Last Thursday’s marathon hearing on Benghazi did indeed uncover a “smoking gun” when it was revealed that Hillary Clinton in an email to Chelsea Clinton during the height of the attack said that it was an Al Qaeda-type attack. The following day it was revealed that the day after the murder of four Americans, Hillary contacted the Prime Minister of Egypt and told him the event … [Read more...]
Capitalism takes a hit as Democrats debate
Watching last week’s so-called debate among the five Democratic candidates for their party’s presidential nod, the first thing that struck me was the tenor of the questions put forward by the moderator. Since it was on CNN, it was no surprise that most of the interrogation was about social issues. Free college education, stricter gun control laws and further redistribution of … [Read more...]
Obama talks while Putin acts
While the Obama administration was caught by surprise as Vladimir Putin swung into cold war time mode in Syria, they (members of the Obama administration) should have had an inkling of what might happen following Putin’s very descriptive speech at the United Nations. In that talk Putin blamed Western influence for the chaos in the Mideast. He said that removing stable … [Read more...]
A busy fortnight on the news front
The past fortnight proved to be a news editor’s dream. On the local, national and international scene there were many major news stories worthy of the No. 1 spot. Locally, the 2015 special events season approached its climax with the Rib Cook Off, Balloon Races, Camel Races, Air Races and Street Vibrations. The official end of the season will occur with the upcoming El … [Read more...]
The Clinton sleaze factor
Last week, Hillary Clinton’s travails took a turn for the worse when it was revealed that the FBI had managed to retrieve some of the emails that she had previously said had been “scrubbed” from her private server. If these newly recovered emails should contain anything more than those of a personal nature, as she has claimed, there may be significant penalties that she will … [Read more...]
President Obama: The great divider
We should have been aware some seven years ago of the obvious ambivalence of President Barack Obama. Because when he was in the state Legislature in Illinois, his most constant response when a vote was called for was to state, “Present.”This would indicate that he has never had any firm conviction one way or the other. By not taking a side in crucial matters, he demonstrated … [Read more...]
Clinton’s conniving conduct
According to the latest word, a new and improved Hillary Clinton model will be trotted out at about the same time new 2016 automobiles will be reaching auto dealerships across the country. Most people have lost count of the constant number of reincarnations of the highly flawed Democratic presidential hopeful. The new Hillary model is supposed to resemble a Barbie doll that … [Read more...]
Hillary’s lips are moving
For decades now, a standard joke about lawyers (of which Hillary is one) has been “How do you tell when a lawyer is lying?” The answer is, “When you see their lips moving.” The latest example of this was when Hillary repeatedly stated that she had never sent nor received email classified information while secretary of state. She later amended that statement with the phrase that … [Read more...]