Results for: Jennifer Van Laar

CA Assemblymember Allegedly Went Full Weinstein on Lobbyist in Vegas
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/12/04/ca-assemblymember-allegedly-went-full-weinstein-lobbyist-vegas-n80725
– Last week lobbyist Pamela Lopez spoke before a California Assembly committee investigating complaints of rampant sexual harassment and assault issues in Sacramento, both inside the Capitol and at off-site events. Lopez described an incident where a sitting assembly member pushed her into a bathroom and masturbated in front of her,...
Kate Steinle's Family Shares Grief, Frustration After Not Guilty Verdict
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/12/04/kate-steinles-family-shares-grief-frustration-not-guilty-verdict-n80707
– Jim Steinle lived through every dad’s nightmare: his only daughter, Kate, died in his arms on Pier 32 in San Francisco after being shot in the back. While in the middle of a horrific, surreal experience, Steinle’s family was thrust into the national spotlight because the man who shot her...
House Ethics Investigation Launched After 2nd Woman Accuses Kihuen of Assault
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/12/15/house-ethics-investigation-launched-2nd-woman-accuses-kihuen-assault-n81406
– After a second woman came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against freshman Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-NV)., the House Ethics Committee announced Friday it is launching an investigation into Kihuen’s conduct. On December 1st Buzzfeed published the story of Samantha, a woman who worked on Kihuen’s 2016 congressional race...
CA Dem Party Official Accused of Rape at November 2016 Party Meeting
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/12/14/ca-dem-party-official-accused-rape-november-2016-convention-n81297
– Another male California Democrat is allegedly a disgusting sexual predator, according to a letter recently sent to the Secretary of the California Democratic Party by a number of top leaders. Craig Cheslog, who is the Region 2 Director and an elected school board member, reportedly raped a party member...
School Choirs Can Perform at Church Nativities... As Long As No One Talks About Religion?
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/15/school-choirs-can-perform-church-nativities-long-no-one-talks-religion-n65046
– For years, choirs from Wake County Public Schools have performed Christmas songs during the Apex Nativity Celebration, a three-day, community-wide event held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Due to a complaint from a parent to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, that didn’t happen this year....
Enough With The Trump Haterade
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/14/enough-trump-haterade-n65038
– For many political wonks, 2016 has been…quite the year. From those involved on a professional level to those involved as patriots and concerned conservatives, nothing about this cycle has been what we expected. I’m reminded of an evening back in the spring when I was driving to dinner with...
New York State's Being Sued Over its Stun Gun Ban
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/09/new-york-state-latest-n64865
– New York State is the latest jurisdiction to be sued in federal court on Second Amendment grounds over its stun gun ban. Attorneys for Middleburgh Mayor Matthew Avitabile, Firearms Policy Coalition, and Firearms Policy Foundation filed suit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and New York...
Dennis Prager's Fighting Back Against College's "Safe Space" Censorship
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/09/dennis-pragers-fighting-back-colleges-safe-space-censorship-n64854
– A public California university blocked Dennis Prager and Adam Carolla from co-hosting a program on campus, purportedly due to “logistics” concerns, but the duo is fighting back. Attorney Kurt Schlichter (whom many readers will know from Twitter, @KurtSchlichter) sent a letter to California State University-Northridge president Dianne Harrison questioning...
Obama Orders "Full Review" of Supposed Russian Election Hacking
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/09/obama-orders-review-election-related-hacking-n64843
– A top White House official announced this morning that President Obama has ordered a “full review” of claims of election-related hacking, and wants a report before he leaves office Jan. 20. Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, made the announcement at a breakfast arranged by...
The Left Is Stunned To Find Out Trump's Probable Labor Secretary Understands High School Economics
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/12/08/left-stunned-find-tr…ble-labor-secretary-understands-high-school-economics-n64788
– As my colleague Jennifer Van Laar wrote last week, Carl’s Jr. CEO Andy Puzder looks to be Donald Trump’s new Secretary of Labor.…
LAUSD Called Parents on Pearl Harbor Day - About Donald Trump
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/08/lausd-sent-voice-message-parents-pearl-harbor-day-donald-trump-n64770
– On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, when many people in the United States, especially in government, were remembering the “date which shall live in infamy,” the LA Unified School District sent a troubling message to parents. The message wasn’t your garden-variety automated message from the school. It...
California Democrats Show Trump They Really Mean Business
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/06/california-democrats-show-trump-really-mean-business-n64701
– Monday was swearing-in day for California’s legislators, and is usually a day when not much “real” business is done – certainly not anything controversial. Until 2016. After fiery speeches from Democratic leaders in both chambers, resolutions were passed condemning Donald Trump. Bills were announced in both chambers designed to...
UPDATE: Sherri Papini and Husband Leave Town, Negotiator's Story is Full of Holes
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/06/update-sherri-papini-husband-leave-town-negotiators-story-full-holes-n64666
– In the 22 days that Sherri Papini was missing, the internet was filled with rumors and theories about her disappearance. Was she really abducted or did she run away from an apparently picture-perfect life? Were the Papinis involved with white supremacist groups and did that have anything to do with...
Our Christmas Miracle: "For Yonder Breaks, a New and Glorious Morn"
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/24/christmas-miracle-yonder-breaks-new-glorious-morn-n65446
– From the time I was a little girl, I was taught that Christmas was a miraculous time, where hearts softened and turned to the Lord. Of course – the holiday is based on the miraculous birth of a babe who brought peace and joy. In my family, as in...
UPDATED: Trump's Newly-Named WH Comms Director, Jason Miller, Backs Out of Job
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/24/trumps-newly-named-wh-comms-director-jason-miller-backs-job-n65444
– Just two days ago Jason Miller, who had served as Donald Trump’s senior communications adviser since July, was named as the White House communications director for the new administration. But today he issued a statement that he will not be joining the WH staff after all, citing family reasons....
How to Tick Off the Greater Part of the World's Population in One Post
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/23/tick-off-greater-part-worlds-population-one-post-n65399
– Opinions? Oh yeah, we’ve got them! Our readers usually see our political opinions, though, and since a lot of us succumbed to peer pressure (thanks, Jay Caruso!) and posted our “10 Most Unpopular Non-Political Opinions” on Facebook, we thought we’d share them with you here – so you can...
Orlando Families Sue Companies They Say "Profit From ISIS"
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/20/orlando-families-sue-companies-say-profit-isis-n65279
– In a new twist on the blame game, the families of some of the Pulse nightclub shooting victims are suing Google, Facebook, and Twitter. They claim that the companies facilitate ISIS’ growth and were responsible for the radicalization of Omar Mateen, the man who murdered 49 people and injured 53....
MTV's 2017 Advice for White Men Video is as Horrible as You'd Think [UPDATED]
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/19/mtvs-2017-advice-white-men-video-horrible-youd-think-n65235
– UPDATE: MTV deleted their original video, then re-posted with the explanation that it contained updated graphics. Umm, sure, okay. The updated video has been added to the post. For some reason, liberals still think their “advice” videos aimed at conservatives (a/k/a anyone too stupid to agree with them) will...
Renee Baio Defends Hubby After He Was Assaulted By Red Hot Chili Peppers Wife
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/16/renee-baio-defends-hubby-assaulted-red-hot-chili-peppers-wife-n65112
– The police department for the conservative (for California) town of Thousand Oaks, California usually doesn’t have a lot of headline-grabbing business going on (save for the relocation of LA Rams corporate headquarters or meltdown by Amanda Bynes), but a garden-variety simple assault during an elementary school field trip last weekend...
"Drats!" RNC Announces They Foiled Russian Hacking Attempt
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/16/drats-foiled-rnc-announces-foiled-russian-hacking-attempt-n65111
– Well, now we know why there wasn’t a Wikileaks dump of hacked RNC emails this summer, and it wasn’t for lack of trying on behalf of the Russians. It’s because, amazingly, the RNC had a better email filter, which blocked the same type of malicious emails that had been...
Brian Kolfage, Triple Amputee Veteran, Wants to Tell Trump How to Fix the VA
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/16/brian-kolfage-triple-amputee-veteran-wants-tell-trump-fix-va-n65047
– Senior Airman Brian Kolfage is the most severely wounded airman to survive his wounds. He is a triple amputee who *walked* out of Walter Reed just 11 months after being injured. Yet, even he has to deal with VA bureaucracy when attempting to secure the benefits for which he paid...
FBI Didn't Analyze DNC Servers Before Issuing Hacking Report
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/01/04/fbi-didnt-look-dnc-servers-issuing-hacking-report-n65741
– Buzzfeed is reporting that, six months after the agency’s investigation began, the FBI has never requested access to or investigated the Democratic National Committee’s hacked servers. In addition, “no US government entity has run an independent forensic analysis of the system,” according to a source within the intelligence community....
Billie Lourd Posts a Simple Tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/01/02/billie-lourd-posts-simple-tribute-carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-n65657
– After Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds died on consecutive days last week, many people immediately thought of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, and her brother, Todd Fisher, who had now suffered two immense losses. Today, Billie broke her silence, posting a brief but poignant Instagram tribute to her “Momby” and...
Opinion by Nevada AG Spanks Bloomberg's Background Check Initiative
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/01/02/opinion-nevada-ag-spanks-bloombergs-background-check-initiative-n65604
– Mike Bloomberg just wasted a lot of money. Bloomberg and his gun control front organization, Everytown, dumped over $3 million into Nevada to pass the ballot initiative known as Question 1, which expanded background checks to include private sales and transfers. After outspending their foes 3 to 1,...
No, California Did Not Legalize Child Prostitution
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2016/12/31/no-california-not-legalize-child-prostitution-n65597
– Earlier this week, an opinion piece by California Assemblyman Travis Allen titled “California Democrats Legalize Child Prostitution” took off on the internet, with all of us – myself included – thinking, “Sheesh, there they go again.” But by reading the actual text of the bill, it’s obvious that conclusion is...
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