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Larry O'Connor

loconnor@washingtontimes.com

Larry O'Connor was a columnist for The Washington Times.

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Kanye West poses for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York with then-President-elect Donald Trump, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Kanye at CPAC 2019?

The annual conference of conservative thought leaders, elected officials and media personalities is presented by the American Conservative Union and the event often features off-the-beaten-path speakers from popular culture.

April 27, 2018

Right when we need him more than ever, Dennis Miller is back

All through the rise of Donald Trump, the fall of Hillary Clinton, the NFL "take a knee" protests, the Harvey Weinstein scandals and the all-star season of Hell's Kitchen, this Dennis Miller fan has been yearning to get a regular dose of the SNL alum's classic, erudite analysis of the pertinent and trivial issues of our time.

April 26, 2018
In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, file photo, Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. West announced on Twitter Aug. 17, 2016, that he will open 21 temporary "Pablo" stores worldwide on the weekend of Aug. 20. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Ben Carson shows Kanye some love; ‘Courage’

Everyone seemed to have an opinion about Kanye West spreading the MAGA love Wednesday in an exchange tweets with President Trump. Even Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson chimed in on the pop-culture and political story of the moment.

April 26, 2018
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Claim: 71 percent of FBI’s foreign counterintelligence budget diverted to Russia probe

Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, a retired military intelligence officer and a Senior Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research says that over seventy percent of the FBI's current budget dedicated to foreign counterintelligence investigations have been diverted to support the probe's activities. Shaffer made the revelation on my radio program Monday afternoon on WMAL in Washington DC:

April 24, 2018
This 2014 image released by ABC shows George Stephanopoulos anchor "Good Morning America," in New York. Stephanopoulos' "Good Morning America" exchange with White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday, March 6, 2017, is the second time in a month that the ABC anchor had a notably sharp interview with a Trump administration official. (Lou Rocco/ABC via AP)

Is George Stephanopoulos held to the ‘Hannity Standard’?

Given the new Hannity Standard I'd think ABC News' would disclose on every segment involving the Clintons that Stephanopoulos was a former Senior Adviser to President Clinton, former White House Communications Director under Bill Clinton and continues to be a close associate with the Clinton family and their foundation. Right? Wouldn't you think?

April 17, 2018
Former FBI director James B. Comey Mr. Comey is on a book tour, with multiple media interviews, to promote, "Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership," an account of his time in the Trump administration. (Associated Press)

James Comey thinks it’s normal to smash old cell phones with a hammer

James Comey thinks it's pretty normal for people to destroy their cell phones when they are done using them because "if it's resold, someone doesn't end up with your information." Um... how, exactly, does one sell a destroyed cell phone? Perhaps Comey meant that he thinks it's common for people to destroy their cell phones to ensure that they are not resold.

April 16, 2018