The dangerous U.S. double standard on Islamic extremism
The death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. officials in Libya last Wednesday should serve to draw much-needed attention to an increasingly untenable contradiction in U.S. policy toward the Middle East. Even while it seeks to recover from this latest attack by Islamic radicals, the United States continues to support or tolerate the […]
8 Million Expected to Pay Penalty Under Obamacare
Congress’ official scorekeeper said Wednesday that roughly eight million Americans will pay penalties under President Obama’s health care law for lacking insurance than had previously been estimated. Most of them middle class. Under the law, Americans must be insured starting in 2014 or pay a penalty assessed on their tax returns. Shortly after the legislation […]
Justice Department Used Enemies List to Attack Critics Like Me
It’s an odd feeling to see your name on the list of individuals targeted by the Justice Department. Especially when you used to work there. The DOJ’s Office of Public Affairs appears to have enlisted Media Matters to serve as its unofficial PR wing — the one responsible for running smear campaigns too dirty for […]
GALLUP: 60% of Americans do not trust the Media
Gallup is out this morning with a new poll that contains a damning indictment of the mainstream media. 60% of Americans, an all-time high, do not trust the mass media to accurately or fairly report the news. Mind you, that isn’t 60% of Republicans or conservatives, but Americans of all political persuasions. From Gallup: The record distrust […]
Concerns Deepen about Syria’s Chemical Weapons as Iran Admits Propping Up Assad Regime
A Syrian defector, who was formerly involved in Syria’s chemical weapons program, charged that the Assad regime has mulled using chemical weapons against opposition forces and predicted that the regime would not hesitate to do so as a last resort. Major General Adnan Sillu, who defected to the opposition three months ago, also contends that […]
Obama’s birth certificate? It doesn’t matter.
I have my own doubts about Barack Obama’s birth certificate, but we can’t worry about that right now. Almost every day I see a post on Facebook, Twitter or another social media outlet about Obama’s “fake” birth certificate. First off, it has been proven-according to sources-that he was born in Hawaii. Although the fact may […]
Latest Gallup Poll: Obama 47% Romney 47%
Gallup Poll today put Obama and Romney at a dead even tie, both at 47%. These are the results when registered voters are asked: “Suppose the presidential election were held today. If Barack Obama were the Democratic Party’s candidate and Mitt Romney were the Republican Party’s candidate, who would you vote for Barack Obama, the […]
Obama; Friends With The Muslim Brotherhood
Let Freedom Ring released an ad Thursday to run in key swing states exposing Barack Obama as a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer. The group was planning on airing the ads next month, but changed course after terrorist attacked the Egyptian embassy and killed four Americans in Libya, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, […]
Largest tax hikes in the history of the USA
Sunday will mark the start of the 100-day countdown to “Taxmageddon” – the date the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses in three great waves on January 1, 2013: First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress […]
Saudi Arabia May Become Oil Importer by 2030
By Ayesha Daya and Dana El Baltaji Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, risks becoming an oil importer in the next 20 years, according to Citigroup Inc. Oil and its derivatives are used for about half of the kingdom’s electricity production, which at peak rates is growing at about 8 percent a year, the […]
The Freedom to be Silenced
In March 1937, the State Department apologized on behalf of the United States to Adolf Hitler for comments made about him by the Mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia. “In this country the right of freedom of speech is guaranteed by the constitution to every citizen and is cherished as a part of the […]
