Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
CURL: 2012 is 1980 — but is Romney Ronald Reagan?
In the upcoming debates, Mitt Romney will need to present as stark a choice as Ronald Reagan did 32 years ago. Published September 23, 2012
CURL: Obama’s protective press cordon
Protecting and defending President Obama through his failures and blunders and gaffes is a full-time job for America's mainstream press corps — and they're getting worried. Published September 16, 2012
CURL: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, professional liar
While God had a pretty good week in Charlotte, N.C., enjoying His own Sally Fields Academy Awards moment ("You like me! Right now! You like me!"), one person who has had a decidedly bad week is Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Published September 6, 2012
CURL: A game changer, in three minutes
In just three short minutes, Democrats handed the 2012 election to Republican Mitt Romney. Published September 5, 2012
CURL: Clinton’s presence undercuts Democrats’ celebration of women
Talk about your irony. Democrats, who have declared that Republicans are engaging in a "war against women," will be led at their national convention this week by Bill Clinton, whose list of reported transgressions against women is, well, let's say, long. Published September 4, 2012
CURL: Palin still isn’t afraid to ‘rage against the machine’
Four years ago almost to the day, Sarah Palin became a megastar. Overnight, she went from an obscure governor of a state 67 hours by car from the White House to the Republican Party’s second in command, a power player who, very likely, could run for president in 2012 — and win the nomination. Published August 29, 2012
CURL: GOP convention speakers agree — no more years
If you want passionate partisanship, look no further than — Alex Schriver? Published August 28, 2012
CURL: The dog days — press rolls over for Obama
Take the dog days of August, add a presidential election. What do you get? Time for the mainstream media to roll over like Fido for the Democratic candidate. Published August 26, 2012
CURL: Obama, Biden, Clinton — a fly on the wall hears all
President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met in the White House on Thursday. This is, according to a nonpartisan fly that happened to be on the wall, a firsthand, verbatim account of their conversation. Published August 19, 2012
CURL: Game-changing pick for Romney, worst nightmare for Obama
Well, that didn't take long. By 11 a.m. Saturday, shortly after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appeared with his newly picked running mate, the Senate Democratic leader fired out a bitter e-mail. Published August 12, 2012
CURL: The silly season — Obama’s winning?!
It's political "silly season," when everyone says whatever they want — it doesn't matter, no one will know if it's true or not, and whatever is said will be ancient history by tomorrow morning. Published August 5, 2012
CURL: Romney didn’t say what they said he said
"Romney trip begins in shambles," blared CNN. "Britain is not ready for the Olympics says Mitt Romney," screamed the U.K.'s Daily Mail. "Mitt Romney's Olympics gaffe overshadows visit to London," bellowed Britain's Telegraph newspaper. But guess what? Mr. Romney said nothing of the kind. Published July 29, 2012
CURL: From bad to worse for President Obama
A lot happened last week — and none of it was good for President Obama. Published July 22, 2012
CURL: Why Romney’s NAACP speech matters
Mitt Romney's address to the NAACP, despite the boos, may prove pivotal. He spoke to them like adults — here are your problems and here's what I'll do to address them. Maybe blacks will vote en masse anyway for the first "black" president who didn't even bother to show up for the NAACP. Published July 15, 2012
CURL: Who’s bailing on Obama? Just about everybody
The president is back on the campaign trail. What's striking is where he's going: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa — places he won in 2008. Why? Simple. All the latest polls show he's losing … well, everyone. Published July 8, 2012
CURL: Roberts to the rescue for Romney
In voting to uphold President Obama's disastrous health-care overhaul, Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. took away the president's main line of attack that surely would have been deployed had the court voted 5-4, along party lines. Published June 28, 2012
CURL: Lying liars and the ‘furious’ lies they tell
"Lie, noun, 1. A false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth." Thus begins the fast and furious descent of President Obama. Published June 24, 2012
CURL: Obama’s a domestic enemy of the U.S. Constitution
When Congress wrote its own oath of office in 1884, little did they know that, 128 years later, America would face a domestic threat to the U.S. Constitution — from its very own president. Published June 17, 2012
CURL: Forget the ‘boring white guy’ — Romney will pick Rubio
Paul Ryan. Rob Portman. Tim Pawlenty. Bob McDonnell. Mitch Daniels. Even their names are boring. Sure, they're all highly qualified public servants — governors, senators, congressmen — but they are also borrrrrring. Published June 10, 2012
CURL: This sure isn’t the McCain campaign
Historians may well look back, when they dissect Mr. Romney's landslide victory in November 2012, to last week — a week when the Republican candidate not only showed that he's ready to mix it up in the octagon, but the Democratic incumbent looked like an overrated palooka finally matched against someone his own size. Published June 3, 2012
