As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am here all week in Texas in Houston’s 18th Congressional District observing the energetic and determined work of the King Street Patriots as they implement their poll-watching initiative, True The Vote. True
by Warner Todd Huston31 Oct 2010, 7:31 AM PST0
The left is in high dudgeon here in the 18th Congressional District in Houston, Texas. Democrat Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a long-time left-winger, has held this seat since 1995 and she isn’t going to go away quietly. She is quite
by Warner Todd Huston30 Oct 2010, 8:43 AM PST0
Contrary to popular perception, the criminal group ACORN (Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now) is not quite a’moulderin’ in the grave, folks. Many might recall that Congress turned off the spigot of federal funds flowing into the coffers of
by Warner Todd Huston27 Oct 2010, 9:29 AM PST0
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, a K-12 facility in Santa Monica, California, is tired of all the political insanity out there. To help ameliorate this state of affairs, the school has decided to use its campus assets, its school
by Warner Todd Huston20 Oct 2010, 4:57 AM PST0
On October 15, the Whodunnit/Psychic series “Medium,” which is set in Phoenix, Arizona, featured a character obviously based on tough-on-crime, real-life Sheriff Joe Arpaio. But instead of presenting him as a tough, but serious lawman, this TV show depicted its
by Warner Todd Huston19 Oct 2010, 8:56 AM PST0
The left loves to go wild claiming that Rupert Murdoch, a famous conservative, owns a few news outlets. The left is also aghast that well known righty Roger Ailes guides Fox News. Ailes’s ideology makes of his network a compromised
by Warner Todd Huston18 Oct 2010, 12:32 PM PST0
Some of Obamacare’s most destructive forces are quickly becoming common knowledge. We have, for instance, become painfully aware that Obama’s claim that we all could keep our plans and doctors “if you like them” is an outright falsehood as some
by Warner Todd Huston14 Oct 2010, 10:07 AM PST0
On the heels of this Summer’s Old Media attack of News Corp’s donation of $1 million to the GOP, we discover that billionaire Bill Gates of Microsoft fame has given $1.5 million directly to ABC News so that they’ll cover
by Warner Todd Huston12 Oct 2010, 6:19 AM PST0
The Old Media went into a feeding frenzy when it was revealed that News Corp., the owner of Fox News, had donated $1 million to the Republican Governor’s Association to help GOP candidates this election cycle. The left immediately used
by Warner Todd Huston10 Oct 2010, 5:30 AM PST0
On Wednesday The Hill reported on a new poll it has conducted of the 2010 midterms with initial focus on 12 districts held by freshmen Democrats and the news isn’t good for those incumbent Dems scrutinized. On the other hand,
by Warner Todd Huston7 Oct 2010, 5:43 AM PST0
The Gallup polling agency has released its annual assessment of how Americans view the Old Media establishment and it isn’t good for the Old Media. Gallup found more people than ever have no trust in the Old Media (57 percent)
by Warner Todd Huston6 Oct 2010, 6:11 AM PST0
Naturally the Old Media is doing its level best to pump up the “One Nation” rally, which gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. yesterday. But despite the glowing reports by the media
by Warner Todd Huston3 Oct 2010, 7:59 AM PST0
The Constitution of the United States of America. Journalist Mary Dejevsky wrote about it, but she sure hasn’t the first clue about what it does, what it means, or why American politics seem to have gone awry. She did get
by Warner Todd Huston1 Oct 2010, 4:55 AM PST0
One might think it would be big news that a Chief Steward for a local chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is being investigated by the FBI for possible connection to overseas terror networks. Apparently, though, several Chicago
by Warner Todd Huston28 Sep 2010, 12:49 PM PST0
Was Washington’s WJLA TV anchorman Doug McKelway fired because he dared appear too conservative to suit the station’s left-wing news director and general manager? It sure is hard to escape that conclusion after reviewing the incident, in any case. McKelway
by Warner Todd Huston18 Sep 2010, 10:26 AM PST0
During Delaware’s primary last night Karl Rove was one of the analysts who sat with Sean Hannity on Fox News hashing out the results of the polls in several states. During his comments on Delaware’s winning candidate Christine O’Donnell, Rove
by Warner Todd Huston15 Sep 2010, 2:33 PM PST0
The widely read California website Calbuzz bills itself as a site offering political news, analysis, commentary, “and more about California and beyond.” During this election cycle, though, the “and more” seems to indicate that Calbuzz is operating as the publicity
by Warner Todd Huston10 Sep 2010, 3:18 PM PST0
The newest faux outrage comes from the mouth of controversial Jewish Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. In a sermon from Israel, Rabi Yosef as much as called for God to level genocide against the Palestinians. I say “as much as” because he
by Warner Todd Huston6 Sep 2010, 4:17 PM PST0
In 1970 University of Kansas Professor James Gunn interviewed famed “Twilight Zone” creator Rod Serling and what he said about how badly the subject of race was handled on TV in his day is particularly trenchant. Gunn, a science fiction
by Warner Todd Huston5 Sep 2010, 2:47 PM PST0
For those that thought faded journo Jimmy Breslin had passed on to his great reward, fear not for ol’ Jimmy is back and this time he wants you all to know that you Tea Partiers are wild-eyed racists filled with
by Warner Todd Huston5 Sep 2010, 12:39 PM PST0
It almost sounds like the set up to a “guy walks into a bar” joke — or maybe a knock-knock joke — but the Washington Post‘s Dana Milbank made an assessment of his own political ideology that can’t help but
by Warner Todd Huston31 Aug 2010, 4:35 PM PST0
Remembering that CNN’s president, Jon Klein, has touted its down-the-middle coverage and claims it is situated in the “center” of American politics, on a recent episode of Fareed Zakaria GPS, host Zakaria tried to claim that Lebanon’s terror group Hezbollah
by Warner Todd Huston30 Aug 2010, 1:55 PM PST0
The new film Machete is born of a joke. No, really. In 2006 when Quentin Tarantino was gearing up for his double feature movie experience Grindhouse, he solicited other directors like Eli Roth and Rob Zombie to make fake trailers
by Warner Todd Huston30 Aug 2010, 9:25 AM PST0
Frank Rich’s column in the New York Times opinion section this weekend was at the very least two things: Lies and the rehashed work of another writer. But it was also a third thing and that third thing was cover
by Warner Todd Huston30 Aug 2010, 7:43 AM PST0
Frank Rich’s column in the New York Times opinion section this weekend was at the very least two things: Lies and the rehashed work of another writer. But it was also a third thing and that third thing was cover
by Warner Todd Huston29 Aug 2010, 12:03 PM PST0