PJTV'S UP OR DOWN: SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Check out how dumfounded the Up or Down panel is when they hear The Beatles' Paul McCartney try rapping, especially for his meatless cause...

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 437

The Golden Bowl: Hillary, CGI, and our Clinton-whipped media

Report: Bush 41 telling friends it's a "near certainty" that Jeb runs

Fed up with the GOP Establishment? That's no reason to stay home on Election Day

Appeals Court Rules Voters Can Register and Vote Simultaneously in Ohio

Eric Holder, A Legacy of Race-Based Radicalism

Are We Seeing the Return of the 'Security Moms?'

Pew Survey: Support for Gay "Marriage" is Falling

Winning the Debate

Proposed Egyptian law intended to reduce restrictions on building churches

Wikipedia Is Now Trying To Eliminate The Federalist's Online Entry

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

'Did he leave his notes?': Michael Brown supporters react to Eric Holder's resignation

So does anybody know the real reason Eric Holder is resigning? Not the bullshit reason we being fed! #Ferguson http://t.co/wp87iPWcMu
— Furious Black (@verbal_riot) September 25, 2014

Was never sold on the "Federal Investigation" of MURDERER #Darrenwilson but Eric Holder running away just confirms the BULLSHIT! #Ferguson
— Furious Black (@verbal_riot) September 25, 2014

Eric Holder is OUT. He was Ferguson last hope. I bet they like....FUCK! #MikeBrown
— Trap God ︻╦╤ (@TrapTheGOD) September 25, 2014

they must have found some dirt on eric holder. something. something dont smell right. we can probably really forget about ferguson now. smh.
— E' (@mostsavagebeast) September 25, 2014

Eric Holder is resigning in the midst of the Federal investigation of Ferguson?! No!!
— Crystal Sweet (@MaliceSweet) September 25, 2014

So Eric Holder goes to Ferguson to investigate and then just resigns? What kind of shit is that?
— El Kabong (@eye_nev) September 25, 2014

Global warming? Pfft! India says it won’t cut CO2 emissions for 30 years. Declares poverty the bigger issue

India blows off UN climate scam, says poverty more important: "Emissions From India Will Increase, Official Says" http://t.co/OxE2KRti3Q
— hockey schtick (@hockeyschtick1) September 25, 2014

Code Pink went to the White House to show President Obama what a 'REAL' Nobel Peace Prize winner 'is'

Thanks to everyone who came to the White House and shared ideas of what a REAL peace prize winner is! (NOT Obama) pic.twitter.com/5ppMJV4h2s
— CODEPINK (@codepink) September 26, 2014

Why are President Obama's favorite journalists all white men?

Whoa, fascinating: Obama reads @ezraklein, @jonathanchait, and @sullydish, the president reveals. Again. http://t.co/rUTPMPaVuR
— Patrick Brennan (@ptbrennan11) September 25, 2014

'Quite sad' warning on new layer of WH fence missing something; Jim Geraghty zings

In case pedestrians, tourists & would-be fence jumpers don't understand the new barricade at WH, they posted signs: pic.twitter.com/KMkENslXi8
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 26, 2014

.@markknoller The consequences of crossing the White House Police Line are a lot tougher than the ones for crossing a White House Red Line.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 26, 2014

'Not at all' embarrassed: Megyn Kelly grills Marie Harf on President Obama's controversial UN remarks

.@marieharf “not at all” embarrassed by #Obama mentioning controversial cleric in #UN speech. #KellyFile pic.twitter.com/WueTcLxpB7
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) September 26, 2014

Hardest hit by the retirement of Eric Holder? 'The Hill'’ might have the answer. Or not...

Dumbest story of the day --> American Mustache Institute bemoans Holder's retirement http://t.co/SKp9TudFoM
— JWF (@JammieWF) September 26, 2014

Geraldo Rivera: 'Partisan attack dog' Darrell Issa disrespected '1st black Attorney General'

Our 1st black Attorney General deserved better than blatantly political hatchet job/contempt citation by Darryl Issa the partisan attack dog
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) September 26, 2014

@GeraldoRivera Wrong. Holder has been dishonest, unethical, and contemptuous as Atty Gen. He doesn't uphold laws. He picks & chooses.
— Ann Harmon (@annharmon) September 26, 2014

@GeraldoRivera Problem is that ppl like U & others always bring color/race into the equation. He sucked @ his job & that is the bottom line.
— Dar & Marvin Nash (@DRNashAuthor) September 26, 2014

John Fugelsang's secret to getting away with racism? Project onto Rush Limbaugh!

#Fixed MT @JohnFugelsang: Eric Holder resigns; or as John Fugelsang puts it, 'black guy doesn't want to work.'
— Run! It's Dr. Kanko! (@kankokage) September 26, 2014

BINGO RT @HawkinsUSA In which white liberal wants to make racist joke so says it's a joke someone else would say https://t.co/2A3qkhNF2r …
— RB (@RBPundit) September 26, 2014

'Shaming gymnastics'! Vox's Max Fisher: If you praised badass woman fighting ISIS, you're a racist

The condescension and racism behind American praise of Maryam al-Mansouri, the female UAE pilot who bombed ISIS http://t.co/BHzD7eWbL9
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) September 26, 2014

Oh, look. @voxdotcom thinks praising a female pilot from the UAE is actually racist. http://t.co/ZfJUE3c89T
— RB (@RBPundit) September 26, 2014

.@Max_Fisher No, it's not racist. Read about her...she's incredible. And read about the positive effect she's had on her division.
— Color Me Red ن (@ColorMeRed) September 26, 2014

Totally missing the point is becoming a common theme in everything @Max_Fisher writes about the Mideast. http://t.co/EGacIRHkJz
— Charles Hoskinson (@cehoskinson) September 26, 2014

FIREWALL: LOCH NESS SOCIALISM

PJTV AFTER HOURS: TIME TO DIE, GEEZERS!

A major architect of ObamaCare says people should die at age 75! Is this the first step on the road to death panels?

RED EYE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 FULL EPISODE

Tom Shillue hosts and welcomes guests Katherine Timpf and Keith Alberstadt.

University Forcing its Fraternities to Admit Women to Ensure Equality

Wesleyan University in Connecticut has decided to force all of its fraternities to become coed within three years because all-male fraternities are both dangerous and unfair to women.

The new rules will require all Greek organizations to have both male and female members and have both genders be "well represented" in leadership positions in order to qualify for campus housing and meeting spaces.

University president Michael Roth and board chairman Joshua Boger announced the decision in a letter on Monday.

"Although this change does not affect nonresidential organizations, we are hopeful that groups across the University will continue to work together to create a more inclusive, equitable and safer campus," the letter stated.

Also read: 'Withholding Sex' Now Considered 'Sexual Violence' at U of M

PJTV'S THE RUNDOWN: SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The November election is almost here. Find out the three steps the GOP needs to do to win and reclaim the Senate!

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Canon Law Prof: Streamlining of Annulment Process Is Welcome... 'If Done Properly'

Pakistan: Christian pastor accused of "blasphemy" murdered in prison

The Gay Bullyboys Want You Jailed

What Do Satanists Really Believe?

Was Robert Bellarmine Ahead of His Time?

The World Alexander the Great Made

On 30th anniversary, Project Rachel looks to a global future

This is what Having Anxiety and Depression is Like

'When Our Family Is Renewed, the Whole Church Is Renewed'

Missing the Mass of Incense

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

National Review's Andrew Johnson joins Greg to discuss how even liberals are tired of Obama, Milton Wolf possibly endorsing an "independent" candidate, and Chuck Todd's claim that Eric Holder is not an activist.



Cracks in the floor: Liberals giving up on Obama

President Barack Obama is not a popular political figure, and he has not been one for a long time. The president's job approval rating has been consistently underwater in most surveys since the summer of last year, and the average gap between the president's approval and disapproval, according to Real Clear Politics, has been mired mostly in the double digits since the spring.

But Republicans who have been waiting for Obama's numbers to collapse into territory George W. Bush plumbed toward the end of his administration — the low 30s or even the high 20s — have been disappointed. On a national level, Obama enjoys a floor of support from committed Democrats. As a result, the president's job approval rating has ranged consistently between 43 and 38 percent across a number of surveys for most of the year.

Even in blue states like Pennsylvania, where Democrats are set to retake the governor's mansion in November, Obama's job approval rating has fallen to a dismal 31 percent (according to the latest Franklin & Marshall survey of the state). If Obama's approval ratings are to truly collapse, it must be Democrats who create that condition. What's more, that collapse must come from Democrats is populous liberal bastions like New York and California. Today, White House has reason to fear that Obama's floor is beginning to crack...

Also read:

Politico: Say, that Obama UN speech sounded a lot like...

WaPo: Obama endures as the lesser evil for liberals

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 436

Eric Holder's Legacy: Duplicity, Incompetence, and Obliviousness

Ezra Klein: Despite what the conservative media says, ObamaCare is working great in the "real world"

Rick Santorum Criticizes Ted Cruz's Comments at Christian Event

Rolling Stone & Koch Derangement Syndrome

The Unabombers at the EPA

Wisconsin's Dilettante: Mary Burke

Top Consulting Firm Emerges In Early Hillary Clinton Efforts

The Terrible Idea of Romney 2016

Muslim Scholars 'Refute' Islamic State's Islamic Case...While Endorsing Jihad, Sharia, Caliphate

Sexual Left Tells GOP Chair Reince Priebus to 'Shun' Social Conservatives

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Whoa: 'Department of Scandal' getting a vacancy? Eric Holder reportedly resigning

Attorney General Eric Holder resigning, reports @johnson_carrie. Stay tuned to @nprnews for more on this breaking story...
— Ari Shapiro (@arishapiro) September 25, 2014

"I'm out" pic.twitter.com/Tz7xXnVQW4
— Matthew (@Matthops82) September 25, 2014

BREAKING: Attorney General Eric Holder is stepping down to spend more time with his guns in Mexico.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 25, 2014

I would have preferred a perp walk, but hey, I’ll take it.
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) September 25, 2014

So, why's Eric Holder resigning now? Here's one promising theory

I wanna know why is Eric Holder is resigning.
— Coco Triceey (@BaileyRae18) September 25, 2014

Eric Holder resigning for reasons we can't possibly know. pic.twitter.com/TWZmnHnM6C
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 25, 2014

Better call Saul! You should consider these #HolderReplacementNominees

#HolderReplacementNominees Pee-Wee Herman @_HankRearden @APLMom pic.twitter.com/gvILSi35GX
— SGT★JON℠ (@sgtj0n) September 25, 2014

Darrell Issa blasts Eric Holder's tenure as 'most divisive US Attorney General in modern history'

Eric Holder is the most divisive U.S. Attorney General in modern history.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) September 25, 2014

Holder also has the dubious distinction of, in a vote supported by 17 Dem Members, being the first AG held in criminal contempt of the House
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) September 25, 2014

By needlessly injecting politics into law enforcement, Holder's legacy has eroded more confidence in our legal system than any AG before him
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) September 25, 2014

Holder has strong-armed reporters, practically ignored high-level wrongdoing, and blocked his own agency's Inspector General's access.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) September 25, 2014

These actions are an abuse of Holder's office and fail to uphold the values of our Constitution.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) September 25, 2014

POTUS and the Senate must be expeditious, but time & care must be taken to ensure our next AG recognizes & does not repeat Holder's mistakes
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) September 25, 2014

'So much damage has been done': Katie Pavlich weighs in on Holder resignation

So much damage has been done. May our Senators be wiser next time. #EricHolder
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 25, 2014

@KatiePavlich Unfortunately it can be 'Holder - Part Deux' with Dems still in control of lame duck Senate w/ Reid's Rules.
— Cynical Mike (@CynicalMike) September 25, 2014

'Good Lord!' This claim about Eric Holder is Chuck Todd's most idiotic lie yet (No, for serious)

Possibly the dumbest thing @chucktodd has ever said? http://t.co/5lfiMwz9ax
— Instapundit.com (@instapundit) September 25, 2014

Good Lord, @chucktodd. Are you fucking serious? http://t.co/Tjs6blnDKp
— RB (@RBPundit) September 25, 2014

Holy shit, @chucktodd, not even Eric Holder thinks this is true. http://t.co/BHzMvhQQyC
— L (@OrwellForks) September 25, 2014

Does THIS absurd tweet about Eric Holder prove Sen. Schumer is 'delusional'? (Spoiler: OMG yes)

AG Holder was like ‘Horatius at the Bridge’ preventing or slowing down the regressive march to take away people’s hard-earned rights.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 25, 2014

@SenSchumer you never were going to get my vote, but now I think you should be removed from office due to you being completely delusional
— Steve (@steveo_moose) September 25, 2014

Don't look now Chuck Schumer, but you are being mercilessly mocked for your Holder idiocy!

LOL LOL RT @RBPundit: What the fuck are you babbling about? https://t.co/EP5Yh8cmlP @SenSchumer
— BAJA Colsiegirl (@colsiegirl) September 25, 2014

Most disgusting Horatius at the Bridge allusion ever ==> http://t.co/E0OZJKxRvn
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 25, 2014

@SenSchumer I feel bad for NY
— Paul Citro (@PaulCitro) September 25, 2014

'Nightmare!' See why this possible reason for Eric Holder resigning has people terrified

Think about this! Holder stepping down..Another criminal will take his place... Obama nominates Holder for SCOTUS! Talk about nightmares!
— Robin (@NiteOwl223) September 25, 2014

And Rush just went there.... #SCOTUS #Holder
— S.M (@redsteeze) September 25, 2014

NIGHTMARE SCENARIO➡: Limbaugh: Holder May Be Resigning So Obama Can Nominate Him For Supreme Court http://t.co/7f4ZCbtXjM via @DailyCaller
— Jeni Anderson (@JustJeniA) September 25, 2014

Any question about why we *must* take the Senate? MT @WashTimes: Limbaugh: Obama could nominate Holder for SCOTUS http://t.co/OxkSeHFr9p
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) September 25, 2014

#EricHoldersNextJob hashtag game leads to pearl clutching at Salon

#EricHoldersNextJob gun runner (he has experience)
— Jenn Jacques (@JennJacques) September 25, 2014

#EricHoldersNextJob PR manager for Lizzy Warren. pic.twitter.com/H9gge2BaPb
— Shaughn (@Shaughn_A) September 25, 2014

This headline is funny when you read the tweets cited and realize they don't back it up. https://t.co/v1VbHVlu0l @Salon
— RB (@RBPundit) September 25, 2014

EWTN THE WORLD OVER - SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

In this week's EWTN The World Over, Raymond Arroyo reviews the headline news of the week, plus:

Raymond is joined by George Weigel, senior fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, theologian and biographer of Saint John Paul II, to talk about the upcoming Synod of Bishops, the Vatican's plan to convene a panel to streamline the process of annulment, and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's Regensburg speech.

Syndicated columnist and lawyer David Limbaugh joins Raymond to discuss Limbaugh's new book, Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel.

Also, Father Benedict Keily, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Stowe, Vermont, discusses his new initiative to aid the persecuted Christians of the Middle East and how we can show solidarity with, pray for and actively support them in their time of suffering at the hands of militant Islam.

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

First ISIS, Now Winter Threatens Christians in Kurdistan

Military chaplains: God in the trenches of Ukraine

The Downside of Dialogue

Bishop, canonist: Gay unions among sins barring Communion

Ireland: Woman Who Sought Abortion Was Not "Actively Suicidal"

Blessed in the U.S.A.

Mary's Sorrow and Discipleship

Bishop Alvaro Del Portillo of Opus Dei to be Beatified This Saturday

Alvaro Del Portillo: The "Shadow" Steps into the Light

Looking for Role Models? Consider These Young Women Olympians (and Catholic School Alums)

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Jim and Greg discuss AG Eric Holder's impending resignation, more bad economic numbers, and more Mitt in 2016 chatter.



Goodbye, Eric, and Good Riddance

What can be said about Eric Holder's six years as attorney general that PJ Media hasn't already said?  The news that Holder is going to resign should be bittersweet to anyone who cares about racial equality and the rule of law.  The damage he has already done to the country leaves a turbulent wake that is ill-matched to the financial reward awaiting him at a shameless and large Washington, D.C., law firm.

Our country is more polarized and more racially divided because of Eric Holder.  He turned the power of the Justice Department into a racially motivated turnout machine for the Democratic Party.  That was his job in this administration, and he did it well.

When I first reported on the racially motivated law enforcement of Holder's Justice Department, it seemed fanciful to some. But after six years of Holder hugging Al Sharpton, stoking racial division in places like Florida and Ferguson, after suing police and fire departments to impose racial hiring requirements, after refusing to enforce election laws that protect white victims or require voter rolls to be cleaned, after launching harassing litigation against peaceful pro-life protesters, after incident after incident of dishonesty and contempt before Congress — after all this, it was clear to anyone with any intellectual honesty that this man had a vision of the law at odds with the nation's traditions.

Why would it surprise anyone he behaved as he did?  As I made clear in my book Injustice, he carried around a quote in his wallet for 40 years about race that, he explained to the Washington Post, indicated that he had common cause with the black criminal.  That's a fact.  That's who he is.

Also read:

Don't dream it's over: Romney reportedly chatting with advisors about a 2016 run

Why We're Talking About Mitt Romney

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 435

America's new war in Syria is a total disaster

Why Drones Don't Cut It in Syria

Syria air strikes: U.S. attacks are failing to slow Isis advance, say desperate Kurds

Syrian Kurds Fight ISIL, Assad, With Little Help From United States

Why Ted Cruz Represents the Worst of Both Worlds on Foreign Policy

The Incredibly Insipid "War on Women" 2.0

When Proggies Consider Child-Rape Defensible

Surprise: Dems Fret About Money In Politics While Vastly Outspending GOP

Is The "Dark-Money" Apocalypse Upon Us?

Germany: Land of Hillbilly Degenerates?

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

AT WAR. The latest updates on airstrikes against ISIS: 'undeclared war,' threat not 'imminent'

"Is Obama really going back to war with a worse legal rationale than Bush?" - superb analysis from @trevortimm http://t.co/Q8Q7tDILq8
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 22, 2014

Here's the only thing MSNBC is missing in its 'rah-rah war coverage'

@exjon Tune in for tonight's special MSNBC report, "How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Blank-Check Unilateral War."
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) September 23, 2014

@exjon the constant "pew, pew, pew" from the anchors, however, is a bit distracting.
— mr. big dubya (@mrbigdubya) September 23, 2014

@exjon New war-happy MSNBC be like pic.twitter.com/A4So8K2hSz
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 23, 2014

Upside of Obama's new war is that MSNBC hosts can now say "Oppressed Christians" without making funny air quotes.
— Popehat (@Popehat) September 23, 2014

Awful: French hostage Herve Gourdel reportedly beheaded by ISIS-linked group in Algeria

Jund al-Khilafah, Algerian splinter group of Al Qaeda, executed Hervé Gourdel on Wed http://t.co/whUveuDfJf pic.twitter.com/LDq3x99J8S
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) September 24, 2014

'Are you kidding me?' Obama invokes Ferguson, Mo. in speech to UN about 'violent extremism'

Obama: America has plenty of problems too...then talks about Ferguson. #UNSpeech.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) September 24, 2014

problem with bringing up Ferguson at the UnitedNations after talking about violent extremism is that it suggests they are morally equal.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) September 24, 2014

Rep. Judy Chu argues against sex-selective abortion bans

Today, I will be joining @NAPAWF to discuss my opposition to sex-selective abortion bans and how the #WHPA will end this deceptive practice.
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) September 24, 2014

Just imagine 'if Bush said it': David Corn's Obama quote rings bells

Obama on ISIS: "The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force."
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 24, 2014

Be honest, how many words would you have spent criticizing this if Bush said it? https://t.co/kxqc0XrCiS @DavidCornDC
— RB (@RBPundit) September 24, 2014

@DavidCornDC If Bush had said it Corn would have claimed it was a distraction in a run up to the midterm elections
— Paul Drake (@PaulWDrake) September 24, 2014

hahahahaha! "Force" We're coming for you next Tuesday at 9 am, without "boots on the ground" Be afraid! @RBPundit @DavidCornDC
— Jefferson Tea Party (@JeffersonTeaPar) September 24, 2014

Once, twice, three times a screwup? This Vox-er is having a really bad day; Updated

.@voxdotcom has really become an embarrassment - what’s the last notable article they ran that wasn’t a complete disaster?
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) September 24, 2014

Or is @voxdotcom now just a trolling website designed to make the media laugh?
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) September 24, 2014

Outraged by Obama's cup salute? Here's what sneering Smarter Than You media think of you (and service members)

Oh, gosh. I want to mail Beutler's piece to every service member and veteran with a big "Democrats think" on it: pic.twitter.com/eofQU6ERYt
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) September 24, 2014

You can tell exactly how damaging #LatteSalute really is by the volume of howling from the Left.
— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) September 24, 2014

idk how the "lol uniformed troops deserve no respect from their commander in chief" meme is gonna play for ya, @brianbeutler
— JustinGreen∞ (@JGreenDC) September 24, 2014

Hey @BrianBeutler, if #LatteSalute is totes fine, how much you want to bet Obama will never salute with something in his hand again?
— RB (@RBPundit) September 24, 2014

Unreal! Was this Vox's worst screw-up yet? (Spoiler: It's egregious)

A guy is dead, a potential Fed indictment against the cops and @voxdotcom couldn't bother to read a few wire reports b4 writing its piece
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) September 25, 2014

What a day for Team Vox. RT @GPollowitz: Another bang-up job @voxdotcom https://t.co/uwore69w5R"
— eric (@eriContrarian) September 25, 2014

@redsteeze @voxdotcom In which ignorant VoxBoxers explain the facts they don't know and the legal terrain they don't understand. @DLind
— Lance Salyers (@lancesalyers) September 25, 2014

Are there any Vox stories that don't have a correction? https://t.co/5U1MqBUz0p #ExplanatoryJournalism
— AG (@AG_Conservative) September 25, 2014

That awkward moment when Obama went to the UN and these hilarious photos happened

"Thank you.. and now I'll sit in a huge chair that makes me look like a little boy.." - Obama pic.twitter.com/u9TtCTWE4R
— el Sooper ن (@SooperMexican) September 24, 2014

@SooperMexican I'm the president, BRING ME MY SIPPY CUP!
— Starless (@starless941) September 24, 2014

the seat of power pic.twitter.com/NBSx6X76IS
— Andrew Stiles (@AndrewStilesUSA) September 24, 2014

@CuffyMeh @AndrewStilesUSA pic.twitter.com/7aeY4IHI7H
— Jim Jamitis (@anthropocon) September 24, 2014

Sums up Obama, little man w/small mind & big ego sitting in a to big chair. #tcot #ofa #pjnet #teaparty #ccot pic.twitter.com/N9bz67eO94
— SNITFIT (@Snitfit) September 24, 2014

TRIFECTA: OBAMA VERSUS THE GENERALS, PART 2

PJTV'S THE RUNDOWN: SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The LA Times takes on global warming claims, Democrats unite against Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Starbucks introduces a new dark brew, and it's over for Kris and Bruce Jenner!

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

On Eve of the Synod on the Family, New Book by Cardinals Revives Debate over Divorce and Remarriage

Marriage Redefinition and a Lifelong Commitment

The Diabolical Trinity: Divorce, Same-Sex Marriage, and Abortion

Vatican, SSPX officials resume meetings on doctrinal issues

The Family, a Seedbed of Vocations

Ireland 2014: A Challenging Landscape for the Church

New Chicago Archbishop: 'A Pastor, Not a Message'

An American Christian

Las Vegas School District Considers Teaching 5-8 Year Olds About Masturbation

Nun who won Italy's 'The Voice' records first album

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Jim and Greg discuss Obama's tough tone at the UN, Sarah Palin campaigning for Pat Roberts, and the elitism of David Brooks.



Oh, lawdy: Is this 'the most DavidBrooksian David Brooks sentiment ever?'

It's about time somebody stood up for our oppressed governing community of Elite-Americans https://t.co/02jkwDsEJO
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 23, 2014

The most DavidBrooksian David Brooks sentiment ever? http://t.co/EjPtz2v3IA http://t.co/JDBfRIC0kb pic.twitter.com/MBpsRFjk62
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 23, 2014

Maybe some context will help:

It's important in times like these to step back and get clarity. The truest thing to say is this: We are living in an amazingly fortunate time. But we also happen to be living during a leadership crisis, and a time when few people have faith in elites to govern from the top. We live in a vibrant society that is not being led.

We don't suffer from an abuse of power as much as a nonuse of power. It's been years since a major piece of legislation was passed, and there's little prospect that one will get passed in the next two.

This leadership crisis is eminently solvable. First, we need to get over the childish notion that we don't need a responsible leadership class, that power can be wielded directly by the people. America was governed best when it was governed by a porous, self-conscious and responsible elite — during the American revolution, for example, or during and after World War II. Karl Marx and Ted Cruz may believe that power can be wielded directly by the masses, but this has almost never happened historically.

David knows what's best for us.

@jimgeraghty He forgot to add, "like myself" at the end of the sentence.
— John P. Squibob (@JohnPSquibob) September 23, 2014

@jimgeraghty "America was governed best when it was governed by a self-conscious, responsible elite. Preferably with rimless glasses."
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 23, 2014

.@benshapiro "America was governed best when it was governed by a self-conscious elite with perfect pant creases."
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 23, 2014

@jimgeraghty @benshapiro He didn't actually use the word "Peasants", but then he didn't really need to, did he?
— Peter Healy (@PeterRHealy) September 23, 2014

"Pardon me bureaucrat, do you have any Grey Poupon?" @jimgeraghty @benshapiro
— Liz S. (@StarChamberMaid) September 23, 2014

Also read:

Obama's preemptive war

Shep Smith to Jen Psaki: You guys have basically adopted Dick Cheney's theory of preventive war now, huh?