Robert Laurie

Apparently it takes Ebola to cancel an Obama fundraiser - so is it politics or genuine concern?

Barack Obama didn't cancel his Las Vegas fundraisers the day after Benghazi. Barack Obama didn't cancel fundraisers due to the border crisis. Barack Obama hasn't canceled fundraisers as the ISIS debacle continues to unfold.

Jon Stewart absolutely destroys Dems over their epic money and fundraising hypocrisy

Previously, we've discussed Obama's belief that the GOP is the 'party of billionaires.' He made that proclamation while on his way to attend a $32,000.00-per-plate fundraiser at the home of a billionaire real estate mogul named - again, not a joke -"Rich Richman." We've also talked about the desperate letters which ask people to give Obama five dollars so he can stave off impeachment. ...And we've acknowledged his refusal to skip fundraisers in favor of actually doing his job because, as his administration puts it, schedule changes might "alarm the American people or create a false sense of crisis."

Enjoy Australia's tough-as-nails campaign to squash illegal immigration

Australia may be sitting out in the middle of the ocean, but that doesn't mean they don't have to deal with illegal immigration. They might not have a corrupt, train wreck of a country like Mexico nestled against their southern border but, in some ways, they have a bigger problem. Much of their large continent is unpopulated, and both its interior and coastline are difficult to patrol.

A desperate Wendy Davis stages super-awkward presser featuring 'people she knows in wheelchairs.'

Maybe you know Texas uber-liberal Wendy Davis from her infamous 11-hour filibuster in support of late-term abortion. Perhaps you remember her pro-abortion allies screaming "hail Satan" at the state capital. Then again, it's possible that you're new to the political scene and you only know Ms. Davis from the ugly campaign ad she ran last week. In it, the failing gubernatorial candidate attacks her opponent, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott, in the least sensitive way possible. The ad relies on the "empty suit" metaphor, depicting Abbott as an "empty wheelchair" and claiming that he's turned his back on disabled people.

Sad news for crazy people everywhere: MSNBC goes 'Forward' into the ratings abyss

If MSNBC were a human being, it would be standing on a crate in Central Park wearing a "the end is nigh" sandwich board while screaming about how "they" hid a transmitter in its fillings. As pedestrians walked by it would assail them with nonsense shouted at the top of its powerful lungs. Every now and then someone would actually enjoy and appreciate MSNBC's ravings, so it would probably find a few interested parties who would say "yeah, the filling transmitter. I have one too." Most folks, however, would watch for a few seconds before turning back to reality.

'Why do people think I ended that war?' ...Enjoy one of the greatest Obama videos ever.

If you've been paying attention, you know that - for years - Obama and the Democrats were eager to tell anyone who'd listen that they had a bold plan to "end the war in Iraq." Once it was over, they rarely missed a chance to make sure you knew that they bore sole responsibility for putting an end to George W. Bush's evil, insidious, and ill-conceived "war for Mid-East oil." In turn, they demanded all the credit. Oh sure, they were repeatedly warned that a quick pullout would leave a power vacuum that would give rise to all sorts of nasty insurgent organizations but they couldn't have cared less. The talking point was all that mattered.

NBC wanted a comedian to host Meet The Press. Settled for Chuck Todd.

There was a time, long, long, ago, when Meet the Press was the gold standard for Sunday morning news shows. Tim Russert was viewed as a tough, take-no-prisoners interviewer and he delivered weekly grillings that made every politician - regardless of party - squirm. Unfortunately, after Russert passed away, the show never managed to regain its reputation.

Anti-coal Obama supporter Alison Lundergan Grimes won't say if she's ever voted for Obama

At one point, it actually looked like Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes might actually dethrone Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Lately, despite her best efforts to position herself as some kind of anti-Obama Dem, that's looking less and less likely. Most polling now shows McConnell pulling away, after Grimes tripped herself up in a series of high profile gaffes.

Chris Matthews: Obama needs to stop pandering to ethnic groups

The Tea Party is racist. The phrase "food stamps" is a racist "dog whistle." Most opposition to Obama is fueled by deep seeded racism.

Obama says GOP is the party of billionaires - attends $32,000-per-plate fundraiser

If you're one of the unfortunate souls whose inbox is clogged with daily emails from political parties, you're used to the begging. Usually, they go something like 'if you don't send us five bucks, evil politician X will destroy the future of America!" Sometimes you get "political party X wants to do X, Y, and Z. Send them a message by donating today!"

CNBC: Obama's approval rating on the economy plummets to new lows

If, in the last few weeks, if you've watched a liberal talking head discuss the midterms, the odds are you heard them say that Obama's skillful handling of the economy will salvage the Democrats' 2014 hopes. "Only" 79%, they say, view the economy as "fair or poor" these days! While they'll probably admit that's not great, they still brag about it as an improvement. You may be too dumb to know it, but things are oh so much better! This has become their go-to response when asked about the possibility of a Dem bloodbath in November.

VIDEO: At Harvard, students seem to think the United States is a bigger threat to world peace than ISIS

When you talk about an elite Ivy League education, one school springs to mind: Harvard. Arbiter of all things intellectual, Hah-vahd has become an epicenter of the good-old-boy network, an American politician factory, and an unparalleled bastion of tweed-wearing liberals. It's also, at least in part, responsible for giving us the worst President in modern American history.

Even MSNBC is laughing at Dem Senator Mark Pryor's answer to this simple question about Obama and Ebola

Politico's Mike Allen: Dem donors don't want Hillary. Would prefer to support a fake Cherokee.

Hillary Clinton's political troubles - among them the inability to name a single accomplishment as Secretary of State, her "dead broke" comments, and the Benghazi debacle - are numerous and well-documented. They're why her as-yet-unannounced-but-supposedly-destined-for-victory presidential bid has had so much trouble gaining traction. Now, she's got a new problem: her own base.

Obama says the midterms are all about his policies. ...GOP thanks him for writing their ads

If you're a Democrat strategist, you've had a tough year. Your President is unpopular, his international policies are an inept, disastrous, mess and his signature legislation is a train wreck that the American people despise. You know that, if the midterm election becomes a referendum on the job the President has done, your congressional candidate is doomed. So you've spent months helping them walk a knife edge. They have to appeal to a diminished but still-faithful base, but they also have to put as many miles between themselves and the current administration as possible.

Bill Maher and Sam Harris educate Ben Affleck about Islam

On Friday night's edition of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the host had Ben Affleck - star of Gigli and Reindeer Games - as part of his discussion panel. The conversation quickly turned to the escalating threat of ISIS as well as Islam in general.

State Dept. spokeswoman Marie Harf: Not even ISIS could predict the rise of ISIS

Yesterday, we discussed President Obama's buck-passing assertion that 'they' underestimated ISIS. The 'they' that he was referring to is, of course, anyone who isn't Barack Obama. Specifically, the President is claiming that - despite at least a year of briefings to the contrary - the intel community failed to warn him that this whole "ISIS thing" was going to be an issue.

Joni Ernst pulling away in Iowa as GOP chances of taking Senate increase

You all remember Joni Ernst, right? She's the GOP candidate for Iowa Senate whose campaign grabbed national headlines with a "hog castration" commercial. As usual, the left saw a real person who actually knew how to do stuff, and they figured they could paint her as yet another in an alleged "long line" of mock-able GOP local-yokels. It's all part of their "war on conservative women with actual skills."

Obama says 'they' underestimated ISIS - 'they' sure do screw up a lot

You may recall 60 Minutes interviewer Steve Kroft from an utterly embarrassing sit down he conducted with President Obama and Hillary Clinton back in 2013. If you watched it, you'll probably recall that Kroft was almost apologetic when he dared to ask Hillary a question about Benghazi. Instead of covering any real issues, the whole thing devolved into a completely disgraceful piece of non-journalism in which the President and outgoing Secretary of State spent a half hour telling America how they adored each other and what "strong" friends they were.

Woman beheaded at workplace in Oklahoma

Update: added video with the Moore, OK police press conference which confirms the beheading. There's some horrifying news coming to us from Moore, Oklahoma, where a 54-year-old woman was beheaded by an assailant at work. Initial reports suggest that the attacker had recently been fired and returned to the food processing plant where he worked. There, he used one of the knives in the facility to behead one of his former coworkers before moving on to stab another.