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Once Again, NY Times Attempts to Create Trump/Russia Collusion Where There's No Evidence
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A source told ABC News, though, that the campaign was not discussed. … Such meetings are standard procedure in political campaigns and in gathering an opposition file. … For political operatives, in other words, it was a day that ends in Y. …
Adam Schiff: "We Might As Well Mail Our Ballot Boxes to Russia"
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Fake News said 17 intel agencies when actually 4 (had to apologize). Why did Obama do NOTHING when he had info before election? … Beyond that, it's an enormous national security risk. … Lastly, one allegation Democrats constantly make is that they are afraid of being harassed for political views (though they are the…
Drain the Swamp: Repeal McConnell, then Repeal Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/07/08/drain-the-swamp-repeal-mcconnell-then-repeal-obamacare-n2352108
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Most of the headlines I have read about Trump are welcome news, like the marked decrease in illegal alien crossings along our border … Then I came across this article, a headline which I never want to see in the news: McConnell Admits GOP May Not Repeal Obamacare … How about tax reform, welfare reform, and the National Right to Work bill? Swamp thing, thy name is Mitch.…
The Myth That 17 Intelligence Agencies Were Involved In Russian Interference Analysis Will Not Die
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Earlier this year, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released a report saying that FBI, CIA, and NSA have high confidence … The Russians used cyber operations against both political parties, including hacking into servers used by the Democratic National Committee … The fake news stories also played no pivotal role in the election.…
President Trump, There’s One Island That Could Form A Pacific Wall Against Chinese Influence
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[Guam's Pacific War Museum] Three Wise Men And A Lurking Chinese Tiger Concerning national security, locals John T. … Brown is an attorney, while Webber is the former publisher of the local Pacific Daily News. … security, but also promotes the national interest by using American companies and American workers.…
Behold, The Latest Russian Collusion Theory Peddled By Democrats That's Backed Up By Zero Evidence
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It was mostly done through state-funded news outlets and social media trolls that peddled propaganda and fake news. … Fake news stories aimed at Hillary Clinton did not play a pivotal role. Yet, this wasn’t a hack. … Democrats running in 2018 have told National Democrats to quit it with the Russia chatter. No one cares out here.…
Trump's Relationship With Media is One of Codependency
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But since so much of our national conversation is little more than sewage spillover from the sluices of the president's Twitter feed … Just last week, the Trump administration had some arguably major political, policy and legislative accomplishments. … My National Review colleague Kevin Williamson makes a powerful case that the president needs media attention "the way a junkie needs…
Katie Couric, Are You Kidding With That Remark About Fake News?
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Couric tells the Daily News. “And I would say, ‘Come on, you're kidding, right? This is BS.’” … That, from the Katie Couric of Yahoo News, of “CBS Evening News,” of “60 Minutes,” of the “Today” show and so on. … Fake news? Katie Couric should know; she’s dabbled in it.…
National Review: Yeah, It looks Like Trump Might Fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller
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I know, Trump says at the end that this isn’t going to happen, but National Review’s Rich Lowry seems to be pretty confident that this … Let’s circle back to what Guy wrote in June about this political landmine: Firing Mueller, even if you believe asking about his soft … Russia has reached new levels of intensity with the news media because of Donald Trump Jr.’s ill-advised meeting with a Russian lawyer…
USPS May Have Broken the Law for Letting Employees Take Time Off to Campaign for Clinton
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The workers took unpaid time off to volunteer for the Clinton campaign, but were paid for their work by the National Association of … Letter Carriers' PAC, the Letter Carrier Political Fund. … The NALC, which endorsed Clinton last June, compensated those USPS workers using the Letter Carrier Political Fund, the union’s PAC…
The Great Urban vs. Rural Press Divide – about Trump and Gold
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major national papers. … One specific barometer I watch is the political leaning of their editorial-page cartoons. … For instance, the Houston Chronicle’s July 14 editorial on “Political Values” lauded Al Gore’s political values – some 17 years ago…
Liberal Values Are Bankrupting Us
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Undoubtedly, the liberals in academia, in the media, in politics, see this as good news. … We are social beings as well as individuals, no matter what your political philosophy happens to be. … all recognition that personal and social responsibility matters, that the biblical tradition that existed in the cradle of our national…
Business Insider: Liberals Can Win Again If They Stop Being Moral Condescending Busybodies
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commentators will usually protest that these voices are marginal, especially the college students who get so much attention on Fox News … They’re divided, leaderless, and searching for a route to political revival. … You never know what could be added into the mix, if they ever get to it—for a winning political message.…
NRA Hits Back at WaPo: 'Journalism Dies at the Washington Post'
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NRA, specifically Raso, for defending all freedoms, besides the Second Amendment, and for condemning violence by the Left: The National … the NRA’s growing stable of video commentators, condemns Democratic politicians, the media and activists as the catalysts for political … Perhaps the Washington Post should stick to reporting the news, rather than spreading fallacies about conservatives and attacking freedom-promoting…
Susan Rice Won't Testify About Unmasking Trump Campaign Officials...For Now
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Former White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice, who has been accused of improperly unmasking members of the Trump campaign … for political reasons, will not testify in front of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as scheduled today. … Rice said, adding Obama officials never used intelligence to spy on Trump officials for political purposes.…
Iran Contra: 30 Years Later
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Oliver North was already a hero by the time he was detailed to the National Security Council (NSC) in 1981. … Unlike most political controversies, Iran Contra obtained a strong measure of sympathy for the accused even if people did not want … North currently hosts War Stories on Fox News Channel and is a passionate defender of the Second Amendment. …
Trump Says Sun Rises in East; Dems See Collusion with Putin
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Donald Trump could call a news conference to declare that the sun rises in the east and Democrats would try to find a link to Vladimir … And they'll also become more vulnerable to attack -- which may very well have important political implications. … The same Pew survey shows that "Republicans, by about eight-to-one, say the news media have a negative effect" on the country.…
Can You Date a Democrat Without Shame or Bring Home a Republican Without Fear?
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnkass/2017/07/18/can-you…thout-shame-or-bring-home-a-republican-without-fear-n2355935
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Whatever would we do without those stories on political biology in Sunday lifestyle sections? … And shame is the goad of ruthless political herdsmen. … Over on the NPR news site -- yeah, I visit to find out what liberals are really thinking -- I found a story about political dating…
Commentary: It's Unacceptable For Any Senate Republican to Block Healthcare Debate, Amendments, and Vote
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of that tough assessment, it must be said that not every Senator flirting with blocking the motion to proceed is acting out of political … The editors of the Wall Street Journal
believe so, as do the (slightly more reticent) editors of National Review. … #SundayFutures
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pic.twitter.com/2FCb6B5zEk — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 16, 2017 Democrats may be shamelessly lying…
Congressional Elections
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A Washington Post/ABC News poll shouted the news that Donald Trump's approval ratings have collapsed to 36 percent favorable and … The mid-term elections are just under 16 months away and a great deal of news will pass across your laptop between now and then. … Remember, these are national numbers. …
Trump Jr. May Have Killed Tax and Health Care Reform
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2017/07/14/trump-jr-may-have-killed-tax-and-health-care-reform-n2354753
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In a week in which all political eyes should be focused on health care reform, the Trumps dropped another bombshell. … The Russia story is not "fake news." … He knew that accepting anything of value from a foreign national, much less foreign government, violates campaign financing law.…
At the Mercy of Media Fakers
https://townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/2017/07/14/at-the-mercy-of-media-fakers-n2354734
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But what is often overlooked today is the way the youngest of the rising generations are taking sides in the political fights. … For that, a look at Reddit, the social news aggregate website where "The_Donald" is its own subcategory, offers sharper insights. … They're often unable to distinguish advertisements and articles, "fake news" and fact-based news, and they're often oblivious to political…
Trump Jr.'s Meeting May Not Rise to Treason, but It's Still Shady as Hell
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At first, Trump Jr. claimed it was all a bunch of fake news. … Russia meddling investigation, claims that the meeting is now being used against the Trump team as kompromat, or Russian-style political … It says, "A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or a donation of money or other thing of value,…
Spice vs. Mooch Shows It’s Time to Keep Spicer
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He treated those who were to be his friends worse than his enemies, breaking an established political rule. … As an established communicator and strategist, Sean Spicer helped lead the Republican National Committee to its first presidential … Though the conservative only media debate did not happen, it is likely to happen as Fake News has been exposed for what they are.…
Venezuela Slides Toward Civil War
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Opposition parties have controlled the National Assembly since 2015, when they won a two-thirds majority. … In July 2016, national food shortages were so severe the military took charge of food distribution. … Maduro has used Venezuela's chronic food shortage to systematically deprive political opponents of food.…