At GOP Debate, Trump the Only Candidate Willing to Pause Muslim Immigration
At Thursday’s Fox Business debate, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was the only presidential candidate willing to pause Muslim immigration.
Ted Cruz’s Big Gaffe at GOP Debate: ‘New York Values’
Ted Cruz Gives Marco Rubio His Toughest Debate Night
Trump In GOP Debate: Under No Circumstances Do We Limit Gun Sales
Ted Cruz: I Don’t Just Talk Pro-Gun, My Record Proves I Am Pro-Gun
Chris Christie: ‘We Got Rid of Common Core in New Jersey’
Ted Cruz Leads Off GOP Debate with Ode to Captive Sailors
Watch: Rubio, Cruz Battle on Immigration, Flip-Flops
Cruz To Trump: ‘Not a Lot of Conservatives Come Out of Manhattan’
Christie: SOTU Was ‘Storytime with Barack Obama’
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Donald Trump: ‘I Would Close the Loopholes’ in Federal Privacy Law To Prevent Student Data Mining
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump says that, if elected, he would close the loopholes in the federal privacy law to ensure that students’ personal information remained private.
Murdoch Grades GOP Debate For Rubio
NewsCorp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch used Twitter to weigh in on last night’s Republican debate on the Fox Business Network, giving the nod to Sen Marco Rubio, while praising other candidates, including N.J. Gov. Chris Christie in the undercard debate.
DC Police Arrest Twerking Woman Who Harassed Male at Gas Station
Washington, D.C. officers arrested one of two women caught on camera twerking on a customer in a convenience store. Police opened a third-degree sexual abuse case.
Tennessee School Bans Distribution of Bibles, Other Religious Material
Due to a single complaint, the Bledsoe county, Tennessee school system has put in place a new ban on the distribution of all religious materials, including the Christian Bible.
Mizzou Chaos: Another Resignation over Supposed Racial Insensitivity
In a week of chaos at the University of Missouri, a popular professor has resigned over criticism that he would not cancel classes after rumors of “threats” to students swept through the campus.
Women, But Not Men, Hit By Spike In Middle-Aged White Mortality
A researcher who investigated the new study that shows increased death rates among middle-aged, middle-class whites has revealed something even more jarring — since 2005, all the extra dead were women, not men.
Senate Passes $607B Defense Bill With Ban On Transferring Gitmo Detainees
The Senate-passed, $607 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would, among its other provisions, ban the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay to mainland American prisons. This would effectively checkmate President Obama’s plans to close the Guantanamo detention facility.
Man Who Equates Gun Rights With Motorcycle Ownership Gets White House Invite
On October 3, Mark Carman posted a YouTube video in which he equated gun rights with motorcycle ownership–arguing that the licensing requirement for the latter provides some standard to guide licensing requirements for the former–and the White House responded by inviting him to come visit on November 16 and 17.
LA Times: Some Texas Universities to Create ‘Gun Free Zones’ to Circumvent Campus Carry
On November 10 the Los Angeles Times reported that some universities in Texas are assessing how and where they can create gun free zones to keep law-abiding students with concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) from carrying guns for self-defense.
The Ninth Circle: The Hellish View from Inside the Beltway, #2
In our last epistle from the Bottomless Pit, we mocked the presidential ambitions of three Republican hopefuls: Jeb!, Ben Carson, and Donald Trump. And if you don’t like it, what’re you gonna do about it—tell us to go to hell?
13-Year-Old Shoots, Fatally Wounds Suspected Intruder
On November 10, a 13-year-old boy, who was home alone, responded to sounds of someone trying to break in by retrieving his mother’s gun and shooting the alleged intruder, fatally wounding him.
Dictionary Adds Gender Neutral Prefix Mx., Bestie, Fleek
Dictionary.com added 150 new words, including the Mx. prefix for those who do not identify as a boy or girl. The company also added bestie, feels, fleek, sapiosexual, and kk.
Exclusive: Campaign Donations Prove Starbucks Is Most Liberal Coffee
A new study has examined the political leanings of some of the top coffee distributors in the United States–and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Starbucks is the most liberal.
Bartiromo: Rubio ‘Should Have Been Asked’ About Gang of Eight; ‘Foreigners Are Taking Jobs Americans Need’
Last night marked the fourth consecutive debate in which Marco Rubio was not asked about his signature legislative accomplishment: ushering an immigration expansion bill supported by President Obama through the Senate. Now, moderator Maria Bartiromo admits it was “unfortunate” that Rubio had not been asked about his co-authorship of the Gang of Eight amnesty bill, because “you cannot look at [the job market] today without considering the fact that we have foreigners coming in and taking the jobs that Americans need.”
Capitol Watchdog Trolls Jerry Brown on Oil Scandal
A consumer watchdog group is urging citizens to test Jerry Brown’s claim that any California resident can have the state prepare a report on their property’s oil and gas potential–just as it did for him.
What Is ‘White Privilege’?
The president of the University of Missouri, Tim Wolfe, had to go. He had to go because he benefitted from “white privilege.” That, at least, was the victorious argument of the intellectual heavyweights of Concerned Student 1950, who insisted that Wolfe acknowledge his “white privilege” before leaving office in a handwritten – not typed, dammit! — letter.
Daily Beast Attacks Air Force Vet Featured on Breitbart News Daily
Retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Phillip Monk almost didn’t make it to retirement, when his lesbian commanding officer relieved him of duty because he refused her order to declare that Americans who believe in traditional marriage unfairly discriminate against homosexuals,
REPORT: University of Missouri Hunger Striker’s Family an American Success Story
Black Lives Matter-influenced activist Jonathan Butler became radicalized at the University of Missouri, despite his family’s multi-generational success and affluence. Even though his well educated family is the epitome of the American Dream, Butler was drawn towards communist heroes like terrorist Assata Shakur and Franz Fanon in college.
New Muslim Majority City Council Member in Michigan Issues Warning
Last week, I reported about the first American city in history to elect a Muslim majority City Council. Well, it didn’t take long for the Islamic supremacist aggression and hostility to surface — did it? It never does. Always conflict and strife.
On Veterans Day, Obama Admits He Hasn’t Fixed Veterans Affairs Problems
President Obama is admitting that the problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren’t fixed on his watch. But during a ceremony for Veterans’ Day, he promised to keep working to improve services.
PHOTOS: Dunkin’ Donuts Unveils Christmas Cups
Dunkin’ Donuts decided to keep their festive Christmas coffee cups after Starbucks decided to use plain red cups.
Washington Post Columnist Goes after Breitbart Contributors over Missouri Reporting
Courtland Milloy took to his regular column in the Metro Section of the Washington Post this morning to attack two Breitbart contributors for their reporting on the ongoing racial meltdown at the University of Missouri. Milloy seemed incensed that Ben Shapiro and Lee Stranahan question the evidence of racism at MU and the motivation of the demonstrators.
Veterans Day: The American Devotion to Military Service
It is a long-term and striking characteristic of the American people to show particular devotion to their soldiers. The famed French observer of American life, Alexis de Tocqueville, understood in the 1830’s how the people of a participatory republic like the United States would be both fierce in war and show an uncommon devotion to those who had served in the military.
How Conservatives Can Deny ¡Jeb! The Nomination
Conservatives can deny ¡Jeb! the Republican Party presidential nomination. Really. Want to be part of that? It will take more than just voting.
PHOTOS: America Celebrates Veterans Day Coast to Coast
Cities across America are celebrating Veterans Day today with parades and ceremonies. People in their communities are congregating in schools, town halls, and public venues to celebrate those among them and those who have passed for serving in our military and keeping America free.
