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Why I Won’t Speak Against Trump In God’s Name

Why I Won’t Speak Against Trump In God’s Name

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 29, 2016 | Politics, World Views

Americans were warned that not electing the 2012 Republican presidential candidate would have consequences, but probably didn’t expect the Donald Trump phenomenon to be one of them. Like begets like, but an extreme begets its opposite. Barack Obama was the anti-Bush,...

Strain Out a Gnat and Swallow a Camel: How Reverse Statism Endangers the Republic

by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 31, 2012 | Politics, Satire, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

If you want to send a message to Washington, you must speak in its language. Washington only comprehends the electorate’s desires based upon the margin of victory between the winning candidate and the losing candidate from the opposing major party. If Obama...

In Batman, the good guy and the rich guy are one and the same…

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 17, 2012 | Appearances, Comedy, Politics, The Washington Times Communities

Is Mitt Romney…Batman? He does have that super hero jaw line…   (Thanks to my sister Rachel for making the header.) UPDATE (07/19/2012): My appearance on Demetri Ravanos’ show Morning Drive will be broadcast tomorrow morning on Talk Radio 850...

War Over Women: Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, and what American women want

by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 20, 2012 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities

So, here’s my latest column in the Communities at The Washington Times… Rosen vs. Romney: The equality of homemakers and the relate-ability of presidential candidates Who really has a “dark ages” viewpoint of stay-at-home motherhood, and what...

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