported that the Cambridge, MA mosque attended by the late Boston Marathon terror suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has ties to Islamist radicals. It was founded in part by Abdulrahman Alamoudi, who is now serving a