Starkville Pride

Put simply, there are only three things a government can do when it comes to human behavior – it may prohibit, permit, or promote. When that behavior takes the form of assembling to advance a particular viewpoint, the only reasonable option is to permit it

Mike Adams  "Most of my conservative friends understand that the current war on so-called offensive speech poses a serious threat to the future of the republic. Many of them understand that it is particularly dangerous because hypocrites posing as classical liberals wage it in a selective manner. Thus, conservatives must be careful that they engage this war in a principled manner. Unfortunately, with their recent efforts to shut down a gay pride parade in my former home of Starkville, Mississippi, some conservatives have demonstrated a disturbing lack of principle. Accordingly, I wish to go on the record in support of Starkville Pride and in opposition to conservative residents who wish to censor them. 

"Those objecting to the issuance of a parade permit for Starkville Pride have registered at least two objections, both of which are fairly easy to rebut. First, there is the concern that Starkville Pride is seeking an endorsement from the City of Starkville, including actual monetary support for the event. Second, there is the concern that the gay pride parade will involve public exhibitions of lewd behavior. 

"If Starkville Pride is indeed seeking an endorsement or sponsorship for their parade, this cannot be used as a justification for denying them a permit altogether. Put simply, there are only three things a government can do when it comes to human behavior – it may prohibit, permit, or promote. When that behavior takes the form of assembling to advance a particular viewpoint, the only reasonable option is to permit it." . . .

Trump Savaged Hillary And Obama In Front Of Marines — Listen To How They React

Daily Caller  Video at the link.

Since Trump became president, ISIS has lost 3/4ths of its territory. The terror group reached its peak under the Obama administration.

. . . " The biggest applause lines came at the expense of Donald Trump’s predecessor and his 2016 presidential opponent.

"At one point in the speech, Trump was describing how America would reach Mars under his leadership. Trump spoke about the testing of new rockets and said, “Very soon we are going to Mars.”

"Trump knocked Hillary Clinton by saying, “You wouldn’t have been going to Mars if my opponent won. That I can tell you.”

We are finally going to lead again. You see what’s happening. You see they are rockets going up left and right. You haven’t seen that in a long time. Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn’t have been going to Mars if my opponent won. That I can tell you. You wouldn’t even be thinking about it. You wouldn’t be thinking about it. My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land air and sea.

"The audience roared at the comment." . . .

What about Hillary?

As in "What About Bob?"

Jeannie DeAngelis: Oh, No! 'What Happened' to Hillary's Wrist?

Pretty snarky; good thing this is written by a woman. TD

"The former first lady's unsuccessful effort to steady herself was remedied by a white male escort who likely convinced his wife to vote for Trump."

Hillary Clinton Fractures Wrist After Slipping In Bathtub  . . . "Hillary’s trip to India has been controversial due to her remarks about the Trump White House and its supporters. Without saying the actual word, Clinton pretty much said that anyone who voted for Trump is deplorable, a racist, and a misogynist. Clinton also channeled her inner-northeastern elitism, saying while she lost to Donald J. Trump in one of the most stunning political upsets in American political history, she dominated the areas that matter." . . .

Hillary is just an example of Democrats turning Americans against one another You know.

"You know, 'You didn't like black people getting rights, you don't like women, you know, getting jobs, you don't want to, you know, see that Indian-American succeeding more than you are,"  she said of Trump voters.

Andrew McCabe Found Guilty ... FIRED!

"And it doesn’t look there’s much for the recently-fired careerist to work with. He’ll probably be okay, though. Andrew McCabe has an estimated net worth of $11 million."   Colin Kalmbacher

Socio-Political Commentary

The Justice Department dealt a stunning blow to former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday night, firing him just days before he would have been eligible for a lifetime pension after determining that he lied to investigators reviewing the bureau’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s email server.

" 'Pursuant to Department Order 1202, and based on the report of the Inspector General, the findings of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility, and the recommendation of the Department’s senior career official, I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.

" 'I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately."- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

" 'After an extensive and fair investigation and according to Department of Justice procedure, the Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provided its report on allegations of misconduct by Andrew McCabe to the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)," Sessions said." . . .

FBI Recommends Firing Former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe  . . . "The recommendation apparently resulted from a report by the Justice Department’s inspector general, which found that McCabe leaked sensitive details about the FBI’s investigation of the Clinton Foundation to a Wall Street Journal reporter and then lied about it to the IG’s office." . . .

Thomas Lifson: McCabe waiting for his indictment now  "The odds are very high that an indictment will be forthcoming for Andrew McCabe. As the ever-alert Sundance of Conservative Tree House points out, the statement on his firing by AG Sessions specifically noted that he “lacked candor” (the FBI’s expression for lying) “under oath.” . . .

Law & Crime: Andrew McCabe Just Lost A $2 Million Pension and There’s Not Much He Can Do About It  . . . "Prior to Sessions’ decision, McCabe was widely expected to retire this Sunday, his 50th birthday, to take advantage of the FBI’s minimum retirement age and begin collecting a pension estimated at roughly $55,000 per year. Now, of course, because he was fired, McCabe is no longer entitled to said pension." . . .

. . . "And it doesn’t look there’s much for the recently-fired careerist to work with. He’ll probably be okay, though. Andrew McCabe has an estimated net worth of $11 million."

National Review: Sessions Fires Former FBI No. 2 McCabe Two Days before His Scheduled Retirement  . . . "President Trump and other Republicans have repeatedly criticized McCabe for his role in the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. McCabe’s critics cite campaign contributions, made to the Senate campaign of McCabe’s wife, by a political committee run by longtime Clinton-ally Terry McAuliffe." . . .

CNN’s absurd reaction to Andrew McCabe's firing. But consistent with the character of this source

Patricia McCarthy  "Channel surfing after the announcement that AG Sessions had indeed fired Andrew McCabe was like being yanked into the Twilight Zone.  On Fox, Laura Ingraham addressed the firing calmly from all sides along with her guests Sara Carter, Alan Dershowitz, Harmeet Dhillon and Jonathan Turley.  

Switch to CNN and one would be told that it was Trump who did the firing, that Sessions did it to keep his job.  Barely mentioned was the fact that the recommendation to fire McCabe came from the FBI's own Office of Personal Responsibility (OPR), an almost unprecedented event.  Don Lemon and his guests were apoplectic that this "fine and respected" man has had his pension taken away.  They were not concerned at all about what he may have done to elicit the OPR's recommendation that he be fired.  Not one bit.  

"This bunch takes as factual that Trump is evil and that he colluded with Russia, even though they know very well that he did not.  They know that the whole "Trump colluded with Russia" theory was dreamed up by the Clintons to excuse and explain her loss to the man her crowd and the media thought had no chance of victory.  But they still think the American people are so dumb that we don't know what they know.  They still think they can sell their anti-Trump hatred with lies and snake oil.  And Friday night, CNN was simply outraged that an object of Trump's well-deserved wrath was fired.

"But to CNN the Stormy Daniels story is even more important than McCabe's firing." . . .

Pretty consistent with CNN's idea of "journalism":

In 2011, CNN Reporter Dan Lothian Asks Obama: Are GOP Candidates "Uninformed, Out Of Touch, Or Irresponsible?"

The Obama years may go down as the worst display of journalism in U.S. history. Beginning with their sickening display of sycophancy toward whom I consider the worst president in history, domestically and internationally. TD

CNN: a low point in journalism

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How Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Strategy Got North Korea to the Table

Obama didn't do it; what Democrat do you know of that would have done it? Remember that Americans who support North Korea would vote for a Democrat or socialist candidate. TD

Observer.com  "Donald Trump’s October 24, 1999 Meet the Press interview with Tim Russert is a historically illuminating flash forward to the most surprising, promising and history-altering opportunity since the Soviet Union collapsed: “denuclearizing” North Korea without the could-be belligerents waging a hideously destructive war that scars East Asia and seeds a global economic depression.

"Yes, those are the stakes: millions of dead and trillions of debt.

"In the interview, Russert says Trump once indicated if he were president he would attack North Korea preemptively in order to end its nuclear threat.

"Despite Russert’s vapors and wailing, Trump’s grammatically-challenged beer and barbecue answer is a superb twofer. One: Trump answers Russert’s core question. Two: Trump accurately summarizes the American government’s spaghetti-spined responses to North Korea’s slow but insidious quest for nuclear weapons.

"Trump says, “First I’d negotiate and be sure I could get the best deal possible… These people in three or four years are going to have nuclear weapons… The biggest problem this world has is nuclear proliferation. And we have a country out there in North Korea which is sort of whacko, which is not a bunch of dummies and they are developing nuclear weapons… If that negotiation doesn’t work then better solve the problem now than solve it later.' ” . . .