I detest the Biden administration’s unraveling of so many of the accomplishments of the Trump administration. I only hope that a lot of the positives of the last four years will survive nevertheless, or at least that people watching the … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s thread about Joe Biden, the name of Barack Obama came up. There was a dispute in the comments about just how in charge Obama is right now, and also about how much in charge Obama was during his … Continue reading →
At the time, it was looked on as something rather scandalous. This headline at Reuters tries to turn it into a Republican attack on Obama: “Obama seeks to blunt Republican attack over comment.” An excerpt: President Barack Obama said on … Continue reading →
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 →