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When Sports-Lefties Go Political
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/10/29/when_sports-lefties_go_political
– We've now established that Rush Limbaugh cannot own an NFL team given his "unacceptable" (read: conservative) political comments … What about sports figures, executives and commentators who offer their left-leaning political thoughts? … Many of us turn to the sports pages before the news section.…
Don't Replay the '70s
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2009/10/28/dont_replay_the_70s
– The Left is ecstatic about the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll, which claimed a surge in public support for the so-called " … Liberals in the media found even better news to declare: a new low for the Republican Party, since only 20 percent of those surveyed … More bad news still.…
Building an Army Under Fire
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinbay/2009/10/28/building_an_army_under_fire
– The United Nations' attempts to forge an effective national army in the Democratic Republic of Congo is one example. … Washington fought 220 years before the advent of the 24-7 news cycle. … That took foresight and enormous political will.…
Congress examines China's coercive one-child policy
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/16/congress_examines_chinas_coercive_one-child_policy
– China ... without having very serious and candid dialogue about protection of human rights," USCIRF Chairman Leonard Leo said at a news … lavishly funds -- to the tune of $50 million -- organizations, including the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), that partner with China's National … unconnected to the forced abortion in China," Reggie Littlejohn, an expert on the policy for Human Rights Without Frontiers, said at the news
Can Jesus Be Blackmailed?
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/11/16/can_jesus_be_blackmailed
– attempted to fan the flames of the opposition to the church’s position with these remarks on November 13th, “By trying to play political … The city council and its cronies are so committed to making national news that they are leaving the weakest citizens of a cash-strapped … Knestout, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, sent out a letter explaining the church’s actions: “…Recent news reports have mistakenly…
INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Christians concerned over Orissa acquittal rate
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/13/inte…ional_digest_christians_concerned_over_orissa_acquittal_rate
– and frustration among surviving Christians, John Dayal, secretary general of the All India Christian Council, told Compass Direct News … Qena, Egypt, was denied release Nov. 9 without explanation by Egypt's interior ministry, Nazeer's attorneys told Compass Direct News … He has criticized both the increasing Islamization of Egyptian society and the political involvement of the Coptic Orthodox Church.…
Carrie Prejean's Disappearing Book Tour
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/13/carrie_prejeans_disappearing_book_tour
– More recently, Prejean threatened to walk off the set of Larry King’s nightly news show when King asked her repeated questions about … at the New Jersey Family Policy Council’s Defenders of the Family fundraiser, an appearance at an invitation-only event at the National … Prejean had been promoting her new book "Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks,”…
Another Bogus ACORN Lawsuit
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2009/11/13/another_bogus_acorn_lawsuit
– "Congress bowed to FOX News and joined in the scapegoating of an organization that helps average Americans going through hard times … CCI, the accounting and financial management arm of ACORN and its affiliates, is housed in the same building as the national ACORN … Did ACORN's lawyers call that withdrawal of funding "political grandstanding" and "scapegoating," too?…
Health Care Bill Important to Everyone but the American Public
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2009/11/13/health_care_bill_important_to_everyone_but_the_american_public
– Recently, a national poll was touted in the national news, with a typical headline reading something like, "Public Supports Public … Big news, right? … A cascade of national surveys says they are delusional.…
N.Y., N.J., groups race to pass 'gay marriage' by year's end
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/12/ny,_nj,_groups_race_to_pass_gay_marriage_by_years_end
– Yet the political winds are blowing against "gay marriage" backers. … It's not over," the Montclair News reported. Goldstein is pushing for a lame duck session to send Corzine the bill. … The National Organization for Marriage says it will work with like-minded groups and legislators in New Jersey and New York.…
She Is Gone
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2009/11/12/she_is_gone
– masquerading as news." … Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has claimed that Fox is not a "legitimate news organization." … White House senior adviser David Axelrod has said that Fox is "not really a news organization."…
Election Victories Useless if We Lose Our Way of Life
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/11/10/election_victories_useless_if_we_lose_our_way_of_life
– There's a war going on, a gargantuan national effort that these mainly state and local elections, of course, said nothing about. … I was reminded of this gaping hole when a prominent British Labor politician, Kim Howells, made news in Great Britain this week with … Someone in a high political place seems to realize that what I think of as a multilevel war on Sharia-spreading jihad isn't confined…
Pro-lifers: No room for compromise in health care
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/10/pro-lifers_no_room_for_compromise_in_health_care
– Obama made his comments to ABC News two days after the House passed a health care bill that included a pro-life amendment by Democratic … Asked by ABC News' Jake Tapper if he felt the amendment preserved the "status quo" or leaned in "one direction or the other," Obama … In reality, the White House and top Democratic congressional leaders have been working hard to create a national federal government…
So, Would Osama Bin Ladin Qualify As A Terrorist For The FBI?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/11/10/so,_would_osama_bin_ladin_qualify_as_a_terrorist_for_the_fbi
– U.S. soldier's communication with an anti-American jihadist qualify as a psychological trauma, rather than an explicit belief in political … ideology that threatens our national security? … in our military forces and elsewhere will suffer the same fate as those heroes who died last week.I wouldn't be surprised if this news
Suicidal Political Correctness
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2009/11/10/suicidal_political_correctness
– Even as more and more realize oppressive political correctness is damaging our nation and killing our people, we still hold ourselves … The military is the last place we should expect political correctness to flourish. … On the other hand, doesn't the safety of innocent soldiers and our national defense demand that we get to the bottom of why such an…
Good News about the 2009 Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/11/10/good_news_about_the_2009_election
– Then they gave her nearly a million dollars of national Republican campaign funds. … conservative, Doug Hoffman, lost narrowly to the Democrat (who got 49 percent of the vote), but the race taught several valuable political … Other November elections that were happy news for conservatives included the big victory of authentic conservative Bob McDonnell as…
Social Issues Still Count!
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/11/09/social_issues_still_count!
– Last week was a milestone in modern American political history. … It’s old news that heterosexual marriage proponents were outspent by their adversaries who sent thousands of volunteers to wage “political … Their efforts were supported by both national and local grassroots support.…
I'm Thankful I Knew America When There Was Such A Thing As A "Busy Signal"
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2009/11/26/im_tha…_i_knew_america_when_there_was_such_a_thing_as_a_busy_signal
– Most kids today rarely touch a newspaper or watch TV news. … It starts to get easier to persuade people that concepts like individual liberty, free enterprise and political independence -- ideas … even though it's they who are unhesitatingly leading us to unprecedented levels of government intrusion, with their calls for national
Turkeys of the Year
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2009/11/25/turkeys_of_the_year
– to the issues that are dominating Fox News and talk radio." … More recently, the paper's website demonstrated that its real motto is "All the inconvenient news that's fit to suppress." … The blabbermouths at the Times had no problem exposing national security secrets to undermine Bush.…
MSNBC and Chris Matthews v. MLK and the Catholic Church
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2009/11/25/msnbc_and_chris_matthews_v_mlk_and_the_catholic_church
– Her guest that day was Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. … "This is a political act by a political bishop," said O'Donnell. "Political bishops do the church absolutely no good. … This guy's -- this bishop is a political hack." That evening, Chris Matthews invited Tobin onto MSNBC's "Hardball."…
Afghanistan Standoff: Inside the December Issue of Townhall Magazine
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisfield/2009/11/24/afghanistan_standoff_inside_the_december_issue_of_townhall_magazine
– He indicated that al Qaeda, and the Taliban who harbor them, are a vital threat to U.S. national security. … But regardless of U.S. and NATO setbacks in Afghanistan, the United States has a vital national security interest there. … Is it really political activism—or a massive ego trip?…
Solving Whose Problem?
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2009/11/24/solving_whose_problem
– A recent news story told of three young men who chipped in a total of $33,000 to buy a home in San Francisco that cost nearly a million … There will always be taxpayers, not to mention future generations to pay off the national debt. … So long as the taxpayers don't understand that all this political generosity and compassion are at their expense, Barney Frank is an…
Obama and the Great Firewall
https://townhall.com/columnists/howardrich/2009/11/23/obama_and_the_great_firewall
– Obama’s administration has also waged a non-stop war against FOX News, despite the fact that data from the Center for Media and Public … Affairs rates the network as much more balanced in its reporting than any of its national counterparts. … an organization that supports the regulation of talk radio and the Internet as a means of bringing about a “marked shift to the political
The SEIU Thugocracy
https://townhall.com/columnists/peterferrara/2009/11/23/the_seiu_thugocracy
– foot hiking and biking path at Kimmets Lock Park in east Allentown, completing a missing link in the 165-mile Delaware and Lehigh National … The Mayor of Allentown, Ed Pawlowski, told Fox News that Anderson’s work was a “great service to the community.” … The SEIU, of course, is a major cog in the Obama political machine.…
Of Heroes, Hormones And Fort Hood
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianbirdnow/2009/11/23/of_heroes,_hormones_and_fort_hood
– ignoring warnings of a potential fifth columnist in their midst, and they are now instructing high level officers to sing from the Political … In the immediate aftermath of the rampage, news reports celebrated the actions of Sergeant Kimberly D. … The point of this column is that few Americans realize the degree to which political correctness has preempted the old-fashioned warrior…
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