Results for: Jennifer Van Laar
In Bethlehem, President Trump Offers Condolences to Manchester Terror Attack Victims
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A horrific suicide attack was carried out late Monday after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK, in which at least 22 were killed and 59 injured – mostly young girls. At the time of the attacks, President Trump was in Israel, and later held a press conference with Palestinian...
Joss Whedon's Short Movie "Unlocked" Shows How Unhinged the Planned Parenthood Crew's Views Are
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/05/18/joss-whedons-shor…nlocked-shows-unhinged-planned-parenthood-crews-views-n72008
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Joss Whedon (yeah, he’s a director, blah blah, Marvel, blah blah, but also a social media douche) is really, really scared that Planned Parenthood might lose federal funding. He’s always been a bit of a jackwagon on Twitter, but the AHCA vote and the pre-existing conditions lies have him operating...
Trump Responds to Special Counsel Appointment in His Trademark Style
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The White House was “blindsided” by the Wednesday afternoon appointment of a special counsel to investigate any potential links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, Politico reports.
And CNN’s Laura Jarrett is reporting that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not informed about the order until after it...
A Picture Says More Than a Thousand Words About CA Politician's Hypocrisy [VIDEO]
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This guy – California Assemblymember Evan Low. Noted Second Amendment…uh, supporter.
It takes some big cajones – or maybe just a Clintonesque level of self-deception – to post that (with a GUN emoji, no less!) after his comments to NRA lobbyist Dan Reid during a hearing last...
BREAKING: Special Counsel Appointed to Oversee Russia/Trump Investigation
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The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate any ties between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, and any other issues that arise from that investigation.
Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the Washington Post:
“In my capacity as acting...
Common Core Math and Selective Outrage - The Ginning Up of a Scandal
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/05/16/common-core-math-selective-outrage-ginning-scandal-n71865
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The media events of the last 24 hours have been a course in how to gin up a scandal. Unfortunately for the media, they’ve cried wolf so many times that all people hear when they talk is the Charlie Brown teacher voice.
Leaving aside questions of anyone’s veracity, let’s...
Latest Scandal Shows Trump Has Again Forgotten That Perception is Reality
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As my colleagues have noted, only a few people know what really went down in last week’s meeting between President Trump and Russian officials – and that would be the people in the room, some of whom have made public statements about what was and was not said.
National...
On Behalf of My Fellow CA-25 Constituents, I Apologize For My Boorish Neighbors
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Like many GOP representatives who represent districts targeted by Democrats, California Rep. Steve Knight has been the target of loud protests over the last few months. Groups regularly stage protests at his district offices, and have even tried to harass him at home (but had the wrong address).
Rep....
Eric Holder's Contract With CA Dems is Set to Expire - What's Next?
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Back in January, California Democrats were having a stompy-foot temper tantrum about all things Trump and decided they were going to bring on the big guns to prepare to fight Trump’s policies. Though the state has an Attorney General and an enormous Department of Justice full of supposedly capable legal...
On #WearOrange Day, Let's Remember These Politicians Who Really Do
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On June 2nd, “Everytown for Gun Safety” urges everyone to #WearOrange to bring attention to their cause.
After Hadiya Pendleton was murdered in her hometown of Chicago just weeks after performing at President Obama’s second inauguration in 2013, her friends wore orange in her honor and asked others to...
Paris Withdrawal Turns Progressive Businessmen Into Free Market, Small Government Activists
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By watching the reaction of the #Resistance to the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, one might think that by Friday morning Manhattan would look like a scene from “The Day After Tomorrow.”
Trump just committed a crime against humanity. This admitted predator has now expanded his predatory...
Never Fear, #ParisAccord Fans - CA, NY and WA Are Forming "US Climate Alliance"
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It’s been widely speculated since the weekend that President Trump would announce that the United States is pulling out of the Paris climate agreement (and it *is* something he promised on the campaign trail, for whatever that’s worth) but progressives’ heads still collectively exploded Thursday when the announcement was finally...
BREAKING: Sen. Heinrich Accuses AG Sessions of "Obstructing" Investigation
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During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), accused Attorney General Jeff Sessions of “obstructing” a congressional investigation by refusing to answer some questions regarding conversations he had with President Trump about James Comey’s continuing (or not) service as FBI Director:
The exchange:...
BREAKING: Dual Terror Attacks in Iran - ISIS Claims Responsibility
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Two Iranian state news agencies are reporting terror attacks in the capital city of Tehran. According to AFP, ISIS has claimed responsibility.
#BREAKING Islamic State group claims attacks in Tehran: Amaq agency
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 7, 2017
In one attack, suicide bomber, one...
A D-Day Letter from a GI to His Bride Highlights the Resilience of the 'Greatest Generation'
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Jennifer Van Laar is Deputy Managing Editor of RedState. Follow her on Facebook and on Twitter.…
These Responses to Tweet About Trump's Panama Canal Comment Will Make You Cringe
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President Trump met with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela at the White House Monday, and, while making small talk and posing for photos Trump said:
“We’re going to spend quite a bit of time today. The Panama Canal is doing quite well, I think we did a good job...
VIDEO: CA Dem Official Attacks Gay Activists on Pride Weekend
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As we’ve often seen, if you belong to a group the Democrat party considers one of its constituencies (women, minorities, LGBTQ) and you have the audacity to believe in conservatism, a special ration of hate is reserved for you.
Over Pride weekend, Orange County Democratic Party Vice-Chair Jeff LeTourneau lost...
Congressional Baseball Team Managers' Emotional Press Conference Shows Us the Best of DC
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Much like “The show must go on,” the Congressional Baseball Game will go on Thursday, the managers of both teams announced at an emotional press conference.
Rep. Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania, on the Democrat side, described what happened when his team heard about the shooting Wednesday morning.
We...
What Do the Congressional Shooter's Facebook Pages Say About Him - And Society?
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The Facebook pages of James T. Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old Illinois man who shot Rep. Steve Scalise and three others this morning, are made up almost exclusively of anti-Trump, anti-Republican, and pro-Bernie Sanders memes and videos going back at least into 2015.
Anyone who spends more than a few minutes...
Independence Day? Not in Oregon, as a "Minority Report" Gun Confiscation Bill Moves Along
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A controversial gun confiscation bill was taken up – and passed – in Oregon’s House Rules Committee today with only 87 minutes’ notice, during a holiday weekend.
The bill, SB 719, was filed by Sen. Brian Boquist and is one of Ceasefire Oregon and the Bloomberg Minion Complex’s legislative...
Catch Up On the Week at RedState with the 'WTH Happened This Week' Podcast
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President; That’s What We All Want by Kimberly Ross
CA Gun Owners Face Tough Decision July 1 Unless A Judge Steps In by Jennifer … Van Laar
End Of An Era: Barack Obama Has The Worst Supreme Court Record In History by Joe Cunningham
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CA Gun Owners Face Tough Decision July 1 Unless a Judge Steps In
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Last year, California lawmakers passed a “large capacity” magazine ban, which criminalized even the possession of a magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Then, voters passed Proposition 63, the so-called “Safety for All” Act, which had a similar provision. This ban is set to go into...
After 18 Months Of Waiting, a Veteran Got Good News From the VA
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David Brayton is a staunch individualist, a loyal friend, a family man, a fierce patriot, and a Vietnam-era veteran.
He’s also dying. He’s literally suffocating, as pulmonary fibrosis effectively turns his lungs into rock.
David was diagnosed with end-stage pulmonary fibrosis in December, 2015, and is in desperate...
Here's Hoping Feminist Jill Filipovic's Fans Follow Her Latest Advice
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Sometimes when progressives say something ridiculous, you just have to stand back and let them persist in their delusions. This morning’s tweet advice from “feminist” Jill Filipovic is one of those times.
Well, then.
The article she tweeted was reporting the results of a study showing...
VIDEO: Watch This Veteran's Reaction to a Hometown Honor
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The “small” city of Simi Valley, California is known for its sense of community and patriotism. After all, it is the home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where thousands are gathered today to celebrate Independence Day.
Just 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles, Simi Valley is, in many...