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Sometimes it takes a little bit of 'shock' to wake a culture out of its slumber Not gonna lie, seeing Disney’s CEO flamed in public to his face is throughly satisfying. More than that, there is reason to believe it was a good day for America. We hear no end of left-wing finger-wagging about what’s ‘good for democracy’. But what Elon just did might actually help put the Republic back on firmer ground. There are two aspects to the F-bomb story. There what he did, and what he refused to do. Both are important in the bigger picture. Elon Musk...

U.S. President Joe Biden is caught in a quadfecta of corruption, cognitive decline, a failed agenda and eroding polls. Amid this apparent vacuum, an opportunistic Barack Obama, who used to be more discreet in managing his third term, is re-entering the arena. Last week, he came out as the overseer of the Biden administration’s AI agenda, even as his foundation’s “Democracy Forum” was warning Americans about the need for “inclusive capitalism” and the pathologies of “material consumption”—all this from a multi-mansioned multimillionaire. Now, Obama is weighing in on the Gaza war by undercutting his third-term presidential proxy. Yet just as...

Former President Barack Obama once warned he would intervene to stop Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., from winning the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a new report that sheds light on Obama’s personal views of the jam-packed primary field with no clear front-runner. Obama has largely stayed on the sidelines to date, refraining from any endorsements though he has issued general warnings to the party to avoid calls for radical upheaval in their policy pitches. These warnings were seen as a swipe at candidates like Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sanders. But a new Politico Magazine report gives a clearer picture...

WASHINGTON — It was a moment of peak Spock. Hours after the globe-rattling election of a man whom Barack Obama has total disdain for, a toon who would take a chain saw to the former president’s legacy on policy and decency, Obama sent a message to his adviser Ben Rhodes: “There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on the earth.” ...... As president, Obama always found us wanting. We were constantly disappointing him. He would tell us the right thing to do and then sigh and purse his lips when his instructions were not followed. .........

Somehow the former commander-in-chief is largely absent from the political spying drama. President Donald Trump tweets today: “Reports are there was indeed at least one FBI representative implanted, for political purposes, into my campaign for president. It took place very early on, and long before the phony Russia Hoax became a ‘hot’ Fake News story. If true - all time biggest political scandal!” And what does the man who was serving at the time as the FBI’s ultimate boss have to say about all this? Perhaps it’s a good moment to get the whole story from our 44th President. He...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted President Barack Obama on Saturday for either not understanding or deliberately disrespecting the Constitution. "We have a president who doesn't understand or just chooses to disrespect our Constitution," Palin said on Fox News' Cashin In with host Eric Bolling. Obama has unilaterally changed immigration, health care, and welfare laws, among others, according to Palin, and she said that he has sent a message with his actions that an elite crew will run the government as they see fit instead of "We the People." She also said there needs to be "new energy" in government...

I just read this on the website: Active military, Reserve and National Guard members: Active military, Reserve and National Guard members will be paid on time for pay entitlements earned September 30th or earlier. Military members cannot be paid for duty performed after the expiration of the FY 2013 CRA on September 30th. Once another CRA or an appropriations act is signed into law, normal disbursement of military pay will resume.

According to the latest Gallup tracking poll, more Americans approve of the job that President Obama is doing than disapprove for the first time since this summer. The latest Gallup survey shows that 47 percent of Americans now say they approve of the way that President Obama is handling his job. This is a 5 percent improvement since the Dec. 16-18 Gallup survey and marks the first time the president's numbers have been in positive territory since July. The number of Americans who say they disapprove of Obama's job performance has fallen to 45 percent, down 5 points from Dec....

To those who cannot seem to learn lessons easily, in November We-the-People sent you the following unmistakable and highly comprehensible messages. Please immediately refresh your memories with the following: 1. We do NOT want the passage of the DREAM Act, ANY OTHER form of Amnesty for illegals or “path to Amnesty” for illegals. We have told you this over and over again but, still you persist with the pretense of not understanding us 2. We do NOT want ObamaCare in any way, shape or form. We do not want it tweaked; we want it REPEALED. What about that do you...

President Obama and congressional Republicans have agreed to a tentative deal that would extend for two years all the tax breaks set to expire on Dec. 31, continue unemployment benefits for an additional 13 months and cut payroll taxes for workers to encourage employers to start hiring. The deal has been in the works for more than a week and represents a concession by Obama to political reality: Democrats don't have the votes in Congress to extend only the expiring tax breaks that benefit the middle class. The White House estimates that the proposed agreement would prevent typical families from...

Dedicated patriot heroes Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, U.S. Army, and LCDR Walter Fitzpatrick, U.S. Navy (Ret.), are being crucified/betrayed by the traitorous evil Muslim communist usurper, Barack Hussein Obama, the U.S. Congress, SCOTUSCP, federal and state judges, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and nearly all of their military peers, and for what reason?…for honoring their U.S. military oath of appointment, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The Constitution of the United States is the fabric of our “man-made” supreme law of our land! The heroic and patriotic efforts of these...

Attorney General Eric Holder has confirmed that the U.S. attorney's office in the southern district of New York is conducting a criminal investigation of Wall Street.

More absurdity from the SEC this week. The Wall Street Journal Reports they are now investigating what are known as Expert Networks. These are private consulting firms that specialize in providing information and expertise on particular industries and companies. Hedge funds and mutual funds hire them to get an investment edge. The Journal highlights a company that is being probed by the SEC, which does "channel checks" with manufacturers of technology equipment for bigger companies. That kind of research gives insight into strength of order flow and can provide clues as to the direction of the industry. (Often times, they...

WASHINGTON – Republicans in the House have blocked a bill that would have extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed beyond the holiday season. The most recent extension of jobless benefits expires Dec. 1. Two million people will lose benefits averaging $310 a week nationwide by the end of the year.

A series of two-page spreads asks questions ("Have I told you that you are creative?") across from short tributes. He writes of Georgia O'Keeffe: "She helped us see big beauty in what is small: the hardness of stone and the softness of feather." His most controversial choice may be Sitting Bull, who defeated Custer at Little Bighorn: ("A Sioux medicine man who healed broken hearts and broken promises.")

See what I meant when I wrote in column after column that–no matter what happens–you can’t get rid of totalitarians (aka “the ruling elite” and “the slave-holder class“)? Like roaches, their infestation into our businesses, homes and lives is very tough to eradicate. As the now-almost-totally-Marxist-Democrat Party is still bent upon the destruction of us all, stronger and stronger bug spray is required. Pelosi said in part: “…driven by the urgency of protecting health care reform, Wall Street reform, and Social Security and Medicare, I have decided to run.” Translation: It is inescapable that Pelosi, the Democrat leaders and Obama...

See what I meant when I wrote in column after column that–no matter what happens–you can’t get rid of totalitarians (aka “the ruling elite” and “the slave-holder class“)? Like roaches, their infestation into our businesses, homes and lives is very tough to eradicate. As the now-almost-totally-Marxist-Democrat Party is still bent upon the destruction of us all, stronger and stronger bug spray is required. Pelosi said in part: “…driven by the urgency of protecting health care reform, Wall Street reform, and Social Security and Medicare, I have decided to run.” Translation: It is inescapable that Pelosi, the Democrat leaders and Obama...

1) Use ALL the power of the Congress to investigate everyone and everything in the administration of the Kenyan Usurper -- starting with a subpoena demanding the birth records of Barry. That should start on DAY ONE! 2) Stop Obamacare. Shut down government if that is what it takes. And not for just a few weeks. We should be prepared for a shut-down of a year or more -- maybe two years. 3) End Social Security as we know it. Privatize it -- aggressively. 4) Fix the 14th Amendment. "Birth right" citizenship should end ASAP. 5) KILL cap and tax...

A man gets on his knees next to a car carrying U.S. President Barack Obama as he pulls away from Valois restaurant in Chicago.

The Obama administration cut taxes for middle-class Americans, expects to make a profit on the hundreds of billions of dollars spent to rescue Wall Street banks and has overseen an economy that has grown for the past five quarters. Most voters don’t believe it.