Howard Portnoy

Howard Portnoy has written for The Blaze, HotAir, NewsBusters, Weasel Zippers, Conservative Firing Line, RedCounty, and New York’s Daily News. He has one published novel, Hot Rain, (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), and has been a guest on Radio Vice Online with Jim Vicevich, The Alana Burke Show, Smart Life with Dr. Gina, and The George Espenlaub Show.

Religion

Howard PortnoyFebruary 23, 2013
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Claim: Pope really quit because of ‘gay scandal’

With Pope Benedict XVI’s departure only five days away, the Vatican finds itself faced with an explosive report suggesting that…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyFebruary 23, 2013
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University discloses grades, disciplinary history of students applying for gun permits

How’s this for a case of the ends justifying the means? A university that was the scene of a student shooting…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyFebruary 23, 2013
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Mom admits to having left infant on deserted road to die

It’s not a story for the faint of heart. The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that an Illinois woman convicted of killing two…
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Education

Howard PortnoyFebruary 22, 2013
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To sell anti-gun agenda, Obama solicits real-life stories of gun violence

In college courses in applied logic, it’s called “testimonial.” It’s a propaganda technique where you invoke real and fictional endorsements…
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Religion

Howard PortnoyFebruary 22, 2013
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College hosts sex and masturbation tutorial in a church

When I was growing up, my father, who never finished high school, would lovingly taunt me whenever I failed at…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyFebruary 22, 2013
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‘Lethal Weapon’ star Danny Glover says ‘abolish guns’ altogether

Another country heard from. Actor and activist Danny Glover has seen the comments on gun control made earlier this month…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyFebruary 22, 2013
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Whole Foods Obama chicken ad offends liberal NYC community

A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words. But to residents of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the image…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyFebruary 21, 2013
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Joe Biden’s shotgun advice could land his wife in jail

Joe Biden’s claim during a Q & A with readers of Parents magazine on Tuesday that an AR-15 is “harder…
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Religion

Howard PortnoyFebruary 21, 2013
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The American Pope: Buzz in Italy about Cardinals Dolan and O’Malley

There has never been an American pope. And if you ask Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, he will lightheartedly…
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Media

Howard PortnoyFebruary 20, 2013
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Disgrace: Pro-Obama election literature in NC used fear-mongering

It’s no secret that Barack Obama used scare tactics to win a second term as president by persuading voters that…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyFebruary 20, 2013
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Jesse Jackson, Jr., pleads guilty to theft of $750K in campaign funds

Apparently, having the name Jesse Jackson doesn’t guarantee you’ll get away with gaming the system every time. Unlike his shakedown…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyFebruary 20, 2013
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Millions of disease-carrying birds descend on KY town

Call it a case of life imitating art — or just a story for the birds. Reuters reports that millions…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyFebruary 20, 2013
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WH website offers gun ownership advice from shot gun salesman Joe Biden

The debate over whether flouting the Second Amendment is the best way to curb gun violence has a new, moderate…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyFebruary 19, 2013
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Dem pol argues against concealed carry: Women 'might shoot if they think they're being raped'

Doesn’t Democratic Colorado State Representative Joe Salazar know there’s a war (against women) going on? Apparently not, because on Monday, Mediaite reports, Salazar…
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Media

Howard PortnoyFebruary 19, 2013
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Obama adviser and confidante David Axelrod headed to MSNBC

On Tuesday NBC announced in a news release that David Axelrod, the man who helped Barack Obama get elected president…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 19, 2013
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HUD: Sequester cuts Obama signed could expose kids to lead poisoning

This isn’t how the threat of sequestration was supposed to shake out. The idea was presented to the president last…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 18, 2013
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Outrage: Prison inmates collect unemployment benefits

Seriously now! Even the most entitlement-happy liberal has to find this story problematic. According to the website Philly.com, nearly 1,200…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 18, 2013
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Dem Senator pushing for more taxes on the rich owes $1,200 in tax penalties

What started off as a thinly veiled plan by Barack Obama to redistribute wealth in America has become a rallying…
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Religion

Howard PortnoyFebruary 18, 2013
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Iraqi cleric living in U.S. says ‘Allah chose Hitler’ to kill Jewish ‘apes’ (Update)

It sounds purely speculative but, if true, it’s a fairly damning admission. MEMRI reports (h/t Weasel Zipper) that Qays Bin…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyFebruary 18, 2013
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Alec Baldwin accused of racist rant against black newspaper photographer

Last September country singer Hank Williams, Jr., ignited sparks when he called the president “a Muslim … who hates cowboys”…
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Media

Howard PortnoyFebruary 17, 2013
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Touré invokes comparison between Carnival cruise ordeal and Middle Passage?

Last Friday, after word broke that passengers who had been trapped aboard the Carnival Triumph were contemplating lawsuits, Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher…
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Education

Howard PortnoyFebruary 17, 2013
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Professor bans FOX News as source, saying ‘it makes me cringe’

Judging from a syllabus she handed out to students, a visiting professor at a public university in West Virginia brings…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 16, 2013
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Despite earnings of $1.1B Facebook to get half-billion dollar tax refund

Need an example of the sort of tax loopholes used by major corporations that the president spoke of closing in…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyFebruary 16, 2013
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New study says if you feel need to break wind on airplane, go for it

If you are a frequent flier who loves beans, there is good news from the world of science. On Friday…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 15, 2013
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Confidential videos show mandatory taxpayer-funded ‘sensitivity training’ for USDA workers

Don’t call them “minorities” any more. Say “emerging majorities,” which has a much more felicitous ring. And don’t forget: We…
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Media

Howard PortnoyFebruary 15, 2013
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Bushism of the day: WH gets sex of Korean president wrong on memo

Maybe it’s just that they’re carrying this gender equality thing a little too far, though if that were the case…
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Media

Howard PortnoyFebruary 15, 2013
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MSNBC’s crusade against NRA, accuses Wayne LaPierre of racism twice in one day

If it weren’t so pathetic, you would almost have to admire liberals’ uncanny ability to spot racism lurking in the shadows,…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyFebruary 15, 2013
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Carnival cruise rescue bus breaks down while taking passengers home

If you ask passengers rescued from the stricken Carnival cruise ship about their ordeal, some of them will ask, “Which…
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Education

Howard PortnoyFebruary 14, 2013
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CO school segregates tutoring program: No white students allowed

The message seems as clear as the difference between night and day: If you are white you have already gotten…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyFebruary 14, 2013
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The unhinged double standard that has made Christopher Dorner a folk hero

Christopher Dorner is dead. Long live killer Christopher Dorner. On Wednesday, the day before the San Bernardino County sheriff’s office…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 14, 2013
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Kanye West, Kim Kardashian allowed to bypass security at JFK

The rich evidently do live by a different set of rules. Celebrities Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were escorted past…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyFebruary 13, 2013
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Obama preempts Rubio SOTU response with call to supporters

For a man who professes to believe in equality for all, the president certainly has no respect for equal time.…
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Religion

Howard PortnoyFebruary 13, 2013
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DC Comics gets flak for anti-gay writer; first LGBT Jewish book for kids

Tuesday was a big day in the world of picture book publishing. DC Comics, which recently made headlines with its…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyFebruary 13, 2013
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Obama to young people in SOTU: Drop dead

Pundits on both sides of the political spectrum are finding common ground this morning in their appraisal of last night’s…
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Religion

Howard PortnoyFebruary 13, 2013
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Cardinal Peter Turkson reveals unique vision for Church if elected pope

Is the pope Catholic? That question may be less rhetorical than a matter of conviction for the world’s 1.2 billion…
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National Security

Howard PortnoyFebruary 13, 2013
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Poll finds Obama no better than Bush on balancing security vs. civil liberties

A newly released poll commissioned by The Hill finds that Barack Obama is either worse or no better than his…
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Howard Portnoy

Claim: Pope really quit because of ‘gay scandal’

University discloses grades, disciplinary history of students applying for gun permits

To sell anti-gun agenda, Obama solicits real-life stories of gun violence

College hosts sex and masturbation tutorial in a church

Joe Biden’s shotgun advice could land his wife in jail

The American Pope: Buzz in Italy about Cardinals Dolan and O’Malley

Jesse Jackson, Jr., pleads guilty to theft of $750K in campaign funds

Millions of disease-carrying birds descend on KY town

Obama adviser and confidante David Axelrod headed to MSNBC

HUD: Sequester cuts Obama signed could expose kids to lead poisoning

Outrage: Prison inmates collect unemployment benefits

Dem Senator pushing for more taxes on the rich owes $1,200 in tax penalties

Iraqi cleric living in U.S. says ‘Allah chose Hitler’ to kill Jewish ‘apes’ (Update)

Professor bans FOX News as source, saying ‘it makes me cringe’

Despite earnings of $1.1B Facebook to get half-billion dollar tax refund

Bushism of the day: WH gets sex of Korean president wrong on memo

Carnival cruise rescue bus breaks down while taking passengers home

Obama preempts Rubio SOTU response with call to supporters

DC Comics gets flak for anti-gay writer; first LGBT Jewish book for kids

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