Monthly Archives: December 2016

So Long 2016, Hello 2017

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Joe Benning

Well, it’s been quite a year. A lot of improbable things happened in 2016, not the least of which was the election of His Majesty King Donald the 1st as the 45th President of the U.S. It may be difficult … Continue reading →

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Rogue One

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Joe Benning

In “Rogue One”, prequel to the original Star Wars film released in 1977, the mighty walking tanks of the Empire seem vaguely like Godzilla trampling through Tokyo. Chalk that up to Gareth Edwards, director of Monsters (2010) and the 2014 … Continue reading →

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Obama Tosses Israel Under the Bus

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Joe Benning

“Israel, we got your back” Obama famously claimed in August 2012. So the question must be asked, how  would U.S. foreign policy look any different if Obama’s goal were to put Israel on the road to extinction?       … Continue reading →

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For Kevin Lara Lugo Born 2000, Died 2016.

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Joe Benning

The story is always the same; it is only the names that change. This time the name is Kevin Lara Lugo. He died on his 16th birthday. The New York Times reports that he had spent the previous day foraging … Continue reading →

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The Art of the 180

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Joe Benning

As Christmas and Hanukkah approach, it is altogether fitting that the hypocrisy of the professional left has been bared, and for the umpteenth time. Its utter contempt for the rule of law; its virulent hatred of freedom and of self-determination … Continue reading →

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Absurdities

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Joe Benning

Really Surreal His Majesty, King Donald of 5th Ave, now insists (by Tweet of course) that he could have won the popular vote had he chosen to do so. The basis for this latest round of nonsense is that he … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Clinton’s Fantasy Election

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Joe Benning

In a speech liberally seasoned with self-pity, Mrs. Clinton attributed her loss of the 2016 presidential election to a convergence of two “unprecedented” events. According to the New York Times, Mrs. Clinton said those two events were (1) the release … Continue reading →

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From Russia, With Love

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Joe Benning

The front page of today’s New York Times carries the headline “Trump Falsely Says Claim of Hacking Came After Election”. And that is true enough. Just as it would be true enough for the Times to publish the headline “Hillary … Continue reading →

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Quick Hits Dec 12, 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Joe Benning

Another Do Over Attempt Well, well, well. All of a sudden Progressives have decided that the Russian bear isn’t very friendly after all. And they are terribly upset that the Russian government, meaning Vladimir Putin, “may have” influenced the outcome. … Continue reading →

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The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Joe Benning

  The Washington Post reported on Friday that the CIA “…concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the Presidency….” The assessment was so secret that the CIA felt compelled to … Continue reading →

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