Fri, 22 May 2009 01:42:32 +0000 – By Mark JosephProducer/Author/Editor, BullyPulpit.com I don’t watch American Idol, but I have been keeping up with what the L.A. Times, Newsweekand “The O’Reilly Factor “have been saying about an alleged red-state/blue-state showdown between the two finalists, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. Allen, it …
Read More »A Letter to President Obama
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:03:21 +0000 – By Patrick DorinsonPolitical Commentator Dear Mr. President, First let me tell you that you delivered one helluva speech on Tuesday. You are without a doubt one of the most gifted orators I have ever seen and I have seen quite a few. But …
Read More »Downing of MH-17: Ukraine probe highlights weakness of US, Europe
The downing of Malaysia Flight 17 casts new light on just how inept and decadent the United States and Europe have become. Faced with Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and attempts to repeat in the Eastern Ukraine, the best Western Europe and the United States have mustered are strong words …
Read More »Bergdahl prisoner swap: Israel is not America
Defenders of President Obama’s release of five Taliban terrorists from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl cite as justification Israel’s history of swapping hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for one or two Israel soldiers. As strong an ally and example of democracy as …
Read More »Protecting America from MERS and other biological threats
This week’s diagnosis of a third case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on U.S. soil has prompted statements of concern from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the posting of warnings at 22 different airports urging travelers to be mindful about washing hands and being in contact with …
Read More »Just Throwing More Troops at Afghanistan Won't Work
So far, President Obama has failed to answer some basic questions on Afghanistan. Until he does, weighing how many troops to add is like putting the cart before the horse. President Obama must first clarify the mission: what does he want to accomplish in Afghanistan? So far, he’s talked about …
Read More »Celebrate American workers — not union bosses — on Labor Day
As we say goodbye to the summer season by celebrating Labor Day, most Americans are eager to recognize the ingenuity and determination of rank-and-file workers. But not union bosses, who hijack the holiday every year to argue for more government-granted coercive powers. Instead of focusing on the workers they claim …
Read More »Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in Congress. Should he face jail time?
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has problems opening doors. That is the defense being put forward by supporters after Bowman was videotaped pulling a fire alarm in the middle of the heated budget negotiations and then running away. Bowman now claims that he was faced with a closed door clearly marked …
Read More »Hamas supporters make US college campuses unsafe for these self-censoring students
Students in universities across the country are self-censoring at a time when their voices should not be silenced. I have received countless calls in the past week from students at scores of schools worried about Hamas and the fact that they cannot express their anger and sadness or even talk …
Read More »Riding a Bus to Save One Job
President Obama just concluded his three-day, three-state campaign bus tour across battleground states where he desperately needs to win re-election. While White House Communication Director Dan Pfeiffer called it a “rural economic bus tour,” a more accurate name would be the “One Job Saved or Created Tour.” Our unpopular president, …
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