Larry Elder's Townhall.com Column

Actor Samuel L. Jackson -- Vote Your Race

2012-02-23T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
What if actor Clint Eastwood gave an interview in which he explained why, in the 2008 presidential election, he voted for John McCain: "I voted for McCain because he was white."?

Whitney Houston Critics Called Her 'Too White' -- Black Republicans Can Relate

2012-02-16T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
Whitney Houston struggled with something else that black Republicans and black non-Democrats can understand: ridicule and ostracism for "selling out," or "acting white," or not being "black enough."

Aren't Republicans Supposed to Be Colorblind?

2012-02-09T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
Oh, for crying out loud! Ethnic-based Cabinet appointees? Do we still need to go out and "seek" people of a certain color or religion to show "fairness and inclusion"? What about considering the best people possible -- isn't that the only appropriate answer to that question?

Democrats Love Taxes -- They Just Don't Want to Pay Them

2012-02-02T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
Forgive Republican candidate Mitt Romney for his alleged failure to adequately explain why he paid "only" 14 percent of his income in taxes.

Newt Declares War on Media

2012-01-26T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
The Republican re-embrace of former Speaker Newt Gingrich says a lot about whom he sees as his opponent -- and it isn't just President Barack Obama. It's the media.

On Gay Marriage, Media Gives Obama a Pass

2012-01-19T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
Why does President Barack Obama enjoy a no-fly zone on gay marriage?

Univision Attempt to Blackmail Marco Rubio -- Hispanic Groups Yawn

2012-01-12T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
Why aren't the Hispanic advocacy groups up in arms? Rubio symbolizes the wrong kind of Hispanic -- an anti-amnesty, pro-legal immigration Republican conservative who refuses to play the role of oppressed victicrat.

The Importance of Ron Paul

2012-01-05T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
It is quite extraordinary what the rumpled, unpretentious 76-year-old OB/GYN has already achieved. Many Republicans now agree: If the GOP listened to Paul on domestic and economic issues, their "brand" would look a lot better.

Norman Lear's Left-Wing Paranoia About 'The Right'

2011-12-29T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
They're coming for your children! They're coming for the womenfolk! Then they're coming after you! Norman Lear, the famous television show producer, offered this hysterically paranoid assessment of the allegedly growing and presumably insidious power of "the right".

The Black Occupy Protester -- Missing in Action

2011-12-22T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
As "Person of the Year," Time magazine named "The Protester." The subhead read, "From the Arab Spring to Athens, From Occupy Wall Street to Moscow."

Republicans: Racist, Sexist, Homophobic -- and Elitist

2011-12-15T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
The next best thing to calling a Republican "racist," "sexist," "homophobic," or "Uncle Tom" (where appropriate) is to call him "out of touch."

Cain: Enter as a Problem Solver, Exit as a Victicrat

2011-12-08T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
Herman Cain is out. He "suspended" his campaign for the Republican nomination for president this week after a fifth woman made allegations against him. This time, an Atlanta woman claims she had a 13-year-long affair with the former CEO. As with the four other women who made allegations of sexual harassment -- two still unidentified -- Cain denies ever having done "anything inappropriate."

Bulletproof Barney Frank Retires -- Liberal, Gay, Untouchable

2011-12-01T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
When Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his intention not to seek re-election after a 32-year career, not one of the nightly news broadcast network anchors found time or space to mention either Frank's central role in the housing meltdown or his congressional reprimand. Not one.

Hey, Occupy Wall Street: Wealth Isn't a Civil Right

2011-11-24T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Everything demanded by the Occupy Wall Streeters -- whether "free" health care, a "world-class education" or a "guaranteed living-wage income regardless of employment" status -- costs money.

A Little Hardball With Chris Matthews About John Kennedy

2011-11-17T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
I just interviewed MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews about his new book, "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero."

Cain Under Fire -- No-Fly Zone Over Clinton, JFK Sexcapades

2011-11-10T00:01:00-05:00

Larry Elder Column
"He's got it coming to him," said Ben Bradlee, former editor of The Washington Post. "You can't do that in this town anymore. Probably could do it 50 years ago, but you can't do it now."

Media AWOL on Sexual Indiscretion -- When Jesse Jackson Was Front-runner

2011-11-03T00:01:00-04:00

Larry Elder Column
Charles Krauthammer of Fox News: "Do you think that race, being a strong black conservative, has anything to do with the fact you've been so charged (with sexual harassment)? And if so, do you have any evidence to support that?"

Occupy Wall Street Demands Life Without Hardship

2011-10-27T00:01:00-04:00

Larry Elder Column
"Don't touch me!" the man in the wheelchair shouted to stop me from placing my hand on what used to be his left arm.

Hey, Occupy Wall Street: What, No Anti-Obama Signs?

2011-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

Larry Elder Column
The Occupy Wall Street folks tell us to blame Wall Street for the nation's financial troubles. Notice the no-fly zone over President Barack Obama. Where are the anti-President Barack Obama signs or the verbal chants denouncing the President?

Herman Cain to Blacks: Divorce the Democratic Party

2011-10-13T00:01:00-04:00

Larry Elder Column
What to do about Herman Cain? This question goes not to the Republican Party, where "establishment" candidates like Mitt Romney privately dismiss Cain as lacking the experience, gravitas and resources to beat President Barack Obama and then to soundly govern the country.