Barack Obama is campaigning hard for Democrats and claiming “the character of our country is on the ballot” and Republicans are “making stuff up.” Though entirely predictable, that rhetoric might be half right.The character of our country was on the ballot 10 years ago when the freshman U.S. senator from Illinois said, “We are
Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kevin de León are contending for the U.S. Senate in California. On Wednesday, they faced off in what Dan Walters of CALmatters billed as their “one-and-only quasi-debate,” streamed online by the Public Policy Institute of California. The few voters who saw it might have learned something, but the “conversation”
The Summer of ’82,” (DNC Productions). Executive producer Dianne Feinstein; Starring Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh; co-starring the Senate Judiciary Committee. Limited release beginning September 27. Word has it this production had been in the works only since mid-summer, and in late September producers opted to greenlight the project. That was a
At a police station in Maryland, a phone rings and a female officer answers. 911: Hello, 911. What is your emergency? Ford: Hello, police? Someone just tried to rape me. 911: Tried to rape you? Ford: Yes. Tried to rape me. 911: What’s your name? Ford: Christine. 911: What happened? Ford: Well, the
Is the Pope Catholic?” is a longstanding response to those who show a stranglehold on the obvious. Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich recently gave it a new twist when he said that Pope Francis’ critics “don’t like him because he’s a Latino.” Cupich didn’t quote anybody, and he avoided the more obvious reasons Pope
Back in July, Democrat senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren held a press conference on Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. “This has nothing to do with politics,” Booker said. “You are either complicit in the evil. You are either contributing to the wrong or you are fighting against
Terrorist’s grandson Ammar Campa-Najjar is a “Palestinian-Mexican” American Democrat on the rise. “Grandson of terrorist rises in race against indicted GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter.” That supposedly “inflammatory” headline drew criticism on social media, and even the Reagan Battalion tweeted that it was “disgusting.” On the other hand, none of the critics questioned its
A Mexican illegal alien who supposedly “blacked out” after abducting Mollie Tibbetts still managed to lead Iowa police to the body of the 20-year-old University of Iowa student. A trial date has yet to be set but the accused murderer has already resolved some mysteries. Cristhian Bahena Rivera “was not who he said
Andrew Cuomo’s proclamation on Wednesday that “We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great,” was doubtless a jab at President Trump. On the other hand, Cuomo’s 2014 All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life, suggests the New York governor has a case of sorts. The
As you know, the gringos have set up a legal process for those seeking entry to the United States. You go to one of their embassies in your own country, apply for a visa, then wait your turn. Even if your record is clean, your documents legitimate, and you have some skill the
