Category: Politics
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The “Black Jobs” Narrative is False, Harmful
By Derrick Max While most of the post-debate news coverage is still rightly focused on the mental acuity (or lack thereof) of President Biden, the use of the term “Black jobs” by former President Trump in the context of low-income, unskilled jobs that will be impacted by our open southern border, bothers me almost as…
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Democratic Dumpster Fires
by Kerry Dougherty Words matter. And here’s one handy litmus test – if any are needed – to unmask news outlets that are in the bag for the left. It’s the use of the verb “pounce” to describe conservatives reacting to any Democrat act. Here’s an example from our local newspaper: Buckle up, I’m going…
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Senator Warner vs the Congressional Black Caucus
by Paul Goldman After the stories about Senator Mark Warner trying to be the John Hancock of the revolution against President Joe Biden hit the national news wires, a leading member of the Congressional Black Caucus called me on my cell phone. “Is this Warner the guy who the Virginia Democratic Party claims ran Doug…
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We Need to Listen
Mark Warner has raised the discussion of Biden’s future to a whole new level. by Joe Fitzgerald Virginia Senator Mark Warner is a cautious man. That’s not a negative in a world where public figures seem to have magazines full of tweets ready to load at a moment’s notice. He also trusts his own judgment.…
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Lies, Damn Lies, and Presidential Debates
by James A. Bacon Virginia played prominently in the disinformation spewed by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in their first 2024 presidential debate last night. Biden brought up the seemingly unkillable canard that Trump referred to the White supremacists in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as “good people.” Meanwhile,…
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Virginia Dems Find Enemies to the Left
BREAKING: The Virginia Democratic Convention has been disrupted by protesters advocating for Palestine. “Democrats, Democrats, can’t you see. Genocide is your legacy.” pic.twitter.com/A7T6zTkCW7 — Stu (@thestustustudio) June 22, 2024 by James A. Bacon At Virginia’s Democratic Party convention three days ago, Senator Tim Kaine wrapped up the proceedings with a good old-fashioned bashing of the…
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A Taste of His Own Medicine or Hypocrisy at its Greatest
by Dick Hall-Sizemore State Sen. John McGuire (R-Goochland) is an ardent and vocal supporter of Donald Trump, who constantly questions the integrity of the electoral process and still peddles the lie that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen. McGuire attended the Jan.6 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. McGuire challenged incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob…
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Rambling: Guess Who He is Voting For
There is no doubt as to whom the residents in this house perched on the edge of Rt. 58 in Grayson County are supporting!
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Careful There, Dems, These Are Your Voters
by Kerry Dougherty I’m not in the habit of offering political advice to Democrats, but they might want to consider toning down the “convicted felon” rhetoric. Ever since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges in New York, the left has become a Greek chorus, chanting “convicted felon” every time they mention his name.…
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Is This What is Meant by Cult of Personality?
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The primary race for Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District seat is a microcosm of what the modern Republican party has become. Both candidates, Bob Good, the incumbent, and John McGuire, a member of the Virginia Senate, are ultra-conservative. There is probably not any substantive difference between them on policy issues. Yet, they and…
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Bad Blood in the Virginia Beach GOP
by James A. Bacon I was fully prepared to believe the worst when I dipped into a Virginian-Pilot article about an indictment filed against Laura Hughes, chairwoman of the Virginia Beach Republican party. According to the Pilot, she was charged with the felony of “intercepting wire communications.” Another case of politicians behaving badly! It has…
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Hung ‘Cowed’ Ducks Debates, GOP Activists
PAC scandal overshadows his campaign; Republicans better off with another nominee. By Ken Reid Although Hung Cao did not run a great campaign for U.S. House 10th district, which he lost in 2022, when the distinguished Navy captain veteran and Vietnamese refugee announced last July for U.S. Senate, I felt he was the best candidate.…
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Virginia Beach Budget Will Lower Your Standard of Living
When Councilman John Moss narrowly lost his seat on City Council in a 2022 three-way race, Virginia Beach lost the lone elected official who actually understood municipal budgeting. Moss could be counted on to make city budgeteers squirm as he peppered them with intelligent questions about why they continually funded vacant city jobs and then…
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Congress Values Names More Than Housing for Service Members
by Donald Smith “Removing the last vestiges of Confederate history from the U.S. military, including renaming nine Army posts, will cost more than $62 million, a congressional commission said Tuesday.” That quote is from Alex Horton’s Washington Post article on the recommendations of the Naming Commission, dated September 13th, 2022. “For the base names,” wrote Horton, “the changes will…
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Freebees Aren’t Free
by Kerry Dougherty I can’t be the only Virginia Beach taxpayer sick of watching my real estate taxes climb every year while the city council wastes money on pricey gimmicks like “free” Tesla rides for residents and visitors to the city. For two years we’ve picked up the tab for a small fleet of Teslas…