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Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State under George W. Bush, said that the United States needs to accept refugees. Rice was speaking at the 38th annual Southeast U.S.-Japan conference. “I fundamentally understand that you in a position of authority, like you governor and others, in addition to having compassion for others you have to be... → Read More
On Tuesday, Ben Carson made it known that he stands with the coalition of governors who oppose allowing Syrian Refugees into their states. There’s one problem, Ben Carson apparently doesn’t know where New England is. As Talking Points Memo reports, “Carson’s campaign shared a botched map, which transposed much of New England above New Hampshire,... → Read More
There are certainly an abundance of conspiracy theories about President Barack Hussein Obama. Ranging from the idea that he is a secret Muslim to the idea that he wasn’t even born in the United States, those hungry for scandal about the current president will find any number of ways to create drama about the man.... → Read More
At a campaign rally in Worcester, Massachusetts on Wednesday, Donald Trump made sure to verbally harass a protester in the crowd for being “seriously overweight” as he was being removed by security. “You know, it’s amazing, I mention food stamps, and the guy who’s seriously overweight went crazy – amazing. Amazing,” Trump said. “That’s an... → Read More
Evangelist Pat Robertson is on board with the conservative scare tactic of pretending that every Muslim is a potential threat to American safety. Speaking on the 700 Club on Thursday, Robertson expressed that Jesus may have reservations about the Syrian refugees. “With the horrible, ongoing ISIS attacks, I was wondering what Jesus would say about... → Read More
On Thursday’s show, Ed is joined by Con. Jim McDermott, D-WA, to discuss Republicans in Congress attempting to block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the United States. We are also joined by Con. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, to discuss the threat from ISIS at home. Texas Democratic Strategist Harold Cook joins the show to discuss... → Read More
According to the NRA, there should be no protections, no sanctions, no restrictions that prevent an individual accused or suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organization from purchasing a firearm. The Washington Post reported the findings of a study on the subject after the attacks in Paris last week: Between 2004 and 2014, suspected terrorists attempted to purchase... → Read More
Following the terrorist attacks on Paris last Friday, a tweet of Donald Trump’s went viral. In it, the Republican presidential candidate scorned Paris for its supposed anti-gun policies. “Isn’t it interesting that the tragedy in Paris took place in one of the toughest gun control countries in the world?” the tweet from January read. French... → Read More
Speaking in Cleveland, Bernie Sanders criticized the presidency of George W. Bush and the policies that were enacted by him and Vice President Dick Cheney. “You remember President Bush,” said Sanders. “He was very, very tough, but not very smart. He and Dick Cheney and the whole lot of them, they were tough! And they... → Read More
While CNN tries to make the case that Muslims as a whole are responsible for the sort of actions that took place in Paris last week, Reza Aslan has no patience for it. During his interview with CNN, Aslan repeatedly refuses to accept the broad and sweeping generalizations that the hosts continue to make claiming... → Read More
On Tuesday’s show, Ed gives commentary on Republicans wanting to go to war over terror attacks, but they don’t want to think about addressing gun violence in America. We are joined by Con. John Garamendi, D-CA, to discuss whether an invasion of Syria to face ISIS would be the right move. We are also joined... → Read More
On Monday, Fox News host Shepard Smith took a stand against denying refugees entrance to the United States, an idea that is swelling with popularity in the conservative ranks. Smith calls for Americans to remain sober in the face of adversity and attack, to not give way to fear and the hatred of the enemy.... → Read More
This Sunday, CNN interviewed Yaser Louati, the spokesman for a French Muslim group Collective Against Islamophobia in France. The hosts repeatedly attempted to force the spokesman to take responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Paris last week. When the spokesman refused to admit that the Muslim community was somehow culpable in the attacks, the hosts... → Read More
Desperate GOP candidates continuing to fight for relevance in the race for the Republican presidential nomination are now trying to gain ground on the back of the terrorist attack in Paris last week. Mike Huckabee joins a growing list of conservatives calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan to resign if he cannot stop efforts to... → Read More
Republicans are trying to score political points with their racist constituents following the terrorist attack on Paris last week. Chris Christie, who is a desperate candidate for the Republican nomination, is trying his hardest to prove that he is more racist and xenophobic than the current GOP frontrunners. Working to that end, while appearing on Hugh... → Read More
President Obama fired off after Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush suggested that there should be a religious test for admitting Syrian refugees into the country. Speaking at the G20 summit today, President Obama made it clear that ideas like those expressed by Bush are not American and, in fact, are shameful to hold as an... → Read More
Following in the footsteps of their former leader Eric Holder, federal and state prosecutors are getting ready to let off another massive education fraud scam without anyone getting jail time. To sweeten the deal, it looks like prosecutors are going to leave the students who the institutions defrauded responsible for their student loans. As the Huffington Post... → Read More
On Monday’s show, Ed gives commentary on the terror attacks in Paris and the 2nd Democratic presidential debate. We are joined by Dean Obeidallah, Columnist for the Daily Beast and Host of The Dean Obeidallah Show on SiriusXM, to discuss the rhetoric against Muslims after the attacks in Paris. Admiral Joe Sestak, who is running... → Read More
U.S. officials, speaking under the condition of anonymity with the Huffington Post have said that they are confident Abu Nabil, the leader of the Islamic State in Libya, has been killed in an American air strike. “Nabil’s death will degrade ISIL’s ability to meet the group’s objectives in Libya, including recruiting new ISIL members, establishing bases... → Read More
On Saturday, the hashtag #MuslimsAreNotTerrorists was trending on Twitter as many Muslims voiced their opinion that, although terrible acts may be perpetrated in the name of their religion, their religion does not make them perpetrators of such terrible acts. The tweets are part of a continuing discussion to change the mainstream or conservative perception of... → Read More