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Newt Launches War on Media

by Larry Elder on January 27, 2012 · 0 comments

The Republican re-embrace of former Speaker Newt Gingrich says a lot about whom he sees as his opponent — and it isn’t just President Barack Obama. It’s the media.
If not for major media’s embrace, Obama would still be sitting…

Obama Waffles on Gay Marriage — No News There

by Larry Elder on January 23, 2012 · 0 comments

Why does President Barack Obama enjoy a no-fly zone on gay marriage?
The Republican presidential contenders, with the exception of libertarian Ron Paul, have never supported gay marriage. Barack Obama, on the other hand, in a span of 16 years,…

Media Blackmail and Tio Taco

by Larry Elder on January 18, 2012 · 0 comments

Consider the following hypothetical.
Fox News, during the 2008 presidential campaign, learns about a long-ago arrest of a relative of Sen. Barack Obama. Fox calls Obama. It makes an offer Fox assumes he cannot refuse: “Agree to appear on the…

The Need for Ron Paul

by Larry Elder on January 9, 2012 · 5 comments

If libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
Paul, as expected, did well in Iowa. His strong third-place finish is substantially better than he did in 2008, and his national poll numbers…

Norman Lear’s Left-Wing Paranoia About “The Right”

by Larry Elder January 3, 2012

They’re coming for your children! They’re coming for the womenfolk! Then they’re coming after you! Norman Lear, the famous television show producer, offered this hysterically paranoid assessment of the allegedly growing and presumably insidious power of “the right”:
“I want…

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MIA: The Black “Occupy” Protester

by Larry Elder December 26, 2011

As “Person of the Year,” Time magazine named “The Protester.” The subhead read, “From the Arab Spring to Athens, From Occupy Wall Street to Moscow.”
Well, yes, but what about the lack of American black protesters? Good Lord, where is…

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The Ultimate Insult

by Larry Elder December 16, 2011

The next best thing to calling a Republican “racist,” “sexist,” “homophobic,” or “Uncle Tom” (where appropriate) is to call him “out of touch.”
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the latest wealthy Republican to be called “out of touch.” The…

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Cain Entered as a Problem-Solver, Leaves as a Finger-Pointer

by Larry Elder December 8, 2011

Herman Cain is out. He “suspended” his campaign for the Republican nomination for president this week after a fifth woman made allegations against him. This time, an Atlanta woman claims she had a 13-year-long affair with the former CEO. As…

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Gay, Liberal — and Bulletproof — US Rep Retires

by Larry Elder December 5, 2011

When Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his intention not to seek re-election after a 32-year career, not one of the nightly news broadcast network anchors found time or space to mention either Frank’s central role in the housing meltdown or…

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