Author: Larry Horist

President Trump gave his farewell speech to the nation.  That was, by all standards, a “must cover” for any serious news media.  But then, MSNBC and CNN – and all those New York Times and Washington Post panelists – are no longer part of what can be called a news media.  They are the communication arm of the leftwing of the Democratic Party. I was able to hear what Trump had to say because FOX News broadcast it in its entirety.  CNN played carefully selected snippets around which they could…

One of the subtext narratives being circulated by the leftwing is that a number of Democrat members of Congress are claiming to have caught Covid-19 from Republican members who were not wearing masks as they sat around a safe room during the height of the Capitol Hill riot.  But did they? First, there has been no direct evidence as to where the members may have caught the virus.  It is only speculation – and may be politically motivated.  The story is making the rounds on the elitist east coast media…

Every now and then, the arrogant elitism of the New York press corps slips out.  We see it in their condescending attitude toward the masses living in fly-over America.  In the kindest references, we hear that they are merely out of touch with the lives of Americans who do not belong to that unique class of snobby multi-millionaires that populate the political and press culture of the Big Apple.  But if you follow the New York-based news industry, you will discover that they really look down on we the people…

Political analyst Steve Kornacki may be – and probably is – MSNBC’s one remaining thin thread of credibility and respectability.  He is, in my judgment, the most objective and knowledgeable political analyst on television. That is not a recent opinion.  Way back in 2016, I wrote a commentary in praise of Kornacki’s ability to report the facts and offer opinions based on objective analysis.  Back in 2016, Kornacki distinguished himself by reporting on the election returns that were making it increasingly obvious that Donald J. Trump was about to get…

It appears that on January 6th there will be a large demonstration by Trump supporters protesting the outcome of the election in an effort to have the vote of the Electoral College overturned.  It is timed to put pressure on Congress to intervene.  It will achieve neither of those goals. It will, however, elicit a hysterical and hyperbolic response from Democrats, the left and the media.  Even the mere anticipation of such an outpouring of public support for Trump has the media predicting the direst of outcomes.  Even without the…

One of the constant fearmongering tactics is to blame the kids for killing grandma by bringing home the Covid-19 virus.  ( I often wonder why they single out grandma.  Doesn’t grandpa count?  But I digress.) Young people are going to be sad enough to have one of their grandparents die – for any reason.  It seems shameful to burden them with terrible guilt if, perchance, grandma gets the virus from them.  A lot of the emphasis is on students coming home from college for the Christmas or Hanukkah holidays. Even…

As a means of facilitating safe travel in the future, it has been proposed that the results of your Covid-19 tests should be incorporated on a telephone app that would be used to allow you to enter a vehicle of public conveyance – a plane, train, bus, taxi. It might also be used to enter government buildings, restaurants, grocery stores or just about any place else, other than grandma’s house – and maybe there, too.  You may have use it to go to work each day – a modern version…

I suppose it is only natural that family members of United States presidents will have exceptional advantages.  Sometimes it is a matter of getting out of trouble.  We only need to recall the pardons issued by President Clinton for his half-brother, Roger, who served time on cocaine charges. On the other side of the presidential pardon coin are the lucrative benefits that can be accessed by members of presidential families – some more flagrant than others.  Some are even humorous.  You may recall how First-Brother Billy Carter made money peddling…