Terrorist? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

My article from the September 25, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Terrorist? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell By Matthew Vadum FBI agents aren’t allowed to treat individuals associated with terrorist groups as potential threats to the nation, according to a startling, newly discovered FBI directive. The fact that a terrorism suspect is associated with a terrorist group means nothing, according to the FBI document, “Guiding Principles: Touchstone Document on Training.” The “touchstone” document, dated March of this year, is available online but hasn’t been reported on by major media outlets. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are to be instructed that “mere association … Continue reading Terrorist? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Bachmann-Clinton Showdown over Blind Sheikh

My article from the September 21, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Bachmann-Clinton Showdown over Blind Sheikh By Matthew Vadum In a dramatic confrontation with a conservative lawmaker on Capitol Hill yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flatly denied that the Obama administration is planning to send the 1993 World Trade Center bomber back to Egypt. The face-off between Clinton and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) came after The Blaze news website started a firestorm Monday by reporting that a source close to the Obama administration said the Department of State was contemplating returning the “Blind Sheikh,” convicted terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, … Continue reading Bachmann-Clinton Showdown over Blind Sheikh

Releasing the Blind Sheikh?

My article from the September 19, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Releasing the Blind Sheikh? By Matthew Vadum The Obama administration may give a get-out-of-jail-free card to an Islamic terrorist whose group helped to ignite a wave of deadly attacks last week against U.S. diplomatic missions in the Middle East. The U.S. Department of State “is actively considering negotiations with the Egyptian government for the transfer of custody of Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as ‘the Blind Sheikh,’ for humanitarian and health reasons,” The Blaze news website reported, citing a confidential source close to the Obama administration. On September 10, the … Continue reading Releasing the Blind Sheikh?

Occupy at One Year

My article from the September 17, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Occupy at One Year By Matthew Vadum The violent anti-American radicals of Occupy Wall Street plan to celebrate the anniversary of their neo-communist movement today by shutting down the New York Stock Exchange and hitting dozens of corporate targets. The anniversary comes days after an operative for the Anonymous computer hacker group was arrested for allegedly threatening a federal agent. Barrett Brown, a self-described spokesman for Anonymous, which is allied with the Occupy Wall Street movement, boasts that he carried out cyber-attacks against Visa and MasterCard. These Bolshevik … Continue reading Occupy at One Year

Obama Had Advance Knowledge of Mideast Attacks

My article from the September 14, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Obama Had Advance Knowledge of Mideast Attacks By Matthew Vadum Although the Obama administration had “credible” evidence of this week’s deadly Islamist attacks on U.S. missions in Libya and Egypt a full two days before they happened, no effort was made to protect U.S. government personnel, The Independent reports. The Islamofascist offensive took place on September 11, a day of great symbolic importance to both America and the Islamic world because it was the eleventh anniversary of al Qaeda’s attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The U.S. … Continue reading Obama Had Advance Knowledge of Mideast Attacks

Obama’s Military Voter Suppression Campaign

My article from the September 12, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Obama’s Military Voter Suppression Campaign By Matthew Vadum The Obama administration appears to be violating the civil rights of nearly 200,000 U.S. soldiers around the world by deliberately disenfranchising them. These are the same servicemen and servicewomen who may have to put their lives on the line at some point to respond to the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya yesterday. News of the Obama administration’s apparent crackdown on military voting comes days after the Obama campaign succeeded in convincing a liberal federal judge to … Continue reading Obama’s Military Voter Suppression Campaign

Alinskyite Super PAC’s Crusade to Take Down Michele Bachmann

My article from the September 7, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Alinskyite Super PAC’s Crusade to Take Down Michele Bachmann By Matthew Vadum Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is now in the crosshairs of the radical left-wing Credo Super PAC which jettisoned an earlier pledge not to target any female congressional candidate in the upcoming election. Bachmann “has said more hateful and downright crazy things than just about anyone else in Congress,” said community organizer Becky Bond, president of Credo Super PAC. Bachmann is the “Queen of Crazy,” according to Credo’s website. The PAC is attacking Bachmann because, among other … Continue reading Alinskyite Super PAC’s Crusade to Take Down Michele Bachmann

Obama Election Manipulation in Swing State Ohio

From the September 4, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Obama Election Manipulation in Swing State Ohio By Matthew Vadum An Ohio election law that eliminated an unfair advantage enjoyed by the Obama campaign has been struck down by an unelected federal judge under the guise of fairness. The heavy-handed court ruling probably gives the Obama campaign an edge in the vitally important battleground state. Acceding to a lawsuit from the Obama campaign, part-time, semi-retired liberal judge Peter C. Economus last week voided provisions of an election reform law enacted in Ohio last year that gave  military personnel extra time … Continue reading Obama Election Manipulation in Swing State Ohio

Another Radical Obama Nominee

My article from the September 3, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Another Radical Obama Nominee By Matthew Vadum President Obama has nominated a former union organizer with a disturbingly radical background to a vitally important federal office that could manipulate unemployment figures for the Obama administration’s benefit. The nominee in question is central banker Erica L. Groshen, an economist. Groshen is a long-time registered Democrat whom President Obama wants to serve as Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Although Groshen says she has “a very non-political, non-partisan background,” her resume reads like that of a leftist community organizer. She even sent her … Continue reading Another Radical Obama Nominee

The Radical Judges Who Struck Down Texas’ Voter ID Law

My article from August 31, 2012 issue of Front Page Magazine: The Radical Judges Who Struck Down Texas’ Voter ID Law By Matthew Vadum Left-wing judges-for-life struck down a new Texas law yesterday that requires voters to present photo identification before voting. The decision was one of two odious Texas-related federal court rulings handed down this week. Both seem likely to inject a liberal dose of chaos into the upcoming election in a state known for its legendarily robust election fraud. “Chalk up another victory for fraud,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. “Today, federal judges subverted the will of … Continue reading The Radical Judges Who Struck Down Texas’ Voter ID Law

Radicals’ Plans for GOP Convention Not Dampened

My article from the August 28, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Radicals’ Plans for GOP Convention Not Dampened By Matthew Vadum Dangerous, violent, left-wing radicals don’t seem to be backing down from their plans to shut down the Republican national convention in Tampa Bay even as an increasingly dangerous, violent tropical storm bears down on Florida. A protester has already been arrested at the convention for carrying a large machete strapped to his leg. Jason T. Wilson of Tallahassee was taken into custody while walking on the convention grounds. Police say Wilson refused to stop when asked and was physically restrained … Continue reading Radicals’ Plans for GOP Convention Not Dampened

Obama’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Lifeline

My article from the August 23, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Obama’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Lifeline By Matthew Vadum The recent “legitimate rape” statement by Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin has now metastasized into a matter of far-reaching political implications. Few dispute that the comment exhibited deep intellectual incompetence, and the entire conservative establishment unanimously agreed that such a person has no business representing the conservative cause. Nonetheless, Akin refused to budge. In so doing, a once assured Senate seat has been put in play, while the Obama campaign and the Left have already unleashed a torrent of propaganda to … Continue reading Obama’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Lifeline

Smearing Conservatives, Raking In Cash

My article from the August 20, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Smearing Conservatives, Raking In Cash By Matthew Vadum After the Southern Poverty Law Center – a quarter-billion dollar leftist attack machine funded by George Soros – labeled the conservative Family Research Council a “hate group,” a gay rights activist shot up FRC headquarters in Washington, D.C. last week. FRC president Tony Perkins acknowledged “the gunman is responsible for the shooting,” but blamed the SPLC for “recklessly” labeling groups “like FRC that they disagree with as ‘hate groups,’ that created this hostile environment.” The Southern Poverty Law Center’s behavior isn’t reckless … Continue reading Smearing Conservatives, Raking In Cash

Medicare May Be Obama’s ‘Waterloo’

My article from the August 16, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Medicare May Be Obama’s ‘Waterloo’ By Matthew Vadum In the Battle of Waterloo a resolute leader defeated a dangerous, imperious tyrant. The metaphor lives on today in American politics. During congressional hostilities over Obamacare Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) famously urged Republicans to push hard “to stop” President Obama’s signature legislation because killing the bill would “break him.”  It would be Obama’s “Waterloo.” It would “show that we can, along with the American people, begin to push those freedom solutions that work in every area of our society.” After … Continue reading Medicare May Be Obama’s ‘Waterloo’

Marxist Radicals Mug Paul Ryan

My article from the August 15, 2012, issue of Front Page Magazine: Marxist Radicals Mug Paul Ryan By Matthew Vadum The same Marxist agitators who tried to silence Mitt Romney in the Hawkeye State a year ago tried to shut down his new running mate Monday. Two days after the presumptive GOP presidential nominee named Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential pick, Ryan was aggressively heckled by the agrarian socialists and union goons of the ACORN-like Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) throughout a stump speech at the Iowa State Fair. At last year’s Iowa State Fair … Continue reading Marxist Radicals Mug Paul Ryan

DNC honors ACORN and Teddy Kennedy

At the Democratic Party’s national convention in Charlotte, a video tribute honoring the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) was played. All throughout ACORN’s terminal scandal that began with the undercover videos in 2009, Democrats ran away from the toxic radical leftist group as fast as they could. No more. As an example of one of the supposedly noble things Captain Chappaquiddick did, footage was shown of Kennedy barking out liberal nonsense at a rally for the job-killing minimum wage, one of ACORN’s favorite issues. Right behind him in a conspicuous place appears the ACORN logo. (A screen grab appears above.) … Continue reading DNC honors ACORN and Teddy Kennedy

Obama campaign has spent $2.3 million on legal warfare

Perkins Coie is one of the Obama reelection campaign’s biggest vendors, generating just under $2.3 million in legal bills – a number that is bound to shoot up even higher as Obama’s legal warfare escalates between now and Election Day. Pasted from a spreadsheet, below are my rough notes showing how I came up with the figure: Expenditures by payee (Perkins Coie) according to Federal Election Commission website Obama Aug 2012 monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M8/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 111,282.63 July monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M7/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 218,427.02 June monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M6/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 147,960.43 May monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M5/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 146,663.73 April monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M4/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 201,199.13 March monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M3/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 317,707.53 February monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M2/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 257,042.32 2012 subtotal … Continue reading Obama campaign has spent $2.3 million on legal warfare

Matthew Vadum’s work is cited in 46 books (and rising)

I’ve been keeping a running tab of the books that reference my work and/or quote me. I’m not just cited by right-wingers. Note that authors on the left, such as Arianna Huffington, Thomas Frank, and Center for American Progress visiting fellow Shirley Sagawa, have given my work a vote of confidence by relying on it. Here is the list as of September 3, 2012: * asterisk indicates New York Times bestseller In reverse chronological order: 46) Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right, by Thomas Frank, Macmillan, 2012, page citations unknown  45) Who’s Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your … Continue reading Matthew Vadum’s work is cited in 46 books (and rising)

Left-Wing Activists Admit Allen West Terrifies Them

My PJ Media article from July 31, 2012: Left-Wing Activists Admit Allen West Terrifies Them By Matthew Vadum Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is the activist Left’s number one congressional target this election cycle because he poses an existential threat to progressivism, a prominent professional left-wing organizer suggests. West is “a national rising star in the Tea Party,” Becky Bond explained during a panel discussion at the Campaign for America’s Future’s recent Take Back the American Dream confab in Washington, D.C. The famously outspoken retired Army lieutenant colonel with the special talent for getting under Democrats’ skin “is going to start … Continue reading Left-Wing Activists Admit Allen West Terrifies Them

Shadow Party Strikes with Romney ‘Cancer Ad’

My August 10, 2012 article from Front Page Magazine: Shadow Party Strikes with Romney ‘Cancer Ad’ By Matthew Vadum A shadowy political operative with ties to organized crime is behind the now-infamous TV ad in which ex-steelworker Joe Soptic falsely blamed his wife’s tragic cancer death on Mitt Romney’s venture capital firm shuttering his place of employment. Behind-the-scenes power broker Harold Ickes is a major player in today’s Democratic Party. A registered lobbyist and shill for leftist causes, Ickes is a longtime Clinton loyalist, who previously served as deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and in senior posts in the presidential … Continue reading Shadow Party Strikes with Romney ‘Cancer Ad’