en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/6363202 Comments by Chris_Shugart http://frontpagemag.com/2013/matthew-vadum/tea-party-v-obama-irs/#IDComment653452007 I hope no one is too surprised at these recent revelations. The behavior from the Left is completely predictable. Yet GOP and conservative voters along with the GOP party can't make a concerted effort to defeat what is certain treachery. I would in no more blame Dems, liberals, and a corrupt IRS for what they do than I would a rattlesnake. They are what they are and they do what they do. When will we learn? Fri, 31 May 2013 17:42:46 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/matthew-vadum/tea-party-v-obama-irs/#IDComment653452007 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/the-red-fascism-of-colonel-chavez/#IDComment652846615 I've never heard P & F referred to as darlings of the right. If they have a fan site, I haven't seen it. Neither darlings nor right wing are they. Thu, 30 May 2013 17:35:59 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/the-red-fascism-of-colonel-chavez/#IDComment652846615 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/the-red-fascism-of-colonel-chavez/#IDComment652270568 Fascism and communism are two sides of the same coin. I think the left/right political spectrum needs to be revised. On the extreme left is the total government of dictators, and despots. The political system is secondary. On the extreme right is the complete lack of government, or anarchy. Most of us are somewhere in the middle and lean towards one end or the other. Wed, 29 May 2013 18:17:56 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/the-red-fascism-of-colonel-chavez/#IDComment652270568 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/bruce-thornton/flat-earth-democrats/#IDComment650545667 True, but BFD. That's like saying standing in front of a truck rolling downhill caused some slowing down. Or spitting into the ocean and claiming you raised the sea level. It remains unproven (and unlikely, I think) that human activity is a significant contributor to climate change as opposed to other causes. It's ironic that climate fanatics are a little fuzzy on what those other factors are, or how they work. Sun, 26 May 2013 19:35:10 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/bruce-thornton/flat-earth-democrats/#IDComment650545667 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/bruce-thornton/flat-earth-democrats/#IDComment649333441 Just as with liberals in general, you can't win with an environmentalist fanatic. Temp goes up, it's climate change. Temp goes down, it's climate change. Temp stays the same, it's because global warming is causing static weather patterns. I'm posting a one dollar reward to any climate scientist who can tell me what normal climate is. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:47 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/bruce-thornton/flat-earth-democrats/#IDComment649333441 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/oleg-atbashian/inside-every-liberal-is-a-totalitarian-screaming-to-get-out-2-1/#IDComment648700320 Holy crap, this is too good, too smart, and therefore too dangerous. That takes guts. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:45:20 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/oleg-atbashian/inside-every-liberal-is-a-totalitarian-screaming-to-get-out-2-1/#IDComment648700320 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/frontpagemag-com/how-conservatives-can-fight-back/#IDComment648059882 Agree or disagree, this dialogue is filled with valuable truths and perspectives. Unfortunately, I don't think that most politicians and media people are intellectually equipped to derive any value from this information. Horowitz could be right that it's all about proper framing of the message. Thoughtful discourse is worthwhile, but when it's all said and done we're left with "War is Hell." Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:22 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/frontpagemag-com/how-conservatives-can-fight-back/#IDComment648059882 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/obamas-war-on-fox-news-reporters/#IDComment647501258 It was Stalin's chief of the secret police Lavrentiy Beria who said, “Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime.” Totalitarian police states are notorious for criminalizing the activities if their citizens as a way to make their autocratic rule appear legitimate. But perhaps the real crime is tolerating such tyranny. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:46:24 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/obamas-war-on-fox-news-reporters/#IDComment647501258 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/tom-thurlow/the-clinton-scandal-playbook-and-benghazi/#IDComment644465493 GREAT MOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” - Admiral David Farragut “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” - Attributed to Colonel William Prescott “I have not yet begun to fight!” - Captain John Paul Jones “What difference does it make?” - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:28 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/tom-thurlow/the-clinton-scandal-playbook-and-benghazi/#IDComment644465493 http://shugartpoliticalaction.shugartmedia.com/uncommonsense/are-you-ready-for-some-politically-correct-football/#IDComment642221303 PC enforcement may already be in its beginning stages. In the May 13 issue of Sports Illustrated, the magazine published a poll, following their Jason Collins Article. Among the questions was, "Should leagues suspend pro athletes who utter homophobic slurs?" 62% of the respondents said 'yes." Should this become NFL policy, the league will have to arbitrarily determine what exactly qualifies as homophobic and what would constitute a slur. No problem. The American Thought Police will tell us, and their word is law. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:06:09 +0000 http://shugartpoliticalaction.shugartmedia.com/uncommonsense/are-you-ready-for-some-politically-correct-football/#IDComment642221303 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/sara-dogan/defending-indoctrination-as-academic-freedom/#IDComment641447530 If a math prof were to declare that 2 + 2 is one million, that would be bad math, never mind any free expression. When I was in school, my teachers demanded that I show my work--how I arrived at my answer. Apparently educators at USC are allowed to flail around in the dark and call it academic discourse. Mon, 13 May 2013 17:19:21 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/sara-dogan/defending-indoctrination-as-academic-freedom/#IDComment641447530 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/beware-the-dictators-of-virtue/#IDComment638807795 C.S. Lewis said it well: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive…those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." Thu, 9 May 2013 17:59:40 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/beware-the-dictators-of-virtue/#IDComment638807795 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/back-to-lenin-bolshevism-as-barbarism/#IDComment637182727 Sometimes intellectual analysis requires more effort than is needed. When I encounter phrases like "French philosopher," "Italian sociologist," and "Romanian Marxist," I know the odds are that these are combinations from which no good can possibly come. Politics, as well as life in general, can be simple and obvious. Tue, 7 May 2013 18:22:37 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/back-to-lenin-bolshevism-as-barbarism/#IDComment637182727 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ben-shapiro/why-captain-america-hates-me/#IDComment636292370 Gays coming out in pro sports is not a big deal. Not yet, anyway. Give it some time for the politically correct enforcers to sink their teeth into this new phenomenon. They'll be calling for rule changes. When a gay athlete gets fouled there will be an added penalty on the offender for committing a "hate foul." An exaggeration, perhaps, but not by much. Mon, 6 May 2013 16:46:05 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ben-shapiro/why-captain-america-hates-me/#IDComment636292370 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/bloombergs-banana-republic/#IDComment633678803 "Springtime for Bloomberg and NYC." Thanks to Greenfield I won't be able to get that tune out of my head for the rest of the day. Thu, 2 May 2013 17:20:00 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/bloombergs-banana-republic/#IDComment633678803 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ben-shapiro/unions-angry-at-capitalist-hollywood-hypocrites/#IDComment628812651 The AFM has been slowly destroying the music industry for decades. Many composers and producers opt for digital instruments because union regulations make orchestra performances too expensive and ridiculously bureaucratic. The AFM are unionizing themselves right out of the market the same way the film industry has done. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:59:58 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ben-shapiro/unions-angry-at-capitalist-hollywood-hypocrites/#IDComment628812651 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/bruce-bawer/boston-and-the-infantilism-of-jihad-denial/#IDComment628807386 As a general rule, leftist have a blind spot when it comes to religion. They don't understand it. Their distortions and mischaracterizations of American Christians provides ample and endless evidence. It should be no surprise then, that they don't get Islam either. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:51:29 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/bruce-bawer/boston-and-the-infantilism-of-jihad-denial/#IDComment628807386 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/jack-kerwick/stephen-hawking-and-amateur-philosopher-syndrome-aps/#IDComment627140827 I find Hawking's inability (or is it refusal?) to consider a spiritual aspect to the universe contradicts his own thinking. In his book "The History of Time" he states early in the book that “general relativity” and “quantum theory,” cannot both be true. Yet he considers that the two scientifically incompatible schools of thought are worth studying. Nerdy but factual. And hypocritical on Hawking's part I think. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:19:12 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/jack-kerwick/stephen-hawking-and-amateur-philosopher-syndrome-aps/#IDComment627140827 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/humberto-fontova/welcome-tamerlan-tsarnaev-but-youre-outta-here-elian-gonzalez/#IDComment627132501 Double standards every direction you look. Orwell called it "double-think" It's worth looking up. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:04:39 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/humberto-fontova/welcome-tamerlan-tsarnaev-but-youre-outta-here-elian-gonzalez/#IDComment627132501 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/the-human-hating-roots-of-the-green-movement/#IDComment627125195 Environmentalism is such an easy political posture to assume. It can't argue back and tell you how full of crap you are. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:52:05 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/the-human-hating-roots-of-the-green-movement/#IDComment627125195