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Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine

Posted on February 20, 2022March 27, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine
Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine

Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine As Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin prepares to invade Ukraine, Americans are living in a world of censorship where they don’t get the whole truth. That skewered system driven by mainstream news media bias and social media censorship is twisting facts and giving us a distorted image…

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Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction

Posted on February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction
Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction

Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction Cook County’s Republican organization has suffered from poor leadership over the past several years but they are at a crossroads today in which they find themselves faced with extinction or survival. With only two seats held by Republicans on the Cook County Board, they have a choice…

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Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more

Posted on February 11, 2022February 12, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more
Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more

Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more Crime fighting is upside down in Chicago thanks to poor leadership from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and from Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx. Drugged up suspects get the sympathy while the police are persecuted for political reasons. Originally published in the Southwest News Newspaper…

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Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking
Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking

Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom, and update on Ukraine plus the culture of smoking Two Guys on Politics: Live on Facebook is a discussion about a wide range of topics, many focused on politics locally in Chicagoland but examining issues nationally and international. This week’s Season 2, Episode 6 “Two Guys on Politics” podcast, taped…

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YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID

Posted on February 9, 2022April 28, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID
YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID

YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau uses taxpayer-funded Village Board meeting to make a political speech against COVID mandates and uses that speech in his campaign for Congress to solicit funding By Ray Hanania Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, who has made himself a laughing stock among…

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Liz Gorman brings sanity and services back to Cook County Board

Posted on February 5, 2022January 17, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Liz Gorman brings sanity and services back to Cook County Board
Liz Gorman brings sanity and services back to Cook County Board

Liz Gorman brings sanity and services back to Cook County Board Former Cook County Board Commissioner Liz Gorman announced she is running to return to her seat on the Cook County Board where she can fight smartly to represent the Republican Party and also defend the rights of taxpayers by working with other elected officials,…

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Right from the Middle: Ukraine fight reminds us of Poland in 1939

Posted on February 4, 2022June 14, 2022 By William Lipinski 1 Comment on Right from the Middle: Ukraine fight reminds us of Poland in 1939
Right from the Middle: Ukraine fight reminds us of Poland in 1939

Right from the Middle: Ukraine fight reminds us of Poland in 1939 By William O. Lipinski The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is in a tremendous amount of trouble and it may not survive much longer. Set up to bring peace, stability, unity and democracy to Europe, NATO is no longer unified. This has become…

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Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth?

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth?
Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth?

Special Column: Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth? Anyone who questions the November 2020 Presidential election vote is being banned by Social Media giants like Twitter and Facebook. But many questions remain unanswered that politicians don’t want you to consider. I blame Democrats for obfuscating the issues in order to ram through partisan…

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Polarization in America is empowering our enemies

Posted on January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Polarization in America is empowering our enemies
Polarization in America is empowering our enemies

Polarization in America is empowering our enemies As the political divide in America continues to widen, the enemies of America including Russia, Iran and China are consolidating their efforts to confront us. Instead of bringing us together, President Biden is bringing us apart and empowering those who hate us to come together By Ray Hanania…

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Right from the Middle: The challenges the Free World faces over Ukraine

Posted on January 18, 2022June 14, 2022 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: The challenges the Free World faces over Ukraine
Right from the Middle: The challenges the Free World faces over Ukraine

Right from the Middle: The challenges the Free World faces over Ukraine By Bill Lipinski The Ukraine-Russian entanglement is an enormous and dangerous challenge for this Land of the Pilgrims Pride to grasp, understand, and bring to a satisfactory and successful conclusion.  That has been made even more difficult because of our chaotic withdrawal from…

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Was Jan. 6 “insurrection” worse than the post-Floyd “insurrection” against police, and law and order?

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Was Jan. 6 “insurrection” worse than the post-Floyd “insurrection” against police, and law and order?
Was Jan. 6 “insurrection” worse than the post-Floyd “insurrection” against police, and law and order?

Was Jan. 6 “insurrection” worse than the post-Floyd “insurrection” against police, and law and order? President Biden and Democrats are calling the 5 hours of violence by 1,200 of the 35,000 plus protestors at the Capitol an “insurrection,” but was that a worse “insurrection” than the three months of violence that destroyed thousands of businesses…

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Officials should take COVID impact on Seniors more seriously

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Officials should take COVID impact on Seniors more seriously
Officials should take COVID impact on Seniors more seriously

Officials should take COVID impact on Seniors more seriously Candidates and politicians who criticize the mandates and government response to the deadly COVID pandemic are doing an injustice to Americans, especially to senior citizens, if they don’t offer an alternative plan to fight the virus. Nearly 75 percent of the 800,000 Americans who have died…

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Was the Jan. 6 violence at Congress an insurrection or a protest gone wrong?

Posted on January 6, 2022January 10, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Was the Jan. 6 violence at Congress an insurrection or a protest gone wrong?
Was the Jan. 6 violence at Congress an insurrection or a protest gone wrong?

Was the Jan. 6 violence at Congress an insurrection or a protest gone wrong? This Episode of “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast looks at the one year anniversary of the  violence that took place on Jan 6, 2021 and addresses questions including, “Was it an ‘insurrection’ or a Constitutionally protected protest that turned violent?” Published…

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Right from the Middle: Elementary School essay contest on America’s Greatest President now open

Posted on January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: Elementary School essay contest on America’s Greatest President now open
Right from the Middle: Elementary School essay contest on America’s Greatest President now open

Right from the Middle: Elementary School essay contest on America’s Greatest President now open Former Congressman Bill Lipinski sponsors a regular writing contest on American Patriotism for young elementary school students in 6th 7th and 8th Grade. Anyone from any school can enter and the winning essays and schools with the most entries can win…

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Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access

Posted on January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 By Guest Columnist No Comments on Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access
Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access

Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access Former five-term Congressman Erik Paulsen exposes short-cuts in President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” package that on the surface appear to lower drug costs — but really only work to lower prices by significantly reducing the number of drugs available to Medicare recipients. The…

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Seniors need to refocus the National Debate on improving Senior benefits

Posted on January 1, 2022January 2, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Seniors need to refocus the National Debate on improving Senior benefits
Seniors need to refocus the National Debate on improving Senior benefits

Seniors need to refocus the National Debate on improving Senior benefits Seniors have been dragged into a polarized national debate over who is better, Trump, Biden, Obama, Bush or Clinton. But when it comes to Senior needs, data shows none have really done much to help us. Seniors need to change the focus of the…

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Japan should reject Rahm Emanuel appointment as US Ambassador

Posted on December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Japan should reject Rahm Emanuel appointment as US Ambassador
Japan should reject Rahm Emanuel appointment as US Ambassador

Japan should reject Rahm Emanuel appointment as US Ambassador The appointment of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan is a slap in the face of Arab and Muslim Americans by the administration of President Joe Biden. Japan should reject Emanuel’s appointment if they care about human and civil rights, but…

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Lightford should repeal HB3653 which advocates for criminals

Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Lightford should repeal HB3653 which advocates for criminals
Lightford should repeal HB3653 which advocates for criminals

Lightford should repeal HB3653 which advocates for criminals Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford should  repeal HB3653 which reinforces rights for criminals and those accused of crimes, and she should retract her previous calls for “defund police” after she and her husband became victims of a serious crime. The atmosphere created by HB3653 and the “defund police”…

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