American Thinker Blog

October 31, 2008
Notes from a battleground state
The following comes to us from a GOP campaign worker in a heavily-contested battleground state. More

October 31, 2008
Student suspended for publishing conservative website (updated)
Back in the USSR, they sent dissidents to psychiatric confinement; in ultra-blue Marin County, they suspend them from school and send them for "psychological evaluation." More

October 31, 2008
Obama to Press: Welcome to the "new" America
The Obama campaign has booted three right-leaning newspapers off their plane. All three endorsed John McCain for president. More

October 31, 2008
Obama Forgot to Spread His Own Wealth
Even when making more than $250,000, he gave away less than 1 percent to charity until he became a millionaire More

October 31, 2008
The NY Times Covers for Obama on Khalidi
The latest whitewash of members of the ring of rogues around Barack Obama is delivered by the New York Times this morning. More

October 31, 2008
Obama's ever changing definition of who is "rich"
Obama's promises are like quicksand - they always seem to shift just as you think you have him pegged. More

October 31, 2008
History Repeating Itself
The pitfalls of Obama's cult of personality More

October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween! The dead are voting in Florida
Florida--the miracle state, where senior citizens go to retire and live forever. More

October 30, 2008
Asinine racist claptrap at The Atlantic
For months, many in the media have been insinuating that if whites do not vote for Barack Obama, or if Obama loses, it must be because white Americans are racist. More

October 30, 2008
Democrats Play Dirty ... In Idaho!
There isn't a redder state in America than Idaho. That hasn't stopped the Democrats from breaking the law. More

October 30, 2008
Joe the plumber, meet Hal the candy bomber
Joe Wurzelbacher will help carry McCain to the Presidency, just as Hal Halvorsen helped carry President Truman to his successful 1948 reelection. More

October 30, 2008
Focusing on the Obama-Khalidi ties
What is on that tape of Rashid Khalidi's going away party? More

October 30, 2008
GDP falls 0.3% in third quarter
This is not good news for the economy, the country, or the candidacy of John McCain : More

October 30, 2008
If you're going to snoop into someone's private life, be thorough
What was so interesting about Joe the Plumber? His political party maybe? More

October 30, 2008
Gitmo lawyers for Obama (updated)
J. Michael Waller of the Center for Security Policy reports on another constituency for Obama. More

October 30, 2008
ACORN exposed by Whistleblower in Court
ACORN used Obama and DNC donor lists to solicit for their own organization. More

October 30, 2008
More Dems In Early Fla Voting (But They're Voting for McCain)
Democrat turnout is high in Florida's early voting, but look at how many of them are voting for McCain, accoprding to an LAT/Bloomberg report. More

October 30, 2008
Voting McCain will rid us of some celebrities
A promise is a promise. More

October 30, 2008
Prediction time
I have believed all throughout this campaign, and still do, that if Barack Obama goes into the final weekend leading by less than 5%, he's finished More

October 30, 2008
IBD Does AT
Investors Business Daily devotes its entire front page and two editorial pages to reprinting an American Thinker column today. More

October 30, 2008
Like your 401?
House Democrats have once again slipped up by allowing us a glimpse of the brave new world of Obamanomics and complete Democratic control of Congress. More

October 29, 2008
Obama Family Values
It seems that Obama has more relatives in need than his shanty-living half-brother in Kenya. More

October 29, 2008
New Obama campaign tie to ACORN exposed
Money ties between the Obama campaign and ACORN have come to light. More

October 29, 2008
Good news for McCain from latest Rasmussen poll
The trend is McCain's friend if you analyze the latest Rasmussen results. More

October 29, 2008
Both Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to talks with Taliban
This is a dangerous move with a lot of downside potential. More

October 29, 2008
Author, former CIA Agent Robert Baer on Iran
Iran is looking to become an imperial, aggressive power in the region. More

October 29, 2008
Was Syria building a nuclear reactor?
Some brave IAEA officials dared to disagree with Mohammed ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning official, and will present a report to the IAEA board on some new findings in Syria. More

October 29, 2008
Barone on Obama's new "New Deal"
Hopeless about his changes. More

October 29, 2008
Open Letter to Americans Who Love Israel
Will Americans really elect a president at such a perilous time, who seems to be clueless about foreign affairs, especially with regard to Israel and the Middle East? More

October 29, 2008
Obama's illegal fund raising finally getting some attention
Follow the money - unless it leads somewhere you don't want it to go. More

October 29, 2008
Who is going to have their taxes increased?
The Obama-Biden definition of those greedy people who have the audacity to earn so much that they must be taxed is rapidly shifting downward. More

October 29, 2008
Don't cross The One
It helps the media to have friendly faces who have access to personal records - even if they're Obama supporters. More

October 29, 2008
Biden's 'generated crisis'
A possible context for Joe Biden's words comes from an unexpected quarter. More

October 29, 2008
The Greatest Compliment
There is a person very close to me who I thought would vote for Barack Obama. She votes in Missouri, a state that is important in this election. More

October 29, 2008
Dem attacks on GOP challenger in Florida
Lt Col Allen West, an African American Republican candidate for Congress in Florida's 22d Congressional District, must be gaining on Democrat Ron Klein. More

October 29, 2008
It's the Courts, Stupid
In the long term, the damage done by an Obama administration and a Democrat controlled congress will not be economic. It would be constitutional damage, judicial damage, moral damage. More

October 28, 2008
Moran, Baehr on the air tonight
Rich Baehr is back in the second chair for "The Rick Moran Show" More

October 28, 2008
Who else is heading for swing states?
Warren Throckmorton has noticed something odd and invites us to connect the dots: More

October 28, 2008
Women 3, Biden 0
For the third time in a row Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Biden's thin skin and arrogance have been exposed by a woman. More

October 28, 2008
The Bradley Effect and kids (updated)
Could the Bradley Effect be amplified by kids at home who would nag the parents if they told a pollster that they support McCain? More

October 28, 2008
Syria raid might have netted al-Qaeda leader
A painful lesson for Syria in the art of being a good neighbor. More

October 28, 2008
Federal circuit could be revolutionized under Obama
Obama's dream of having the courts redistribute wealth could become a nightmare reality. More

October 28, 2008
Prominent Dem slams Obama's campaign finance hypocrisy
Former Nebraska governor and US Senator Bob Kerrey holds Barack Obama (whom he supports) accountable for his obvious hypocrisy on campaign finance reform. More

October 28, 2008
Sarkozy calls Obama Iran stance 'immature'
It looks as if some of the messiah's Euro-buddies aren't all that impressed with The One's foreign policy. More

October 28, 2008
The Obama Economy
So far as I can tell, no one has ever figured out how to simultaneously grow an economy and reduce the gap between rich and poor. More

October 28, 2008
Dem triumph could elevate Kerry to Foreign Affairs Chairman
Politico reports that the Senate might play a game of musical chairmanships should Barack Obama become President. More

October 28, 2008
Bill Ayers throws a racial Molotov cocktail
It's right on Amazon -- the new book by Weatherman bomb throwers Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, who sponsored Barack Obama's political coming-out party in Chicago leftwing politics. And no, it's not something Ayers and Dohrn wrote when Obama was... More

October 28, 2008
McCain, Obama and dependency
According to Rasmussen, half of all voters believe that the William Ayers issue has harmed the campaign... the McCain campaign. More

October 28, 2008
Biden said to ban another TV station (with video)
Tough questions mean no further access. Only lapdogs get access. More

October 28, 2008
Stevens guilty in corruption case
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, locked in a tight re-election race, was convicted of 7 counts of making false statements to the FBI regarding the non payment of improvements on his house More

October 27, 2008
Bailout for the Needy?
Paulson is reportedly considering the expansion of bailout funds to insurance companies, automotive companies, securities dealers, and U.S. subsidies of foreign companies. More

October 27, 2008
The Obama campaign targets young children to nag parents and grandparents
Using tactics that would get any maker of sugary cereal in trouble, the Obama campaign shamelessly targets immature minds. More

October 27, 2008
More Obama tapes
Do you want to hear more of Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama's real political ideas and thoughts before he became Obamessiah? More

October 27, 2008
Update on AIPAC Case
Josh Gerstein, formerly with the NY Sun , has a new blog, and begins with an interesting update on the AIPAC case. More

October 27, 2008
Rising GOP star under attack
Ohio state rep Josh Mandel is being attacked for his religion. More

October 27, 2008
Laffer: 'The age of prosperity is over'
Not much good news from the brain behind supply side economics. More

October 27, 2008
Polls and Prices at Pump
A few extra dollars in the pocket of the American consumer may not make a happy voter but a less agitated one. More

October 27, 2008
Obama 2001: Scrap the Constitution, spread the wealth
All I can say is "Wow." More

October 27, 2008
Obama's ACORN: Tax Deadbeats
Tax paying for thee, not for me. More

October 27, 2008
Aristide and his Democrat Friends
Did well connected Democrats conspire with Haitian dictator Aristide to rip off Haiti? Mary Anastasia O'Grady has an intriguing report in the Wall Street Journal More

October 27, 2008
Disturbing report of pollster intimidation
This report of death threats against a pollster finding positive data for McCain is disturbing, if true. More

October 27, 2008
Oliver Stone's W 'won't recoup'
If recent trends continue Hollywood may be looking for a government handout. More

October 26, 2008
US helicopter raid inside Syria
US forces have apparently attacked terrorist forces within Syria, pursuing them following their activites inside Iraq. More

October 26, 2008
A classic of enduring relevance
I just watched again this speech given by Ronald Reagan in 1964 on behalf of Barry Goldwater about a week before that election. It is amazing how relevant it is today. More

October 26, 2008
The election
I am not only a lifelong Democrat, I am a former party activist--precinct delegate, state platform committee, county party committee, etc. And I'm voting for McCain. More

October 26, 2008
Newspaper death throes (continued)
The Newark Star-Ledger reportedly plans to reduce its newsroom staff by half More

October 26, 2008
Politico's Ben Smith fails to check
One of Obama's media sheep gets taken down by a real journalist. More

October 26, 2008
Sarah and Hillary: out of the closet
Susanna Chung Forest, the designer of Hillary Clinton's pantsuits, has inadvertently solved the mystery of why Democrats are mocking Republicans for spending $150,000 on clothing and accessories for Governor Sarah Palin. More

October 26, 2008
Bush to restore relations with Iran after election?
Maybe he wants to beat Obama to the punch. More

October 26, 2008
Conservative Civil War well underway
A "circular firing squad?" Or a vital debate about the future of conservatism? More

October 26, 2008
'The Obama Temptation'
Your assignment today is to read this brilliant article by Mark Levin writing at The Corner More

October 26, 2008
Obama was AWOL in IL Senate while Chicago murder rate skyrocketed
Obama's Chicago is murder capital of the country. And he did precious little to help prevent that from happening. More

October 25, 2008
The public must never see this tape (updated)
Gateway Pundit avers that Peter Wallsten of the Los Angeles Times confirmed to him in a telephone call that his newspaper has a videotape of Barack Obama at an event with Rashid Khalidi at which Israel-bashing takes place. More

October 25, 2008
Shocker: Star-Tribune endorses Norm Coleman
There's a good reason why the normally left Minnesota paper endorses the Republican senatorial incumbent. More

October 25, 2008
Obama already has inaugural address written
The guy is kind of sure of himself, don't ya think? More

October 25, 2008
Berg lawsuit on Obama birth certificate reportedly dismissed
The Philadelphia Daily News reports that Philip Berg's lawsuit to compel the production of the Obama birth certificate has been dismissed by U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick . More

October 25, 2008
Biden Interview results in Obama campaign snubbing TV station
Gaffetastic! More

October 25, 2008
Why you can't believe everything you see on CNN (Part 4,398)
There are "lifelong" Republicans and then there are the liars. Why do the latter seem to end up on television? More

October 25, 2008
Information on Joe the Plumber may have come from illegally accessed computers
It looks like not everything about Joe was "available on the internet" More

October 25, 2008
'Former' Obama Advisor Meets with Syrians
Robert Malley will almost certainly end up being a key advisor on the Middle East for a President Obama. More

October 25, 2008
Fried Brains
Add another "Republican" to the list of Obama voters. This one was Charles Fried, Reagan's Solicitor General, Harvard Law professor and supporter of John McCain until at least last January. More

October 25, 2008
Political porn: anti-Palin violence as entertainment
A serious sickness infects a part of the American left, which seems to gain satisfaction from violent fantasies about its opponents. More

October 24, 2008
Obama receives coveted Iran endorsement
Barack Obama today received the blessing from one of the more important nutcases in the Iranian government. More

October 24, 2008
Great News: Barney Frank says Dems will cut defense, raise taxes, and spend lots of money
Don't say Republicans didn't warn you. More

October 24, 2008
Obama advisor praises Iran in Globe op-ed
At least they haven't killed any Americans today. More

October 24, 2008
GOP Drops Bachmann (important update - RNC caves)
The Republican Party has decided to not help re-elect a 100% American Conservative Union Congresswoman. More

October 24, 2008
McCain and the NYT
Too bad John McCain hasn't used the declining share prices and junk bond status of the NYT in his campaign, especially after that trash piece about Cindy McCain last weekend. More

October 24, 2008
Obama's Middle East Peace Blueprint
A book by Obama advisor Daniel Kurtzer offers clues to how Obama might negotiate. More

October 24, 2008
Obama on on race and salvation
A 1995 radio interview with Barack Obama contains some interesting verbiage on the subject of race and salvation. Listen for yourself here. More

October 24, 2008
Plumbing Biden's Mysterious Warning
Did Joe Biden alert us to an impending international crisis, or did we just dream that? More

October 24, 2008
NYT corporate debt cut to junk status
"Garbage-in, garbage-out" finds a new meaning, as the decline of its journalistic practice is now matched by the New York Times Company's financial status. More

October 24, 2008
New York Times can't bring itself to name ACORN in its headline on voter fraud story
So now the Times has to own up to the fact that its dismissive attitude towards criticism of ACORN was wrong. More

October 24, 2008
Bias? What media bias?
Methinks they doth protest too much. More

October 23, 2008
'Adolf Hitler' donates to Obama campaign
So did "Nodda Realperson, John Galt, and a probably a few million others fakes. More

October 23, 2008
Leftist Bianca Jagger's 20 year rent scam comes to a halt
The Court of Appeals in New York has upheld the eviction of Bianca Jagger , a foreigner who visits the U.S. on a tourist visa, from the 20 year tenancy of a rent stabilized apartment More

October 23, 2008
Holding Noses
John McCain must have realized he was creeping up in the polls again, because he's quickly putting a stop to that. More

October 23, 2008
New York Times Company sinking faster
The death spiral accelerates, as NYTCo earnings fell by 51.4% in the third quarter. As AT predicted would happen after it was raised, the company now recognizes it is unable to sustain its dividend. More

October 23, 2008
Set up for fraud
The Obama campaign site appears to have been deliberately set up to accept donations from those who are not legally qualified to make them. More

October 23, 2008
Eliminating 25 million Americans
That was the plan of the Weather Underground after taking power. The same Weather Underground headed by Barack Obama's friends William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. More

October 23, 2008
Walid Phares explains al-Qaeda 'endorsement' of McCain
The brilliant scholar and American Thinker contributor supplies a lesson to the left in 'nuance.' More

October 23, 2008
A Pakistani Awakening?
Welcome news from a very troubled part of the world. More

October 23, 2008
MSNBC hits bottom - keeps digging
The cable network swears it's non-partisan. Must've had their fingers crossed on that one. More

October 23, 2008
The forgotten Ayers manifesto
In his own words: he's a revolutionary communist. And he has never regretted his actrions or changed his views. More

October 23, 2008
'From the Beirut Bombing to 9/11'
The deliberate attempt by liberals to sabotage our intelligence efforts has cost thousands of lives. More

October 23, 2008
Rationalizing bias
Politico reports that the good news for John McCain is that he's now receiving as much attention from the national media as his Democratic rival. The bad news is that it's all negative. More

October 23, 2008
Well, it's better than "The dog ate my IRS return"
A novel excuse by a high level Democrat who couldn't file his tax returns. More

October 23, 2008
A New Media Motif: Vote Obama & Avoid Race Riots
The Hill.com introduced what could become a key media motif in the week before the election: If you vote against Obama, you could cause a riot. More

October 22, 2008
James Simpson on the air
James Simpson, author of the influential article Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis, will be the guest at 7 PM Eastern time on the Dave Glover show, 97.1 FM in St. Louis. An internet feed is available. More

October 22, 2008
Advice for McCain from The Economist
The author of the famous "Lexington" column in The Economist has some interesting advice for John McCain. More

October 22, 2008
Ohio State Prof: Obama Denies Writing Dreams From My Father
Bruce Heiden, professor of Greek and Latin at The Ohio State University, makes the fascinating claim in his website "The Postliberal" that Barack Obama agrees with my assertion that he did not actually write his own memoir. More

October 22, 2008
Good news: Police prepare for unrest on election night
I think some people are going to riot even if Obama wins. More

October 22, 2008
When Racism Distorts A Journalist's Logic
An editorial columnist for the Kansas City Star shows us what would likely become the default defense against criticism leveled at a President Obama's administration. It'll be about racism. More

October 22, 2008
John Berlau on FNC Update: postponed
John Berlau's appearance today on Your World with Neil Cavuto has been postponed, owing to coverage of the 500 point decline in the DJIA.... More

October 22, 2008
The Said-Khalidi-Obama Connection
Two terrorist sympathizers and the presidential candidate. Nothing to see here...move along... More

October 22, 2008
Is ACORN Setting Up a Nutty Defense?
This looks to me like an ACORN effort to pawn off countless incidents of wrongdoing as the result of just sloppy work or the misdeeds of a handful of officers. More

October 22, 2008
AP: Sarah's Kids Traveled With Her!
Who says journalists don't investigate any more? The AP is getting to the bottom of Sarah Palin's children traveling with her on state business. More

October 22, 2008
McCain trims ad buys in 5 states
Girding his loins for a final push in 3 key states More

October 22, 2008
Must-read of the day
The comprehensive argument against Barack Obama on hotair.com. More

October 22, 2008
Obama and the Jews
It isn't only Israeli Jews who would feel the hostility from advisors in an Obama Administration. More

October 22, 2008
Responsibility for Fannie/Freddie
Everyone who is planning to vote Democrat in order to punish Republicans for the economic meltdown needs to watch this video clip. More

October 22, 2008
'The most important thing you can do to get elected is have street money!'
Greasing the vote in Philadelphia. More

October 21, 2008
Something Wrong with this Picture
The mainstream media has been nagging Sarah Palin to apologize for stating that people in North Carolina are patriotic. But they have said little about Democrat Congressman John Murtha calling the people of western Pennsylvania "racists" and "rednecks." More

October 21, 2008
Media discovers pay to play is Obama's way
Pay to play, that is being required to pony up a campaign contribution in order to get access to political power, has been the Chicago way of politics for decades. More

October 21, 2008
Palin hatred hits new, rabid, low
A little love note to Palin from our friends on the left. More

October 21, 2008
Palin in Colorado
Media says about 10,000 attended the event in Mesa County, Colorado. This account from Hillary's people has it about right ... somewhere between 20,000 and 22,000 More

October 21, 2008
Joe Biden's Dated Notion of Crisis
Last Sunday, when Joe Biden predicted that a President Obama would soon be tested by one of our enemies he displayed dated crisis management notions. More

October 21, 2008
One Small Step for Sanity
Maybe all of the news about the recently passed bailout bill isn't bad. Senator Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) was able to sneak wording into prior legislation that will make it difficult for the Democrats to smuggle the bailout money to groups like ACORN. More

October 21, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Obama 'Nonsense' on tax cuts
Robbing Peter to pay Paul - except Peter is already in the hole. More

October 21, 2008
NYT admits its writer intentionally lied
The "Corrections" column of the New York Times today contains an extraordinary admission that one of its writers deliberately misrepresented a study and misquoted a source. More

October 21, 2008
Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn on the Lights?
A journalist writes about how the press has squandered its credibility, first over Iraq and now with Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac as it hypes the prospects of Barak Obama. More

October 21, 2008
DOJ attorneys in the bag for Obama?
Quin Hillyer of the DC Examiner is asking whether we have public servants or stealth political partisans inside the Department of Justice. "In all, DOJ lawyers and staff in the metro area have donated at least $150,000 to Obama. " More

October 21, 2008
Biden Shuffled off to the sidelines after gaffe
Do you think Obama is having second thoughts about having chosen this dunce? More

October 21, 2008
You stay classy, John Kerry
Nothing like uplifting rhetoric to counter those "mean" Republicans More

October 21, 2008
Strange Economic News
Every breaking story about the economy is just chock full of bad news. Or should I say bad speculations? When it comes to real data, the bad news would rather play hide and seek. More

October 21, 2008
Why I'm voting Democrat
I'm voting Democrat because like most Americans I trust lawyers more than anyone else; I think only lawyers should run the government, and all the Democrat Leaders are lawyers More

October 21, 2008
The New York Times and McCain's health
Perhaps they should pay as much attention to Ayers as they do McCain's health. More

October 21, 2008
Military Times poll
The results of the Military Times 2008 Election Poll of the professional core (careerists) of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines are fascinating. Check out the demographic breakdown. More

October 21, 2008
Catholics Fight Back
Catholics (but not the Church itself) have responded with a request to the devout to email and circulate a video that captures both their faith -- and their belief in America. More

October 21, 2008
The Constitutional Safeguard
After reading about the numerous and widespread accusations of voter fraud being engaged by ACORN in this election I started thinking if Obama does manage to pull this off it still isn't quite over. More

October 20, 2008
The never ending (meritless) AIPAC case
Secrecy News has an update on the interminable and meritless case against two former AIPAC officials:...in an August 20 response (pdf) that was redacted and unsealed last week, the defense not only denied guilt but also said it would prove... More

October 20, 2008
ACORN's sweatshop
Not only is ACORN exploiting us by its outrageous practices abetting vote fraud and mortgage manipulation, but it appears it exploits its very own workers. More

October 20, 2008
Biden makes fantastic commercial - for McCain
How stupid is Joe Biden? At least Sarah Palin never made a campaign commercial for her opponent. More

October 20, 2008
Joe the Plumber poster
Patrick Flynn's poster mocking the famous Obama "Hope" poster with the face of Joe and the word "Pipe" is now available on Café Press, with all profits sent directly to Joe. More

October 20, 2008
Obama Campaign: Carbon Kills
Barack Obama intends to immediately impose draconian measures (using the EPA) on the American economy in a Don Quixotian effort to fix the fiction of man made global warming. More

October 20, 2008
NYT Highlights Cisneros' Role in the Housing Disaster
Amazingly the NYT acknowledges how great and varied a role Clinton appointee Henry Cisneros played in America's housing disaster. More

October 20, 2008
Bank whistleblower alleges Rezko property value altered
A shady land deal just got a lot shadier. More

October 20, 2008
The Eleventh Commandment
Has anybody noticed that the "Eleventh Commandment" has dropped out of public discourse in recent months? More

October 20, 2008
Washington Post says that capitalism is not dead
The failures in the financial crisis had little to do with capitalism and everything to do with government intervention in the markets. More

October 20, 2008
Phone banks to get out the vote
One side has money to pay for help, while the other needs volunteers. More

October 20, 2008
Another kind of poll shows who has the 'big mo'
A poll counts heads. One way of doing that is to call people up and ask them about their political views. Another way is to see who shows up at rallies. More

October 20, 2008
What's so 'fair' about the Fairness Doctrine
Democrats are in for the fight of their lives if they seek to make good on their promise to reinstitute a Fairness Doctrine. More

October 20, 2008
Biden clumsily plays the race card
He can't even smear Republicans, so inept he is. More

October 20, 2008
Panic in Obama camp over Jewish vote
In a clear sign of desperation, the Obama campaign has called a halt to all debates before Jewish groups with representatives of the Republican Jewish Coalition. More

October 20, 2008
Did Powell sell out for a high level job in an Obama White House?
He certainly wouldn't be the first. More

October 20, 2008
Humberto Fontova on the air
AT contributor Humberto Fontova will be a guest ont he KSFO Morning Show on San Francisco's KSFO radio at 8 AM Pacific, 11 AM Eastern time, to discuss Fidel Castro's endorsement of Obama. An internet feed is available. More

October 19, 2008
General Powell & The Long Patrol
Today on NBC's Meet the Press, Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama and walked off his long patrol with the political party that made his career. More

October 19, 2008
Chuck Schumer has a lot of explaining to do
Senator Chuck Schumer took a highly unusual step of publicly criticizing a bank, sparking a run on it, just as big Democrat hedge fund donors were examining assets of the bank in hopes of buying them on the cheap should the bank fail. More

October 19, 2008
The Obama salute's creepy predecessor
Nothing more than a creepy coincidence, of course, but the famous Obama hand salute does have an interesting precursor. More

October 19, 2008
Lieberman's Carpe Diem Time Has Come
Although Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama is no surprise, it does have some impact on the election. Now it's Lieberman's turn to match that impact. More

October 19, 2008
Colin Powell Endorses Obama (Yawn)
No one is surprised. No one cares. More

October 19, 2008
Did Obama and Ayers share an office with radical Maoist Mike Klonsky?
More evidence that the Democratic candidate for President is a liar. More

October 19, 2008
Voter Registration Fraud in IL - ACORN not involved
"Weird" goings on in Lake County, IL with voter registrations. More

October 19, 2008
How to buy the presidency
Obama's fundraising numbers boggle the imagination More

October 19, 2008
Hagel for Defense Secretary if Obama wins?
There could be worse choices - but it's hard to think of any at the moment. More

October 19, 2008
A 'Special' Homecoming Queen
An Illinois high school elects a Down Syndrome student as Homecoming Queen More

October 19, 2008
Obama's other Big Lie in the Debate
Barack Obama voted three times against the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (IBAIPA). He has claimed over and over again that the reason he voted against IBAIPA was because the bill was unnecessary. He is lying. More

October 19, 2008
Sarah Palin: GOP Fall Girl?
Perhaps Palin's being set up as the "fall girl." Should McCain lose, who will be to blame? The consrefative pundits who told us McCain could win will need a scapegoat. More

October 18, 2008
Too Cool for the Room
It is nothing short of stunning this election year to read and listen to some of our most noted national conservatives demonstrate no practical understanding of conservative America. More

October 18, 2008
The Conservative 'Cocoon?' - A response to J.R. Dunn's post below and more (updated with more good stuff)
The conservatism schism is in full bloom. More

October 18, 2008
Campaign Finance Reform: The Verdict
The current Presidential election is the first one in which two non-incumbents face each other under the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform law, technically known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.How well it is working is largely summed up in the... More

October 18, 2008
Thugocracy attacks Joe the Plumber's Audacity
Thugocracy describes what's been happening to an average, 35-year old American citizen named Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who lives in Holland, Ohio. More

October 18, 2008
The smartest article yet on the financial crisis
It is unfortunate that the real, complex reasons for this crisis have been lost in the simple minded sophistry offered up by the Democrats and the Obama campaign. More

October 18, 2008
AP report completely skews poll
This is the title of an AP "news" article: Poll: Voters souring on McCain, Obama stays steady. More

October 18, 2008
Obama Calls for 'Special Prosecutor' in ACORN investigation
A classic move right out of the Chicago political handbook. More

October 18, 2008
Good News from the UN
An oxymoron to be sure More

October 18, 2008
On plumbers and philosophers
This is the quote of the day. More

October 18, 2008
GOP Files new lawsuit against Brunner in Ohio
Ohio Republicans aren't giving up. More

October 18, 2008
The Eastern conservative elites and Palin
Kathryn Jean Lopez has, in a few hundred words posted on Friday's NRO, succeeded in saying more about Palin and her effect on current politics than any other commentator associated with the Manhattan conservative bunker crowd. More

October 18, 2008
Hate mailbag
As an indepent (sic), I am appauled (sic) what you truly represent. I used to think the democrats were the real enemy, but I finally woke up to reality. You are the worse of the 2 evils, period! More

October 18, 2008
Many Enlist, Few Actually Shlep
The Telegraph reports that the much heralded shlep to Florida by grandchildren to persuade their grandparents to vote for Obama was a bust. More

October 17, 2008
Obama mocks, then lies about Joe the Plumber
Next he'll accuse Joe of "clinging" to his wrench. More

October 17, 2008
Supreme Court Sides with Brunner in Ohio registration case
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifrer Brunner and ACORN have been handed a stunning victory by the US Supreme Court. More

October 17, 2008
Another Foreign Policy Advisor with anti-Israeli leanings
General Jim Jones would be a bad choice as advisor More

October 17, 2008
Joe and the Devil
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, you did us all a great service. Because of this brave act I now know how much you made in 2006, that you are divorced, you wouldn't have been all that affected by Obama's tax plan, you're not a papered plumber in Ohio, and you're 34. More

October 17, 2008
Taking Acorn at Its Word
The New York Times has a predictable editorial in this morning's edition. According to NYT, Acorn is nothing but the voter registration branch of the Salvation Army. And John McCain is doing his damndest to keep poor people from voting. More

October 17, 2008
EU has second thoughts about emissions targets
They can scream at the US and call us names but when push comes to shove and their economies are at stake, suddenly abiding by Kyoto just doesn't seem like such a good idea after all. More

October 17, 2008
Murtha cancels debate with opponent
Fresh from calling his western Pennsylvania constituents racists and issuing a stuttering non-apology, Representative John Murtha (D-PA) cancelled a debate with his Republican opponent, retired Army Lt. Col. Bill Russell. More

October 17, 2008
WaPo endorses Obama
The Washington Post endorses Obama in a rather half-hearted and apologetic fashion.... More

October 17, 2008
Waxman 'Oversight' overlooks much
One would hope Rep. Waxman might investigate people besides his political enemies. More

October 17, 2008
A tale of two cities - and two campaigns
The Daily Press of Hampton Roads, VA reveals a fascinating contrast between the Obama and McCain campaigns - one costs the host city money, while the other doesn't. More

October 17, 2008
Under Obama, everybody will have to hold their breath...
If you exhale, you may be breaking the law... More

October 17, 2008
The AP Take A Business Hit
The Associated Press (AP) is being dumped by the Tribune Company. More

October 17, 2008
Kill the messenger!
I'd like to think there are tens of millions of Joe the Plumbers out there -- men and woman -- dreaming about working their tails off, of working for themselves. . More

October 16, 2008
Digging dirt on Joe is a bad idea
This afternoon ABC's Charlie Gibson reported on his hourly radio news report the results of his network diggin' dirt on Joe the Plumber. More

October 16, 2008
Obama's Election Night Plans
CBS Channel 2 TV in Chicago has reported on the Obama Campaign's plans to host a huge victory party in Chicago's Grant Park on election-day evening. This could be a problem. More

October 16, 2008
24,000 ballots to be sent out in Washington to felons not eligible to vote
KIRO in Seattle reports that 24,000 illegal felons will probably be sent out ballots even though they are ineligible to vote. In fact, some have already voted this year More

October 16, 2008
Sol Stern op-ed on Ayers in Wall Street Journal
An excellent counterpoint to the Thomas Frank piece yesterday. More

October 16, 2008
Murtha doesn't really apologize for his racism accusation
Well, isn't this a surprise: Representative John P. Murtha (D-PA) apologized for labeling his fellow Pennsylvanians--just the western ones of course--racists. But, no surprise, then he called them racists again. More

October 16, 2008
Fact Checking Obama on Joe the Plumber's Taxes
Does Joe have cause for alarm? More

October 16, 2008
Tax Rates vs. Tax Revenues
When a politician says they're going to raise your taxes, what they really mean is they're going to raise tax rates. Lost on the minds of Democrats and Barack Obama is the fact that an increase in federal tax rates does not necessarily mean an increase in federal tax revenues. More

October 16, 2008
'Joe the Plumber' might just change the race
An ordinary guy from Ohio just might prove to be a game changer. More

October 16, 2008
The Sub in Obama's Substance
The root of substance is the Latin substantia, which means exactly as it is constructed: "that which stands beneath the surface," i.e., the essence of a person or thing. More

October 16, 2008
New McCain ad asks Americans to 'fight'
When you're down in the polls, asking your supporters not to give up is good politics. More

October 16, 2008
Anatomy of a media smear
Secret Service: No one shouted 'Kill him" at McCain PA rally More

October 16, 2008
Best Rasmussen numbers in three weeks (updated)
Obama lead down to 4: 50-46. 8 point lead a week ago. Among those certain: a tie 41-41. More

October 16, 2008
Joe the Plumber on GMA (update with video)
If you did not see Diane Sawyer interview Joe the Plumber (7:15 am central), you need to watch it here. More

October 16, 2008
You have got to like this NYT headline about Ohio voter fraud
Ohio's court ruling may prevent massive voter fraud -- and the court's ruling is vitally important to ensure the integrity of the vote. More

October 16, 2008
Ohio Files Emergency Appeal to Supreme Court
Although Ohio's Secretary of State Brunner said she'd abide by the Sixth Circuit's ruling that she was not complying with the law in refusing to advise country poll offices of problems in new registrations (200,000 of them are facially defective),Ohio has filed an emergency appeal to the US Supreme Court More

October 15, 2008
Debate reaction (updated Thursday)
Thoughts on the debate. More

October 15, 2008
The presidential debate live blog
Our Thinkers have their say tonight on the debate. More

October 15, 2008
Obama's Talking Points For Tonight
The Obama Campaign has released its talking points for tonight's debate. They blend misdirection, obfuscation and fuzzy math. More

October 15, 2008
Live-blogging the debate tonight
Join AT pundits and the great commenters for the third presidential debate.... More

October 15, 2008
Meet the people who are going to put Obama in office
"I sat on the other side of the glass and realized...this really is the Apocalypse. The Seventh Seal is broken and its time for eight years of pure, delicious crazy...." More

October 15, 2008
'Pakistan on the edge'
As if we don't have enough problems already... More

October 15, 2008
Weird NYT editorial ignores its own reporting
The New York Times tries to whitewash Democratic responsibility for the housing disaster in today's editorial "Misplaced Blame" by holding that the Community Reinvestment Act is blameless for the problems that beset America. More

October 15, 2008
Tom Friedman's ironic column
An unfortunate coincidence for Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist who married the daughter of a billionaire real estate developer. More

October 15, 2008
The 'guilt by association' Obama defense
Legitimate concerns about the policies and character of Barack Obama are being caricatured as examples of persecution via "guilt by association" More

October 15, 2008
Globe: 'Hey kids! Let's scrap the Constitution and make Obama President right away!'
Wow. Just, wow. More

October 15, 2008
Another ad questioning Obama's plans
The group Let Freedom Ring has posted a one minute ad questioning Obama's plans and qualifications. It strikes me as very effective More

October 15, 2008
What's the matter with Thomas Frank?
The man who wrote the book "What's the Matter with Kansas" has one of the most nauseating defenses of Bill Ayers I've ever read in the Wall Steet Journal today More

October 15, 2008
John McCain: the hero or the goat?
Even with the CBS/NYT latest poll preposterously proclaiming a 13% lead for Obama, John McCain can still end up the hero of this prolonged passion play. More

October 15, 2008
Draft troop deal reached in Iraq
An agreement on the status of forces (SOF) in Iraq has been reached in draft form between the US and Iraqi governments: More

October 14, 2008
Temporary restraining order reimposed in Ohio voting scandal
It looks like ACORN and the Ohio Secretary of State will not be able to guarantee a fixed election after all More

October 14, 2008
Moran, Baehr, Stephen Green on the air
The latest on polls and analysis from three of the best. More

October 14, 2008
Academics sign on in support of Bill Ayers
In academic leftist circles, it has become a badge of honor to proclaim support for unrepentant terror bomber Bill Ayers. More

October 14, 2008
Fred Barnes and the 'Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue'
Freddie Krueger might be an improvement over Obama More

October 14, 2008
McCain will bring up Ayers at next debate
One last chance to get the connection before the voters. More

October 14, 2008
'Obama Love' Still reigns on networks
Love is a many splendored thing... More

October 14, 2008
9 Banks 'partially' nationalized
Can you get "partially pregnant?" More

October 14, 2008
The change Obama plans
Jesse Jackson thinks he knows what Obama has in mind. More

October 14, 2008
Raising George Wallace from the dead - again
Can't we let the old bigot lie in peace? More

October 14, 2008
Obama funded education programs built on anti-American Afrocentrist ideology
Stanley Kurtz's examination of the archives of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge provides us evidence of the sort of educational policies Barack Obama funded when handing out scores of millions of charitable dollars More

October 14, 2008
The numbskull vote
Tell me again exactly who is casting a vote based on race. More

October 14, 2008
Outrageous Obama propaganda in schools textbook
An 8th grade literature class in Racine, WI is already using a new textbook which carries a fifteen page section ("Out of Many, One") solely about Obama. There are no pages dedicated to other contemporary U.S. politicians. More

October 14, 2008
'That's the Chicago way'
SDS radicals meet big city machine politics, and produce a leading presidential candidate and financial chaos. More

October 14, 2008
'Spread the wealth around' with higher taxes says Obama
A plumber asks Barack Obama about higher taxes, and the candidate responds that it's good to spread the wealth around. Watch it and see. More

October 13, 2008
Liberal incivility
We've seen considerable left wing hyperventilation over an alleged "mob" mentality at McCain-Palin rallies. It is worthwhile taking a look at this five minute video. More

October 13, 2008
Friendly fire (updated with video - mystery solved)
James Taranto, of the Wall Street Journal's opinionjournal.com site today criticizes my blog post of three days ago. More

October 13, 2008
Karma:Foley's successor in own sex scandal
For all those who refused to vote for the Republicans in 2006 and turned Congress over to the Democrats because of the trumped up Foley "scandal", here's some news: More

October 13, 2008
US Stocks open higher after rally overseas
Stocks up - for the moment. But what of tomorrow when the credit markets open? And what price have we paid? More

October 13, 2008
The Glories of Socialism
Hugo Chavez has ruined the Venezuelan oil industry. More

October 13, 2008
Obama`s Desperate Equivalency Gambit
One of the oldest tricks in politics -- at least on the left -- is to accuse your enemy of that which you are most guilty. More

October 13, 2008
Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Turkey's violation of Iraqi territorial sovereignty causes few ripples in Baghdad. More

October 13, 2008
Tracking polls show signs of hope for McCain
This trend may or may not mean much, but Obama's numbers appear to have peaked a few days back. More

October 13, 2008
Steven Warshawsky on the air
AT contributor Steven M. Warshawsky will be the guest on the KSFO Morning Show at 11:05 AM Eastern Time, 8:05 AM Pacific, discussing his recent article on polling. An internet feed is available More

October 13, 2008
Introducing Bill & Bernadine To 30-Something & Younger Voters
If the Bill Ayers controversy involving Barack Obama harks back to events before you were born, you may wonder what all the noise surrounding his affiliation with Bill Ayers and his wife is about. More

October 13, 2008
Palin's real accomplishments in energy policy
Reducing her policy to "drill, baby, drill" may make her ignorant opponents feel better but it is far from the truth. More

October 13, 2008
New York Times Unhinged Columnist wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Must be a new category: the prize for "Distinguished Hate Speech" More

October 13, 2008
Obama's 'No Preconditions' pledge blows up in his face
Iran has its own ideas about preconditions. Will Obama accept? More

October 12, 2008
Gasoline price: biggest drop ever
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States recorded its largest drop ever. More

October 12, 2008
Hypocrisy 101
Rep. John Lewis, Georgia Democrat, has unleashed the vicious attack on John McCain and Sarah Palin that we have been anticipating of late. More

October 12, 2008
AP softens hostage takers into just gardeners
The AP runs an article about Bureau of Land Management agents held hostage by Mexian pot farmers using public lands. The article is outrageous, referring to a marijuana "garden" More

October 12, 2008
Meanwhile, back at the economic crisis...
A vital meeting in Washington that all hope will help calm the markets. More

October 12, 2008
Don't tell me - ANOTHER radical in Obama's background?
One more radical the press can ignore. More

October 12, 2008
Myths about Hollywood Liberals
Are Hollywood liberals patriotic? More

October 12, 2008
Shut Up And Bail
As the markets take a breather this weekend, let's look at what happened over the seven business days after the Senate's bailout vote, that is, from the close of October 1 to the close of October 10. More

October 12, 2008
Another Obama Muslim Outreach Director meets with terrorist supporters
A little problem with enemy identification, no doubt. More

October 12, 2008
More Cuban Sports Stars Defect
More talent for our professional sports teams and freedom and opportunity for the Cubans. More

October 11, 2008
2007:Obama promises to give ACORN a role in shaping his presidential agenda
Watch it. He can try to to explain it away, but how persuasive can he be? More

October 11, 2008
Thug rule brooks no dissent
Michael Barone, renowned as a level-headed and fair conservative, joins AT in worrying about the prospect of an Obama administration silencing its critics. More

October 11, 2008
Good News. NoKo no longer a terrorist state
Bush's legacy tops national security. More

October 11, 2008
Jury Bias Freed OJ -- Now He Cries Jury Bias
O.J Simpson's attorneys are planning to appeal the verdict that found their client guilty of all 12 charges based on jury bias. More

October 11, 2008
Lefty bloggers fall for fake Palin SAT
How about a retraction guys? More

October 11, 2008
Is Obama Running out of Money?
based upon what we know and what we can surmise regarding how much Obama has raised and spent, it would appear that there is a good chance Obama went for an early knockout of McCain More

October 11, 2008
Oh goody. Now we're all going to own stock in banks
I regret to report that there are no Republicans or conservatives left in the executive branch of the United States government: More

October 11, 2008
The Sevakis Bailout Plan
Think about it. This actually makes sense. More

October 11, 2008
Probe: Palin 'Abused Power' in firing trooper
A partisan witch hunt? Or a sober investigation into wrongdoing by Governor Palin? More

October 11, 2008
Where's the money coming from?
Is the United States bankrupt yet? If not, where will we manage to get another trillion dollars? I report the numbers, you decide. More

October 11, 2008
Rezko Singing: Obama Sweating?
Convicted Chicago political operator Antoin "Tony" Rezko is talking to prosecutors about what he knows as far as corruption in Illinois and Chicago politics. More

October 11, 2008
Osama for president?
The Rensselaer County Board of Elections has sent out absentee ballots with the Democratic candidate for president's name spelled Osama. More

October 11, 2008
Hate Mailbag
A threat? We post, you decide. More

October 10, 2008
ACORN Fraud In Pennsylvania
The American Spectator documents huge vote registration fraud in Pennsylvania: More

October 10, 2008
Sabotaging GOP rallies
Rick Moran defines the 'angry mob' meme, and the double standard at work in media coverage of rallies today in a superb AT blog. Saboteurs are at work, and we have proof. The french call them agents provocateurs. More

October 10, 2008
Not just good news - really good news from Iraq
The walls come a tumblin' down. More

October 10, 2008
Obama's electricity plans versus economic reality
Barack Obama wants the United States to replace its current electric power generation capability with Green Power (e.g. wind) in 10 years. Where is the money going to come from? More

October 10, 2008
New Obama/Media Attack Strategy: 'Angry Mob' Meme
Quoting the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland at a GOP rally means you are unhinged. More

October 10, 2008
Times Whitewashes Obama Illegal Donor Issue
The Times: "Nothing to see here...move along now... More

October 10, 2008
Obama's Magic
The Wall Street Journal has a laugh out loud piece that reveals the "magic" in many of Obama's proposals More

October 10, 2008
Obama campaign now publishing lies on his ties to Acorn
Intrepid bloggers at Sweetness & Light, Gateway Pundit and Riehl World View have documented the lies that the Obama campaign is publishing on its "Fight the Smears" website. More

October 10, 2008
Obama on Ayers: 'I assumed he had been rehabilitated'
You know what they say about "assume," Senator (something about making an "ass" of "you and me"). More

October 10, 2008
Why Ayers Matters
Investor's Business Daily publishes a landmark editorial explaining in detail why we should be very concerned about the long association between Bill Ayers and Barack Obama. More

October 10, 2008
Stopping ACORN
ACORN is rapidly becoming a major issue, with the Republican base outraged over the voter registration fraud investigations in ten states. An online petition has been created More

October 09, 2008
Federal court declares Ohio registration practices illegal
Ohio's Secretary of State, the partisan Democrat Jennifer Brunner, is breaking the law by failing to give local officials the opportunity to check newly-registered voters against outside databases. More

October 09, 2008
Farrakhan calls Obama 'the messiah'
Complete with fancy production values like a camera mounted on a crane, The leader of the Nation of Islam refers to Barrack Obama as "the messiah." See it yourself. More

October 09, 2008
Author, author
Jack Cashill's "Who Wrote Dreams of My Father" raises a question that may not be that hard to answer. More

October 09, 2008
Worse than the AIG Spa Vacation (updated)
Look who's feeling no pain in the aftermath of the crisis he helped create. When you've got it, flaunt it, baby. More

October 09, 2008
ACORN fraud and other Democratic voting shenanigans across the country
The fraud is so widespread, the Feds may get involved More

October 09, 2008
Shocking revelations about Biden in Soviet-era documents
Biden's diplomacy during the Salt II talks proves he is unfit to serve as Vice President More

October 09, 2008
How a President Obama will try to silence conservative critics
Political free speech faces the specter of a real threat should Barack Obama win the election. More

October 09, 2008
Palinphobia
What is it with the legacy media? Don't they know when to let up? It's like a pit-bull with a rabbit. More

October 09, 2008
Rick Moran on KSFO this morning
Live on the Lee Rodgers Show. More

October 09, 2008
Rove: Voters haven't decided yet (updated)
It ain't over till it's over. More

October 09, 2008
Afghanistan in 'downward spiral' - NIE
Nothing really new in the National Intelligence Estimate but it will paint a grim picture of the situation More

October 09, 2008
Obama supporters violated the act he proposed on 'electronic jamming'
Senator Obama piously proposed a law in 2006 to outlaw the sort of intimidation his own campaign has been practicing this year. More

October 09, 2008
Here comes the race card
What must McCain do to counter? More

October 08, 2008
Wonder How the Dems Will Finance All the New Giveaways?
Cutting out every single tax break they can get their hands on, including your 401(k) More

October 08, 2008
Archives prove Obama was a New Party member (updated)
Another piece in the puzzle of Barack Obama has been revealed, greatly strengthening the picture of a man groomed by an older generation of radical leftists for insertion into the American political process More

October 08, 2008
What Newspapers Does Obama Read?
The facially preposterous claim by Obama's campaign that he did not know of Ayers' past raises an interesting question for the perky one. More

October 08, 2008
McCain fails to alter the dynamic of race in debate
McCain didn't lose - but he didn't win either. More

October 08, 2008
Tom Friedman's confusion on taxes being 'patriotic'
The difference between liberals and conservatives More

October 08, 2008
God Bless Our (Banana) Republic
ACORN up to their old tricks. More

October 08, 2008
Is Ayers really a "reformer" as the MSM paints him? (updated)
What Obama/Ayers are proposing is nothing less than changing the way teachers teach and relate to our children. More

October 08, 2008
Obama in Vogue
Nauseating sycophants in the fashion press. More

October 08, 2008
Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War
Israeli's recall their dead. Arabs celebrate their "victory" More

October 08, 2008
Fed, EU cuts interest rates by 1/2 point-it is about time!
Markets did an incredible about face -- futures substantially up, of course. More

October 08, 2008
The Premise of Obama's Brand of Socialism
One quick exchange happened during yesterday's presidential debate wherein Senator Barak Obama revealed his understanding of the nation's economy. Many missed it. More

October 07, 2008
After the debate: reactions
Further thoughts on the town hall presidential debate. More

October 07, 2008
Live blogging the presidential debate
Join us for instant reactions to the town hall forum meeting of Barack Obama and John McCain. More

October 07, 2008
In case of debate distress
Fasten your seatbealts! More

October 07, 2008
Ayers' Social Justice: Educational Malpractice
Ayers' brand of educational humbug was spread the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, chaired by Barack Obama. More

October 07, 2008
Biden claims credit for work of Lieberman and Dole
Why do Barack Obama and Joe Biden claim credit for the work of others so often? More

October 07, 2008
Is the film 'An American Carol' being sabotaged at the box office?
Is there an effort underway to sabatoge the numbers for the new conservative themed film "An American Carol?" More

October 07, 2008
When Associations with 'Extremists' Matter to Dems (And When They Don't)
When Judge Alito was being considered for the Supreme Court Senator Kennedy expressed concern that Judge Alito might have had some association with a group called CAP (Concerned Alumni of Princeton) More

October 07, 2008
Wealthy leftists spread their influence while despising those they manipulate
Evidence has been found of the contempt with which the elite left regards those whom they manipulate to gain power for themselves and their puppets. More

October 07, 2008
'More than hypocrisy'
Jennifer Rubin spells it out for you. More

October 07, 2008
Newspaper death spiral accelerates
The Los Angeles Times, already significantly downsized, is planning to cut up to another 75 editorial positions. More

October 07, 2008
Now it's racist to criticize Congress
Will the Democrats ever tire of playing the race card? More

October 07, 2008
California to recognize 'bride' and 'groom' again
Rachel Bird married Gideon Codding in church last month, but discovered that "Party A" or "Party B" have replaced "bride" and "groom" on California marriage licenses. More

October 07, 2008
Obama keeps some earmarks 'All in the Family'
Simple, basic corruption - enriching those closest to you. More

October 07, 2008
ETA Terrorist released to undergo fertility treatment
Apparently the Spanish birth rate is low that the country desperately needs new babies to continue. Really desperately. More

October 07, 2008
NBC pulls video of SNL skit embarrassing Dems
NBC has pulled the video of the Saturday Night Live skit satirizing the role of George Soros and the Sandlers in the collapse of Wachovia Bank off the internet and is deleting comments on its message boards asking about it. More

October 07, 2008
Democrat profile in courage ignored by US media
The American media largely ignores a brave and honest Democrat telling the truth about the financial crisis. It takes Dominic Lawson of the left-leaning UK Independent to tell the truth: More

October 07, 2008
Obama's Father Figure
It is refreshing to see Sarah Palin going after Obama's radical, America-hating intimates. This is Obama's most vulnerable point. More

October 06, 2008
It's official: Rezko's talking
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, prosecutors have formally requested an indefinite delay in sentencing convicted-felon Anthony Rezko so they may question him concerning political corruption in Illinois. More

October 06, 2008
Democrats attack their benefactor
Henry Waxman waxed righteously indignant, as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee grilled Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers. Kind of funny if you follow the money. More

October 06, 2008
More Gore Sham Shock and Awe
Any guesses where Al Gore points the blame for the June floods and tornadoes that ravaged Iowa? Yep! More

October 06, 2008
Where was Congressman's Henry Waxman's Oversight Committee during all this turmoil?
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives is grilling financial company executives this week What have they been up to for the past year? More

October 06, 2008
Teacher suspended in Obama video scandal
The shocking video of uniformed youngsters marching and chanting about Obama we blogged yesterday turns out to have been organized during school hours by a middle school teacher at a (taxpayer funded) charter school in Kansas City. More

October 06, 2008
Taliban in peace talks with Afghan government
This is not very good news but the fact is, for Afghanistan to progress, they must stop the bloodshed: More

October 06, 2008
How's the Bailout Working For Us?
Thankfully, our politicians passed the bailout. They ignored the ignorant voters and those "free market" Republican ideologues in the House. Look at the results More

October 06, 2008
Ayers and Barack and Michelle
William Ayers, dismissed by Barack Obama as a "guy in my neighborhood", was sought out as a speaker on "juvenile justice" at a program apparently put together by Michelle Obama 11 years ago today. More

October 06, 2008
Palin headed for the SNL Spotlight?
Look out Tina Fey! Here comes Sarah Palin. More

October 06, 2008
Floridians Rally behind Palin
The Sunshine state loves Sarah More

October 06, 2008
NYT obscures blame for financial crisis
A New York Times article today tries to spread the blame for the current financial crisis equally among Wall Street, Congress and the "White House". This blurring of responsibility is shameful. More

October 06, 2008
Saturday Night Live Channels American Thinker
The story behind the Wachovia bailout. More

October 06, 2008
The Best Way to Win
When the Iranian Oil Minister speaks, we better hope that no one in the Democrat Congress is listening. More

October 06, 2008
It's always racist to criticize Obama
Patterico deftly skewers the ridiculous claims of racism made when Obama is criticized More

October 06, 2008
Pro-Obama Jewish PAC uses deception to create political ad
Left-leaning Israeli newspaper Haaretz reveals that a pro-Obama PAC deceived Israeli officials into issuing flattering comments about the candidate without revealing that it was to be used on political advertising. More

October 06, 2008
William Ayers and Hugo Chavez
Barack Obama's original political sponsor Wiliam Ayers has ties to the Hugo Chavez regime that apparently continue today. More

October 05, 2008
Plame update
A veteran CIA covert ops guys writes of Valerie Plame's real job at the CIA. More

October 05, 2008
Hillary's Texas Money Bundler: the rest of the story
Since last November, we've tracked presidential campaign fund-raising efforts in and around the heavily-Hispanic, Texas border town of McAllen, Texas. The money trends there have shifted in the last two months. More

October 05, 2008
Weathermen for Obama (updated with video)
Doug Ross of Director Blue notes at least four top leaders of the Weathermen terrorist organization have signed on as members of a "grassroots effort" to support the election of Barack Obama. More

October 05, 2008
Utterly chilling video of Obama Freikorps
First came the disturbing video of very young children singing the praises of Obama. Now comes equally or more disturbing video of older children, this time in uniforms More

October 05, 2008
Important documentary on the financial crisis
A financially sophisticated friend highly recommends the Fox News special called "Saving the Economy", which will be rebroadcast tonight at 10PM Eastern, and again at 1 AM Eastern. More

October 05, 2008
Sarah's magic in Southern California (exclusive pictures)
Sarah Palin was campaigning yesterday in Southern California and drew enormous, highly enthusiastic crowds. Two AT correspondents provide exclusive pictures that you will not find in the MSM. More

October 05, 2008
Samantha Power Uncut
A new video of Power reminds us of why she would be a diaster in an Obama Administration. More

October 05, 2008
Podcast of Richard Baehr's debate with Ira Foreman
A podcast is now available of the debate between AT's chief political correspondent and Ira Foreman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council. More

October 05, 2008
Palin gets "nasty:" Reuters
Is it "negative campaigning" if you state the facts? More

October 05, 2008
Michigan Republicans want to fight
Not only Sarah Palin, but Michigan GOP leaders don't want the McCain campaign to abandon the state. More

October 05, 2008
NY Times Kristoff smears conservatives
Statistics show African Americans are the most racist group in America. Who do they support? More

October 05, 2008
Why Barney Frank resisted additional regulation of Fannie Mae
Barney Frank's conflict of interest at Fannie Mae: His male lover More

October 04, 2008
Deregulation properly understood
Neither McCain nor Palin stepped up to explain the difference between Deregulation (which is a good thing) and the fact that, in a deregulated environment, the government's appropriate role is as a policeman. More

October 04, 2008
'12 Reason McCain can still win'
Political analyst William Bradley, writing in the Huffington Post, has penned an interesting - and I believe spot on - analysis of how John McCain can overcome his recent difficulties and win the race. More

October 04, 2008
An Open Letter to John McCain
Ed Lasky pens a letter urging John McCain to fight for the presidency. More

October 04, 2008
The Scott Shane Whitewash: Obama and Ayers (updated)
Today the NYT carries a report by Scott Shane which purports to demonstrate that contrary to the work of unnamed bloggers (ahem), the Ayers/Obama contact was minimal. More

October 04, 2008
The Obama-Khalidi Connection (updated)
Another radical Obama association exposed. More

October 04, 2008
Palin doesn't want to concede Michigan
Showing some independence, Sarah Palin publicly disagrees with the McCain campaign team about pulling out of Michigan. More

October 04, 2008
My interview for a Finnish TV documentary on Obama
A couple of weeks ago, I was pleased to be interviewed by Rauli Virtanen, a noted Finnish journalist with quite a career. . He was filming a documentary on Barack Obama which will run on European television two days before the election. More

October 04, 2008
Must-read: Fannie Mae's Easy Credit
Nine years ago, Steven Holmes of the New York Times wrote admiringly of the way Bill Clinton and the Democrats could claim credit for "Eas[ing] Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending." More

October 03, 2008
Site Maintenance
American Thinker is performing some system maintenance and software upgrades tonight and Saturday. More

October 03, 2008
The Abyss-ification of political rhetoric
Anyone see a pattern here? More

October 03, 2008
Liberalism needs another bailout
California, blessed with incredible beauty, perfect weather, fabulous soils, plenty of coast line and even much of the world's high tech and entertainment revenue, has managed to run out of money and wants a bailout. More

October 03, 2008
Biden, 'leading light' on the Judiciary Committee, is ignorant of the Constitution
Maybe someone should bring this up the next time Biden questions a Supreme Court nominee. More

October 03, 2008
ACORN vote fraud continues (updated)
When are we going to see some perp walks? More

October 03, 2008
Joe Biden on debt: homeowners vs. credit card debtors
Where's the "fairness" about which Biden talked last night? More

October 03, 2008
Memo to McCain campaign
Lee Cary offers some advice to the McCain campaign: name key members of his future administration now, particularly those who will handle financial affairs. More

October 03, 2008
Radio reporter fired for wearing Obama tee-shirt
It is refreshing to hear of at least one news organization taking seriously the code of ethics about which most journalists prattle incessantly More

October 03, 2008
Wells Fargo tops Paulson by $13 Billion
How can we trust Paul son to design a bailout for the economy when he seems to have engineered such a bad deal for the rescue of Wachovia? More

October 03, 2008
And now, the Mother of all Biden Gaffes (updated)
Did he really say that the US kicked Hezb'allah out of Lebanon? More

October 03, 2008
Biden's Big Lies: All 14 of them
Well, at least we think he told the truth when he said his name was "Joe Biden." More

October 03, 2008
Biden's Big Lie #1
Joe's biggeset whopper of the night. More

October 03, 2008
The 'ACORNization' of America
Remind me why protest groups who interfere with the running of the US government deserve taxpayer dollars, More

October 02, 2008
Live Blogging the Vice-Presidential Debate
AT writers will be live blogging tonight's debate. Join the fun. More

October 02, 2008
Are Foreign Donations Powering the Obama Campaign?
Just how much in donations from foreign countries is pouring into the Obama campaign coffers is a question one FEC auditor would like to have answered. More

October 02, 2008
Ifill on Palin
In advance of her performance at tonight's debate, Gwen Ifill has already tipped her hand respecting her animus toward Sarah Palin. From an actual transcript of her PBS show Washington Week: More

October 02, 2008
Hitting the bullseye with Sarah-Cuda
A move guaranteed to further outrage helpless liberal feminists and others threatened by Governor Sarah Palin. More

October 02, 2008
Ifill challenges viewers on her bias
This is either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid. More

October 02, 2008
Joe Biden and the American nomenklatura
How to live very, very well while reporting a modest income. The old Soviets knew the trick, and so does Joe Biden. More

October 02, 2008
Time 'soup line' cover
In the tank for Obama or just trying to sell magazines? More

October 02, 2008
Rescue: The Conservative Conundrum
We have to use the defibulator to re-start the economic heart muscle makes sense. With the patient alive, we can then go back and change the diet and unclog the arteries later. More

October 02, 2008
Is it slipping away?
The electoral default mode in the current circumstances is a McCain defeat. McCain must wrench the game from its present course More

October 02, 2008
Obama and McCain Both For Bailout
Why do we have a Republican Party? More

October 02, 2008
VP Debate - Which candidate doesn't know what he's talking about?
To listen to the MSM, you would think Sarah Palin will come out on stage tonight in St. Louis wearing overalls and sporting a piece of straw shooting out of her ears. More

October 02, 2008
Children told to record parents' 'climate crimes'
A British power company is urging children to spy on their parents and record their "climate crimes" in a "challenge diary." More

October 02, 2008
Change we can propagandize for
What they mean by "grassroots" in Hollywood More

October 02, 2008
Pork for Hollywood in bailout bill?
Is Hollywood going to get pork? After all, the entertainment industry is a huge source of money for Democratic candidates and for the party More

October 02, 2008
This is what dialogue with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is like
Monologue by a demagogue met with obeisance and ineffectual commentary -- if not silence by his interlocutors. A genocidal dictator does not respond well to talk therapy. More

October 01, 2008
City Council advises letting thieves have their way
The mentality of surrendering civilization to evil continues to metastasize in the United Kingdom. More

October 01, 2008
Hunting Mr. Good Will
Powerline has a compelling blog on the many fraudulent contributions for Obama--including from overseas. One example: Mr. Good Will More

October 01, 2008
Gwen Ifill and the Vice Presidential Debate (updated)
Gwen Ifill has compromised herself and her employer, the publicly-funded PBS by failing to disclose an obvious conflict of interest. More

October 01, 2008
McCain tumbles in polls
The continuing financial crisis and doubts about Sarah Palin's qualifications have combined to make this the week from hell for John McCain and the national polls. More

October 01, 2008
"Crap sandwiches for as far as the eye can see"
Jonah Goldberg has a superior article in today's New York Post where he views the current crisis on Capitol Hill as a "pox on both your houses." More

October 01, 2008
No, It Wasn't Phil Gramm's Fault
Democrats heap blame where it doesn't belong, and Bill Clinton (!) is calling them out on it. More

October 01, 2008
Which candidate is the uniter?
Obama admits he can't talk to Republicans. More

October 01, 2008
The Catholic Church continues to Respond Theologian Nancy Pelosi
Since Nancy Pelosi injected religion into abortion politics by making erroneous remarks about Catholic teaching, the Church continues to respond -- sharply. More

October 01, 2008
Another Good reason for offshore drilling
Exploiting our own resources prevents other nations from exploiting their workers More

October 01, 2008
Another anti-Obama video yanked from YouTube
This video is the third popular video that cast an unflattering light on Barack Obama and Democrats in general to be yanked in the past couple days. More

October 01, 2008
The Lie that will not Die
Women did not have to pay for rape kits in Wasilla. More

October 01, 2008
Cynthia McKinney said what?
You won't believe what former Democrat member of the House of Representatives and current presidential candidate of the Looney Tunes Party Cynthia McKinney is alleging. More