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If Obama Cannot Hang out with Hollywood, the Terrorists Win

Following his speech to the nation on terrorism, President Barack Obama is putting on his black tie and heading to the Kennedy Center to honor filmmaker George Lucas, among others. If Obama cannot hang out with Hollywood celebrities, the terrorists win.

Obama and George Lucas (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)

Blue State Blues: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Defects to Cuba

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) went to Cuba this week to promote his state’s economic interests and the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with the regime. He failed to meet, or seek, any of Cuba’s political dissidents or human rights activists.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

Democrat: No Moment of Silence for San Bernardino

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), who represents southern San Francisco and San Mateo County, has announced that she will boycott any moments of silence for the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack, reinforcing a new left-wing talking point.

San Bernardino vigil (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

San Bernardino: Dems Blast Republicans for ‘Demonizing’ Muslims

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) renewed its push for Syrian refugees to be admitted to the United States on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after the San Bernadino shooting. The two main suspects are Muslims, one originally from Pakistan.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Joe Raedle / Getty)

After San Bernardino, Jerry Brown Still Off to Paris

California Gov. Jerry Brown is not yet canceling plans to attend the UN climate change conference in Paris, despite Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino. “We’ll update the advisory if there are schedule changes,”

Jerry Brown climate change (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)

San Bernardino Proves Hillary Clinton Unfit to Lead

In the middle of an active shooter situation, with dead bodies still warm, wounded victims still on the scene, and killers still on the run, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton sought to exploit the mass shooting for political gain.

Hillary Clinton Testifies Before House Select Committee On Benghazi Attacks

Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus is No Liberal

The Washington Post’s liberal columnist Ruth Marcus is making the claim that because the Planned Parenthood shooter allegedly said “no more baby parts,” Republicans are to blame for the attack. It is an absurd claim, one being parroted by the left throughout the media with the sole purpose of shutting down ordinary criticism of Planned Parenthood and open debate about abortion policy.

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Buzzfeed Loses to Donald Trump, Eric Bolling over 9/11 Video

Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski is a talented researcher with a flair for finding old videos and documents that often contradict what politicians claim today. Yet he has lost an argument over Donald Trump and 9/11 by a key news video that he managed not to find.

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Jerry Brown Tells Californians to Live ‘Lighter’

In an interview before jetting to Paris for the UN climate change conference with a large entourage in tow, California Gov. Jerry Brown said that Californians would need to adopt a “lighter, more elegant lifestyle” to save the planet from destruction.

Jerry Brown UN (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

CA Court Rejects Science in ‘Climate Change’ Ruling

The California Supreme Court stopped a development project at Newhall Ranch, north of Los Angeles, over concerns that it would contribute to climate change–though the court admitted it could not say how.

Newhall Ranch (Reed Saxon / Associated Press)

Why Donald Trump Is Winning When He’s Wrong

Donald Trump leads the Republican polls despite being proved wrong about “thousands” of Muslims in Jersey City celebrating the 9/11 attacks. An interview Tuesday morning by CNN’s Alisyn Camerota of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani shows why.

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Official in Jerry Brown Oil Scandal Resigns

As California Gov. Jerry Brown participates in the Paris climate change conference, the state official who played a key role in the ongoing oil scandal surrounding Brown’s office has resigned, the Sacramento Bee reported Monday.

Steve Bohlen (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Greens Blast Jerry Brown for Rooftop Solar Snub

California Gov. Jerry Brown may be strutting his stuff at the Paris climate change conference, but environmentalists are fuming over the exclusion of rooftop solar panels from the Golden State’s renewable energy plans.

Jerry Brown climate change (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)

Israel: Russian Aircraft Breached Our Airspace

Israeli defense minister Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon confirmed Sunday that Russian military aircraft, on at least one occasion, have breached Israeli airspace–without confrontation.

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Kotkin: Jerry Brown, High Priest of ‘Green Religion’

Liberal geographer Joel Kotkin has penned an extensive critique of California Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate policies, as Brown jets off to Paris with President Barack Obama for the UN’s climate summit.

Jimmy Carter Jerry Brown (Associated Press)

Blue State Blues: Muslim Immigrants and Antisemitism

There is a basis for coexistence, and also great deal of ordinary kindness between Muslims and Jews. But the problem of antisemitism is becoming impossible to ignore, and we need to address it before throwing the doors open.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

Jerry Brown Blasts Texas, West Virginia on Climate

Governor Jerry Brown of California has publicly ripped Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for daring to challenge President Barack Obama’s agenda on climate change ahead of a UN conference in Paris.

Jerry Brown (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Obama Tries to Flee Islamic State in Sinai; Egypt, Israel Say No

Egypt and Israel have thwarted an effort by the Obama administration to withdraw U.S. peacekeeping soldiers from the Sinai peninsula. Obama had recently floated the idea of reducing the U.S. presence in the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).

Israel Sinai (Tsafrir Abayov / Associated Press)

Jeb Bush Ads Hit… California

California voters will not go to the polls for more than half a year. Yet ads featuring former Florida governor Jeb Bush have been popping up on California television in recent days.

Jeb Bush at California startup (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)

Arrests at Protests over Chicago Police Video

Chicago police have reportedly made three arrests–thus far–at demonstrations that broke out Tuesday evening following the release of a video showing the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquon McDonald last October. McDonald was shot 16 times by Officer James Van Dyke, who was recently charged with murder.

Rahm Emanuel appeals for calm after Laquon McDonald video (Charles Rex Arbogast / Associat

Chicago Police Release Video of Teen’s Shooting Death

The city of Chicago was on edge Tuesday evening as the Chicago Police Department prepared to release a video of the death of 17-year-old Laquan MacDonald, who was shot 16 times by Officer Jason Van Dyke in October last year. The teen was black, the officer white.

Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquon McDonald in Chicago (Screenshot / YouTube / DNAInfo / Chica

Thug in Trayvon Hoodie Shoots Good Samaritan

Police are searching for a hoodie-wearing man who tried to kidnap a woman off the street New Orleans, then shot a Tulane medical student who tried to intervene to save her.

Tulane shooting (YouTube / NOPD / Screenshot)

When Harry Truman Singled out ‘Ethnic German’ Refugees

The left and the media continue to hit Republicans over the idea that the government ought to pay special attention to Muslim refugees. In fact, under President Harry S. Truman, the U.S. singled out refugees by ethnicity–and for good reason.

Harry S. Truman (Hulton Archive / Getty)

Democrat Win in Louisiana Gov Race Has a Silver Lining

While Vitter’s loss is a setback for Republicans, and provides a boost to Democrats ahead of the 2016 elections, there is a silver lining as well: Edwards ran, and won, on a conservative message.

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We Absolutely Need a Religious Test for Refugees

President Barack Obama hit Republicans for suggesting the U.S. should favor Christian refugees over Muslims. But there are very good reasons to apply a religious test to Syrian refugees.

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Blue State Blues: Israel Solves the Water Puzzle

California will suffer severe shortages, with or without a warmer planet. We need to act soon. Water policy may not generate flashy headlines, and politicians who lay the foundations for reform may not be in office ten or twenty years from now, when credit is handed out. But it can be done. Israel has shown us how.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

How the Media Smeared Donald Trump as a Nazi

A story is making the rounds on Facebook that claims Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is calling for “ID badges” for American Muslims. The image on the story is of Jewish children wearing yellow starts during the Holocaust. Very frightening–and a lie.

Donald Trump (Scott Olson / Getty)

Hypocrite: Obama Slammed Bush for Criticism Abroad in 2008

President Barack Obama has slammed Republican candidates for president several times this week while on an overseas trip. In 2008, however, Obama and his campaign attacked President George W. Bush for a perceived criticism delivered from abroad.

The Associated Press