Joseph Curl

SCHIEFFER: Media weren’t ‘skeptical enough’ about Obama

In his exit interview after 40 some years as a TV reporter and news commentator, CBS' Bob Schieffer said the media weren't "skeptical enough" of Barack Obama as they greased the skids for his election in 2008.

McCain spanks Paul: ‘Learn the rules of the Senate’

Sen. John McCain, the GOP's top hawk in the Senate, was none too pleased with Sen. Rand Paul's efforts to kill the National Security Agency's phone "metadata" collection program.

JOSEPH CURL: Obama’s EPA Clean Water Act goes after the farmers

Farmers are now the bad guys. President Obama's administration last week claimed dominion over all of America's streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- perhaps even puddles -- in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority.

Sanders: Women ‘fantasize about being raped by 3 men simultaneously’

Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, running for the Democratic presidential nomination, wrote an essay for an alternative newspaper in which he said women fantasize "about being raped by 3 men simultaneously."

Weird C-SPAN phone call: ‘Hi Denny. Remember me from Yorkville?’

A day after J. Dennis Hastert was indicted on charges of "structuring" and lying to federal agents, an odd video clip has emerged showing the former House Speaker taking questions on C-SPAN. The caller, who identified himself as "Bruce" and called in on the independent line, says "Hello, Denny," using the Sepaker's nickname. "Hi, how're you doing," Hastert says.

O’Malley teases with ‘Hail to the Chief’ — on guitar

Martin O'Malley is going to push his youth in his race for the Democratic presidential nomination, and even before he jumps into the race, he's teasing -- with a guitar riff. A new 24-second video popped up on YouTube showing the musically-inclined O'Malley tuning a guitar. Then, at the end of the short clip, he picks out the tune to "Hail To The Chief."

Hastert paid to ‘conceal his prior misconduct’

J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in U.S. House history, was being blackmailed, and he paid millions to keep his secret. That's what federal indictment says, anyway. Hastert has been charged with illegally moving cash and lying to investigators. This is what's known: There is a person -- "Individual A" -- in the indictment (no one knows if that person is a male or a female). Hastert was paying Individual A $3.5 million to cover up "past misconduct."

Democrats join GOP to fight Obama admin’s new rule on streams, creeks

Democrats are giving a big thumbs down to the Obama administration's new regulation to give the federal government dominion over streams, creeks, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- even ditches and really big puddles.

HILLARY REDISCOVERS HER SOUTHERN ACCENT

HONEST OBAMA: My presidency a placeholder until I ‘pass that baton’

Obama: My presidency a placeholder until I ‘pass that baton’

Biden talks tough about Ukraine, but U.S. must ‘cooperate’ with Putin

While the Commander-in-Chief doesn't know how to follow through after he draws a big red line (i.e. Syria), the vice president on Wednesday appeared open to the idea of arming Ukraine in its battle with Russia.

CURL: Obama admin asserts dominion over creeks, streams, wetlands, ditches — even big puddles

President Obama's administration on Wednesday claimed dominion over all of America's streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- perhaps even puddles -- in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority.

ALERT: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TAKES QUESTIONS

Carly Fiorina's campaign is having a lot of fun at Hillary Clinton's expense. The Republican presidential candidate's deputy campaign manager, Sarah Isgur Flores, sent out a email to the "traveling press corps" noting that both Fiorina and Clinton will be campaigning in South Carolina on Wednesday.

Kenyan man wants to ‘buy’ Malia Obama — for 70 sheep, 50 cows, 30 goats

Texas schools to target adults with Shelly O’s food program

INTEL IMPOTENCE: Obama admin ‘surprised’ by fall of Mosul, had no contingency plans

Bernie Sanders takes a shot at Hillary Clinton: ‘When you hustle money … it can isolate you’

Bernie Sanders, the Socialist senator running against Hillary Rodham Clinton, says her penchant for raising millions by giving speeches leaves her unable to understand the plight of the middle class.

EMAIL: HILLARY DIDN’T KNOW DEAD AMBASSADOR’S NAME

Clintons made $700,000 day after Hillary said they were ‘dead broke’