Charlottesville shows how press uses four-step formula to generate anti-Trump controversy.
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Black Lives Matter Activists Float Criminalization of Confederacy Imagery
Some radical progressives go beyond statues and suggest a total ban on Southern Civil War memorabilia.
A Growing Number of Cities Are Offering Cash and Vacations to Criminals
Faced with rising crime, a small but growing number of cities are experimenting with a controversial idea — paying the worst criminals to behave. Next month, Sacramento, California, will become the latest city to consider such a scheme.
“Gender Fluid” Kids Get Their Own Summer Camp
Each day at check-in, campers make a nametag with their pronoun of choice. Some opt for “she” or “he,” while others choose “they” or something else. And enrollment at the San Francisco-area camp is booming.
Gannon-McMaster Feud a Struggle for the Soul of Trump Foreign Policy
The tensions are all a result of Trump’s original decision to name Michael Flynn as his first national security adviser. Flynn had to resign on Feb. 13 for misleading Vice President Pence on Russia talks during the transition.
Actor Robert Davi Shares Proof of Hollywood’s Bias Against Conservatives
“Oh, there is certainly a blacklist these days,” Davi told LIfeZette. “I recently had been looked at joining, ironically, the show, ‘The Blacklist.’ But because I was a vocal Trump supporter, this led to me losing that offer. Even my agent confirmed that to me.”
How Political Correctness Doomed a Broadway Play
When the Broadway musical “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” had to replace former “Hamilton” cast member Okieriete “Oak” Onaodowan, the producers turned to Tony Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin. The problem some people had with this casting decision? Onaodowan is black. Patinkin is white.
The Fight for the Fate of Richmond’s Confederate Monuments Begins
“Diversity of thought is the opposite of political correctness, and is at the heart of a free society,” said a college dean in Virginia. “The advocates of removal are really advocating censorship against free and diverse discussion.”
Report: Popularism Beating Out Liberalism in Europe
The report makes it clear that while left-wing populism has been gaining ground in the past decade, right-wing populism is far more popular and has been steadily growing in popularity over the course of 30 years.
Ingraham Says Scaramucci’s Vulgar Rant Hurts Trump
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Laura Ingraham said Scaramucci crossed lines of vulgarity and entered territory where one damages the White House.
Police Department Forced to Remove Quote from Bible
Complaints, pressure and threats of a lawsuit in Tennessee spew yet again from a strident, anti-religious watchdog.
DNC Vice Chair Refuses to Denounce Party Embrace of Extreme Leftist
Hamas sympathizer Linda Sarsour, who is on the FBI’s most wanted list for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper…,should not be celebrated. Yet, the Democrats are betting on #Resistance figures like Sarsour to give them the motivated base they need to win elections.
Radicals Aim to Drag Democratic Party Further Left
While establishment Democrats are scrambling to figure out how to appeal to middle- and working-class voters alienated during the Obama years, other Democrats are plotting to make their party even more unappealing to most heartland Americans.
Yet Another Author Is Bullied for Defending Trump Voters
“American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis revealed in a series of recent tweets he was labeled a “Trump apologist” and accused of “colluding with Russia” by an individual at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles over the weekend — all because he defended Trump voters over dinner.
Dating an Abortionist “Can Be Cool” Claims Writer of WaPo Op-Ed
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The column appears to try to glamorize an industry that has claimed the lives of millions of innocent babies, harming many woman psychologically and emotionally in the process for years to come. But more than that, the piece tries to demonize the very human and natural negative reaction to the idea of abortion in the first place.
Being Christian Conservative in Hollywood Can Be a Career Death Sentence
“I see it getting worse,” actor and filmmaker Kevin Sorbo told LifeZette about bias against creative conservatives in Hollywood.
Media, Dems Stretch Mightily to Accuse Trump Jr. of Lawbreaking
Brad Smith, a former Federal Election Commission member and a campaign-finance expert, said Trump Jr. appears only to have made an unwise political judgment. The idea of any sort of campaign finance violation is not valid, Smith told LifeZette on Tuesday night.
Megan Kelly’s Show Can’t Last Much Longer with These Ratings
At this point, it appears only a matter of time before NBC News cuts Kelly’s show or finds a way to sideline her. Frankly speaking, $17 million is supposed to buy a network a lot more than a heavily criticized news program that loses to repeat viewings of a show with silly pet videos.
The Trouble with “Third Sex” on Driver’s Licenses
Official government IDs are not some plaything produced so you can feel good about your self-created reality. IDs serve one purpose — to help identify you. Like it or not, sex is one of those classifications that people use.
Kentucky Lawmaker Wants Members of Congress Armed
Following the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several others in Alexandria, Virginia, last week, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced legislation that would establish reciprocity for nationwide concealed-carry permits in Washington, D.C., H.R. 2909, the D.C Personal Protection Reciprocity Act.
GOP Congressmen Demand Right to Defend Themselves in DC
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Republican lawmakers consider override of concealed carry restrictions in wake of ballfields ambush.
Trump-Supporting Musician Talks Political Bias in Hollywood
Dencia tells LifeZette, “We live in a brainwashed society where the majority believe the story from the mass media.”
Former U.S. Attorney: Narcissistic Comey Should Have Resigned
“Mr. Comey’s testimony was reflective of a truly unusual personality,” said Joseph DeGenova, a U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia who’s been an outspoken critic of the FBI director. “Any self-respecting FBI director would have resigned several times during the end of the Obama administration and the beginning of the Trump administration if he had so many concerns.”
Seven Questions Comey Should Answer
Here’s what Republican senators should ask the fired FBI director including why Comey did not inform the Justice Department that Trump asked him to back off the Flynn investigation.