Author: Freedom Watch
Opinion | A Pardon for Arpaio Would Put Trump in Uncharted Territory By Martin H. Redish New York Times August 26, 2017 CHICAGO — Note: Friday night, after this Op-Ed was published, it was announced that President Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio. At his rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, President Trump strongly implied that he would pardon Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., who was found guilty in July of criminal contempt for defying a judge’s order against prolonging traffic patrols targeting immigrants. This is not idle presidential chatter: On Thursday morning, CNN reported that the…
August 25, 2017
August 25, 2017
Larry Klayman says Hillary’s new book will finish her off as a political force By Larry Klayman WND August 25, 2017 Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most dishonest criminally minded political hack of all? Well, my beloved readers, there are many to choose from among the collection of Washington, D.C., swamp creatures, but they have been overshadowed of late by the increasingly silly debate over Civil War history and statues. Just this week, the leftist president of my once-proud alma mater, Duke University, Vincent Price — however goulish, he is not to be confused with…
What to Know Ahead of Trump’s Rally in Arizona By Jess Bidgood New York Times August 22, 2017 Large protests are expected near President Trump’s rally in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday night, his first such event since he drew wide condemnation for his comments on the violence in Charlottesville, Va., this month. The rally, scheduled for 7 p.m. local time at the Phoenix Convention Center, is Mr. Trump’s first visit as president to Arizona, where he made fiery remarks on a signature issue — immigration — during his election campaign last year. Continue Reading…..
Judge orders IRS to reveal who took part in Tea Party targeting By Brooke Singman Fox News August 22, 2017 A federal judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to release the names of specific employees involved in targeting Tea Party groups, after years of litigation over what conservatives have long called “chilling” behavior by one of the government’s “most feared” agencies. Judge Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia also said the IRS must provide information about which groups were targeted and why, along with a strategy to make sure such…
Chuck Todd under fire for ‘softball’ interviews with Antifa ally Fox News August 22, 2017 Anchor Chuck Todd is under fire for his “softball” treatment of an Antifa sympathizer on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” with conservative media watchdog Brent Bozell accusing him of allowing a “radical to promote domestic terrorism with little push back.” Todd, following a similar interview on his daily MSNBC show last week, hosted a brief debate Sunday on the radical left-wing group’s violent tactics. Speaking in support of Antifa was Dartmouth professor Mark Bray, who justified what he described as the group’s “self-defense” tactics…
By Matt Novak Gizmodo August 21, 2017 Fox News declared President Trump victorious last week, insisting that his unhinged threats against North Korea had deterred the country from planning a missile launch. North Korea had previously threatened to shoot a missile over Japan that would land in the waters near Guam. But those celebrations may have been a bit premature. North Korea released a new animated video over the weekend depicting a missile attack against the US territory of Guam. Footage of North Korea’s successful missile tests of the Hwasong-14 ICBM are followed by an animated sequence that zooms…
‘Nobody will’: Fox host says ‘no member of the Trump administration’ will come on air as presidency implodes By David Edwards Raw Story August 20, 2017 Fox News host Leland Vittert revealed on Sunday that President Donald Trump had refused to let anyone from his administration appear on the network. During a segment about Trump’s outgoing chief strategist Steve Bannon, Vittert noted that only Trump surrogates from outside the administration would discuss the staff shakeup. Continue Reading…..
Oregon eclipse tourists greeted by anti-Semitic banners on overpass OregonLive.com August 20, 2017 A family driving north from California to see Monday’s solar eclipse from Oregon found hatred on the freeway Saturday morning after they entered the northwestern state. Beth and Michael Dershowitz and their kids saw the first banner south of Eugene. It said: “UNJEW HUMANITY.” They felt shaken, Dershowitz wrote in an email. Continue Reading…..