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<title><![CDATA[Ron Christie - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/24187.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Ron Christie]]></description><category domain="24187">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Case for President John Kasich]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/21/the-case-for-president-john-kasich.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John Kasich is ready to be president. And I should know: I have known the Ohio governor for nearly 25 years and worked alongside him for more than eight. So while he may not be blowing up in the polls yet, those who choose to underestimate him do so at their peril.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Must Kill the Confederate Flag]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/22/gop-needs-to-lead-fight-against-the-confederate-flag.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Like millions of my fellow Americans, my heart grieves for the nine innocent people murdered by a domestic terrorist at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[First Lady's Address Was More Victim Politics]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/13/michelle-obama-exemplifies-the-progress-we-ve-made-on-race-why-won-t-she-admit-it.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last weekend First Lady Michelle Obama travelled to Tuskegee University to deliver remarks to the graduating class of 2015. Tuskegee&rsquo;s mark in American history is significant&mdash;founder Booker T. Washington was born a slave, and the original Tuskegee campus was once the site of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Post-Baltimore, U.S. Is Heading &quot;Blackwards&quot;]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/07/post-baltimore-america-is-heading-blackwards.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Lie: Republicans Are Not Bigots]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/the-democrats-are-lying-republicans-are-not-bigots.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There used to be a time in the American political landscape when Republicans could forcefully articulate their policy positions to sway public opinion. In the Obama era, facts have given way to spin and message discipline&mdash;two areas in which the GOP appears to run upfield into the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Media and Obama Made Ferguson Worse]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/12/media-and-obama-are-to-blame-for-latest-ferguson-tragedy.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One cheer to the Justice Department for debunking &#194;&#147;Hands Up, Don&#194;&#146;t Shoot.&#194;&#148; But the president has behaved horribly through this whole thing.Three shots rang out early Thursday in Ferguson, Missouri, that severely wounded two police officers. Our thoughts and prayers are with these...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[You Better Believe Hillary's Emails Matter]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/04/you-better-believe-hillary-clinton-s-emails-matter.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Personal email account? Okay, maybe. But why does Clinton get to pick and choose which emails she turns over? Same old Clinton song.On January 20, 2001, I sat at my office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building just steps away from the White House to begin the first day of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Is the Scaremonger-in-Chief]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/24/obama-is-the-scaremonger-in-chief.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Far from the dire picture painted by the president and his fellow Democrats, 90 percent of the Department of Homeland Security would remain on the job in a partial government shutdown.President Obama and congressional Democrats are offering up doomsday scenarios if the Department of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reverend Wright Was Worse Than Scalise]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/02/reverend-jeremiah-wright-was-worse-than-scalise.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Time to Hold the Protestors Accountable]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/04/it-s-time-to-hold-protesters-accountable.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Americans gathered last week to give thanks, I remained perplexed by the destructive reaction by thousands who protested the decision of a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, not to indict a police officer for using lawful but deadly force to stop a teenager from assaulting him. Note...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Like It Or Not, Justice Was Served in Ferguson]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/24/justice-was-served-in-ferguson-this-isn-t-jim-crow-america.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The day of reckoning has arrived not just in Ferguson, Missouri but also across America. For some, the grand jury proceedings to determine whether the shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer was justified was never about seeking justice. As widely anticipated in the media,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Ferguson on the Brink of War?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/16/as-michael-brown-grand-jury-winds-down-is-ferguson-on-the-brink-of-war.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The cops are preparing for the worst. And it may happen. And Sharpton, Jackson, Holder, and yes, Obama too, are shamefully silent.Is Ferguson on the brink of war? With every fiber in my body I hope the answer is a resounding &ldquo;No.&rdquo; In light of recent events, however, a violent...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' Wish: A Shutdown That Won't Happen]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/03/democrats-midterm-wish-the-government-shutdown-that-won-t-happen.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With Labor Day now behind us, Americans returning from their summer break are just starting to pay attention to the looming midterm election. If you listen to congressional Democrats, they will tell you that we are just days away from a Republican-led government shutdown. Republicans,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Are We Listening to Sharpton &amp; Jackson?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/27/there-s-no-such-thing-as-black-america.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The concept of a &lsquo;black community&rsquo; or &lsquo;black America&rsquo; led by figures like Al Sharpton is counterproductive and, at best, outdated. It&rsquo;s time we spent more time concentrating on what unites us.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hey, Eric Holder: This Isn't 1965]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/12/hey-eric-holder-voter-id-isn-t-stuck-in-1965.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The middle of August is supposed to usher in the dog days of summer. But not this year: the Middle East is ablaze in conflict, the Russians are busy destabilizing Ukraine. But all the news isn&rsquo;t global: In North Carolina, the Obama Justice Department just suffered an embarrassing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Get a Pass on Racist Attacks]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/05/in-kentucky-elaine-chao-endures-racist-attacks-from-liberals.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former Republican Secretary of Labor has had to deal with a number of bigoted comments from Democratic partisans in the last year. So why is racism treated differently when it comes from the left?One can hardly turn on cable news without hearing someone say that Republicans are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to Eric Holder on Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/17/an-open-letter-to-attorney-general-eric-holder-it-s-not-about-race.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[May 23, 1998, was one of the happiest days of my life. After four years of hard work, I joined 485 of my fellow law school students as we were set to receive our Juris Doctor degrees. You may not remember, but you were our commencement keynote speaker that day at the George Washington...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Boehner's Lawsuit Could Work]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/10/why-boehner-s-lawsuit-against-obama-could-work.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since Speaker John Boehner announced his intention late last month to sue President Obama for overstepping his legal authority, his supporters have frequently noted how few executive orders he&rsquo;s actually handed down. To date, Obama has only issued 182, while the predecessor he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The VA Scandal Is Real, and Obama's Ducking It]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/20/the-scandal-at-the-va-is-real-and-obama-is-ducking-it.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Up to now, President Obama and congressional Democrats had thought &ldquo;so-called&rdquo; scandals involving Benghazi, the IRS, and Operation Fast and Furious were largely behind them. Nothing to see, just Republican witch hunts designed to embarrass the president and perhaps land blows...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Are Scared of Benghazi]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/08/why-democrats-are-so-scared-of-benghazi.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I read with interest my Daily Beast colleague Michael Tomasky&#194;&#146;s column Wednesday, in which he asserted that the establishment of a Special Select Committee to investigate Benghazi is nothing more than bulls&#42;&#42;t. Putting aside that disrespectful characterization of a search for truth and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cynical Race-Baiting Won't Save Democrats]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/14/cynical-race-baiting-will-fail-to-save-the-democrats.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sadly, it has come down to this. When they assumed power in 2009, Democrats promised that a trillion dollar stimulus package would invigorate the economy and create millions of jobs. It did not happen&mdash;all while trillions of dollars were added to the national debt which will become...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Selective Political Scandal Addiction]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/06/the-media-s-selective-political-scandal-addiction.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The British historian Lord Acton reminds us that &ldquo;power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.&rdquo; That quote from a letter he wrote in 1887 was as true then as it does today. In light of Benghazi, Fast and Furious, or IRS probes of conservative groups in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Obsession With Race Has Gone Too Far]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/21/justice-thomas-is-right-about-america-s-obsession-with-race.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[The President Has No Idea How to Govern]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/30/obama-s-sotu-speech-proves-he-s-a-repeat-defender-who-can-t-govern.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the last day or so, I&rsquo;ve tried to turn off the TV and radio, as pundits of all stripes are undoubtedly applauding or assailing President Obama&rsquo;s State of the Union Address. Long gone are the days when a president of either party used the address to give a particularly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Time for Big Changes at the White House]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/26/after-a-lousy-year-how-obama-can-turn-his-presidency-around.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As we reflect on 2013 and look forward to resolutions for the new year, I can&rsquo;t help but think about the important steps President Obama needs to take upon his return to Washington, D.C. Critics will say I have the Republican Party&rsquo;s best interests in mind&mdash;I have the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Criticizing Obama Isn't Racist]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/29/criticizing-obama-isn-t-racist.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Americans participate in the post-Thanksgiving rite of passage known as Black Friday, I can&rsquo;t help but reflect on a disturbing trend that increases with each passing day of the Obama presidency: If you disagree with the president, you must be racist.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2008 Wasn't an Omen for GOP - 2010 Was.]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ron Christie</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While gleeful reports abound that the G.O.P. is disorganized, dispirited and headed to defeat in November, facts have a way of ruining this rosy narrative for the Democrats. Observing Democrats and their supporters in the media (like the author of the New York magazine article), one...]]></description>
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