In a Nov. 8, 2007 speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel likened the U.S. to a “schoolyard bully,” adding that none of the presidential candidates in the 2008 race were “speaking to the great
In a lecture to conservatives at the Las Vegas Country Club, Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, admitted that the selection of CNN’s Candy Crowley to moderate the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
This is rather typical of the kind of mail we get supporting Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense: Subj: Hagel is a prophet…An Icon Hagel is a fearless prophet like Isaiah, Hosea, Ezekiel, Micah and other Biblical prophets who warned the
Slate’s Dave Weigel offers an argument in defense of Chuck Hagel’s alleged remarks in 2010 suggesting that Israel could become an apartheid state if it did not make peace with the Palestinians: Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the same thing
In a 2010 speech at Rutgers University, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) said that Israel was on the way to becoming an “apartheid” state, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “radical,” and accused Israel of violating UN resolutions, according
Yesterday, White House national security adviser Tom Donilon published an op-ed in the New York Times urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to its list of terrorist organizations. In doing so, Donilon took the opposite position to that of Secretary
We interrupt this bout of media navel-gazing–why does Obama abuse us when we love him so?–to offer some constructive advice to the White House press corps: start showing some common-sense skepticism. Today, for example, President Obama is surrounding himself with
Affirming their complete transformation from watchdogs into lapdogs, the White House Press Corps greeted President Barack Obama’s return to Washington, D.C. on Monday with the following question–which they shouted in unison: “Did you beat Tiger?!?” The press pool report, cited
My favorite is James Madison, though most of the “experts” put Washington and Lincoln at the top. Where does Obama rank? Most of those same “experts” put him somewhere in the second quartile, i.e. not the best but better than
Steve Clemons of the Atlantic reports that a White House source has declared that President Obama will push Hagel through: WH Source: No more dealmaking needed on #Hagel. “We have the votes for cloture. Happy for others to joinbut Hagel
In reviewing dozens of speeches delivered by former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) over the past several years, one common theme emerges: he has very little interest in defense policy, and a great deal of interest in international diplomacy. Indeed, Hagel
In response to Hey now…: Thank you for contacting me. I am out of the office for yet another public holiday. When the Tea Party takes over we shall abolish public holidays, because they are public. I shall reply on
When then-Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) delivered a controversial speech in March 2007 at Rutgers University, he did so at the invitation of Hooshang Amirahmadi, an officially-approved candidate for the presidency of Iran in 2013 and advocate for the Tehran regime,
David Corn, the Washington bureau chief of the left-wing Mother Jones magazine and website, has won a George Polk Award in Journalism for his story about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s remark about the “47 percent” of Americans who pay
I can understand private schools, or even public charter schools, aimed at kids from specific populations (as long as they’re open to others). But excluding kids from special tutoring sessions at a public school because they’re the wrong color? Assuming
Democrats have shown an alarming tolerance toward anti-Jewish attitudes recently, with DNC vice chair Donna Brazile’s indulgence towards Bill Maher’s Hagel-inspired antisemitic rant only the latest example. It is safe to say that if any Republican had sat there while
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel may not enjoy wide national support, but he has the strong support of America’s antisemites, if HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher is any indication. And leading Democrats, like Democratic National Committee vice chair Donna Brazile,
President Barack Obama reversed course on Saturday, preparing an immigration reform bill that was leaked to USA Today and that would allow illegal immigrants to become full permanent residents within eight years. The White House had previously refrained from offering
Is Chuck Hagel really the target of a witch-hunt? Here is what one prominent Senator had to say about the process: You know that we had a committee meeting to vote him out [i.e. to the full Senate]. You know
In a speech Friday afternoon at the Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, IL, President Barack Obama reminisced about his career as a community organizer on the city’s South Side. As he has done in previous speeches in the area, Obama
I’ve seen Obama speak in Chicago in person–in 2008, at a church on the South Side. Obama often repeats a message of responsibility in these settings: parents should read to kids, kids should do their homework, young people should help
President Barack Obama seems to think that different gun rules should apply to people in rural areas and people in urban areas. As I noted last month: Curiously, the president attempted to draw a distinction between gun ownership in rural
In response to Rubio’s Sip Of Water A Prank?: Rubio was nervous and thirsty. Not diabolically thirsty in a clever Machiavellian media-manipulating way–just, you know, thirsty. A real prank would have been switching his water with vodka. Spit-take!
Decrying yesterday’s filibuster of the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense, the White House and the media have decided to target his critics, especially Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Yet they should welcome the extension of
