Political Theater

Are the Democrats headed to a contested convention?

Only two states have weighed in on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but already theories about a contested convention are swirling.

Joe Biden presidential campaign breaks down (just like his campaign bus)

By Joseph Curl

In a fantastical (some might say ironic) twist, one of Joseph R. Biden's campaign buses broke down in New Hampshire over the weekend and had to pull off to the side of the road.

My last column ever -- ever! -- on Hillary Clinton. Promise.

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in humiliating fashion on Nov. 8, 2016. That's 1,183 days ago. And yet, nearly every day since Election Day, Mrs. Clinton is in the news: Appearing on "The View," hanging out with Jimmy Fallon, hawking a book with her daughter.

Today's reporters don't even know the No. 1 rule of journalism

By Joseph Curl

Shortly before a White House briefing call for the press on President Trump's impeachment trial on Saturday, deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley laid out the rules for participants in the media.

Pathological liar Elizabeth Warren thinks presidential candidates should tell truth

By Joseph Curl

The Massachusetts Democrat lied about being an American Indian, lied when she promised to serve her full Senate term if reelected in 2018, lied when she said her children attended public schools, lied when she said her father worked as a janitor, lied when she said she was fired for being "visibly pregnant."

Robert De Niro doesn't know how the Constitution works

By Joseph Curl

Actor Robert De Niro, in case you didn't know, is also a constitutional scholar.

Trump threats to destroy Iranian cultural sites way beyond the pale

By Joseph Curl

President Trump's petty bellicosity can be amusing. When faced with even the slightest slight, Mr. Trump puffs out his chest like a cowardly schoolyard bully and blurts out the first thing that comes into his mind.

Democrats know there's zilch in Constitution about 'impartial' Senate

By Joseph Curl

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer recently took aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying he will not be an "impartial juror" during the impeachment trial of President Trump.

At Christmastime, George W. Bush was Santa, Obama was Scrooge

By Joseph Curl

Every year, in the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, I think about George W. Bush. It was in that week each year for the eight years I covered him as a reporter that he gave me a spectacular gift -- and he knew it.

Jim Comey Fox News interview most bizarre in history

By Joseph Curl

There has never been such a surreal interview in the political world as the one that took place on Sunday between Fox News host Chris Wallace and former FBI Director James B. Comey.

James Comey sits for most bizarre interview in history

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

There has never been such a surreal interview in the political world as the one that took place on Sunday between Fox News host Chris Wallace and former FBI Director James B. Comey.

Howard Stern 'goes there' with Hillary Clinton, makes her look surprisingly lifelike

By Joseph Curl

Humanizing Hillary Clinton is no easy task. She has no discernible sense of humor (her smile is often fake, her laugh contrived). She's a policy wonk in all the worst ways, deeply submerged in the boring machinations of government. And in one big measure voters sometimes use to pick their candidates -- "Who would you most like to have a beer with?" -- Mrs. Clinton would fall last on nearly every list.

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