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Ruling-class arrogance still has its limits

In response to Politico’s Glenn Thrush Confirms Bloomberg is Elitist Douche: Watching the encounter between Jason Mattera and Michael Bloomberg, it struck me that after all this time, gun controllers with armed security still don’t have a good answer to

Michael Bloomberg: Joe Biden Has 'Set of Balls'

Michael Bloomberg: Joe Biden Has 'Set of Balls'

In an interview with Politico, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg displayed his own unique flair for eloquence and his amazingly self-serving view of the political scene around him. Referring to Joe Biden’s statements endorsing gay marriage that preceded Barack

Will GOP learn the right lessons on digital divide?

This recent Politico article discusses the digital divide between Republicans and Democrats in the 2012 election.  Republicans are running a 1.0 digital ground game operation in a 3.0 world — and they know it. At their recent leadership retreat, Chairman Reince

Tax Increases vs. Real Tax Reform

Tax Increases vs. Real Tax Reform

In December, President Barack Obama succeeded in getting Congressional Republicans to further sully their already tattered Party brand – by getting them to go along with the government taking even more of our money.  For the President and his Democrats

Pics or it Never Happened

In response to ‘We Do Skeet Shooting All the Time’: Obama also said, “AndI have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back inthis country for generations.And… “If you grew up and your dad gave you a

'We Do Skeet Shooting All the Time'

Politico has a piece that features a quote from Obama talking about shooting skeet at Camp David.  “In fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time,” the president told The New Republic. “Not the girls, but

Boeing Presents Ways to Send Man to Mars

Boeing Presents Ways to Send Man to Mars

Boeing is outlining new ways for manned missions to Mars to happen, reports nasaspaceflight.com: With a focus on building the archetypal missions for NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket, the U.S.-based Boeing Corporation has outlined their view of what technologies

Obama Hearts 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft

Obama Hearts 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft

In any other media era, this would be a badge of shame for any journalist. But today, with the media openly championing all things Obama, Steve Kroft of “60 Minutes” gets a sweet ‘attaboy from Politico; although you know Politico must

The enduring relevance of Critical Race Theory

Rich Lowry has pointed out that President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address proves that Rush Limbaugh was right about Obama’s radicalism. Rush wasn’t the only one. As Andrew Breitbart continually argued, and as we illustrated in “The Vetting,” Obama’s intellectual

The hermeneutic circle of Media Matters

It’s an honor to be at the top of the list of Media Matters targets. And it’s an occasion to reflect on how the left’s media commissars operate.  Media Matters has been going on for months about a so-called “right-wing

O'Reilly Rerun Beats Piers Morgan

O'Reilly Rerun Beats Piers Morgan

In a recent Politico interview, Piers Morgan boasted that someday he’ll beat Bill O’Reilly, his Fox News competitor who throttles the gun-grabbing Brit on a nightly basis. As do Sean Hannity and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, who compete with Morgan during the

Penn State Professor Juxtaposes KKK with Voter ID Laws

Penn State Professor Juxtaposes KKK with Voter ID Laws

A Penn State film professor has ignited a campus controversy by tying voter ID laws to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). This, despite the fact that a majority of Democrats, independents, and Republicans support voter ID laws to stop illegal voting

Democrats Use Sandy Aid to Bully on Sequester

Democrats Use Sandy Aid to Bully on Sequester

The latest attempt by the White House to demagogue the sequestration issue is now rearing its ugly head; the Office of Management and Budget has suddenly discovered that the money going to victims of Hurricane Sandy, roughly $50 billion in

Obama's Secret Beer Summit With Reporters Turns Into Swoonfest

Obama's Secret Beer Summit With Reporters Turns Into Swoonfest

In his illuminating new e-book on covering the Obama re-election campaign, Buzzfeed reporter Michael Hastings reveals that President Obama secretly joined reporters for drinks once while the campaign was in Orlando, Fla.  The “beer summit” with supporters is described by Hastings as little like