Lorie Byrd was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended North Carolina State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1988. She worked as a litigation paralegal specializing in large document cases before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters.Her interest in politics and the media led to an opportunity to start her own blog, Byrd Droppings. Lorie is also an occasional contributor to ConfirmThem.com. Lorie lives in eastern North Carolina with her husband of 13 years and their two daughters. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2012 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:15:00 GMT Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:15:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ A fellow blogger recently told me how encouraged he was that so many strong conservative women were running for office this year. He said he believed it would most likely be conservative women who saved the country. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2010/09/20/why_conservative_women_may_save_the_country 22462185-577b-4ee0-a21e-f7f82a484c36 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:15:00 GMT Over the weekend President and First Lady Obama celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Blue Duck Tavern in Georgetown. Mark Silva wrote at The Swamp politics blog that he was troubled "that a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/10/06/some_americans_dont_want_to_hear_about_the_first_couples_big_night_out 1bcd9a23-34e6-461c-9515-22587cec5058 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT "La la la. I can't hear you." That's what la-la liberals spent the entire weekend saying when confronted with the reality of the September 12 march on Washington. Confronted with an oncoming tsunami, many on the left... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/09/15/la_la_la,_i_cant_hear_you c856ddc4-f939-483e-8f16-9f4ff1aa2516 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT As a college student back in the stone ages, one bumper sticker I always saw plenty of when attending Republican events said "CBS is Rather Biased." Well, it wasn't the stone ages, but it was during the Reagan years,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/09/08/becoming_the_mainstream_media e112497a-2974-4637-9d8f-ed387d144fce Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:32 GMT The Travel Channel had an "extreme" marathon this weekend - Extreme Waterparks, Extreme Terror Rides, Extreme Restaurants, etc. In the Extreme Towns episode, there was a segment on the town of Metropolis, Illionois,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/08/25/obamas_kryptonite 1e5dc3f3-cfb4-49aa-8e87-926e642d6538 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT Over the weekend, Democrat congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer wrote of the recent protests taking place in town hall meetings around the country, "These disruptions are occurring because opponents are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/08/11/the_democrats_credibility_gap_on_free_speech a0a476cb-4233-4607-a963-4d4966b460df Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT President Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly over the past few weeks, at the same time he is trying to push his brand of health care reform through Congress. Whether the drop is a result of recent... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/07/28/this_time_its_personal b7726a62-8ae2-4084-a82d-629bd187e001 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:01 GMT I saw a bumper sticker today that said "STOP H8N." The first thought that came to mind was of the vile hatred I had seen directed at Sarah Palin over the weekend. Make that over the past year. I have tried to imagine... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/07/07/stop_h8n 927af20d-a0e8-467e-956e-b0b6890d0411 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT President Obama has spent much of the past six months talking about all the things he inherited from George Bush. Unfortunately there are a lot of things he did not inherit from Bush, among them how to be the leader of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/06/23/what_it_sounds_like_when_the_leader_of_the_free_world_speaks 25b3b6b0-f859-4bbb-8101-8b67acd98d85 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:01:01 GMT When Barack Obama won the election last year, enjoying the adulation of not only millions of devoted followers, but of an overwhelming majority of those in the media, conventional wisdom was that it would be hard for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/06/16/opposing_obama_in_2010 84e3a053-dfe7-4e6a-8bfb-2aa82c85baeb Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT Last week, commenting on the adulation President Obama enjoyed from the media on his latest European tour, the blogger Anchoress said some in the media would suckle at his breast "if only he'd lactate." That comment... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/06/09/the_rush_standard 5bb2bf34-58b0-4e20-b794-158c5f7bc88c Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT One thing most anti-war protesters learned from Vietnam is that Americans do not like it when those who fight wars on their behalf are disrespected. As a result, for the most part, returning heroes from Afghanistan and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/05/26/the_commitment_that_ensures_americas_greatness 4881748a-0a1e-47c8-9d06-7c351927085a Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:59 GMT Shortly after last year's election, I quoted something former Centcom Commander Tommy Franks said that gave me hope that President Obama would do a better job on the issue of the military and national security than what... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/05/19/do_obamas_reversals_mean_that_bush_was_right 24f88235-bf6b-4d40-ae18-835960dcdf58 Tue, 19 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT On more than one occasion news has been made by comedians at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. In past years, Don Imus and Stephen Colbert drew attention for the mean-spirited nature of some of their... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/05/12/a_late_night_comedy_writers_proudest_moment b0f3d413-05cc-4013-87bd-1015e0aa76af Tue, 12 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT With the recent sad news of the passing of Jack Kemp, Brent Baker of Newsbusters blog remembered the following 1996 quote from Bill Schneider of CNN. "He is a rare combination -- a nice conservative. These days... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/05/05/those_terrible_horrible_no_good_very_bad_republicans 116b69ba-d3c3-4162-9314-8e60a428f2c2 Tue, 05 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT "I'm not naive about my country. My country is definitely not always right; my country has at times been terribly wrong. But I know this about Americans: We don't set out to kill innocent people. We don't cheer when... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/04/28/the_handcuffs_we_willingly_wear e4064e2a-3312-4d2c-9676-e6f65a5cc053 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:01:00 GMT The Tax Day Tea Parties inspired and energized conservatives across the country last week, but the response to the events from the media and Democrat partisans was perhaps the most interesting thing to watch. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/04/21/media_struggle_to_understand_non-violent_non-smelly_protesters 7f448ab9-2d16-43ae-ad14-27bdeab8ec3a Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:01:00 GMT On Wednesday, April 15, thousands of people are expected in all 50 states to join together for over 500 "tea party" protests. Those attending the tea parties will be standing in opposition to rising taxes, more... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/04/14/five_reasons_you_should_tea_party_this_week 22aa37ca-e681-487a-9ec8-6bff1527d414 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:01:00 GMT Those on the left have spent so much time over the past eight years bashing George Bush that they are having trouble shifting gears. Instead of enjoying their big win in 2008 and going positive, following their leader... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/04/07/attacking_the_tea_party_movement dbce0a08-7312-4c7a-960f-b0357b91cf6b Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:00:19 GMT Last year during the presidential campaign, some comedians explained the reason there were so many more jokes being made on television about John McCain than Barack Obama was because nothing about Obama was funny. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/03/24/president_chucklehead 8e822aa7-ff90-4570-b977-ff18de62d5a2 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:14 GMT "Spendulus," "Porkulus," and "the Generational Theft Act of 2009" are all nicknames some have given to the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" signed into law by President Obama last month. In light of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/03/17/the_big_scamulus_con bf9ef997-39f7-4fab-bc4a-4ee5ca765a87 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:01:00 GMT Being the leader of the free world is without doubt a difficult job, but no one has made it look more so than the current administration. After less than two months in office, President Obama, the "Yes, we can"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/03/10/it_sure_is_tough_being_president 629cd4c1-46b3-444c-8482-6361dba83a39 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:32 GMT Many on the right warned voters that if Barack Obama was elected he would spend even more money than George W. Bush and Republicans in Congress had spent. They warned he would enact policies that fit his "spread the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/02/24/beyond_our_wildest_expectations 1dffecc5-fc5f-4d72-8c13-7cde2f870d98 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:01:00 GMT If you've heard it once, you've probably heard it a hundred times - in politics, perception is reality. In the age of Obama, that is more true than ever. Facts don't always matter so much in politics. It's more about... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/02/17/image_is_everything bffa5a89-fe84-4023-822f-473818a00420 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:00:57 GMT Three months ago Barack Obama was elected on a promise of hope and change. After less than a month in office his message has turned to one of gloom and doom. His approval ratings have dropped significantly, and many... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/02/10/obama_voters_remorse 461edfd3-80ec-4fe2-941e-0824dda77167 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:01:00 GMT The election of Michael Steele as the new chairman of the Republican National Committee is a ray of hope in what has been a pretty dark and dreary season. I am a long time Steele fan with high expectations, but I... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/02/03/dear_chairman_steele d8349249-0f8f-4dc2-af9b-4b3eaadabdb0 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:01:00 GMT After eight years of savaging George W. Bush, those on the left now believe that supporting the President is good for the country. Supporting the new President, that is. Barack Obama has only been in office one... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2009/01/27/opposing_president_unity fa053df7-d90a-4130-8028-36e5710347f7 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:16 GMT During the recent election season pundits talked constantly about how the deck was stacked against Republicans. They suffered the misfortune of having as their party head an extremely unpopular President, they were... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/11/21/the_only_way_for_republicans_to_win fc944b06-d169-4968-83f4-f2345e54df00 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT Although there are many items on Barack Obama's agenda that would mean big changes, the immediate concerns for the country in light of this week's election surround the economy and national security. The stock market... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/11/07/president_obama,_the_military,_and_national_security ecbcd870-176e-4be3-8236-609b0b32635a Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT So far, this has been a September 10 election. Barack Obama's current lead in the polls is largely a result of the financial crisis which reached critical mass in September and cemented the economy as issue number one.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/10/31/no_longer_a_september_10_election 67e49a93-a844-4523-a0bb-f56fa4b9c03d Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:54:58 GMT The star of the final Presidential debate Wednesday night was not Barack Obama or John McCain. It was Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher from Ohio. Joe the Plumber came to the attention of the candidates when a video of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/10/17/the_obama_thugocracy_goes_after_joe_the_plumber 528119a0-aa72-4b95-b0e2-d8594dcea85c Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT Change is an effective mantra in elections following two consecutive terms by one party in office. That is especially the case when the current officeholder is unpopular and the economy is weak. Barack Obama has that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/10/03/factors_that_could_lead_to_obamas_downfall bd645703-ec86-4215-a450-5fea1ecbbff4 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT Democrats are fond of accusing Republicans of avoiding a discussion of the issues. Most recently this accusation was made regarding John McCain's request that Friday night's foreign policy debate be postponed so that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/09/26/track_record_shows_mccain_is_most_fit_to_lead 97832b15-9ca1-4090-9a48-35037dea7bf0 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:01:04 GMT When it comes to grappling with the details of complex financial matters, I suspect I am like more than a few other voters. My eyes glaze over and my brain disengages. So when considering the current financial... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/09/19/mccain_goes_on_offensive_on_the_issue_of_economy 1f6d3282-052c-4adc-b884-30061ba7d9a4 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:01:00 GMT Sarah Palin has a lot to thank Democrats for this week. As a result of relentless attacks from angry far left Democrats assisted by their friends in the media, her speech became the most widely viewed of any speech... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/09/05/dumbest_strategy_in_the_history_of_the_world_riling_mama_bear 14a32f21-06ea-4fc7-8ea4-29798b5c939d Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:00 GMT Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as running mate hasn't helped him in the polls, and it has highlighted Obama's lack of experience in matters of foreign policy and national security, but more than that it has given... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/08/29/a_snapshot_of_joe_bidens_foreign_policy_judgment f4f0e684-5650-42db-9f4d-ca77fc112134 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT It would be hard to make a better case against a Barack Obama presidency than the one Obama has made in his own words. The most memorable thing about Obama's speeches is not generally what he says, but rather how large... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/08/22/the_case_against_obama_-_in_his_own_words 174739b8-df16-46f6-aa6f-92a0fadb97e4 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT Republicans are well aware that serious consequences accompany the loss of the House and Senate in 2006, and the possibility of losing the White House in 2008. Many may not, however, be fully aware of just how many... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/08/01/a_fight_republicans_cannot_afford_to_lose 70204682-161b-44b4-ae4b-6a050098c4aa Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT A year ago the Democrats were ecstatic over the prospect of tying the Republican presidential candidate to George Bush and his supposedly failed war in Iraq. Today the subject of the war has returned to the forefront of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/07/18/leading_any_way_the_wind_blows 9cb518dd-9f2d-40e5-8033-3807d3fbead2 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT Many of those outside of North Carolina never could quite understand how Jesse Helms won reelection to the U.S. Senate so many times in what is considered a moderate southern state. It is no wonder many were baffled by... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/07/11/a_lesson_even_liberals_can_learn_from_jesse_helms 3283b83c-caab-4af6-b6f4-5fbd992c7f86 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT If the things I've heard said about America over the past eight years were true, there would be little reason to celebrate this Independence Day. If life in America really was as it is portrayed in John Edwards' "Two... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/07/04/america 3d2b2d10-c353-417a-9d26-fb3c324d3c6d Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:48 GMT The media landscape is obviously vastly different than it was a decade ago. Talk radio, blogs and Fox News have made it much easier for diverse political opinions to be heard, but one exchange on a late night "comedy"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/06/13/conservatives_need_an_oprah 3d7fb5ce-1192-4903-9c7c-b2cebb51f10f Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book brings the question of who lied about Iraq to the front pages once again. Those on the left have claimed for years that the Bush administration lied about... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/05/30/lying_about_iraq d1d9eb38-91f8-402b-9732-3a507ada7548 Fri, 30 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Recently on a talk radio show, the guest, a Democrat, said there was little difference in policy between John McCain and the two Democrats running for President. Many of those calling in agreed. Considering McCain's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/05/16/the_number_one_reason_john_mccain_should_be_president 91113796-598c-42ce-88a9-d08cc27d17b2 Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT For the first time in my memory I matter in a presidential primary. I would matter more if I were voting on the Democrat ballot, but for the first time in a long time, North Carolina is a player in a presidential... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/04/25/north_carolina_is_finally_a_player 61f16fe9-5ce9-45b7-ab71-ce06c95ba007 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT "If you make it good, they will come." That's what my friend Sarah said about war movies after reading a recent Washington Post article about how poorly the current crop of Iraq war movies are doing at the box office. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/04/04/id_pay_to_see_movies_about_american_heroes d46be261-7f32-482a-8af9-192e56a0ef27 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT It would have seemed unbelievable to me eight years ago, but lately I have really been rooting for Hillary Clinton. One reason for wanting Hillary's electoral fortunes to improve is a desire to see the Democratic... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/03/21/obama_exposed_as_mere_mortal_as_hillary_fights_on 023bdc37-ae83-4ea5-b3a9-1d4f920d19ea Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:00:42 GMT Am I the only one who's noticed that George Bush is doing an awful lot of dancing lately? Not a lot by Julianne Hough standards, but a lot for a President who said before dancing at his first inaugural ball of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/03/07/why_the_president_is_dancing a8377c94-b48b-4a9d-b2c7-462578e53ef1 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT Hillary Clinton's recent primary losses to Barack Obama may say as much about Democrats' desires to be done with the Clintons as they do about the cult of personality that is Obama. Some say Hillary is now paying for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/02/22/why_the_democrats_are_kicking_the_clintons_to_the_curb d7a85c04-dbbb-440a-9487-6c0a48871da0 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT There is definitely an enthusiasm gap in the 2008 presidential election. Obama has moved supporters to tears. John McCain has too, but for different reasons. Hillary moved herself to tears - just when it was needed... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/02/15/close_the_enthusiasm_gap_with_straight_talk_about_hope 70137001-a5b8-44bc-a8f8-be982e8564d0 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT