
When Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon went on CNN this morning to discuss his new film, The Hope and the Change, Soledad O’Brien and her panel were eager–as usual–to be as nasty as possible. The chyron on the screen
by Joel B. Pollak27 Aug 2012, 8:37 AM PST0

As Democrats such as former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm try to exploit Tropical Storm Isaac, happy that it has disrupted the Republican National Convention (RNC) and eager to remind voters of Hurricane Katrina, Republican governors from the Gulf are putting
by Joel B. Pollak26 Aug 2012, 11:16 PM PST0

Though he enters this week’s Republican National Convention with a decent chance at winning the presidency, Mitt Romney has made some blunders along the way–the most serious of which may be his campaign’s failure thus far to highlight the charm
by Joel B. Pollak26 Aug 2012, 2:26 PM PST0

Polls in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts confirm that incumbent Republican Scott Brown has built a significant lead over Democrat challenger Elizabeth Warren. The liberal Public Policy Polling group shocked the left with a poll showing Brown up by
by Joel B. Pollak26 Aug 2012, 6:05 AM PST0

The most hopeful sign for Republicans is that Mitt Romney is sitting on a pile of cash he has not been able to spend yet. Because if they are hoping that the Republican ticket receives a boost from this week’s
by Joel B. Pollak26 Aug 2012, 5:12 AM PST0

Yes, Mitt Romney just went there–joking, of course, but never expect the left to have a sense of humor. He told a home town crowd in Michigan: “Now I love being home in this place where Ann and I were
by Joel B. Pollak24 Aug 2012, 10:36 AM PST0

The Obama campaign, its surrogates, and its media allies are accusing Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan of having tried to “redefine rape”–but it was President Barack Obama himself who redefined rape in January 2012, expanding the official federal definition
by Joel B. Pollak23 Aug 2012, 10:02 AM PST0

Let’s play the game by the same rules as Barack Obama and his mainstream media supporters. Virginia Democrats, including some of President Obama’s close supporters and surrogates, just opposed a new law that imposes automatic life sentences on criminals who
by Joel B. Pollak23 Aug 2012, 9:32 AM PST0

The conservative blogosphere lit up yesterday with the release of a report from the University of Colorado that a model based on economic data predicts that Mitt Romney should sweep to victory in November. Yet that prediction is not yet
by Joel B. Pollak23 Aug 2012, 7:58 AM PST0

A prominent Arab-American supporter of Democratic Representative Bill Pascrell has attacked his opponent, Republican challenger Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, in starkly religious terms after Boteach’s super PAC, Patriot Prosperity, received $500,000 from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam. Adelson
by Joel B. Pollak22 Aug 2012, 12:36 PM PST0

“You, Harry Reid, are terrible.” That’s how lefty comedian Jon Stewart mocked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid three weeks ago when Reid invoked Mitt Romney’s dead father to argue that Romney should release all of his tax returns in order
by Joel B. Pollak20 Aug 2012, 11:58 AM PST0

General Martin Dempsey, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated the obvious in Afghanistan this weekend: that the U.S. and Israel see the Iranian nuclear threat differently–not because they are operating on different facts or intelligence about Iran, but
by Joel B. Pollak20 Aug 2012, 8:06 AM PST0

The surest sign that Democrats know they are in trouble after Paul Ryan’s nomination to the Republican presidential ticket behind Mitt Romney is the desperation with which they are trying, desperately, to steer the conversation away from the economy, entitlements,
by Joel B. Pollak20 Aug 2012, 5:46 AM PST0

Former Israeli military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin published an op-ed in the Washington Post this weekend urging President Barack Obama to visit Israel as a way of preventing war by convincing Iran and its international supporters that there is no gap
by Joel B. Pollak19 Aug 2012, 4:59 AM PST0

by Joel B. Pollak17 Aug 2012, 6:30 PM PST0

More than five days after Rep. Paul Ryan was announced as Gov. Mitt Romney’s running mate, it is clear that Democrats–and their mainstream media friends–are losing the race to define him. First, they tried to describe him as too conservative:
by Joel B. Pollak16 Aug 2012, 1:15 PM PST0

The pro-Obama super PAC known as HBO aired its latest advertisement Sunday in an hour-long spot called “The Newsroom: Season 1, Episode 8.” The ad tackles the Weinergate scandal as part of a parable about the decline of journalistic standards,
by Joel B. Pollak14 Aug 2012, 11:55 AM PST0

“HECKLED! HECK, PAUL RYAN HECKLED BY HECKLING HECKLERS!” That sums up the mainstream media’s coverage of Paul Ryan’s successful visit to the Iowa State Fair on the weekend. Because a couple of left-wing lunatics rushed the stage, apparently punching a campaign
by Joel B. Pollak14 Aug 2012, 8:58 AM PST0

I literally fell asleep while reading David Brock’s opposition research file on Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for Vice President. The 290-page media cheat sheet, prepared by Brock’s super PAC, American Bridge 21st Century, and released on the Internet so
by Joel B. Pollak14 Aug 2012, 5:49 AM PST0

No, wait–seriously? Did the Obama campaign just tweet an Associated Press article about how a guy who owns a juice store that Mitt Romney visited in Miami was once convicted of dealing cocaine, 13 years ago? Does Barack Obama, who
by Joel B. Pollak13 Aug 2012, 7:28 PM PST0

Pro-choice groups have wasted no time in launching vicious–and false–attacks against Rep. Paul Ryan after Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney selected him as his running mate for the November election. In a NARAL press release being circulated by Democrats and
by Joel B. Pollak12 Aug 2012, 3:57 PM PST0

The Romney campaign–actually, the Romney/Ryan campaign, now–released its first web ad featuring new running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) this morning. The ad, “America’s Comeback Team,” features audio and video from Ryan’s speech yesterday in Norfolk, VA, together with scenes
by Joel B. Pollak12 Aug 2012, 5:16 AM PST0

After trying–and failing–to make Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) the Republican bogeyman throughout 2010 and 2011, Democrats are now telling the world that they are thrilled Mitt Romney has chosen him as his running mate, because they can run against Ryan’s
by Joel B. Pollak12 Aug 2012, 12:37 AM PST0

***UPDATE***: Mitt Romney will announce his Vice Presidential running mate Saturday morning at 8:45am ET, August 11th, in Norfolk, Virginia… in front of the USS Wisconsin. *** The following signs have emerged that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)–chair of the House Budget
by Joel B. Pollak10 Aug 2012, 3:31 PM PST0

Conservatives are worried that Mitt Romney isn’t fighting hard enough, as the Obama campaign and its satellites release one lie after another, and get away with it. Liberals are worried—possibly even more–as they lament Barack Obama’s dwindling financial advantage and
by Joel B. Pollak10 Aug 2012, 12:59 PM PST0