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The Townhall Review -- December 29, 2018

Michael Medved takes us on an appreciative tour of Abraham Lincoln: the wartime president, a phenomenal leader, a man with brilliant rhetorical gifts, and unparalleled political prowess.

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Townhall Review — December 22, 2018

In this special edition of the Townhall Review, Michael Medved tells the story of Christmas, from the humble beginnings of Jesus Christ’s birth to Saint Nicholas to Santa Clause. Medved shares how Christmas was both frowned upon and celebrated in colonial America and how General George Washington used the holiday to his advantage in the Revolutionary War. Dennis Prager rounds out the show by expressing his gratitude for religion and particularly Christianity in America, even though he is a Jew.

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Apparently, the path to putting a Democrat in the White House runs through God.

No, that’s not me saying God favors Republicans.

That is, essentially, the argument from foul-mouthed DNC Chairman Tom Perez. He’s uncomfortable with the fact that church-going people disapprove of Democrat candidates motivated in large part by their conviction on issues of life and death … convictions about abortion.

Perez recently complained about clergy who are willing to support Trump motivated in large part on the issue of life. He’s frustrated that “people buy it” from these clergy—and I quote—“because that’s their only source.”

Perez is unnerved by churchgoers who lean on their spiritual leaders, leaders who are working from the Bible rather than relying on today’s secular elites.

The short of it is Tom Perez would like you to stop attending church because it puts a real crimp in the ability of Democrats to make the state supreme.

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Townhall Review – December 15, 2018

Michael Medved gives his thoughts on the political one-upmanship as demonstrated during the “photo op” meeting President Trump had with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Hugh Hewitt and Congressman Mike Gallagher also give their views on the meeting between the President and the House Speaker and Senate Minority Leader. Dennis Prager turns to Philippe Karsenty, a French media analyst, for a look at the French riots. Hugh Hewitt talks with Acting EPA Director Andrew Wheeler about the EPA’s modifications to the Clean Water Act. Ed Martin talks with economist Jerry Bowyer about signs the economy may be slowing down. Joe Walsh brings Moran Birman on his show to talk about the threat Hamas and Hezbollah are to Israel. Dennis Prager’s guest, retired British Colonel Richard Kemp, talks about the seemingly never-ending war in Afghanistan. Mark Davis talks with Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeremy Tedesco about a billboard in New York’s Times Square accusing ADF of being anti-gay.

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This is Michael Medved of MichaelMedved.com for Townhall.

Congressional Democrats made a mistake to attack President Trump for his determined opposition to caravans of unauthorized immigrants at our Southern border. Automatic asylum would only encourage new thousands to make a dangerous, illegal trek.

But President Trump also makes a mistake by touting a pointless government shutdown, which might seem bold and decisive but raises the inevitable question, “what next?” The Democrats, with their newly elected House majority, won’t simply surrender and a shutdown hurts the government, the public’s faith in democracy, even our economy.

The only possible outcome is some form of compromise: no, the president won’t get all the money he wants for a wall, but he will get increased funding for enhanced border security. Since it’s obvious that both caravans and shutdowns are deeply unpopular, Congress and the president should drop the games and work out common sense reforms that can help all sides.

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