Robert Laurie

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.

Bet on Obama to nominate Kamala Harris as Holder's replacement - relaunch war on women & racism memes

If you aren't familiar with the name Kamala Harris, you should be. The LA Times describes the California Attorney General thusly: "Aty. Gen. Kamala Harris is a veteran prosecutor, a skilled political leader and a promising politician who is sure to figure in California's future." She's been called a "female Barack Obama" and she's just as far-left as you might imagine.

BREAKING: Eric Holder to announce resignation Thursday

According to multiple media outlets, most prominently NPR, on Thursday Eric Holder will announce his resignation. When you're done tap dancing, you can peruse NPR's rundown of the pending statement:

Bill Clinton: Hey, let's end tax inversions by lowering the corporate tax rate!

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States currently has the highest combined corporate income tax rate in the industrialized world.

Liberals employ 'Bush did it too' defense for Obama's latte salute ...and his war

George W. Bush was, without question, the worst President in the history of the United States. At least, that's what liberals tell us. He was a war monger who sacrificed lives for oil, a racist who wanted New Orleans to drown, a scheming mastermind who plotted the destruction of the World Trade Center, and a bumbling imbecile who couldn't put two words together without showing his absolute stupidity.

New York Times takes two weeks to figure out that Bush had a coalition in Iraq - issues apology

Back on September 11th, The New York Times ran a front page article about the growing drums of war in Iraq and Syria. In it, Mark Landler argued that Obama wasn't the "go it alone cowboy" that George W. Bush had been during the Iraq war. To the contrary, Obama was doing his best to surround himself with military "partners" - something, the paper claimed, Bush hadn't bothered to do.

Lois Lerner claims she's not as bad as Jeffrey Dahmer - Issa wants her to say it under oath

Lois Lerner is not sorry. If she is to be believed, she "didn’t do anything wrong." The disgraced IRS official claims that she can be "proud of my career and the job I did for this country.” That's because, she says, “Regardless of whatever else happens, I know I did the best I could under the circumstances and am not sorry for anything I did.”

Administration warns: don't expect 'perfection' from Healthcare.gov - gee, ya think?

November 15th is rapidly approaching, and you know what that means. You don't? Hmmm...

'People's Climate March' freak show invades New York - Marxists, idiots, and hypocrites on parade

New York is no stranger to infestation. If you've spent ten minutes in the city, the odds are you've had some kind of run in with its legendary "cockroach and rat problem." Over the weekend, though, the Big Apple faced a new sort of vermin - namely, Marxists, ex-hippies, Gaia worshippers, and at least one hypocrite movie star.

ObamaCare architect Ezekiel Emanuel has anounced the 'optimal age of death' - you won't like it

Democrats seem to love death. Whether they're yammering about abortion or "end of life" planning, they just can't get enough of talking up the myriad ways people can exit life's stage. They always claim this is simply a discussion about personal responsibility and individual choice but, since they despise those ideals in virtually every other matter, it's a hard argument to buy.

Megyn Kelly rips into terrorist Bill Ayers after he says she's a 'cyborg' with 'cold eyes'

Yesterday, the far-left goons over at Salon.com ran a piece in which Weather Underground founder and terrorist Bill Ayers discussed his recent Fox News interview with Megyn Kelly.  In it, he said the following:

Committed Socialist Senator, Bernie Sanders, recorded a truly awful folk album ..Let's listen!

There's an old adage in politics: "If you're a committed socialist who hopes to one day become a self-proclaimed socialist an independent Senator from the state of Vermont, don't record a terrible album of folk songs."

MSNBC: Debbie Wasserman Schultz not on speaking terms with Barack Obama - is a political albatross for Dems

Given that she manages to embarrass Democrats every time she opens her mouth, it's not surprising that I've come to love DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel announces 1600 'military advisers' being sent to non-war in Iraq

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has announced that 1,600 troops "military advisers" are being deployed to Iraq, where they will "increase support" for those fighting ISIS. They're not there to fight, mind you. "Instead," Hagel said. "These advisers are supporting Iraqi and Kurdish forces in supporting the government's plan to stand up Iraqi national guard units" and they will "support intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions."

Dem Senator Tom Harkin praises: Hillary's 'Fingerprints Are All Over' Obamacare

If you're a long time Democrat stalwart, and you suspect that you may be called upon to sing the praises of your party's presumptive 2016 presidential nominee, you should pay close attention. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) has a lesson to teach you. In fact, this weekend he served up a master class in how not to do it.

New polls: GOP up on generic ballot, Scott Brown pulls to a dead heat in New Hampshire

If there's one truism in politics that actually holds water, it's that you don't want to peak too soon. You can be up by 20 points, but if it happens in June, it's essentially meaningless. Unfortunately this means that, in an election year, June through August are interminable for policy wonks and political junkies. Nothing much happens, because no one wants to be the candidate who says, or does, the wrong thing. (See Akin, Todd)