So Elmer Fudd Barney Frank announced yesterday that he would not be running for re-election in 2012. His stated reason was that his district was gerrymandered, which is true. But Frank was no longer safe in a safe-district. Remember it
A preliminary hearing for Mohamed H. Dawod is scheduled to take place Monday at 10 a.m. Central in Springfield, Mo. The 25-year-old Glendale, Ariz., man is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Sept. 8 shooting death
Leonard Tramer’s time machine takes him nowhere near the past, but meddling with time destroys his future. When he steps out of the defective machine, he enters a totalitarian state which resembles East Germany more than the free world he
You couldn’t pay me to go to journalism school, but I imagine they spend considerable time talking about the importance of headlines. Most readers, myself included, simply don’t read much past the headline unless they have a personal interest in
From the Chicago Sun-Times: A federal judge sentenced Tony Rezko to 10 1/2 years in prison Tuesday, describing his actions under Rod Blagojevich’s tenure as “selfish and corrupt.” Rezko, 56, has already served about 44 months. His daughter burst into
On July 17th, while debt ceiling talks were at their height, I had a post on Big Government in which I wrote: Look folks, we literally have Obama right where we want him. Not only is he beatable, he has
In case you thought the Black Panther voter intimidation case, Fast and Furious, cracking down on Gibson Guitars, and attempting to give Kaleid Sheikh Mohammed a civilian trial weren’t enough, get ready to add another entry to Attorney General Eric
NEW YORK (AP) – An “al-Qaida sympathizer” accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a
William “Bill” Randall is running for Congress out of the North Carolina 13th. Randall, an African American, experienced what must be called a hate crime in the left’s vernacular. His campaign sign had racist graffiti spray painted on it including
HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is a hit. Many people are comparing it to “The Sopranos” in terms of style, substance and effect. And there is no doubt that in many ways, it is similar to “The Sopranos.” But there is one
P/oed Patriot first broke the story of a reported sexual assault case which took place at the Occupy St. Louis encampment in downtown Keiner Plaza on November 8th: According to the St. Louis Police website crime map, at 3:55 PM
Lisa Martinez was forced to shut down her businesses or face five years in prison. Her crime? Teeth whitening. This week, Lisa and others are fighting back in a big way: [youtube xy9k1Ujq0Tk&] In 2008, Lisa opened Connecticut White Smile
I saw the Prince of Darkness, with his Staff, Standing bare-headed by the Cenotaph: Unostentatious and respectful, there He stood, and offered up the following prayer… — From “At the Cenotaph” by Siegfried Sassoon As reported last week, the radical
Richard Trumka, that fearless leader of the AFL-CIO, is a strange bird indeed. He uses the lexicon of Marx and Lenin, has a mustache that looks like it’s glued on, and emanates a rage previously reserved for Alec Baldwin voicemails.
What if the government tracking your every move could be a good thing? The new CBS series “Person of Interest” poses that intriguing question with mostly satisfying results. To “the machine,” you’re just a number – a Social Security number.
This afternoon, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)–a left-wing think tank based in Washington, DC–held a conference call to coordinate strategy among Occupy organizers, activists and supporters in the aftermath of the eviction of demonstrators in several cities. IPS Executive
Fellow Air Force veteran and patriot artist Nathaniel Noble Jr (Nate Smoove) is a fabulously talented and creative song writer and producer who brings his political and spiritual views to life with his poetry set to some serious beats and
In her exclusive interview with Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D, AZ), ABCs Diane Sawyer began with a retrospective of the terrible crime committed against the Congresswoman by a mentally disturbed, a-political gunman. But true to her left-wing agenda, Sawyer could not
On this week’s episode of the HomeVideodrome podcast, we discuss Ozzy and Dio in Black Sabbath, wonder why Julia Roberts ever became America’s sweetheart and dedicate “Hell Awaits” by Slayer to Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky. So go listen, and
UPDATE (11/16 8:42 am EST): Savannah police have now clarified this morning to Big Government via telephone that the shooting of Occupy Savannah activist Jonathan Brazell is being investigated as an ordinary robbery, due partly to the fact that it
– Heavy fallout from the “60 Minute” piece based on the book by Big Peace editor Peter Schweizer. – Watch the original report here. – Big Journalism’s Dana Loesch appears on ABC’s “This Week.” – John Dickerson is named as
To the extent that the Occupy Wall Street crowd has a core cause, it is an economic one. However, its title and location are the only real clues, because when it comes to demonstrating their vast economic knowledge, these people
I’m not a fan of international bureaucracies. I’ve criticized the United Nations for wanting global taxes. I’ve condemned the International Monetary Fund for promoting bigger government. I’ve even excoriated the largely unknown Basel Committee on Banking Supervision for misguided regulations
We can put a face behind the Occupy movement — and it appears to be a wanna-be one percenter. Peter Thottam is the creator of Occupy Los Angeles and is also the progressive force behind Occupy the Rose Parade. Thottam’s
As I write this commentary, Joe Paterno has been fired as Penn State football coach — effective immediately. Thousands of Penn State college students are in the streets, angry, sad, disillusioned, emotionally wrecked, overturning cars, and chanting Joe Paterno’s name.
