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Before taking his seat at Monday night's presidential debate, Lester Holt confided to the audience in the hall that his knees were shaking. Ninety minutes later, shaky would be an overly kind way to describe Holt's performance as moderator.
September 28, 2016
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Peter Funt
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The Wells Fargo bank account scandal took center stage in the news last week and in all likelihood will continue to make headlines for many weeks to come.
September 28, 2016
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Ron Paul
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Get this: After many schools have phased out cursive writing lessons across America, more schools are bringing the lessons back.
September 27, 2016
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Tom Purcell
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Something craven infects political candidates as the days dwindle down to a precious few, especially when prospects for victory appear slimmer than an emaciated giraffe in a fun house mirror. It may be darkest before the dawn, but for those scheduled to be executed at first light, the darkness triggers a kind of dastardly creativity that those made of lesser stuff might characterize as desperation.
September 27, 2016
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Will Durst
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For months we've been hearing complaints from the pundits that Donald Trump has not given us a clear idea about how he plans to defeat ISIS.
September 26, 2016
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Michael Reagan
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Hiding behind the shiny objects fascinating so-called journalists this week, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have actually spoken of policies that could affect your life much more than which candidate started the "birther" movement.
September 26, 2016
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Rick Jensen
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After watching the city of Charlotte go up in flames this week, I took to Facebook with this:
September 26, 2016
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Christine Flowers
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You know what the great thing about Skittles is?
September 24, 2016
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John L. Micek
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"I wish I'd found you 10 or 12 years ago!"
September 24, 2016
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Danny Tyree
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Anyone who has read Willie Morris' book "My Dog Skip" or seen the movie of the same name falls into one of two categories: the admitted criers and the liars.
September 24, 2016
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Matt Keenan
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We live in a country run by people who tell us that if a man puts on a dress and says he's a woman we are supposed to take him at his word. But, if a man goes on a murderous rampage in the name of Allah, and ISIS claims responsibility, we shouldn't draw conclusions.
September 22, 2016
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Susan Stamper Brown
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Journalists in the mass media love to dig up dirt on Republican presidential candidates. Well, I just dug up some dirt on Hillary Clinton.
September 22, 2016
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Tom Purcell
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Last week's announcement of a record-breaking U.S. aid package for Israel underscores how dangerously foolish and out-of-touch is our interventionist foreign policy. Over the next ten years, the U.S. taxpayer will be forced to give Israel some $38 billion dollars in military aid. It is money we cannot afford going to a country that needs no assistance to maintain its status as the most powerful military in the Middle East.
September 21, 2016
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Ron Paul
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When Gary Johnson had his Aleppo moment a week ago, I was among those who could not believe his absolute incompetence. I understand that Libertarians generally take an isolationist position when it comes to foreign affairs, but it was incredibly troubling to see someone who thought he was fit to lead this country show such a lack of interest or inquisitiveness.
September 21, 2016
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Christine Flowers
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Last week, during an aside in his speech at the Values Voters Summit, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tx.) shared an insight into the timid appeasers comprising GOP congressional leadership. When he first entered the House in 2006, the talk was of the big things the Republican majority was going to accomplish.
September 20, 2016
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Michael Shannon
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