More commentary on the Duggar issue Updated

We know the family is supportive of Josh and one prays especially that they have done much to heal those whom he molested.

Josh Duggar and the left's schadenfreude      "In a statement, Duggar admitted wrongdoing and apologized.  He also resigned from his position at the Family Research Council.  As for the Duggar family’s television show, well, it may get canceled.

"Not surprisingly, the liberal media are having a field day with this story.  Remember: if you’re outspokenly conservative and desire to be in the public eye, you’d better be squeaky-clean.  The left will still despise you, but at least they can’t ruin you." . . . More...
Inside Edition seems to love this.

Update: The Liberal Demonization of Josh Duggar  "When it comes to sexual orientation, abortion, and childhood sexual exploration, the left demands to arbitrate the rules.  The problem for the rest of America is that if one dares express an opinion alien to the guidelines set forth by the left or risks imposing moral standards via a chosen lifestyle, liberals focus like a laser on obliterating the offender."
"That’s exactly what Josh Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting is living through right now. "
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 "Speaking of Arkansas, don’t the Duggars hail from the same state as a former president who, as far as we know, never fondled his alleged half-sister Sharon Lee Blythe but was accused by several women of rape, molestation, exposing himself, and preying upon White House interns? 

"Yet many of Josh’s critics adore America’s infamous saxophone-playing pervert, because letting someone like Bill get away with using a cigar as a sex toy must somehow subdue the sex-induced self-reproach liberals apparently feel. 

"For Josh, admitting his indiscretions and actually changing his behavior underscores the message that although our weak carnal natures tend toward wanton depravity, and despite attesting faith in Christ, no one is exempt from the need for God’s forgiveness. 

"Secular liberals can’t have that!" . . .

In reality, for the left, Josh Duggar’s greatest offense wasn’t molestation; it was showing remorse after the fact, which imposed unwelcome conviction on a segment of society that is often guilty of worse.

 Left publishes fake quotes supposedly from Josh's supporters

. . . There’s no sign that Ted Cruz actually said anything publicly about Josh Duggar.

"There are also memes with fake quotes from Michele Bachman, Sarah Palin, the Duggar parents (who definitely did not say “if you follow our advice on family values, you too can be the proud parents of a sexual predator”), and Josh. There are also memes claiming that Josh is getting a new show called 19 Victims And Counting co-starring the cast of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

UPDATE: Jessa Duggar's father-in-law has spoken out in support of Josh Duggar and his parents amid calls for the sacking of the police chief who released the molestation report that exposed the TLC reality star.

 . . . "'He has to the present day attested to the reality of his repentance and faith by living above reproach. 

" 'In their efforts to salvage the wreckage that these transgressions brought, and bring healing to all involved, Jim Bob and Michelle are to be commended.

"'It pains me to see that they are now having to relive the nightmare that had been laid to rest well over a decade ago with Josh’s repentance and reformation, but I feel compelled to bring some context and reason to the bloodletting that many are engaging in and to come to the aid of our dear friends and family.' " . . .

ISIS rises, the economy falters, and Obama’s legacy falls apart

"Unavoidable when one is totally unprepared for the job."  Lucianne

NY Post

 

. . . "Obama manufactured what Rhodes called an opportunity by pursuing a deal with Iran and dangling all kinds of carrots in front of the mullahs.

"And why? Because he wants a foreign-policy legacy to match the size and scope of his key legacy in domestic policy.

"And who can blame him? After the failure of the Arab Spring, the collapse of Libya, the failure to act on his self-imposed “red line” in Syria, Russia’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine and the terrifying rise and forward march of ISIS, the only unmitigated positive on his foreign-policy spreadsheet remains the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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"If you answer these questions in the affirmative, then you are likely to be the sort of person who’s kept your 2008 Obama “Hope” poster on your wall and your 2012 Obama bumper sticker on your car.
"Alas for America and the world, a poster and a bumper sticker do not a legacy make."

Bob Woodward: Bush Didn’t Lie About Iraq & Obama Blew It (VIDEO)

You can make a persuasive argument there was a mistake. But there is a kinda line going on that Bush and the other people lied about this. I spent 18 months looking at how Bush decided to invade Iraq. Lots of mistakes, but it was Bush telling George Tenet the CIA director, don’t let anyone stretch the case on WMD. He was the one who was skeptical. If you try to summarize why we went into Iraq, it was momentum. The war plan kept getting better and easier, and finally at the end, people were saying, ‘Hey, look, it will only take a week or two.’ Early on it looked like it was going to take a year or 18 months, so Bush pulled the trigger. A mistake certainly can be argued, and there is an abundance of evidence. But there was no lie in this that I could find…

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Remember Obama's "Office of the President-Elect" Seal?

 "I recall from a few months ago that there was much concern in the conservative blogosphere over the Obama campaign seal.  I understood what the campaign was trying to do – they wanted the people to get used to the idea that Obama could be president.  Of course, The Weekly Standard opined that this seal was somehow a misappropriation of the seal of the President of the United States, and thus, a violation of 18 USC Sec. 713.  In actuality, it was simply a stylized seal.
 The same cannot be said for the seal of the “Office of the President Elect”, pictured in the image [at right]:
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" Looking at that seal, and the logo present on the change.gov non-government web site, it is clear that the seal presented is actually the Great Seal of the United States."

Good Riddance to Letterman

He knew that the media would not care if he was funny, only that he carried forward its agenda. If he didn’t, it would call him a sellout and a hack. If he did, it would pretend to laugh at all his jokes.
Most of all he realized that politically correct comedy needs an edgy façade to mask its cowardice.

Daniel Greenfield    "David Letterman’s departure isn’t the end of an era. The era of late night talk shows ended a while back. In Johnny Carson’s final week in the nineties, he played to an audience of twenty million. Lately, Letterman has been lucky to get 2 million. His final shows have played to around 5 million viewers.

"Late night talk shows still exist, but their intended audience mainly watches viral clips from them the next day. The average age of Letterman’s audience is 54. CBS hopes that the equally smarmy Stephen Colbert will be able to bring his younger audience demo with him, but even Jimmy Fallon couldn’t bring down the average age demo all that much. Colbert will shave a few years off and then spend his time getting old and stale. Even before then, the networks will collapse and take his new job with it."
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 "Like the leftovers of the media, Letterman’s job had become a comfortable sinecure. He said all the right things about how awful Republicans were, even if no one was paying attention, and in return his colleagues in the media avoided asking too many uncomfortable questions about his sexual harassment, the resulting manufactured blackmail incident and the toxic environment behind the curtain."
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" Letterman survived his lean years by fawning over Democrats. He could be counted on to pitch softball questions to Hillary Clinton or ridicule every objection to Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Now he is being replaced by Stephen Colbert who embodies Letterman’s sole virtue of mocking Republicans. Colbert exists entirely in the negative space occupied by Letterman’s humorless sneering." . . .

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam.

 Catholic League: Glad to see David Letterman depart airwaves   . . . " 'Letterman's gall is limitless. Consider his obsession ridiculing predatory priests. Yet he is an admitted predator – he preyed on his female staffers," the Catholic League stated.
"The 68-year-old Lettterman – who has admitted he engaged in affairs with adult, female staffers in 2009 – has ridiculed the Catholic church for instances when clergy sexually molested youngsters. Other comedians have also skewered the church in the wake of the sex scandal." . . .

Mr Obama approved of Letterman mightily.      

"David Letterman cheerfully discussed his highs and lows with reporters covering his farewell to TV. In recent years, David survived an adulterous sex scandal involving several women staffers and he was given the Kennedy Center Award in Washington. The Kennedys also saluted him for his comedy."  Comedian Argus Hamilton

Letterman: I’m Being Forced Out Because I Gave $75K to the Clinton Foundation
Video at the link

Race, Age, and Gender Trump Experience for 2016

NRO

 

"This rumor raises two important questions with no clear answers, but both issues will have serious impact on our nation’s future. 

"Talk of Castro topping Hillary’s veep list generates the first question: “How much experience is really needed to be president of the United States?” — keeping in mind that the vice president’s main duty is to be ready to assume the presidency if the awful-awful were to happen. 

" Second: “Why is our nation so obsessed with the identity politics of candidates’ race, gender, age and heritage?” 

"Let’s start by attempting to answer the latter question as it applies to a potential Clinton–Castro ticket." . . . Read more at:

While Hillary Slept: Wasn’t Awake For President’s Briefing On Benghazi

Weasel Zippers   "Great commercial, 2008, we need someone who knows the military, tested and ready to lead:"

"Reality 2012. Here’s what we got in reaction to Benghazi:"

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ISIS stages massive victory parade in Ramada with mostly US vehicles. No air strike!

Adina Kutnicki

 INHERENTLY, HUSSEIN Obama is “sitting on his hands” re ISIS’s onslaught and it is not for nothing!

 

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. . . "INTRINSICALLY, this anti-American strategy ensures that ISIS will catapult from strength to strength. Assuredly, they are unimpeded due to a dearth of U.S. hyper-power. Not only that, but they are winning via a treasure trove of American weaponry lifted from the battlefield – with upwards of 52 155mm M198 howitzers back in 2014 – and enumerable more platforms since then!

"IS it not treasonous to abandon the epicenter of the west’s struggle to global hegemonic Islamic monsters?". . .



Report: ISIS Executes Hundreds In Palmyra 
 "This is what ‘degrading’ looks like…
Via Reuters:

Islamic State fighters have executed at least 400 people in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago, Syrian state media said on Sunday. . . .

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