The State Of The Campaign

The Labor Day holiday traditionally marks the period when political campaigns kick into high gear. Summer vacations are over, kids are back in school and voters really start tuning in to the candidates.

With that in mind, here's a brief update of where things stand in the 2016 campaign:
 

Friday, September 2, 2016

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer

Kaepernick Takes A Knee

Last night, the San Francisco 49ers played the San Diego Chargers, and 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick once again refused to stand during the National Anthem. He took a knee this time.

However, his "stand" was particularly offensive as the Chargers were hosting a "Salute to the Military," with more than 200 Armed Forces personnel presenting a giant American flag and a remembrance of the Vietnam War.

Follow The Missiles

In politics there is a saying everyone understands, "Follow the money." A comparable saying when dealing with Iran might be, "Follow the missiles."

When the Iranian nuclear negotiations began, one of the primary objectives of the West was to guarantee that the Iranian facility at Fordow was shuttered. Everyone agreed that the facility, which housed a major part of Iran's nuclear weapons program and was built inside a mountain, had to be closed.

Not Standing For Kaepernick

The latest hero of the left is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. He is making headlines, but not for his talent. In fact, his career is fading.

Kaepernick has a long record of tweeting anti-American sentiments like this one: "Folks always want to make it seem like White Supremacy is whiteness gone wild. No. It's a standard [American] practice." Evidently that wasn't getting him enough attention so he's now refusing to stand for the National Anthem.