Racially charged murder trial grips Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman | Watchdog.org HONOLULU — As George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial for the killing of Treyvon Martin crawls to a close in Florida, Hawaii is in the midst of its racially...
View ArticleZimmerman Verdict Becomes Argument For More Gun Control
An all-female jury acquitted George Zimmerman of murdering Trayvon Martin, proving that the local officials who had decided not to charge Zimmerman in the first place had it right all along (that...
View ArticleWould Civil Rights Charges Against Zimmerman Be Constitutional?
Now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted of murder charges resulting from his shooting of Trayvon Martin, the race baiters who have turned this case into a political piñata are demanding federal...
View ArticleZimmerman’s Lawsuit Against NBC News To Begin In Earnest Now
NBC News, and their cable news sister channel MSNBC, worked long and hard to vilify George Zimmerman during his trial for shooting Trayvon Martin. NBC News was even caught airing a transcript...
View ArticleZimmerman’s Brother: We Think Obama Might Be Tapping Our Phones
The political atmosphere around the trial of George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin was given a political charge by President Obama and other left-wing political figure, and now Zimmerman’s...
View ArticleWhat If George Zimmerman Wasn’t Actually A Racist?
According to the narrative promoted by race-baiters like Al Sharpton and pretty much any given talking head appearing on MSNBC, George Zimmerman was a racist who, at best, profiled Trayvon Martin...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman Has Better Approval Numbers Than Barack Obama
According to left-wing demagogues and celebrities (same thing?) around the nation, George Zimmerman is a rabid racist who likes to spend his free time hunting young black men. And while that point of...
View ArticleObama Can Weigh In On Zimmerman, But Not Democrat Sex Scandals?
NPR reporter Ari Shapiro asked White House spokesman Jay Carney a tough question today. “Given that the President, domestically and abroad, so often speaks about respect for women, creating a society...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman Accused Of Threatening Wife And Her Father With A Gun
This is breaking news, and no arrest yet, but given how political everything around Zimmerman is we may as well convict him now. George Zimmerman’s estranged wife has called police to her father’s...
View ArticleSenator Cruz To Trayvon’s Mom: Stand Your Ground Laws Aren’t About Race
“The notion that stand your ground laws are some form of veiled racism may be a convenient political attack,” Texas Senator Ted Cruz told Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, during a hearing...
View ArticleKobe Bryant On Trayvon Martin: “I Won’t React To Something Just Because I’m...
During an interview for the New Yorker, basketball icon Kobe Bryant commented on reactions to the Trayvon Martin case, and his opinion might raise some eyebrows given that Bryant is a celebrity and not...
View ArticleThe End Of North Dakota’s Oil Boom Is Here
I think North Dakota’s oil boom is over, and the closing of a business in Williston has convinced me that it’s true. The Williston Herald is reporting that the Bakken Club, a business that made...
View ArticleRod St. Aubyn: Projected Oil Prices And The Legislature
Rob had an interesting blog story on Saturday evening about the possibility that the oil boom in Western North Dakota may be over. With the lower oil prices partially caused by OPEC’s war against...
View ArticleNew York Times Profiles Corruption, Murder Involving Heidi Heitkamp “Friend”
Political corruption is an unfortunate fact of life on many American Indian reservations, and the Fort Berthold Reservation is certainly a noteworthy example. And, as has often happened with tribal...
View ArticleThe Outdoor Heritage Fund Doesn’t Need Fixing, It Needs Repeal
This election year North Dakota had a titanic debate over a constitutional amendment – Measure 5, specifically – which would have diverted hundreds of millions of tax dollars into a slush fund for...
View ArticleDoes North Dakota Really Deserve Bad Grades For Teacher Preparedness?
Over the holiday you folks probably saw a lot of this headline: “North Dakota receives bad grades in teacher preparedness” The article, written by Anna Burleson of Forum Communications, details a...
View ArticleHead Of Troubled NDSU Development Foundation Steps Down
It’s been a rough year for foundations at North Dakota’s universities. At UND in Grand Forks the now-defunct UND Research Foundation dumped the unprofitable REAC Building on the taxpayers after it...
View ArticleJames Kerian: It’s Not The Voters’ Opinions That Matter, It’s How Much They Care
Most people disagree with you. If you care about anything in politics (it doesn’t matter where you are on the ideological spectrum) most people disagree with you. You might be tempted to believe...
View ArticleCost Of Gasoline Is Near Historic Lows
Gas prices, since they’re one of the most universal and visible costs of day-to-day life, are always of great concern to Americans. We live in a big, wide-open country and driving isn’t just a luxury....
View ArticleND Lawmakers Will Have Two Choices On Income Taxes: Eliminate It, Or Phase It...
Rep. Al Carlson, the House Majority Leader, has announced that he will be introducing legislation which would take North Dakota’s personal and corporate income tax rates down to zero. But back in...
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