Friday, December 29, 2017
Leno is Tired of Late-Night Shows Bashing Trump
Western Journalism "Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno said he doesn’t support President Donald Trump, but believes the “constant negative Trump stuff” nightly has gone too far.
"Leno told Page Six he enjoys “bringing people together” rather than dividing them politically.
“ 'If [mocking the president] is a constant thing on a nightly basis, eventually you’re all doing the same joke,” Leno said.
"Despite wanting to see late-night hosts minimize their negative coverage of the president, he went on to tell a joke of his own.
“ 'But the constant negative Trump stuff on a nightly basis? I think it has a debilitating effect on people,” he said. “People are just, ‘Oh, gosh, I don’t wanna watch TV anymore. This is just the same thing every night.'”
"In May, he told The New York Times that “this constant pounding” against the president “does have a tendency to anesthetize your feelings.”
"When looking across the current late-night platform, Leno argued entire shows
are centered around Trump." . . .
"Leno told Page Six he enjoys “bringing people together” rather than dividing them politically.
“ 'If [mocking the president] is a constant thing on a nightly basis, eventually you’re all doing the same joke,” Leno said.
"Despite wanting to see late-night hosts minimize their negative coverage of the president, he went on to tell a joke of his own.
“I remember when House of Cards was a TV show. Now it’s a documentary. You look at the Underwoods. You go, ‘At least this isn’t as bad as the real thing,'” Leno said. Leno made similar comments earlier this week to The Hollywood Reporter. “I was lucky,” Leno said. “I did it at a time when Bush was dumb and Clinton was horny.”"Leno said things have gotten much darker now with coverage of the president.
“ 'But the constant negative Trump stuff on a nightly basis? I think it has a debilitating effect on people,” he said. “People are just, ‘Oh, gosh, I don’t wanna watch TV anymore. This is just the same thing every night.'”
"In May, he told The New York Times that “this constant pounding” against the president “does have a tendency to anesthetize your feelings.”
"When looking across the current late-night platform, Leno argued entire shows
are centered around Trump." . . .
Still trying to find the truth on this: "Bill Clinton fathered an illegitimate, mixed-race son named Danney Williams with an Arkansas prostitute in 1985."
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UNPROVENSnopes "On 3 October 2016, five weeks before the U.S. presidential election, a decades-old tabloid story was resurrected by the Daily Mail revealing the supposed existence of a “love child” fathered by former president Bill Clinton with a black prostitute in 1985.
"Adorning the article were side-by-side photos comparing the facial features of Clinton and a 30-year-old mixed-race man named Danney Williams (or “Danney Williams-Clinton,” as he prefers to call himself on Facebook), who claims that he is that love child and all he wants to do is meet his real dad — but he may never get a chance to, because Bill Clinton’s wife Hillary, who is also (far from coincidentally) the current Democratic contender for the presidency, has “banished” him." . . .
Noisy Room "Judicial Watch today released Justice Department records showing that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe did not recuse himself from the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unsecure, non-government email server until Tuesday, November 1, 2016, one week prior to the presidential election. The Clinton email probe was codenamed “Midyear Exam.”
While working as Assistant Director in Charge of the Washington Field Office, McCabe controlled resources supporting the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email scandal. An October 2016 internal FBI memorandum labeled “Overview of Deputy Director McCabe’s Recusal Related To Dr. McCabe’s Campaign for Political Office,” details talking points about McCabe’s various potential conflicts of interest, including the FBI’s investigation of Clinton’s illicit server, which officially began in July 2015:
While at [Washington Field Office] did Mr. McCabe provide assistance to the Clinton investigation?
"Related reading: Nunes blasts DOJ, FBI for ‘failure’ to produce records relating to anti-Trump dossier
After the referral was made, FBI Headquarters asked the Washington Field Office for personnel to conduct a special investigation. McCabe was serving as [Assistant Director] and provided personnel resources. However, he was not told what the investigation was about. In February 2016 McCabe became Deputy Director and began overseeing the Clinton investigation.The Overview also shows if asked whether McCabe played any role in his wife’s campaign, the scripted response was: “No. Then-[Assistant Director] McCabe played no role, attended no events and did not participate in fundraising or support of any kind.” More here.
"Related reading: Russia never stopped its cyberattacks on the United States
"Wider context:
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Al Gore bilks people at Christmas – asking for ‘climate crisis’ money
Anthony Watts "The true mark of a shyster is to take advantage of every opportunity to milk a person for money, and especially when emotions and sympathy run high. Christmas is one of those times. I give you exhibit A, Al Gore’s “Climate Reality Project”. I got this in my inbox this morning." . . .
"Of course, when you click on that donate button, Al doubles down:"
"Yes, send money to Al Gore to “end the climate crisis”. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
"He has quite a payroll to support, just look at all the employees here
"Anybody stupid enough to fall for this, especially on Christmas, deserves everything they are going to get back from Mr. Gore, which as my inbox shows, is nothing but requests for more money. Just look at all the emails I’ve received in the last 30 days:" . . .
A wave of what color?
Silvio Canto, Jr. "It's the last week of 2017, and people are already making predictions about 2018. So let me give my early take on all this.
"Newt goes on to mention our friend Barry Casselman, who has a good eye for political waves:
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Predictions . . . "The trouble with predictions is that if you are right, and you remind others of that, you end up looking like a jerk. And if you are wrong, you will be reminded of that fact too often.
Let's start with Newt Gingrich, who predicted a "surprise" in 2018:
The great political surprise of 2018 will be the size of the Republican victory.After members of the elite media have spent two years savaging President Trump, lying about Republican legislation, and reassuring themselves that Republican defeat was inevitable, the size of the GOP victory in 2018 will be an enormous shock.
"Newt goes on to mention our friend Barry Casselman, who has a good eye for political waves:Wellll, not so fast. Let's not set up that fireworks display on the river quite yet:H[i]storically ... the party out of power makes gains in the first mid-term election after [it] lose[s] the White House.This precedent has fueled recent media and Democratic Party strategists' anticipations of a 2018 "blue wave."This tide in blue might still happen, but the genuine signs for it are not yet present. " . . .
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Predictions . . . "The trouble with predictions is that if you are right, and you remind others of that, you end up looking like a jerk. And if you are wrong, you will be reminded of that fact too often.
"Another issue with predictions: The professional pontificators making them are rarely held to account when wrong. Instead, they remain working at places like the N.Y. Times, CNN, and MSNBC.
"No, you will not hear any predictions from me. Instead, it's more fun to look back at those foolish enough to make them to see who was right and who was wrong."
. . . As we look back on the year that was, and forward to the year that will be, one thing we can count on is that dire predictions rarely come to pass. Proclamations of pending greatness follow a similar pattern – although, judging from the above, it appears that greatness is leading at the moment." . . .
Guess who Marie Harf credits with the virtual defeat of ISIS?
Twitchy "U.S. military officials on Tuesday revealed that ISIS has lost 98 percent of the territory it once held, and since President Trump took office, half of its so-called “caliphate” has been captured.
"You can thank the Obama administration for that, says Marie Harf, now a political commentator for Fox News. Here she is on “The Five” to explain.
Marie Harf: "The strategy that has led to a virtual defeat of ISIS in the caliphate...is largely a strategy that was laid out during the #Obama administration by military commanders." #TheFive http://fxn.ws/2C7LC1j
Comment to this:
L Dec 27Marie what are you smoking? Obama would not let military commanders do their job. Even they said that.But there is this point of view:
ISIS Has Lost 98% Of Its Territory Since Trump Replaced Obama
. . . "Liberals mocked then-candidate Trump’s promise to “smash ISIS” during the presidential debates in 2016, but they are now being forced to eat crow.
"The massive gains against ISIS come after years of weak tactics and ineffectiveness under President Obama, when critics say the Obama administration “micromanaged” the war and shunned a more intensive air strategy that could have ended the conflict much sooner.
“ 'The rules of engagement under the Obama administration were onerous. I mean what are we doing having individual target determination being conducted in the White House, which in some cases adds weeks and weeks,” said retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the former head of U.S. Air Force intelligence. “The limitations that were put on actually resulted in greater civilian casualties.' ” . . .
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