Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
JOSEPH CURL: Chris Christie down, not out as Republican presidential candidate
Chris Christie remains on track to make a run in 2016. And he isn't shying away from tough issues: Last month, he broached the third rail of politics, proposing massive reforms to federal entitlement programs -- reductions to Social Security benefits and raising the eligibility age for retirees. Published May 3, 2015
Bruce Jenner ABC Diane Sawyer interview: Don’t use our video
ABC is putting some serious restrictions on what news organizations can do with the Event of the Century -- the network's interview with woman wannabe Bruce Jenner. Published April 24, 2015
Obama celebrates Earth Day by burning 9,180 gallons of fuel on Air Force One
President Obama is celebrating Earth Day by flying in his jumbo jet down to Florida so he can tour the Everglades. Published April 22, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton — the plastic candidate with the AstroTurf campaign
When Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that she is running for president, she declared that "everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion." But as with everything Clinton, the strategy to humanize Hillary — a multimillionaire who hasn't driven since 1996 and can't remember the last time she got her own morning coffee — has been a a surreal exercise in absurdity. Published April 19, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign strategy is to control media
And so, Operation Hillary 2016 has begun. She needs the media to push the same message they did last time: This election is historic, "the first female president," blah blah blah. And so, the MSM will push that meme for the next 18 months. Published April 12, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder are liars with no shame
Something happens to men and women when they gain a proximity to power. Most in public service, one can only assume, begin with noble purpose: to serve, to change and improve the world — whether that be a small town or, literally, the world. Published April 5, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Media distortion of Indiana’s religious freedom bill
'Indiana Governor Signs Anti-Gay 'Religious Freedom' Bill At Private Ceremony," blared the headline in the Huffington Post. "Lawmakers To 'Clarify' Anti-Gay Law," screamed National Public Radio. "Indiana's Pence tries to defend new anti-gay measure," barked MSNBC. "Pence: Indiana 'not going to change' anti-LGBT law," bellowed CNN. Published March 29, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign message all about Christianity, Reagan
Ted Cruz, a first-term senator from Texas who wants to be president, has a simple plan: Be Christian — and talk about it a lot — and channel Ronald Reagan. Published March 23, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton should face criminal charges
Let's get down to brass tacks: Hillary Rodham Clinton should be criminally charged for failing to turn over her government emails as mandated by law. Published March 15, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Republican candidates do a corny Iowa Fuel Dance
Every four years, presidential hopefuls trudge into Iowa, Land of a Thousand Ears, to pay homage to the heartland farmers and their cash crop — ethanol. Published March 8, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton scandals have Democrats reconsidering presidential campaign
Suddenly, Democrats across America are asking themselves today, "Ugh, do we really want to do THIS for the next two years? Again?" Published March 4, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: To ponder: Why does the MSM so love Jeb Bush?
One thing is clear: The mainstream media loves Jeb Bush. Published March 1, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: What GOP hopefuls need to learn about media ‘gotcha’ questions
In the 2016 campaign, presidential candidates are, apparently, going to be responsible for what other candidates say and, what the heck, anything a former politician of the same party might say — even if he last won office nearly 20 years ago.* Published February 22, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Liberal liars and the lies they tell
Liberals, for whom the ends always justify the means, have an odd relationship with the truth. Published February 15, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Forget Brian Williams, it’s Hillary Clinton’s lie that matters
One rainy evening, three people walked into a bar and sat down. One was grim, another solemn, while the sole woman among them was absolutely giddy. The bartender poured a few shots of whiskey and said to the trio, "Why so grim, so solemn, so giddy?" Published February 8, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: The lesson for Hillary Clinton in Mitt Romney’s decision
There's a wonderful scene in "Citizen Kane" in which the intrepid young reporter Jerry Thompson, in search of just what the dying word "Rosebud" meant, tracks down Charles Foster Kane's best friend. Jedediah Leland is an old man now, living in a rundown retirement home in the Bronx. Frail, maybe a bit senile, Jedediah delivers a dramatic insight into Charlie. Published February 1, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: At 2016 Iowa summit, some fresh GOP faces — finally
The 2016 GOP nominee is going to have to be a whole new breed of Republican. After back-to-back shellackings — first against a nearly unknown first-term U.S. senator, then to a highly unpopular president — the party has no choice but to go in a new direction, and that path does not lead back into the wilderness. The New Breed were on hand Saturday at the Iowa Freedom Summit. Published January 25, 2015
Iowa Freedom Summit: 2016 GOP candidates queue up for speeches
At least nine potential candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination are gathered Saturday in Des Moines for the Iowa Freedom Summit. Published January 24, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: Obama — Woohoo! Free stuff for everybody!
There's a new T-shirt out there making the rounds. It says: "I am one of the people who pays for all the free stuff Obama gives you." Published January 20, 2015
JOSEPH CURL: GOP learns from 2012 debate debacle, takes control of 2016
The Republican National Committee has finally grown a brain. Published January 18, 2015
