October 10, 2016

The superintendence of God is the decisive factor in events

ALAN KEYES — Late last night, I read the article "The logic behind Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation," in which Bill Federer recounts interesting details of the interplay of war and political perception that made that Proclamation one of the Civil War's most decisive events.... (more)

October 10, 2016

DAN POPP — We're taught that there may be a price for holding principles. Integrity could cost us our friends, our possessions, even our life. But there's also a price for abandoning principle. And that price is much higher.... (more)

October 10, 2016

POLITICO — It was the ugliest debate in American history. For 90 minutes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton called each other liars, untrustworthy and unfit for office as they sparred not so much about their policy differences as their basic character.... (more)

October 10, 2016

CBS NEWS — It looked like a scene straight out of "Westworld," but it was the second presidential debate of the 2016 election. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was mid-sentence when a black fly landed on her forehead, square between the eyes. Clinton, for her part, continued with what she was saying, seemingly unfazed by the unexpected visitor. However, the insect's sudden appearance got us thinking.... (more)

October 10, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Utah Sen. Mike Lee made a personal appeal to Donald Trump to quit the presidential race Sunday, saying the New York real estate mogul can still secure a lasting "legacy" in the hearts and minds of the people by sacrificing his self-interest for the good of the country.... (more)

October 9, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Deseret News has sat on the sidelines of presidential politics for the last 80 years, but now it thinks it's time for Republican nominee to go. The Utah-based newspaper, which is published by and is to a certain extent a mouthpiece of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laid out its reasoning in an editorial Saturday.... (more)

October 8, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Tic Tac USA, the company behind the famous crunchy breath mints, has rebuked Donald Trump's dirty mouth. Though it didn't use the Republican nominee for president's name, it's clear enough what the company was talking about.... (more)

October 8, 2016

NEWSMAX — Conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck on Saturday compared GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to disgraced Democrat Anthony Weiner, who lost his job as a congressman from New York in 2011 after a sexting scandal.... (more)

October 8, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Billy Bush, a co-anchor on NBC's 'Today' and former celebrity gossip show host, apologized for comments he made in a newly surfaced video wherein he and Republican Donald Trump have a vulgar conversation about sex with women.... (more)

October 8, 2016

RED STATE — Pundits have noticed that the Twitter account of Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway has been very silent in the last 24 hours. Now it appears that she is pulling out of a previously scheduled Fox News Sunday appearance:... (more)

October 8, 2016

NEWSMAX — The Republican National Committee has reportedly halted mailing operations devoted to helping elect Donald Trump, at least temporarily. According to Politico, an email from the RNC to a "Victory" program mail vendor carries the subject line: "Hold on all projects" and asks the vendor to "put a hold" on mail production.... (more)

October 8, 2016

NEWSMAX — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence suddenly canceled a campaign appearance on behalf of embattled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Saturday -- a growing sign of dissension in Republican ranks as calls mounted for Trump to step down after a sex tape emerged Friday.CNN reported that Pence was canceling the event with House Speaker Paul Ryan. Trump had been scheduled to appear but he also canceled Friday after the tape emerged.... (more)

October 8, 2016

RED STATE — The fallout from the Trump video is getting worse. Mark Halperin of Bloomberg is now reporting that major GOP donors are dumping their support of Donald Trump and seeking a new GOP candidate for the race. RNC officials are allegedly meeting to discuss the future of the candidacy (RNC lackey Sean Spicer denies this) and there are reports that a meeting has been taking place at Trump Tower as well.... (more)

October 8, 2016

NEWSMAX — Two days before what is widely seen as a make-or-break presidential debate, Donald Trump was again forced to defend himself against Republicans and Democrats after a tape emerged of him speaking about groping women, adultery and other crude, sexually aggressive comments.... (more)

October 8, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — A top Republican congressman has retracted his endorsement of Donald Trump on Friday night after a video was leaked in which Trump made controversial statements about seducing women in 2005. House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz, who represents Utah's Third Congressional District, told a local Fox News station he's no longer backing the billionaire businessman.... (more)

October 8, 2016

TIMOTHY P. CARNEY — "Power corrupts." That doesn't merely mean that having power can corrupt a person. It also means that people in powerful position can easily corrupt those around them.... (more)

October 7, 2016

WALL STREET JOURNAL — Newly disclosed emails show top Obama administration officials were in close contact with Hillary Clinton's nascent presidential campaign in early 2015 about the potential fallout from revelations that the former secretary of state used a private email server.... (more)

October 7, 2016

DAILY CALLER — Leaked emails from Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta's personal email account published by WikiLeaks reveal the Clinton campaign's coordination with George Soros's Open Society Foundations on the subject of police reform.... (more)

October 7, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Russia managed to hit the U.S. on several diplomatic and strategic fronts on Friday, capping a week of rapidly deteriorating relations between the two super powers.... (more)

October 7, 2016

BOB UNRUH — For some 11 months, the makers of the new movie "I'm Not Ashamed" about the young girl who was the first victim of the Columbine killers in Colorado in 1999 were unable to promote their movie through Youtube. The trailer was taken down late in 2015, and the movie's entire channel then was suspended. It's back now, with the movie opening on Oct. 21, but the makers still want to know why the Internet company took the damaging action.... (more)

October 7, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Donald Trump is urging terminally ill voters to get out and vote, joking to a crowd Wednesday that people with only two weeks left to live should at least hang on until the election is over. "I say kiddingly, but I mean it: I don't care how sick you are," the Republican presidential nominee said during a rally in Reno, Nevada.... (more)

October 7, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday slammed the respected RealClearPolitics website, which says a Republican is likely to replace Reid in the Senate next year.... (more)

October 6, 2016

NEWSMAX — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence won his debate against rival vice presidential Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine -- and "set the table for what Donald Trump needs to do" in his matchup with Hillary Clinton, pollster John Zogby told Newsmax TV.... (more)

October 6, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — While showering praise on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's Tuesday debate performance, Rush Limbaugh argued that Americans would have "more faith and trust" in politics if they were like the vice presidential nominee, telling his audience that it's time to "make America more like Mike Pence again."... (more)

October 6, 2016

BEN SHAPIRO — I have a close friend who was recently dating a nasty fellow. He manipulated her emotionally; he drove a wedge between her and her family; he badmouthed her beliefs, tearing her down to build himself up. But she continued to date him, because apparently she loved him. She didn't love the real him, of course -- that guy was a jerk. She loved the fantasy she'd created for herself.... (more)