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The novelist behind the “Rambo” series is waging war — against his own creation. Author David Morrell, who breathed life into Vietnam War vet and one-man wrecking crew John Rambo in his 1972 novel “First Blood,” is the latest critic to badmouth Sylvester Stallone’s newest film. “I agree with these ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ reviews. This film is a mess, tweeted Morrell on Friday. “Embarrassed to have my name associated with it.” Morrell stated he had initially been involved in the creation of “Last Blood,” which was to show a more impassioned Rambo; instead, Matthew Cirulnick completed the gory screenplay. “I...

The celebrations of hate against Prime Minister Netanyahu and the right-wing camp since the elections are disgusting, ungrateful, and lack any factual basis. People of the national camp, raise your heads! First of all, Binyamin Netanyahu has invested his life for the sake of the existence and fortification of the State of Israel. 18 hours a day for years. Tirelessly. You can argue with him, you can disagree (believe me, I was one of those, and we have disagreements), but his being trampled by the left ("What pardon? Death sentence!" wrote a journalist for Ma’ariv) is delusional at all levels....

     When Summer gathers up her robes of glory,   And like a dream of beauty glides away. I LOVE to wander through the woodlands hoary   In the soft light of an autumnal day, When Summer gathers up her robes of glory,   And like a dream of beauty glides away. How through each loved, familiar path she lingers,    Serenely smiling through the golden mist, Tinting the wild grape with her dewy fingers   Till the cool emerald turns to amethyst; Kindling the faint stars of the hazel, shining   To light the gloom of Autumn’s mouldering halls,...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) on Friday came to the defense of an anti-Israel activist voted off the Women's March board earlier in the week, telling her, "we have the truth on our side." Tlaib took to Twitter to defend Zahra Billoo, the executive director of the San Francisco Bay area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Billoo, who was voted off the board after serving for two days, sent out a 25-tweet thread about the vote, where she blamed an "Islamophobic smear campaign" and "right-wingers" for the scrutiny she and her colleagues received. "#FreePalestine always sis! They won't...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — An Arkansas man shot a suspected burglar at his home Tuesday after the intruder asked him to hand over the weapon,

Even before bombshell pictures of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in blackface makeup surfaced on Wednesday, his Liberals and their main opposition Conservatives had foregone the usual niceties in favor of tactics more common to the hyper-partisan mud slinging contests south of the border in the U.S. To some, it’s been a cynical race to the bottom where leaders have focused on inflicting maximum damage on their rivals rather than propping themselves up -- a slippery slope that could fuel the sort of political polarization that Canada has largely avoided until now. “We’re going down a bad road here and after...

Today’s Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends) How fake is the “whistleblower” scandal? The “whistleblower” in question doesn’t even possess first-hand information. – At least, if you believe the Washington Post’s reporting on the matter. This little nugget was buried deep within the bowels of a Saturday WaPo report on the subject: “The whistleblower didn’t have direct knowledge of the communications, an official briefed on the matter told CNN. Instead, the whistleblower’s concerns came in part from learning information that was not obtained during the course of their work, and those details have played a role in the administration’s...

Throughout his career, Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer has earned the reputation as a relentless backstabber. That began when he took the Tennessee head coaching job from Johnny Majors in the early 1990s, angling while Majors was recovering from heart surgery. Later, Fulmer consistently attempted to undercut a procession of Tennessee coaches — Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley and Butch Jones — and also played grand maestro in the coup to unseat athletic director John Currie last year. For decades, Phillip Fulmer’s reputation has revolved around consistently and persistently operating to maximize the full glory, attention and financial benefit of Phillip...

The Talk Shows September 22nd, 2019 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. Actor Denzel Washington. Panel: Jonah Goldberg; Susan Page, USA Today; Matthew Continetti, the Washington Free Beacon; Juan Williams. John Roberts anchors.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; Sen. Pat Toomey, R-PaFACE THE NATION (CBS): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Former Secretary of State John Kerry. Panel: Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair; David Sanger, the New York Times; Lanhee Chen, the Hoover Institution; Ben Domenech, the Federalist.THIS WEEK (ABC): Secretary of State...

Our gospel tune today is It Is No Secret by Elton Britt & Rosalie Allen (1950). THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/

Actual admission of interference in another country’s judicial process to benefit his son. On Tape.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Friday’s LGBTQ Presidential Forum had the feeling of a home game for Pete Buttigieg, who was introduced as “a member of our community” to a rousing standing ovation. But that enthusiasm for Buttigieg has not guaranteed him a lock on this voting bloc in Iowa. Buttigieg covered topics including learning “the hard way” about “discrimination” when he came out — like the first time he saw his mayoral office’s annual blood drive on his schedule, Buttigieg said, and soon realized, “I can’t be part of it.” Yet some activists in Iowa said that Buttigieg had not...

Congressman Adam Schiff (to experience the deep void, look into his eyes) has fallen into a trap in which he aims at the president and wounds his party’s front-runner, Joe Biden, instead.

President Donald Trump is expected to headline his largest rally yet on Sunday when he appears in Houston in an effort to appeal to a growing political force in the United States: Indian Americans. Trump will speak to an expected crowd of 50,000, mostly Indian Americans, who are flocking to the most diverse city in the nation to catch a glimpse of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at what is being touted as the largest event in the U.S. for a leader of foreign country. He hopes to peel off some Indian American voters who could be attracted to his...

Donald Trump has more numbers to brag about -- his Trump Straws are selling like hotcakes, quickly approaching $1 million in sales ... and MAGA hats have reached a milestone. Sources with the President's campaign tell TMZ ... sales for the straws -- which come in a 10-pack for $15 and are meant to own the libs -- have surpassed $850,000. We're told they're by far the most popular item right now on Trump's online shop. As you can see ... the red plastic straws come laser engraved with "Trump" branding, and are advertised as reusable, recyclable and made in...

After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said: "Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages and instill in them a love for learning. You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self-esteem and personal pride. You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to...

The driver whose car is alleged to have clipped Princess Diana's before her fatal crash in Paris has claimed he was ordered not to talk about the accident. Vietnamese-born Le Van Thanh spoke for the first time about claims that his white Fiat Uno was the vehicle that struck Diana's Mercedes. He claims that when British police asked him to come to the UK to talk to them about the crash, some French officers instructed him not to go there. Diana died after her car hit a pillar in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris on August 31, 1997.

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) -- Switzerland’s top court ruled that parents do not have a right to homeschool their children. On Monday, the Swiss Federal Court ruled against a mother from the city of Basel who in 2017 had applied for permission to school her 8-year-old son at home. School authorities rejected the application and a cantonal court threw out the mother’s appeal. When she brought her case to the Federal Court, the mother held that the appeal court’s decision was tantamount to a ban on private instruction at home, thus violating a constitutional right to privacy and...

Today’s Cryptogram Courtesy of The Arkansas Gazette T SEPTD BREO GL UTKP RXD RJ T WRUIGYTDGRY RJ RIPKGPYWP TYK FGIPEDV. –YTKGT IRXFTYSPE You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any tips you might...

Excerpt: In the past Sarsour has offered public praise for Rasmea Odeh, a Palestinian terrorist convicted in 1970 for her role in the bombing of a Jerusalem supermarket which killed two people. She has also publicly aligned herself with hate-spewing Nation of Islam boss Louis Farrakhan. In 2015 she spoke passionately at his #JusticeOrElse march in Washington D.C. She is a longtime advocate of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. Sarsour has also frequently praised Sharia law, in some cases tying it to student debt reform, a key Sanders campaign issue. “You’ll know when you’re living under Sharia...