The sick left
December 17, 2012 — John Hinderaker
There is a certain irony in the fact that many liberals, purporting to be devastated by the Sandy Hook murders, are responding by calling for the murder of the National Rifle Association’s 4.3 million members. Well, to be fair, some of them just want to kill the organization’s officers. Twitchy has the story: On Twitter, there’s a growing proliferation of sickos calling for NRA president David Keene and anyone else
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December 15, 2012 — Scott Johnson
Today brings word that President Obama has settled on John Kerry as Secretary of State succeeding Hillary Clinton. The record of Kerry’s opinions in American foreign policy is long and deep, distinguished by its devotion to mischief, error and misjudgment. To take only one small example, Jay Nordlinger documented Kerry’s wayward ways on Latin America in the 2004 National Review article “Back in Sandinista days…” We’ll have to talk to
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December 13, 2012 — John Hinderaker
Like others at MSNBC, Chris Matthews’s commitment to leftism has so overwhelmed his logical faculties that he frequently comes across as demented. Check out the video clip below: Matthews invited two guests to talk about Michigan’s right to work law; one is a representative of the UAW, the other is Scott Hagerstrom, the Michigan director of Americans For Prosperity. Both guests no doubt thought they were there to discuss the
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November 16, 2012 — John Hinderaker
If you know who Kim Kardashian is, you probably don’t have a very high opinion of her. I know more than most about the Kardashians because my daughters are fans of their reality TV show, and over the years I have sometimes walked into a room when they had the Kardashian sisters on. So if you lined up Kim, Khloe and Kourtney, I could tell which was which. And my
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November 5, 2012 — John Hinderaker
Every election season, we hear stories of lawn signs stolen, cars keyed, occasionally even criminal assaults. In almost every case, the theft, property damage or physical assault is carried out by a liberal. If I were a liberal, I would wonder about this: is there something radically wrong with my ideology? Why is it that many liberals have so little understanding of, or commitment to, the democratic process? Sign stealers
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November 4, 2012 — John Hinderaker
Over the years, we have chronicled MSNBC’s lack of journalistic standards. The worst offender, Keith Olbermann, is now gone, not because of his crazed leftism or frequently embarrassing errors, but because he was an insubordinate employee. Of those who remain at MSNBC, Chris Matthews is among the worst. In another era, his reckless disregard for truth and unprofessional conduct would have brought his career as a journalist to a speedy
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October 29, 2012 — Steven Hayward
One of the famous stories of Ronald Reagan as governor of California is the time his limousine was making its way through a crowd of hippie protesters, and one protester held up a sign to his window reading, “We are the future!” Reagan grinned, grabbed a piece of paper, scribbled a quick note and held it up to the window for the protester to see: “I’ll sell my bonds!” That’s
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October 27, 2012 — John Hinderaker
Remember Obamamania? It is easy to forget how many celebrities–and others, too–made fools of themselves over Obama in 2008 and the early days of his administration. At Reason, Anthony Fisher and Nick Gillespie remind us of the hilarious 2009 video in which various celebrities pledged to serve President Obama, and wonder how diligently they have followed up on their promises. It is a wonderful reminder both of the fatuity of
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October 26, 2012 — Scott Johnson
Lena Dunham’s creepy Obama For America ad (“My First Time”) may not be the work of a lone genius. It demonstrates the kind of creativity Joe Biden brought to the stump speech he crafted for his short-lived 1988 presidential campaign. Observers such as Joshua Keating have cited a campaign advertisement touting Obama’s close personal friend Vladimir Putin. From Russia with love? After his election, of course, Obama will have more
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October 23, 2012 — John Hinderaker
Sure they can. Hey, there are two weeks to go until the election! The party of slavery, Jim Crow and corruption is just getting warmed up. Gloria Allred has not yet been heard from, which I guess is another way of saying that the fat lady has not yet sung. And on YouTube, the Democrats’ unofficial brigades have launched the anti-Mormon smears that we have long been expecting. It isn’t
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October 22, 2012 — John Hinderaker
This post is categorized under “The Sick Left:” [Wisconsin] State Senator Neal Kedzie says his son was attacked while trying to stop someone from stealing his Romney/Ryan yard sign. … Here is the statement released by Senator Neal Kedzie: Early on Friday morning, October 19th, my son Sean was awakened by noises outside his residence in Whitewater. As he went to see what the commotion was about, he noticed an
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October 21, 2012 — John Hinderaker
I wrote yesterday about liberal attacks on employers who communicate with their employees about politics and about how particular policies would impact their businesses. I noted that in this respect, the Citizens United decision has been interpreted as leveling the playing field between companies and unions, which have been telling their members–both willing and unwilling members–how to vote for many years. I argued that most workers identify their own economic
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October 20, 2012 — John Hinderaker
Last June, Mitt Romney conducted a conference call with a group of small business owners, in the course of which he urged his listeners to talk to their employees about how political decisions can affect their companies: I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections. And
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October 2, 2012 — Steven Hayward
That was the question that crunchy-con columnist Rod Dreher asked in National Review about ten years ago, in a scathing review of the “Left Behind” film. I’m agnostic about the transcendent fate of surgical enhancements, but one thing is certain—we’ve surely got a lot of boobs—real and fake—around at the moment. Let’s start with an admitted fake that made boobs out of a lot of people—this story from the Daily
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September 26, 2012 — John Hinderaker
The Koch brothers have become the Rorschach test of American politics. They must marvel at the bizarre images that their names conjure up in the minds of the unhinged. Like Howard Dean, appearing yesterday on MSNBC’s Ed Show: This is what Dean said: He’s being financed by the Koch brothers, who just write fat checks from their booty they take in from all over the place. So he’s going to
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September 23, 2012 — Scott Johnson
The old Latin experession, frequently cited by Bill Buckley, has it that “Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.” Translated literally, it means: “What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to bulls.” More loosely, it can be translated: “What is allowed a god is not allowed a dog.” The saying represents a recognition of the reality principle or a testament to the permanence of double standards. The saying comes to
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August 29, 2012 — John Hinderaker
I have been marveling at the level of hysteria, loathing and fear manifested in the Democratic Party’s fundraising emails, of which I get several every day. (I can only imagine how many actual Democrats receive.) To say that their tone is both low-class and panic-stricken would be an understatement. This one, received today from Adam Broder, Research Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, is a classic: John – The
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