**Written by Doug Powers As it turns out, the Obama years might have been worse for “equal pay” than anybody previously imagined — especially among the Hollywood Left, who are flipping out about the possibility that a Trump presidency could worsen a problem that, according to one of their own, already exists in the most liberal of business circles: Marie Claire's February issue cover star Natalie Portman has revealed to us that Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for 2011 rom-com...

**Written by Doug Powers There were several confirmation hearings in the Senate Thursday. Two of the hearings having a big impact on national security were for people who are likely the next Defense Secretary and CIA director. First off, California Senate newbie Kamala Harris asked CIA director nominee Mike Pompeo a pressing line of questioning about the most important national security issue today: National security priorities, progressive-style: Harris did eventually get to another major...

On Fire: The Racist Anti-Racists at MTV News by Michelle MalkinCreators Syndicate Copyright 2017 It's only the second week of 2017, but it's already been a banner year for preening liberals on cable TV who are hell-bent on self-immolation in the name of proving everyone else's moral inferiority. To use young people's slang these days, you're “lit,” media progressives. But not in a good way. On Tuesday, just before the confirmation hearing for Attorney General nominee and Alabama GOP Sen. Jeff S...

**Written by Doug Powers Tonight, President Obama will cap off his career in elective politics where it began, at at Bill Ayers house McCormick Place in Chicago. And there shall be a great weeping in Hollywood while the Mainstream Media drool/tear bucket overfloweth: Popular but politically humbled, President Barack Obama says goodbye to the nation Tuesday night in a dramatic reinterpretation of a presidential farewell address. Hoping to capitalize on a well of goodwill that's expanded in the f...

Last week, I wrote about the perils of touch DNA in cases across the country. As I mentioned, it is one of my ongoing investigative projects for the year for my columns, blogs, and CRTV.com show. Above is a photo of Oklahoma City sex-crimes detective Rocky Davis stirring his bare hands inside a paper evidence bag in the case of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw. It's just one of the many disturbing instances in which investigators carelessly mishandled crucial evidence. My l...

**Written by Doug Powers Will Sen. Cory Booker's old pal T-Bone be there to vouch for the New Jersey Senator's veracity at today's confirmation hearing? We'll see: Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is set to testify against Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Wednesday in an unprecedented move during his attorney general confirmation. This would be the first time in Senate history that a sitting senator will testify against another sitting senator for a Cabinet post during a confirmation. “I do not take lig...

**Written by Doug Powers Welcome to the first non-holiday Sunday of the new year, which means it's time for another open thread free-for-all, fertilized by DC BS and watered with the tears of liberal celebrities acting as if the bank just foreclosed on their cult's compound: Celebrities, activists and others gave an emotional goodbye to President Obama in a new video by the White House titled “Yes We Can: Your Most Memorable Moments from the Obama Presidency.” The video features figures includi...

**Written by Doug Powers It wasn't all that long ago that President Obama was lecturing everybody against being so paranoid by highlighting the futility of walls: Obama's leaving office “leading by example” as always: Just perfect: Hey, that doesn't look like a “bridge.” **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe       

**Written by Doug Powers The wind-up from a few months ago: “I just want to emphasize the degree to which we are in serious times and this is a really serious job,” Obama said on Friday when asked about the race to succeed him. “This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show. This is a contest for the presidency of the United States. And what that means is that every candidate, every nominee needs to be subject to exacting standards and genuine scrutiny.” He called on the media to scrut...

**Written by Doug Powers At a joint session of Congress, the Electoral College votes were certified, but not without some attempted objections that Joe Biden wasn't having any part of: “It is over.” But don't tell that to these people: After being thrown out of the building, the protesters handled reality about as well as could be expected before heading to local coffee shops with their laptops to post boxes of “Stronger Together” swag for sale on eBay at a 95 percent discount: **Written b...

**Written by Doug Powers Sorry, Dan, but I've already decided to spend all my remaining disposable income on Brian Williams' “How to Tell Fascinating Stories from War Zones” seminar so I won't be able to afford this course: Called “Journalism & Finding the Truth in the News” and offered through Udemy, the class is aimed at both media career aspirants and the general public. “In this course, Dan teaches invaluable foundations on great writing, the essentials of telling a good story, and how t...

**Written by Doug Powers This is possibly the most twisted view of economic stimulus I've heard in a good while and it boils down to this: Not being able to legally kill babies in the womb after 20 weeks is bad for the economy! Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is promising to veto legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying such a “socially divisive” proposal hurts the state's image. […] “I can't sit back and have that sitting out the same time I am traveling the globe recruiti...

**Written by Doug Powers You've got to hand it to the Dem-controlled California state legislature: When you're seeking ways to fight back against people who are insisting that federal laws should apply to everyone, look no further than the former chief law enforcement officer in the land under Barack Obama who was found in contempt of Congress: The California Legislature hired former Attorney General Eric Holder as it prepares for expected battles with President-elect Donald Trump's administrati...

**Written by Doug Powers Nancy Pelosi might have stumbled upon a more effective argument this time, because the threat as I interpreted it is “repeal Obamacare and I might move in with you“: REP. NANCY PELOSI: If you're a senior, you know almost half of Medicaid is about long-term healthcare. Do you want grandma living in the guest room? You repeal the Affordable Care Act. If you go along– This is part of an initiative that is part of the Ryan budget, that says we're going to voucherize Medicare...

Forensic nightmare: The perils of touch DNA by Michelle MalkinCreators Syndicate Copyright 2017 Have you heard of “touch DNA?” This mundane, yet menacing phenomenon exposes the double-edged sword of forensic science. With just an innocent handshake and indirect transfer of epithelial cells (tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of which we shed every day), you could find yourself suspected of heinous crimes. Charged with rape. Or convicted of murder. Jailed for life. Or sentenced to death. This ye...

**Written by Doug Powers Because the Hollywood Left's plea to the electoral college went so well for them (pause for laughter), whiffle-brained Tinseltown libs with zero grasp on what happened this election season are back with another attempt to convince Congress to embrace the Founding Fathers' vision of a nation governed by celebrity demand: A slew of high-profile stars — including Sally Field, former “The View” co-host Rosie Perez, “Westworld's” Jeffrey Wright, Keegan-Michael Key and “Boardw...

**Written by Doug Powers Nancy Pelosi is leading the charge when it comes to using a shock & awe strategy of projection to save the law that had to be passed so America could find out what was in it: There's no pill that can fix this level of delusion and brazenness: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, preparing for her fourth straight Congress in the minority — she lost her speakership in 2010, in an anti-Obamacare backlash — now says it's the GOP that will pay a political price if it mo...

**Written by Doug Powers According to the United Nations' Supreme Bureaucrat-in-Chief Ban Ki-moon, the purpose of that august body's Human Rights Council is to serve as… …an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe. “All victims of human rights abuses should be able to look to the Human Rights Council as a forum and a springboard for action.” With that in mind, here are nine cou...

**Written by Doug Powers What's a word for somebody who is a combination of shameless and delusional? Shalusional? Delameless? Whatever it is, that's what Valerie Jarrett should be called: Top President Barack Obama White House advisor Valerie Jarrett said in an interview with CNN Sunday that his administration has not seen a single scandal. “The president prides himself on the fact that his administration hasn't had a scandal and he hasn't done something to embarrass himself,” she said on Faree...

**Written by Doug Powers Among the people most traumatized by 2016 were various members of the liberal media who were carrying Hillary Clinton on their shoulders, excitedly rushing her toward the inevitable coronation at the White House, when suddenly they slammed at high speed into a brick wall of reality. Among 2016's psychological crash test dummies bruised and demoralized were a number of MSNBC hosts, who overall had a really bad year. Just try not to laugh at this: Aside from a traumatic ...