Obama: If Trayvon Had Been White, 'Both the Outcome and the Aftermath...
In a surprise appearance at this afternoon's White House press briefing, President Barack Obama commented on the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Among other statements,...
View ArticleObama: 'If Trayvon Martin Was Of Age and Armed, Could He Have Stood His Ground?'
In his surprise appearance at the White House press briefing this afternoon, President Obama criticized Florida's "stand-your-ground" law, among other comments on George Zimmerman's recent acquittal....
View ArticleChicago Passes Tough New Gun Laws, as Shootings Continue Nightly
The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners have passed what may be the strictest gun-safety laws in the state of Illinois. One...
View ArticlePost Postmod Love in Much Ado
Benedick: And I pray thee now, tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?Beatrice: For them all together, which maintain’d so politic a state of evil that they will not...
View ArticleCoverage of Today's Trayvon Martin Rally
Stay tuned to the Corner for periodic updates on Al Sharpton's "Justice for Trayvon" demonstration, which kicks off at noon today in various American cities. I'm at One Police Plaza in New York City,...
View ArticleProtesters Denounce Fox News, Stand Your Ground at Sharpton Rally
By noon today, Police Plaza behind the Manhattan Municipal Building was packed with demonstrators awaiting the arrival of Al Sharpton along with Trayvon Martin's mother and brother, Sybrina and...
View ArticleBill de Blasio on Stand Your Ground, Stop and Frisk
As the demonstrators dispersed, I caught up with New York City Public Advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, at the tail end of an interview with (go figure) Iran's Press TV. De...
View ArticleTalking to the Anti-Zimmerman Protesters
During Al Sharpton's "Justice for Trayvon" rally in Manhattan this afternoon, I asked various demonstrators to share their reasons for participating in the rally, their opinions of Stand Your Ground...
View ArticleAmash NSA Amendment Vote Expected Tomorrow
The House is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on amendments to the FY 2014 Defense Appropriations Bill, one of which will be the LIBERT-E Act, which would prohibit the National Security Agency from...
View ArticleThe Pro-Zimmerman Racist Was Actually Neither
Several outlets yesterday mentioned a pro--George Zimmerman demonstrator in Houston who carried a sign that read, "We're Racist and Proud." As Breitbart's Brandon Darby makes abundantly clear, the sign...
View ArticleIn Massachusetts, Controversy Over a Proposed Ban on Gay Counseling
The Christian Post reported yesterday that the Massachusetts General Court held its first hearing on a bill that would ban licensed professionals from conducting "sexual orientation and gender identity...
View ArticleWeiner: 'I'm Surprised More Things Didn't Come Out Sooner'
In a press conference just moments ago, former congressman Anthony Weiner addressed new allegations that he engaged in further sexually explicit Internet conversations after his resignation from...
View ArticleWant More Depressing Facts about Detroit? Kevyn Orr Has Them
For those still reluctant to admit failure in Detroit after decades of progressive governance, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's recent report to creditors makes that reality grimly, inescapably clear....
View ArticleMcCrory and Abortion: Inside the PPP Numbers
Several national outlets have drawn attention to the latest Public Policy Polling survey of North Carolina voters, which links a steep decline in Governor Pat McCrory's approval ratings to the...
View ArticleCiting 'Intentional Racial Discrimination,' Holder Asks Judge to Re-Impose...
In a speech to the National Urban League in Philadelphia today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that he will ask a federal judge to require the state of Texas to once again seek Justice...
View ArticleU.S. Auto Industry Booms in Right-to-Work South
Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky boast the strongest auto-manufacturing industries in the country, according to newly released rankings from the corporate news magazine Business Facilities. Tennessee...
View ArticleSteve King Stands by Immigration Remarks, Draws Censure from Boehner
Representative Steve King (R., Iowa) stood by his comments on illegal immigration, asking his critics for an "open debate" and once again calling attention to the use of children and teenagers to...
View ArticleWeiner Counts Up Post-Resignation Relationships: 'I Don't Believe More than...
Former congressman and current New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner told reporters that he engaged in sexually explicit Internet exchanges with up to three women after his resignation from...
View ArticleJuror: Zimmerman 'Got Away With Murder,' But He's Not Legally Guilty, Trial...
A woman who served on the Zimmerman jury told ABC News that "George Zimmerman got away with murder," but that there was not enough proof to convict him of either murder or manslaughter.The woman went...
View ArticleSpitzer: Weiner's Not Getting My Vote
Former New York governor and current candidate for New York City comptroller Eliot Spitzer said that fellow scandal-tarred Democrat Anthony Weiner isn't getting his vote for mayor.When pressed by Chris...
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