Over the past 20 years, the public has tended to perceive the nation as being more divided than united, apart from two surveys taken … “Us” being fringe leftist groups, Democrats, and assorted reprobates, and “Them” being anybody with a more traditional view of the … the match.…
“Face the Nation” that it concerns him that Pompeo supported the Patriot Act. … The Patriot Act is the law of the land. If Paul doesn’t like it, he should change it. … The NSA, not the CIA, is involved in data collection.…
As a person that appreciates the arts in all forms (even some country music), I am not one that subscribes to the theory of, “Shut … Van Zandt is not one of the rare conservatives in the entertainment industry. Far from it. … Take a look:
[Viewthe story “Steven Van Zandt Calls Out Hamilton Cast and Director” on Storify]
Van Zandt got a ton of criticism…
Two days ago Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House. The Democrats were scheduled to chose the minority leader today. … “I haven’t seen her list [of supporters],” Moulton said, “but she said that the overwhelming view of the caucus was to hold elections … on Thursday and obviously that was not the overwhelming view.”…
A mere seventy-one years after the founding of our nation, the country erupted into The Civil War that nearly tore the country apart … The country endured two World Wars in the span of 25 years and in between, suffer through the effects of the Great Depression. … De Niro was not the only one to express this imbecilic point of view.…
We’ve seen the spectacle of Jelani Cobb at the New Yorker citing the example of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions from 1798-1799 … to have a principled view of the possible benefits of local power for both the right and the left:
What Americans across the political … from the union.…
Whether he gets the nod, or not, it raises questions that the man who would be the nation’s top diplomat considers himself “apolitical … I guess it depends on how you viewthe duties of the Secretary of State – or any government position, for that matter. … It may not be the perfect tool, but it should give us a look at how much interest each candidate or appointee has invested in the job…
killing or harming of Jews (often in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion). … EXAMPLES of the ways in which anti-Semitism manifests itself with regard to the state of Israel, taking into account the overall context … The Senate can’t legislate that away.”
There is not a single thing the Senate did here that the left hasn’t done for years.…
Her critics lament the fact that she laments the state of Gender Studies. … To summarize the basics of Gender Studies without the associated cost, it goes something like this:
Gender is “the relations between … Women are at the mercy of men. Gay men are at the mercy of heterosexual men. Blacks are at the mercy of whites. …
in the caption:
View this post on Instagram
We are sad to have to cancel our annual silly … The couple sent the original invitations, with a note:
Credit: WWD
The verbiage is essentially the same, but adds that they’re sending … the “original invitation as a reminder of what might have been.”…
The Secretary of War is the modern Secretary of the Army.) … as the Army of the United States as he served under the Articles of Confederation. … Because where the Democrats got rid of the filibuster for nominations, they could filibuster the change to the law.…
The story appears to have originated after the author, Kate Aurthur, tweeted the show was “ruined” for her, knowing many of the guests … on the series likely voted for Donald Trump. … The article had no merit other than to possibly create a backlash against the couple based on their pastor’s view of gay marriage.…
“The overzealous regulators at the DOL have not gotten the message sent by the courts. … “Hopefully, the 5th Circuit will take the same view as the judge that imposed a nationwide injunction on the rule, which is that DOL … But the did so with the willing cooperation of the professional staff.…
I worked very hard to get the preachiness out of the movie. … We won’t know until the public has the chance to viewthe film for themselves. … The book and movie will ensure that the cover-up is ended and the truth will be known.”…
Presidents of both parties have, in the past, tried to get at least one secretary from the other party into a first-term Cabinet. … Trump and his team view Heitkamp as being “an asset in any role or capacity,” should she make the cut, an aide told reporters Thursday … She “comes very highly recommended and [is] qualified,” the aide added.…
As he’s done in the past, Obama complained that, from his point of view, there are too many news sources. … That part of the critique of the Democratic Party is accurate. … But blaming the news is easier than actually fixing the problems.…
Sure enough, in an interview with Rolling Stone, the President was at it again when asked why the Democrats did so poorly if the nation … That part of the critique of the Democratic Party is accurate. … The people reading these stories are those who are just having their point of view validated.…
TRUMP: No, but the question was asked.
PURDY: About the emails and the foundation? … Then the recount happened:
[Viewthe story “Trump on the recount” on Storify]
And now Roger Stone surfaces. … of Justice, of the FBI, of the House Committees, who knows where the evidence may lead if, in fact, it were — if the investigation…
The media picked up on the tweet and, naturally, Democrats screamed and shouted. … The fact is, what Trump is saying in this tweet is very much against the idea of the freedom of speech guaranteed by the Constitution … They want to drive people from the public should they ever, ever criticize their point of view.…
The Washington Examiner reports that Jason Miller, communications director for President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, … Examiner, Miller said the incoming president and vice president always planned to “take in a number of different view points” before … are advocating on behalf of the former Massachusetts governor.…
Satan hadn’t even finished slapping the Astroglide onto the spit upon which Fidel Castro will writhe for eternity when the American … In the Soviet Union, these people were called the “nomenklatura.” … In fact, from theview point of the average Cuban, medical care, free though it is, is just what you’d expect in any other Third World…
The New President meets with the Old Nemesis! Will all be forgiven? Or will Donald refuse to let bygones be bygones? … The demand by Trump’s advisers that Romney apologize, under this view, was just part of the vindictive blowback. … And a desire for a photogenic administration would explain the otherwise perplexing choice of Nikki Haley as the ambassador to the…
national anthem because of his view that America systematically oppresses minorities… while wearing a t-shirt featuring one of the … On the last play of the game, when the 49ers were *thisclose* to tying the game, Kaepernick tried to run the ball into the end zone … The beautiful still shot:
As usual, writer/comedian Stephen Kruiser nails the caption.…
According to the CNN article about the poll, which is substantially greater support for the status quo is higher than it was in 2000 … In addition the poll found more than 8-in-10 Americans say the country is more deeply divided on major issues this year than in the … the Democrats ought to do the same in 2008 when they took control of the White House and both houses of Congress.…
