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January 2017

January 20, 2017

The full text of Trump’s inaugural speech

Here. FWIW. I'm sure there will be snippets and carefully reproduced sections in order to...

January 19, 2017

Class and grace for a generation in desperate need of both

Courtesy of former president George H.W. Bush. That's how we move past divisions. Assuming,...

January 17, 2017

All of the anti-Trump lunacy and hysterics

As well as the embarrassing and evil reactions to his election, won't cause me to forget...

January 10, 2017

On the great Streep vs. Trump battle of 2017

Eh. Sometimes I imagine a world where my president elect doesn't stoop to the...

January 07, 2017

You might want to sit down for this

Apparently Mexico isn't going to pay for a border wall, at least according to former...

January 06, 2017

A shooting in Florida

Apparently there has been a shooting in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. News is still...

January 06, 2017

Apparently torture is no longer an intrinsic evil

Don Lemon explains. Not worth debating. Unless, of course, Mr. Lemon believes racism or torture in...

January 05, 2017

A racist hate crime

Deserves to be condemned. Period. Like yesterday's post, I'm seeing people on Social Media jumping...

January 04, 2017

Not all feminists are like this

Of that I'm sure. Every group has its bad apples. It's a shame that bad...

January 04, 2017

Good for them

The Clintons will attend the Inauguration. I'm beginning to wonder if some people want horrible...

January 03, 2017

What bowl games are supposed to be

USC pulled it out with a redeeming, last second field goal, and Penn State made...

January 03, 2017

All you have to do

Is replace the word 'white' with the word 'black', or 'Muslim', or 'Jewish' and see...

January 02, 2017

RIP William Christopher

As if 2016 needed one more victim, only hours before the year ended, William Christopher...

January 02, 2017

Ohio State played

Badly.

January 02, 2017

A few observations from 2016

Never, ever underestimate Donald Trump Arrogance is a bad strategy Insulting millions of registered voters...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Mike Rowe seems like a decent fellow

Don't know much about him, since I never watched his show. But this isn't the...

December 23, 2016

Preparing to take action against harassment

In the age of Trump. So that things like this won't happen.

December 21, 2016

Wishing she had an abortion doesn’t bother me

As much as her thinking that wishing she would have had an abortion will score points...

December 20, 2016

Heh

OK, I get it. It's a bit heavy handed. But since there is...

December 20, 2016

Donald Trump will be our 45th president

Or 44th if you don't count Grover Cleveland as two people. It's official. Barring the...

December 19, 2016

Not always Trump

Jonah Goldberg explains. There are many reasons for cheering because the Left got a bloody nose...

December 19, 2016

Hidden camera captures Democrats reacting to 2016 election

Now if only some adults to the left of center could take a few of...

December 16, 2016

Nobody does comedy like Hollywood Celebrities for Clinton

"Fresh off their success of convincing their fellow citizens to elect Hillary Clinton President of...

December 12, 2016

Remember when everyone said Donald Trump must accept the election results?

Yeah, I remember that, too. Funny old world, ain't it. But that's so last month's...

December 11, 2016

God bless the Egyptian Christians who were killed this weekend

The largest attack against the Christian minority in Egypt for some time has claimed the...

December 09, 2016

Happy Birthday Spartacus

I'm Spartacus! Kirk Douglas turns 100 today! He has had an illustrious career, and is one...

December 09, 2016

Please define Fake News

We're seeing a wave of condemnation aimed at Fake News. Fair enough. Fake news is certainly a...

December 09, 2016

Why I like living in the United States

Because I don't have to worry about being charged by the government for saying things...

December 05, 2016

Will Catholics who oppose Trump defend this?

Here. CNN producer caught yucking it up when someone jokes about Trump's plane crash. ...

December 02, 2016

Please define hate

So a Muslim immigrant complains about negative Muslim stereotypes in American media. He then goes...