An interesting pairing: Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020. Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this … Continue reading →
If you have a mordant sense of humor, looking back at this piece makes for amusing reading – both for the fulsome fawning of its author Jeff Stein at Vox, and for the delicious irony of certain claims (that Trump’s … Continue reading →
Last May, a recording was “leaked” (purposely, that is) of Obama on a call rallying the troops. In it, he said this: So I am hoping that all of you feel the same sense of urgency that I do. Whenever … Continue reading →
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, he felt he had to distance himself from Reverend Wright once some of the hateful content of Wright’s sermons came out. Obama knew the press would defend whatever Obama said on the … Continue reading →
“Why is it so hard to see the truth?” Because it contradicts the narrative. Because propaganda works. Because a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its boots on. I’ve cued up the … Continue reading →
I’m going to make some generalizations in this post, of course. But I know a lot of Biden voters, and I’m writing about what I’ve observed. As commenter “physicsguy” says: Every Biden voter I know is only motivated by the … Continue reading →
For a while in 2012 I became semi-obsessed with what Candy Crowley and Obama did to Romney during the second 2012 presidential debate. I analyzed it and posted about it several times. Here’s an excerpt: Note also Obama’s affect when … Continue reading →
“shipwreckedcrew” is a pseudonymous attorney who often writes at RedState on legal matters, and I’ve generally found his work to be quite good and very thorough. This recent piece by shipwreckedcrew is at a site with which I wasn’t previously … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson has a new article (entitled “The Full Crowley”) that revisits the infamous debate in 2012 in which moderator Candy Crowley intervened on behalf of President Obama. It didn’t help her career at all, but it certainly helped … Continue reading →
At John Lewis’ funeral Obama sowed division, both racially and otherwise. One of Obama’s statements was, “George Wallace may be gone, but we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators.” But … Continue reading →
Indeed. Actually – beware of all theories that contain the word “critical.” I’ve also been thinking lately that we’ve come a long way since 2008 in Obama’s program to fundamentally transform America, haven’t we? He kept it purposely vague, but … Continue reading →
From Andrew C. McCarthy: Well, the mystery is solved, at least if you can believe what the usual sieves — those courageously anonymous “former U.S. officials” — have told their notetakers at the Washington Post. As I surmised in last … Continue reading →