Blog Bash 2013: Coming to a CPAC Near You
It’s that time of year again. CPAC is here and therefore, so is, the Original Blog Bash. It’s our 4th year and it has grown every year in new and exciting ways. This last year, we added awards BY bloggers
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#RememberBreitbart: National Bloggers Club Honors Breitbart's Legacy
Building on the late Andrew Breitbart’s legacy of cultivating the next generation of conservative leaders and citizen-journalists in media, the National Bloggers Club announced three major initiatives on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Breitbart’s passing. 1) The Breitbart Blogger Scholarship: Citizen journalists
The Art of #War
Many people saw Andrew Breitbart as a general, a man of vision who could see all the players on the field and inspire those around him to engage. He was that, but he also stood on the hill and rattled
Taking Joe Biden at his word
Taking Joe Biden seriously is extremely dangerous – it can get you arrested or killed. But setting aside the illegality of doing the things Biden says women should do to protect themselves with shotguns (everything he’s suggested thus far is
On Video: South African Police Drag Man, Who Later Dies
(AP) – They bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in dismay. The man was later found dead. A gut-wrenching
Bloomberg's America: Nanny Mayor Funnels Millions to Local Races Across Country
Welcome to Michael Bloomberg’s America. With the New York mayor successfully entrenched, Mayor Daley-style, in his third term, his ambitions have led him beyond the city he so carefully controls. Bloomberg is the 10th-wealthiest person in the country, with a
City of Brotherly Thugs, Part One
If a violent street gang was stopping traffic, threatening women, yelling racist and anti-gay taunts at strangers, and destroying property on a daily basis, one would expect that law enforcement would move quickly to stop the flagrant thuggery. However, if
Young Adults Facing Rising Healthcare Premiums
Young Americans all across the country are getting what they voted for but not what they hoped for. While President Obama promised to cut health insurance premiums, rates are scheduled to nearly double for recent college graduates. Health insurance companies
Pirate Bay Documentary Gives Peek into Bizarre World of Internet Geniuses
“They keep calling us organized. You have no idea how much of a joke that is. It’s disorganized crime,” Fredrik Neij, one of the main defendants in the Pirate Bay lawsuits said. “TPB-AFK” or “The Pirate Bay – Away From
'Silver Linings Playbook' wins pre-Oscar awards
(AFP) “Silver Linings Playbook” won the best film prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, as well as best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and best director. On the eve of the Oscars, director David O. Russell received a publicity
NYT: Soledad O'Brien Officially Out at CNN
UPDATE: The “Times” has updated its piece with this news: Soledad O’Brien will leave CNN’s morning show in the spring, but she won’t be leaving the cable news channel altogether. Apparently, she’s going to be an “outside producer,” which means…?
Is America Ready for a New Third Party? The Passion of the Rand Paulistas (Part 4 of 5)
In the first installment of this series, we noted the considerable public opposition to big government, as well as a palpable hostility to the status quo, suggesting the possibility of new political ferment–inside of, or outside of, the two party system. In part
Is America Ready for a New Third Party? Third Parties in US History–And What They Mean (Part 2 of 5)
In the previous installment, we examined the current DC buzz about third parties, on the middle and on the right. In US history, third parties have arisen when a disaffected sector of the population felt that it had no
Media Buyout by Communist Sympathizer Endangers Taiwan's Free Press
Free and democratic Taiwan is poised to lose control of nearly 50% of their print industry to Tsai Eng-Meng, an “Asian media kingpin who is a close sympathizer with the Chinese Communist Party.” This includes the loss of “Taiwan’s most
Is America Ready for a New Third Party? (Part 1 of 5)
Is American ready for a strong third party? If so, what kind–what ideology? Right? Left? Center? One thing is for sure: Across the board, people are mad. According to a January survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People
BH Interview: 'Saving Lincoln' Co-star Bruce Davison Shines Light on History, Defends 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Bruce Davison says he felt confused when he first read the script for Saving Lincoln. “I didn’t get [the title] at all,” the veteran actor tells Big Hollywood, thinking of that tragic night at Ford’s Theater back in 1865. Davison wasn’t
Civil Rights Leaders to Obama: Amnesty Will Crush Black Employment
Two members of the eight-person U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the independent bipartisan agency tasked with “objective and comprehensive investigation, research, and analysis” of civil rights issues, have warned President Barack Obama that granting illegal immigrants effective amnesty would “harm lower-skilled
GAO: Defense Dept. Lowered Standards for Afghan Forces to Justify Withdrawal
During Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Barack Obama boasted that he and NATO are planning to leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014 and leave the security of the country to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). There’s
Russia Parliament Votes to Ban Smoking in Public Places
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed on third and final reading a bill banning smoking in public places, a major pillar of a Kremlin drive to improve health in the nicotine-addicted country. In the State Duma lower house, 441 deputies voted
Exclusive: Judicial Watch Announces Ambitious 2013 Investigative Agenda
Judicial Watch, the independent government watchdog organization that has held Republicans and Democrats to account, announced on Monday its list of investigative priorities for 2013. Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that the
World View: Ethnic Tensions Grow in Kenya
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Surprise rebel attack in Gao signals resurgence of Mali violence Iran and Hizbollah build militia networks in Syria Ethnic tensions grow in Kenya as March 4 elections approach Surprise rebel attack in Gao signals
Menendez Donor Melgen Gave $130,000 to New Jersey Democrat Committees
Dr. Salomon Melgen, the Florida doctor at the center of the influence peddling controversy surrounding Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), donated more than $700,000 to support the Senator’s reelection. Breitbart News has confirmed that Melgen also gave four New Jersey Democratic
Lib Senator Agrees With Rand Paul On Drones
Senator Angus King, Jr., a political independent who caucus with the Democratic Party, agreed with Rand Paul on setting up oversight for drone strikes against American citizens.
Trumka: Immigration Talks with Chamber of Commerce 'Going Well'
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is boasting that the negotiations he is conducting with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce regarding immigration reform are “going well.” The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which both represent labor, are trying to
NHS Hospital Scandal: Systemic Failure Led to Suffering, Death
Those who believe government run health care is preferable to being at the mercy of rapacious insurance companies need to focus on what is happening in the UK this week. A new report offers a glimpse of substandard care which
