Author: Duane Lester

Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, a long time Democrat, wasn’t mincing words. He said the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry reminded him of the Soviet Union: The indictment of Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry over abuse of power and coercion is reminiscent of the way that political dissent was handled in the Soviet Union, legal […]

Because everything is cool in Libya, right? To the horror of many in Congress, President Obama has reportedly ordered lifted the 31-year ban preventing Libyan nationals from attending flight schools and studying nuclear science in the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s recent directive reports, “The United States Government and the Government of […]

Having solved all the other problems in the world, the United Nations focuses on Missouri: (Reuters) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on U.S. authorities on Monday to ensure the protection of the rights of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, where there have been demonstrations and rioting over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black […]

During the LA riots, Korean store owners took to their roofs with rifles to protect their property from the mob. It seems someone in St. Louis remembers that: Roof Koreans for hire. Much success during L.A. Riots, no looters at our stores. Added bonus: can’t be accused of racism, especially if violent mobs are fired […]

Obligatory “If this were a Republican” comment. But seriously, if a Republican used a overt racial slur, the media would fall over each other to out outrage the other guy. According to the Washington Times, Representative Charlie Rangel says that the tea party is made up of “white crackers.” The New York Congressman says that […]

Why would we care what Mexico thinks about anything immigration related, especially border security: According to Newsmax, the Mexican foreign ministry reiterated previously voiced opposition to Governor Rick Perry’s deployment of 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to assist in border security operations. The troops will not actively engage with Mexicans or others crossing into the […]

If only they had the spine to say it now, while it might do some good: Former Republican Congressman and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” anchor Joe Scarborough said that President Barack Obama will face “20-to-30 years of disparagement from his own side” after his presidency ends on Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” Scarborough, who stated he is […]

Good advice: immons gave some harsh advice to immigrants in a Huffington Post interview this week, crushing the left’s politically-correct narrative that everyone can just come to America, keep their own language, keep their own culture, not assimilate, and still somehow live the American dream and obtain success. “You have an inferred fiduciary duty to […]

Rep. John Lewis wants President Obama to declare martial law in Ferguson and send in the military. That should fix everything: It is very sad and unbelievable and unreal to see what the police is doing there. He’s upset about people in military garment pointing weapons at the people, so send in the military? What? […]

It isn’t just innocent children streaming across the border: Four persons charged with the kidnapping for ransom of a woman in Los Angeles earlier this month have been confirmed as illegal aliens–and one has been confirmed as “arrested and repatriated to Mexico three times since 1999,” including earlier this year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

They wanted to die. The US military just gave them what they wanted: Before: After: Hat Tip: Weasel Zippers See also: The 100 Most Popular Conservative Websites Of 2014 20 Basic Truths You Can’t Talk About in America Anymore 40 Of The Most Bad-Ass, Masculine, Manly, Alpha Male Quotes Of All Time

If I had put in the effort, not to mention the money, needed to become a citizen of the US, I’d be outraged also: In his “Lament of a Legal Alien” essay in: The Wall Street Journal,: Singh, a legal immigrant doctor in Mississippi, who is from India,: said at every point during his application process, he “was […]

More progress by the worst of the worst in the Religion of Peace: At least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority have been killed by Islamic state extremists, an Iraqi government minister said today. Many of the victims have been buried alive and more than 300 women have been taken as slaves by militants from […]

I’m actually having a hard time with this one. This is the type of thing Arthur Carlson would do, not the US military: Two American aid flights have also made it to the mountain, where they have dropped off more than 36,000 meals and 7,000 gallons of drinking water to help the refugees, and last […]

I picture this whole training session being conducted with the Benny Hill music in the background: During a training demonstration at a terrorist camp north of Baghdad on Monday, a commander from the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, accidentally detonated a belt packed with explosives, killing […]

No, really: The assassination of an American general by a Taliban terrorist posing as an Afghan soldier exposes the lunacy of the administration’s Afghanistan strategy. Under pressure from President Obama, the military rushed to recruit local Afghans to stand up a national army and police ahead of his hasty year-end troop withdrawal. To process some […]

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons didn’t have too many kind things to say about President Obama when he visited FNC’s Outnumbered on Thursday. He blasted the president for not leading or following through: “I think that our president is not being a leader. He is not stepping up and drawing the line in the sand and […]

What happens when you show the world you’re an empty suit willing to be “flexible?” This: Russian strategic nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones over the past 10 days, an unusually sharp increase in aerial penetrations, according to U.S. defense officials. The numerous flight encounters by Tu-95 […]

Behold, pure evil: A prominent Christian leader of the Chaldean community unveiled the “systematic beheading of children” and other horrendous crimes committed by ISIS. He said that the Sunni extremists are committing genocide against Christians in Iraq and with the aim to instill the Sharia Law as the law of the land. In the interview […]

President Obama is in Africa, bad mouthing America, telling them about all our problems with human rights. And, even among countries that generally have strong human rights records there are areas where there are problems. That’s true of the United States, by the way. Maybe he was talking about the way he uses the IRS […]

You have the freedom of speech, as long as the words you use are approved and found in the NEWSPEAK lexicon. War is peace: The University of Mississippi will require university officials to use discretion when identifying the school as “Ole Miss” because it could be understood as a racist nickname. “UM’s longstanding nickname is […]

I think it’s pretty serious to his family: Is there an excuse for being this obtuse? Was he just caught up in the heat of the debate and said something he regrets, or does he really think this is trivial? What do you think? Regardless, he said it. He owns it now. Hat Tip: Weasel […]

He just wanted to go fishing. Instead, Obama’s open borders policy got him killed: Javier Vega was innocently fishing with his family in Willacy County, Texas when two individuals approached them in a robbery attempt. The suspects opened fire on the Vega family after they noticed Vega’s gun holstered on his hip. The 30-year old […]

I am no fan of Home Depot. It could be all the years I spent working at Lowes. It could be all the people they’ve killed over the years. However, I don’t think they’re responsible for the deaths of people who were killed in their store during a tornado. This woman disagrees: Edie Howard Housel, […]