The trial of scandal-ridden former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich came to an unjust conclusion weeks ago, as Blago was largely let off the hook for his crimes. But as the government plans its second attempt to prosecute the case, news
by Tom Fitton29 Sep 2010, 2:01 PM PST0
Illinois State Sen. Ricky Hendon appeared on the Don and Roma Show on Chicago’s WLS radio to discuss his candidacy for Mayor of Chicago. It is expected that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will resign his position with
by Larry O'Connor29 Sep 2010, 8:49 AM PST0
Rahm “the Ballerina” Emanuel may announce that he’s abandoning the foundering hulk of the S.S. Obama Administration to go back to the criminal racket known as Chicago Democratic politics. According to the Wall Street Journal: Rahm Emanuel, the White House
by Frank Ross29 Sep 2010, 4:13 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
So the new Democrat talking point is: Buck up! Somebody—perhaps Rahm Emanuel in his last masterstroke as Chief of Staff before he leaves to wreak havoc on Chicago—said to himself, “Self! The party is in deep, deep doo-doo, so we’ve
by Monica Crowley28 Sep 2010, 11:41 AM PST0
Last Friday FBI agents raided the homes of far left activists in Chicago and Minneapolis who are linked to the FARC and Islamic radicals as part of a terrorism investigation. The home of radical Hatem Abudayyeh in Chicago was raided
by Jim Hoft28 Sep 2010, 10:11 AM PST0
Last Friday FBI agents raided the homes of far left activists in Chicago and Minneapolis who are linked to the FARC and Islamic radicals as part of a terrorism investigation. The home of radical Hatem Abudayyeh in Chicago was raided
by Jim Hoft28 Sep 2010, 9:50 AM PST0
Two of the targets of last Friday’s raid against “anti-war” revolutionaries were early prominent leaders of Barack Obama’s New Party in Illinois. From the Illinois New Party website on May 5th 1998: Building the People’s Machine in the 35th Ward
by Andrew Marcus28 Sep 2010, 8:35 AM PST0
One must be careful not to draw exact parallels between a historical event and a current situation, at least not without sufficient evidence. I want to be cautious. However, as I was teaching a class on the Civil War era
by Alan Snyder27 Sep 2010, 4:51 AM PST0
Sheikh Kifah Mustapha (third from left) touring the National Counterterrorism Center (Photo: FBI) A known Hamas operative and unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing trial in U.S. history – Kifah Mustapha – was recently escorted into the top-secret National
by Patrick S. Poole27 Sep 2010, 3:52 AM PST0
Writing at The American Thinker blog, Mladen Andrijasevic worries, appropriately, that not enough attention is being paid to the Team B II report presented last week, “Shariah: The Threat to America,” by those opposed, ostensibly, to the imposition of Sharia–the
by Andrew G. Bostom26 Sep 2010, 3:58 AM PST0
From WGN: David Axelrod, a top advisor to President Obama and the main architect of his election victory in 2008, will be leaving the White House next year and returning to Chicago to work on the president’s re-election campaign, a
by Frank Ross24 Sep 2010, 6:22 AM PST0
Bill O’Reilly features the heated exchange between Andrew Breitbart and hundreds of Democrat Party organized protesters in Chicago this past weekend. Breitbart exposed that the crowd didn’t even know what they were protesting and couldn’t answer basic challenges to the
by Breitbart TV21 Sep 2010, 5:52 PM PST0
Tammany Hall, the greatest criminal organization of its age, spanning the era from Aaron Burr to Boss Tweed to Boss Croker and Charlie Murphy, was the perfect marriage of Democrat Party politics and organized crime. Though thought dead and buried
by Michael Walsh21 Sep 2010, 7:14 AM PST0
These are dangerous times. With one-in-seven Americans living in poverty, with unemployment at record levels, with an unprecedented national deficit, with foreclosures up and businesses down, you’d think the Obama Administration and Democratic National Committee (DNC) would be focusing on
by Jim Hoft20 Sep 2010, 5:33 PM PST0
On Saturday, September 18th, Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart headlined an event entitled “Right Nation 2010,” held just outside of Chicago, Illinois. As you will see in our video report from the scene, when Andrew Breitbart arrived at the Sears
by Andrew Marcus20 Sep 2010, 12:31 PM PST0
Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson just can’t get her story straight. When news of her campaign’s connections with a rally that featured posters depicting Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Halvorson’s GOP challenger Adam Kinzinger with Adolph Hitler moustaches surfaced on Thurs.
by Larry O'Connor20 Sep 2010, 4:54 AM PST0
Andrew Breitbart addressed the Right Nation Conference in Chicago on Saturday. Here’s his speech: [youtube GlrNbdzMF5Q nolink] Breitbart chastises the mainstream media, praises citizen journalists, and has way too much fun at the expense of the “anti-hate” protesters who spat
by Publius19 Sep 2010, 3:14 PM PST0
Outside Right Nation 2010— A leftist “religious” mob assembled outside the Sears Center at the Right Nation event featuring Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart. Protesters spit on Right Nation attendees and called them homophobic slurs. The “religious leaders” also lashed
by Jim Hoft19 Sep 2010, 12:31 PM PST0
Those of you who wish to understand the criminal organization masquerading as a political party — that would be the Democrats — need only to remember one thing: the very first Democrat vice-president, Aaron Burr, shot and killed one of
by Michael Walsh17 Sep 2010, 3:55 PM PST0
Traveling on Amtrak’s Texas Eagle from Chicago to St. Louis on November 10 will set you back $24. More, if you want to ride in a first class sleeper car compartment. Add $136 for a superliner roomette, $217 for a
by Kristina Rasmussen17 Sep 2010, 9:42 AM PST0
No better illustration of the herd mentality of the press corps than this classic from the musical, Chicago. Just substitute the state-controlled Washington press corps for the knockabout Chitown police and court reporters, and presto: The New York Times, the
by Frank Ross17 Sep 2010, 7:35 AM PST0
OBAMA: The party’s hemorrhaging elderly voters over ObamaCare despite Andy Griffith‘s help. And even the Times says the plan’s numbers don’t add up. What now? David? AXELROD: Two tracks, sir. Short term, lure seniors back. We need their votes in
by Steve Grammatico16 Sep 2010, 5:57 AM PST0
—– The Dennis Miller Show is now accepting submissions for its “Time Capsule Accountability Project.” Tired of certain celebrities and politicians making outlandish, baseless claims (Al Gore, we’re looking at you), Dennis Miller has decided to archive these proclamations for
by Hollywoodland14 Sep 2010, 2:27 PM PST0
From Sarah Ricard, Digital Content Manager of the Dennis Miller Show, who writes: The Dennis Miller Show is now accepting submissions for its “Time Capsule Accountability Project.” Tired of certain celebrities and politicians making outlandish, baseless claims (Al Gore, we’re
by Michael Walsh14 Sep 2010, 12:36 PM PST0