Is the first lady trying to overthrow the president? Award-winning writer Kathleen Antrim's fictional response to this shocking premise is at the heart of her chillingly convincing political thriller, CAPITAL OFFENSE.
Antrim: What is the reason for Syria's silence?
2007-10-05 The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - On Sept. 6, Israel fired up warplanes that flew deep into Syria to a site near the city of Dayr az Zawr where they executed an airstrike. Then all went silent. And by silent, I mean no one in an official capacity mentioned it. Israel went mute. Syria fell quiet.
Antrim: Move America Forward rallies troops
2007-09-06 The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - Political tensions are skyrocketing in anticipation of Gen. David Petraeusí report on the progress in Iraq. The war on terror and the Iraq war should not be partisan issues. But there are those who are determined to make them so. If there were ever any doubts about how the Iraq war and the war on terror were being used as a wedge to grab political power, the recent actions of the Democratic leadership put them to rest.
Antrim: Bush communicates Iraq's relevance
2007-08-02 The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - In my last column I wrote about President Bush's inability or unwillingness to communicate effectively with the American people on important issues such as the War on Terror, and specifically the war in Iraq. On July 24, Bush gave a speech that concisely laid out his reasoning and the peril we face in this cancer called terrorism.
Antrim: Bush arrogantly squandered political capital
2007-06-05 , The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - President Bush's average job approval rating is about 30.5 percent, with his disapproval rating averaging 64.2 percent, according to Real Clear Politics. In 2005, Bush's approval rating began its descent below 50 percent and he has never really recovered.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi goes on a shopping trip
2007-06-07 Kathleen Antrim, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - During the 2006 election cycle, leading Democrat and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi railed against the Republican culture of corruption. She claimed that as the next speaker of the House she would fight against just such a culture. But now this self-righteous strategy may be coming back to bite her.
Romantic comedy is riling the hate-America brigade
2007-05-04, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - 'Americanizing Shelley' is a new romantic comedy that is truly an American story. So American, in fact, that it's been called controversial and the movie's lead actress, an immigrant from India, Namrata Singh Gujral, has been called 'a right-wing nut job'. It appears that even a sweet romantic comedy starring an immigrant isn't immune to Hollywood's anti-American sentiment.
British documentary refutes cult of man-made global warming
2007-04-06, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - The concept of man-made global warming has generated a cultlike following, with Al Gore's movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' becoming the cult's bible of sorts.
British broadcaster uses Web to battle anti-Americanism
2007-03-02, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - Anti-Americanism is spreading across the globe. Using myths, disinformation and ignorance, America's enemies are doing a fair job at defaming our country from both within our borders and abroad.
Brit reminds Europe of 'a world without America'
2007-02-28, The Examiner
WASHINGTON - Anti-Americanism is spreading around the globe. Using myths, disinformation and ignorance, America's enemies are doing a fair job at defaming our country from both within our borders and abroad. continue reading
Celebrity champions lend image to causes, not substance
2007-01-04, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - Hollywood celebrities traveled the globe in 2006 for various humanitarian efforts, and ' let's be honest ' to promote their own images and careers. Out of work or just between gigs, celebrities snatch camera time by lending their names to these issues. It seems that stumping for a cause is a prerequisite to being a celebrity.
'Merry Christmas' is a booming business no matter its accepted name
2006-12-13, The Examiner
"Happy Holidays" is the politically correct greeting for many retailers these days, but isn't it incredibly hypocritical for businesses to take immense profits from a holiday they refuse to call by its proper name'
Everyone benefits from 'Christmas'
2006-12-07, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - The politically correct greeting of the season is 'Happy Holidays' as 'Merry Christmas' might be considered offensive and exclusionary to some. I find this incredibly hypocritical of retailers and the many other businesses that benefit tremendously from a holiday they essentially refuse to acknowledge.
Only one poll counts on Election Day
2006-11-03, The Examiner
WASHINGTON - Election Day 2006 is almost upon us. Based on the polls, Democrats seem to be popping champagne believing they will be taking control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate.
Good mourning, America
2006-10-06, The Examiner
WASHINGTON - Rarely does a book come along that touches the very essence of American culture. Even more rare is the book that does so while in the midst of that specific cultural phenomenon, as most are historical accounts of times past. 'American Mourning', written by Catherine Moy and Melanie Morgan, is such a book.
Giuliani's recollection of Sept. 11, five years later
2006-09-08, The Examiner
WASHINGTON - Five years ago this month, the world was rocked as jetliners were flown into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and another plane went down in Pennsylvania.
James Webb: the new face of the Democrats'
2006-08-03, The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO - As a candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia, former secretary of the Navy, best-selling novelist and Hollywood filmmaker James Webb initially garnered national attention because of who he is. Now his views and temperament are grabbing the spotlight.
Democrats to al-Qaida: You can win in Iraq
2006-07-07, The Examiner
WASHINGTON - Regardless of the events taking place in Iraq, Democrats like Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., and Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis., continue to push for an American retreat, making one wonder what our enemies, like al-Qaida, must make of the messages they hear from these Democratic leaders.
Sen. George Allen Revs Up His Re-Election Campaign
2006-04-14, Newsmax
George Allen's re-election campaign is off to a spirited start.
Illegal Immigration's Dirty Secret
2005-11-07, Newsmax
It's a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive. Unfortunately, the United States government seems to have perfected the art of the tangled mess.
Compassionate Conservatism a Double-edged Sword
2005-04-04, NewsMax
The actions of the United States Congress and President Bush in the Terri Schiavo matter took compassionate conservatism to new heights, but that pinnacle has some conservatives outraged and may indicate the start of a conservative schism.
Powerhouse Party Launches D.C. Examiner
2005-02-11, Newsmax
Five hundred of Washington, D.C.?s most influential powerbrokers gathered this week at The National Museum of Women in the Arts to celebrate the launch of The Washington Examiner newspaper.
Silencing America
2004-12-20, Newsmax
I'm ashamed to say that I've always taken the First Amendment right to freedom of speech for granted. Now freedom of speech is quickly becoming a thing of the past. In its stead come ?political correctness," intolerance and, finally, the silencing of America.
