National politics, from presidents to the inept Congress.
Well, I thought I would have more first-hand observations about Donald Trump Jr’s Kalispell rally in support of Senate candidate Matt Rosendale and Rep. Greg Gianforte, but life intervened and I missed the entire rally except for the National Anthem (sung remarkably well by three local girls accompanied by a fourth on violin) and Trump’s
Megyn Kelly has few friends left among conservatives after her abysmal performance in the first GOP presidential debate when she tried (unsuccessfully!) to ambush Donald Trump, but leave it to NBC to make Kelly a sympathetic figure by crucifying her on a cross of political correctness. Kelly naively defended blackface being used in Halloween costumes,
John Nolte breaks down the bombshell admission by NBC that they withheld exculpatory evidence that cleared Justice Kavanaugh of the outrageous rape claim publicized by the Creepy Porn Lawyer, Michael Avenatti. Julie Swetnick disowned the story and basically said it was Avenatti’s idea all along. Great job by Breitbart! Shoddy work by NBC! https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/26/nolte-nbc-news-hid-info-wouldve-cleared-kavanaugh-avenatti-rape-allegations/
On first look, it appears the mail bomber was a typical “lone nut.” Thank God he was also apparently incompetent or the story could have been much worse. No one of sound mind can possibly think violence is an appropriate response to political disputes. Assassination is always abhorrent. Let’s make sure we use the appropriate
I’m sure it was no surprise to anyone that the mainstream news pundits (I can’t really call them news reporters since all they do is opine!) have been quick to blame President Trump for the mail bombs sent to his critics. It’s so sad that the 24 hour news cycle forces these cable mavens to
(This is one of the last columns I wrote as editor of the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, Montana, where I worked for 34 years before retiring at the end of September, 2018. As you can see, I marched to a different drummer than the stereotypical liberal journalist! This column is reprinted in my collection
Here is one of my favorite columns about Donald Trump, originally published in the Daily Inter Lake on Feb. 13, 2016: I have already invoked the words of philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once to describe Donald J. Trump, a presidential candidate whose “self-reliance” has given him the courage to speak his own mind and risk