Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush bash Donald Trump
In surprisingly undiplomatic terms for elder statesmen, George W. Bush and his father, George H.W. Bush, bash President Trump in a soon-to-be released book. While both of the former presidents vowed when they left office not to speak ill of their successors -- a pledge they've kept for the most part -- there's just something about Donald J. Trump that they can't stand. Published November 7, 2017
Nathan Larson, thanks to Terry McAuliffe, now felon running for office
Once upon a time, a governor elected by the people for the people decided that anyone who had ever committed a felony -- like murder and rape and, maybe, threatening to kill the president of the United States -- should be treated just like a law-abiding citizen. With the stroke of a pen, he restored voting rights to thousands and thousands of ex-felons. Published October 31, 2017
Trump bashing by media unfair, Jimmy Carter says
Jimmy Carter, born in 1924, is finally cutting loose. He's been pounding nails for the last 40 years with Habitat for Humanity (OK, and working toward world peace and winning the Nobel Prize), but he's finally comfortable telling it just like it is. Published October 24, 2017
New York Times editor admits paper is very, very (very) biased
The muckity mucks in the liberal media pshaw the claim like you've said the sun rises in the west. Big wigs across the massive media conglomerates repeat the denial until they're blue in the face: There is no liberal bias in the media, they say. Published October 17, 2017
Donald Trump golf score of 73 drives haters crazy
Kim Jong-il, the late supreme leader of North Korea, was one heckuva golfer. He only played once, in 1994, and he reportedly shot a 38-under-par round on the country's only golf course, including 11 holes-in-one (although some reports say he only had five). That's right: Par was 72; he shot a 34. His worst score all round long was a birdie. Published October 10, 2017
Democrats scramble to paint Puerto Rico as Trump’s Katrina
Even before the storm hit the U.S. territory, home to some 3.5 million people, President Trump declared a federal emergency for the island, putting into action a massive rescue-and-relief plan and freeing up millions in aid. The federal government dispatched the military and throngs of first responders to the Caribbean island, along with tons of water and food. Published October 3, 2017
Obama hauls in millions from Wall Street, media don’t say a word
It's the height of hypocrisy. Former President Barack Obama is hauling in millions from Wall Street banks -- the very institutions he harangued throughout both of his presidential campaigns. Published September 26, 2017
Hillary Clinton talks her love of vodka — and ‘sort of, facts’ — on start of book tour
The stage: A couple of comfy green leather chairs, a bookcase between and behind them — filled with copies of one book. The hall, Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., which was sold out Monday night for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's first of 15 tour stops to sell her new book and to tell us all "What Happened." Published September 19, 2017
Even the Miss America pageant is political now
In this day and age, when every single Hollywood award ceremony and every daytime talk show and even TV commercials are now political, of course it makes sense that beauty pageants should be, too. Published September 12, 2017
Hurricane Harvey brought out the leadership of Donald Trump
President Donald Trump changed a lot of minds last week. Published September 5, 2017
Donald Trump’s Texas visit a lose-lose scenario to haters
Stay away, and the MSM will accuse you of "not showing sympathy/empathy"; travel to the storm-ravaged area, and the MSM will decry your selfish act, claiming that you've taken resources from the response to the disaster. Published August 29, 2017
USA Today runs by the fake news story playbook
You've heard it out there. You know the story already. USA Today "broke" it in a huge scoop on Monday: "Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of Trump's frequent travel, large family." Published August 22, 2017
Donald Trump’s ‘dump’ comments may be fake news, but the White House does need serious work
According to a golf writer who quotes only a single anonymous source, President Trump was "chatting with some members before a recent round of golf" when he explained his frequent appearances at the club by saying: "That White House is a real dump." A White House spokesman denied the account -- as did Mr. Trump. Published August 15, 2017
Donald Trump is not lazy, contrary to what the MSM would have you believe
The minute you take your hand off that Bible at noon on Jan. 20, the weight of the world falls on your shoulders. And it stays there until someone else takes that same 35-word oath four or eight years later — the oath of the presidency. Published August 8, 2017
Donald Trump: ‘No WH chaos’; Reality: Massive WH chaos
On tonight's episode of "As The Trump World Turns," special investigator Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is heating up, feuding Republicans fail to get anything done on health care, President Trump's approval rating plunges, the president is publicly bashing his own attorney general, and the White House is in absolute meltdown, with two longtime staffers fired in dramatic fashion (the tears flow!). Published August 1, 2017
America hates Hillary Clinton — and digs Donald Trump
Nearly every day, another mainstream media poll emerges that claims President Trump has the lowest approval rating since Caligula. But there's one person Americans like even less: Hillary Clinton. Published July 18, 2017
Donald Trump should cancel Congress’ 38-day vacation
Congress will take 218 days off this year. In 30-day months, that's 7.2 months off. Published July 11, 2017
Washington Post issues correction that reporter vowed would never happen
In today's weird media age, up is down and left is right. The sun may or may not rise in the east. Fact and fiction are fungible, and the fungus among us is growing. Published July 4, 2017
Time to put Pelosi out to pasture
Nancy Pelosi, at 77, is as over the hill as one can get. Published June 27, 2017
White House reporters have become pack of milquetoast moaners who need to man up
There was a time when White House reporters did their work and didn't cry like little babies. The men were men and the women were not to be tangled with (Helen Thomas in her prime). Published June 20, 2017