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Let's Admit Who We Are
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/2010/07/17/lets_admit_who_we_are
– Liberals claim the center by placing socialism on the left and national socialism on the right, even though Lenin/Stalin and Hitler … A more accurate spectrum would place totalitarians of many stripes on the left and defenders of religious, political, and economic … To read more news and views from a Christian perspective, call 800-951-6397 or visit WORLDmag.com.…
Gitmo, Free Markets and Red Tape
https://townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/2010/07/17/gitmo,_free_markets_and_red_tape
– We’ve already enjoyed the most ironic news story of the year.               … It’s the word “regulation,” and it’s bandied about as if it contains the answers to all our national problems. … effectively assumes that regulators will have the incentive to do so, despite everything we know about regulatory capture and political
Fake Tea Party on the Ballot in Michigan
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/07/16/fake_tea_party_on_the_ballot_in_michigan
– In other Michigan news, an unknown third-party petition drive calling itself "The Tea Party" has reportedly delivered enough signatures … The stakes in Michigan's political drama are spelled out in a recent national study that concluded candidates running under a Tea Party…
Mass Marriage Problems
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2010/07/16/mass_marriage_problems
– Further, I believe that this an element of a coordinated national plan by same-sex marriage advocates to undo DOMA nationwide. … There is coming an unprecedented political backlash against same-sex marriage being forced down our collective throats. … BREAKING NEWS: The DC Appeals Court has just ruled that the people of the District of Columbia will not get the opportunity to vote…
Obama, Not the 'Post-' but the 'Most' Racial President
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2010/07/16/obama,_not_the_post-_but_the_most_racial_president
– Is it Obama's bitterness, or is the incessant playing of the race card by him and many of his supporters merely calculated political … --April 2009: NewsBusters reported that at the behest of the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Democratic Federal Communications … then denying it.It turns out that others are noticing this above-described phenomenon, as well, as a recent Washington Post-ABC News
Mass Marriage Problems
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2010/07/16/mass_marriage_problems
– Further, I believe that this an element of a coordinated national plan by same-sex marriage advocates to undo DOMA nationwide. … There is coming an unprecedented political backlash against same-sex marriage being forced down our collective throats. … BREAKING NEWS: The DC Appeals Court has just ruled that the people of the District of Columbia will not get the opportunity to vote…
Orchestra of One-Man Bands
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2010/07/14/orchestra_of_one-man_bands
– D-Kan., walked out of a meeting of the House Armed Services Committee because she could not stand to hear a witness report good news … Talk of Bush's war -- or Obama's war -- hints at a hopefulness that America might fail in order to demonstrate a political point. … Obama's national security team -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Adm. Michael Mullen, Gen.…
SCOTUS nominations shouldn't’ be pro forma exercise
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2010/07/13/scotus_nominations_shouldnt’_be_pro_forma_exercise
– She is an academic and a political adviser. … about objectively analyzing the law than the ways in which the law could be used to advance a political goal." … McConnell was savaged in most liberal news outlets. This marks quite a shocking turn of events.…
2010 Race of the Day: Taking Back South Dakota
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/07/13/2010_race_of_the_day_taking_back_south_dakota
– accounts, South Dakota’s House seat should belong in the Republican column seeing that the state has an R+9 rating from the Cook Political … voted for the most fiscally irresponsible budget in history, and voted to sell more debt to countries like China by raising the national … I hope you will visit Kristi’s website and follow her on Twitter and Facebook to stay informed on the latest news and updates.…
Sizzle Trumping Steak
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2010/07/11/sizzle_trumping_steak
– With some news organizations granted nearly unfettered access to government sources on one side or another of the political spectrum … independence -- or how much its independence is degraded -- is quite critical to our political system. … Real news slips by us while headlines deal with superficial events.…
Stuck in Afghanistan
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2010/07/11/stuck_in_afghanistan
– There is good news about Afghanistan.No, really. … The political incentives are pushing him to go along with extending our presence because no president wants to be blamed for losing … The national police are plagued by illiteracy as well as graft. These developments do not spell "victory."…
Only in Washington Is This Transparency
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2010/07/29/only_in_washington_is_this_transparency
– But you wouldn't guess it reading news stories on the bill.As The New York Times reported, "The Senate on Tuesday refused to take up … a bill that would require more disclosure of the role of corporations, unions and other special interests in bankrolling political … The Washington Post began, "Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation requiring fuller disclosure of the money behind political
JournoList Erodes Media Prestige
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2010/07/28/journolist_erodes_media_prestige
– They're political strategists. … At its heart, liberal bias isn't just about slanting the news against conservatives; it's about slanting the news to discredit and … " from the national media is a very callow and uninformed consumer.…
Cry Racism! and Let Slip the Dogs of Politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2010/07/28/cry_racism!_and_let_slip_the_dogs_of_politics
– White House since Nixon's many sad examples of terrible political weeks in 1974. … (Applause) " (Text courtesy of National Review). … After dominating the news for the week, the eloquent Mrs. Sherrod is not invited to a single Sunday show.…
The New Journalism
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2010/07/28/the_new_journalism
– "The high standards and wise judgments of people like Walter Cronkite once acted as a national immune system, zapping scandal mongers … Feeding frenzies are reserved for the fun news, i.e., the news that reinforces liberal assumptions. … It has fueled the rise of Fox News and the new alternative media. This pincer movement can be scary. But it's progress.…
The Media, Tea Parties & Radical Muslims
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottwheeler/2010/07/27/the_media,_tea_parties__radical_muslims
– Why is the term “Radical Islam” disappearing from news accounts (earning only 336 Google News hits at press time) when there is zero … and Fox News have little company under the umbrella of “exception.”) from afar. … Buckley Carlson is a Washington-based writer and political strategist.…
Let's Hear it for Free Speech
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2010/07/26/lets_hear_it_for_free_speech
– You know what way I mean -- the way it is now, with right-wing extremists (centered on Fox News and the Breitbart blogs) injecting … lies and fables into the national bloodstream and the mainstream guys going tamely along with it.Forgive me for not recounting the … ... " He says, stop "taking seriously whatever sludge the far right is pumping into the political waters."…
Why are we discussing racism?
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2010/07/26/why_are_we_discussing_racism
– Can anyone tell me why suddenly race is the hot topic of national discourse? … The NAACP says it was “snookered” by Fox News on the Shirley Sherrod story. I say we’ve all been snookered by the NAACP. … what the real pressing issues of national concern may be.…
It's the Context, Stupid
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2010/07/25/its_the_context,_stupid
– suggested that ignoring context runs the risk of turning people “into monsters, whom we can then denounce for our own (frequently political … When he received the news, Coolidge prayed and then his father, a notary public, administered the oath of office just before 3:00 a.m … And I’ll just bet most people didn’t know old “Silent” Cal said so much: “Political life and industrial life flow side by side,…
Losing White America
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2010/07/23/losing_white_america
– A real icebreaker for a national conversation. … And, surely, the White House understands this is bad news for Obama and the Democratic Party. … economic and political power centers -- the banks, big corporations, the government.…
Small Signs of Sanity
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2010/07/21/small_signs_of_sanity
– The NAACP national convention approved a resolution condemning tea party racism. … Conservatives charged the NAACP with raw political partisanship. … The parody, said National Tea Party Federation spokesman David Webb, was "clearly offensive."…
The NAACP Cries Racism
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2010/07/21/the_naacp_cries_racism
– We now have a black president, and they must convince (racist) America that there still exists the need for a national association … So where are all those news outlets that dutifully covered the NAACP's attacks on the tea party now? … The network evening news and morning news shows avoided this racist video entirely on the first day.…
The McCain Campaign STILL Owes Palin An Apology
https://townhall.com/columnists/douglasmackinnon/2010/08/06/the_mccain_campaign_still_owes_palin_an_apology
– As the video popped-up this week of far-left, ultra wealthy, and privileged CBS “News” anchor Katie Couric going after then Governor … That being that if you are a Republican national candidate, ONLY do live interviews. … Bush got into a protracted argument over Iran-Contra with liberal CBS News anchor Dan Rather during a live interview.…
2010 Race of the Day: Mississippi's 4th District
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/08/05/2010_race_of_the_day_mississippis_4th_district
– Further confirming that Taylor has lost touch with his conservative constituents is the fact that 70% of Taylor’s political donations … Today, Steve still serves in the MS National Guard and recently spent a year supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. … Enrolled in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program, Steven Palazzo is the perfect candidate to represent…
The NEA's Latest Shenanigans
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2010/08/03/the_neas_latest_shenanigans
– Barack Obama's Communications Czar Anita Dunn called him one of her two "favorite political philosophers." … money to force national health care on us. … Teachers, who pay hundreds of dollars in annual dues to national, state and local affiliates, have no control over the NEA's political
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