Larry Thornberry

3 weeks ago | spectator.org | Larry Thornberry

As a card carrying conservative who understands the necessity of order and restraint in a free society, of course I deplore the current fad among left-crazies of keying, burning, or otherwise damaging Tesla cars and trucks. The same characters — always with time on their hands and money for travel and signs — show up for the demonstration du jour. This lunatic and criminal behavior, carried out by bands of feral toe-rags, should be quashed and the malefactors jugged for months or years.

1 month ago | spectator.org | Larry Thornberry

Big George Foreman, a champion boxer and champion grill salesman (the man surely knew the uses of a cheeseburger), went to his reward Friday at 76. As I know God to be good, I’m sure that reward will be considerable. Foreman’s family announced his death, saying only that he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. No cause of death was given. “I was just glad to be an American. Some people have tried to make something of it, calling me an Uncle Tom, but I’m not.”This is very sad news.

Dec 7, 2024 | spectator.org | Larry Thornberry

Blossom Dearie’s song, I’ll Take Manhattan, (Great rendition here by Ella Fitzgerald, needs to be brought up to date. With apologies to the late, great Blossom, today’s Manhattan is far from “an isle of joy,” especially if one has to ride the subway. Dante would have loved the NYC subway, giving it a circle of its own. Commissioned to re-write the song, my title would be You Take Manhattan. But Bragg still gets points among Democrats for trying.

Oct 20, 2024 | spectator.org | Larry Thornberry

It all reminds me of July 1, 1987 when President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Robert Bork for an opening on the Supreme Court. He had it made in the shade, said my complacent conservative friends. The result was brutal. But we do not have to look back 32 years to see how unruly the leftwing mob can be. Recall the recent fate of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Only his courage and unscotchable determinate saved him. The simple fact is that the conservatives are often slow on the draw against the American left.

Oct 3, 2024 | spectator.org | Larry Thornberry

Charlie Hustle went to that great clubhouse in the sky Monday. He died unattended in his La Vegas home. No cause of death was given, though it’s known he had cardiac procedures done. He was 83. Pete Rose’s life contained both triumph and tragedy. It was splendid on the baseball field between first pitch and the end of the game, but often a train wreck off of it.