American Thinker Blog
July 31, 2008
Much ado about Barack Obama's offer of 'tenure'
Was Barack Obama offered a tenured position at the University of Chicago Law School? Why don't law professors there remember such an offer? More
July 31, 2008
Audit Bureau Liberalizes Rules to Prop Up Flagging Newspaper Circulation
The newspaper industry apparently has a death wish. More
July 31, 2008
It ain't gonna be Hillary
As Barack Obama's search for a running mate enters the final stages, it is becoming more and more clear that whatever shot Hillary Clinton had of joining the ticket, it is now a vritual certainty that Obama will choose someone else. More
July 31, 2008
#2 Democrat in the House would support return of the Fairness Doctrine
How can we go back to the days when talk radio was virtually banned due to requirements under the Fairness Doctrine? More
July 31, 2008
Where in the World is Obama's Missing Thesis?
No one seems to know where we can find Obama's thesis on Soviet nuclear disarmament. More
July 31, 2008
Bad news for Dems: GDP Numbers Show Still No Recession (updated)
On July 12th of this year, just two and a half weeks ago, noted economist and Messiah Barack Obama stated to an adoring crowd in San Diego that the country is in a recession. More
July 31, 2008
Obama Energy Plan: Fill Tires Not Oil Tanks
It appears we can add automobile fuel efficiency and oilfield recovery forecasting to the already extensive Areas of Obama's Sudden Expertise list.
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July 31, 2008
Obama's Broken Promise to be redeemed by conservatives
In August of 2006, Barack Obama journeyed to his ancestral village in Kenya in order to discover his roots and visit family members. He made a promise and broke it. More
July 31, 2008
Red, white, and blue coffeehouse
In a welcome reversal of history, where coffee houses were associated with Beatnicks and then with Millenials, there is now a coffee shop opens for us conservatives. More
July 31, 2008
Obama Comics (continued)
Doug Ross has been chronicling the Barack Obama story in comic book format. A new issue is out today.
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July 31, 2008
'Wild Bill' Obama
Obama's link to the wild west. More
July 31, 2008
The John Edwards cover-up and the IRS (updated)
John Edwards allegedly has been funneling $15,000 a month in hush money/child support to his mistress Rielle Hunter. Has he paid a gift tax and avoided money laundering pitfalls? More
July 30, 2008
Obama and Likud
Barack Obama made clear his attitude toward Likud. Now Israel must choose a new prime minister. More
July 30, 2008
Frozen fish chic
While the foodie trend is to demand we eat only local produce -- wherever we live and no matter how impractical that may be -- the latest trend is even more preposterous. More
July 30, 2008
US Confronts Pakistan over ISI Ties with AQ
We tried shaming the Pakistani government a few years ago by doing this exact same thing; More
July 30, 2008
The Edwards scandal is now an MSM scandal
Roughly a week has passed since the National Enquirer revealed what it alleged to be evidence of John Edwards and his love child. More
July 30, 2008
Truly, totally frightening Megalomania from Obama
Did Obama really say that in a meeting of House Democrats? More
July 30, 2008
More bad news for the New York Times... tick tock, tick tock
Moody's Investor's Services, the bond rating agency, has notified the New York Times Company that its bond rating may decline More
July 30, 2008
House issues apology for slavery, Jim Crow
Is this the beginning of a drive for reparations? More
July 30, 2008
As long as Obama is lowering the sea levels...
The candidate who must not be laughed at endures some outrageous satire at The People's Cube, an anti-communist website published in Russia. More
July 30, 2008
Nancy Pelosi outplatitudes Obama in New York
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a talk on Tuesday afternoon to a largely (90%) female -- and probably Democratic -- audience of admirers in New York. More
July 30, 2008
While in Landstuhl the Wounded Still Lay... (a poem)
As a vet I know how these visits go;/ They are contrived for the politicians,/ Who posture, pose for network shows,/ In controlled choreographed conditions. More
July 30, 2008
Fascinating piece in the Times about Obama's law school years
More on what Obama was like while at the University of Chicago More
July 30, 2008
Obama's Surprise Hiring at U. of C.
Obama's hiring by the University of Chicago - given his total lack of scholarly credentials - is puzzling More
July 29, 2008
Are you listening, President Obama?
No sooner did "The Operative Word is Hubris" appear in yesterday's AT than yet more evidence turned up confirming Barack Obama's status as a millennial-era version of the ancient Greek victim of runaway pride. More
July 29, 2008
Another Gift To The Dems
Republican Senator Ted Stevens has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury. There's still time to get in front of this.
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July 29, 2008
Sly fun at Obama's expense
Despite his desire to be off-limits for satire, the RNC does an amazingly good job of light-heartedly mocking Obama while delvering an serious message. The Stupid Party finally gets something right!
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July 29, 2008
How to Lie With Statistics
With apologies to Darrel Huff and his famous book of the same title, today's papers provide a wonderful demonstration of how the mainstream press - in this case, The New York Times, can use real statistics to justify politically spun conclusions. More
July 29, 2008
Wexler Games the Tax Codes of Fla and Md
We have more details on how Congressman Robert Wexler -- for whom no liberal spending program is too much -- has gamed the tax system for his benefit: More
July 29, 2008
Israeli Defense Officials See US Gambit in Iran Talks
The Israeli defense officials who are saying that recent talks between Iran and the US are nothing more than a smokescreen by America to legitimize an attack later have no evidence for their speculation:
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July 29, 2008
Check that 'Record' Deficit Again
Liberal economist Dean Baker at the American Prospect points out the obvious. More
July 29, 2008
The stealth socialist
Today's absolutely must-read article is an editorial in Investor's Business Daily laying out the powerful case that Barack Obama is in fact a socialist whose agenda in his first term alone would radically reshape the economy. More
July 29, 2008
Dems Running Scared on Drilling
Majority Leader Harry Reid is feeling the heat on the offshore drilling issue More
July 29, 2008
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey and AT's Rick Moran on the air
Live at 7:00 PM central time. More
July 29, 2008
Report: It's Pawlenty
As a running mate, Pawlenty would be a "safe" choice More
July 29, 2008
Hey Barack - Where's the 'Bounce?' (updated)
Looks like Obama traveled all that way for nothing. More
July 29, 2008
Jamie Gorelick's Cloudy Memory
Ms. Gorelick certainly has a selective memory when it comes to her time in the Clinton Justice Department. More
July 29, 2008
Sen. Coburn Wins a Big One for Pork-Busters in the Senate (updated)
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid attempted to bring up for a vote what was being referred to as the "Tomnibus" bill -- an omnibus spending bill More
July 29, 2008
Did the Obama campaign 'play' Judaism's most holy spot
Maariv, the Israeli newspaper that was criticized for publishing the note Obama left in the Western Wall (the "Wailing Wall"), now claims the note was leaked to it by the Obama campaign. More
July 29, 2008
Jon Voigt on Barack Obama
From the depths of liberal Hollywood, Academy Award winning actor Jon Voigt expresses thoughts not too common from that part of the country, that industry in a Washington Times Op Ed More
July 29, 2008
Gun sales up in Texas
Well, it seems like some Texans -- anticipating the prospect of an Obama presidency -- are stocking up on firearms. More
July 28, 2008
Taliban fractures
Last year we predicted that some Taliban tribes would split from al Qaeda and jockey for position to align with the Pakistan government. It's happening. More
July 28, 2008
How to twist the news
The Associated Press frames a story about a shooter to make it look like he must be a conservative More
July 28, 2008
A John Edwards infomercial via PBS
John Edwards has a new infomercial being broadcast on PBS's "NOW"! Sponsored unwittingly by taxpayers, it was taped before the scandal over his alleged "love child" broke More
July 28, 2008
Meanwhile in Waziristan
AJ Strata faithfully watches what happens across the Pakistan border in the lawless Waziristan where Bin Laden is believed to be hiding. More
July 28, 2008
Iran's 'preconditions' to meet with a President Obama
Obama might not have any preconditions but the Iranians aren't that stupid More
July 28, 2008
Obama ad surge a bust
After spending millions of dollars in key battleground states this summer, it appears that Barack Obama has not improved his numbers in any substantial way More
July 28, 2008
Progress comes to 'progressive' Berkeley
Something useful is getting done in Berkeley, despite the bets efforts of the Banana crowd (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone). More
July 28, 2008
Imposing Educational Outcomes
Two articles in the last week indicate just how far some attitudes about education have shifted away from something students work for and toward it being a birthright, an entitlement. More
July 28, 2008
Minority journalists give Obama a standing O
Despite their worries about unseemly displays of affection for a politician whose campaign they must cover, the minority journalists assembled at the "Unity" convention in Chicago managed to behave themselves better than in earlier sessions. More
July 28, 2008
Al-Qaeda on the ropes but still a danger
Their organization has been smashed but al-Qeada proved today that they are still capable of mounting a coordianted suicide attack on Iraqi civilians. More
July 28, 2008
McCain comes out against Racial Preferences
Banning racial preferences could turn into a winning issue for McCain More
July 28, 2008
More Iranian 'Rough Justice'
Mass hangings put on for the titilation and pleasure of the Iranian people. More
July 27, 2008
Labour's 'suicide election' (updated)
Odd, that as Europe's left is having a hard time staying alive, much of this country seems enamored of the most radically leftist candidate ever. More
July 27, 2008
NYT writes about terror bombing in India. Guess what's missing?
Perhaps if their editors got out among ordinary Americans they would realize how stupid this evasion of the obvious makes them look. More
July 27, 2008
Minority journalists worried about too much enthusiasm for Obama
The not-quite-yet chosen one addresses a meeting of minority journalists today, and the scribes are worried about unseemly displays of affection and enthusiasm. More
July 27, 2008
1/3 of UK Muslim students believe what?
A survey of UK university students reveals some disturbing information about the attitudes of the Muslim subgroup, compared to their non-Muslim counterparts. More
July 27, 2008
Is Mugabe - Finally - On his Way Out?
Hopeful signs that Mugabe's days are numbered. More
July 27, 2008
Obama Disparged Foreign Trips in the past
I guess it's ok for taxpayers to foot the bill when he's running for president. More
July 27, 2008
'The Top Ten Things that Creep Me Out About Obama'
For your reading pleasure this morning, I thought I would include something of my own creation. A "Top Ten" of things that really creep me out about Obama. More
July 27, 2008
Barack Obama's Curious Rabbi
In a Chicago Sun-Times piece published today, Rabbi Arnold Wolf again praises Barack Obama and vouches for him when it comes to his foreign policy and views towards Israel. More
July 27, 2008
Disappointed in Obama's unfulfilled pledge
If you believe Obama's promise to bring change, consider Obama's visit to a school in Kogelo. Kenya in 2006 and what he promised locals. More
July 27, 2008
When Barry Comes Flyin' Home Again...
A poem best appreciated when humming the tune of the popular Civil War song, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again," or the Irish folk classic, "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye." More
July 27, 2008
'The other side of Obama's brain'
That phrase is used to describe Valerie Jarrett, the as-yet little known key adviser to Barack Obama. More
July 27, 2008
The Associated Press Says 'US Now Winning Iraq War'
I nearly dropped my bowl of Rice Krispies when I saw this article this morning. More
July 27, 2008
Don't tear down this wall, Mr. Obama
As a counter to Barack Obama's call to tear down walls, it would help to review what a Marine recently wrote: More
July 27, 2008
A Tale from the Land of Fifty-seven States
In the eighth year of the third millennium, near the time the earth's Great Cooling began, a London town crier called Gerard the Baker heralded the coming of the Child who was the Anointed One. More
July 26, 2008
Dancing in the (UK) streets
My friend PUK is angry that I haven't made note of the big lose Labour just suffered. More
July 26, 2008
Who's Paying Mr. Eurobama?
Since Mr. Eurobama is so popular on the other side of the Pond, and since he is clearly the Euros' pick in our Presidential contest, I'm just wondering whether we are still going to be stuck paying his salary and for all of the hoopla he seems to garner wherever he goes. More
July 26, 2008
Why is Rush Limbaugh so popular and effective?
Journalists and leftists love to hate Rush Limbaugh, all the while consumed with envy of his success More
July 26, 2008
Has McCain Finally Taken the Gloves Off?
It seems that John McCain may finally be abandoning his "take it easy on Barack" approach to campaigning More
July 26, 2008
NY Times Complains: 'Not enough dead soldiers'
The Times vs. Common Decency More
July 26, 2008
The Most Incredible Example of Obama Media Love Yet
I am tempted to start a regular weekly blog post featuring the funniest "news" report on Obama that shows the reporter in the tank for the candidate. More
July 26, 2008
Obama Team floats name of unknown, unqualified Republican for Veep
Vice President of what? More
July 26, 2008
Organ donor cars and the Democrats
I was talking with my nephew who is now old enough to drive and is selecting his first personal vehicle. Reviewing his options, I asked if he had considered the Smart Car or any of the other micro-mini-sub-compacts. More
July 26, 2008
A Cat's Tale: Conservatism vs Liberalism
A stray cat had kittens in our yard. My wife attempted to barricade the kittens in a contained area to protect them from predators. More
July 26, 2008
Another definition for the discourse
What do you call it when someone spews ideological garbage? More
July 26, 2008
William Tate on the Roger Hedgcock Show
AT contributor William Tate is appearing today on the nationally syndicated Roger Hedgcock Show, starting at 1 PM EDT, 10AM PDT. Listen here on the web.
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July 25, 2008
Violence breaks out at minority journalists' 'Unity' Convention
Worst-named convention ever.Mark Fitzgerald of Editor & Publisher attended the so called "Unity ‘08" convention of the various minority journalists' groups. And the fellow he was interviewing started getting physically attacked by opponents. Dozens of police cars descended on the... More
July 25, 2008
US Strengthening Zimbabwe Sanctions
If Africans are going to ignore the problem of Zimbabwe, the doesn't mean the rest of the world has to stand still and do nothing. More
July 25, 2008
Washington Post: Why Not Debate More Drilling?
While the New York Times continues on its self-destructive path, the role of the grown-up liberal in the media business now belongs solely to the Washington Post. More
July 25, 2008
Hysterical Obama Send up by Gerard Baker
This one is definitely a keeper. More
July 25, 2008
Obama's casual way with the truth
Barack Obama gave us more than some magnificent photo-ops when he spoke in Berlin yesterday. By trying to look presidential, he revealed more then he intended to about his operating style More
July 25, 2008
Susan Estrich on the love affair between Obama and the press
Susan Estrich ran the Dukakis campaign in 1988 and knows a thing or two about the press and politics. More
July 25, 2008
Obama can't make up his mind if overseas trip is political or not
Of all the cynical, hypocritical moves made by the Obama campaign, these strain the imagination.
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July 25, 2008
How to defeat Democrats
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) shows Republicans the path to defeating the Democrats in November by verbally thrasing Robert Wexler (D-MD) & Chris Mathews ( D-MSNBC) in a televised discussion yesterday. More
July 25, 2008
Obama: 'Tear down this Wall' - to Israel
Obama's somewhat vapid, cliche ridden speech in Germany yesterday included a curious references to "new walls" erected to "divide us from one another:" More
July 25, 2008
The audacity of no fact checking
In Berlin, Obama was just making up facts! His fiction about Belfast is even worse than hi story about Airlift flights turning back. More
July 25, 2008
Mine Eyes Have Seen... (a poem)
Mine eyes have seen the stories from Obama's media horde;/ They are trampling out what sanity their liberal brains once stored. More
July 24, 2008
Obama trip press frenzy backfires
An odd thing happened on Barack's trip to Baghdad. A lot of Americans realized we are winning the war on terror. More
July 24, 2008
The audacity of fiction
Barack Obama today stated in Berlin that "many planes were forced to turn back" from the Berlin Airlift because of the bleak German weather. Great imagery, but contrafactual.
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July 24, 2008
A pact that must not be rejected
Condoleezza Rice's article today at Real Clear Politics arguing for ratification of the United-States-Colombia Free Trade Pact is a pleasant surprise. More
July 24, 2008
Dem and Dumber in Ohio
Democratic congressional candidate Mary Jo Kilroy sent a look-alike to a rural parade. More
July 24, 2008
Obama's Berlin Subtext
Obama gave his long awaited speech in Berlin today. It was much ado about nothing. With classic Obama arrogance, he appropriated Ronald Reagan's rhetoric More
July 24, 2008
Obama's Love for our soldiers only goes so far
I guess unless he can use troops as props in his little propaganda shows, they mean nothing to him. More
July 24, 2008
Aren't we forgetting something, Barack?
Like maybe, that little event, incidental to most of us, called an election? More
July 24, 2008
Dems won't help reform military voting
Obstructionism by Democrats - the party of voting rights. More
July 24, 2008
What Committee was that, Senator?
Obama - all things to all people. And that includes all committees - even if he's not a member. More
July 24, 2008
Latest Jeremaid from the Times' Kristof
More twaddle from a man who claims to "support" the state of Israel More
July 24, 2008
Avert your eyes!
Certain precincts of the left are upset that conservative bloggers notice the creepy resemblance between Obama propaganda art and that of assorted demagogues. Now that he is in Berlin... More
July 24, 2008
Obama's German presidential speech
"It's not going to be a political speech," we are assured." Really? More
July 24, 2008
Read it and weep
Standard and Poor's says it may cut its rating on the NYT to "junk" status. But the news gets worse. More
July 24, 2008
Berlin's sly phallic tribute to Obama
"When will they start laughing at him?" is still the biggest question about Obama in Europe. More
July 24, 2008
Media Bias Even Infects the Funnies
At least one mainstream media cartoonist is using the funnies to spin political history away from the facts. More
July 23, 2008
Residency issues/tax issues dog Wexler (extensively updated)
One of Barack Obama's strongest Congressional supporters may not even be a resident of the district he has represented in Congress. More
July 23, 2008
It's rewrite time again for Obama
Steve Glbert catches Obama rewriting (without acknowledging he's done so) his pledge on dealing with Iran. More
July 23, 2008
Veep Watch: Pawlenty? Jindal?
Ever since Bob Novak wrote a column saying that the McCain campaign would make a decision this week on the Vice Presidential running mate, speculation has been building. More
July 23, 2008
The Conservative Underground - in Hollywood
I wouldn't doubt that they have a secret handshake. More
July 23, 2008
Bin Laden Driver Knew 9/11 Targets
Yes, but he's innocent - so he says: More
July 23, 2008
The problem of Obama's moral relativism
Senator Obama seems to be engaging in the same type of moral relativism that is at the heart of the failure to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. More
July 23, 2008
No hearings on a massive bailout?
The House may be voting on the trillion $ bailout of Freddie and Fannie without any hearings -- and the bill is super porked up. More
July 23, 2008
The Audacity of Inevitability
Sometimes you wonder why John McCain is even bothering to run. More
July 23, 2008
Regarding McCain's Rejected Op-Ed
The op-ed the New York Times thinks you didn't deserve to see. More
July 23, 2008
The Achilles Heel of global warming theory
The scientific and mathematical details of Viscount Monckton's paper may be beyond the layman; however this paragraph near the end stands out and is comprehendible to all More
July 23, 2008
William Tate and Bob Weir on air
William Tate will be the Guest of Greg Allen on The Right Balance talk show today at 11:30AM Eastern to discuss his article Big Media Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is. A web feed is a avialble. More
July 22, 2008
The Trip that Did Not Deliver
With the major media in full swoon mode -- every network anchor covering the Obama trip, and only one reporter following John McCain to New Hampshire Monday night, the polls should be moving strongly for Obama. More
July 22, 2008
Michael Totten on The Rick Moran Show
"The World's Most Interesting Man" on with AT's Rick Moran tonight. More
July 22, 2008
Uday's Rolls Royces
Guess where 5 luxury cars were stashed? Isn't this a big clue about WMD? More
July 22, 2008
Unrepentant APS softens but doesn't remove offensive Monckton disclaimer
A controversial disclaimer the American Physical Society added days after publication to a scientific paper they had solicited from Christopher Monckton was toned down sometime yesterday. More
July 22, 2008
Obama to seek "victory" in Iraq
Barack Obama has now gone where no Democrat has gone before. More
July 22, 2008
American flag disappears from the Obama campaign plane's tail
Nobody's saying he's unpatriotic, but what kind of man uses his own symbol instead of the flag on the tail of his official campaign plane? More
July 22, 2008
New York Times and its plans
Advertising Age profiles the New York Times today and reveals that the newspaper is planning to beef up its business coverage More
July 22, 2008
Michelle 'O' - Elect Obama! Save the Children!
Maybe Obama should keep his wife under lock and key until the election. More
July 22, 2008
Obama's Strategy:A cultural, Not a Political, Campaign
The fine mind of Shelby Steele explains why Jesse Jackson hates Barack Obama. It is a must-read. More
July 22, 2008
Fawning, groveling, Euro-lickspittle Press for Obama
Politico is reporting this but I'm not believing it.
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July 22, 2008
Why the Times rejected McCain's Op Ed
NY Times political blogger Kate Phillips reports on the behind the scenes arrogant thinking of the NY Times' editors who rejected Senator John McCain's potential Op-Ed. More
July 22, 2008
Supreme Court error now formally raised in new filing
Will the Supreme Court admit it made an error in a major case? The state of Louisiana has filed a motion for rehearing that will test the question. More
July 22, 2008
Why Doesn't The GOP Leadership Just Resign?
Aren't leaders supposed to actually lead? More
July 22, 2008
Follow-up #2: 'Hillary's Texas Money Bundler'
Obama's and McCain's fund-raising efforts are running close in a key border area in and around McAllen, Texas, an area rich in Hispanic voters. More
July 22, 2008
From the creators of Jimmy Carter's meeting with Hamas: Dan Seals for Congress
What happens when your congressman is pro-Israel and thinks Hamas is a terrorist organization? More
July 22, 2008
Abu Dhabi Buys Big Stake in GE
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Mubadala Development, one of the most active of Abu Dhabi's investment firms, is staking $8 billion on an investment in General Electric. More
July 22, 2008
Kyle-Anne Shiver, Bob Weir on the air
Kyle-Anne Siver will appear on the nationally syndicated Michael Medved show, and Bob Weir on the Ron Smith Show in Baltimore. Times and links available. More
July 21, 2008
What the Old News Media Risks From Its Bias
Somewhere during this campaign the old news media reached the tipping point and their bias meter slid into the red zone. More
July 21, 2008
The bias gets even more blatant
The Drudge Report and Fox News are reporting today that the New York Times has denied an opinion piece from Senator John McCain after publishing Senator Barack Obama's op-ed last week. More
July 21, 2008
Hillary's disappearing Obama criticism
Steve Gilbert reminds us what Hillary said about Obama and Afghanistan. Strangely enough, the public record is hard to find. More
July 21, 2008
Obama Meets a Grateful Planet
The candidate says he "never" has doubts about his foreign policy experience. This startling admission is worth pondering. More
July 21, 2008
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Christopher Dodd
With the practical collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac upon us, a good measure of the political bias of the media is who they're claiming is responsible. More
July 21, 2008
Iraqi Government Wants US out by 2010
Maliki continues to stir the pot in this country. More
July 21, 2008
Another disaster for 'compassionate' liberalism
It seemed like such a good idea to the liberals in Seattle.... More
July 21, 2008
Obama Campaign issues Dress Code for Female Reporters
It appears that Team Obama didn't want to offend any Muslim sensibilities on his trip to the Middle East. More
July 21, 2008
Ignore The Media: Al-Maliki Did Not Embrace Obama's Withdrawal Plan
The media has gone from being merely biased to advancing false propaganda on behalf of the Obama campaign.
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July 21, 2008
Obama Wants to be President '8-10 Years'
Obama and the "Butterfly Effect" More
July 21, 2008
Sen Lieberman on Obama's trip to Iraq (updated)
Sometimes a comment on TV rises to the level of an aphorism. More
July 21, 2008
Myth of the Stupid Voter
Surprise! MSM not as clever as they think. More
July 21, 2008
That New Yorker cover
One thing that had not come up in all the words that have spilled over the satire is that the Obama camp's indignation is based on a completely false premise. More
July 21, 2008
Obama talks the talk of Foreign Affairs
Senator Barack Obama is beginning his glory tour of Europe and the Mideast, two areas of the world that would be natural for him to visit More
July 21, 2008
Andrew Bostom on the Dennis Prager Show
AT frequent contributor Andrew Bostom will be the guest today on the Dennis Prager Show. An internet feed is available. More
July 20, 2008
Is Barack Obama's speech site tainted by Nazi past?
Yet another instance of an amateur walking into problems in dealing with international relations. More
July 20, 2008
The Onion to the rescue
Just when our national humor crisis seemed to be at its lowest point.... More
July 20, 2008
No nukes on NBC News
Something was missing from today's Meet the Press, besides Tim Russert's affability: hard questions. More
July 20, 2008
Michelle Obama as racial victim
Get out your handkerchiefs. Poor Michelle Obama apparently is now the emblem of the victimization of all black women. A media campaign is underway More
July 20, 2008
Not Everyone in Europe is Crazy in Love with Obama
Common sense not entirely dead on the Continent More
July 20, 2008
Media Messing Itself in Describing Obama's Trip
Media canonizes Obama. All that's missing is the halo. More
July 20, 2008
Save The Baby Penguins
You might have read recently about baby penguins dying in Rio de Janeiro. Even before the facts are in, the liberal media knows what to blame. More
July 20, 2008
Democrats Proclaim Themselves Geniuses Because Maliki Agrees with Obama
Question for Democrats: Should we forget all your previous stupidity on Iraq and now call you geniuses? More
July 20, 2008
Sorry - Wrong Kennedy
Paralles between JFK and Obama may be less apt than they would be for another Kennedy. More
July 20, 2008
A disgruntled Democrat writes to us
A Democrat writes us about a letter from his party that disturbs him greatly. More
July 19, 2008
The American Physical Society Owes Lord Monckton an Immediate Apology
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley has penned a letter to the President of the American Physical Society demanding that an offensive disclaimer to one of his papers be removed from the APS website or justified to his satisfaction. More
July 19, 2008
Romney, McCain warming up frosty relations
Is McCain moving in Romney's direction for Veep? More
July 19, 2008
Beijing to Airbrush Pollution from the Olympics
Ever wonder (in your worst nightmares) what it might be like to live in a totalitarian state like China? More
July 19, 2008
First-hand account of heroic outpost defense in Afghanistan (updated)
On Sunday, July 13, a remote combat outpost near the village of Wanat in Afghanistan's rugged Kunar province on the Pakistan border was nearly overrun by a combined force of some 200 Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. More
July 19, 2008
Al Qaeda on the ropes
Are the signs of increased violence in Pakistan/Afghanistan a sign hat AQ is on its last legs, and that they have lost their grip in the Arab world? More
July 19, 2008
Obama's Magical Mystery Tour Begins
The world readies itself for Obamania. More
July 19, 2008
Methodists Endorse Bush Library at Southern Methodist University
While the library and public policy institute's eventual at SMU was a foregone conclusion, this vote is a further repudiation of the bankrupt arguments that have been trotted out by opponents of the library. More
July 19, 2008
How Obama could prove he has a sense of humor
The nation is worried. Comedians from New York to LA are trying to figure out if they are allowed to make jokes about Barack Obama. More
July 19, 2008
Maliki Embraces Obama Timetable for Withdrawal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a German newsmagazine that he supported the idea of American troops leaving Iraq within the 16 month time frame proposed by Barack Obama. More
July 18, 2008
Foreign Policy: Is Obama a Puppet? (Updated)
After reading the article on Barack Obama's foreign policy team in the New York Times this morning, I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. 300 foreign policy advisors? More
July 18, 2008
Judge Rejects Gitmo Trial Delay
It appears that Osama Bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, will go on trial as scheduled on Monday. More
July 18, 2008
A recipe for starvation
Foolish foodies want to politicize food production. Their efforts include a program to boycott food not grown locally. More
July 18, 2008
Leader of the 9 Percenters calls Bush 'A total failure'
Say WHAT? More
July 18, 2008
Some German venue suggestions for Obama
While it seems that his preposterously narcissistic notion of a speech before the Brandenburg Gate has been scotched by German authorities, no alternate venue has been named. More
July 18, 2008
The inconvenient truth about Gore
And now let's take an inconvenient truth tour of the home Al Gore returns to after a long, hard day on the do as I say not what I do lecture/media circuit More
July 18, 2008
Congressional Democrats bullying lobbyists and businesses
In a series of recent stories that has gotten virtually no mainstream media coverage, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his fellow Democrats in both the Senate and the House discuss pressuring lobbyists who donate to the GOP. More
July 18, 2008
'Who Does he think he is?'
Charles Krauthammer has an excellent column on Barack Obama today in which he exposes the candidate's extraordinary narcissism. More
July 18, 2008
Lebanese terrorist praises Zionists
If even he notices, why doesn't the entire world? More
July 18, 2008
'Obama' girl at the 'Netroots Nation'
Amber Lee Ettinger, better known as the Obama girl, attended the left wing convention Netroots Nation meeting in Austin, TX. More
July 18, 2008
You were saying something about a Global Warming Consensus?
Deathly news for the religion of Global Warming. Looks like at least one prominent scientific group has changed its mind about the irrefutability of evidence regarding man made climate change. More
July 18, 2008
You were saying something about a Global Warming Consensus?
Deathly news for the religion of Global Warming. Looks like at least one prominent scientific group has changed its mind about the irrefutability of evidence regarding man made climate change. More
July 18, 2008
If a Network Anchor falls in the forest and no one hears him, is he still biased?
Obama's coronotion tour through the Middle East will feature some well known attendants. More
July 18, 2008
Barack's Disgraceful Global Phony-Ops
Barack Obama has never been President, but he plays one on TV. More
July 18, 2008
They preen that others may sacrifice
Americans for Prosperity catch on video Gore's supporters arriving in cabs for his speech on global warming in which he calls for higher gas taxes and greater use of public transportation.
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July 17, 2008
Thomas Lifson on the Rapid Decline of the New York Times
AT's editor and publisher Thomas Lifson takes on the deteriorating business conditions at the New York Times in an article published on Pajamas Media today. More
July 17, 2008
Another inconvenient truth down the Obama Memory Hole
The staggering implications of another embarrassing Obama statement would remain unexplored, with the public record obscured, were it not for internet journalists. More
July 17, 2008
Former IDF Rabbi Alleges Hezb'allah Torture
It is unknown if the dead bodies of two Israeli soldiers were mutilated before or after their deaths. More
July 17, 2008
Beginning government education at birth?
I decided to take a glimpse at "Barack Obama's Plan for Lifetime Success Through Education." What I read there was more than a little disturbing More
July 17, 2008
$52 Million Raised by Obama in June. Is it enough?
Now that Obama has eschewed federal financing of his campaign, he is entirely beholden to his supporters for money to run his campaign. More
July 17, 2008
Israel weaker, Hezb'allah stronger
What do Islamic radicals think when Western-style governments show their soft side? Just look at the reaction to the recent prisoner and body swap between Israel and Hezb'allah. More
July 17, 2008
Jewish voters and Obama
Liberal media outlets are anxious to deny that Barack Obama has a problem with support from Jewish voters. Polling data debunks their debunking. More
July 17, 2008
The Orwellian logic of Israel's 'swap' with Hezb'allah
Israel's uneven "swap" with terror group Hezbollah -- five imprisoned terrorists for two dead Israeli solidiers -- provoked gloating and celebrations among Hezbollah yesterday. It obviously will invite more terrorism against Israel More
July 17, 2008
Campaigning for versus serving in office
Barack Obama is a world class runner -- for his next political office. Doesn't leave much time for actually serving in office, though. Check out the track record. More
July 17, 2008
Encouraging Poll Numbers for McCain
Rich Baehr gives us a report from the campaign's front lines. More
July 17, 2008
Network Anchors to Give Obama Campaign Doting Coverage Overseas
This article (in the New York Times, no less) makes clear that bias is effecting the campaign of Barack Obama More
July 17, 2008
Obama Runs from Daily Kos Netroots
Eager to disassociate himself-at least optically-from the far left activists of his party, presumptive Democratic nominee stiffs the annual convention of Netroots Nation. In contrast to past behavior, he is choosing to sit out this year's convention. More
July 17, 2008
McCain & Obama Education Plans Are Worlds Apart
McCain spent about half of his speech yesterday to the N.A.A.C.P. outlining his education plans for America, an approach much different than the plan proposed by Senator Obama.
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July 17, 2008
A revolution in schools?
A revolution may be occurring in big city schools. What will Barack Obama have to say about this? More
July 16, 2008
Archaeologists and political correctness
I suppose I should by now be inured to the news the academics, NGOs and scientific organizations are often agenda-driven propagandists and not truth seekers, but this report cinches it:
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July 16, 2008
Gallup: Congressional Approval Ratings Hits All Time Low, Again
Gallup is reporting that their latest Congressional Approval poll has resulted in the lowest approval rating for Congress ever recorded: 14%.
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July 16, 2008
Special Forces leaders being promoted
Four out 40 (10%) of the president's nominees for Brigadier General are Special Forces officers, which is a much higher than normal proportion. More
July 16, 2008
How Wrong are the Democrats on Drilling?
A common response of the Democrats when confronted with citizens advocating for increased offshore drilling is that the results are "years off into the future" More
July 16, 2008
'Undivided' Jersualem evasions dissected
Rick Richman masterfully dissects the evasions of Barack Obama on an undivided Jerusalem. More
July 16, 2008
Bush refuses to play Nanny on energy conservation
It's been a while since I've had much good to say about President Bush so here you go all you Bush fans. More
July 16, 2008
Consumer Prices Up 1.1% in June
That's the highest monthly increase in three years. Inflation for the last 12 months stands at 5% which is the highest since 1991.
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July 16, 2008
Global Warming: The Courage To Do Nothing (updated)
Is the scientific debate over on global warming? Not according to the American Physical Society* in this year's July's issue of Physics and Society . More
July 16, 2008
If you want something done right, do it yourself
Don't look now but Pakistan is apparently about to be in for a very rude awakening. More
July 16, 2008
Bovine emissions 23 times more damaging than CO2
It appears that our efforts to control C02 emissions may be misguided, as the real culprit in global warming could be cows. The More
July 16, 2008
Obama and Europe: the same moral arrogance -- and ignorance
Obama won't debate John McCain in free-form Townhall settings, so he is jetting off to Europe, where millions of liberal suckers will fall down, kiss the ground, and worship him. More
July 16, 2008
The Sheen is off Obama Candidacy
Is it possible that Obama's recent spate of flip flops has so damaged his reputation as a man of principle that the voters now see him as something less than a savior of America? More
July 16, 2008
Democrats Grumbling over Obama Snubs
There are some dark clouds in Obama land today More
July 16, 2008
How serious is Iran about talking to the United States?
And which candidate benefits by this small move by the administration toward negotiations? More
July 15, 2008
Senator Lieberman on Obama's Speech: Not Tough, Smart or Principled
Senator Lieberman 's critique of Obama's pre-fact finding tour statement on Iraq is on the mark: More
July 15, 2008
New leader for the AEI
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the highly regarded Washington think tank has named Arthur Brooks as it's eleventh president. More
July 15, 2008
Alfred E. Obama is Not Funny!!
If you think that Muslims burning the Danish Mohammed Cartoons don't have a sense of humor, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Just wait til the Political Correct Commissars catch you laughing at Barack Obama. More
July 15, 2008
Obama Scrubs website of surge criticism
Unbelievable but true. More
July 15, 2008
Poll Shows Increased Support for Sticking it out in Iraq
This Washington Post-ABC News poll shows surprising support for John McCain's Iraq policy of removing our troops based on conditions on the ground and not as a result of a hard and fast timetable that Barack Obama favors More
July 15, 2008
AGW: Short on science, long on religion
Here is a link to an excellent summary of two important articles from the Global Warming "Denier" camp More
July 15, 2008
Obama's Op-Ed on Iraq - Premise Untrue, And a History Lesson
The story behind Obama's editorial (My Plan For Iraq") just keeps on getting better and better. More
July 15, 2008
Obama's 'Ground Game' is to Marvel At
Obama's got the cash and the enthusiasm to dwarf the GOP efforts at GOTV More
July 15, 2008
The Tony Snow family trust
Tony Snow died young, left behind a family, and at the height of his earning potential, took a comparatively low-paying job in the White House. As a result, his children's financial future is by no means assured, especially their college educations. More
July 15, 2008
Obama the Political Chameleon
Tossing the entire left wing of the party off the bus. More
July 15, 2008
Special rules for Obama?
Sooner or later people are going to recognize the exquisite sensitivity of the Obama campaign to ridicule as weakness. More
July 15, 2008
An Ad Campaign that McCain should adopt
The Washington Post political columnist Chris Cillizza writes about a very effective ad campaign started by Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota that may hold promise not just for Coleman (who faces a well-funded, if controversial, opponent-comedian Al Franken) but for all Republican candidates. More
July 14, 2008
The Incredibly Thin Skin of Barack Obama (updated)
What's he going to do if he gets elected and the cartoonists have a field day as they do with every president? More
July 14, 2008
Obama's About Face on Undivided Jerusalem Complete
Classic about face from a serial flip flopper. More
July 14, 2008
Obama's 'Plan for Iraq'
Barack Obama has an op-ed in this morning's New York Times: My Plan for Iraq. It's just priceless. I thank him for timing it to accompany my article today, "Iraq and the Surrounding Region, As Obama Wanted It." More
July 14, 2008
Bush to lift Ban on Offshore Drilling
Just drill, baby... More
July 14, 2008
A refugee from jihad who benefitted humantiy as an American
The late Michael Debakey, one of the 20th century's most famous medical pioneers, ended up in the United States courtesy of jihad in his family's native Lebanon. More
July 14, 2008
Olympics to be an 'Anti-Free Speech Zone' - Again
Don't blame this on the commies because the rules banning posters and banners with a political or religious message were promulgated by the super-annuated mummies that make up the International Olympic Committee More
July 14, 2008
Obama's Hypocrisy on School Vouchers
This New York Sun editorial today "Obama and the AFT" is an eye opener regarding the candidate's hypocritical stance on school vouchers. More
July 14, 2008
Obama Re-invents his Trinity Church History
Newsweek swallows the revisionist history lock, stock, and both barrels More
July 14, 2008
The spread of advanced mathematics (continued)
I just learned the astonishing fact that Tenth-Century Pope Sylvester II personally introduced into Western Europe both Arabic (Hindi) numerals and the abacus. More
July 13, 2008
Was Schumer's Attack On Indymac Coordinated with 'activist' group?
CNBC is suggesting that Senator Schumer's unprecedented role in breaking Indymac, a Pasadena bank, was part of a coordinated scheme with The Center for Responsible Lending
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July 13, 2008
American Deserters Not Welcome in Canada
Times have changed. And army deserters are on notice. More
July 13, 2008
Top Democrat Blames Darfur, 'Black Hawk Down' on Global Warming
Some entertaining nonsense from a leading Democrat. More
July 13, 2008
America sizzles under heat wave - 72 years ago today!
A heat wave is now scorching California and Texas -- giving global warming advocates yet more ammunition to support their contention of impending climatic catastrophe. Yet 72 years ago today -- on July 13, 1936 -- America also was swooning... More
July 13, 2008
The New Yorker investigates Chicago influences on Obama
Ryan Lizza writes a New Yorker article entitled "Making it: How Chicago shaped Obama." If you ask me, Barack Obama does not come off well here. More
July 13, 2008
Is It Bailout Time for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The TimesOnline is reporting that the federal government is preparing to inject a combined $15 billion transfusion of liqiudity into Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to keep the two "government sponsored enterprises" from going under. More
July 13, 2008
Subscriber sues newspaper over cutbacks
A subscriber who renewed his subscription to a newspaper, only to read about major staff cutbacks in the newsroom after the check was cashed, is suing the paper More
July 13, 2008
GOP Veepstakes
Via American Thinker Political Correspondent Rich Baehr, we get an interesting update on the race as well as a look at how the odds for GOP Vice Presidential nominee are shaping up. More
July 13, 2008
Tony, We're Proud We Knew Ye (a poem)
A tribute to a great American from our poet laureate Russ Vaughn. More
July 13, 2008
Bush Fund Raiser Caught on Tape offering access for Library Donation
Buying access isn't a crime - but it should be. More
July 13, 2008
Pentagon Mulls Further Troop Reduction in Iraq
With violence down to levels not seen since the beginning of the war, the Pentagon is considering the withdrawal of additional American forces from Iraq More
July 12, 2008
Richard Baehr interview
AT's indefatigable chief political correspondent Richard Baehr spoke with the Cleveland Jewish News for an interview, which can be read here. More
July 12, 2008
Dallas Co. Commissioner Takes Race Sensitivity to Outer Space
This week's Idiotic Race Sensitivity Award goes to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. More
July 12, 2008
Possible Breakthrough in NoKo Disarmament Talks
It appears that the North Koreans have agreed to allow intrusive inspections of its plutonium creating sites to assure the international community that they are being dismantled. More
July 12, 2008
A brave man who exposed Saddam's nuclear secrets
"Sammi", the coauthor of our book Both In One Trench: Saddam's Secret Terror Documents is coming out of the shadows to do a book signing:
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July 12, 2008
Obama's Shock Troops
John Fund has a very good piece in today's Wall Street Journal detailing how the far left mobilized to snatch the nomination from Hillary for Obama and how they plan to operate to achieve an Obama victory in the general election.
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July 12, 2008
Is Obama pulling 'The Big Fade?'
The new Newsweek poll that came out yesterday showed Obama's numbers dropping like a stone. More
July 12, 2008
A candidate who needs help
Cynthia McKinney is running for the Green party nomination. She's "better" than Nader -- younger, more radical, more hostile to Israel and the US. And she's a twofer-- a black woman. More
July 12, 2008
Feds Blame Schumer for Run on Indymac
This may be a first in the history of the United States Senate. More
July 12, 2008
The PIckens Plan
There is something odd about this: here is a Texas oil man, complete with the Texas Twang, telling us we can't drill our way out of this one.
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July 12, 2008
Andrew Bostom on C-SPAN 2
Author and AT frequent contributor Andrew G. Bostom will appear on C-SPAN 2 twice tomorrow (Sunday) to discuss his new book The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism More
July 12, 2008
Tony Snow Dead at 53
Former White House Press Secretary for President Bush Tony Snow died early this morning, a victim of a reoccuring cancer that may have dimmed his health but never his spirit. More
July 12, 2008
Taking on Al Jazeera full throttle
Want to see an Al Jazeera interviewer walk into a human buzz-saw of an interviewee? Disucssing the most sensitive topics? Fasten your seat belt. More
July 11, 2008
Something for the mullahs to ponder
The Jerusalem Post reports that sources in the Iraqi Defense Ministry told a local network that Israel's air force is flying into Iraqi air space and using US bases there. More
July 11, 2008
Another Obama fiasco
NRO's Jim Geraghty delivers another example of Barack Obama's glib political opportunism and inability to follow through and deliver hope or change, More
July 11, 2008
Right on Cue: Obama Media Minions Focus on McCain's Divorce
It can be argued that Barack Obama won his Senate seat in 2004 on the back of his opposition's divorce files. He seems to be using the same appraoch with McCain. More
July 11, 2008
Signs of life for the McCain campaign
Rasmussen polling reveals a significant shift in last week toward McCain, and that is just one three good signs. More
July 11, 2008
Is Obama Having Trouble Raising Money?
All signs from the Obama campaign point to a significant slowdown in fundraising both on the web and from "bundlers."
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July 11, 2008
Newspaper find ready supply of cheap labor - J-school students!
How do journalism schools manage to keep training youngsters for an industry where employment is collapsing?
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July 11, 2008
Run for president, see the USA (at last)
Another oddity of the Obama campaign: the candidate hadn't really bothered to visit very much of America, prior to deciding to become its leader. More
July 11, 2008
8th Circuit says unborn = human
A great new 8th Circuit en banc (rehearing by the full court) opinion was delivered yesterday. More
July 11, 2008
Fannie, Freddie, and Uncle Sam
It would be the mother of all bailouts if it came to pass More
July 11, 2008
Obama for messiah (continued)
We welcome a new website (and artist) to the Obama comedy community More
July 11, 2008
The 'Obama Effect' in Germany
In case you hadn't noticed, there is a full fledged, trans-atlantic kerfluffle going on over Barack Obama's request to deliver a major address at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate More
July 11, 2008
Rep. Rangel's Special Housing Arrangements
Ah! The benefits of being a powerful Congressmen from a safe district. More
July 11, 2008
McCain and his 'Gramm Problem'
McCain kicks Gramm off the bus - and for good reason. More
July 11, 2008
We're Oh So... (a poem)
We're hip, we're cool and oh so arty;/ We're Democrats, the smarter party. We're sophisticated unlike you;/
We understand merci beaucoup.
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July 10, 2008
Make That 104
After recently adding Fox News to the Media Dishonesty Matters list, two more entries should be added. More
July 10, 2008
Is Hillary back in the Veep Picture?
There are still many Democrats urging Obama to take her and by doing so, heal the party. More
July 10, 2008
Campaign of ironies
First Hillary becomes the great white hope of Appalachia, now the American wife of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild calls Obama an elitist. More
July 10, 2008
Obama Regrets Pushing his Kids in front of Access Hollywood Cameras
Of all the low down, sneaky, dishonest political tricks, this one takes the cake. More
July 10, 2008
Jesse Jackson Gets Very Personal in Criticizing Obama (updated)
The incident reveals the fear that Jackson and other racialists like Al Sharpton feel with regard to Obama and the threat he poses to their little civil rights empires.
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July 10, 2008
The Pickens Plan -- only one part of the solution
T. Boone Pickens, the legendary Texas oilman, has been on a bit of a media blitz over the past few days, promoting wind-power, of all things. More
July 10, 2008
Iran Photoshopped its missile tests: AFP
The power of blogs once again shines the light of truth on those who would seek to put one over on us. More
July 10, 2008
AT posters finally available
At last AT is able to offer readers posters and other new merchandise of the highest quality. More
July 10, 2008
Rep. Wexler's Shameless Misinformation Campaign
Wexler is carrying water for Obama's Iran appeasement policy More
July 10, 2008
Judicial Watch files complaint on Obamas' mortgage
Judicial Watch has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over the below-average interest rate Barack and Michelle Obama received on their Hyde Park mansion in Chicago. Guess who broke the story? More
July 10, 2008
'What's Spanish for Hypocrite?'
Brilliant pandering by Obama to the Hispanic community. More
July 10, 2008
Senate Bill 2433
While the Global Poverty Act of 2007 could come up for a vote in the Senate at any time, the good news is that its huge potential price tag would require, it seems, further legislative action if it passes the Senate in its current form More
July 09, 2008
Air Force tanker contract bidding re-opened
In what amounts to another rebuke for the Air Force, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is taking over the process of buying a new fleet of aerial tankers More
July 09, 2008
Obama's string of surprises
Why is a would-be chief executive officer surprised so often by events? More
July 09, 2008
Make That 102
Liberals can now relax. Fox News can now be added to my Media Dishonesty Matters list of 101 incidents. More
July 09, 2008
Lehman Brothers slashes NYTCo price target
Virtually announcing to the world that the New York Times Company is in the process destroying shareholder value, Lehman Brothers evidently sees acceleration in corporate decline. More
July 09, 2008
Obama Whales not Rushing to Help Hillary
Despite urging from the candidate himself, Barack Obama's big campaign donors are not rushing to help Hillary Clinton retire her $20 million debt: More
July 09, 2008
The downside of MyBarackObama.com
Now that Barack Obama is tacking to the center in his general election strategy, the true believers are getting disillusioned, and they have the ability to organize -- courtesy of the campaign's own website. More
July 09, 2008
Iran Answers Obama's Olive Branch
Are you listening, Barack? More
July 09, 2008
Do Democrats Care about Chavez and his Oppression of the Jews?
American Thinker has long noted that many leading Democrats seem to have a special warm spot for Hugo Chavez, the increasingly dictatorial President of Venezuala. More
July 09, 2008
How much has the drilling moratorium cost you?
Much of the most promising American oil lands have been declared off limits for oil drilling and production for many years. This has cost us all lots of money More
July 09, 2008
Obama's Stadium Speech to Cost Networks a Bundle
Totalitarians don't seem to have this problem.
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July 09, 2008
What is Bill Clinton's Problem?
Bill Clinton hit the sewer smearing McCain and other service people who were prisoners of war. More
July 09, 2008
Imaginary Courage
The European lefts knows how to pick the objects of its derision carefully. More
July 09, 2008
First female wins top fighter pilot award
Kudos to Captain Shannon Lippert of the United States Air Force More
July 08, 2008
AT authors on air tonight
Richard Baehr wiill be the guest on The Rick Moran Show tonight between 7 and 8 PM Central. More
July 08, 2008
Knife control in Britain
Banning guns does not eliminate the impulse to violence that animates some people. More
July 08, 2008
A Four Day School Week? (updated)
In order to save money, a rural school district in Minnesota has opted for a four day school week, running Tuesday to Friday. Now comes the hard part. More
July 08, 2008
G-8 Calls for Zimbabwe Sanctions
Feasting on 19 course dinners while discussing the world wide food crisis might seem a little hypocritical to some. More
July 08, 2008
Obama's Voting Record Complicates His Shift to Political Center
This headline from Bloomberg, picked up by Drudge, says all any voter needs to know about post racial, post-ideology Sen Barack Obama (D-IL). More
July 08, 2008
EU to scale back Bio-fuel plans
They are reacting to several recent studies which have shown bio-fuels contributing to the current world food crisis More
July 08, 2008
Obama/Rezko -- the comic book version
Doug Ross has told in pictures the shocking story of Barack Obama's ties to Tony Rezko and his indifference to the victims of Rezko's housing. A must-see. More
July 08, 2008
Will Hillary Delegates get to vote for her?
The nightmare scenario of the Obama campaign involves Hillary Clinton giving a cracking good speech the first or second night of the convention and then stampeding some Obama delegates to vote for her on the first ballot. More
July 08, 2008
The symbolism of Obama's mass rally
New plans call for Obama to accept the Dems' nod, not at the Pepsi Center where the rest of the convention will occur, but at a football stadium whose naming rights are owned by Invesco, Ltd. More
July 08, 2008
A Chicago Operation from Top to Bottom
Someone, someday in the major media is going to wake up and take a good long look at Barack Obama's campaign and notice something very strange; it is staffed from top to bottom with Chicagoans More
July 08, 2008
Politically correct sex on the beach
It's amusing to see how politically correct newspapers invariably tiptoe around certain aspects of certain gay lifestyles. More
July 08, 2008
Italy Frees Achille Lauro Terrorist
Remember the name "Leon Klinghoffer?" He was a wheelchair bound American Jew on a cruise ship called the Achille Lauro when it was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists back in 1985 More
July 08, 2008
What WaPo Forgot to mention in Obama 'Faith' article
The MSM continues gliding over the more controversial aspects of Obama's life, pretending they don't exist or just ignoring them. More
July 07, 2008
Obama's lack of understanding exposed again
Barack Obama once again demonstrates both profound ignorance and naivete about the basics of running the American government. More
July 07, 2008
Voice of reason in Detroit
A small ray of hope in a city and profession with precious little. More
July 07, 2008
Soldier in Iconic Picture Dead at 31
It is good to be reminded at times of the human cost of our effort in Iraq. And that cost is born by our nation's finest - and the scars are not always visible.
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July 07, 2008
The multi-cultural one way street
Demands for "tolerance" in the name of multiculturalism apply only to wealthy, predominantly white countries. And within them, only to whites. More
July 07, 2008
UAE Cancels $7 Billion Iraqi Debt
In a sign that Arab countries may be starting to legitimize the Iraqi government, the United Arab Emirites has forgiven the entire $7 billion debt that Iraq owes the country: More
July 07, 2008
Obama's 'Nuremberg' Complex
Yes, I realize using a Nazi analogy is probably crossing a line somewhere but really, how else can you describe a candidate for President who eschews the forms and traditions of our democracy to substitute the imagry of totalitarian rallies of the past? More
July 07, 2008
Desperate warmists and weather reports
Dr. Tim Ball, a Canadian climatologist, debunks the desperate attempts of global warmists to assign blame for bad weather to rising atmospheric CO2 More
July 07, 2008
Despite Rhetoric, Obama a failure as an organizer
This piece in today's New York Times on Obama's "experience" as a community organizer in Chicago back in the 1980's is indicative of Obama's penchant for talking big with little to back it up: More
July 07, 2008
About That Democratic 'Unity'
It seems that despite the media-targeted love-fest in Unity, New Hampshire a week and a half ago, the Hillary-Obama marriage of convenience hasn't really taken off. More
July 07, 2008
40 Dead in Kabul Blast
In the deadliest attack since the Taliban fell, 40 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in front of the Indian embassy: More
July 07, 2008
55 MPH: No Blood for Oil
A nationwide 55 MPH speed limit is once again threatened. Think it will save lives? Think again. More
July 07, 2008
The New York Times vs. Common Decency
The Times deliberately "outs" the interrogator of Khalid Shaik Mohammed despite his pleas and the pleas of the CIA not to name him. More
July 06, 2008
President Bush exonerated of 'misleading statements' leading to Iraq war
Now that the truth about Iraq's WMD programs has come out, it is time to revisit the Joseph Wilson/Valerie Plame case. More
July 06, 2008
City inspectors know best
Celebrate diversity! Except, of course, when cultural food traditions run into the nanny state's desire to control what you eat. More
July 06, 2008
Strange G-8 Summit Starts Tomorrow in Japan
The G-8 Summit gets underway tomorrow in a little Japanese resort town of Toyako More
July 06, 2008
'Backtrack' Obama Puzzled over Press Reaction to his Iraq Comments
Barack "Backtrack" Obama is "puzzled" by the reaction in the press to his two completely opposite statements he made last Thursday on Iraq More
July 06, 2008
Bill Clinton Hints McCain Unstable
You stay classy, Bill Jeff: More
July 06, 2008
Show Your Gratitude
What is the best, least interruptive way of showing our young warriors gratitude for their service? Here's a suggestion that should catch on like wildfire. More
July 06, 2008
Iraqi Army Mopping up al-Qaeda in Mosul
In a joint US-Iraqi operation that began in May in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul directed at al-Qaeda's last redoubt, the Times OnLine reports that the Iraqis have achieved a spectacular success More
July 06, 2008
Bush to Attend Olympic Opening Ceremonies
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown won't be there. Neither will Germany's Angela Merkel More
July 05, 2008
Jesse Helms: Misunderstood (on purpose)
Senator Jesse Helms might well be the most mis-understood, mis-cast and "mis-appreciated" figure in American politics today. More
July 05, 2008
Thank a Warmist for third world starvation
A supposedly confidential World Bank report is said to blame biofuels demand for forcing world food prices up 75%. More
July 05, 2008
The Story behind Mugabe's Crackdown
This story in today's Washington Post is an incredible indictment of not just Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the tactics he used to steal the election, but it also should bring shame to the African leaders who continue to back his rule More
July 05, 2008
Obama, Clinton to hold Joint Fundraisers
Mega-bucks for the Democratic candidate in the offing. More
July 05, 2008
Both Parties Struggling with Convention Lineup
For convention planners from both parties, there is a unique problem they must deal with that is similar for both sides but carries different challenges as well. More
July 05, 2008
Deification of Obama in Europe
Obama worship jumps the Atlantic. More
July 05, 2008
Dems Find Unity Elusive
The Democratic race for president may have ended a month ago but there are clear signs among the rank and file that all is not well with former Hillary Clinton supporters.
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July 04, 2008
Leander (TX) school named after graduate killed in Iraq
This is a fascinating story when you consider that it probably would never happen in most Blue states, at least I don't think it would. More
July 04, 2008
Assassination Rumors Fly as British Spy Chief Falls Ill
So far, British intelligence is denying that their chief, Alex Allan, who chairs the Joint Intelligence Committee, is the victim of an assassination attempt More
July 04, 2008
Forgery Revealed in Kos Publication of Obama 'Birth Certificate' (updated)
This is an issue that isn't going away for the Obama campaign and unless they address it in an effort to put it to bed, it will become one of those "distractions" the candidate really hates: More
July 04, 2008
Creeping sharia takes a big step
Britain's most senior judge has endorsed the use of sharia law in the UK. More
July 04, 2008
Iowahawk does Obama
Obama's doing somersaults on all his positions including Iraq and the inimitable Iowahawk does his take on it More
July 04, 2008
Jesse Helms, R.I.P.
Former North Carolina Republican Senator Jesse Helms passed away early this morning. More
July 04, 2008
Fallout from Colombian Hostage Rescue all Good
The daring rescue by the Colombian army of 3 Americans along with 11 members of the Colombian military and ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt is being praised from one end of the western world to the other: More
July 04, 2008
A Lightbulb Goes off over the NY Times Head
A shocker from the paper that has all but promoted the candidacy of Barack Obama. They find some major league faults with the new Barack Obama. More
July 04, 2008
Fourth of July Celebratory History
From the history of this glorious 4th of July holiday to a catalogue of Notable Occurrences, chronologies of celebrations & musical events, and orations, addresses & sermons from the 1877 centennial, and more More
July 04, 2008
Are you still there? (a poem)
Yankee Doodle, are you still there?/ The fog around you is dense. More
July 03, 2008
His Smartness, Liberali Maximallus (a continuing poem)
More verse about the liberal who thinks he is so very smart. More
July 03, 2008
The friends of Barack Obama
Would you accept a dinner invitation from Bernadine Dohrn and her husband Bill Ayers? Check out what your hostess said about dining etiquette More
July 03, 2008
The burglar and the barbecue sauce
I am not sure quite how to interpret the following news item. For me, the Fourth of July requires firing up the barbecue grill, for I consider genuine barbecue part of our national culinary heritage. More
July 03, 2008
Obama: 'The Last Frontier of Flip Flops'
Ed Morrissey has a great post up at Hot Air about Obama's advisors giving three different answers to the question of where the candidate stands on Iraq in a matter of days. More
July 03, 2008
The 'End of America?' Not Exactly
Historian Thomas Madden has a tonic of a piece in the Wall Street Journal today, criticizing all those books that have been published the last few years on how America is in decline or even dying. More
July 03, 2008
Der Spiegel (!) notices the good news in Iraq
Normally the weekly German news magazine toes an anti-American editorial line, but evidently it has enough integrity to admit that the facts on the ground in Baghdad show amazing progress. More
July 03, 2008
Colombian Hostage Rescue Boosts Uribe
A rescue plan that will make a great Hollywood script with Angelina Jolie no doubt already lining up to play the part of Ingrid Betancourt. More
July 03, 2008
McCain Shakes up Campaign
Word comes that the candidate has fired his campaign manager and replaced him with a seasoned pro:
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July 03, 2008
Why is the New York Times Getting Hysterical about McCain's Possible SCOTUS Picks?
The New York Times is upset that a McCain victory would have all sorts of dastardly implications for a "far right" Supreme Court. More
July 03, 2008
A Rising GOP Star
Two blogs we highly regard - Powerline and Jewish Current Issues (JCI) - highlight today the budding career of a young Republican who has made quite a splash in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio; Josh Mandel. More
July 02, 2008
Hillary rewrites herstory again
There she goes again. Hillary Clinton is once again rewriting her history (herstory for the feminists) by removing from her website all those nasty things she said about Barack Obama during the primary. More
July 02, 2008
Monica Conyers in Sludge Investigation (updated)
The FBI is investigating what appears to be corrupt practices by Detroit pols on a sludge contract. More
July 02, 2008
GOP Party Pros Worried About McCain Campaign
You don't have to be a political rocket scientist to see that the McCain campaign has gotten off to something of a rough start More
July 02, 2008
US Draft Resolution calls for Sanctions against Mugabe
The US will introduce a UN Security Council resolution condemning recent events in Zimbabwe More
July 02, 2008
Supreme Court's Embarrassing Error (updated)
A blogger caught Justice Kennedy having made the biggest error in modern Supreme Court history that I can recall. More
July 02, 2008
Palestinian Bulldozer Driver Kills 3 in Jerusalem Rampage
No doubt that by sundown, this murderer will be lionized as a martyr by Palestinians from the West Bank to Gaza: More
July 02, 2008
The Thing
When I hear people on the Left say we must "talk" with our mortal enemies I am reminded of the original movie, "The Thing From another World," from 1951. More
July 02, 2008
Americans are not a Stupid People - Just drill, baby
Want proof? Here's a Pew Survey on attitudes toward the energy crisis More
July 02, 2008
The Obamas' mortgage (cont.) (updated)
The Washington Post today reports on Barack and Michelle Obama's favorable mortgage terms obtained from Northern Trust in Chicago More
July 02, 2008
Sunni Parties to Rejoin Cabinet in Iraq
The Tawafaq Front - a coalition of Sunni parties in Iraq - has agreed to return to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. More
July 02, 2008
Why McCain's Captivity Matters
Uncle Jimbo at the Milblog Blackfive has an answer to those on the left who don't believe that John McCain's captivity gives him any special experience that is transferrable to the presidency: More
July 01, 2008
Let's Talk Qualifications
Obama campaigner Wesley Clark raised the issue of qualifications for office. Fine. More
July 01, 2008
North Pole ice melting fear mongers strike out
Global Warmists are once again observing cyclical changes and declaring them "proof" of the dire effects of global warming. More
July 01, 2008
Report: Iran to suspend Uranium Enrichment?
From the "I'll believe it when I see it" Department... More
July 01, 2008
Jindal reverses self on legislators' pay raise
Bobby Jindal finally did the right thing. He admitted he made a mistake More
July 01, 2008
The flip-flop chronicles (cont.)
Living down to his motto as the candidate of change, Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL) has changed his mind again.
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July 01, 2008
People's homes still their castle
Yesterday's refusal to indict Joe Horn who shot and killed two men who were burglarizing his neighbor's home akin to the Second Amendment. More
July 01, 2008
Mayor Daley and the Chicago Trib: 'Repeal the 2nd Amendment'
Hizzoner the mayor and the Trib both must have taken silly pills this week. More
July 01, 2008
Unfailing class
Making one's way across the country via airplane can be a hectic experience. But one experience makes up for it. More
July 01, 2008
Wesley Clark keeps digging
In case you missed it, General Wesley Clark made an exclusive appearance on ABC's Good Morning America today to reiterate his statements about John McCain. He did not back down at all but rather he defended his statements. More
July 01, 2008
Identifying perps as illegal immigrants (updated)
It is almost an iron law of the MSM that the race and immigration status of criminals will not be identified if they are members of racial minorities or not in the country legally. More
July 01, 2008
Lost in the Shufffle
Obama's exploitation of the flag pin to innoculate himself against criticism won't convince anyone of his patriotism. More
July 01, 2008
Clark Finds a Home Among Obama Advisors (updated)
Wes Clark should feel right at home among other anti-Israeli Obama advisers. More
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