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San Francisco, Haul Up Your Golden Drawbridge
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2014/05/22/san-francisco-haul-up-your-golden-drawbridge-n1841596
– On Tuesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency voted to bar nonresidents' cars from the crooked part of Lombard Street … have come here to partake of the glorious sights that we get to see every day. … According to the MTA, public access to Lombard Street is a "safety" issue.…
White People Be Playing the Race Card
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2014/05/22/white-people-be-playing-the-race-card-n1841562
– And, as with black race-card hustlers, the mainscream media will not bother to ask the white race-card hustler to identify said racists … Former President Jimmy Carter, Democrat: He attributed opposition to Obamamcare and other Obama policies to racism. … In fairness to Cooper, Sterling did not ask him to name any "institution" -- but it would have been helpful.…
Primary Night Review: 'The Establishment' Prevails
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/05/21/primary-night-review-the-establishment-prevails-n1841060
– Wehby has a compelling story to tell, and has introduced herself to voters through a series of outstanding television ads. … Tom Cotton cruised to a GOP primary victory. … Eager to draw some broader lessons from a pretty boring Senate primary, the media have been trying to highlight McConnell's race as…
Michelle Nunn Gives Her Best Non-Answer “Answer” to Obamacare Question
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelschaus/2014/05/21/mic…ves-her-best-nonanswer-answer-to-obamacare-question-n1841042
– “At the time the Affordable Health Care Act was passed, I was, uh, working for Points of Light, so, I think it’s hard to go back…to … Ok… So, to be clear: You want to move forward? … (And yet, she’s still unable to say “no” to the ACA… Of course, let’s face it: She’s unable to say “yes” as well…) As awesome…
America's Budding Tyrants
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2014/05/21/americas-budding-tyrants-n1840253
– From the Nazis to the Stalinists, tyrants have always started out supporting free speech, and why is easy to understand. … Brandeis decided that allowing her to speak would be hurtful to Muslim students. … In response to the cancellation, Murray wrote an open letter to the students, which in part read: "The task of the scholar is to present…
Tea Party Revolution Taking Place in England
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2014/06/09/tea-party-revolution-taking-place-in-england-n1849197
– Cameron has only appointed three UKIP candidates to the 780-member House of Lords, and the UKIP has yet to win a single election in … The similarities to America’s Tea Parties are striking, right down to a slightly lesser interest in social issues. … opposition to the EU.…
Let College Students Carry on Campus
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiekieffer/2014/06/09/let-college-students-carry-on-campus-n1848907
– Millennials who voted for Obama in the past two elections (and are slated to vote for Hillary if she runs) do not realize that five … In addition to college students, professors, staff and visitors should be allowed to carry on campus. … government to respect our personal freedoms, including the right to self-defense.…
D-Day + 70 Years: Looking For The Right Words
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2014/06/08/dday--70-years-looking-for-the-right-words-n1848910
– idea what to write. … She’s voted for everything an ever-expanding government had to offer, and she doesn’t understand why government needs so much money … to pay for it all.…
No U.S. Dollars to this PLO “Terroristan”
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2014/06/07/untitled-n1848917
– For too long, the U.S. taxpayers have been forced to shell out money to the PLO—the Palestinian Liberation Organization. … people sworn to their destruction. … Tell your Members of Congress to cut off all U.S. funds to the PLO/PA/Arafat gang (check the box) NOW.…
Syrians Overwhelmingly Vote for Assad to Remain in Power
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/06/06/syrians-overwhelmingly-vote-for-assad-to-remain-in-power-n1848384
– The Syrian opposition and the fighting failed to disrupt the election. Syrian Arabs wanted to vote and did. … to the Ba'athist government in Damascus. … Syrians who voted.…
Being Pro-English Is Also Pro-Immigrant
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2014/06/06/being-proenglish-is-also-proimmigrant-n1848361
– In 1998, after decades of failing such students, Californians voted to replace so-called bilingual education, which in practice taught … "Press 1 for English" is the result of capitalism responding to this opportunity to reach customers. … to come here legally.…
Veterans Affairs Scandal Further Discredits Obama's Big Government Policies
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2014/06/06/vet…l-further-discredits-obamas-big-government-policies-n1848188
– Schuck is no libertarian who wants to do away with government altogether. … But the actual waiting time, according to the inspector general's report, was 115 days. … Barack Obama came to office determined to expand government and confident that Americans would like it.…
Bergdahl Deal was not A POW Exchange - It was a US Surrender
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/06/05/bergda…deal-was-not-a-pow-exchange--it-was-a-us-surrender-n1847922
– "This huge and vivid triumph requires from all Mujahidin to offer thanks to the Benevolent Creator who accepted the sincere sacrifices … Lebanon permitted Syrian refugees in camps to cross the border to vote and then to return to Lebanon. … One account said that in the north soldiers sneak off to fight with Boko Haram and then return to their army base.…
President Obama: Incompetent or Intentional?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2014/06/04/president-obama-incompetent-or-intentional-n1847543
– So, for those inclined to yell INCOMPETENCE, there is plenty to yell about. … She voted in Northern Virginia at 1 pm. … Conservatives need to tell Americans where they want to take the train.…
Oh, Good: Seattle Passes $15 Minimum Wage Hike
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/06/03/seattle-approves-15-miniumum-wage-hike-n1846982
– We saw this coming down the pike and now it’s finally here: the city of Seattle has voted to raise the minimum wage … to $15/ hour. … to little effect.…
Obama's War on the Constitution
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/conncarroll/2014/06/03/obamas-war-on-the-constitution-n1846624
– had voted for reauthorization of the Patriot Act in 2006 after he had promised to vote against the legislation when he was a U.S. … “It is one thing for an administration to grant waivers to states to respond to unrealistic conditions on the ground or to allow experimentation … The only way to stop Obama’s lawlessness is to cut off funding for the agencies he is using to abuse the law.…
Twitter and Facebook Topple Another Government
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/06/03/twitter-and-facebook-topple-another-government-n1846806
– Russia-Abkhazia: On Saturday, the Abkhaz parliament voted to oust the Abkhaz President, Aleksandr Z. … He appears to be using aircraft to try to weaken militant base areas before ordering ground attacks. … It has little to do with religion, but a lot to do with Nigerian politics.…
Democrats' Nightmare Scenario for 2016
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2014/06/03/democrats-nightmare-scenario-for-2016-n1846597
– You have to go back to 1896, when Grover Cleveland repudiated Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan, to find an exception. … Both got heavily Democratic Congresses to pass major legislation in their first terms. … Even in 2008, 46 percent voted for John McCain.…
House Votes to Not Interfere With Medical Marijuana Laws
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2014/06/01…votes-to-not-interfere-with-medical-marijuana-laws-n1845540
– The House of Representatives voted Friday 219-189 to block the federal government from interfering with states who have legalized … The measure is now on to the Senate. … Kudos to the House of Representatives for standing up for the right of a state to create laws.…
The Boondoggle Express
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandamuñoz/2014/06/01/the-boondoggle-express-n1841907
to connect California’s Northern regions of San Francisco and Sacramento to its Southern metropolises of Los Angeles and San Diego … Kopp told the Los Angeles Times, “I want to kill this iteration of [high speed rail] because it betrays the representations to the … We’re going to see a lot of farmland lost, and it’s going to sit for several decades, as this project continues to limp along without…
Questions After a Massacre
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2014/06/01/questions-after-a-massacre-n1846038
– Does that really get to the heart of his hate? After all, race had just as much to do with it as sex. … What to do with evil people is just as hard a problem to deal with as redefining them as “mentally ill.” … his family and threatening videos he’d posted to YouTube, failed to spend the two or three minutes necessary to check California’s…
Western Elites Fail to Grasp Reality in Egypt
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelyoussef/2014/06/01/western-elites-fail-to-grasp-reality-in-egypt-n1845912
– the election to Mr. … Since the election was so close, the administration believed the victory needed to go to Morsi in order to avoid Brotherhood-inflicted … with waiting in line to vote.…
Experts Weigh In On Upcoming Hobby Lobby Decision
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/claireehealey/2014/06/19/experts-weigh-in-on-upcoming-hobby-lobby-decision-n1853627
– In for-profit cases, courts have voted 40 times to protect religious liberty, while voting for the mandate only six times. … According to a handout provided at the event: "In the non-profit cases, women judges have voted to protect religious liberty … by a ratio of more than 2 to 1.…
Hillary: Those Second Amendment Supporters Are a Minority Terrorizing Americans or Something
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/06/19/hillar…nt-supporters-are-terrorizing-everyone-or-something-n1853492
– Hate to break it to you Hil, but you're wrong. … Kirk was the only Republican to support the ban. … Thanks to SooperMexican for the video.…
No Intervention in Iraqi Civil War Without Congressional Authorization
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2014/06/18/ence-p-jeffrey-n1852746
– Congress voted on whether to authorize President George H.W. … Bush to use force to reverse Iraq's annexation of its neighbor. The Senate voted 52 to 47 for war -- with Republican Sen. … On Oct. 10, 2002, the House voted 296 to 133 to authorize it. Six Republicans voted no; 81 Democrats voted yes.…
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