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Library of Congress Publishes Dan Spencer's National Recording Registry Essay on the 'Doom' Soundtrack
Dan Spencer, video game music composer and founder of Best Music Coach, wrote the Library of Congress National Recording Registry essay on the 1993 "Doom" soundtrack. Best Music Coach founder Dan Spencer (Music Mentor Dan) wrote the expanded essay on Bobby Prince's 1993 score, one of eight in the 2026 induction class Everyone hears the metal.
Biden's Energy Policy Fuels Train Wrecks
Jason Isaac tells us that “one surprising contributor” to all the freight train derailments we keep hearing about more and more frequently is the Biden/Harris Administration’s misguided energy policy — the administration’s war on fossil fuels.
The Peculiar Truth about North Sentinel Island
In the eastern region of the Bay of Bengal lies the Andaman Islands. The archipelago runs north to south like a mountain chain. Though they're closer geographically to Myanmar, the islands are under the jurisdiction of India. Toward the southern base of the archipelago is an island 22 miles west of its nearest neighbor - North Sentinel Island. The jungle island is only 23 square miles, roughly the size of Manhattan, though differently shaped.
Sanders Picks up Warren’s Losing Tribal Casino Cause
Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Long before Sen.
Warren’s Indian Casino becomes Issue in N.H.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Elizabeth Warren heads to New Hampshire still unsure who won Iowa. Nevertheless, she appears to be one of the survivors of the Democrat caucus debacle.
Surprise Billing ‘Compromise’ Californicates U.S. Healthcare
Late-last week, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Frank Pallone (D.-N.J.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced a “compromise” on the surprise medical billing issue that occupies Washington’s current efforts to “fix” healthcare. After a triumphant, though brief, celebration that an agreement had been reached, it became clear that this compromise was no such thing.
Amash Ready to Vote for Articles of Impeachment
Former Republican Congressman Justin Amash said Friday that he is ready to vote for articles of impeachment against President Trump: obstruction of Congress, obstruction of justice and abuse of power. Amash told CNN’s Manu Raju he’s ready to vote for three articles of impeachment: obstruction of Congress, obstruction of justice and abuse of power. Amash waffled a little also telling Raju he wants to see the final language before ultimately deciding: Michigan Rep.
An Election Is Not an Election When the Government Decides It Does Not Count
CREDIT: geraldshields11 via Wiki Creative Commons. When is an election not an election? When the government decides the election doesn’t count. If that sounds undemocratic and awful to you, consider a new piece of legislation in Congress with the wildly misleading name the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act).
Shifting the Overton Window on Healthcare Drastically to the Left
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, accompanied by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Sen. Elizabeth Warren has recently stumbled on healthcare. Her Medicare for All plan was panned by her Democrat opponents and Liberal columnists alike.
Arbitration is a Better Approach to Stop Surprise Medical Billing
Here is the problem: Many Americans who have health insurance to pay for expensive healthcare are doing the responsible thing. They check to make sure the hospital or other medical facility that they want to use is “in network,” meaning that its costs are covered by insurance, by well-known co-pays, and by agreed-upon deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. They are following the rules of the game and they are getting unexpected and unjust “surprise” bills anyway.
Pelosi’s Drug Price Controls, Confiscatory Taxes and Socialized Medicine for All
This morning, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi unveiled her long-awaited Socialist drug price control plan. It’s everything you’d expect from the now Socialist Democratic party which now openly embraces socialism and government control of everything.
Gun-Controlled Chicago Continues to Prove Suppression of Our Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms is Not the Solution
Just another weekend in gun-controlled Chicago. At least 27 people were shot, nine fatally, in Chicago from 5:00 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. At least 34 people were shot, six of them fatally, during the previous weekend across Chicago. During the Labor Day weekend 43 people were shot, eight fatally. Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
Liz Warren’s Tribe Leadership in Hot Federal Water
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the “it” Democratic presidential candidate of the moment. She’s climbing in the polls, drawing huge crowds and wowing them in New Hampshire. Warren needs to be careful.
Alexander, House Dem Surprise Billing Plot Foiled
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) will not privately negotiate with House Democrats to ram through his version of legislation to solve the “surprise medical billing” issue plaguing patients across the country.
Alexander Working with House Dems to get ‘Billing’ Measure Pegged to Medicare Package
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is working with House Democrats to insert his controversial version of “surprise medical billing” legislation into the Medicare extenders package that must pass by the end of September, Capitol Hill sources tell RedState. A Medicare extenders package is a bundle of small programs that require funding or updating to stabilize the program at large. They come up every year or two.
Senate's Proposed Drug Price Controls Will Harm Patients, Stymie Innovation
This week, despite months of strong opposition from conservative and free-market advocates, the Senate Finance Committee unveiled their drug pricing plan containing multiple provisions allowing for still more government interference into our healthcare system.
Gallup: Immigration Now Top Overall Problem
Central American migrants sit on top of the border wall on the beach in San Diego during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, Sunday, April 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) New Gallup polling finds that Immigration is now considered the “most important problem” facing the U.S. In this July poll 27% identify immigration as the most important U.S. problem.
Trump Sues Congressional Committee and NY State Officials Over Taxes
U.S President Donald Trump listens as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, makes a statement, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem. Standing alongside Abbas, Trump said an agreement with Israel could “begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C. to prevent the disclosure of his tax returns.
Abortion Barbie Challenges Rep. Chip Roy
Sen. Wendy Davis, D-FortWorth, right, asks questions of abortion bill author Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, left, as the Texas Senate debates the abortion legislation, Friday, July 12, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Former Texas state Sen.
Trump's Reelection 50-50
President Donald Trump is greeted by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as he arrives for a campaign rally at Houston Toyota Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Sen. Ted Cruz said during an interview with PBS’s “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” that aired Friday that he believes the presidential election will be a “coin flip” and placed Trump’s reelection chances at “50-50.” Asked if Trump could be defeated, Cruz responded: Absolutely.
Rhode Island Gov, DGA Chair No Bid Scandal Starting to Mushroom
Screenshot from YouTube: “Lve interview with Gina Raimondo after her victory speech” A recent Morning Consult poll shows Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is among the least popular governors in the country, with an approval rating of only 38%. Not an impressive figure when one considers she is also the Chair of the Democratic Governors Association charged with electing more Democratic Governors.
Happy 50th First Moon Landing Day
<img class=”alignnone size-large wp-image-399028″ src=”http://www.redstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/eaglre-620×618.jpg” alt=”eaglre” width=”574″ /> Remembering Tranquility Base. It’s been 48 years since we heard those famous words announcing that humans had finally reached another world: Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
The Cost of Innovation: New Cures are Invaluable
There was a lot of talk in the recent Democratic debates about healthcare and how to fix our broken system. Unfortunately, but also Unsurprisingly, the Democrat presidential wannabees stuck to staid and vague plans which hinge on government intervention and control. We should be frank: healthcare is voters’ number one concern and millions of Americans are struggling with high premiums, out of pocket costs and other fees when trying to afford care.
As We Prepatre to Celebrate the Fourth Of July with a Salute To America Military Parade the New Nattering Nabobs of Negativism Focus on Critics’ Concerns
President Donald J. Trump touted his plans for the “Salute to America” celebration in the nation’s capitol on the Fourth of July in a tweet Tuesday morning: President Trump highlighted his plans for the Fourth of July celebration in Washington. Trump wrote, “Big 4th of July in D.C. ‘Salute to America.’ The Pentagon & our great Military Leaders are thrilled to be doing this & showing to the American people, among other things, the strongest and most advanced Military anywhere in the World.
As We Prepare to Celebrate Independece Day with a Salute to America the MSM Focus on More Negativity
Troops march over the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., as they head towards the Pentagon during the National Victory Day Parade on Saturday, June 8, 1991. The celebration to honor Gulf War troops drew an estimated 800,000 spectators. The Lincoln Memorial is visible in background. (AP Photo/Doug Mills) President Donald J.
Trump to Rollout New Immigration Plan
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. by Gage Skidmore, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0/Original President Donald J. Trump will talk about his plan for a merit-based immigration at the White House Rose Garden at 2:30 on Thursday. Wednesday, CBS Evening News reported President Trump will “propose sweeping changes to the legal immigration system. According to CBS News the plan would shift to a merit-based approach.
Consumer Groups Spam CFPB with Duplicate Comments
FILE – In this March 26, 2015, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director, Richard Cordray, speaks during a panel discussion in Richmond, Va. The CFPB is considering banning a practice known as forced arbitration for financial services. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) When agencies of the federal government are going to issue a rule, they put forward a draft and have what is called a public comment period.
House Committee to Push for Vote on Warren Casino Bill (Again)
The House Natural Resources Committee will vote Wednesday on the House version of presidential wannabe, Massachusetts’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Indian casino bill. The vote comes at a time when the Mashpee Wampanoag – the tribe the bill is intended to gift with a casino – is in complete disarray. The Cape Cod Times reports: Political unrest within the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is near a tipping point.
Why is a ‘Trump-Friendly’ Lobbyist Working to Pass Warren’s Casino Bill?
When the Bureau of Indian Affairs ruled last year that the federal government could not hold land in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, a preliminary step toward allowing that tribe to establish a casino, Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Warren raged at President Trump: Presidential wannabe, Sen.
House Dems Forced to Hold Hearing on Warren Casino Bill
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) After Red State and others reported that House Democrats planned to push through a controversial Indian casino bill supported by Massachusetts Sen.
House Republicans Need to Stop Warren’s Flawed Controversial Indian Casino Bill
Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell has confirmed, in an email to tribe members, what was first reported here at Red State: House Democrats intend to push through a controversial Indian casino bill that has become the pet project of Massachusetts Sen. and presidential wannabe Elizabeth Warren. “Chairman Grijalva is moving our bill quickly through the House Committee of Natural Resources as it should be taken up next week,” Cromwell triumphant email reads.
House Democrats Look to Move Warren Casino Bill Without Debate
House Democrats are looking to move a controversial Indian casino bill backed by presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren without debate on March 25th, despite local opposition to the casino and the tribe’s questionable finances, sources tell Red State. Legislation to help the Mashpee Wampanoag obtain a casino has been a key part of Warren’s plan to inoculate herself against attacks that she falsely positioned herself as a Native American to advance her legal, academic and political careers.
Scam Highlights Need for Trump Drug Pricing Transparency Reform
President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for ‘Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act’ and ‘Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018,’ in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, second from left, listen. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) At their worst, Pharmacy Benefits Mangers (PBMs) are costly and inefficient middlemen in America’s opaque drug pricing mess.
The Public Believes There’s a Border Emergency
Central American migrants sit on top of the border wall on the beach in San Diego during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, Sunday, April 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) A new Hill-HarrisX poll released Wednesday finds that “54 percent of those polled said they think the situation at the border is an emergency, compared to 46 percent who do not.” Of course there is a partisan divide.
Trump Can Continue Manufacturing Wins with Updated Reagan Policy
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. From left, Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ariz., Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Trump, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The manufacturing sector is enjoying a renaissance under President Donald Trump and his economic policies.
Warren’s Casino Fiasco: Half-a-Billion Dollar Boondoggle
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The disastrous tale of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Indian casino project gets ever more complex. As I covered previously, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe wants a casino in Taunton, Mass.
Tribe Behind Warren’s Casino Just stripped Its Chair of Financial Control
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Massachusetts Senator and presidential wannabe Liz Warren thought she had a great plan.
Warren is First in the Democrats' Crowded Field of Dozens of Presidential Wannabees
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren has announced in a video message and email to supporters that she is forming an exploratory committee ahead of an expected campaign for the Democratic nomination in 2020. Warren is the first of more than three dozen presidential wannabees considering running for the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nomination to form an exploratory committee.
Plurality Blame Trump Trump for Shutdown, Republicans Support the President
Central American migrants sit on top of the border wall on the beach in San Diego during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, Sunday, April 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) More Americans blame President Donald Trump than congressional Democrats for the partial U.S. government shutdown, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. Forty-seven percent of adults hold President Trump responsible, while 33 percent blame Democrats in Congress.
Liz Warren, Goldman Sachs, a Malaysian Scandal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Pity the poor satirist. Real life is getting too ridiculous to keep up with, especially where Senator Elizabeth Warren is involved.
Economists Agree: Free Markets Bring Down Prices
In this July 11, 2014 photo, patient Amanda Thornton, left, of Aloha, Ore., speaks with primary care doctor John Guerreiro at a clinic run by the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Beaverton, Ore. The center comprised of nine clinics in northwestern Oregon, serveing 36,000 patients in Washington and Yamhill has been overwhelmed under the Affordable Health Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
To Bring Down Healthcare Costs, Look at Insurer Abuses
In this July 11, 2014 photo, patient Amanda Thornton, left, of Aloha, Ore., speaks with primary care doctor John Guerreiro at a clinic run by the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Beaverton, Ore. The center comprised of nine clinics in northwestern Oregon, serveing 36,000 patients in Washington and Yamhill has been overwhelmed under the Affordable Health Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
Watch a New Video Taking Presidential Wannabe Sen. Warren to Task for Ties to Shady Indian Casino Project
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., winks as she jokes with other senators on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of a hearing on the nomination of Marvin Goodfriend to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Acosta Denies Touching White House Intern Despite Video Evidence
Following the contentious exchange between President Donald J. Trump and CNN’s rude and very disrespectful Trump-hating Jim Acosta during yesterday’s White House press conference, Acosta’s White House Press Credential’s were revoked. As reported by my colleague Brandon Morse, the despicable Acosta’s credentials were revoked because he actually put up something of a fight against a young female intern trying to take a microphone from him after he was dismissed by President Trump.
Trump Tells Illegal Alien Invasion Caravan: Turn Around 15,000 Troops Being Mobilized
President Donald J. Trump tweeted a warning to the illegal alien invasion caravans yesterday, “Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally.
More Competition Needed in Healthcare
It’s no secret that healthcare is the issue this election. In fact, a recent survey found that 71 percent of voters rated healthcare as “very important” in deciding whom to vote for in next week’s midterms, with 30 percent rating it the “most important” factor. That is not surprising, as families have endured years of premium increase – often double-digit increases – and higher out-of-pocket fees.
The Strongest Trump Supporters Are Registered Democrat
Sorry Democrats.
Illegal Alien Invasion Caravan Now 14,000 Strong Escorted by Mexican Police
Members of the illegal alien invasion caravan made their way north through Mexico Monday. Mexican police, who failed to stop them at Mexico’s border with Guatemala, now escort the caravan as it moves relentlessly north toward the U.S. New estimates cited by El Universal, a Mexican newspaper, say the caravan is now 14,000 strong. According to the Washington Times, some in the invasion caravan are looking for work, which makes them illegal immigrants — not asylum-seekers. President Donald J.
Trump Threatens to Use the Military to Stop the 'Democrat Party Led' Migrant Invasion
In a series of tweets, this morning President Donald J. Trump threatened to use the military to close the U.S./Mexico border if Mexico does not stop the continuing invasion of “migrants” [Central Americans] crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.
Trump Administration Leads on Drug Pricing - Again
This week, the Trump Administration scored yet another win in securing greater transparency in the healthcare industry. To help patients better understand costs, the pharmaceutical industry will now include information in its TV ads on how to learn more about the potential costs of prescription drugs.
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