Opinion Forum

Rush Limbaugh on the Killing of Osama bin Laden

May 4th, 2011

By Tom Carter I listen to Rush Limbaugh now and then, just as I sample the likes of Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow. It’s interesting to hear what they have to say, given that they and talkers like them reflect — or guide — political thinking on the left and right. For that reason, I […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: bin Laden, Bush, credit, failure, Guantanamo, Limbaugh, Obama, success
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Health Care Fears

April 3rd, 2010

By Tom Carter There are lots of concerns about the new health care law, some valid and others not. Confusing media reports, partisan pundits, and hysterical chain e-mails have created an environment of fear, at least among some people. Kaiser Health News has published an interesting article addressing some of the specific fears people have, […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: false, fears, health care, Law, Limbaugh, true
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Annoying Voices on the Right

October 17th, 2009

It’s an interesting enigma isn’t it? When someone is saying or doing things that support your world view, little things like twisted facts, partial truths, out-of-context quotes and annoying mannerisms are as inconsequential as sunshine in July.

Articles written by Harvey Grund
Tags: conservative, Hannity, Ingraham, Levin, Limbaugh
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Paglia on Obama and Limbaugh

March 12th, 2009

In her monthly column at Salon.com, Camille Paglia discussed the faltering early days of the Obama Administration and its ill-advised attacks on Rush Limbaugh. She summarized the Administration’s ineffectiveness and embarrassments, including “that chaotic pig rut of a stimulus package,” the “shrill duo of slick geeks” who speak for the Administration on economic policy, and “the […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: Limbaugh, Obama, Paglia
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The Cap-and-Trade Tax

March 7th, 2009

Democrats continue to dither over secondary issues while the economy goes from bad to worse and Americans suffer. Peggy Noonan, in a column about an honest, forthright Marine Corps investigation of an aircraft accident, contrasts that with the behavior of politicians in Washington: The White House this week was consumed by extreme interest in a celebrated […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: cap-and-trade, economy, global warming, Limbaugh, Obama
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