Larry Elder from Creators Syndicate

Obamanomics Supporters -- Cracks in the Dike for 07/09/2009

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

While the media stopped to cover Michael Jackson's death, several tremors rocked the foundation of something that actually affects us all — Obamanomics.

First, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who supported the President over his Republican rival, criticized Obama's spending, saying "we can't pay for it all." Powell said: "I'm concerned at the number of progra ...

Updated: Thu Jul 09, 2009

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Death of the World's Greatest Entertainer for 07/16/2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The world's greatest entertainer died — 19 years ago. His name is Sammy Davis Jr.

At Michael Jackson's memorial, Motown founder Berry Gordy called the late, incredibly talented Jackson "the greatest entertainer that ever lived." Someone once said that Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire's famous dance partner, did everything he did — except backward and wearing high heels. ...

Updated: Thu Jul 16, 2009

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HWB -- Home While Black for 07/23/2009

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, retained a lawyer. Why? He claims cops in Cambridge, Mass., racially profiled him.

Here's what happened.

Gates, "one of the nation's pre-eminent African-American scholars," writes The Boston Globe, was arrested about 1 p.m. at his home near Harvard ...

Updated: Thu Jul 23, 2009

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Palin's Poll Numbers Falling! But What About Obama's?! for 07/30/2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Stop the presses (or the tweets)! Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's numbers are falling! Why not concern ourselves with that as 2012 nears. What about Obama's numbers right now ? They are tanking — big-time. A recent "news" article stated, "While the president remains personally popular ..."

Is he?

Certainly the Gallup Poll — the go-to poll ...

Updated: Thu Jul 30, 2009

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10 'Teachable' Race Summits in Search of a Beer for 08/06/2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

President Obama teaches us to address "race-based" disputes by seating the parties involved — along with Vice President Joe Biden — at his table over mugs of beer. We hereby offer candidates for 10 long-overdue presidential "Race Beer Summits":

10) Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., and Ward Connerly.

Prominent black businessman Connerly led California's ...

Updated: Thu Aug 06, 2009

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The Other 'Hispanic' Nominee for 08/13/2009

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

"For the first time in a long time," said one "Hispanic" man in the street interviewed on cable television, "I feel really proud." Others in the "Hispanic community" rejoiced as Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in her statement at the beginning of Sotomayor's confirmation heari ...

Updated: Thu Aug 13, 2009

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ObamaCare? Ask the British and Canadians for 08/20/2009

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

"We spend more on health care than most other countries." "We need to bring costs down."

To address these complaints, enter ObamaCare — which may or may not include a "public option" or a taxpayer-assisted "co-op" to keep insurance companies "honest." But do countries with government-run health care succeed in retaining high quality ...

Updated: Thu Aug 20, 2009

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Health Care -- If Government Doesn't Do It, Who Will? for 08/27/2009

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Assisting the needy in health care is a "moral imperative" — not a constitutional right. The two are as different as a squirt gun and an Uzi.

If something is not permitted under our Constitution, the federal government simply cannot do it. Period. The Founding Fathers vigorously debated the role of the federal government and defined it in Article I, Section 8 — spel ...

Updated: Thu Aug 27, 2009

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This Just In ... Obama Is a Leftist! for 09/03/2009

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

"Now I'm truly scared."

A friend wrote this after she watched Fox News' Glenn Beck's series on the "alarming number of far-left radicals the President is surrounded by" — referring to some of the President's special advisers and "czars." President Barack Obama, my friend tells me, is "a true left-winger."

So, now she knows.

She ...

Updated: Thu Sep 03, 2009

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Race Card -- R.I.P. for 09/10/2009

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The scenario usually plays out this way.

A white person says something about a nonwhite person — a statement perceived as racially insensitive, purportedly reinforcing a stereotype, or otherwise considered racist.

"Black leaders" or members of the "civil rights community" pitch a fit and make demands. Off with his head! The offender apologizes, denies tha ...

Updated: Thu Sep 10, 2009

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Jimmy Carter and the Elvis Factor for 09/17/2009

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Jimmy Carter strikes again!

The former President is not content having left office with high inflation, high interest rates and high unemployment. Nor is he content with having signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act — strengthened by President Bill Clinton — which played a major roll in the eventual housing market meltdown. Nor is he content with having cut the legs f ...

Updated: Thu Sep 17, 2009

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The Letter Joe Wilson Should Write for 09/24/2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Madame Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,

I apologized to President Obama for my "you lie" outburst during his recent speech. The President immediately accepted my apology. Yet you and nearly all members of your party in the House of Representatives demanded that I make yet another apology from the floor of the House. I refused and then received an admonishment by resoluti ...

Updated: Thu Sep 24, 2009

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An Olympics We Can Believe In for 10/01/2009

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Close your eyes, and pretend it's still the George W. Bush administration.

In Afghanistan, more American service members died in August than in any month since the war began. His top military commander says that without more troops, we run the risk of losing the war. Iran admits operating a second previously undisclosed nuclear facility. Unemployment stands at 9.7 percent, with consumer ...

Updated: Thu Oct 01, 2009

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Hollywood, Media Misfire on Polanski and Letterman for 10/08/2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hollywood and the traditional media seem determined to flaunt their cluelessness.

Director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty, in 1977, to one count of unlawful sex with a minor — a girl 13 years old. Normal people call this rape. After a photography session with the girl, the 43-year-old Polanski gave her drugs and alcohol. The victim told a grand jury she repeatedly told him to " ...

Updated: Thu Oct 08, 2009

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Health Care 'Reform' -- Getting Less for More for 10/15/2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Democratic-controlled Congress reached another hurdle in achieving health care "reform." The Senate Finance Committee passed a version, 14-9, with one Republican vote. At last, "bipartisanship"!

It requires people to get health insurance, expands Medicaid, provides tax credits to help low- and middle-income people buying coverage, creates "health insurance ex ...

Updated: Thu Oct 15, 2009

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Bum Rush for 10/22/2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Why lie?

A businessman forming a group to purchase a minority interest in the National Football League's St. Louis Rams approached popular conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Would Limbaugh be interested? Yes, said Limbaugh, but he warned there would be a firestorm of protests. The man was assured that this had been thought through. Not to worry.

Au contraire .

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Updated: Thu Oct 22, 2009

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When Sports-Lefties Go Political for 10/29/2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

We've now established that Rush Limbaugh cannot own an NFL team given his "unacceptable" (read: conservative) political comments. What about sports figures, executives and commentators who offer their left-leaning political thoughts?

Many of us turn to the sports pages before the news section. For just a moment, we can put aside worries about the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oba ...

Updated: Thu Oct 29, 2009

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Fox Fever -- The Latest Pandemic for 11/05/2009

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

I spoke at a recent town hall forum. The many issues discussed included the Obama administration's attack on Fox News. Later, one of the audience members came up to me and sneered, "Well, even you must admit that Fox News is biased in favor of Republicans."

Separate the opinion guys from the news deliverers. Does Fox focus on stuff that the others — MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, ...

Updated: Thu Nov 05, 2009

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Fort Hood: Obama's Wake-Up Call? for 11/12/2009

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

"He sounds like President Bush," I said to myself.

President Barack Obama somberly spoke at the memorial service for the 13 killed during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. The President movingly praised the valor and selflessness of those who gave their lives, as well as that of those who enlist to help protect the country.

Many enlistees, the President pointed out, joined ...

Updated: Thu Nov 12, 2009

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Senate, Help Your President -- Deep-Six ObamaCare! for 11/19/2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

"The political risks of failure are pretty high."

A former congressional aide offered this ominous assessment following the House of Representatives' passage of "health care reform." Warning to the Senate: President Obama and his party face political catastrophe if you fail to do your part so that the President can sign a bill!

Nonsense.

The political ri ...

Updated: Thu Nov 19, 2009

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