Results for: national political news
The Forgotten Lesson Of 1964
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2010/10/10/the_forgotten_lesson_of_1964
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2010/10/10/the_forgotten_lesson_of_1964
–
the 1962 California gubernatorial race – when he uttered the infamous phrase “you won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore” – ABC News … aired a program with the catchy title “The Political Obituary of Richard Nixon.” … Smith and included, among guests driving nails into the former Vice President’s political coffin, an old Nixon nemesis – Alger Hiss…
INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Christian woman may hold key to Brazil's presidency; ...
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/10/08/inte…_digest_christian_woman_may_hold_key_to_brazils_presidency;_
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/10/08/inte…_digest_christian_woman_may_hold_key_to_brazils_presidency;_
–
Brothers," urged Muslims to engage in humanitarian action and took a softer-than-usual tone toward secular Western leaders, AOL News … In sharp contrast to nearby Pakistan, Bangladesh's political leaders are adopting a vigorous policy of legal action to curb radical … Its political elite is guiding the country toward reinforcement of democracy and away from Islamic rule.…
2010 Race of the Day: Obamacare Traitor John Boccieri
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/27/2010_race_of_the_day_obamacare_traitor_john_boccieri
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/27/2010_race_of_the_day_obamacare_traitor_john_boccieri
–
Ranked as “Toss Up/Tilt Republican” by non-partisan political handicapper Stu Rothenberg, this seat is a prime pick up opportunity … Despite the large sums of money spent in OH-16 by national Democrats and unions to reward the incumbent for his loyal support, Renacci … For breaking news on races across the country as they’re called, be sure to follow the NRCC on Twitter.…
Sign the Petition to DEFUND NPR
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisfield/2010/10/27/sign_the_petition_to_defund_npr
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisfield/2010/10/27/sign_the_petition_to_defund_npr
–
End Taxpayer-Funded Liberal PropagandaThe ultra-left-wing National Public Radio has a long and despicable history of government-funded … left-wing craziness and political correctness.And now, NPR -- backed with your tax dollars -- has fired their longtime liberal journalist … Juan Williams made the egregious error of being a Fox News contributor -- something unforgivable in the eyes of the radical Left.…
Taking the Public Out of NPR
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2010/10/27/taking_the_public_out_of_npr
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2010/10/27/taking_the_public_out_of_npr
–
Like never before, it's now possible to get all of your news from avowedly nonliberal or explicitly right-wing media outlets. … odds for political progress diminish. … it'd still be wrong for the federal government to be in the news business or to subsidize one set of views over another.…
NPR Confronts Its Own Tea Party
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2010/10/26/npr_confronts_its_own_tea_party
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2010/10/26/npr_confronts_its_own_tea_party
–
I appeared on a public radio program, "On Point," this week with National Public Radio ombudsman Alicia Shepard and listened to her … introduced his comments (which included a caution against regarding all Muslims as potential terrorists) with the warning that "political … NPR and Fox News are "two different worlds," she continued, the former representing the dispassionate search for truth and the latter…
This Is a Referendum, Not an Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2010/10/26/this_is_a_referendum,_not_an_election
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2010/10/26/this_is_a_referendum,_not_an_election
–
Latinos, blacks, Muslims, gays and vast numbers of women have been told by the left and its political party that they are all persecuted … least SIXHIRB country in the world is a fact that has been all but drowned out by the left-wing domination of television and print news … the high schools and universities. -- America will continue to undermine its unique ability to Americanize people of all ethnic, national…
2010 Race of the Day UPDATE: Perriello Peril in Virginia
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/25/2010_race_of_the_day_update_perriello_peril_in_virginia
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/25/2010_race_of_the_day_update_perriello_peril_in_virginia
–
– including Pelosi’s Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the National … Even Chuck Todd, chief White House correspondent NBC News, predicted three months ago, “I think you’re going to see, number one, a … Despite the present Democratic representation in Congress, non-partisan political handicapper Charlie Cook gives this district a R+…
MIA: American Student Outrage
https://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2010/10/25/mia_american_student_outrage
https://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2010/10/25/mia_american_student_outrage
–
They are not staging protests concerning political, social and financial issues which affect them more directly and more profoundly … From Lyons to Marseilles to Paris, French student anger over decisions about their futures dominated French news. … the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that unemployment among college age students was up dramatically from 2009 reaching at a national…
We Are All Bigots Now
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2010/10/24/we_are_all_bigots_now
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2010/10/24/we_are_all_bigots_now
–
The firing of Juan Williams by National Public Radio (NPR), alleging that he was guilty of bigotry during a recent appearance on Bill … O’Reilly’s FoxNews Channel television program, is another case of political correctness mixed with demagoguery run amuck. … If there is, then we are all bigots now, and maybe that’s the point National “Passive-Aggressive” Radio is trying to make.…
A Witch Hunt for Bigots Singes American Media
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2010/10/24/a_witch_hunt_for_bigots_singes_american_media
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2010/10/24/a_witch_hunt_for_bigots_singes_american_media
–
National Public Radio.This is what Williams said: "I'm not a bigot. … Fox News Sunday" and its "Special Report." … Fox programming.MediaMatters doesn't want balance on Fox News.…
Multiculturalism: Political Correctness Run Amok
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenconnor/2010/10/24/multiculturalism_political_correctness_run_amok
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenconnor/2010/10/24/multiculturalism_political_correctness_run_amok
–
Not surprisingy, the political correctness police went into high dudgeon in the aftermath of Ms. … Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly recently encountered the stifling effects of multicultural political correctness when he appeared … The loss of our liberty is too high a price to pay for the sake of political correctness.…
New documentary "Waiting for Superman" Excels
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johnhanlon/2010/10/23/new_documentary_waiting_for_superman_excels
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johnhanlon/2010/10/23/new_documentary_waiting_for_superman_excels
–
Rhee resigned after her political patron D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty lost the Democratic primary in his re-election bid. … Rhee's leadership, the District went from having the country's worst scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress to leading … That’s encouraging news but if progress falters in D.C., Rhee’s departure will likely be seen as a pivotal turning point for school…
FIRST-PERSON: Juan Williams' offense? His feelings
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/10/22/first-person_juan_williams_offense_his_feelings
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/10/22/first-person_juan_williams_offense_his_feelings
–
Williams, until this week, was a news analyst at National Public Radio. … Fox News, in an effort to provide a fair and balanced presentation of the news, frequently has had Williams on a variety of programs … He was a guest on the popular Fox News program "The O'Reilly Factor" when the discussion turned to political correctness as it relates…
2010 Race of the Day UPDATE: Mississippi's Young Gun
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/22/2010_race_of_the_day_update_mississippis_young_gun
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/22/2010_race_of_the_day_update_mississippis_young_gun
–
Those numbers, combined with Palazzo’s strong fundraising and grassroots support, recently caused non-partisan political handicapper … 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.…
A Closer Look at CAIR
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertspencer/2010/10/22/a_closer_look_at_cair
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertspencer/2010/10/22/a_closer_look_at_cair
–
Editor’s note: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has been in the news heavily this week because of the organization … ’s role in getting Juan Williams fired from his NPR post over comments he made on Fox News’ “O’Reilly Factor.” … Marzook currently heads Hamas’ “political bureau” and is engaged in negotiations with Fatah in hopes of forming a Palestinian unity…
Obama Has No Job-Creation Imagination
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2010/10/22/obama_has_no_job-creation_imagination
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2010/10/22/obama_has_no_job-creation_imagination
–
The national news media seems to have bent over backward to avoid or downplay any deep, sustained reporting about the job crisis, but … But sadly, Obama, the Democrats and their allies in the national news media aren't addressing this paramount economic issue in the … But Obama and the Democrats ignore the most important political issue at their peril.…
NPR Finally Finds An Excuse To Fire Juan Williams
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2010/10/21/npr_finally_finds_an_excuse_to_fire_juan_williams
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2010/10/21/npr_finally_finds_an_excuse_to_fire_juan_williams
–
Mere moments before he uttered the words that ended his long and distinguished career at National Public Radio, Juan Williams foretold … Worse, did so on Fox News. … If the network would prefer to go all-in and become National Soros Radio, that's their prerogative.…
Brief comments on items in the news...
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2010/10/21/brief_comments_on_items_in_the_news
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2010/10/21/brief_comments_on_items_in_the_news
–
Her political patron, Mayor Adrian Fenty, lost his re-election bid to an opponent who said Ms. … His replacement: Tom Donilon -- a political hack who won his national security spurs in 1980 as floor manager for Jimmy Carter at the … Democratic National Convention.…
The Need For Speed - Really.
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2010/10/21/the_need_for_speed_-_really
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2010/10/21/the_need_for_speed_-_really
–
week should have served to alert every sitting Republican member of Congress that, even if November 2 brings good or even great news … This is a head-shaken misstatement of national mood, a classic, wrongful refighting of the last war --the Clinton-Gingrich confrontation … The GOP will ignore that need only at it's great political peril.…
After long legal battle, Christian men found not guilty of 'insulting Turkishness'
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/10/19/afte…tle,_christian_men_found_not_guilty_of_insulting_turkishness
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/10/19/afte…tle,_christian_men_found_not_guilty_of_insulting_turkishness
–
insulting Turkishness" by spreading Christianity, but not without levying a hefty fine against them on another charge, Compass Direct News … Because of Kerincsiz's high-level national profile, the first few hearings drew several hundred young nationalist protestors surrounding … Compass Direct News (www.compassdirect.org), based in Santa Ana, Calif., provides reports on Christians worldwide who are persecuted…
Paycheck Fairness Act: A Bad Deal for Women
https://townhall.com/columnists/rominaboccia/2010/10/19/paycheck_fairness_act_a_bad_deal_for_women
https://townhall.com/columnists/rominaboccia/2010/10/19/paycheck_fairness_act_a_bad_deal_for_women
–
This is pretty glum, but don’t despair, good news is on the way: The Senate will likely vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act this November … Paycheck Fairness Act sets out to solve the problem of the wage gap by collecting records on employee pay based on sex, race, and national … No single body, let alone one who is responsive to political pressures, is capable of determining fair pay structures in either industries…
Desperate, Dispirited and Crumbling
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2010/10/18/desperate,_dispirited_and_crumbling
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2010/10/18/desperate,_dispirited_and_crumbling
–
The news only got worse. … The Washington Post's chief political writer Dan Balz wrote that, in spite of Democrats' recent attempts to force the national narrative … He has been Newt's political guru since the 1980s.…
A More Colorful GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/robschwarzwalder/2010/11/06/a_more_colorful_gop
https://townhall.com/columnists/robschwarzwalder/2010/11/06/a_more_colorful_gop
–
For strictly political reasons alone, this is good news for the GOP. … For Democrats, this demographic shift once would have been welcome political news, since minorities – especially African-Americans … It was out of a sense of political fear that Bill Clinton, under the auspices of President Obama, pled with Florida Democratic Senate…
We Are Not for Sale
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2010/11/05/we_are_not_for_sale
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2010/11/05/we_are_not_for_sale
–
But no Israeli leader has the right to cede the Jewish people's national rights to the land of Israel to anyone. … We just have some minor security and political considerations. … Israel is not best served by preferring the political fortunes of a hostile US President to its national interests and rights.…