Tunnel Wall: May 19, 2018

Saturday, May 19, 2018

An increasingly powerful left wing is causing the party to abandon the Jewish state.

But a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from 13 Senate Democrats suggests the party may be at a tipping point.

Jonathan S. Tobin at National Review

"Over the past half-century, Republicans and Democrats have exchanged identities on Middle East issues. Republicans are now the lockstep pro-Israel party, and the Democrats are deeply divided about their attitudes toward the Jewish state. And as polling from both the Pew Research Center and Gallup indicated earlier this year, the split between the two major parties on Israel is growing.
"The previous administration accelerated these trends. President Barack Obama’s eight years were dedicated to creating what he called more “daylight” between the U.S. and Israel, and support for the Iran nuclear deal became a litmus test of Democratic-party loyalty. President Donald Trump has worked to overturn Obama’s Middle East policies, putting the remaining pro-Israel Democrats in a difficult political situation. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as well as his abandonment of the Iran deal, have been cheered by the Netanyahu government but panned by most Democrats, including some who in the past have advocated both of those positions.
"But reactions to the latest round of violence in the Middle East shows that the Democrats’ drift may be speeding up still more, with the party veering toward anti-Israel hostility." . . .
The moral compass of Democrats manifests itself:

Above is just a small sample of the cancer in the American electorate

And of course these next are solid reasons the leftists all have to vote Democrat: Why I vote Democrat

School Shooter Found Carrying Symbol Linked to Radical Trump Haters

"It appears that wearing the trench coat with its pro-socialist propaganda was common for the alleged shooter."

Western Journal . . . "That suspected criminal has now been taken into custody and revealed as a 17-year-old student. As journalists poured over the alleged shooter’s social media accounts, they found something chilling.

"It appears that the shooter proudly wore a piece of pro-Communist propaganda on his clothing as he carried out the attack.

"Photos and descriptions from the accused criminal’s Facebook page show an unmistakable Soviet “hammer and sickle” pin placed prominently on the lapel of his jacket — the same jacket that witnesses said he wore during the rampage." . . .

. . . "The star pin appeared to be identical or similar to items available from MarxistBooks.com and other pro-socialist propaganda outlets.

"More recently, the symbol has become the de facto icon of radical anti-Trump protesters. There are numerous examples of liberal protesters waving the hammer and sickle flag or using the iconography on banners protesting the president and conservatism" . . .

Antifa and their colors:

Now we see the American Left as they truly are

The final irony here is that liberals tend to embrace godless evolution and generally believe that people are nothing but animals. Yet as the brilliant G.K. Chesterton put it, "Man is an exception." He "is always something worse or something better than an animal[.]" So true. And I think we know which free will-abusing people are keeping MS-13 gangsters company in the worse category. Selwyn Duke

Dark Angel

Selwyn Duke: "If liberals were animals, it would be an improvement" "Ever since President Trump characterized MS-13 gang members as "animals," Democrats have been playing dumb (when they haven't actually been dumb) for political gain. What started with some fake news outlets purposely misrepresenting Trump's remarks and others sloppily parroting the deception has degenerated into the comical: leftists trying to save face and gain votes by cynically claiming they're offended that anyone would do violence to the principle of the dignity of all human persons. Why, Nancy Pelosi, a pooh-bah of prenatal infanticide posing as a latter-day St. Thomas Aquinas, actually lectured us about how every person has a "divine spark.' " . . .

A grim spectacle: The left fully revealed "Over the eight years of the Obama administration, the Democratic Party moved left, then more left, then hard, radical, Alinskyite left. Terrible damage was done to the country as a result. Obamacare virtually destroyed our once finest health care system. The Iran deal was a cash cow for the mullahs; the West got nothing but the promise that Iran would become a nuclear power. Obama thrived on racial strife, and so he exacerbated it day after day, any way he could. He supported Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and Antifa. He likely saw to it that tens of thousands of dollars were illegally funneled to those groups along with the millions sent their way by George Soros. Obama enforced few if any immigration laws because the left needs that perennial immigrant underclass to gain power. " . . .

Notice the divinity here?

Would Nancy Pelosi say there is a spark of divinity in President Trump?

The Federalist asks, Do Liberals Hate Trump More Than MS-13?

. . . "When these outlets and journos were called out for their extremely misleading reporting, many of them chose to defend MS-13 rather than walk back their criticism of Trump. This is a gang with the motto, “kill, rape, control.”

"Let’s take a stroll down the walk of shame, shall we?" . . .

Read the comments from these opinion shapers and teachers of our children.

. . . "It’s one thing to vehemently oppose this president, but to be brainwashed by your own hatred for Trump that you’re purposefully manipulating his remarks about MS-13 so that it appears that he was referring to all immigrants is truly appalling and absolutely shameful."

MS-13; the corrupt media throws this nation under the bus

Fake News story about Trump calling all immigrants “animals” is why people hate the media

"The MSM wonders why the majority of America cannot stand them. It’s probably because of the way they twist and edit President Donald Trump’s words.

"The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others all claimed that Trump called “some unauthorized immigrants” animals during a rant*. No. He referred to members of the dangerous MS-13 gang as animals.

"What Trump Actually Said. CNN’s Jake Tapper posted the full context of Trump’s quotes:" . . .

*"Rant"; that's the NY Times choice of word.

The search for blame in Texas...once more

Sickle, hammer, and Iron Cross strike in Texas . . . "The murderer of schoolchildren in Texas understood that the Soviet sickle and hammer, on the one hand, and the Nazi Iron Cross, on the other hand, are symbols belonging to the same ideological direction. We do not yet know how strong the ideological convictions of this murderer are. But we know one thing: America does not want to endure the massacres of children anymore – as we do not want to see another gun-free zone filled with blood.

"Massacres in Israeli schools are non-existent nowadays, just like gun-free zones. American schoolchildren deserve the same protection as their Israeli counterparts. Being a small country, Israel armed whom it could to protect their children: their teachers. In America, it makes no sense to arm the teachers for a variety of reasons. We should allow our teachers to arm themselves, but it should not be a government policy.
"Paradoxically, in order not to turn our country into a police state, we need police officers in every school." . . .

Note to CNN and ladies of "The View": Do not - repeat not - claim this is a Christian symbol:

I can just picture it now. CNN's Don Lemon, are you listening? TD

The inevitable blaming of the culture instead of the shooter.

. . . As I write this, after the politicians in Texas had their say, the tired liturgy began anew.
You know how this goes. You’ve seen it before: anger, tribal chant and politics, those who want armed security at schools, those who say there are too many guns in America already.
We slide into our default positions. We think by hashtag.
The uglier our thoughts, the harsher they are, the better. People let their anger roll off their thumbs and onto the Twitter accounts. You can watch the number of your Twitter followers grow when you call people like me a “gun fetishist.” . . .

J.J. Watt offers to pay funeral expenses for victims of Santa Fe High School shooting

SB Nation

"Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has reportedly reached out to Santa Fe High School — the site of Friday’s mass shooting in Texas — and offered to cover the funeral expenses of the victims. At least 10 people have died following the tragedy, with another 10 injured — the majority of which are students.

"Watt expressed his grief on Twitter yesterday before reportedly contacting school officials. Houston is just 37 miles northwest of Santa Fe High School." . . .

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