Mike Opelka
TheBlaze
Wilmington, DE, United States
Contact Michael
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Michael:
Dems prevent congressional candidate from speaking for a very surprising reason
Democrats in Polk County, Iowa, have not invited their own congressional candidate to speak at a family fundraising event because they don’t consider her “family friendly.” The candidate, Navy veteran Heather Ryan, has fired back at her party, saying, “The party that tells women to sit down and shut up is not supposed to be the Democratic party.” She is challenging Republican David Young in 2018… → Read More
Is this the reason Chris Christie decided to take shots at fellow Republicans?
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this morning criticizing Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) while he tries to deal with the Harvey destruction in East Texas. He also commented negatively on President Donald Trump’s pardon of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. As Christie is in the last months of his governorship with low approval ratings, it might seem odd that he has decided to… → Read More
Child education ‘expert’ wants to abolish Father’s Day and replace it with something very PC
An Australian woman with a doctorate in early childhood studies is calling for the abolition of Father’s Day, asking that it be replaced with Special Person’s Day. Down under, that day is the first Sunday in September. Dr. Ruby Red Scarlet told the show “Today Tonight” last week that she suggested this change to spare the feelings of children who don’t have fathers in the home. She doesn’t view… → Read More
These ladies are bringing comfort to children in Houston — here’s how you can help
When escaping from a flooding house in the dead of night, there are lot of things most people forget. Survival is the only concern of a mind in flight. But what happens when we arrive at a shelter, grateful that our family’s life was spared, but without basic supplies or comforts of home? Enter the Pajama Program. Genevieve Piturro has been collecting and distributing a pair of pajamas and book… → Read More
TX congressional candidate reports from the flooding and how to help Houston in the wake of Harvey
Dayna Steele, a candidate for Texas’ 36th congressional district and fifth generation Texan, has shifted her social media accounts from campaigning to a “clearinghouse of information” for Texas residents devastated by Hurricane Harvey – and the concerned Americans who want to help them. Steele asked, “Who knew having a foot of water in your house made you one of the lucky ones?” on today’s “Pure… → Read More
A happy ending during Tropical Storm Harvey — this storm chaser reunited a dog and his family
Amateur storm chaser Aaron Jayjack got more than unbelievable footage when he set out to document Tropical Storm Harvey this weekend. He also got to reunite a family when one of its members got scared and lost. Cash the dog made his way out of his kennel and to a gas station where Jayjack happened to be filling up his Jeep. The terrified creature followed him and then jumped into his vehicle.… → Read More
This senator pandered to a demographic that currently can’t vote
Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is believed by many to be a top contender for a 2020 run at the presidency. She used to be California’s attorney general, and more importantly to many voters, is considered telegenic. Mike Opelka is not so sure it’s very presidential to be ignorant of the voting age, which is 18 thanks to the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution. He shared a tweet the… → Read More
This is the only group in America with a declining life expectancy – are you in it?
Life expectancy is improving for most populations in the United States, except one – white, middle-aged persons without college educations. Those aged 45-54 have been passing away increasingly from drugs, alcohol, and suicide since the late 1990s. The findings, published by a married research team in “Brookings Paper on Economic Activity,” came out originally in 2015, but are being discussed… → Read More
Air travel costs have decreased dramatically — here’s why
Cheap Flight Day usually falls on August 22 of each year as airlines attempt to make up for the lack of demand from travelers as the summer draws to a close. One can typically get a ticket for 11 to 20 percent less than they’d cost at the middle of the summer. Don’t worry though, if you missed Cheap Flight Day, as airline ticket prices have actually declined at least 50 percent since 1990. Yaron… → Read More
Trump delivers long rant against ‘very dishonest’ media, praises Fox News in Phoenix speech
President Donald Trump held a rally with supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, Tuesday night. He addressed a number of topics, including the racial divide in America, immigration, the wall, industry, and the media. He and the chanting crowd criticized mainstream media, as expected, but the president also took some time to praise Fox News, and Sean Hannity specifically. He said, “Fox has treated me… → Read More
Yaron: Proposed immigration reform is ‘central planning’ — here’s what should happen instead
Immigration reform was introduced last month by President Donald Trump’s administration, and much debate ensued. The RAISE Act, which stands for Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy, would establish a point system for evaluating persons applying for H-1B work visas. RAISE awards points for various attributes a potential immigrant might possess, such as the ability to speak English… → Read More
Here are some questions that need to be answered if we want to succeed in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump gave a speech at Fort Myer last night to “lay out [the United States’] path forward in Afghanistan and South Asia.” Trump acknowledged the war in Afghanistan, now 16 years old, is the longest in American history. He asked Secretary of Defense James Mattis to review strategic operations. Trump said the U.S. will “shift from a time-based approach to one based on conditions,”… → Read More
Al Qaeda has gone public with suggested targets in America
This month’s edition of “Inspire,” Al Qaeda’s recruiting magazine, features a how-to for derailing trains. Noting that railways go through every major American city, the article urges that trains be a target of attack, because “it is a daunting and almost impossible task to protect the long railroad length, and yet one of the easiest to target.” “Inspire” says that high speed rail, such as the… → Read More
This statue, associated with no war or faction, also got vandalized
The statue of San Junipero Serra in Mission Hills, California, was vandalized this week after a string of high profile memorial removals and defacings across the country. Most of these monuments had or were believed to have had some significance to the Confederacy. San Junipero Serra has no discernible relation to the American South. He is a Catholic saint revered by Spanish-speaking… → Read More
New York is going to remove these decorative tiles from the subway system — you can guess why
Tiles that are not even low enough to be in the eyeline of the average New York City subway traveler are being removed by the city because they are reminiscent of the controversial Confederate flag. The tiles are red with a blue X-type cross running though them. The pattern was created over 90 years ago, reports the New York post, in remembrance of New York Times head Adolph S. Ochs. He was a… → Read More
State employee is collecting a fat paycheck for very little work — and was caught boasting about it
David Bookstaver is getting paid over $166,000 a year by the citizens of New York — and bragged to friends about how little he does to earn that money. The reason we know about it? He accidentally butt dialed a New York Post reporter while engaging in the bragging. The spokesman for the state court system hasn’t worked on a Friday for the past three years. He sometimes only comes in two days a… → Read More
National security expert reports on Barcelona and ‘the possibility of reciprocal attacks’
Barcelona, Spain, has just suffered what appears to be a terrorist attack. The Associated Press reports up to 13 people have died, with at least 50 injured. A truck plowed into the busy tourist street of Las Ramblas Central Boulevard. Ryan Mauro, national security adviser at the Clarion Project, reported that there also “might be a hostage situation at a Turkish restaurant” in the area on… → Read More
This former president called Robert E. Lee a great American — are his statues next to come down?
In the wake of Baltimore’s overnight move to take down all Confederate statues in the city, Chicago Pastor James Dukes wants Mayor Rahm Emanuel to remove statues of George Washington and Andrew Jackson from Chicago parks of the same name. Both were slave owners. Dukes, who is pastor of the Liberation Christian Center, is not calling for a change of the park names. He does want the context of the… → Read More
The ACLU once fought for Nazis’ right to march in this Jewish neighborhood — in America
In 1977, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Supreme Court voted in favor of allowing the National Socialist Party to march in Skokie, Illinois — a community made up of thousands of Jewish concentration camp survivors. One in ten residents had tattoos on their arms. Skokie had refused to grant permission for the Nazis to march. The ACLU fought for their first amendment… → Read More
This NFL player called out his colleagues’ social justice stances as ‘a marketing tool’
Former Green Bay Packer Jermichael Finley made some choice statements to TMZ about fellow players in the National Football League who sit out the National Anthem. Just when you thought it was safe to watch football again — now that Colin Kaepernick’s poor performance sees him out of a job — the Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks’ Michael Bennett did the same thing during last weekend’s… → Read More