CNN suspends Chris Cuomo 'indefinitely' pending evaluation of his involvement in brother's scandals

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  one week ago

“"However," CNN continued, "these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew. As a result,...”

CNN announced that it is suspending its star anchor Chris Cuomo as the network evaluates his conduct following stunning revelations from the New York Attorney General's investigation into his brother, ousted Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  "The New York Attorney General's office released...

NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams promotes 'stop and frisk' after latest shooting that wounded 2 officers

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  one week ago

“"In fact, as American courts have affirmed over many years, stop, question and frisk is a perfectly legal, appropriate and constitutional tool,...”

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams reiterated support for "stop and frisk" in a new op-ed piece published Sunday reacting to last week’s Thanksgiving Eve shooting that wounded two police officers.  Adams, who will be the city’s second Black mayor, praised the "professional conduct" of NYPD...

Actor Jussie Smollett's trial for allegedly staging hate crime to begin Monday

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  one week ago

“Smollett’s trial was delayed a number of times after the charges against him were dropped then refiled, and following a probe into Cook County...”

The criminal trial for actor Jussie Smollett is slated to begin on Monday, nearly three years after the former “Empire” star allegedly staged a hate crime. Smollett, 39, was charged with six counts of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after allegedly arranging a hate...

The Heir Apparent

By: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  144 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  6 days ago

“Buttigieg: Families who buy electric vehicles "never have to worry about gas prices again"”

Recently Joe Biden announced that he intended to run for a second term. Although that is every president's perogative, the reality of modern politics requires that the powers that be in the democratic party will do just about anything to prevent that. That goes for his vp as well. Either one of...

Biden's African Ban

By: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  115 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  4 days ago

“"We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus," Biden tweeted as a presidential candidate last year the day after Trump imposed travel...”

On Friday of this past week, Biden & his handlers implemented a travel ban on South Africa and seven other African countries over what the World Health Organization has christened as the "Omicron" variant. The WHO was late in detecting it and Biden is not imposing the ban until Monday....

Another attack on citizenship

By: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  3 days ago

““We’ve done everything that we could possibly get our hands on to help immigrant New Yorkers—including undocumented folks—but…I don’t believe it is...”

New York and California have long been the petri dishes for the American left. It sems that every radical, anti-social or anti-American idea is unveiled in one or both of those places. The city of New York was once one of the world's great cities, but thanks primarily to bad ideas and flight, it...

Murder, mayhem, three days of gasoline and the week that was.

By: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  35 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  2 weeks ago

“Well, first I would say, I don’t know if you’ve ever cooked a turkey before, but a twenty-pound turkey is a pretty big turkey, I think we can all...”

Joe Biden traveled to the island of Nantucket Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with his family as Americans geared up to celebrate the Holiday amid rising food and gas prices, a supply chain crisis and a lingering pandemic. Before leaving, Biden announced that he would release 50 million barrels of...

Kid Finds William F. Buckley’s Message in a Bottle

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  4 Comments  •  1 Like  •  2 weeks ago

“William Buckley’s relationship with words was an enchantment, and typically one of the first things that comes to mind at his mention. At the heart...”

His relationship with words was an enchantment, an abiding sense that words have power to draw order from chaos. Afew months ago, National Review graciously published something of mine, a meditation on growing up in working-class New York City. I was over the moon. After long being warned off...

In Praise of Thanksgiving

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  12 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  2 weeks ago

“The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are...”

John Adams thought that his Thanksgiving proclamation cost him reelection. Or at least that’s what he told Benjamin Rush in an 1812 letter. During his term in office, Adams had asked that Americans mark Thursday April 25 “as a day of solemn humiliation, fasting, and prayer.” He wanted the...

The Fox Fix

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  84 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  2 weeks ago

“We are better off when ideas are contested among intelligent and responsible parties rather than left to irresponsible demagogues.”

Welcome to the Tuesday, a weekly newsletter about that which has come to pass and that which may yet be, along with politics, language, and culture.  If you’ll forgive a little inside-baseball media stuff . . . My friend Jonah Goldberg has just quit Fox News in response to Tucker Carlson’s...