December 27, 2018

Trip 'in the works for 3 to 4 weeks' accidentally uncovered by IT expert

CNN — It was a crisp winter morning in Sheffield, England, when amateur photographer and plane enthusiast Alan Meloy looked out his kitchen window and noticed a large trail in the sky. He didn't know he was about to accidentally help uncover a highly sensitive, secret presidential trip to a conflict zone.... (more)

December 27, 2018

‘These reporters can’t even begin a news account of a presidential visit to a military base without working in a compilation of Trump’s failings’

THE WRAP — The Wall Street Journal's editorial page offered a feisty Boxing Day piece on Wednesday lashing into the Washington Post over coverage of President Trump's Christmastime visit to the troops. The Journal focused on this piece by the Post's Philip Rucker and Paul Sonne, citing the opening two paragraphs and accusing it of needlessly working in unrelated Trump scandals into a piece that did not call for it.... (more)

December 27, 2018

CBS PHILLY — A Christmas day barricade situation ended in an unusual manner after the East Vincent Township SWAT team used a different tactic -- singing a Christmas carol. The incident began when family members called police to the home of 34-year-old Nathaniel Lewis, a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard.... (more)

December 27, 2018

NEONNETTLE — Earlier this month, it was revealed that the Boy Scouts of America, the 108-year-old organization synonymous with traditional American values, is on the verge of bankruptcy.A report by the Wall Street Journal revealed that a Chicago law firm, Sidley Austin, has been appointed to handle Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.Reports of sinking membership have coincided with various controversies surrounding the organization, including the decision to change its name from Boy Scouts to the more "gender natural" Scouts BSA in a bid to encourage girls and transgenders to sign up as members.... (more)

December 26, 2018

FOX NEWS — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump appeared in Iraq on Wednesday for a surprise visit with troops and senior military leadership at Al Asad Air Base. There, he said it's because of U.S. military gains against the Islamic State terror group that he can withdraw 2,000 forces from Syria.... (more)

December 26, 2018

DAILY CALLER — President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he was concerned for the safety of first lady Melania Trump during an unannounced trip to Iraq late Christmas evening to visit with U.S. troops for the holidays.... (more)

December 26, 2018

JOE KOVACS — President Trump has become well-known for blasting the "fake news" media as the "enemy of the people." Now, the commander in chief has yet another piece of ammunition to back up his claim. Both NBC News and Newsweek ran stories claiming Trump was the first president in many years not to visit U.S. troops during the Christmas holiday period.... (more)

December 26, 2018

WASHINGTON TIMES — Brit Hume, Fox's senior political analyst, schooled Soledad O'Brien over her crowing about liberal outlets having forced President Trump's Wednesday visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, "congratulating" her for noting that Mr. Trump had invented time travel.... (more)

December 26, 2018

'It's just sickening'

WORLDNETDAILY — Franklin Graham, the chief of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as well as the Christian Samaritan's Purse ministry, on Wednesday charged the "vicious" news media with their "sickening" attacks on President Trump.... (more)

December 26, 2018

WASHINGTON TIMES — Jon Voight issued a holiday message over the weekend slamming the media's "slanders and lies" about President Trump. The Oscar-winning actor and outspoken Republican tweeted a video of himself Sunday saying he's generally a happy person but can't help but be bothered by people trying to "hurt" the president. "I'm happy all the time actually," Mr. Voight said. "Except there are things that bother me. Most especially what bothers me is people trying to hurt our president of the United States.... (more)

December 26, 2018

WASHINGTON TIMES — Former acting ICE Director Tom Homan on Wednesday blasted House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for calling a border wall ineffective and accusing President Trump of "fear mongering" with the illegal immigration issue. "Every place a wall or barrier has been built, it has resulted in decreased illegal immigration, decreased drug smuggling. One hundred percent of the time, it has proven effective," Mr. Homan said on Fox News, where he is a contributor.... (more)

December 26, 2018

NEWSMAX — The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged at least 1,000 points in a single session for the first time on Wednesday in a broad stock rebound after the benchmark S&P 500 index was on the brink of a bear market. The three major U.S. indexes all posted their biggest one-day percentage gains since March 2009, in the first day of trading following the Christmas holiday, when the market was closed.... (more)

December 26, 2018

THE HILL — A new round of Facebook data controversies has incensed lawmakers and added to the social network's mounting problems. The company endured a rough week in Washington, where lawmakers questioned if CEO Mark Zuckerberg had lied before Congress and ramped up calls for a comprehensive data privacy bill to rein in Silicon Valley.... (more)

December 26, 2018

WASHINGTON TIMES — Authorities say two men were surrounded by customers with guns while attempting to steal tools from a Washington store. The Daily Herald reports the men, ages 22 and 23, allegedly took four nail guns, each worth more than $400, from the Coastal Farm & Ranch store Saturday in Marysville. The men walked out of the store and got into a Honda Civic, only to be surrounded by about six customers with guns raised.... (more)

December 24, 2018

ALAN KEYES — According to the report I saw, a yoga group at American University spontaneously disintegrated after an "American University student...complained to AU's President's Council on Diversity and Inclusion...after seeing a non-Indian group perform an Indian epic in the school's yoga club." The episode well illustrates the insanely anti-humanitarian malice at the heart of the ill-conceived ideology that pretends to demand respect for the diverse ways in which people living in various times and places expressed their special understanding of themselves and the world in which their life unfolds.... (more)

December 24, 2018

The Birth of JESUS

TOGETHER WE TEACH — Luke 1 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.... (more)

December 24, 2018

WESLEY PRUDEN — REPRINTED FROM AN EARLIER CHRISTMAS The malls and the Main Streets fall silent. The ringing cash registers and the happy cries of children become but ghostly echoes across the silent cities. But the Christ child born in a manger 2,000 years ago lives, liberating the hearts of sinners and transforming the lives of the wicked.... (more)

December 24, 2018

ROBERT KNIGHT — For the past few years, my wife and I have had a friendly dispute over how to top our Christmas tree. She wants an angel, and I prefer a simple star. Traditionally, an evergreen is not a Christmas tree unless crowned by one or the other. The ultimate compromise would be a topper she saw years ago consisting of an angel carrying a star. She's looked high and low but not found one she likes enough to buy.... (more)

December 24, 2018

WORLDNETDAILY — When World War I erupted in 1914 launching the first great European war of the 20th century, soldiers on both sides were assured they would be home by Christmas to celebrate victory. That prediction proved to be false. The men on the fronts did not get home for Christmas, as the war dragged on for four years. During that time 8,500,000 men were killed, with hundreds of thousands more dying from injuries. The "war to end all wars" took a horrific human toll and transformed Europe.... (more)

December 24, 2018

WASHINGTON TIMES — Melania Trump's cranberry topiary trees may have left some of her critics seeing red, but they turned out to be a Christmas hit - one of several new ideas the Trumps introduced this holiday season. In a four-week stretch of 21 holiday parties, the president also did fewer official photo ops and largely froze out the media. But in time-honored tradition, though, politicos still used the celebrations to squeeze in last-minute deal-making.... (more)

December 24, 2018

DAILY CALLER — Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Friday banning dilation and evacuation abortions, common second-trimester abortion methods. Senate Bill 145 prohibits doctors from performing dilation and evacuation abortions, an abortion method used when women are between 13 and 24 weeks pregnant. Dilation abortion involves tearing the fetus apart limb by limb so that the body parts can be extracted from the womb.... (more)

December 24, 2018

'He does not have some of the executive power, he has all of it!'

WORLDNETDAILY — Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh says there might be "hell to pay," but he says the time has come for President Trump to "break" the Democrats and build the border wall using the executive power he already has.... (more)

December 24, 2018

THE HILL — President Trump said Sunday that he is "praying for recovery and healing" after a tsunami struck Indonesia late Saturday, killing at least 222 people. "Unthinkable devastation from the tsunami disaster in Indonesia," Trump wrote on Twitter. "More than two hundred dead and nearly a thousand injured or unaccounted for. We are praying for recovery and healing.... (more)

December 24, 2018

DAILY CALLER — As 2018 comes to a close, it's time to review the year's worst cases of media misquotes, misleading narratives, major corrections and straight-up fake news. While last year's fake reporting largely occurred during the media's relentless pursuit to prove Russian collusion, this year's list is much more varied. However, some themes emerged: stories about then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the U.S. border were routinely flagged for misinformation. Without further ado, here is the list of 2018's worst examples of fake news:... (more)

December 23, 2018

Residential facility claims federal rules require prohibition on words, carols, decorations

WORLDNETDAILY — A residence for seniors in Washington state has decided to ban the words "Merry Christmas," Christmas decorations, Christmas carols that mention Jesus and more -- because it claims the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires those actions. But it doesn't, say lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom who have written to Providence Place in Chehalis, explaining that those expressions popular during the Christmas season are, in fact, perfectly legal.... (more)