Matt Towery: Obama is the Rodney Dangerfield of world leaders
It’s a comparison too obvious to pass up. We all remember the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, best known for exclaiming, “I get no respect,” as he tugged at his collar and bulged his eyes to a...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Most politicians could care less about what people think
For those who follow politicians, political pundits and the media, it seems as we head into the more intense portion of this election year, that a few aspects of the “game” we call politics and the...
View ArticleMatt Towery: The Georgia-Florida games
It occurs usually in late October and is billed as “The World’s Largest Cocktail Party.” The annual contest between two college football titans, the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the University of...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Bigotry still alive on college campuses
It’s happened again. Another conservative African-American leader with the “taint” of a GOP past is invited to speak to a university. A small group of “enlightened” professors or students decide that...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Why Georgia Republicans are worried about next Tuesday
The national media continue to tout Georgia’s soon-to-be-open U.S. Senate seat as one of just a few “swing” states that could end up going Democrat in a year that otherwise seems to look great for the...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Reagan No. 1 among modern presidents
In past columns, I’ve mentioned some teachers and professors that I’ve known who bluntly said that Ronald Reagan was the nation’s worst president. It has become rather common in academia to describe...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Obama biased against Israel
With every word spoken and every roll of his eyes, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes it clear that the Obama administration is no fan of Israel. So why is it that media will not call the White...
View ArticleOpinion: Those in search of a cause should consider an innocent child
Details about the death of Michael Brown and the actions of the Ferguson, Missouri policeman who shot him remain at issue. There are too many theories and longstanding feelings, ranging from race...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Why the pollsters got it wrong
I’ve been called a lot of things over the years, but “biased for the Democrats” has generally not been one of them.But that’s what I and other pollsters were labeled following Tuesday’s elections by...
View ArticleMatt Towery: How two great Georgians help bridge racial divide
On the same day and at the same time, two great men of different ethnicities and with different paths to greatness will soon be memorialized for their lives, both of which taught the world how to heal...
View ArticleThe Paris shooting: An example of why Republicans must lead
The shocking act of murder by terrorists in Paris this week provides chilling new evidence that Republican majorities in Congress must act.The tepid response from the White House — a hallmark of Obama,...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Carry on, Mickey D
I never thought that I would see the day that two beloved American icons, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, would be forced to run from their own products and great traditions. But that’s exactly what is...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Crime might become huge issue in 2016 GOP presidential contest
Rudy Giuliani picked the wrong year to run for president. The man who as mayor cleaned up the streets of New York in a professional but tough manner might be the role model for winning the GOP...
View ArticleMatt Towery: Petty Republicans snub Vince Dooley
If you are as tired as I am of politics and politicians, perhaps you have joined with millions of other Americans and turned your attention to football to give yourself a well-deserved break from the...
View ArticleMatt Toweery: Trump tax plan stumps GOP establishment
Every time they think they have knocked him down, Donald Trump comes up with a counterpunch that keeps the GOP establishment and traditional conservative pundits stunned and confused. Now they are...
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