Guy Benson Let’s begin with some fresh and relevant polling data. CBS News’ brand new national survey has four major take-aways: (1) Obamacare remains unpopular. (2) Government shutdown is even more unpopular, with 72 percent of the country opposed. (3) Americans narrowly blame Republicans more than President Obama (44R/35O/17both), though the split is far less… [Read More]
Senate Conservatives to Filibuster Obamacare-Defunding CR They Demanded
Guy Benson This is surreal. After demanding that the House pass a continuing resolution that defunds Obamacare (check), Sen. Ted Cruz and others are insisting that their Senate GOP colleagues filibuster the very measure they’ve been asking for. Why? Procedural minutiae that very few voters will understand: Conservatives leading the fight to defund Obamacare in… [Read More]
House Passes Popular Obamacare Delay
House Republicans passed the “No Subsidies Without Verification Act” today, which would bar any of Obamacare’s subsidies from being distributed until a fully-functional eligibility verification system is in place. Phil Klein must be pleased. The legislation would head-off the widespread fraud and other abuses expected to result from the administration’s eleventh-hour weakening of required standards…. [Read More]
�I Hate White People
More black-on-white violence largely ignored by the mainstream media UPDATE: After being in a coma since the attack, Jeffrey Babbitt died tonight from his injuries. by: Kit Daniels Another unprovoked black-on-white attack in the wake of the George Zimmerman trial has received little national media attention even though it is being investigated as a hate… [Read More]
Obama: If Americans Don’t Trust Government, “We’re Going to Have Some Problems”
He’s right to a large extent, but I’m not sure framing things this way is quite as virtuosic as he might think: “If people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also don’t trust Congress, and don’t trust federal judges, to make sure that we’re abiding by the Constitution with due process and rule… [Read More]
Prism: Massive Government Surveillance Program Exposed, All Americans Affected
Last night’s NSA scoop by the UK Guardian? Child’s play. The Washington Post has published a truly shocking story exposing the largest government domestic program in American history. If you are reading this right now, you have been affected by PRISM, a top secret operation begun in 2007 that has expanded “exponentially” during the Obama… [Read More]
Romney Dominates In First Debate
Who was that man, and what has he done with Mitt Romney? The Republican presidential nominee was more cheerful, more prepared, more specific, more informed and more energetic than President Obama tonight, resulting in a genuine rout. Romney seemed eager to answer every question, Obama looked peeved and sluggish. For every straw man argument the… [Read More]
Obama Sounding Confused About Egypt
In an interview with Telemundo, President Obama said that he did not consider Egypt an ally or an enemy. He may want to confirm that with the State Department, which still appears to have Egypt designated as a major non-NATO ally (MMNA). That designation gives it special status under the Foreign Assistance Act and the… [Read More]
Texas Police Kill Unarmed Man Before Confiscating Witness Camera and Deleting Images
Police in Texas shot an unarmed man 41 times, then turned around and confiscated another man�s camera after he started taking photos and shooting video of the bloody aftermath. Dallas-area cops then deleted the man�s footage before returning the camera four days later. Now police from two agencies are vowing to do a �complete… [Read More]
Libya Aftermath: Commander-in-Chief Attends Vegas Campaign Rally
Since our beloved media has chosen to go wall-to-wall with their absurd �gaffy-horserace-optics