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Trump’s Nomination of ACB Honors Constitutional Norms; Dems Dishonor Them | American Greatness | 9.27.20

By Clark S. Judge | Published: September 28, 2020
To hear Democrats in Congress, the very nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is illegitimate. Putting up a new member in an election year, they and their media pals tell us, violates every unwritten “norm” of our system. They are wrong.
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Interview with Romanian news publication | 45North | 10.26.2019

By Clark S. Judge | Published: September 17, 2020
Interview with Clark S. Judge, speechwriter in the Reagan White House: seem to be facing an Alice in Wonderland-Queen of Hearts-like moment: verdict first, trial later Clark S. Judge is the founder and managing director of White House Writers Group, as well as an opinion journalist, who wrote for publications such as Wall Street Journal, Financial […]
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What Happened to Eric Cantor? | HughHewitt.com | 06.12.14

By Clark S. Judge | Published: June 12, 2014
Behind every political upheaval is a mix of the momentous and the mundane.  The fall of Eric Cantor is no exception. On the mundane side is a congressman who lost touch with his district.  It turns out that listening to constituents was low on Congressman Cantor’s list of priorities.  Many Virginia 7th voters have been […]
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Charles Krauthammer and Frederick Hayek in Newport Beach | HughHewitt.com | 03.14.14

By Clark S. Judge | Published: March 14, 2014
The Pacific Research Institute held its annual Baroness Margaret Thatcher Orange County (California) Dinner last week.  The site was the Island Hotel in the coastal town of Newport Beach.  The honoree was former California gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon.  The main speaker was syndicated columnist and Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer. A dour man on camera, […]
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Border Security – and Insecurity | HughHewitt.com | 02.14.14

By Clark S. Judge | Published: February 14, 2014
Sometimes Washington is beyond clueless.  Immigration reform is a case in point. Central to the immigration reform is border security, stopping people from illegally slipping across the Mexican border into the United States.  Millions have done so in recent years, though far fewer since the recession began.  Many were seeking jobs. Some may have been […]
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Postmortem: The Budget Battle on the Morning After | HughHewitt.com | 10.17.13

By Clark S. Judge | Published: October 17, 2013
“Obama Wins.”  That’s the lead morning headline at Politico.com and the unanimous view in this city about the outcome of the government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff of the last few weeks. In policy, we have the status quo ante: The government is funded at sequester levels; the debt ceiling has been suspended so the government can […]
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The March on Washington – Today and 50 Years Ago | HughHewitt.com | 08.28.13

By Clark S. Judge | Published: September 6, 2013
Today is the 50th anniversary of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a Dream” address. A commemorative march will climax with speeches on the same site as Dr. King’s storied remarks. President Obama will take the role of star speaker, clearly a marker for how much the […]
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GOP Wise Up: New Media = Smarter Campaigns | Ricochet | 03.13.13

By Clark S. Judge | Published: March 14, 2013
I was in a meeting with a nationally respected consultant to political campaigns this morning. We were talking about how the web had changed campaigns. His answer: Substance is becoming king. “Take endorsements,” he said. “When TV drove campaigns, all you would see about newspaper editorials in campaign advertising was the banner, ‘L.A. Times or […]
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Biden’s debate night bluster looks even worse 48 hours later | Ricochet.com | 10.13.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: October 16, 2012
Rick Wilson persuasively argues below that Vice President Joe Biden’s principal objective going into Thursday night’s debate was to reenergize the dispirited Democratic base.  If so and if the vice president’s clownish performance fitted the script, it only confirms the cluelessness of the supposedly brilliant Chicago-based managers of the Democratic campaign. Everything I learned about […]
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“Lesson for POTUS Debate #2: It isn’t over ‘til it’s over” | HughHewitt.com | 10.15.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: October 16, 2012
Can things get any worse for the Obama-Biden ticket? Two weeks ago the president debates the first capable opponent of his career and comes off as an empty suit.  One week ago the vice president puts on a clownish performance in his matchup with Congressman Paul Ryan. Then the polls tanked.  On Saturday this week, […]
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Splitsville: American Politics Heading into 2012 | HughHewitt.com | 11.22.10

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 22, 2010
With the 2010 campaign over, Washington can start to do what it does best – obsess on the next campaign.  And here is an early bulletin:  Each party enters the cycle deeply split. Everyone knows about the divide between Tea Party Republicans and party moderates.  Some of this division is over policy.  The Tea Partiers […]
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