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August 23, 2017

The Red York Times: First in Fake News By Michelle Malkin

Newsflash from The New York Times: Women may have starved under socialist regimes, but their orgasms were out of this world!

August 23, 2017

Voters See Win in Afghanistan As Unlikely

The United States has been at war in Afghanistan for nearly 16 years, but even following President Trump’s announcement of a troop surge there, voters remain skeptical that victory is on the horizon.

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August 23, 2017

Al Gore's Hype By John Stossel

I was surprised to discover that Al Gore's new movie begins with words from me!

August 23, 2017

73% Say Freedom of Speech Worth Dying For

Americans agree freedom of speech is under assault but strongly insist that they are prepared to defend that freedom even at the cost of their lives if necessary.

August 22, 2017

47% Say Media Is A Roadblock For Trump

Nearly half of voters feel that the media is actively trying to block President Donald Trump from passing his agenda -- a stark contrast to how voters felt in the Obama years.

August 22, 2017

Just 28% Think Americans Have True Freedom of Speech Today

Few Americans think they have true freedom of speech today and think the country is too politically correct.

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August 22, 2017

Is Trump's Agenda Being Eclipsed? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire," said Winston Churchill to cheers at the Lord Mayor's luncheon in London in November 1942.

True to his word, the great man did not begin the liquidation.

August 21, 2017

30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending August 17.

August 21, 2017

Voters Strongly Defend Washington, Jefferson, Lessons of the Past

Despite calls by some politicians and the media for erasing those connected to slavery from U.S. history, it looks like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are going to be with us awhile longer. Voters strongly believe it’s better to learn from the past than erase it.

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August 21, 2017

Democrats Decry the KKK While Forgetting Legacy of One of Their Own By Charles Hurt

Because, of course, they want rule of law to reign, a group of citizens began digging up the grave of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis this week over his helping found the Ku Klux Klan.

They only got a few shovelfuls before giving up. But they vowed to return with a backhoe to dig the rest of the man’s grave up later.

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August 21, 2017

Voters Side With Trump In Defense of Historic Monuments

Voters tend to agree with President Trump’s defense of historical statues, and few think getting rid of Confederate monuments will lessen racial tensions in America.

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August 19, 2017

If You Fire A Fascist, You Are A Fascist By Ted Rall

No one should get fired for his political beliefs.   

Not even a Nazi.  

August 19, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 19, 2017

Multiple attacks by terrorists in Spain capped a tumultuous week in which President Trump faced sustained attacks from the media and even his own party. But Republican voters are getting pretty unhappy with their leaders in Congress.

August 18, 2017

Republicans Tuning into the News Less Than Democrats, Unaffiliateds

Nearly half of voters are following the news more closely these days, but supporters of President Trump and those in his party are starting to tune out more.

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August 18, 2017

America's Second Civil War By Patrick J. Buchanan

"They had found a leader, Robert E. Lee -- and what a leader! ... No military leader since Napoleon has aroused such enthusiastic devotion among troops as did Lee when he reviewed them on his horse Traveller."

August 18, 2017

A Third of Republicans Want McConnell, Ryan Out

Late last week, President Trump criticized Mitch McConnell over the failure to pass a health care repeal bill before the August recess, raising the question of whether the Senator should step down from his position. Even one third of his fellow Republicans think that’s a good idea.

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August 18, 2017

What Identity Politics Hath Wrought By Michael Barone

There's a whiff of Weimar in the air. During the years of the Weimar Republic (1919-33), Germany was threatened by Communist revolutionaries and Nazi uprisings. Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau was assassinated, and violent street fighting was commonplace. Then Adolf Hitler took power in 1933.

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August 17, 2017

Voters Don't Favor Trump Pardon for Arpaio

President Trump announced he is considering pardoning former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was recently found guilty of criminal contempt for ignoring a judge’s order to stop traffic patrols targeting illegal immigrants. But most voters don’t think the president should pardon him. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

August 17, 2017

Most GOP Voters Say Trump Will Never Make the Media Happy

As far as most Republicans and Trump supporters are concerned, their guy will never get a break from the news media.

August 17, 2017

Most Republicans Now View Mitch McConnell Unfavorably

Most Republicans don't care much these days for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, making him now the most unpopular of the top congressional leaders.