Year: 2015

The death of gratitude

Posted on by Victor Davis Hanson

The Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero insisted that gratitude was “the parent of all the other virtues.” Cicero did not define gratitude as Mafia-like loyalty or mutual back-scratching. He was not referring to a pop socialism where all supposedly owe their successes to the government. Instead, gratitude is proof of humility and offers perspective. It […]

 

15 Questions in Search of a Democratic Debate

Posted on by Larry Elder

1) Polls show that, by a large margin, Americans feel we’re on the wrong track, both economically and as to foreign policy. Yet none of you offers any criticism of President Barack Obama, who has been in charge for the last seven years. Why, then, should Americans believe that four more years, under your leadership, would […]

 

Partying Hipsters, Shrimp Fight Club and Monkeys in Hamster Balls

Posted on by Veronique De Rugy

In honor of the release of the new “Star Wars” movie, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., subtitled this year’s “Wastebook” as “The Farce Awakens.” The latest edition of this annual report details 100 spending programs, totaling $108.5 million, that are a complete waste of your money. On the list, we find $1 million that went to […]

 

Hillary Clinton’s Sweet Talk on Terror

Posted on by Betsy McCaughey

Last week, Hillary Clinton chose Minneapolis — with its growing enclave of fundamentalist Muslim refugees — to announce her plan to combat terrorism. That’s like choosing Baskin-Robbins to announce your weight loss plans. Clinton offered little more than platitudes like “we have to do more to address the challenge of radicalization.” MEANWHILE, that challenge was […]

 

Clinton Hints at Defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire

Posted on by Dick Morris

On the heels of polls showing Bernie Sanders chopping 15 points off Clinton’s lead in Iowa — narrowing her advantage to 50-45 — Hillary Clinton has sent out an email to her supporters today warning them to brace themselves for the chance that she might lose Iowa or New Hampshire. In a highly unusual email […]

 

In Obama’s America Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings

Posted on by Samuel Gonzalez

Good job, Mr. President! Market Watch reports Americans are living right on the edge — at least when it comes to financial planning. Approximately 62% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts and 21% don’t even have a savings account, according to a new survey of more than 5,000 adults conducted this […]

 

Virginia Students Sign Fake Petition To Ban ‘White Christmas’ After Being Told It Is RACIST

Posted on by Greg Campbell

Political correctness has simply gone too far. While it is never a great feeling to encounter prejudice or offensive speech, political correctness has silenced legitimate discussion and has ventured far beyond the bounds of acceptability and has become thoroughly absurd. One man sought to lampoon this ridiculous trend and actually duped moronic college students into […]

 

Watch Grandma’s Priceless Reaction To The Ultimate Adoption Surprise

Posted on by Greg Campbell

This Christmas, families around the country will tear-into presents hoping to find the gadgets and thoughtful gifts for which they had hoped. One family, however, is having an extra-special Christmas as what they brought to a new grandma was not a new dish set or a TV, but what the family has long awaited: a […]

 

You’ll NEVER Believe Who Just Called Barack Obama a ‘MUSLIM’ in public

Posted on by Just An American

“Do we still have freedom of speech in the country? Sometimes I kind of forget,” Hagen told Fox 21 Monday night. Wisconsin, Mayor Bruce Hagen has also been known to say that Obama has DESTROYED the fabric of Democracy. None of which he regrets saying OR plans to apologize for, despite all the backlash he […]

 

Scientists ‘Blown Away’ by What Wildlife Official Discovered in ‘Plain Sight’ Off Australian Coast

Posted on by Greg Campbell

Every once in a while, animals that were thought to be extinct appear in the wild. Some animals are considered highly endangered and when scientists encounter such animals, it represents an opportunity; by breeding these endangered animals, scientists can bring them back from the brink of extinction. Scientists who encountered two endangered sea snakes in […]

 

BREAKING: Country Star With Terminal Cancer Makes MAJOR Announcement

Posted on by Just An American

A special holiday treat was bestowed on Joey Martin Feek and her family this season, when she was able to get out of bed and spend some time celebrating the holidays with her family. Rory Feek, Joey Martin Feek’s husband, revealed via his blog that Santa Claus paid them an early visit in Alexandria, Indiana […]

 

Cop Finds Suspicious Bag on Top of Patrol Car. When He Looks Inside? OMG

Posted on by Just An American

On top of his Patrol Car was a suspicious bag…so like any Police Officer with instinct in this Obama’s America, he knew he had to take caution. After telling others to back away into a distance of safety, and using the skill set he learned from S.W.A.T for potential bomb threats, he made his approach… […]

 

Liberal Washington Post Gets a RUDE Wake Up Call After Making Fun of Ted Cruz’s Kids

Posted on by Just An American

Presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, is about to open up a can of whoop on the very LIBERAL “Washington Post” for attacking his daughters in a recent cartoon post depicting the girls as monkeys on leashes. You don’t mess with a Father’s little girls…and Cruz in a tweet released to public after the incident…had the LAST […]

 

CREEPER Busted By Dad in Walmart After Taking Pictures of His Daughter [Watch]

Posted on by McGuire

In Dallas, Texas, a local father gave a young man caught taking pictures of his daughter the scare of his life. He wasn’t shy about confronting the creeper in Walmart, either: The best part about it is that it was all caught on tape. In the video, a bystander walked up to the confrontation, which […]

 

BREAKING: Driver Shouts ‘Allahu Akbar,” Then Runs Over 11 People

Posted on by Just An American

A shout rings out “ALLAHU AKBAR!” and the horrifying act that was carried out next, left 11 people injured after being mowed over by the car of the shouting man… From NBC News: A driver screaming “Allahu Akbar!” (Arabic for “God is great”) appeared to deliberately mow down about a dozen pedestrians in the French […]

 

Imprisoned Iranian Pastor Gets a Miracle DAYS Before Christmas [Read]

Posted on by McGuire

After more than 5 years inside an Iranian prison, a pastor is released early- and just in time for Christmas, praise the Lord: An Iranian pastor serving a seven year sentence was released Monday after more than five years inside one of the country’s most brutal prisons, a church working to secure his freedom announced […]

 

Teacher Caught Having Secret Sex With TWO Students – But What Happened Next? Wow… [PHOTOS]

Posted on by Just An American

This teacher and her warped sense of reality has her out of a job, and into a jail cell. Wey, 28, was a math teacher at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, and her idea of a relationship included a couple of her 17 year old students…now, she’s been BUSTED and the details of these […]

 

Yet Another Reason to Avoid Chipotle: Contaminated Food

Posted on by Dave Blount

What an excellent subheadline: Chipotle dishes now come with a side order of Escherichia coli. The food is touted as “unprocessed, free of antibiotics and GMOs, sometimes organic, sometimes local.” Nearly 500 people have gotten sick from eating it since July; some have required hospitalization. This is not likely to help sales. Demonizing “industrial agriculture” […]

 

WSJ’s Bret Stephens Declares War Against Conservatives on Behalf of the GOPe

Posted on by Dave Blount

How do people like Ryan, McConnell, et al. get in a position to betray the conservatives they supposedly represent again and again like Lucy yanking the football away as Charlie Brown goes to kick it? The GOP establishment (GOPe) puts them there. The GOPe is vociferously hostile to conservative principles and anyone it considers likely […]

 

Cops in Tennessee Won the Right to Have ‘In God We Trust’ on Their Cars

Posted on by Just An American

Last time I checked this was America…BUT for some reason when a county police department in Tennessee made the decision to include America’s national motto: “In God We Trust” on their patrol cars, all the sudden social media went BERSERK with controversy! While most appreciate the sentiment, some people oppose including the word “God” on […]

 

UNBELIEVABLE: Muslims Say the U.S. Government is More Dangerous than ISIS

Posted on by McGuire

Want to know what moderate Muslims REALLY believe? America, apparently is more dangerous than ISIS. Who knew? This panel of real Muslim Americans will shock you with what they have to say: We have all read about or seen videos of the horrific atrocities used by ISIS. As we speak the radical Islamic terrorist group […]

 

She Found a Boy in Her Teen Daughter’s Bed. What She Did Next? OMG… [PHOTOS]

Posted on by Just An American

A Mother, Jeannette Woods was out late one night, and when she returned home, there was a strange vehicle in her drive way, the front door was unlocked….and something was just NOT right. So she investigated further…and what she found, has her heading to jail now. 36-year-old mom Jeannette Woods recently arrived home around 1 […]

 

UFO? Military Says An Unexplained Bright Light Seen From Las Vegas To Venture Was A Russian Rocket Body

Posted on by Scott McKay

Whether this will make you feel better, or worse, we can’t say… A mysterious bright light seen by witnesses from Las Vegas to Ventura Tuesday evening was a Russian rocket body re-entering the atmosphere, not a meteor as previously thought, according to the U.S. Strategic Command. The light was first reported by dozens of witnesses […]

 

You Wouldn’t Expect Your Wedding Ceremony To Be Interrupted By An “I Need A Poo,” But…

Posted on by Scott McKay

…that’s what this groom-to-be got at the altar from his son. From Down Under… A wedding ceremony has been interrupted by a toddler who desperately needed to make his way to the bathroom for a number two. The betrothed couple from south Australia were leading up to say their ‘I dos’ when their three-year-old son […]

 

This Hero Dog Saved Her Owner From A Violent, Knife-Wielding Ex-Boyfriend

Posted on by Scott McKay

Tell us some more about how terrible pit bulls are. A heroic dog saved its owner’s mother after her violet ex-boyfriend attempted to attack her with a knife. Tragically, the six year old pit bull was stabbed in the neck by attacker Walter Williams – and later died due to blood loss and cardiac arrest. […]