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.

Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyAugust 5, 2014
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Google removes game where players bomb Palestinian woman, children (Video)

The game is called “Bomb Gaza,” and until yesterday it was available for download at Google’s Play Store. The game, which simulates…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyAugust 5, 2014
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Unidentified U.S. general killed in attack on Afghan base

ABC News reports that an unidentified American general was killed today and 15 other soldiers were wounded in an attack iba…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyAugust 4, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: ISIS goon giddily announces marriage to terrified 7-year old in occupied city in Syria *UPDATE*

How do you spell creepy? Before you answer, have a look at the tweet below by a Twitter user who…
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Education

Howard PortnoyAugust 4, 2014
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School district halts condom giveaway to 6th graders after community uproar

It takes a village … to stop a school district from loonily handing out condoms to 11-year-olds. From the Statesman…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyAugust 4, 2014
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Who’s the richest person in your state? This interactive map tells all

Who’s the richest Joe in Arkansas? Why it’s Joe Walton, of course. He is one of three relatives of Wal-Mart founder…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyAugust 3, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: Anti-Israel protesters burn Israel flag … in front of WH (Video)

“Death to America Israel!” It hardly makes a difference these days whether the flag you torch is our own or…
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Media

Howard PortnoyAugust 2, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: As world burns, Obama ‘jokes’ that press forgot his birthday

How the mighty have fallen. Time was when the press knew its place. Reporters accepted as gospel the view that when…
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Education

Howard PortnoyAugust 1, 2014
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School social media strategist fired for blog entry about ‘homophones’

The PC police have stuck again. This time, the raid was on Nomen Global Language Center, a school in Provo, Utah that teaches…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyJuly 31, 2014
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Introducing the 1,400-calorie Donut Cheesesteak Burger

It sounds like the ideal solution for people who are in a hurry and/or indecisive about what to eat. “It” is…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyJuly 31, 2014
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Healthcare.gov users will still experience ‘bumps’ in the fall (Video)

Remember the “glitches” that plagued Healthcare.gov soon after its rollout? So, I’m sure, does Barack Obama, though he doubtless tries hard…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 31, 2014
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‘Stop all the hatin’,’ urges the president … as he mocks GOP

Yesterday, the campaigner-in-chief reduced the lawsuit the GOP is mounting against him to a political stunt. Surrounded by a crowd…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 30, 2014
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Mom leaves kids unattended in SUV while she pleasures boyfriend

There have been all manner of excuses for so-called adults leaving their kids alone in a parked car. There was,…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 30, 2014
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Impeachment dare: Once again, liberals dress up in their parents’ clothing

Remember when Barack Obama, during a meeting with members of Congress early in his presidency, declared himself the “only adult…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 29, 2014
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Video: John Kerry — what, him worry?

“Secretary of State John Kerry,” writes the Associated Press, “shrugged off widespread criticism in Israel of his efforts to broker…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyJuly 29, 2014
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Dad punches man at convenience store for ogling his daughter

It’s the new “chivalrous” version of the knockout game. The assailant in this rendition is not some punk kid. His…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyJuly 24, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s idea of slumming it

A number of prominent Democrats have pledged to spend the week learning how the other half lives. All have agreed to take…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyJuly 24, 2014
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Dem Senator who plagiarized his master’s thesis: ‘The devil made me do it’

Not the devil, actually, but close: post-traumatic stress syndrome. Well, not that either, really. It was the medication he was taking…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyJuly 23, 2014
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Decimation of human species next frontier for radical environmentalists

It’s always amused me to hear Barack Obama tear into “flat earth” types for not caring about the certain fate our…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyJuly 23, 2014
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Bombshell: Multiple sources confirm Cuomo’s office interfered with ethics panel

The New York Times has unearthed several sources who have corroborated reports that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office interfered with…
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Education

Howard PortnoyJuly 22, 2014
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U of Wisconsin at Madison implements ‘grade redistribution’ based on race

“I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” So said then-candidate Barack Obama famously to Samuel…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 21, 2014
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Kerry: ‘Americans should be proud of Obama’s diplomacy’

Secretary of State John Kerry made headlines yesterday when he was picked up via a hot mic criticizing Israel. But, as The…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyJuly 21, 2014
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This 5-year-old battling cancer needs to you to write his name. Seriously *UPDATE*

Let’s get to the important stuff first. The name of the little trouper shown here is Danny Nickerson. He will be…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 20, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: Former featherweight boxing champ calls Israelis ‘Nazis’

Not following boxing, I can’t profess ever to have heard of Billy Dib, aka “Billy the Kid.” Twitchy reveals that “the…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 20, 2014
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Localities passing ordinances against sagging pants, ACLU fighting back (Video)

The origin of the “fashion statement,” if it can be fairly called that, is hard to trace. According to the…
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Media

Howard PortnoyJuly 19, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: Postcards from over the edge (viz., Nutroots Nation)

Weasel Zippers has two tasty tidbits from the Netroots Nations conference, current and future. First up is that the group’s…
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Media

Howard PortnoyJuly 19, 2014
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Emerging Dem pesidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren gets her own smarmy campaign love song

Crushes on Obama and rote paeans to the man recited by zombielike schoolchildren are so old hat. An Obama third term…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 19, 2014
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Video: Sen. Mark Begich says there are 4 women in SCOTUS

When it comes to decision by the high court, Democrats are not only hypocritical. They are downright ignorant. Last week,…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 18, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: CNN reporter calls Israelis ‘scum’ for cheering attack on Gaza *UPDATE*

“Look out how you use proud words,” Carl Sandburg once sagely cautioned. If he were living today, the poet might admonish against…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 18, 2014
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FB Post of the Day: Passenger aboard crashed plane posted photo before takeoff ‘in case it disappears’

A macabre photograph has gone viral, along with the Facebook message in which it was embedded. The author, identified as Cor Pan,…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 17, 2014
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Man not only supports his 2-year-old dressing up female, does so himself in solidarity

Isn’t it great when dads and their sons do things together? Like cross-dressing. Yes, I’m aware that there is a politically…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 17, 2014
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BREAKING: Malaysian Airlines plane reported shot down in Ukraine *UPDATE*

A Ukrainian government official has confirmed that a Malaysia Air commercial flight traveling near the Russian border has been shot…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 17, 2014
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Patient declared dead by V.A. is actually alive

The Veterans Administration’s abuse of patients has apparently been extended to the families of former service men and women. NBC…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 16, 2014
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Mom arrested for letting her daughter play in the park

Last April, I ridiculed MSNBC host and Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry for a TV ad she did in which she…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 16, 2014
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Tweet of the Day: Hamas uses horror movie still of headless girl to depict Israeli brutality

WARNING: Graphic content If you keeping score of the casualties in Gaza, don’t count the corpse of a young girl,…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyJuly 15, 2014
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Video: VT woman’s solution to war on terror? Friendship

No joke. Fox News Channel reporter and Bill O’Reilly gopher Jesse Watters traveled to Vermont, a state so liberal that…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyJuly 15, 2014
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DOJ investigating outhouse parade float that poked fun at Obama

In an interview with ABC’s Pierre Thomas this past Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder was asked about repeated requests from the…
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Howard Portnoy

Google removes game where players bomb Palestinian woman, children (Video)

Unidentified U.S. general killed in attack on Afghan base

Tweet of the Day: ISIS goon giddily announces marriage to terrified 7-year old in occupied city in Syria UPDATE

Who’s the richest person in your state? This interactive map tells all

Tweet of the Day: Anti-Israel protesters burn Israel flag … in front of WH (Video)

Tweet of the Day: As world burns, Obama ‘jokes’ that press forgot his birthday

Healthcare.gov users will still experience ‘bumps’ in the fall (Video)

‘Stop all the hatin’,’ urges the president … as he mocks GOP

Impeachment dare: Once again, liberals dress up in their parents’ clothing

Video: John Kerry — what, him worry?

Tweet of the Day: Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s idea of slumming it

Dem Senator who plagiarized his master’s thesis: ‘The devil made me do it’

Decimation of human species next frontier for radical environmentalists

Bombshell: Multiple sources confirm Cuomo’s office interfered with ethics panel

Kerry: ‘Americans should be proud of Obama’s diplomacy’

Tweet of the Day: Former featherweight boxing champ calls Israelis ‘Nazis’

Emerging Dem pesidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren gets her own smarmy campaign love song

Video: Sen. Mark Begich says there are 4 women in SCOTUS

Tweet of the Day: CNN reporter calls Israelis ‘scum’ for cheering attack on Gaza UPDATE

FB Post of the Day: Passenger aboard crashed plane posted photo before takeoff ‘in case it disappears’

BREAKING: Malaysian Airlines plane reported shot down in Ukraine UPDATE

Tweet of the Day: Hamas uses horror movie still of headless girl to depict Israeli brutality

Video: VT woman’s solution to war on terror? Friendship

DOJ investigating outhouse parade float that poked fun at Obama

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