Wrong, Rep. Omar: Socialism, Not America, Caused Venezuela’s Suffering | The Heritage Foundation

Wrong, Rep. Omar: Socialism, Not America, Caused Venezuela’s Suffering | The Heritage Foundation:

Rep. Ilhan Omar blames the US for Venezuela’s penury. Go figure. She of all people should know how Marxism can trash a country.
Her birth country, Somalia, was run by the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party, created by the strongman Siad Barre under Soviet guidance in the 1970s, until it devolved into chaos in the late 1980s.
Barre fled in 1991 and left behind a failed state. By 1992, that instability had forced Omar and her family to flee to this country. They secured asylum in 1995.

How much more racist will CNN be?

How much more racist will CNN be?:
"Just when you thought CNNcouldn't get any lower, it plummets to rock bottom, asking:

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AM Fruitcake

History for May 9

History for May 9 - On-This-Day.com
John Brown 1800, Henry J. Kaiser 1882, Glenda Jackson 1936 - Actress


James L. Brooks 1940 - Director, Billy Joel 1949 - Musician, Prince Fielder 1984 - Baseball player


1429 - Joan of Arc defeated the besieging English at Orleans.


1754 - The first newspaper cartoon in America showed a divided snake "Join or die" in "The Pennsylvania Gazette."

Report Omission Shows Mueller Was A Political Or Professional Hack

Report Omission Shows Mueller Was A Political Or Professional Hack:

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s March “Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” contains a glaring omission: Not once in the 448-page tome does Mueller mention an investigation into whether Russia interfered with the U.S. presidential election by feeding dossier author Christopher Steele misinformation.
But Mueller also did not charge Steele with lying to the FBI, or refer a criminal case against Steele to federal prosecutors, as he did when the special counsel uncovered evidence of criminal misconduct unrelated to the 2016 election. Given Mueller’s conclusion that no one connected to the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to interfere with the election, one of those two scenarios must be true—either Russia fed Steele disinformation or Steele lied to the FBI about his Russian sources.

To a conservative, if Person A and Person B each have $1000, that is fairness.----Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith

"To a conservative, if Person A and Person B each have $1000, that is fairness.

To a progressive, if Person A has $1000 and does nothing with it (or spends it) and at the end of the year only has the $1000 (or less) and Person B takes a risk and invests the $1000 and at the end of a year has $1200, somehow Person B is being unfair to Person A and must be punished.

That is, of course, an oversimplification, but it is a pretty good description."

Judicial Watch Seeks Information on Qatari Government’s Funding of Texas A&M, a Public University - Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch Seeks Information on Qatari Government’s Funding of Texas A&M, a Public University - Judicial Watch
"(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a petition to intervene on behalf of its client Zachor Legal Institute under the Texas Public Information Act, seeking information about potential influence by the Qatar government’s funding of certain Texas A&M University programs...
...Zachor Legal Institute is a U.S.-based advocacy group dedicated to combatting the spread of anti-Semitism.
...Qatar controversially has aligned itself with Islamic terrorists and extremists which has placed it at odds with the United States, Israel and other U.S. allies in the Middle East..."
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Feminists, Conservatives Join Forces to Oppose 'Equality Act' | RealClearPolitics

Feminists, Conservatives Join Forces to Oppose 'Equality Act' | RealClearPolitics:

The Equality Act just passed the House Judiciary Committee last week, and it threatens to erase protections for women — protections that benefit women and society as a whole. Legislative and policy “reforms” proposed in this dangerous bill will lead to blatant violations of our safety, privacy, and dignity. Under this bill, men and boys will take away women’s small business grants and hard-won spots on sports teams; they will be allowed to live in women’s domestic violence shelters and use our locker rooms. And united as women, we are just not going to stand for it.
If you doubt the seriousness (and absurdity) of this situation, read what has already happened in Washington state, as just one example.

Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them | Intellectual Takeout

Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them | Intellectual Takeout
"What do you do when you finish reading with children, say, at bedtime?
Perhaps what many parents do — just close the book, kiss your child goodnight, ruffle their hair, and turn out the light. 
...But as valuable as these read-aloud together times are, we think they very often contain a missed opportunity.
...If you just close the book, you and your children (or students, if you’re a teacher) will have missed a chance to share your thoughts and questions about the challenges the characters have faced, the choices they’ve made, the good and bad consequences of those choices, the virtues and vices displayed — and, most important, how all of that might apply to your own character and lives.
...Consider what you might want to talk about if you stopped to think about and discuss this episode with children....
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“The Bride Has Nothing On” | Intellectual Takeout

“The Bride Has Nothing On” | Intellectual Takeout
"...The arrival of fashion week reminded me of an article published earlier this year in The Atlantic. Cleverly entitled Aisle Be Seeing You: The Rise of the Totally Transparent Bridal Gown, the article told of a new trend in bridal fashion which throws traditional wedding and social mores to the wind:
“[T]he most revealing pieces in the latest bridal lines—revealing, in every sense of the word—were Vera Wang's mermaid-cut sheaths, staunchly traditional in their ribbons and lace, but innovative in their most striking features:
...simply a natural outgrowth of the shift toward a “sexified” and more permissive society...
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Biden Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Son’s Relationship To Ukrainian Gas Company | The Daily Caller

Biden Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Son’s Relationship To Ukrainian Gas Company | The Daily Caller:

A Ukrainian gas company gave a seat on its board to the son of former Vice President Joe Biden in an attempt to secure relationships with Democrats while it was under multiple investigations, according to a recent New York Times report.