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Carl Bernstein depicted the contentious nature of politics as being in the middle of a "cold civil war" as President Trump pushes back against what he calls "fake news" and various news outlets are perceived as espousing different "truths." Appearing on CNN's "Reliable Sources" on Sunday, alongside Leonard Downie, former executive editor and vice president of the Washington Post, Bernstein compared the current media climate to that of the Watergate era. He stressed the importance of anonymous sources and said "quote 'leaks' which really are not leaks" are instead "mostly reporters trying very hard to get truthful information and put...

A coffee shop that caters to Second Amendment Supporters and armed customers is hoping to open in 2018. So far it is only a web site with an online store that sells ground coffee and T-shirts.  They are seeking investors, if you are  interested. Here is a description of the proposed enterprise, from their web site. From operatorcoffee.com: To us, Operator Coffee is more than a coffee shop, it's a cause. We are a group of airborne veterans, special operations veterans, and active members of the shooting community. The idea for Operator Coffee was born out of a love...

President Donald Trump may not be in the White House had former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin not blazed the trail for him. This week, Bernie Quigley observed that Palin “was prelude and harbinger” to Trump’s arrival. He wrote in The Hill that he was reading William Strauss and Neil Howe’s The Fourth Turning when Palin appeared on the national stage. And he said then that “it was possible to see the rise of new political archetypes and forms and they are now upon us.” “It was not President Donald Trump that brought the age, although he turned the key....

Russian Fan Fiction, Part 2 The bigger issue in the Comey FBI lawsuit filed by the Cause of Action Institute (CoA) involves conflict of interest. There are just too many questions that his directorship has failed to clarify and this lawsuit is trying to get much needed answers. A timeline reveals these closely connected dates: March 2, 2017, new AG Jeff Sessions recuses himself from the Russian investigation; April 17, 2017, the CoA lawsuit is filed; May 9, 2017, President Trump fires Comey; May 17, 2017, a mere eight days later, Acting Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein appoints former FBI...

Red flagging Charles Ortel & Michael Cernovich: Heads up to Charles Ortel, Mike Cernovich and other brave souls who keep digging for the truth about the Clinton Foundation: Make public your own suicide note before your never-to-be-proven killers get to register “SUICIDE” as the cause of your untimely death. Send out your own ‘Suicide’ note first along the lines of: I (fill-in-the-blank) am researching the mysterious deaths of Seth Rich, John Ashe, Peter E. Smith, Klaus Eberwein and others. I would never choose suicide as the way out of life on earth.” It wouldn’t hurt to add, “nor am I...

The Trump era of the National Instant Criminal Background  Check System  (NICS) checks has finished its first six months. The NICS checks for June, 2017 were 1,901,768.  That is the second highest number of NICS checks for any June. The highest was in 2016, with 2,131,485. The third highest June was in 2015, with 1,529,057.  Both of those were driven by fear that strong gun control measures might be passed by President Obama.  Firearm sales and NICS checks have not dropped precipitously with a Trump presidency as expected.  Instead, gun sales and NICS checks have stayed at high, near...

It’s true that the first day of your period is usually the absolute worst. It’s different for everyone, but cramps, fatigue, and irritability are pretty common, and for some women, they can be crippling. That’s what the women of Culture Machine say, at least, in a new video announcing the company’s plan to give women the first day of their period off. Culture Machine is a digital media company in Mumbai, which makes this all the more progressive. In rural parts of India, women are often sent out to menstruation huts to wait our their period. The huts are very...

A bill being considered in the Ohio legislature would reform the penalties for someone carrying a concealed handgun in current "gun free" zones. Current penalties are extreme. A person who inadvertently enters such a zone in Ohio is subject to a felony charge, a maximum of 12 months in prison, and a $2,500 fine. A felony conviction removes the right to vote, or to own a fire arm under the Second Amendment.  People who have concealed carry permits are, statistically, some of the most law abiding people in the country. They are far more law abiding than the population...

Why is Obama getting away with a ‘12th of Never’ deadline on fundraising? Look out, America. The burning question of our day: When will Barack Obama have made enough money? When, for instance, will Obama turn off the money tap that is now pouring millions into the Obama Foundation? Not until the ‘12th of Never’, and as Johnny Mathis sings “and that’s a long, long time.”

Is it all just fan fiction? The “Golden Showers” fake story line may well have been started on the internet by mischievous trolls who manufactured the ‘showers to sheets’ nonsense out of their own perverse imagination. Who better to entice gullible politicians and media leftists into falling for a soft porn fantasy? "This story we made up-just let that sink in-what we have become," is a 4chan quote from techies who sent the golden showers story to anti-Trump pundit Rick Wilson "who ran with it." Their post at 4chan is titled "pol/acksfanfiction." ACK often is computer speak for a response...

This is a contribution from a friend of the blog. If I Were A Rich Man ... "Dear God, you made many, many poor people. "I realize, of course, that it's no shame to be poor. "But it's no great honor either!" -Fiddler on the Roof There is an old - and very cynical remark - that the very rich are different from the average person - they have more money.  Which is true.  But what isn't encompassed in that rather sardonic bon mot is just what having vast wealth can do for you.  Being wealthy offers opportunities that are,...

Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke states facts, Piers Morgan gets offended on behalf of a woman.

University professors are not taking kindly to the latest Pew Research poll numbers showing Republican-leaning voters have an unreceptive view of academia, and some are pointing the finger of blame at conservative media. The June 2017 Pew survey showed 58 percent of right-leaning voters reported higher education has a negative impact on the country. Only 36 percent of Republicans polled held a favorable view – a hefty double-digit loss from the 54 percent favorability polled just two years ago.

Tobin Panton entered a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge this week after he fatally shot a sleeping neighbor while firing at a fleeing car thief. (Photo: Q13 FOX News) A man who fired his Glock at a car thief leaving his driveway with his vehicle pled guilty this week to the death of a neighbor struck by one of his bullets. Tobin Panton, 40, of Bonney Lake in the Tacoma area entered a guilty plea on Monday to one count of manslaughter in the first degree for the death of Linda Green, 61. The incident, which occurred last November,...

It’s time to listen to the “forgotten” people worrying about jobs, food, medicine and other basic needs instead of focusing on political skirmishes, Glenn Beck said on Friday’s “The Glenn Beck Radio Program.” He played a heartbreaking clip of a Maryland caller talking to a D.C. radio show about his circumstances of losing his job, being unable to find work, not having money for medicine and rapidly running out of funds. “I consider myself one of the forgotten men and women,” the caller said, tears choking his voice. “We need tax cuts. … We need jobs.” “This is why we’re...

One Indiana school district has kowtowed to a prominent atheist group’s complaint about incorporating prayer into its graduation ceremonies. Elkhart Community Schools received a letter of complaint last month from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation regarding the fact that prayers were featured in a graduation ceremony at the Roosevelt STEAM Academy, an elementary school with a hands-on approach to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. In a response sent to the FFRF late last month, Elkhart Schools District Counsel Chief of Staff and General Counsel W. Douglas Thorne confirmed to the atheist organization that the schools would stop including...

Given the probable head counts for and against the Trump platform, I repeat . . . enough already! STFU! Like most readers on this site, I ingest, willingly or otherwise, a virtual flood of written and orally delivered media articles dissing our POTUS. Enough already! Its not warranted! He’s not out to get you! Well, not most of you anyway. I think I can explain why some Americans detest and/or fear the Trump presidency. In their own minds, rightly or wrongly, they have legitimate reasons for their feelings. Others are more difficult to figure out. Maybe they’re just plain stupid,...

So, get to work Trump Team; stop putzing around saying “I’m innocent I tell ya!” “We the people” already know you are innocent. Track down and prosecute the guilty. Stop dithering and start playing offense—HUGELY President Trump and his aides want to know what to do about the Trump/Russia collusion brouhaha. Glad they asked. This is what they need to do: First of all, STOP PLAYING DEFENSE. Anyone with half a brain already knows that there is no “there” there, and playing defense is a waste of time. Enough with the “I’ve been framed yer Honor, framed I tell ya!”...

The parents of Charlie Gard are back in court this week, continuing the struggle to free their baby from captivity and bring him to the U.S. for treatment. As you hopefully are aware by now, Connie Yates and Chris Gard have been fighting with courts and hospitals in the U.K. for the right to seek medical care for their sick baby. So far, European death panels have determined that Charlie must die, because, in their estimation, his life is no longer worth living. His parents are not allowed to bring him elsewhere for treatment, nor are they even permitted to...

As we’re going through this scandal of Donald Trump, I’m really trying very hard to look at all sides and stay as reasonable as I can. And it is really difficult. It’s very difficult to watch people in the media who have never woken up from their slumber. They’ve never done any soul-searching. They don’t understand why Donald Trump won. I mean, the win of Donald Trump really changed my life, because I couldn’t figure it out either. So I started doing some soul-searching. What have I missed? What’s happened? What does it mean? Soul-Searching Truth That soul-searching has led...