No, President Trump did not bow to the Saudi Arabian King as Obama did

Legal Insurrection

"Unless everyone who is over four feet tall “bows” when receiving a medal"

"President Trump was awarded a medal and dipped his head to receive it because he is considerably taller than King Salman of Saudi Arabia.

"So of course, the left is coming unglued with screeching accusations of “hypocrisy” over Trump chastising then-president Obama for bowing to the Saudi Arabian king."

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Might be a good time to re-up this Trump tweet about Obama, "The Amateur." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/215528582670331906 …

Obama: 

President Trump:

Waiting...waiting. Any day now.

Doug Ross Journal

Why Staying Put Was McMaster’s Most Patriotic Act

Politico

"The National Security adviser was called a hypocrite for defending Trump’s handling of classified intelligence. But critics misread his book and his motives."

 

"In the wake of H.R. McMaster’s May 15 press briefing on the president’s alleged sharing of classified information with the Russians (“The story that came out tonight is false,” McMaster insisted), there was no shortage of voices saying that Trump’s national security adviser had failed to live up to his own standards. His defense of the president, critics said, was an unnecessary mishmash of double­speak and hair­splitting, that he seemed more of a political cheerleader than a sober foreign policy adviser. 

 "Military analysts condemned McMaster by arguing that his defense of Trump “soaked” him in a “swamp of deceit,” that he’s in danger of becoming a second Colin Powell, that his press statement retailed the “parsed half truths” that characterized the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Vietnam era. In sum, his critics claimed, McMaster abrogated the principles of truth and honesty that he laid out in his celebrated 1997 book, Dereliction of Duty, which showed that the joint chiefs were complicit in Lyndon Johnson’s lies about Vietnam and “failed to confront the president with their objections” to the military strategy adopted by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Thus, McMaster sullied his hard­earned reputation. 

"Those who know him well, including a friend of 25 years and a McMaster mentor, vehemently disagree." . . .

More on General McMaster:
McMaster's battlefield report on the great tank battle at 73 Easting, Iraq, 1992

Then-Capt McMaster and the Abrams tanks against the Iraqi Republican Guard, who once terrorized the Iranians.

Saudi Royals signal the real magnitude of the deal they made with Trump

Thomas Lifson  "President Trump’s spectacular reception in Riyadh is a signal to the world (and to Saudi subjects, in particular) that big changes are coming. Elderly and frail King Salman ventured out onto the apron in 110 degree heat and actually shook Melania Trump’s hand as she deplaned Air Force One, thereby touching a female infidel."

"Perhaps even more important in terms of Saudi daily life, the women in attendance at functions did not wear head coverings and abayas.  The entire nation saw this on television and understands that the fracking-created global oil glut changes everything, that the infidels no longer cower in fear of a cutoff of the oil that Allah granted to the protectors of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.  The old arguments of the fanatics hold less water.  Change is coming. The King signaled that the restrictions declared by the Wahhabi clergy are no longer the ultimate arbiter of personal behavior, and that Saudis are going to have to start respecting the customs of the infidels.  Something like his handshake gesture can seem trivial, quaint, or even humorous to Americans, but it is very serious business. The role modeling of the women at the highest and most formal level reaches deep into the culture.

"It is now clear that the King and his two designated successors (Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nyef and Mohammad bin Salman) have made a deal to liberalize Saudi Arabia. The deal-maker president has told them that there is a price of continued American support." . . .

How can other nations not feel contempt for Democrats and the Americans who put them into office?

Why couldn't that "presidential" idol of TV talk shows have been capable of doing these things, instead of showing submission like this?

Obama was a "president" who was sorely ashamed of his own country.

Democrats Should Put Country above Party, Too

"The New York Times reported President Trump asked James Comey to drop the FBI probe of Mike Flynn in February and added that Comey heroically refused. It never ends. Trump should re-nominate Jim Comey as FBI Director just to watch the Democrats change positions on him again."The Washington Post says Trump leaked intel on ISIS to the Russians Friday. Now Congress is on the warpath. Any guy who might get impeached over an unsubstantiated report from an unnamed source denied by everyone in the room may want to hire one of the Clinton defense lawyers."  Comedian Argus Hamilton

National Review

"It is reckless to throw around words like “impeachable” and “treason” before the evidence is in."

. . . "Then again, recklessly throwing around words like “impeachable” and “treason” before the evidence exists to level those consequential charges also puts party above country. Hysteria also erodes trust in our institutions for nothing more than political gain. You will, for instance, have to read six paragraphs into Reuters’s recent highly shared scoop headlined “Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources” to learn that “people who described the contacts to Reuters said they had seen no evidence of wrongdoing or collusion between the campaign and Russia in the communications reviewed so far.” 

"Talk about burying your lead. 

"For those keeping score, despite ceaseless leaking from the intelligence community, there has really been no evidence offered so far to prove “collusion” between Trump officials and Russia to “hack the election” — an absurd oft-used phrase that has convinced millions of Americans that their votes, their government, and their free will have been abducted by another country. If that day ever comes, I will write a column in favor of impeachment. Until that day, I’m certain folks with giant platforms like David Gregory will continue claiming that the Russians “hacked the election.' ” . . .

Dilbert's Perspective on the Muslim Invasion

Eileen F. Toplansky

Scott Adams has gone full-on climate denialist in his latest Dilbert strip, causing liberal heads to explode.

Now from climate predictions to the main point, immigration predictions:

. . . "At his own blog, Adams asks, "[I]f scientists can make climate prediction models that are reliable (or so they tell us), why can't they do the same with Muslim immigration predictions?"  Thus:

Predicting the average temperature on Earth ten years from now is hard. There are too many variables. But predicting the outcome of immigration policies probably involves far fewer variables. All we need to do is look at other countries that experienced lots of Muslim immigration and subtract out the countries that reversed the trend with military force[.] 

A good immigration prediction model would find the 'tipping point' where the percentage of Islamic population nearly guarantees the entire country will become Muslim in the long run. Is that 10% or 65%? I have no idea.

Suppose I said to you that 20% Islamic population will guarantee that eventually – perhaps in a hundred years or more – the country will have a dominant Islamic culture, with all that implies for women and the LGBTQ community.

I don't know if having 20% Muslim citizens is anywhere near the tipping point. But consider that gays represent perhaps 10% of the country, and that was enough to change laws. Consider that the United States is strongly pro-Israel while the Jewish population of the United States is under 2%. The size of the minority seems less important than their level of motivation. Muslims appear to be motivated.

"Concerning the tipping point, Jerome Corsi in 2013 described how "[t]he nightly rioting in Stockholm that establishment media ascribes merely to 'youths,' is being carried out by Muslim immigrants."  Thus, four years ago, "Muslim immigrants in Sweden [totaled] slightly more than 6 percent of the population, providing additional support for the maxim that a Muslim population of 5 percent is a tipping point for political turmoil. In other countries, Muslim immigrants at that point have begun to seek concessions, including, typically, the right to govern themselves by Shariah, or Islamic law.' " . . .

Chelsea Manning and the Problem with Pronouns

David French at NR

"Intolerance of disagreement in the debate over transgender issues begins to creep into law."

"Yesterday trans Twitter got very, very angry with me. I wrote a Corner post about Chelsea Manning’s release from prison, and the focus was squarely on Manning’s misconduct. Manning betrayed fellow soldiers, put their lives in danger, and did it simply because he wanted to stimulate debate. Trans twitter was angry not with my description of Manning’s actions (though some defended him) but with my description of Manning. I used male pronouns. I identified a man as a man.

"Immediately I was deluged with passionate but reasonable tweets explaining to me exactly what was wrong with my pronoun usage. No, wait. That was in a parallel universe. Here in the real world, I received a series of tweets you can’t post on a family website. In the real world, I was called a transphobe, “America’s worst person,” and many other names simply because I wouldn’t identify Manning as a woman.

"Sure, that’s just Twitter, but the furious sentiments of transgender activists are making their way into law. For example, in New York City the government will punish employers, landlords, businesses, and professionals who use the “wrong” pronoun. Here’s how the New York City Human Rights Commission describes a “violation” of its human-rights law:

Refusal to use an individual’s preferred name, pronoun, or title because they do not conform to gender stereotypes. For example, calling a woman “Mr.” because her appearance is aligned with traditional gender-based stereotypes of masculinity.

"Even worse, the Obama administration put the issue of pronouns front and center in every federally funded educational institution in the United States. It issued guidance (since repealed, though the issue is far from resolved) containing clear language mandates:" . . .