Eric Shaffer
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Eric Shaffer is the host of The Lone Conservative podcast at Lone Conservative and an intern at MRCTV. He is a Finance major at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and plans to attend law school after he graduates for criminal law.

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Eric Schaffer | August 5, 2019
Rand Paul (R-KY) announced on Monday that he would have to limit his “August activities” as a result of long-term injuries which have plagued Paul since his neighbor’s violent assault on him in 2017. “Part of my lung damaged by the 2017 assault had to be removed by surgery this weekend,” the Kentucky Senator continued. “The doctors, nurses, & staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center…
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Eric Schaffer | August 5, 2019
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) has become the eleventh GOP Congressman, the fourth from Texas, to officially announce that he won’t be running for reelection. Marchant, an eight-term veteran in the House, had won by large margins in seemingly all but his reelection last year. According to the newstimes: Marchant, 68, was reelected by a 3 percentage point margin last year from his suburban…
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Eric Schaffer | August 5, 2019
A story which has given many Americans some form of comfort in this trying time following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, is that of Army Private Glendon "Glen" Oakley, who during one of the deadliest shootings in recent memory, put himself in harm's way to protect the innocent and defenseless.  When Oakley heard the gunshots and began attempting to escape the scene of the shooting, he…
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Eric Schaffer | August 2, 2019
Amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Vice President Mike Pence drew attention to their continued persecution of Christians on Friday by bringing attention to the case of Mahrokh Kanbari, a 65-year old woman who has been sentenced in Iran to a year in prison for her faith. According to the Christian Post: The sentence was handed down to 65-year-old Mahrokh Kanbari on Monday,…
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Eric Schaffer | August 2, 2019
To impeach or not to impeach, that is the question more and more Democrats are asking themselves. Perhaps worryingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelsoi (D-Calif.), many of her colleagues aren’t coming to the same conclusion she did. In fact, today marks the day where Ms. Pelosi is officially fighting a battle against a majority of her party in the House.  Yes, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.),…
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Eric Schaffer | August 2, 2019
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed in 1987 by then-President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, has officially come to an end, and a bitter one at that. President Trump decided to pull out of the decadeslong agreement today after his administration found that Russia was not only in “material breach of the treaty,” but had made no effort to…
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Eric Schaffer | August 1, 2019
Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza bin Laden, a top-tier terrorist in his father’s terror organization, Al Qaeda, who had “repeatedly threatened to attack the United States,” is believed to be dead, according to the New York Times. “Details of the strike that killed him were scarce, including when and where,” the Times reports. “The United States government played a role in the operation, but it…
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Eric Schaffer | August 1, 2019
Have you ever wondered why so many robots in popular culture are the color white? Followup, have you ever been bothered by it? If you answered no to either of these questions, you could be a racist. At least, that’s what CNN reports. According to a study titled “Robots and Racism” by the Human Interface Technology Laboratory in New Zealand, “people perceive physically human-like robots to…
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Eric Schaffer | August 1, 2019
In news that seems to have been overshadowed by the spectacular, meme-filled Democratic primary debates -- and the media’s lack of coverage -- things continue to get worse for former FBI Director, dime-store philosopher, and perpetual starer into the distance, James Comey. Geologic time offers useful perspective. pic.twitter.com/tbnjjbt8rE — James Comey (@Comey) March 23, 2019 According…
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Eric Schaffer | July 31, 2019
President Trump’s feud with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), which began when the President claimed the veteran politician had neglected his district, only continues to intensify as the week progresses ....As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he…