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Democracy Dies in Anonymous Sourcing
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2017/05/17/democracy-dies-in-anonymous-sourcing-n2327787
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On Monday, the Washington Post offered another arrogant serving of the media's idea of "democracy" and "news." … Trump's national security team denied the Post story, which, as usual, doesn't do a bit of good. … One thing we do know: If news is defined as a quantifiable event, this isn't "news."…
Analysis: Congress Should Subpoena Comey, Alleged Memo About Trump Pressuring Flynn Probe
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/05/16/congress…ed-memo-about-trump-pressure-on-flynn-investigation-n2327807
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Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. … Congress determines what constitutes "high crimes and misdemeanors" as part of a political-legal process. … For now, let's resist the urge to screech "impeach" or "fake news," and see where the evidence leads.…
Senate Dems: Hey, Maybe We Won't Confirm a New FBI Director Until a Special Prosecutor is Appointed
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/05/15/senate-de…bi-director-until-a-special-prosecutor-is-appointed-n2326728
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First, it's dumb political overreach. … This is good news that Democrats and Republicans alike should welcome. … A big reason Comey is gone is that he was increasingly viewed as too political an actor. …
NYT: No, Trump Is Not Considering Invoking Executive Privilege To Block Comey Testimony
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from providing potentially damaging testimony to Congress on statements the president made about an investigation into his former national … Comey, and any such move could carry serious political risks. … That remains to be seen, and we still haven’t seen the contents of the memo—though Fox News has confirmed its existence.…
As Trump White House Mulls Invoking Executive Privilege, Putin Says U.S. Hackers May Have Framed Russia
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next week about possible undue influence that might have been exerted concerning the ongoing federal investigation into former National … Comey drafted a memo, whose existence was confirmed by Fox News, about ways in which the president acted improperly to influence the … In the midst of a political battle?"…
Democratic Senator: I Don't Think Trump Ordered Comey To Nix FBI Investigation
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Al Franken (D-MN) ventured onto CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn … and so you ought to stop investing resources in it, but I'm talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political … ***
Some say that the re-emergence of this back-and-forth -- coupled with Comey's successor asserting under oath that no political…
CNN’s John King Mocks Hillary: She Lost Because Russia Cloaked Wisconsin So She Couldn’t Find It
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She also shot inside the ship, blaming the Democratic National Committee for giving her a less than stellar data operation. … Case in point, Hillary admits her campaign wasn’t perfect, but Russia, James Comey, the FBI, sexism, misogyny, the news media, and … the political apparatus of my own party sunk my presidential dreams.…
The Vast Left Strikes Again
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnpwarren/2017/06/02/the-vast-left-strikes-again-n2335392
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Kengor lays it out with scholarly legerdemain, the Russians have used news icons like Edward R. Murrow, I.F. … But some prominent politicos and news broadcasters should make us stop and think. Right? … The threat to our national ideals is greater today because it is less visible, but more dangerous.…
From Suppression to Coercion
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2017/06/01/from-suppression-to-coercion-n2334458
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When I worked as a news editor at the Los Angeles Times during the Reagan years, I sometimes found myself standing with a few reporters … Confronting this lunacy, National Review’s Katherine Timpf asks, “In what universe are people who are falsely accused of something … That would be the universe of political correctness, whose enforcement methods range from campus violence to public shaming on the…
Clinton Whine Tour Part V: NYT Covered My ‘Nothing Burger’ Email Fiasco Like Pearl Harbor And The DNC Screwed Me Over
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She also said that Facebook has to do a better job weeding out fake news stories. … Clinton also tore into the news media, saying that they covered her email fiasco like it was Pearl Harbor. … Also, it’s not like James Comey, the Russians, and the news media told her to avoid the Rust Belt at all costs.…
Revolt Against the Elite
https://townhall.com/columnists/bernardgoldberg/2017/05/30/revolt-against-the-elite-n2332892
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It's been my experience, having covered the news at CBS for nearly 30 years, that when the media elites come in for criticism, they're … Dan Rather, the former "CBS Evening News" anchor, is Exhibit A. … On Feb. 8, 1995 he told Tom Snyder on his late-night TV show that, "It's one of the great political myths about press bias.…
In Memoriam Gloria Americana
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/05/29/in-memoriam-gloria-americana-n2332727
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Have they forgotten World War II veteran and later Governor Ronald Reagan, who announced on national television, “I would like to see … While intellectuals and news pundits laughed at the B-List actor and General Electric spokesman, Governor Reagan would run for President … on a clear platform opposing communism, not content with mere containment like his political peers.…
Pulling No Punches: Messages from Montana
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2017/05/28/pulling-no-punches-messages-from-montana-n2332527
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National Democrats declared victory as well. … “Republicans’ 7-point win in last night’s Montana election is great news for Democrats,” the progressive Vox headlined Matthew Yglesias … There were also troubling messages sent about civility, partisanship and the place of the media in our political process.…
Media Loves New Orleans Mayor Still Fighting Civil War
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2017/05/27/media-loves-new-orleans-mayor-still-fighting-civil-war-n2332350
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Landrieu received glowing tributes throughout the mainstream news media, from the pages of the liberal Times Picayune in New Orleans … Landrieu, did you remove the monuments to elevate your national standing and set the stage for a presidential campaign?” … his political ambition, his only true interest.…
Body-Slammed: Another Democratic Knockdown in Big Sky Montana
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Dogs may roam in national parks!) was no slam dunk. … Then new reports indicated that he was trying to stop the Fake News freak from getting in his face. … More Fake News erupted all over the Internet.…
Al Franken Is 'Sick,' All Right
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2017/05/26/al-franken-is-sick-all-right-n2331952
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Just two months ago, the Washington Post gushed: "the former comedian and satirist may be having a breakout moment as a political star … Cruz and Sessions are demonized by the "objective" national press for pressing their constitutional conservative agenda. … Their judgment of civility is as well-honed as their judgment of "news." It's all about whose ox is being gored.…
'Institutional Lack of Candor': Obama Administration Violated Constitutional Privacy Protections For Years
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/05/25/instituti…r-obama-administration-violated-constitutional-priv-n2331739
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of the Deep State, and unmasking, let’s circle back to the Obama administration, which violated Americans’ privacy through the National … Circa, who first covered the story, had more [emphasis mine]
The National Security Agency under former President Barack Obama … Speaking on Fox News last night, John Solomon, who co-wrote this piece with Sara Carter, said, “tonight for the first time, we can…
Montana Special Election: GOP Candidate Charged With Assaulting Reporter, Loses Newspaper Endorsements
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It was an extraordinary development in a race that was already being closely watched for clues about the national political environment … A Fox News team who was there covering the race also confirmed the assault:
As part of our preparation for a story about Thursday's…
Is President Trump in Trouble?
https://townhall.com/columnists/judgeandrewnapolitano/2017/05/25/is-president-trump-in-trouble-n2331207
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The bad news for President Donald Trump keeps coming his way, not withstanding a generally bravura performance on the foreign stage … Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, as well as of the Trump campaign. … There would be enormous political consequences for doing that but no legal consequences for the people pardoned.…
Remembering President Obama: We Must Never Forget
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2017/06/13/remembering-president-obama-we-must-never-forget-n2340644
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that Obama and his supporters want for nothing more than to protect his “legacy,” it is indeed critical that Americans of all political … In 2009, under the pretext of “national security,” Obama resorted to the same legal and moral rationales of which Bush availed himself … ABC News said that this could be Obama’s “biggest broken promise.”…
Should Conservatives Cheer as Sponsors Withdraw From Theater Production Portraying Trump's Assassination?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/06/13/assassina…in-the-park-depicts-trump-getting-stabbed-to-death-n2339581
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As far as I can tell, that Obama-era 'artistic choice' never broke through into the national spotlight, perhaps because there was no … Left-leaning Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky pushed back against the 'Trump-as-Caesar' furor by making a similar point to Mr. … Let's all take a breath and try to establish our default setting as not angry and out for political or cultural revenge. …
Trump's Tuesday Morning Tweetstorm: Fake News, Ninth Circuit Ruling, and Loretta Lynch
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/06/13/trump-tweets-n2340457
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“The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so dirty. … The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so dirty. … "This is not about religion; it is about national security."…
Jim Comey and the Memo that He Didn't Write -- or Leak
https://townhall.com/columnists/bernardgoldberg/2017/06/13/jim-comey-and-the-memo-that-he-didnt-write--or-leak-n2340159
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a Boy Scout who makes Opie Taylor look like a snot-nose juvenile delinquent or you believe that Comey is a shrewd, calculating political … If you detested Donald Trump before the supposed greatest political show on earth played out on national TV, you still do. … And we can surmise that such an order from the attorney general -- a friend and political appointee of President Obama -- is more damning…
Radical Socialist Jeremy Corbyn: I'm Glad Trump's UK State Visit Was 'Canceled'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/06/12/radical-s…remy-corbyn-im-glad-trumps-state-visit-was-canceled-n2339937
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The frightening news is that he came awfully close to attaining that title, with young voters overwhelmingly backing his party. … Paul’s Cathedral service commemorating the Royal Air Force’s heroism in the Battle of Britain, refused to sing the national anthem. … What a pitiful, self-serving bit of political preening from a small, morally-obtuse man. …
Mayor Removes Trump Portrait: "We Do Not Live in a Dictatorship"
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2017/06/12/mayor…t-we-do-not-live-in-a-dictatorship--by-todd-starnes-n2340067
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“Whether you agree with is opinions or not, it’s undeniably true that many residents intensely dislike him, and find his political … “I find this totally disrespectful and dishonoring of the position of the president,” Vogelheim told Jackson Hole News. … “Even more so, the concern is that it’s bringing ugly national partisan politics into our community.”…