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What 5 Media Fact-Checkers Get Wrong on Trump and Abortion
https://townhall.com/columnists/katieyoder/2019/02/08/what-5-media-factcheckers-get-wrong-on-trump-and-abortion-n2541041
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In response, media outlets, from NBC News to the New York Times, raced to fact-check him. … NBC News NBC fact-checkers Jane C. … The term “health” can be applied extensively to abortion, as National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru has pointed out, in light…
Disaster Zone: Will Anyone Resign in Virginia?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/02/07/disaster-zone-whats-next-in-virginia-n2540943
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number two Democrat in the state is angrily denying an accusation of forced oral sex during an encounter at the 2004 Democratic National … And according to reports, he's attacking his accuser in harsh and profane terms: NBC News has learned that Virginia Lt. Gov. … power to Republicans, in a redistricting cycle, because of scandals dating from 1984, 2004, and 1980.They'll eat a few more bad news…
The Government Shutdown Was Expected to Damage the Economy. It Didn't.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2019/02/07/the-go…hutdown-was-expected-to-damage-the-economy-it-didnt-n2540977
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On the other hand, Trump has done nothing to rein in federal budget deficits and the national debt. … More often than not, it is folly to treat a narrow political skirmish as the cause of a broad economic effect. … Measured against a $20 trillion national economy, however, it was little more than a sidebar.…
State Of The Union: Democrat-Media Complex Was Out of Control Last Night With Their Unhinged Takes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/06/state-of…out-of-control-last-night-with-their-unhinged-takes-n2540938
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CBS NEWS POLL: 76 percent of viewers approved of what they heard in Pres. … Trump's ideas for immigration. pic.twitter.com/VXJ09v6DKv — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 6, 2019 It was a speech that … CNN’s results mirrored the one conducted by CBS News. …
Can a Politician Oppose War Without Being Called a Kremlin Stooge?
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/2019/02/06/can…an-oppose-war-without-being-called-a-kremlin-stooge-n2540833
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PARIS -- Apparently it's now necessary for American political candidates to advocate endless interventionist wars, lest they end up … And now it has come to this: A war veteran announcing her candidacy for president of the United States has been attacked by NBC News … Tulsi Gabbard, 37, a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, spent a year serving with a Hawaii National Guard field medical unit in…
Top 5 Trump Moments at CPAC
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At CPAC 2017 in National Harbor, Md., Trump reminded his audience that he called the fake news, “the enemy of the people,” because … he said that news groups were spinning the story by claiming that he was against the news industry in general. … But I am only against fake news media or press. Fake. Fake.”…
It’s Official: VA Lt. Gov’s Sexual Assault Allegation Has Become Another Dumpster Fire For Democrats
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The allegation has zero corroboration, but allegedly Fairfax sexually assaulted a woman during the Democratic National Convention back … The Washington Post, WUSA9, and other Virginia news outlet shave known about this allegation but didn’t run with it because they couldn … Ralph Northam, who is facing a political crisis of his own after his yearbook page from his days at Eastern Virginia Medical School…
A Study in Morals
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2019/02/05/a-study-in-morals-n2540794
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Who shoe-horned that notion into the national conversation? … I hazard a guess: Moral authority is anything that political expediency obliges politicians to say it is. … We choose Fox News over CNN, Kimmel over Rush -- such being our First Amendment right.…
And Now Virginia's Democratic Lt. Gov Has Been Accused of Sexual Assault
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/04/and-now-v…emocratic-lt-gov-has-been-accused-of-sexual-assault-n2540754
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past were the reasons why the publication passed on the story: The woman and Fairfax first met in Boston at the 2004 Democratic national … The Washington Post, in phone calls to people who knew Fairfax from college, law school and through political circles, found no similar … And it wasn't just The Post, am I right WUSA9: WUSA9, along with the Washington Post and news outlets across Virginia have known about…
The State of Trump's Union
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2019/02/03/the-state-of-trumps-union-n2540704
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2019/02/03/the-state-of-trumps-union-n2540704
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He likely will declare a national emergency that could enable him to raid pots of money to pay for his wall -- if the courts don't … There's a lot of good news in America. The White House released an excerpt from the address Friday afternoon. … The president will say: "Together we can break decades of political stalemate.…
America at War—With Itself
https://townhall.com/columnists/stephenstrang/2019/02/02/america-at-warwith-itself-n2540621
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Bush entered the political arena. … Wearing a ball cap that makes a political statement, such as “Make America Great Again,” can start a riot. … Even the National Football League has made itself a punching bag for both the Right and the Left. …
See No Evil: A Ton Of Democrats Deny Hearing About VA Gov's Infanticide Comments
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And the Democrat-media complex is offering a lot of political cover to these lawmakers with their usual ‘conservative pounce’ stories … it (via Newsbusters): It’s been a full week since the state of New York legalized late-term abortions, yet none of the major national … York’s Reproductive Health Act has not received a second of airtime on any of the major broadcast (ABC, CBS, NBC) or liberal cable news…
What the Covington High School Incident Tells Us About America
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2019/01/31/wh…vington-high-school-incident-tells-us-about-america-n2540550
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The positions are reversed when it comes to the national news media. … Seventy-five percent of conservatives believe the national news media behaved inappropriately, while just 31 percent of liberals agree … The only good news is that most Americans aren't political activists and don't experience stories like the Covington High School incident…
Top 5 Best CPAC Moments
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/iansnively/2019/02/19/untitled-n2541383
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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) grew in influence and popularity since its foundation in 1974; carrying with it … Rush Limbaugh said Obama was Bastardizing the Constitution (CPAC 2009) Political talk show personality Rush Limbaugh gave his first … “Just for the media, the fake news back there. They took very good care of him. They were very gentle. He was very obnoxious.…
Real Harm: 'Hate' Hoaxers Must Be Shamed and Punished
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/02/19/analysis-fake-hate-and-the-shame-of-jussie-smollett-n2541649
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When this allegation first burst into national headlines, my initial reaction was concerned skepticism. … has fallen apart at the seams, while also shaming those who uncritically grabbed hold of the story in order to bludgeon their political … On Benson & Harf last night, Fox News correspondent Matt Finn reported that his Chicago Police sources say that in a matter of days…
A Rush to Judgment that Looks Worse by the Day
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/02/19/a-rush-to-judgment-that-looks-worse-by-the-day-n2541654
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News reporting is the first draft of history. … They peddle racial hatred for political purposes while virtue signaling that they’re the enlightened ones. … Mayor Meyer went into full virtue-signaling mode, describing Covington as “a diverse community, in areas of race, national origin,…
ICYMI: VA Democratic Congressman Knew About Lt. Gov's Sexual Assault Allegation For Months
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/17/icymi-va…sman-knew-about-lt-govs-sexual-assault-allegation-f-n2540946
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While President Trump declaring a national emergency may have pushed these stories down, make no mistake; the mess in Virginia will … Bobby Scott told ABC News Wednesday that the congressman learned about Dr. Vanessa Tyson's sexual allegations against Lt. Gov. … Fairfax of Virginia, intensifying the weeklong political crisis in the state and leading top fellow Democrats to call for Mr.…
Oh, CBS Cut Away From Trump’s National Emergency Presser…Because The Price Is Right Was On
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/16/wait-cbs…om-trumps-national-emergency-presserbecause-of-this-n2541611
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On Friday, President Trump declared a national emergency. The border crisis has reached a fever pitch. … So, he did what he threatened to do for weeks invoke the National Emergencies Act. … And yes, you could probably guess how the liberal media reacted (via NYT): President Trump declared a national emergency on the border…
Poll: Capitalism Trounces Socialism Among American Voters
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/02/15/fox-news…capitalism-trounces-socialism-trump-approval-rises-n2541497
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In a fresh Fox News national poll, support for capitalism still crushes support for socialism -- although self-identified Democratic … pic.twitter.com/3gO9Oh8OB6 — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 14, 2019 (2) Even though much of our current political discourse would … Here where things stand overall: Fox News poll on political favorability:Republican party: 45/47 (-2)Democratic party: 45/48 (-3)Donald…
Not All Conservatives Are Happy About Trump's National Emergency Declaration
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/14/not-all…e-happy-about-trumps-national-emergency-declaration-n2541522
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the spending bill and decided to declare a national emergency to obtain funding for his … But not everyone is excited by the news. … The most common reason people are opposed to the news: they're afraid Democrats will utilize national emergencies in the future to…
The Silence of the Shepherd
https://townhall.com/columnists/williammarshall/2019/02/14/the-silence-of-the-shepherd-n2541471
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Northam described the bill’s consequences on the most powerful news radio station in Washington, D.C. with a remarkable bedside manner … Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institutes of Health, is an alum. So is another doctor, Congressman Andy Harris of Maryland. … According to a fairly obscure website, Vatican News, Pope Francis’ “exhortations” on the topic consisted of anodyne comments made in…
Whistling Past the 'Green New Deal'
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2019/02/13/whistling-past-the-green-new-deal-n2541389
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NBC News was pretty sure we were all going to die. … Watch a special In Depth report on 'NBC Nightly News' tomorrow." … Who needs paid political advertisements with the "news" networks offering free commercials like this?…
Sheriff Organizations and Law Enforcement Officials Concerned About Dem ‘Poison Pill’ on Border Funding
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahlee/2019/02/12/sheriff-or…s-concerned-about-dem-poison-pill-on-border-funding-n2541370
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Two groups, the National Sheriffs’ Associationand the Major County Sheriffs of America, sent a letter to several legislators involved … “We are very frustrated with some of the political shenanigans going on. We need border security. … Border security is national security. We, as sheriffs, raise our hands to uphold the Constitution and protect this country.…
Getting Easier To Be 'Green'
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2019/02/12/getting-easier-to-be-green-n2541186
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Fox News' John Roberts reported that the language was tweaked to 'emissions from cows' in an update, which also appears to have been … Read a report by the National Association of Scholars on the state of civics education in U.S. public schools. … What we need is pushback that contains scientific, economic and political arguments and supplants feelings with facts.…
The Democratic Controversies Are A Smokescreen
https://townhall.com/columnists/connorveenstra/2019/02/11/the-democratic-controversies-are-a-smokescreen-n2541147
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This past week has been non-stop entertainment if you happen to be on the right side of the political horseshoe. … After the abortion bill in New York received national backlash, the Democrats were in a serious bind. … And let's stop blindly following stories that pander to our own political biases.…