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Douglas MacKinnon: McDonnell: 1 Washington Post: 0

WASHINGTON -- Bob McDonnell's decisive victory is even more impressive if one stops to acknowledge that it came in the face of incredibly daunting opposition, misleading and low-brow campaign commercials, and a "news" organization which often advocates ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Town Hall,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Washington Post Company,  U.S. Republican Party,  White House,  Barack Obama,  John McCain

Douglas MacKinnon: What Is Happening to Rush Limbaugh Matters

It appears that the purveyors of political correctness and the ignorant or hate-filled on the far-left are about to exact their revenge against Rush Limbaugh. With the majority of the liberal mainstream media in their enraged and partisan corner, they ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Town Hall,  15 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Rush Limbaugh,  St. Louis Rams,  NFL,  ESPN,  Donovan McNabb

Douglas MacKinnon: General McChrystal, My Novel, and Free Speech

Simply because he spoke out in the best interests of his troops and our nation, the liberal intelligentsia, certain White House aides and some Democrat Members of Congress are trying to discredit and disparage General Stan McChrystal as fast as yellow ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Town Hall,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  Oracle

Douglas MacKinnon: David Brooks is Impressed With Himself and... Obama

Years ago, I was involved in a Republican primary campaign back in Massachusetts where we pranked Boston Brahmin Elliott Richardson with campaign signs that read: "Vote for Elliott Richardson. He's better than you." After just reading a New Republic ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Town Hall,  22 Sep 2009
Related Topics: David Brooks,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party

Douglas MacKinnon: "Historians" For Obama

Recently, I read a piece in the left-of-center New York Times where a select group of “historians” were giving advice to former Vice President Dick Cheney regarding his forthcoming memoir. After reading the highly suspect advice, I naturally wondered ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Town Hall,  30 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Dick Cheney,  Don Imus,  Thomas Jefferson,  Abraham Lincoln

Memo to GOP: Hush. Listen.

I’ve found myself thinking lately about the tag line for a 1974 horror movie: “If this doesn’t make your skin crawl, it’s on too tight.” What brought the saying to mind? Most recently, it was Nevada Sen. John Ensign. And before that, it was South ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  20 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Mark Sanford,  David Vitter,  Larry Craig,  John McCain

Douglas MacKinnon: Advice for the GOP -- reclaim principles, connect with Americans who embrace them

was like an old dog chasing a car. He wasn't quite sure why he was chasing the car, and wouldn't know what to do with a car if he caught it, but at that stage of his life, he felt he had to chase the largest car going by." I've found myself thinking ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, TwinCities.com,  18 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Mark Sanford,  David Vitter,  Larry Craig,  John McCain

Some secrets just need to be kept

Unfortunately for those Americans who want our elected officials to do all within their power to protect us from terrorism, the labels “national security” and “top secret” are increasingly becoming partisan fodder. In fact, our national security and ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, The Politico,  16 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  American Civil Liberties Union

Douglas MacKinnon: Sarah Palin, Liberal Nerds and an Envious Spinster

With Sarah Palin’s understandable announcement that she is resigning as Governor of Alaska, predictable and outright cruel invective oozed out of the mouths of the loathing left. Why do so many liberals have such an unhinged hatred of this woman? Why ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Town Hall,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Maureen Dowd,  Sarah Palin,  Vanity Fair,  New York Times Company,  David Letterman

Douglas MacKinnon: Palin, Vanity Fair, Envy, and Hate

Just about a year ago in this space, I endeavored to defend Bill Clinton against a highly suspect and agenda driven attack launched at him from the pages of Vanity Fair. Now, I will attempt to do the same for Governor Sarah Palin knowing that such a ...

From DOUGLAS MACKINNON, Huffington Post,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Vanity Fair,  Maureen Dowd,  Steve Schmidt,  Sarah Palin,  New York Times Company

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