J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

Politics

J.E. DyerMay 29, 2015
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‘Hope and change’ artist is now over Obama

Change.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMay 29, 2015
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Phoenix ‘free speech rally-cartoon contest’ targets mosque; *UPDATE* Organizer’s family threatened

Leadership vacuum.
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Economy

J.E. DyerMay 28, 2015
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Los Angeles: Labor unions lobbied hard for $15 minimum wage. Guess what they want now

Shameless.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMay 28, 2015
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Baltimore mayor lectures ‘rude’ Fox reporter for asking her questions (Video)

Leadership.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 27, 2015
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Ramadi’s fall has positioned Iran for a big score

Interesting times.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerMay 26, 2015
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One Marine’s wedding: Why people’s worthless opinions should not become public policy

You know what opinions are like. And everybody's got one.
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J.E. DyerMay 24, 2015
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Memorial Day 2015: Battles old and new

Never forget.
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Media

J.E. DyerMay 23, 2015
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Tweets of the Day: Democrats commemorate Memorial Day

All about the face.
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Media

J.E. DyerMay 23, 2015
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Muslim journalist’s Twitter account deleted after he criticized Irish vote for same-sex marriage

Lower on the totem pole.
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J.E. DyerMay 22, 2015
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Iran tries to undermine Saudi embargo by diverting ship to Djibouti for ‘inspection’

Interesting times.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMay 21, 2015
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Tweet of the Day: Obama honors Letterman in the usual manner

Himself.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 20, 2015
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BREAKING: Russia cuts off major supply route for U.S., NATO in Afghanistan

Not quite "Moscow is burning," but similar concept.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMay 19, 2015
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Video: Miley’s lament for her dead blowfish

Ballad of Pablow.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 19, 2015
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Showdown looming off Yemen with sanctioned Iranian ‘aid’ ship

Interesting times.
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Education

J.E. DyerMay 18, 2015
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Boston U prof is back on social media taunting a white rape victim

Race uber alles.
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Education

J.E. DyerMay 17, 2015
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See what happened when a HS told this senior to remove the American flag from his truck (Video)

The emblem of the land I love.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 16, 2015
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MSM fail: Pope did NOT call Mahmoud Abbas an ‘angel of peace’; *UPDATE*, with double-down

He's no angel.
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Religion

J.E. DyerMay 16, 2015
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Hey, maybe ‘Star Wars’ really is like Islam

Sufi leftism.
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J.E. DyerMay 15, 2015
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Why is Jade Helm 15 play spreading way out into West Texas?

More questions.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMay 15, 2015
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Census Bureau paid comedian/activist Dick Gregory $20K to rant at employees about race

Privilege.
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Economy

J.E. DyerMay 13, 2015
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Shell, with unexpected Arctic drilling approval, looks like Obama’s kind of oil company

Backscratch-fest?
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 12, 2015
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Summits with the king: France in, Obama out

Interesting times.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 9, 2015
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Fire, seals, Seagal: V-E Day in Russia

Так было, так есть и так будет всегда!
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Economy

J.E. DyerMay 9, 2015
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Tweet of the Day: Cory Booker (D-NJ) schools us on work ethic

Minimum wage macht frei.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMay 8, 2015
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Dumbing debate down on the Mohammed cartoon contest and Jade Helm 15

Dumb and dumber.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMay 7, 2015
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Arrestees in ‘Knights Templar’ police force scam include CA DOJ employee

Mondo bizarro.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerMay 6, 2015
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Two ways the mainstream media are complicit in trying to destroy America

Protracted conflict.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMay 4, 2015
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Flashback: When California drought was blamed on ‘global cooling’

Schizophrenic hysteria.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerMay 3, 2015
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The Maersk Tigris game change: Iran’s big little maneuver in the Strait of Hormuz

Interesting times.
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J.E. DyerMay 1, 2015
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Catastrophe: U.S. fails to intercept Bear H bombers flying in Alaska ADIZ

Peace in our time.
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J.E. DyerApril 29, 2015
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Jade Helm 15 exercise: Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas Guard to monitor (Video)

Vigilance.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 28, 2015
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Unbelievable: CNN anchor blames veterans for Baltimore riots (Video)

Projection.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 28, 2015
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Baltimore erupts (Video)

Chaos.
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Media

J.E. DyerApril 27, 2015
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Man lied about Harry Reid’s eye injury; now blasts conservative media for reporting his lie

Accurate but fake.
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J.E. DyerApril 26, 2015
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Obama, Erdogan, and a mosque: Neo-Ottoman jihad comes to America

Submission.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 25, 2015
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Meditation: What conservatives think of as tolerance, liberals call ‘hypocrisy’

Paging D.W. Griffith.
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J.E. Dyer

‘Hope and change’ artist is now over Obama

Los Angeles: Labor unions lobbied hard for $15 minimum wage. Guess what they want now

Baltimore mayor lectures ‘rude’ Fox reporter for asking her questions (Video)

Ramadi’s fall has positioned Iran for a big score

Memorial Day 2015: Battles old and new

Iran tries to undermine Saudi embargo by diverting ship to Djibouti for ‘inspection’

Tweet of the Day: Obama honors Letterman in the usual manner

BREAKING: Russia cuts off major supply route for U.S., NATO in Afghanistan

Video: Miley’s lament for her dead blowfish

Showdown looming off Yemen with sanctioned Iranian ‘aid’ ship

See what happened when a HS told this senior to remove the American flag from his truck (Video)

MSM fail: Pope did NOT call Mahmoud Abbas an ‘angel of peace’; UPDATE, with double-down

Why is Jade Helm 15 play spreading way out into West Texas?

Shell, with unexpected Arctic drilling approval, looks like Obama’s kind of oil company

Summits with the king: France in, Obama out

Fire, seals, Seagal: V-E Day in Russia

Tweet of the Day: Cory Booker (D-NJ) schools us on work ethic

Arrestees in ‘Knights Templar’ police force scam include CA DOJ employee

Two ways the mainstream media are complicit in trying to destroy America

Flashback: When California drought was blamed on ‘global cooling’

The Maersk Tigris game change: Iran’s big little maneuver in the Strait of Hormuz

Catastrophe: U.S. fails to intercept Bear H bombers flying in Alaska ADIZ

Jade Helm 15 exercise: Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas Guard to monitor (Video)

Man lied about Harry Reid’s eye injury; now blasts conservative media for reporting his lie

Obama, Erdogan, and a mosque: Neo-Ottoman jihad comes to America

Meditation: What conservatives think of as tolerance, liberals call ‘hypocrisy’

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