Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
Beto O’Rourke might just be the loser Democrats pick in 2020
There's something weird about Democrats: They love losers. Published December 18, 2018
‘Fauxcahontas’ Elizabeth Warren’s stock just went down — again
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wants to run for president in 2020, but her hometown newspaper thinks maybe she just oughta take a powder. Published December 11, 2018
George H.W. Bush: Four perfect eulogies for an incredible life
How do you take a man — a 94-year-old man, a man who spent his life in service of his country, enlisting in the military at 18 years old to serve in World War II, where his plane was shot down and he barely escaped capture, a man who went on to become a congressman, an ambassador to China, a CIA director, a vice president and the 41st president of United States — and sum up his life in a 90-minute memorial? Published December 5, 2018
Maureen Dowd: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton ‘refuse to be discarded’
Yes, people, the day is coming, and it's coming fast: We're almost done for good with Bill and Hillary Clinton. Published December 4, 2018
CNN Jim Acosta wrong on migrant caravan ‘invasion’
For today's exercise, we'll let CNN's Jim Acosta represent the entire liberal mainstream media (he wants to be a star, rub elbows with the glitterati, so today, the not-at-all humble journalist will be the be-all and end-all). Published November 27, 2018
Donald Trump was right to boot CNN’s Jim Acosta out of the White House
To hear members of the White House press corps tell it, at stake is the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, and perhaps the very future of America as we know it. Published November 13, 2018
The truth about midterm elections: What they mean and why
Was Tuesday's midterm election a referendum on President Trump's first two years in office? Published November 6, 2018
Frightfest: Hillary Clinton says she might run again; Democrats say ‘nuh uh’
For Hillary Clinton, Halloween week was the perfect time to muse about maybe — just maybe — running for president again in 2020. Published October 30, 2018
Democrats to begin 2020 presidential race
Yes, 2020 is right around the corner, people. Once we get past this midterm election in two weeks, it's a flat-out blitz to Election Day 2020. Sure, no one cares (seriously, NO ONE CARES!), but that's never stopped politicians from running for the White House before and, unfortunately, it won't stop them now. Published October 23, 2018
Did Elizabeth ‘She Who Lies Through Teeth’ Warren just lose 2020?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is a liar. She's long been a liar, but on Monday she decided to release proof that she's a liar, in the form of DNA test results. Published October 16, 2018
Democrats’ Brett Kavanaugh strategy energizes GOP
For Democrats, the ends always justify the means. Always. They couldn't care less about the truth, honor, integrity, or the damage they might do to an honorable man or woman, as long as they get their way. Published October 9, 2018
Democrats’ Brett Kavanaugh case falls apart fast
First, let's dispose of the tales of the two accusers of Brett Kavanaugh who came out after flaky California college professor Christine Blasey Ford claimed that the Supreme Court nominee sexually groped her 36 years ago when he was 17. This won't take long. Published October 2, 2018
With Brett Kavanaugh nonsense, the politics we’ve known are finished
Here's where we are, people: The country's most respected newspaper is combing through a Supreme Court nominee's high school yearbook in search of dirt. Published September 25, 2018
Senate role for Supreme Court nominees absurd
When it was clear Judge Kavanaugh would ascend to the high court, allegations of sexual impropriety suddenly emerged. Published September 18, 2018
Bob Woodward’s book: Another work of non-fiction fiction?
In his book "Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987," Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward wrote about a deathbed conversation he had with CIA Director William J. Casey. President Reagan, a Republican, was at the time in the throes of the Iran-Contra affair, and Mr. Woodward just happened to get Casey to admit that he had known about the diversion of Iran arms sale money to the Contras. Published September 11, 2018
Kavanaugh hearing proves the Senate is no longer the ‘world’s greatest deliberative body’
What a disgusting show that was. Published September 4, 2018
Tiger Woods’ Donald Trump ‘respect the office’ remark triggers social justice warriors
Tiger Woods is a professional golfer. He hits a little white ball around a lush green golf course for a living. And he's arguably the best to ever play the game. So why are the social justice warriors of the world suddenly trying to embroil him in some sort of political turmoil? Published August 28, 2018
Donald Trump right to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance
President Trump set off a firestorm last week when he yanked the security clearance of former Obama CIA Director John O. Brennan, who was busy making a career out of bashing the White House. Citing "a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations" about his administration, Mr. Trump said Mr. Brennan was seeking to "sow division and chaos." Published August 21, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is crashing and burning — fast
Until just weeks ago, Hillary Clinton was the face of the Democratic Party. But all that's changed. The new face of the Democratic Party is a 28-year-old former bartender. Published August 14, 2018
What suppressing Alex Jones really means
Remember that creepy scene in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," when Wonka has loaded all the kids into a boat and they paddle down the chocolate river? Well, buckle your seat belts, people, 'cuz we're about to go on that same wild ride. Published August 7, 2018