Results for: state of the union

WaterCooler 12/08/16; Public Reaction To Cabinet Picks; Religious Freedom And First Amendment Take A Hit; UK Parliament Overwhelmingly Supports Brexit
https://redstate.com/joliphant/2016/12/08/watercooler-120816…take-hit-uk-parliament-overwhelmingly-supports-brexit-n64818
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances … of the British people.  … Quote of the Day I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments…
Trump Tweets Spur Threatening Calls to Carrier Union Boss
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/12/08/trump-tweets-spur-threatening-calls-carrier-union-boss-n64773
– Trump “lied his ass off” about terms of a deal to keep jobs in the state. … Carrier will keep 730 jobs in the state after receiving $7 million in tax breaks from the state, but 550 jobs will still go to Mexico … Unfortunately, this isn’t the first we’ve heard of Trump’s tribe going gonzo. I doubt it will be the last.    …
The Atlantic Includes Ronald Reagan In A List of 'Worst Leaders' That Includes Hitler and Pol Pot
https://redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/12/24/the-atlantic-includes-ronald-reagan-list-worst-leaders-n65428
– It’s why it was so disappointing to see them publish the results of a survey where they asked people to name the worst leader of all … all time: Tens of thousands of gay men were wiped off the map simply because he refused to speak, much less act. … Reagan talked about AIDS directly in his 1986 State of the Union Address.…
NY Times Editorial Calling To Abolish The Electoral College Is Historically Inaccurate Garbage
https://redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/12/21/ny-times-editorial-calling-to-abolish-electoral-college-is-garbage-n65283
– It is bereft of any facts about the actual creation of the electoral college. … The process of protecting smaller states from the whims of the larger, more populous states is precisely why the electoral college … is not governed by the say-so of the most populous states in the union.…
Is Loretta Lynch Lying? Or Is She Just Stupid?
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/12/18/loretta-lynch-lying-just-stupid-n65188
– Two instances of mass pardon immediately come to mind: Vietnam war draft dodgers and Confederate soldiers after the end of the Civil … Now, thanks to Jake Tapper and “State of the Union,” we have another wtf moment. TAPPER: Take me back to June 27. … culture of corruption,” the notion that there’s — quote — “different set of rules for elites like the Clintons.”…
Donald Trump, the Energy President?
https://redstate.com/vladimir/2016/12/17/donald-trump-energy-president-n65151
– As the puzzle-pieces of the Cabinet assemble, it is clear that domestic energy development will play a key role in the Trump Administration … Following is an excerpt from a blog post I wrote after Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address (emphasis in original): I keep circling … back to the central irony of the Obama Presidency: Obama could have been the Energy President.…
Loretta Lynch Hits Back At Clinton Campaign Over Their Attacks On The F.B.I. (VIDEO)
https://redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/12/17/loretta-lynch-hits…ack-at-clinton-campaign-over-their-attacks-on-the-fbi-n65170
– He cited of all people, Roger Stone as a source and reiterated his call for the Obama administration to provide a security briefing … In an interview that will air in its entirety on Sunday’s ofState of the Union’ on CNN. … “First of all, the investigation isn’t even over.…
Barack Obama Should Have the Courage Of Ronald Reagan In Dealing With the Russian Hackers
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/12/17/barack-obama-courage-ronald-reagan-dealing-russian-hackers-n65162
the winner of the election. … The United States accused the Soviet Union of deliberately shooting down the airliner. The Soviets denied it. … communications and denounced the actions of the Soviet Union.[82] On September 5, 1983, President Reagan condemned the shooting…
Top Ten Items on Barack Obama's Last Minute 'To Do' List
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/01/02/top-ten-items-barack-obamas-last-minute-list-n65638
– a new federal agency tasked with the care and feeding of Joe Biden. 3. … Issue an executive order proclaiming “mom jeans” to be the official pants of the United States of America. 6. … Propose Constitutional Amendment requiring all future State of the Union addresses be “slow-jammed” between two ferns in a bathtub…
Van Jones: Ellison is the Future of Dem Party, The Clinton Days are Over
https://redstate.com/mickeywhite2/2017/01/02/van-jones-ellison-future-party-clinton-days-over-n65623
– On Jake Tapper’s Sunday Morning Talk show, “State of the Union”, Jones made it known that he believes the Clinton days are over, that … the future of the party is with progressive figures like Kamala Harris and Keith Ellison. … The recent moves by the UN and John Kerry could cost the Democrats to lose even more of their Jewish support.…
Cotton: Obama 'Undermined' Congressional Efforts to Confront Russia
https://redstate.com/california_yankee/2017/01/01/cotton-obama-undermined-congressional-efforts-confront-russia-n65616
– Russian/U.S. relations based on the policies of the Trump administration.” … So, in the days of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union had something called “active measures”.  They’re influence operations.  … I proposed to create an interagency panel in our government, like we’ve had in the days of the Soviet Union that would counteract these…
Rating Trump's Cabinet...Thus Far
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2017/01/01/rating-trumps-cabinet-thus-far-n65617
The following is a look at the picks thus far: Secretary of State- ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. … Probably the right person to roll back some of the more onerous actions of the EPA under Obama. … Just getting the nanny state mandates out of K-12 education would be a welcome improvement.…
Watercooler 12/28/16 Open Thread: Propaganda OOPS and Quick Hits
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/12/28/watercooler-122816-open-thread-propaganda-oops-quick-hits-n65519
– Twitter callout for help results in ramp-agent walking the airport… and taking the bear on a photo-tour of the airport before sending … From my read of the case, this guy was just being a normal Commiefornia driver… Why can’t we just kick this place out of the Union … Quote of the Day “When you pay attention to big chunks of people who typically are ignored, interesting things happen.”…
Louisiana Charter Students Face Uncertain Future
https://redstate.com/ameliahamilton/2017/01/13/louisiana-charter-students-face-uncertain-future-n66131
– We urge the state board of education to appeal this decision and let the Louisiana Supreme Court bring final clarity to the case. … “This lawsuit is only about money,” he said, questioning the motives of the plaintiffs, “It disregards the rights of parents to choose … “There are no exceptions in the language of the constitution that provide that public schools that are not part of the parish or city…
The New York Times Unwittingly Makes the Case for Betsy DeVos
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/01/13/new-york-times-unwittingly-makes-case-betsy-devos-2-n66110
– is the cause of terrorism. … Here are some of the best snippets from their accidental endorsement of the first pro-school-choice secretary in decades. … Have you seen the condition of Detroit? The entire city might need to be shut down.…
The New York Times Unwittingly Makes the Case for Betsy DeVos
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/01/12/new-york-times-unwittingly-makes-case-betsy-devos-n66108
– This week marks the beginning of the confirmation process for Trump’s cabinet picks and predictably the left-wing press running around … is the cause of terrorism. … Here are some of the best snippets from their accidental endorsement of the first pro-school-choice secretary in decades.…
Watercooler 1-11 Open Thread: Gun Rights Roundup
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/01/11/watercooler-1-11-open-thread-gun-rights-roundup-n66051
– Occupied Northwet one of the few “safe spaces” to be had. … The guy has to know that with GOP Coalition control of committees the odds of it getting out of Senate Law & Justice Committee aren … This Week In History Sunday, 1/8: First State of the Union address, 1790; Battle of New Orleans, 1815; Crazy Horse’s last battle,…
President Obama Expected to Commute Sentence of Army Leaker, Bradley "Chelsea" Manning
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/01/11/president-obama-ex…commute-sentence-army-leaker-bradley-chelsea-manning-n66015
– I’m sure we can count on a lot of this, as the petulant man-child who has held the White House for the last eight years closes the … That, of course, makes him a poster boy hero for the social justice warriors of the Obama administration. … “I don’t think any harm was done,” Coombs said of the disclosures. “A lot of embarrassment, certainly.”…
Obama's Farewell Speech Echoes Every Other Tone Deaf Speech He's Given
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/01/10/obamas-farewell-speech-echoes-every-tone-deaf-speech-hes-given-n66003
The biggest change from his State of the Union speeches was that he was on time and spoke for less than an hour. … The wealthy are paying a fairer share of taxes even as the stock market shatters records. … “Because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform, and the intelligence officers, law enforcement, and diplomats…
Kentucky Becomes A Right To Work State
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/09/kentucky-becomes-right-work-state-n65929
– On Saturday, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed legislation making Kentucky the 27th state in the Union where workers have the freedom … who control the state government for the first time in nearly a century. … The so-called right-to-work law passed the Kentucky state Senate on Saturday.…
You'll Never Guess What Our State Department Does When A Terrorist Leader Finally Dies
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/09/youll-never-guess-wh…department-does-when-a-terrorist-leader-finally-dies-n65911
– According to the agency, the regime’s sponsorship of terrorist activities had continued unabated since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini … State Department official offered condolences over the passing of Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. … The official described Rafsanjani ‎as a “prominent figure” throughout the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Germany and a European Power Vacuum
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2017/01/24/germany-european-power-vacuum-n66768
– Although Berlin usually has a more leftist government, the performance of Merkel’s party in that city was the worst since the end of … Part of the problem in Germany is their ongoing state of collective guilt over events now 80 years in the past.   … the wishes of Merkel.…
If Chuck Schumer Is Who Defines 'Mainstream' I May Have to Go Full Hipster
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/01/22/chuck-schumer-defines-mainstream-may-go-full-hipster-n66679
– “State of the Unionof the Supreme Court vacancy that Trump will get a shot at filling after majority Republicans blocked former … The day the Senate voted to confirm Justice Janice Rogers Brown  to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Sen. … left is really the middle of the road.…
RedState's WaterCooler! Friday, 1/20/2017 - Open Thread - Detailed Inauguration Agenda 2017
https://redstate.com/earhartam/2017/01/20/redstates-watercoo…1202017-open-thread-detailed-inauguration-agenda-2017-n66470
– broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature … the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution ofThe Sergeant of the Watch, who marches the battery into position, controls the firing of the backup gun, and monitors the watchman…
The Radicals Behind the DeVos Opposition
https://redstate.com/rs_insider/2017/01/18/radicals-behind-devos-opposition-n66363
The Washington Free Beacon reports that ITPI is funded by the AFL-CIO, of which the AFT is a part. … If you check out the Partnership for Working Families’ list of state affiliates, you find names like “Community Labor United,” and … careers in union organizing, many working for the most rough and aggressive unions in the country.…
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