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Obama: No Corruption, No Political Motivations in IRS Scandal
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/02/07/obama-no-corruption-no-political-motivations-in-irs-scandal-n1791549
– If you ask Barack Obama, the various scandals that have plagued his presidency are Fox News' fault. … I debated these developments with fellow Fox News Contributor Julie Roginsky this afternoon: A few points … The president of the HRC became a national co-chair for the Obama reelection campaign in 2012 a day later.…
True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht Slams IRS Abuse, Weaponizing of Government
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/02/07/true-t…gelbrecht-slams-irs-abuse-weaponizing-of-government-n1791240
– Before 2009, Engelbrecht was not part of the political process, but after volunteering at the polls during Texas elections, she saw … Vote issued a formal request to Cummings asking him to retract defamatory statements he made about the Houston based group on national … On Fox News' The Kelly File, Engelbrecht described federal government intimidation as "weaponizing of government."…
Democrats Block Widow of Murdered Police Officer From Testifying Against Obama DOJ Nominee Debo Adegbile
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/02/06/democr…ficer-to-testify-at-obama-nominee-confirmation-vote-n1790390
– More from Fox News: "I am physically, emotionally and mentally distressed that I'm not able to be in that room," Faulkner … The National Fraternal Order of Police sent President Obama a scathing letter condemning his nomination, saying it was a "slap in the … I have also been asked to throw my name, my voice and my support behind political candidates from both parties.…
The CBO & Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2014/02/06/the-cbo--obamacare-n1790415
– The best political snowball fight of the winter season broke out this week when the Congressional Budget Office (generally identified … This was echoed by Mullfave Ron Fournier of the National Journal who, in a column saying the GOP was being unfair in its claim that … claiming that the GOP - which had gleefully pounced on this news - were misconstruing what the CBO had said.…
Al Qaeda Denounces Syrian Jihadist Group
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/02/05/al-qaeda-denounces-syrian-jihadist-group-n1789755
– China: A Chinese news outlet carried an item that purported to refute a Japanese news report that China intends to establish an air … The big news from Kiev today is that President Yanukovych returned to work after four days of sick leave. … "We decided to organize a resistance against the regime," Machar told a news service.…
Wendy Davis Lies, Media Snores
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2014/02/05/wendy-davis-lies-media-snores-n1789715
– None of these national broadcast networks noticed the Davis fiascoes that followed. … The national print media weren't much better than TV. … The New York Times noticed it, but USA Today and the Washington Post published no news story in print.…
Putting Obama on the 2014 Midterm Elections Ballot
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2014/02/05/putting-obama-on-the-2014-midterm-elections-ballot-n1789592
– A lot can happen between now and then, but a growing number of top political analysts who've studied the polls in key Senate races … As for any political help from the president in the fall, Begich flatly said, "I'm not really interested in campaigning" with him. … While it is a long stretch between now and Election Day when the political and economic climate could change, the early signs suggest…
Retreating on Illegal Immigration
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2014/02/04/retreating-on-illegal-immigration-n1789088
– At a time when Republicans have Democrats playing defense on Obamacare, jobs and the economy, the GOP is inexplicably ceding political … In a recent column, Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative political analyst, cited an American National Election Study that asked Hispanics … As Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz told Breitbart News, they could also fail to achieve their major goal for 2014: winning a Senate…
Oh My: Kerry Concedes WH Syria Policy is in Total Shambles
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/02/03/crumble-kerry-private-admits-whs-syria-policy-is-in-shambles-n1788909
– Then came the news in late December that Syria was far behind schedule in meeting its initial deadline to turn over its illegal chemical … The last thing the president's political team wants is another national debate over an unpopular potential war. … That may be safe political bet -- unless and until we're attacked again.…
Top Dem Investigator: Um, We Have No Evidence Implicating Christie So Far
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/02/03/top-dem-i…tigator-we-um-have-no-evidence-implicating-christie-n1788854
– It also doesn't allege that Christie had any knowledge whatsoever of the political nature of the incident -- from its conception to … The Times manufactured a frantic news cycle in which Christie initially appeared to be cooked by publishing a sloppy story with an … Quick uodate: I discussed these developments on Fox News this afternoon:…
Where's the Urgency, Mr. President?
https://townhall.com/columnists/scotterickson/2014/02/03/wheres-the-urgency-mr-president-n1788917
– Ron Fournier, writing in National Journal, dubbed Obama's address a "modest agenda delivered by a diminished leader, a man who famously … small things' and aim big—to change the culture of Washington, to restore the public's faith in government, and to tackle enduring national … Democrats and the president are quick to speak of income inequality and poverty as political talking points but what they fail to mention…
Barack’s Big Lie Taints All Who Touch It
https://townhall.com/columnists/shawnmitchell/2014/02/03/baracks-big-lie-taints-all-who-touch-it-n1788648
– Barack Obama’s infamous 21 words about keeping our health insurance and doctors were more than just remarkable political lies that … They’ve become insidious corrupters of the entire political and journalistic infrastructure that echoed the lies and that’s left struggling … But six days out, that was the last news the Denver Post reported on the matter.…
Soros Trolls Hit Bottom of Barrel
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2014/02/02/soros-trolls-hit-bottom-of-barrel-n1788359
– Columnist and National Security Expert, Frank Gaffney, joined the program to discuss the collapse of Obama’s Foreign Policy. … You object to the Koch brothers spending their own money on political activities, but liberals with money can do whatever they want … According to Fox news its Republicans 2.6% and Democrats 4.2. The stock market?…
Chris Christie: Born To Run?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/conncarroll/2014/02/01/chris-christie-born-to-run-n1787304
– Townahll.com Senior Political Editor and Fox News contributor Guy Benson handicapped New Jersey Gov. … New Jersey resident and National Review Institute Senior Fellow Andrew McCarthy isn’t quite as forgiving. … Possibly, Wehner contends, counseling Christie to make a concerted effort to step up his political discipline.…
Yet another Example of the Failure of Keynesian Economics
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2014/02/01/y…other-example-of-the-failure-of-keynesian-economics-n1788065
– Thursday’s news of 3.2% growth in the fourth quarter of 2013 was greeted with cheers and relief. … The national-income accounts have a bias that treats government spending as a net contributor to growth even when it’s wasted. … That’s why I prefer looking at how national income is earned (GDI data) rather than how national income is allocated (GDP data).…
North Korea Vows to Impose the Full Sentence on US Prisoner
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/02/01/north…rea-vows-to-impose-the-full-sentence-on-us-prisoner-n1788061
– His statements carefully followed the official scripts published inKorean Central News Agency releases, but with a slightly less rigid … In return, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a statement on internal security to the National Assembly on the 29th. … The committee will include my Special Assistant for National Affairs Irfan Siddiqui; Major, retired, Muhammad Amir, who belongs to…
Verdict: Hoboken Mayor's Allegations Against Christie Unsupported by Evidence
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/01/31/verdict-h…llegations-against-christie-unsupported-by-evidence-n1787303
– Many in the national press seem to have precious little interest in the answer to that question. … Here is the attorney sharing his story on Fox News this week, followed by my analysis: (2) The councilman … That legal question aside, Mello at the very least had strong political incentive to drop this on Christie before the Republican was…
Barack Obama: Patron Saint of the Press
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2014/01/31/barack-obama-patron-saint-of-the-press-n1797359
– NBC News Senior Political Editor Mark Murray declared on twitter that, "Obama's ending on Remsburg wasn't just a story about America … Writing at NBC News, Murray expanded his tweet, writing, "That story could also apply to Obama himself: Nothing in his seven years … on the national political stage ... has come easy. ...…
Rules of Engagement for the "War on Women"
https://townhall.com/columnists/charlottehays/2014/01/31/rules-of-engagement-for-the-war-on-women-n1787510
– He led the news on many shows, and was reduced to defensively claiming that he is married to a “strong woman” and that “Uncle Sugar … She didn't get us a news cycle devoted to Republicans being forced to talk about what-she-really-meant-to-say. … It was concocted cynically as political strategy. Don't hesitate to say this--just don't say it quite like the Huck said it.…
Obama, the Shrinking Imperialist President
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2014/02/19/obama-the-shrinking-imperialist-president-n1796689
– Barack Obama has been diagnosed with presidential shrinkage many times, including in Politico, the New York Times and my own National … But Obama doesn't tout that as a bullet point; he let the EPA take the political heat for that decision a while ago. … gives him the power to act during a national security threat.…
It’s Time to Cauterize the Tax Code
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicknichols/2014/02/18/its-time-to-cauterize-the-tax-code-n1796407
– President Obama waded deeper into the pool of incredulity that surrounds his administration when he told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly … My purpose here isn’t to recite the mounting evidence contributing to the stench of political corruption at the highest levels of the … According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), by 1969 the IRS had granted 501(c)3 status to 169,285 groups.…
Reasonable fears
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/2014/02/18/reasonable-fears-n1796405
– What are our national phobias? Theologicophobia and homolophobia, fear of theology and sermons, seem to be growing. … The news is that the rate of new gonorrhea and syphilis cases rose 4 and 11 percent in 2012 from the year before, with the U.S. … While the cultural success of the gay lobby distorts reporting, its political success is crushing Washington axioms like the separation…
Why isn’t Obama Resigning in Disgrace? And Other Quick Takes on the Scene
https://townhall.com/columnists/shawnmitchell/2014/02/17/why…ning-in-disgrace-and-other-quick-takes-on-the-scene-n1795987
– Will any national Big Hair or Big Pen ask these questions? … If you relied on national media for your news, you wouldn't know that the Obama administration proposed a program to monitor and interrogate … I am not comparing political oppression and prosecution to genocide and concentration camps.…
Fewer Jobs, Shrinking Workforce Expose a Disturbing Trend
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2014/02/17/fewer-jobs-shrinking-workforce-expose-a-disturbing-trend-n1795986
– Some tepid good news can be gleaned from the data, but well into the fifth year of a supposed economic recovery we should be celebrating … stimulus blunder, and an inability to restrain deficit spending are rightfully blamed for the historically unprecedented sluggish national … Looking more deeply reveals cause for concern and raises serious questions about the public policy decisions of the Democratic political
A Humorous Look at a Socialist President
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2014/02/16/a-humorous-look-at-a-socialist-president-n1795684
– Very few political cartoons make me laugh out loud. … Even when I look back at the all-time favorites that I included in my political cartoonist contest, most of them are on that list because … Our first option is from a group called the National Women’s law Center.…
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