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More Iranians than Democrats dare to criticize Iran and support President Trump.“Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48,” is how the Washington Post infamously summed up the killing of the head of ISIS. If Baghdadi was “austere”, the word-of-the-day for Qasem Soleimani was “revered”. "Airstrike at Baghdad airport kills Iran’s most revered military leader," the Washington Post headlined the execution of Baghdadi’s Shiite opposite number. CNN and CBS joined Al Jazeera in describing Soleimani as “revered”. Soleimani was not especially revered in Iran whose cities throb with protests against the theocracy of terror....

PITTSBURGH -- Darrin Kelly, president of the powerful Allegheny-Fayette County Central Labor Council, says that not one of the Democratic candidates running for president has reached out to him to ask about or listen to what union families in western Pennsylvania are looking for in a nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November. "Not one," he says abruptly. That omission is obvious in just about every proclamation about the energy sector coming from the mouths of most Democratic candidates, whether it is Sens. Bernie Sanders' and Elizabeth Warren's pledging to ban fracking, or former Vice President Joe Biden's recent...

Romans 8:17: "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together." 2 Timothy 3:12: "All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." John 15:20: "Remember the word that I [Jesus] said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also." Matthew 5:1-14: "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set,...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Pier 1 Imports is closing nearly half its 942 stores as it struggles to draw consumers and compete online. The home decor company said Monday it is closing up to 450 stores and will also shutter distribution centers. It didn't say where the store closures would occur, but it operates stores in the U.S. and Canada. Pier 1 also plans layoffs at its corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. There are seven Pier 1 locations in the Pittsburgh area. We’re working to find out if any of those are on the closure list. The company didn’t...

If decent people working in mainstream American media want to know why many Americans do not trust them and are willing to use the term "fake news" to describe the mainstream media, I offer one of the most glaring examples of a lie in my lifetime. Last week, Newsweek headlined the following: "Conservative Radio Host Ridicules Anne Frank: 'I Don't Get My Wisdom From Teenagers.'" Now, imagine how that must have struck any reader not familiar with the "conservative radio host" or with what he actually said. "Ridicule Anne Frank" -- what kind of terrible human being would do that?...

Consider this my contribution to your New Year’s resolution:Take as many as you’d like. You’re welcome.And hang in there! At least through the end of the week.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

A fake photo purporting to show President Barack Obama shaking hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, shown here in February 2018 speaking at a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in India, doesn’t appear to be fooling many people. Author photo

God “chose us in [Christ] before the foundation of the world” (Eph. 1:4). A true sense of identity comes from knowing that God Himself personally selected you to be His child. Many people in our society are on a seemingly endless and often frantic quest for personal identity and self-worth. Identity crises are common at almost every age level. Superficial love and fractured relationships are but symptoms of our failure to resolve the fundamental issues of who we are, why we exist, and where we're going. Sadly, most people will live and die without ever understanding God's purpose for their...

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Hollywood took more heavy fire at this year’s Golden Globes than General Soleimani catching a flight out of Bagdhad. Dave Chappelle has dropped some bunker busters recently, too. Seinfeld and Bill Maher never really retreated to their credit. Just last month, Eddie Murphy returned to the fight, armed with nothing more than his trusty, old-fashioned funny. There’s good news to report from the theater of comedy combat, America. The decorated generals of joke-telling are beginning to gain ground again in the war on comedy.The enemy is today’s political left who, for years, have been on the march to silence jokes they’ve...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is ratcheting up his condemnation of President Trump's order that lead to the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, comparing the killing to Russian President Vladimir Putin "assassinating dissidents." Sanders, who was one of the first 2020 Democrats to call Trump's airstrike on Soleimani an "assassination," lobbed harsh criticism against the Trump administration for the killing. "This guy, you know, was, as bad as he was, an official of the Iranian government," Sanders said of Soleimani, in the CNN interview. "And, you unleash -- then, if China does that, you know, if Russia does that, you...

That Hollywood sun must generate the thinnest of skins. Last night, Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais warned his elitist audience, “If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world.” Meryl Streep was upset. Leftwing journalists were outraged. And across the nation, Americans smiled. For years, we’ve seen condescending actors tell us how to live our lives. For once, they were on the receiving end of a lecture, albeit in jest. Sadly, most of them...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he won't run for Senate in 2020, a source close to McConnell told Fox News on Monday. Pompeo has been urged by Republicans to consider a run for the open seat in Kansas to replace outgoing Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. Pompeo represented in Congress from 2011 to 2017 before Trump appointed him to lead the CIA and later the State Department. In recent days, Pompeo himself has stoked speculation that he might run, including by making numerous visits to Kansas in 2019 and creating new personal Twitter...

Khamenei, now you know how the families of soldiers who died fighting in the Middle East felt when their loved ones died trying to stop the evil Soleimani was producing. Now you understand the grief. Yet, your attitude remains unchanged. It is only YOUR sorrow that matters, damn all of the rest. Every time you want to cry out, remember the families of soldiers here whose loved ones died. Think of that, you monster.

A voter may dislike a black, homosexual or female candidate, but it's not likely that he would openly admit it. However, diversity-crazed leftist/progressive Democrats have openly condemned the physical characteristics of some of their 2020 presidential candidates. Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are be leading the polls despite the fact that they have been condemned as old white men. While Pete Buttigieg is homosexual, something that pleases diversity crazies, he is also a white man, young and religious. With Kamala Harris' departure from the race, the Democratic field has lost one of its persons of color. Another, Senator Cory Booker,...

Another challenging CG from today’s Arkansas Gazette, Anything under 10 minutes is good, under 6 is excellent, and 2 minute or less is amazing. GH OGHE GH KGAT WRRWFESMPEU RFKHKMEH PEHKIO, SHK PE! —FWCKFE AWIIPKF 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...

Iran’s supreme leader weeps over slain general’s casket, as partisan tensions intensify in U.S. over Trump airstrike Iran’s usually stone-faced supreme leader wept over the casket of the country’s slain top military general during an enormous funeral procession Monday, as partisan tensions flared in the U.S. over whether President Trump was justified in ordering the airstrike that killed the notorious commander. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his face streaked with tears, prayed over the remains of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and hailed the fallen Quds Force leader as a “living martyr” during a somber state ceremony at Tehran University. The funeral services also...

Devin Nunes told The Sara Carter Show that Republicans have an active investigation into Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who alerted lawmakers to the so-called whistleblower complaint that has led to President Donald Trump’s partisan impeachment in the House. Nunes revealed that transcripts of Atkinson’s secret testimony will expose that the Inspector General either lied or he needs to make corrections to his statements to law makers. The transcripts has been kept from the public by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff because it is damaging to their “impeachment scam,” Nunes said. The whistleblower, who has not been formally...

“It couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people,” was the thought going through my head during the opening monologue of the Golden Globes. Ricky Gervais was stripping the room full of self-important blowhards fully naked, exposing every mole and hypocrisy for the people at home to see, and it was glorious. Naturally, the affluent asses in the audience didn’t like being exposed as frauds, grousing and growling through their skewering as best they could, while undoubtedly unleashing their publicists to do damage control. Like a good dog, all too eager to appease entertainment media snapped to attention, ready with...

NEW YORK (NEWS10) — For the first time, Governor Andrew Cuomo opened the possibility of changes to the newly enacted Criminal Justice Reform law. This after weeks of criticism from law enforcement, district attorneys, Republicans and even some Democrats.