Tag: Kerry Dougherty
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McAuliffe Supporters Dress up as White Supremacists
by Kerry Dougherty What happened earlier today in Charlottesville is despicable and disqualifying. Democrats, posing as white supremacists, arrived at a Glenn Youngkin event carrying tiki torches and pretending to be supporters of the Republican. This is disgusting even for McAuliffe. With all their experience with blackface, you’d think Virginia’s Democrats could do a better…
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Friday News Roundup
by Kerry Dougherty There’s too much news today to limit ourselves to just one topic. Former Gov. Linwood Holton died yesterday at the age of 98. He was elected in 1969 and became the first Republican governor of Virginia since 1869. He ran against the racist Democrat Byrd Machine and is remembered as a leader…
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McAuliffe’s COVID Lies Are an Ominous SIgn
by Kerry Dougherty Politicians lie. We all know that. But Terry McAuliffe is a special kind of liar. Not only does he prevaricate about Glenn Youngkin’s policy positions, but he deliberately spreads falsehoods about the severity of Covid-19 in Virginia. Don’t take my word for it. The Washington Post just gave him FOUR Pinocchios for…
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Another Let-Em-Out-of-Prison Campaign by the Press
by Kerry Dougherty In a news story dripping with undisguised advocacy, the Virginian-Pilot last weekend published a piece practically begging for the early release from prison of a man serving 80 years for a string of armed robberies in 1997. “His debt is paid, Portsmouth Man Fights For Pardon Of 80-Year-Sentence,” screamed the headline. Virginia…
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Out-of-State Surrogates Are Coming!
by Kerry Dougherty Here it is. Another sign of Democratic desperation. I’m talking about this parade of out-of-state lefties coming to Virginia to demand we vote for Terry McAuliffe. While Glenn Youngkin goes from overflow crowd to overflow crowd with a positive message for the future of Virginia: no grocery tax, more money for education,…
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Richmond Schools Closing Due to Teacher Burnout?
by Kerry Dougherty Is anyone looking out for the kids? Does the welfare of students ever enter into decisions made by school and government officials? Not often. Definitely not in Richmond. On Wednesday, with less than two weeks notice, Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, Jason Kamras, announced that he was closing schools for the entire…
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McAuliffe Unhinged
by Kerry Dougherty This is what happens when Democrat Terry McAuliffe gets tough questions from the press instead of his customary tongue bath: Here’s the awkward video of @TerryMcAuliffe walking out half way through what was supposed to be 20 minute interview with local ABC affiliate pic.twitter.com/EjQ6OL22Fo — Brent Scher (@BrentScher) October 19, 2021 This…
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A New Low: Sleazy Attempt to Get Youngkin Voters to Stay Home
by Kerry Dougherty There are all sorts of slimy political campaigns. There are campaigns that try to scare folks into voting against a candidate. There are campaigns built on distortions and outright lies. Perhaps the most repulsive campaigns are those that engage in subterfuge to try to discourage citizens from voting. Voter suppression is profoundly…
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McAuliffe Tries to Change the Subject
by Kerry Dougherty Lemme get this straight, a band of far-right fanatics held a rally in Glen Allen Wednesday night and the governor of Virginia held a press conference the next day to demand that GOP candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin denounce them? News flash, Gov. Northam: Youngkin wasn’t there. It wasn’t his rally. He…
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Did Loudoun School Officials Cover up a Rape?
by Kerry Dougherty In the winter of 2020 I had several heated arguments about HB257, which was introduced by Newport News Democrat Mike Mullen, approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam. Here’s a news story where Mullen proudly touted his soft-on-crime bills. One of those abolished the requirement that…
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Bedlam at Southwest Airlines
by Kerry Dougherty At the risk of sounding like a paid Southwest Airlines P.R. person, I can truthfully say it’s my favorite airline. No change fees. Two bags fly free. Decent fares if you book early enough. Best of all, Southwest flies out of our sad little airport. Those perks are nice, but what impressed…
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Desperate Dems Demand Medical Records
by Kerry Dougherty Oh look. Desperate Virginia Democrats — along with their pals in the media — are trying to weaponize COVID-19 vaccines against what appears to be a resurgent Republican Party in the commonwealth. It isn’t enough that gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin has said REPEATEDLY that he’s vaccinated, that he believes Virginians should be…
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Virginia Beach: Will Cronyism Make a Comeback?
by Kerry Dougherty Do you ever find yourself longing for the days of rampant, in-your-face, shameless cronyism in Virginia Beach? Ever wish the Three Amigos were still on city council fetching water for their favorite developers? Ever miss the days when the city’s business was conducted in secret with public votes just for show? You…
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Youngkin V. McAuliffe
by Kerry Dougherty No one who knows my political leanings would expect me to watch a debate between Glenn Youngkin and Terry McAuliffe and declare the Democrat the winner. And I’m not going to do that. But I was worried before the cameras rolled. I’ve met McAuliffe. I’ve seen him work a room. The guy…
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Northam’s Scare Tactics
by Kerry Dougherty It was a gird-your-loins kind of day in Virginia on Monday. While we were on the radio in the morning, our producer handed me a bulletin announcing that Governor Ralph Northam was holding a press conference in the afternoon, on the subject of COVID. Uh-oh. I can’t repeat what I said off…