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Paranoia from The Nation magazine

Matthew Vadum

The Left is going all-out to push the tired old meme that asking a voter for photo ID somehow discriminates against minorities, the poor, and other aggrieved groups. Longtime fellow-traveler and ACORN apologist Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation magazine, is trying to raise money by promoting this ridiculous idea. Not unexpected but still tedious. Make that very tedious. Here’s a copy of a fundraising letter I received today from her: Continue reading Paranoia from The Nation magazine

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Voter ID Laws: Racist or Reasonable?

Matthew Vadum

Both the Left and Right have expressed concern over potential abuse in America’s current voting process. But as the rhetoric flies, what are the facts? And is the Department of Justice heeding all concerns? By Brandon Darby (This piece is an abbreviated version of Brandon Darby’s original printed piece that was featured in Townhall Magazine’s March 2012 issue) There’s been much said lately about election integrity and voter identification laws. Both sides of the American political spectrum have raised concerns over polls and potential abuses in the American voting process. In fact, due to the serious voter registration irregularities identified … Continue reading Voter ID Laws: Racist or Reasonable?

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Houston Chronicle sends no one to my speech, attacks me anyway

Matthew Vadum

I spoke about my book Subversion Inc.: How Obama’s ACORN Red Shirts are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers, at two events sponsored by King Street Patriots in Houston, Texas, yesterday. The local paper, the Houston Chronicle, sent no one to cover either event. Yet lazy Chronicle writer Geoff Berg trashed me anyway. Apparently, having a clue what you’re writing about isn’t too important to the Chronicle. It’s always instructive to watch the dinosaur media at work. Continue reading Houston Chronicle sends no one to my speech, attacks me anyway