September 21, 2023

Liz Cheney: Our Politics Created a Situation Where ‘We’re Electing Idiots’

Tuesday “CNN This Morning” played a video of former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) saying the United States is “electing idiots” while speaking Monday night at an event in New York City’s Center for Culture and Arts. Co-host Phil Mattingly said, “Liz Cheney spoke last night. She is always so subtle. I want you to take a listen to

BMI measurement deemed ‘racist’ in new medical report: ‘This is politics, not medicine’

The American Medical Association (AMA) is now discouraging the use of body mass index (BMI), calling it an “imperfect” and “problematic” means of assessing body fat and claiming it has been used for “racist exclusion.” The comments were included in a report presented at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois earlier this month. […]

Bucks County power struggle could hint at shifting suburban politics for 2024

“There are definitely Republicans who are motivated by it, but we’re seeing in this county, the backlash is huge,” incumbent Democratic Commissioner Bob Harvie said. | Zach Montellaro/POLITICO DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — An obscure race for county commissioner underway here in a suburb outside of Philadelphia could tell us a lot about who will win the

Jamaal Bowman on hip-hop’s ‘eff you’ response to bad politics

A version of this story originally appeared in The Recast. While I have to literally chase most politicians to get a question in, there is always one who makes himself available: Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.). This guy has an affinity for viral on-camera moments: telling Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to “take her ass back

Boris Johnson Rage-Quits Politics to Avoid Facing Justice

Boris Johnson sensationally quit politics on Friday night after receiving a copy of a devastating independent report that found he had misled Parliament.In British politics, tradition dictates that there’s no greater crime than lying to one of the world’s oldest parliaments.Johnson’s career began with him getting fired by The Times newspaper for lying. His political

Axelrod: Biden’s Approval on Economy ‘Bad, Especially Relative to What He’s Achieved’ Due to Politics, Unease Largely ‘Driven by Inflation’ 

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC36src,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser David Axelrod stated that President Joe Biden’s “economic approval numbers are actually quite bad, especially relative to what he’s achieved” because of political polarization and a “sense of unease” that is largely “driven by inflation” and also due to a “hangover”

‘We better figure it out’: The politics trap that could slow a national AI law

The mood was less partisan during OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Senate testimony on Tuesday. But tech topics that typically spark intense fights in Congress were still front and center. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo Capitol Hill is rushing to regulate artificial intelligence before most members have even a basic understanding of the technology. And as momentum

John Mulaney, ‘Baby J,’ and the Respectability Politics of Addiction

Early in Baby J, John Mulaney’s first stand-up special in five years, released on Netflix this Tuesday, the comedian addresses his long absence from the industry in sing-song. Nearly three years after a very public stint in rehab and subsequent divorce, he croons, “now [my] reputation is…different!” He riffs that former fans have already switched

Rod Blagojevich: Arresting Donald Trump Would Be ‘Banana Republic’ Politics 

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) spoke out against reports that the Manhattan district attorney’s office is gearing up to arrest former President Donald Trump, arguing that arresting a former president would make for “banana republic politics.” “Arresting Presidents and Governors for trumped up crimes is banana republic politics,” Blagojevich said. He also said our Republic

‘Playing Politics’: DOJ Rejects Some of House GOP’s Requests on Biden Documents

The Justice Department (DOJ) informed House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Monday that it could not fulfill all of their requests relating to the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, citing the department’s “longstanding policy” about ongoing matters. The department told Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Pelosi, Dems put politics first in Trump impeachment, new book argues

“A clear picture began to form of an impeachment that had been crippled by doubt and exploited by avarice — emboldening the president and weakening the legislative branch,” the authors write in “Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump.” When asked for a response to the authors’ assertion, Pelosi spokesperson Drew

McCarthy downplays calls for Biden impeachment: ‘We will not play politics’

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Blue State Blues: Gen. Mark Milley Chooses His Politics –

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made an extraordinary statement last year, apologizing for walking with President Donald Trump across the park at Lafayette Square to the burned-out St. John’s Episcopal Church. In a video address to National Defense University, Milley said: As many of you saw the result of the…

Pollak: The Democratic Party Is the Dividing Line in Israeli Politics

The reason Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer the prime minister of Israel today has much to do with the Democratic Party, whose recent drift toward anti-Israel positions has become a major and imminent threat to the security of the Jewish state. Netanyahu had no major failures on his record. On the contrary, he had achieved…

Calling All Patriots: How Will Demographic Changes And Population Migration Impact Your State’s Politics?

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Poll: Majority of Republicans Want Donald Trump to Stay Active in Politics

A majority of Republicans want former President Donald Trump to remain active in politics, a CNBC survey released Friday revealed. While the poll, taken February 2-7, prior to the formal start of Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial, showed that 54 percent of Americans want the former president “to remove himself from politics entirely,” Republicans do…

Enlightenment was ‘Little More Than White Identity Politics’, ‘Racist Knowledge’

“Black Studies” professor Kehinde Andrews of Birmingham City University has denounced the Enlightenment as “little more than White identity politics” and “racist knowledge”. Andrews, who is Britain’s inaugural professor of “black studies”, made the comments on social media while sharing a link to an interview with the Times Higher Education Supplement discussing his upcoming book, The…

‘Bad Politics’: John King Says White House Needs To ‘Smooth Some Feathers’ After Kamala Harris Undercuts Joe Manchin

CNN’s John King criticized the White House on Monday over its undercutting of West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris gave an interview to a local TV station in his home state without notifying him. King appeared alongside host Anderson Cooper and White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins on “Anderson Cooper 360”…

‘Politics in General Sucks’: Dave Portnoy Explains How Barstool Raised $33M for Small Business Without Government Help

With the government mired in recriminations and sending billions of dollars overseas, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy stepped in to do the work that the government appeared unwilling to do itself: He helped American small businesses. Beginning with a $500,000 contribution from himself and then using his considerable social media presence to raise the rest,…

Hillary Clinton Goes After ‘Secret Money’ In Politics While Using It For Her Own Dark Money Group.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed the use of “secret money” in politics in a new essay, even as she conceals the identities of donors to her own “dark money” political group. “We need to overturn Citizens United and get secret money out of our politics,” Clinton writes in a new afterword to her book published […]

Sexual Hypocrisy in Politics: 1963, 1998, and Today

Some lies have consequences; others do not.  No real political consequence resulted from the declaration of a well known politician on TV on January 26, 1998, that “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinsky.  I never told anybody to lie, not a single time, never.”  It took six months before the […]

Who Are the Real Fascists in American Politics?

President Donald J. Trump is routinely referred to as a fascist by the left. Much of that rhetoric originates from within the Democrat Party. We hear little to no outrage by either Democrats or Republicans at the use of this inflammatory language. In fact, the cliched phrase “the silence is deafening” finds a real application […]

The Regrettable Marriage of the NFL and Left-Wing Identity Politics

What we are witnessing in the media narrative around the NFL protests is the prevailing modus operandi of contemporary leftists seeking to introduce their identity politics into all aspects of American life, even where those politics are unwelcome for most Americans. In fact, we actually saw the left orchestrate something quite similar just a few […]

Michelle Obama: White Men Ruin Politics

  Michelle Obama has America’s distrust of politics all figured out: it’s because the Republican Party is full of white men. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women Tuesday, the wife of arguably the most polarizing, divisive president in history said, “We should be working actively to mix it up, so we’re getting a real […]

Gorka: Roy Moore’s Victory in Alabama Primary a ‘Revolutionary Moment in American Politics’

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, chief strategist for the MAGA Coalition and former deputy assistant to President Trump, told SiriusXM hosts Steve Bannon and Raheem Kassam on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily that Roy Moore’s victory in the Alabama Senate primary “changed American politics.” “It’s the first battle in a war that’s going to reform politics,” Gorka said […]

Obama ‘Gently Waded’ Back into Politics: Spoke on Phone with Left-Leaning Presidential Candidate Macron.

In the midst of ongoing debate about Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and elections in France, former President Barack Obama spoke on the phone with French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. “Former President Barack Obama gently waded back into international politics on Thursday, talking by phone with French presidential candidate Emmanuel […]

Trump And The Politics Of Polling

Our Independence Day is at hand, and it arrives finally on November 8. There’s something missing in the polling. There’s an avalanche of negative media coverage but still thousands rally for Trump.—Gov. Mike Pence “Pence: ‘There’s Something Missing in the Polling These Days’” “There’s something awfully screwy going on around here.” Elmer Fudd If you […]

Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics

“This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made. I think it’s inexcusable.” Those words were spoken by Newt Gingrich – a man believed to be on Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential shortlist – during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” What mistake had the presumptive Republican nominee made that he earned the rebuke of an ally? […]

Obama’s Executive Actions on Guns Are All Politics

The controversial measures President Barack Obama announced will likely face constitutional challenges in the courts, but it’s already clear they won’t be effective. The main executive action Obama announced that raises legal questions is about defining who must register as a licensed gun dealer and who does not have to register. The president has some, but […]

The Hidden Politics of Abortion: Genetic Modification

For all the concern expressed over the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, we still don’t see the forest for the trees in one major area: that abortion is part of a dangerous global picture—the selective genetic engineering of human beings. This radical dysfunction is fueled by politically contrived demands for unfettered access […]

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