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From  the column Forbidden Table Talk, Communities At Washington Times SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2012 — Hold on to your seats: Planned Parenthood has decided to support Barack Obama for President in November. What a surprise! The nation is absolutely stunned. Who could have seen this one coming? According to the Los Angeles Times, “the Planned Parenthood Action Fund launched a …

From Bob Siegel’s column Forbidden Table Talk on Communities At WashingtonTimes.com SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2012 — Both the mainstream media and the Obama campaign seem determined to short circuit any GOP attempts to hold President Obama responsible for past associations. Last week, the New York Times reported plans for a possible GOP ad campaign that would examine Barack Obama’s …

From Bob Siegel’s column Forbidden Table Talk on Communities At WashingtonTimes.com SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2012 — Despite all the talk about the equality of countries spread across our 21st century world, America is still almost universally regarded to be in a class by herself. Even people who dislike America admit that America is special. Otherwise they would find it …

From Bob Siegel’s column,  Forbidden Table Talk on Communities@Washington Times.com Originally written: May 8, 2012 No political satirist can resist the temptation to make election year predictions. True, some of these predictions are so easy; they could be made by a trained chimpanzee. Nevertheless, my crystal ball is now out of the attic and dusted off for all to see: …

From Bob Siegel’s column,  Forbidden Table Talk on Communities@Washington Times.com SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2012 — President Obama shocked reporters last week with comments about the Supreme Court. Even the normally uncritical press corps was obliged to ask, “do you really think the Court can’t strike down an act of Congress as unconstitutional?” The Court’s nine justices will announce their decision …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Communities@Washington Times , March 31, 2012. Used by permission. In an unprecedented (alleged) press conference, the president made some announcements which elicited stunned gasps from the crowd of reporters who covered it. Since that moment, all of Washington has been in a buzz as talking heads and spectators try to figure out …

On March 11, 2012, Muslim Apologist Nadir Ahmed debated me on the subject of violence in the name of Islam. The debate took place on my KCBQ radio show without commercial interruptions and was timed by a moderator, co-host Mike Fredenburg. In addition to the listeners who witnessed this event  live on the air,  close to 2000 have downloaded this …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities, March 14, 2012. Used by permission. By now, it must be glaringly apparent that 2012’s GOP presidential favorite is not going to be crowned any time soon. With that in mind, I will offer some advice to all four contenders; and their mutual rival, President Obama. Since I am …

Written by Bob Siegel and first published by Washington Times Communities on February 25, 2012. Used by permission.   While a 34 year old Christian pastor awaits execution in Iran for the “crime” of converting to Christianity from Islam, other Muslims demonstrate their holiness in Afghanistan. After all, only a devout follower of God would kill those mean and nasty …

Written by Bob Siegel and first published by Washington Times Communities, February 18, 2012. Used by Permission. Once again, some appellate judges have made a ruling which overthrows the will of voting citizens. Such magistrates should be honored during this year’s Academy Awards show. After all, it can’t be easy for them to maintain a straight face while pretending to …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities  on February 11, 2012  Used by permission. Despite an attempt by the Obama Administration to walk back its health care clash with Catholics and other religions, our nation remains mired in strong emotional discussion. This is no surprise. Obama articulated his new wrinkle with the usual clarity of a …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities, February 4, 2012.  Used by permission. It might be nice if politicians would go to the National Prayer Breakfast simply to pray. Unfortunately, they also say things to the audience. In this case, the name of Jesus was invoked by President Obama to justify his love affair with wealth …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities on January 28, 2012. Used by permission. The pharmacist seemed sympathetic to my plight. Sadly, he explained that Primatene Mist (an over the counter inhaler for asthmatics) had been taken off the market. I was not surprised. Certainly many doctors have warned people of Primatene’s potential side effects. Oddly …

We will hear that the State of the Union is good. We will all breathe a sigh of relief. We will then hear that good does not mean great. There is much work to be done and it could be done if the Republican Congress would be less political and more cooperative. The politics behind Obama rejecting the Canadian pipeline …

Written by Bob Siegel and published by Washington Times Communities, January 7, 2012. Used by permission. Christmas is over and many people, intoxicated by the splendor of their favorite holiday, missed a few news stories that broke late in December, creating somewhat less than a splash of controversy while lights, tinsel, and ornaments occupied our thoughts. Ironically, one such story …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities. Used by permission. SAN DIEGO, December 17, 2011 ― When asked in the latest Fox News sponsored Republican debate whether he would make a pledge to not run as a third party candidate, Ron Paul dodged the question. But he did say that same evening, “anyone up here can …

Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities. Used by permission December 12, 2011 – One would expect a Top Ten Best Holiday Movies list to be followed by a Top Ten Worst list. But what kind of Scrooge would I be if I made sport of something near and dear to somebody else’s heart? And yet, …

Written by Bob Siegel and published originally by Washington Times Communities. Used by Permission San Diego, December 9, 2011 – Looking forward to curling up around the TV with loved ones to enjoy any one of those countless classic holiday films? Having trouble deciding which one to watch first? Well be of good cheer and keep the faith. Your ol’ pal Bob has …

Originally published by Washington Times Communities, November 30, 2011 The latest chapter of Cainton Place goes beyond sexual harassment. This time, Herman Cain is accused of having a 13 year consensual affair with a certain Ginger White. Cain admits that he knows the woman and that they have been friends but denies the affair. “As you probably heard yesterday,” he …

I have some good news and some bad news: First the bad news: Al Sharpton, the arrogant race baiter and flame fanner, now has his own show on MSNBC. Now, the good news: Nobody watches MSNBC. # # # Bob Siegel is a weekend radio talk show host on KCBQ and columnist. Details of his show can be found at …