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Best and Worst Reactions to the Paris Terror Attacks

The world’s reaction to the shootings of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris – and the world’s lack of reaction to the shooting of four people at a kosher supermarket the next day – have filled the news for days. Some of those reactions have been inspirational; others have demonstrated the self-destruct tendency at the heart of the Western post-modern mindset; and some are just plain tone deaf. Here are the best and worst reactions to the Paris terror attacks:

Charlie Hebdo

Yes, the Terrorists Won

Charlie Hebdo was attacked for the crime of printing cartoons of Mohammed. The kosher supermarket was attacked for the crime of containing Jews. The Nazis and their European collaborators dreamt of a Jew-free Europe. With the help of radical Muslims, that’s now becoming a reality.

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6 Times The Obama Administration Said Its Job Was to Promote Islam

On Thursday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced that the Obama administration would prioritize fighting Islamophobia in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo in France. Never mind that most Westerners aren’t Islamophobic, but rather GettingShotInTheFaceForExpressingMyOpinion-Phobic.

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10 Times Western Cowards Trashed Free Speech to Defend Islam

On Wednesday, Islamic terrorists murdered 12 people at the leftist French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo, including the editor-in-chief and three cartoonists. The motivation was clear: the terrorists shouted “Allahu Akhbar!” during the attack and screamed “We have avenged the prophet!” as they left the scene.

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Al Sharpton’s History of Racial Evils

The new movement to peg Al Sharpton for responsibility in the slaying of two New York Police Department officers on Saturday has roots in reality. The murderer, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, posted on Instagram about the murders in advance: “I’m Putting Wings on Pigs Today,” he wrote. “They Take 1 Of Ours…Let’s Take 2 of Theirs #ShootThePolice #RIPErivGardner #RIPMikeBrown.”

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Pansy Hollywood Cuts North Korea From List of Movie Villains

With Sony’s decision to pull the Seth Rogen/James Franco starrer The Interview from circulation following a brutal hack attack by the North Korean regime, Hollywood finds its list of acceptable villains growing shorter and shorter. Not only did Sony pull

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Pope Francis’ Disturbing Cuban Manipulation

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States would be changing its policy toward Cuba, opening a Havana embassy and expanding travel. “Through these changes, we intend to create more opportunities for the American and Cuban people and

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Six Reasons Conservatives Oppose Jeb

On Tuesday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush announced via Facebook that he would “actively explore” a presidential run – in other words, Bush announced that he would be entering the 2016 primary sweepstakes. His early jump effectively bars the candidacies

Six Reasons Conservatives Oppose Jeb

Margaret Hoover and the Nepotism of Anti-Conservative Republicanism

On Monday, Margaret Hoover, great-granddaughter of President Herbert Hoover, board member of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and CNN contributor, appeared alongside Sally Kohn, Sunny Hostin and Mel Robbins to hold up her hands while Hostin held the sign,

Margaret Hoover and the Nepotism of Anti-Conservative Republicanism

Senate GOP Prepares to Cave on Filibuster

On Thursday, even as House Republican leadership caved to President Obama’s executive amnesty, passing a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill funding that amnesty through the end of February, Senate Republicans prepared to do the same. The Senate Republican cave comes on

Senate GOP Prepares to Cave on Filibuster

Washington Post’s Volokh: Did Lena Dunham Libel ‘Barry One’?

After Breitbart News’ comprehensive report debunking Lena Dunham’s reported rape at the hands of “campus Republican” Barry, the Washington Post’s Eugene Volokh reported that “Barry One” – the campus Republican tabbed by the media as the probable suspect in the

Washington Post’s Volokh: Did Lena Dunham Libel ‘Barry One’?

Huffington Post: Cops ‘Get Away With Murder’

On Thursday, the Huffington Post ran one of its patented subtle headlines regarding the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER,” the website blared, featuring a

Huffington Post: Cops ‘Get Away With Murder’

The Actual Facts of The Eric Garner Case

On Wednesday, a New York grand jury refused to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of 43-year-old Eric Garner. Pantaleo is white; Garner is black. That one fact meant that the President of the United States and the Mayor

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Boehner Crafts Surrender Plan on Obama Executive Amnesty

How many times can conservatives be rooked by establishment Republican leadership, and still keep coming back for more? In an attempt to find an answer to this question, Speaker John Boehner has now rolled out his big proposal to stop

Boehner Crafts Surrender Plan on Obama Executive Amnesty

Rand’s Anti-Police Ferguson Pandering Will Bite Him in 2016

On Monday, President Obama hosted a symposium on the events of Ferguson, Missouri – in truth, a symposium on supposed police racism in America. Joining him at the White House were MSNBC’s Al Sharpton, whose record of racial reconciliation includes

Rand’s Anti-Police Ferguson Pandering Will Bite Him in 2016

In Ferguson, Witness Intimidation, Lying by ‘Community of Color’

On Monday night, after the release of the grand jury verdict rejecting indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the Ferguson, Missouri shooting of 18-year-old black man Michael Brown, President Obama took to the microphones. “We need to recognize that this

In Ferguson, Witness Intimidation, Lying by ‘Community of Color’

Hollywood: Happy ‘Bangsgiving’!

On Tuesday night, FOX celebrated Thanksgiving with all the spirituality and authenticity it could muster: it aired an episode of the Zooey Deschanel-starrer New Girl, subtly titled “Bangsgiving.”  The show revolves around a set of singles living in an apartment together

Hollywood: Happy ‘Bangsgiving’!

Obama on Ferguson: America’s Racist, Give Me More Power

On Monday night, after the media’s attempted racial assassination of Officer Darren Wilson shipwrecked on the rocky shoals of the criminal justice system, President Obama took to the podium to try to salvage their narrative of American racism. The media

Obama on Ferguson: America’s Racist, Give Me More Power

Ferguson Verdict Explodes Media’s Lying Racial Narrative

On Monday night, the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri freed Officer Darren Wilson from the possibility of indictment over his shooting of 18-year-old black man Michael Brown. The prosecutor before the grand jury, Robert McCulloch, explained why the indictment had

Ferguson Verdict Explodes Media’s Lying Racial Narrative

Obama: Kneel Before Zod

On Thursday night, President Obama delivered his address to the nation on his executive amnesty. It was historic, both in its scope and in its dishonesty: the speech represented a closely-woven and incredible tapestry of falsehood, exposited with a straight

Obama: Kneel Before Zod

Ben Smith BenSmiths Buzzfeed’s Stake in Uber Hit Piece

On Monday night, Ben Smith’s BuzzFeed ran a lengthy hit piece against car service Uber. Smith smacked around senior Uber executive Emil Michael for supposedly claiming seriously that Uber would monitor the private lives of journalists: A senior executive at

Ben Smith BenSmiths Buzzfeed’s Stake in Uber Hit Piece

Yes, Islam Is at War with the West

On Tuesday, four Jews, including three Americans and a British citizen, were murdered in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood while praying at synagogue. The murderers: Palestinian Muslims shouting “Allahu Akhbar” as they attacked the worshipers with machetes and a pistol. Secretary

Yes, Islam Is at War with the West

Preachy Sports Media Culpable For NFL Pill-Popping

On Sunday, federal drug agents raided National Football League medical staff from the Seattle Seahawks to the San Francisco 49ers in the search for illicit drugs. For literally decades, players have talked about the ease of obtaining illicit performance-enhancing drugs

Preachy Sports Media Culpable For NFL Pill-Popping

POLL: 39% of Young Americans Don't Want to Work

On Friday, the Washington Examiner reported that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a full 85.9 million Americans had said they did not want a job last month – 93 percent of all of those who had dropped out of labor force.

POLL: 39% of Young Americans Don't Want to Work

Impeachment Goes Mainstream

In July, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wrote a widely-publicized op-ed for Breitbart News. “Enough is enough of the years of abuse from this president,” she wrote. “Without borders, there is no nation. Obama knows this. Opening our borders

Impeachment Goes Mainstream

Four Times Obamacare Advocates Admitted It Will Kill Old People

While Obamacare’s proponents continue to insist that the program presents no threat to Americans’ healthcare, new comments from Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber demonstrate that Obamacare was designed to do just that. Gruber stated:  You get a law which said healthy

Four Times Obamacare Advocates Admitted It Will Kill Old People

The Death Panels Are Coming

With Obamacare open enrollment about to begin anew, rumors of trouble in Healthcare Paradise run rampant. Enrollment has dropped to 30% below Congressional Budget Office estimates; fully 1 million of the 8.1 million people who originally signed up for Obamacare

The Death Panels Are Coming

7 Reasons Net Neutrality Is A Dumb Idea

On Monday, President Obama announced that he would be pushing the Federal Communications Commission to begin enforcing “net neutrality” – a policy by which internet service providers would be forced to load all web sites at the same speed. While

7 Reasons Net Neutrality Is A Dumb Idea

Rush Limbaugh Threatens to Sue Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

On Monday, Rush Limbaugh’s attorney sent a letter to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee warning them of an potential lawsuit over the DCCC’s manipulation of comments from his program. Limbaugh demanded “an immediate retraction and public apology.” According to the

Rush Limbaugh Threatens to Sue Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Lena Dunham's Threats Won't Stop Sex Abuse Allegations

This week, Lena Dunham threatened to sue TruthRevolt.org, a 501(c)3 website I run, for covering her new book, Not That Kind of Girl. More specifically, she threatened to sue us for “millions of dollars,” as well as punitive damages, unless

Lena Dunham's Threats Won't Stop Sex Abuse Allegations

9 Bills Republicans Should Pursue Immediately

The big question now confronts a newly-emergent Republican majority in the Senate and an overwhelming Republican majority in the House: what next? Some party leaders have called for working with the opposition; some have proposed comprehensive legislation. Others say it’s

9 Bills Republicans Should Pursue Immediately

5 Reminders for the Republican Party on Election Day

With Republicans expected by virtually every prognosticator to take back the Senate in today’s midterm election, the GOP has reached a turning point. Win or lose, the Republican Party will have to do some serious thinking about next steps. Should

5 Reminders for the Republican Party on Election Day