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‘If You’re Right Wing, You’re a Hate Group’

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is in the business to raise money. In order to do this, they must extend the definition of what it means to be a “hate group.” It’s similar to the phrase “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter.” It all depends on who’s defining the terms. Each year […]

John King explains why Romney hopes Newt stays in

There seems to be some disagreement over whether or not a Newt Gingrich exodus would help Rick Santorum. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this morning, Mark Haperin argued Gingrich remaining in the race might actually serve to deprive Mitt Romney from winning the nomination. But last night, CNN’s John King (video here) demonstrated why the best […]

U.S. dangles secret data for Russia missile shield approval

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is leaving open the possibility of giving Moscow certain secret data on U.S. interceptor missiles due to help protect Europe from any Iranian missile strike. A deal is being sought by Washington that could include classified data exchange because it is in the U.S. interest to enlist Russia and […]

With Friends Like These… Union Names Chinese Premier ‘Best Friend of American Worker’

At the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference last week, spokesperson Liu Weimin’s revealed that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was awarded ”the Best Friend of American Worker” by the US International Longshoremen’s Association. The Chinese ambassador to the United States reportedly received the award on his behalf. Liu explained: It is learned that this year […]

Santorum lands Southern primary wins in Mississippi, Alabama

Rick Santorum ensured that the Republican nominating battle will drag on, possibly into the spring and beyond, after pulling off a pair of victories in the Deep South on Tuesday — as the presidential primary race passes the midway mark. The former Pennsylvania senator edged out his opponents in both Mississippi and Alabama, allowing him […]

Jeremiah Wright on Derrick Bell, Jesus, And The Jews: A Sermon Obama Could Not Have Missed

Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s incendiary Chicago pastor, admired radical Harvard Law School professor Derrick Bell, inviting him to speak at Trinity United Church of Christ and referring to him from the pulpit. In one sermon, which Wright published in 1995 in a collection entitled Africans Who Shaped Our Faith: A Study of 10 Biblical Personalities, […]