Author: John Fredericks

Commentary: Are the Titans the Worst Franchise in the NFL?

John Fredericks
Tennessee Titans

Let’s stop the nonsense. The Tennessee Titans are the worst franchise in the National Football League. Their total home humiliation at the hands of the New York Jets was not merely a loss. It was an organizational indictment—a televised autopsy of a franchise with no direction, no identity and apparently no clue. The clown car Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll rolled onto the Nissan Stadium turf Sunday was completely inept. Laurel and Hardy could have produced a better game plan. The Titans’ offense was practically nonexistent. Cam Ward spent the afternoon running for his life behind an offensive line that appeared incapable of blocking anybody wearing a different-colored jersey. When Ward finally escaped the pass rush and delivered a catchable football, his receivers frequently dropped it. Ward wasn’t playing quarterback. He was participating in an extended survival drill. The Titans managed only three points through three quarters. At that stage, they had been outgained 335–114, produced only six first downs and possessed the football for just 17 minutes. Ward was 11-of-20 for a microscopic 74 yards. Let that sink in. 74 yards. The Jets, meanwhile, had already rolled up 209 passing yards and 126 rushing yards. Those numbers aren’t merely…

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Commentary: CNN Activist Betsy Klein Blows Up Melania Trump Press Conference

John Fredericks
Donald Trump

by John Fredericks   CNN did it again. What was once a proud news organization in the Ted Turner era has devolved into a White House press corps clown show, staffed by left-wing activists posing as journalists. Yesterday, it was Kaitlan Collins getting publicly eviscerated by President Trump. Today was even worse.CNN activist Betsy Klein single-handedly blew up a meaningful White House press conference hosted by First Lady Melania Trump by shouting a disrespectful and inappropriate “gotcha” question just two minutes into the Q&A. The First Lady had called the press conference to honor former Hamas hostages Aviva and Keith and to share their extraordinary story of faith, love, endurance, and survival. Opportunities for the White House press corps to engage directly with Mrs. Trump are rare. This should have been treated with the seriousness and respect it deserved. Instead, Klein chose to chase a nine-second sound bite for one of CNN’s failing segments, yelling out: “Is it appropriate to promote your film during an official White House event?” Mrs. Trump calmly and clearly responded: “This is not a promotion. We are here celebrating the release of the hostages Aviva and Keith. They were in Washington, D.C., and they called me. They…

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Commentary: Who Do You Believe?

John Fredericks
President Donald Trump

by John Fredericks WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Iran-Israel conflict and President Trump’s response boils down to one fundamental question: Who do you believe? Do you trust intelligence from Mossad, Israel’s legendary intelligence service? Or do you place your faith in our CIA? As NFL coaching legend Bill Parcells once said when asked if his team was really good: “You are what your record says you are.” It’s that simple. If these two intelligence agencies faced off in a football game, the halftime score would be Mossad 100, CIA 0. Our CIA’s Recent Track Record Consider what our intelligence community has been focused on lately: Monitoring Americans attending 5:00 AM mass in Richmond, Virginia Targeting parents who attended school board meetings to oppose mask mandates for their children Orchestrating 51 deep-state signatures on a fraudulent letter claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was “Russian disinformation” Promoting the Trump-Russia collusion hoax they knew was fabricated Taking five years to conclude what was obvious from day one: COVID-19 most likely originated from the Wuhan lab, not “bat soup” The CIA has become the deep state. Their primary mission became anti-MAGA operations and removing President Trump from office. Mossad’s Intelligence vs. Ours Mossad’s intelligence indicated Israel had to act…

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Commentary: Trump Tells GOP Obstructionists That He Has a Phone, a Pen, and a PAC

John Fredericks
Donald Trump

President Trump stormed Capitol Hill today, delivering an ultimatum to the GOP’s fractious factions: vote for his “big beautiful bill” or face the consequences.

Gone was the dealmaker’s smile. In its place—raw political muscle. Trump confronted the conservative hardliners in the Freedom Caucus with unmistakable clarity: he’ll slash waste from Medicaid but won’t tolerate benefit cuts. His message boiled down to six words: “We are NOT ‘f-ing’ cutting Medicaid.”

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John Fredericks Commentary: The Ghost of Sid Gilman

John Fredericks

As a die-hard Titans fan, I have one thing to say: I love this team.

Not because we are overly talented or particularly fun to watch–we are neither. When we win, it’s some downright ugly football that usually includes seven 60-yard punts by our new phenom punter, at least one missed FG by fat Randy and a botched fourth and one on a dropped handoff off a silly trick play with Derrick Henry standing around in the backfield.

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Review: Publicist to the MAGA Stars Unleashes Hell on the Left in New Book ‘The Woking Dead’

John Fredericks

In a world in which our own government is out to lock us in our homes, kill our jobs, infest our cities with criminal gangs, and make the shining light on a hill we know as America weaker than we have ever been before, we need leaders to step up and fight back without fear. Thanks to Joe Biden and his so-called 81 million voters we live in such a world right now. Just look around. Every major U.S. city is overrun with crime. A tank of gas costs a fortune. The young can’t afford an apartment anymore and older Americans can’t reach the dream of retirement. The American dream is dying and it’s all happened in under two years. That’s how fast leftwing ideologues can transform America into Venezuela.

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Commentary: McAuliffe’s War on Parents

John Fredericks

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe thought his run at a second non-consecutive term for Virginia’s executive mansion would be a cake-walk. It would no doubt set him up for a serious run for president in 2024 or 2028. And why not? Virginia Democrats have won 14 statewide races in a row dating back to 2012 by ever increasing margins. VA DEMS won a House of Delegates majority in 2019, just three years after Republicans commanded a super-majority. They also captured the state senate in 2019. 

Republicans nominated an unknown business executive with no political experience, Glenn Youngkin for governor after a very contentious caucus selection process. McAuliffe meanwhile eviscerated several up and coming African-American candidates in a blow-out primary win. 

With all the money he could ever spend in a blue state that now rivals California, what could go wrong? 

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John Fredericks Commentary: Analysis and Predictions for the GOP for Saturday’s Nominating Convention

John Fredericks
American flag flying above a large crowd.

On Saturday, May 8, up to 53,000 Virginia Republicans who pre-registered as delegates will nominate candidates for state-wide offices in November, including governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

It’s been a long time coming.

The nominating process for Republicans, an unassembled convention with about 40 voting locations across the Commonwealth – open for voting from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM – is a convoluted and confusing affair that took months to negotiate and consummate after numerous marathon and agonizing Zoom calls by the Party’s State Central Committee.

It’s been a long time coming.  

The nominating process for Republicans, an unassembled convention with about 40 voting locations across the Commonwealth–open for voting from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM–is a convoluted and confusing affair that took months to negotiate and consummate after numerous marathon and agonizing Zoom calls by the Party’s State Central Committee. 

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