Author Archives: Joe Benning

In His Own Words

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Joe Benning

Bernie Sanders was lucky to be able to get to the Soviet Union in 1988 and praise all its stunning socialist achievements before the entire system and empire collapsed under the weight of its own spectacular failures. pic.twitter.com/bENmwVKi0g — Carl … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Hoax

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Joe Benning

The hoax perpetrated by Jussie Smollet, an actor in the TV series Empire, provides a window into the widening chasm between reality and the mainstream media. Consider: Smollet claimed he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop at 2:30 … Continue reading →

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They Shall Not Die Old. A Review.

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Joe Benning

“Woe to the statesman whose reasons for entering a war do not appear so plausible at its end as at its beginning.” Otto von Bismark   They Shall Not Die Old. Directed by Peter Jackson In directing the documentary film … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Democrats

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Joe Benning

Two women have come forward to accuse Virginia’s African-American Lieutenant Governor, Justin Fairfax, of sexual assault. This, while the white Governor and Attorney General are embroiled in controversy over wearing blackface over 3 decades ago. To boot, the Governor first … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Governor Northam

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Joe Benning

Ralph Northam was elected governor of Virginia in 2017. During the campaign Northam routinely denounced his Republican opponent, Ed Gillespie, accusing him of being a racist. Now an incendiary photo of two men has surfaced from Northam’s medical school yearbook. … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Election of Your Life

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Joe Benning

“This is the most important election of your life.” That’s what they always say. “The only poll that counts is the one on election day.”  The candidate who is behind in the polls always says that, too.  Truth be told, … Continue reading →

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Justice Denied

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Joe Benning

The race to the bottom proceeds apace. Now Donald J Trump has some serious competition for being the most contemptible politician of the year.  That competitor is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Diane Feinstein (D, CA).  While the … Continue reading →

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Freedom Matters

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Joe Benning

“We fight to be free.” George Washington “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose”  Me and Bobby McGee, written by Kris Kristofferson, made famous by Janis Joplin in her “Pearls” album.      Judging from the adulation that … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the End?

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Joe Benning

The Fat Lady may not be singing yet, but she is clearing her throat. If Michael Cohen is to be believed, Mr. Trump probably committed a raft of crimes when he directed Cohen to buy the silence of women with … Continue reading →

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The New (Old) Puritans

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Joe Benning

If there is any question that the new puritans of the regulatory state are a bunch of fanatics, this video from John Stossel should remove all doubt.   JFB

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