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Joseph Curl

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Joseph Curl covered the White House and politics for a decade for The Washington Times. He can be reached at josephcurl@gmail.com.

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This image released by Simon & Schuster shows "Fear: Trump in the White House," by Bob Woodward, available on Sept. 11. The book has set off a yes-no war between author Bob Woodward and the president. (Simon & Schuster via AP)

Bob Woodward’s book: Another work of non-fiction fiction?

In his book "Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987," Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward wrote about a deathbed conversation he had with CIA Director William J. Casey. President Reagan, a Republican, was at the time in the throes of the Iran-Contra affair, and Mr. Woodward just happened to get Casey to admit that he had known about the diversion of Iran arms sale money to the Contras.

September 11, 2018
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking to the media as he steps off Air Force One, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump right to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance

President Trump set off a firestorm last week when he yanked the security clearance of former Obama CIA Director John O. Brennan, who was busy making a career out of bashing the White House. Citing "a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations" about his administration, Mr. Trump said Mr. Brennan was seeking to "sow division and chaos."

August 21, 2018
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017, file photo, Alex Jones, a right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist, arrives for a child custody trial at the Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas. The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” podcast for violating its hate content policy. The company said late Wednesday that it takes reports of hate content seriously and reviews any podcast or song reported by customers. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

What suppressing Alex Jones really means

Remember that creepy scene in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," when Wonka has loaded all the kids into a boat and they paddle down the chocolate river? Well, buckle your seat belts, people, 'cuz we're about to go on that same wild ride.

August 7, 2018
Brian Karem, executive editor of the Montgomery County Sentinel and White House correspondent for Playboy magazine, was turned away by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for grandstanding. (Associated Press/File)

White House press corps broken beyond repair

It all really began with Sam Donaldson. Back in the days of Ronald Reagan, the brash and cantankerous reporter with the worst toupee in television history made his name by yelling at the president.

June 19, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who announced last year he would not run for re-election in 2018, takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake bested by Donald Trump, goes off the deep end

Jeff Flake has got it all: He's tall, buff and handsome, with a made-for-TV smile. He lives in a huge house in a gated community (with high walls, of course), has a pretty blonde wife and five fabulous children. Plus, he's a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in the World: The Senate.

May 29, 2018
Whether Hillary Clinton sticks around for the Democratic Party may not be her choice. (Associated Press/File)

Hillary Clinton Democratic Party’s face of 2018

Hillary Clinton told the Democratic Women's Leadership Forum on Friday that she would be a foundational part of the anti-Trump "resistance." No, she didn't ask whether anyone wanted her to be.

May 22, 2018
The mainstream media continue to cover the Hillary Clinton pity party, even though they are the latest on her list to blame for losing the 2016 presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

Hillary Clinton knows why she really lost the election

Imagine, if you would, that a Republican presidential candidate, say Mitt Romney or John McCain, had spent the next 18 months after his loss moaning and groaning and blaming everything from the FBI to Russian bots to xenophobia for the loss -- and the mainstream media covered the pity party.

April 24, 2018
The book, "A Higher Loyalty" by former FBI Director James Comey is displayed at a bookstore in Hackensack, N.J., Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Drama queen James Comey throws an embarrassing tantrum

Former FBI Director James B. Comey is an arrogant, pretentious, narcissistic, petty, egotistical, holier-than-thou crybaby who's indulging in a pity party and cashing in on his 15 minutes of fame by bashing the guy who rightly fired him.

April 17, 2018
This image released by Entertainment Studios shows Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy in a scene from "Chappaquiddick." (Claire Folger/Entertainment Studios via AP)

‘Chappaquiddick’ perfectly captures Ted Kennedy’s immoral soul

"'I'm not gonna' become president." That's the reaction of Edward M. "Teddy" Kennedy (played perfectly by actor Jason Clarke) in the new movie "Chappaquiddick," shortly after he drunkenly drives a car off a bridge into a shallow pond and leaves a young woman to die in a half-submerged car.

April 10, 2018