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Regular readers may recall my November 2, 2023 commentary on news follow- ups. We often read a story and later wonder what happened, what was the outcome. Here are a few follow ups that may interest you.
A FOLLOW-UP – From time to time I quote from the Letters to the Editor column in the Wall Street Journal when their readers comment on a subject I wrote about here. … read more
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Before I cover the latest news along the campaign trails, I would be remiss if I didn’t wish my subscribers on the distaff side a Happy Valentine’s Day. Your regular reading of my blog is appreciated.
FIRST, A LITTLE HUMOR – Fox’s Greg Gutfeld, now the king of late night, calling attention to the national poll revealing 86 percent of Americans think Biden is too old to serve another term in his monologue: “Think about it … 86 percent of Americans agree … Joe Biden’s promise to unify us finally came true … he brought us together.”… read more
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When I noted that MSNBC and CNN made decisions not to provide live coverage of former President Trump’s victory speech in Iowa, depriving viewers of legitimate news, I began thinking about the anti-Trump bias that continues to exist within much of the media.
To refresh your memory, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow announced that her network chose to protect its viewers from Trump’s supposed “penchant for lying,” stating, “We will let you know if there’s any news made in the speech if there’s anything noteworthy, something substantive and important.”… read more
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“We need to know who’s gonna sit in the most powerful seat in the world and help us win the united working class,”
Those were the words of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain officially endorsing President Biden’s reelection on Wednesday, recalling that Biden was the first president to join a union picket line last summer.… read more
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How often have we heard ‘nobody’s above the law,’ and how about the denial that there are two tiers of justice?
While the leftist media repeated their sorrow over the unprecedented indictment of a U.S. president, they couldn’t hide their giddiness that it was former President Trump, who they have been after for more than eight years.… read more
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Chances are good that you’ve never heard of Michael J. Morell, so allow me to introduce you to him, because you’ll soon be seeing him mentioned frequently in the news, and you need to know why.
Morell is one of the 51 former intelligence officers who signed a letter suggesting the Hunter Biden laptop was part of a Russian disinformation operation. … read more
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The current brouhaha over Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision not to involve the FBI in the search of classified documents in the possession of President Biden at various locations is but the latest among a long list of criticism of the DOJ’s role by the opposition party no matter who’s the AG.… read more
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Can a stack of papers next to my computer keyboard stare at me? I often get that feeling. You may have heard someone mention that while referring to their “to do” list staring them in the face.
Regular readers may recall that from time to time I refer to my stack of stuff, a stack of material I have saved to share with you when I have exhausted my list of single-topic ideas, like my last one – Where’s the Outrage.… read more
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Former President Trump is in the news and again charging fake news with reporting what he said with “more disinformation and lies.” Writing in Truth Social last Saturday, he suggested “the termination of all rules … even those found in the Constitution,” as he again returned to voter fraud.
It comes less than a month after his announced plan to again run for the presidency in 2024. … read more
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When I received my latest edition of Washington Examiner magazine, with the main headline, “Time for Trump to Go,” along with an unflattering cartoon characteristic of the former president, I immediately recalled a magazine cover that shocked the conservative community shortly after his decision to run in 2016.
National Review
It was the February 15, 2016, edition of National Review, with its bright blue cover with the words, “Against Trump” in gold that shocked many conservatives. … read more