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Lindsey Graham on Border Wall: “We’re not going to give in to this radical left, ever”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 07, 2019 21 Comments

Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham joined Face the Nation where he minced no words about the border wall funding standoff.

Biden to Announce 2020 Plans Soon as Allies Say He Believes He’s the Best Hope for Democrats

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2019 20 Comments

The New York Times reported on Sunday that allies of former Vice President Joe Biden thinks of himself as the Democrat Party's best hope for 2020 against President Donald Trump. Biden knows he cannot wait too long to decide to jump into the race. He told CNN at the Philadelphia airport that he'll decide "soon."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hki16-cVB6M

Trump Will Travel to Southern Border on Thursday

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2019 16 Comments

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced on Twitter that President Donald Trump "will travel to the Southern border on Thursday to meet with those on the frontlines of the national security and humanitarian crisis." Trump tweeted that he will address the nation on Tuesday night.

Ginsburg Misses Oral Arguments for First Time as Supreme Court Justice

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2019 73 Comments

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed oral arguments this morning for the first time during her tenure. Ginsburg, 85, underwent surgery last month to remove cancerous nodules on her left lung.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2GmxMZar2M

Herb Kelleher Revolutionized the Airline Industry and Had a Blast Doing It

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 07, 2019 16 Comments

Herb Kelleher, the former Chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Southwest Airlines passed away last week. His grit, humor, and authenticity revolutionized air travel and created a corporate culture, one big family, really, to be envied.

Connecticut Teacher Escorted Out of School for Refusing to Remove Crucifix From Classroom

TPUSA Members: UT Tyler Attack Reflects Growing Campus Hostility Toward Conservatives

UT Austin Funds Graduate Student Research on ‘Reproductive Justice’

Texas Tech Regents Eliminate Several Race, Gender Studies Courses

Ransomware Gang Claims Credit for Vanderbilt Cyberattack

Occidental College Hosts Transgender Event That Mocks Trump

Branco Cartoon – Line in the Sand

Posted by A.F. Branco on January 07, 2019 5 Comments

They made their choice ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI5yvdaMIPU

Media fabricated narrative about conservatives mocking Ocasio-Cortez dance video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2019 51 Comments

Did you hear the one about Republicans trying to shame Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her college dance video, and being angry about it? That claim echoed through many mainstream media outlets late last week into the weekend. But it was a media fabrication, Fake News in the worst, most devious way intended to shape public perception. Multiply this incident by thousands of times, and you can understand how manipulative mainstream media is, and how major news outlets are able to frame a narrative of evil, mean Republicans that influences our politics, particularly among younger people.

Liberals demand you STOP talking about ELIZABETH WARREN’s LIKABILITY or comparing her to HILLARY

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2019 32 Comments

Likability as a political asset for a candidate is a "you know it when you see it" quality. It's not the same thing as "approval" or "favorability" or whether you actually "like" the candidate. And it's something that can't be taught or learned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSGFt6w0wok

Vice: Progressive Activist’s Dick Cheney Biopic Exists To Annoy Republicans

Posted by Tyler Hummel on January 06, 2019 21 Comments

Adam McKay's career trajectory has proved to be one of the weirdest a contemporary comic director has forged. Having launched his career into the spotlight with his inaugural effort Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy, he proceeded to attempt making lightning strike twice with four subsequent team-ups with Will Ferrell that all failed to fully recapture the success of that first film: Talledega Knights, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2.

Egypt attempts to stop CBS airing President Sisi’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2019 7 Comments

The last time I mentioned Egypt, archeologists had uncovered the hidden tomb of an Egyptian royal priest that had been untouched for around 4,400 years. Since then, there have been further fascinating developments related to the land of the Nile. To start with, Cairo officials tried to prevent the airing of a CBS interview in which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of his country’s close co-operation with Israel in fighting ISIS militants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KVqaIaeRpA

Supreme Court takes up new partisan gerrymandering challenge

Posted by Jared Samilow on January 06, 2019 15 Comments

The Supreme Court announced Friday that it would, once again, consider whether partisan gerrymandering can be so extreme that it violates the Constitution. The move comes after a term in which the justices had looked poised to impose some limits on partisan influence in redistricting, but ultimately seemed unable to agree on a workable standard for evaluating when state lawmakers cross a constitutional line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_oIYv79Ag

French Ministry broken into as “Yellow Vest” protests continue

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2019 7 Comments

The "Yellow Vest" citizen demonstrations are continuing in Paris, a French ministry building was broken into, and a government spokesman was evacuated from his office.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjDEPtS68CM

The Race to 2020 Begins Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2019 3 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1081674669965623296

Reports: “Work Accident” blows up home of senior terrorist in southern Gaza

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2019 23 Comments

There are numerous reports of an explosion at the home of a senior Palestinian terrorist in southern Gaza resulting from a so-called "work accident." The Times of Israel reports:

Anti-Trump Billionaire Tom Steyer Launches Impeachment Ads in Iowa

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 05, 2019 36 Comments

Anti-Trump billionaire Tom Steyer has launched ads in Iowa in an attempt to bully newly-elected Democrat Rep. Abby Finkenauer and 3rd District Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne into joining his Impeach Trump movement.

Democrat Representative Steve Cohen Proposes Amendment to End Electoral College

Posted by Tyler Hummel on January 05, 2019 42 Comments

As the first week of the new Congressional session began, the new Democrat majority in the House of Representatives immediately got to work. As reported by Daily Wire, Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced a bill on Thursday to Congress to effectively eliminate the Electoral College.