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On May 16th, 2011 we attended a MoveOn.org protest staged in Chicago outside a Paul Ryan luncheon. The protesters were unfriendly and hostile to our questions, as well as confused about their message. We also questioned MoveOn members and organizers

Andrew Breitbart was in Washington last week to promote his new book, “Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!” He visited The Heritage Foundation to talk about the Democrat-Media Complex, his conversion to conservatism, how the Clarence Thomas

Order Breitbart’s book NOW! Only Andrew Breitbart can define the battle against the Democrat Media Complex and also tell about close encounters with O.J. Simpson and Marcus Allen.

John Hawkins of RightWing News recently interviewed Andrew Breitbart about his new book. It’s a fun interview and a great read! I always find it fascinating when people who used to be liberal say they turned to the right. That

John Hawkins of RightWing News recently interviewed Andrew Breitbart about his new book. It’s a fun interview and a great read! I always find it fascinating when people who used to be liberal say they turned to the right. That

As soon as Megyn Kelly presses Rep. Weiner and challenges some of his statements about Justice Clarence Thomas he melts down. Nice, new tone.

Meet the New Tone. Same as the Old Tone. [youtube qwKWMPZjbiE nolink] A note for readers, we’re now on day three that Lawrence O’Donnell has refused to condemn the racist Alternet attack on Herman Cain or the progressive calls to

[youtube DfuN6BbzKxk nolink] —— Rep. Anthony Weiner and Bill Maher are both, obviously, looking down the road towards the inevitable ObamaCare fight in the Supreme Court and desperately hoping to craft some sort of conflict of interest narrative that might

Common Cause would have us believe they aren’t responsible for hateful rhetoric spewed at the Right from protesters at a recent Koch brothers protest they organized. A statement was issued only after it came to light that a protester had

Common Cause would have us believe they aren’t responsible for hateful rhetoric spewed at the Right from protesters at a recent Koch brothers protest they organized. A statement was issued only after it came to light that a protester had

Christian Harstock, BigGovernment.com: I recently took a two-day trip down to Palm Springs to attend an event called “Uncloaking the Kochs” hosted by Common Cause. I traveled as an independent investigative journalist, and not in any official capacity on behalf

Judge Henry Hudson’s recent decision in Virginia v. Sebelius rejected the notion that Obamacare’s individual mandate is constitutionally justified as either a regulation of interstate commerce or a tax for the general welfare. First we will examine the individual mandate

When Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1991, his Senate confirmation turned out to be what he described to as a “high tech lynching.” This was chiefly because accusations of sexual harassment by a co-worker,

Ginni Thomas’s call to Anita Hill has, not surprisingly, provoked columns and blogging speculating what motivated the call, some wanting to relive those hearings of 20 years ago. But how about considering the simplest and most straightforward scenario? Mrs. Thomas

In the wake of reports that wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginny Thomas, called Anita Hill for an apology for her performance before the Judiciary Committee nearly 20 years ago, the Washington Post has come out with a

From the LA Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On

From the LA Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On

From the LA Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On

Michael R. Blood, AP Political Writer, files this report: LOS ANGELES (AP) – Andrew Breitbart strips off his blazer, windmills it over his head and lets it fly to the stage with a matador’s flourish. He booms into a microphone,

From the Associated Press: Andrew Breitbart strips off his blazer, windmills it over his head and lets it fly to the stage with a matador’s flourish. He booms into a microphone, sneering, taunting. Breath sprints to keep up with words.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Andrew Breitbart strips off his blazer, windmills it over his head and lets it fly to the stage with a matador’s flourish. He booms into a microphone, sneering, taunting. Breath sprints to keep up with words.

As a political music blogger with no political credentials and horrible musical taste, it was a huge deal when I found the very first straw-man Daily Kos rebuttal to an article of mine. According to the author “jethrock,” I hopped

How was I to know [he] was with the Russians, too? Justice Stevens’ opinion leaves him on the wrong side of history regarding the importance of the 2nd Amendment. Part III deals with Justice Stevens’ dissenting opinion in McDonald v.

Bill Maher a racist? Who’da thunk it? Actually, anyone who pays even remote attention to the far-left comedic mouth piece could have figured that out pretty quickly. Yes, Bill, I am calling you a racist. This accusation which he so

The Wall Street Journal is taking some PC heat for this cover photo. From Politico: “It clearly is an allusion to her being gay. It’s just too easy a punch line,” said Cathy Renna, a former spokesperson for the Gay

Creative editing of direct quotations often lands journalists in trouble – for good reason. The ellipsis, usually shown in print as a series of three dots ( … ) between words, is an important tool for the journalist. It signifies

The first thing you need to know about “Race,” the new play by David Mamet currently running at the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, is that it isn’t really about race. Well, not entirely about race. The setting is a conference

Isn’t it finally time for the behind-closed-door racial slurs to die? If our legislators truly do represent the people, then, how is it possible that in this nation, with so many people, of so many different ethnicities and races, an

Last night, David “I’m No Longer a Brain-Dead Liberal” Mamet’s “Oleanna” opened on Broadway. The production (a transfer from Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum) stars Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles. As discussed on these pages Friday, this play was originally

“I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind.” – David Mamet As I discussed in my very first post here at Big Hollywood, many in the theatre world were surprised to read

When a toolbag dies… How are you supposed to handle it? Are you supposed to honor them? Post-mortem, does a pedophile become the “greatest musician of all time”? Does a killer become an “American Icon”? Does death in itself wipe

Twenty-four year-old Susan La Muse has god-like powers. Actually, her powers surpass those of God since she can reconstitute dead people from scraps of debris and restore them to full health and cognizance. She waves her arms and AIDS disappears

If someone like Beethoven had a vision of the future and realized the impact his music had on humanity, would he be able to compose with the same fortitude and confidence, or rather, would the pressure of the realization of

The American Theatre world was rocked last year by playwright David Mamet’s confession in the “Village Voice” headlined: “Why I am no longer a ‘brain-dead liberal“. Some of us saw it coming. You need only recall Mamet’s 1992 masterpiece “Oleanna”