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Category Archives: Politics
Do The Republicans Even Want It?
Joe emails: Obama is now behind the “generic” GOP candidate in polling. Problem is that the Republican party is in such disarray after George W. Bush’s screwing of the pooch (there is no other way to portray what happened, it … Continue reading
The Biggest Threat To Liberty In The World Today
Since the fall of communism in Europe, political Islam (think Iran, Saudi Arabia, the Taliban, Al Qaeda) has emerged as the biggest threat to human rights around the world. On his radio show Wednesday, Dennis Prager said: “Those who want … Continue reading
Did Right-Wing Rhetoric Cause Tucson Shooting?
Stephen Steinlight emails: Hello, This is the first of several pieces I’ll be forwarding responding to the sophomoric, cheap and ugly politicization by many in the mainstream/liberal media about “moral responsibility” for the monstrous tragedy in Tucson. The rush to … Continue reading
Yisroel Pensack: Arizona Assassin Should Have Been in Psychiatric Treatment
In an article headlined “Jared Loughner: Focus on delusions, not politics,” San Francisco Chronicle reporters Carolyn Jones and Casey Newton zero in on the real issue underlying the Arizona congressional assassination attempt and mass-murder tragedy — an insane legal system … Continue reading
Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings
Byron York nails it: On November 5, 2009, Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire at a troop readiness center in Ft. Hood, Texas, killing 13 people. Within hours of the killings, the world knew that Hasan reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar!” before … Continue reading
Arizona Jewish Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords critical after shot in the head
As soon as the news broke from Tucson, the New York Times began reporting that the shooting might have been politically motivated by right-wingers such as Sarah Palin. This was in its news reports (since deleted). It turns out the … Continue reading
Sarah Spitz Leaves KCRW Show ‘Left, Right And Center’
The producer of the show “Left, Right and Center”, writes: “Just a note to all of you who’ve been such loyal and engaged conversationalists and combatants on this comments engine: After 15 years of producing this show, your humble producer … Continue reading