Friday, October 26, 2018

Pipe-Bomb Suspect Arrested — Be Very Careful With the ‘Crazy’ Label

Political Cartoons by Michael Ramirez
David French at National Review  "As my colleague Jack Crowe has noted, a bombing suspect is in custody. His name is Cesar Sayoc Jr., and as you can see the instant you log on to Twitter, he apparently drove a white van covered in pro-Trump stickers. That is not a vehicle a normal human being drives, and now I’m seeing the right side of the Internet light up with takes saying that he’s obviously “crazy.”

"Let’s use caution with that claim. It’s a word that can allow us to wrongly minimize the significance of the attack. There is a huge difference between obsessed, violent, unstable, and truly insane. And that difference matters both legally and practically. When a person who’s afflicted with severe mental illness assaults another person (think of the terrible attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz.), the reasons are often so completely disconnected from reality that preventing such attacks is mainly a question of medication or other forms of mental-health intervention. 

"But there are other kinds of violent people, including angry obsessives. They’re not normal. They act strangely. But they’re also legally and morally responsible for their actions. If you spend any time in politics or the public eye, you encounter them with some frequency. Usually they’re harmlessly annoying, but sometimes they launch harassment campaigns online, sometimes they make violent threats, and sometimes they’ll show up at, say, a pizza place with an AR15. 

"The angry obsessive is absolutely vulnerable to being stoked, inflamed, and inspired by angry rhetoric. Speech can inspire violence. It can. It’s one reason why civility and a sense of proportion in your speech aren’t just abstract, sanctimonious, or elitist concepts. They’re moral responsibilities for people with any kind of meaningful platform. Not all listening ears are sober-minded or entirely rational. And when they hear a public figure they admire thunder against his political opponents with extreme language, sometimes they’ll take extreme action in response. " . . .  Full article...

How To Handle Leftists

Infidel Bloggers Alliance   "My initial reaction to this video is that, while the host presents a worthwhile topic, and it is thoughtful, and it does begin a conversation that needs to be had in our society, it is at the same time, a Steppin' Fetchit strategy, which accepts, somehow, that we Conservatives do not have a right to our opinion in the public square.

"And that we should, as the host says, "learn how to smile, and bob and weave" our way out of conversations.

"Readers of this blog may have noticed that that is not my strategy in life. I do not believe in hiding my opinions. I do not believe in avoiding confrontation.

"The way I see it, I will not become a Steppin' Fetchit, when I have just as much right to sit at the front of the bus as does anyone else. Or to enter the movie theater, or to espouse my views in public.

"We can not afford to cede the public square." . . .

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New John James Ad: ‘Dems Care More About The Black Vote Than Black People’

Does the left not choose to recognize racism when they themselves are guilty of it?

Weasel Zippers

"And that’s how he’s gained 16 points in the last few weeks."


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Ebony Magazine Runs Piece On Black Female Candidates, Leaves Out Black Republicans

"To Ebony, they don’t qualify as black."
Via Daily Caller:Ebony Magazine profiled 18 black women running for Congress in early October but did not include any of the six black Republican women, including one sitting congresswoman, running.
Ebony suggested that their profile, which was published on October 11, was the definitive list of all of the black women running for Congress, titling the piece, “Meet the 18 Black Women Running for a Seat in Congress.”
“This midterm election is one to watch with all 435 seats in the U.S. House up for grabs. Meet the 18 black women vying for a congressional seat,” Ebony writer Sarafina Wright said.
The piece, however, does not mention any of the black Republican women running for Congress.
Keep reading…

The "MAGAbomber"; Democrats don't mess with stupid pranks, they shoot to kill or cripple



Paul Joseph Watson
Questions About the Mail Bomber



CNN reports on the neighbor who violently assaulted Sen. Rand Paul. This post makes no mention of the politics of the attacker.  But this from March 2018 does: 
Rand Paul’s Socialist Assaulter Begins Federal Trial Next Week
Boucher has stuck to his story that this had to do with Paul’s landscaping rather than his political beliefs. However, Boucher had a long history of posting radical socialist propaganda on his Facebook page. He was an avowed Bernie Sanders supporter, but is sticking to his story to avoid greater charges for what was likely a politically motivated act of violence. Paul was also attacked by a terrorist shooter outside of a Congressional baseball practice last year, but escaped the gunfire.
Even the Hollywood liberal Vanity Fair has to recognize this guy was a left-winger
Jim Bullington, a former city commission member who knows both men, told the Post that the two, who live next to each other in their gated community, often engaged in heated exchanges about politics; Boucher is a vocal anti-Trump socialist, according to Bullington, while the libertarian Paul voted against an Obamacare repeal attempt because it didn’t go far enough in severing federal aid.
. . . "Police had claimed Clanton attacked at least three people with a metal U-lock; court papers attested he hit at least seven people in the head. One of Clanton’s reported victims needed five staples to fix the wound on his head." . . .



A search found "flags, patches and pamphlets “associating Clanton” with antifa and anarchist groups. Clanton was arrested at the second address.U-locks, sunglasses, a glove, jeans, and facial coverings that would have fit with being an antifa member were found; a camera was found with “selfies” of Clanton “wearing black clothing and facial coverings” that would have fit with the April 15 event. Additionally, Clanton’s phone records showed he was near the event on the day in question.
More of what is described as Professor Clanton's work:


Democrats don't mess with stupid pranks; they shoot to kill or cripple, along with destroying lives, careers, and families of conservatives. 
Warning; not being a leftist Democrat can have dangerous side effects. 
I ask us to pray that these acts of violence are not committed by conservatives. Let history judge the left for who they are.
Sen. Scalise (Republican) learning to walk again. CBS photo
The Tunnel Dweller

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has lost her Senatorial endorsement of the Arizona State Troopers Association

Daily Caller  "Kyrsten, who has been dogged by comments and actions made while an anti-war activist, is in a close race with former United States Air Force fighter pilot Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.).
"As the Arizona Republic reports, the association’s membership says they were not consulted about endorsing any candidate for Senate." . . .

Bomb suspect arrest reports

When Democrats gloat over the suspect being a (possibly) pro-Trumper, keep this always in mind as you read updates: From June, 2017: 
 A lone gunman who was said to be distraught over President Trump’s election opened fire on members of the Republican congressional baseball team at a practice field in this Washington suburb on Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with bullets that struck four people, including Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives.


Christmas time for Democrats! Bomb Mail Suspect Arrested in Florida, Suspect’s Van Covered in Pro-Trump Stickers

Cesar Sayoc, 56, pictured in this booking photo
from an arrest, via
A Florida man suspected of mailing suspicious packages to at least 11 prominent Democrats, including 2 former U.S. Presidents, was arrested in Plantation, Florida on Friday.
The suspect, a Caucasian 56-year-old male, was under surveillance for 24 hours before he was taken into custody by F.B.I. agents.The man was arrested at an Auto Zone store on State Route 7 at SW 6th Street around 10:30 a.m., according to CBS4 in Miami.A white van covered in “pro-Trump stickers” was towed from the location.A loud explosion was heard at the time of the arrest, possibly from a flash bang device used by the F.B.I.The suspect, who lives in North Miami Beach, is a former resident of New York. He was known to law enforcement for making threats in the past.The suspect was reportedly identified from surveillance footage at a postal center in Opa Locka, Florida.The feds say several of the suspicious packages were mailed to New York from the center. Postal workers are sorting through millions of pieces of mail searching for more suspicious packages.Several hoax pipe bombs were sent to the homes of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Packages were also sent to California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, former U.S. AG Eric Holder, and anti-Trump actor Robert De Niro.None of the packages were capable of exploding, according to law enforcement officers. . . .
Hat tip to Mickey Bell at Moretti Underground
Trump-supporting, bodybuilding, Native American Florida strip-club worker is revealed as the 'MAGAbomber' who 'sent suspicious packages to 12 liberals'
. . . " 'It's really bad,' the woman said by telephone. She declined to give her name. 'We heard a loud bang, like a bomb exploding. Police officers who told us to stay inside said they were arrested the guy who's been sending bombs all over the place. It's pretty scary but we're inside trying to get some work done.'"The suspect is reportedly a former resident of New York who is living in Florida. The 12 mail bombs are all believed to have been handled by a regional mail sorting facility in southern Florida. "The suspect is known to law enforcement, and has a history of making terroristic threats to judges, sources said." . . .
These should suffice until the press conference this afternoon, 2:30 EDT

National Review: The Caravan Is Real

Rich Lowry


Whatever Trump’s exaggerations, the caravan itself isn’t a fabrication.



"The last thing the Left wants prior to the midterms is an image dramatizing the weakness of our southern border. 

"So the caravan of thousands of migrants, emanating from Honduras and headed toward the United States, is considered an illegitimate story, a shoddy excuse for President Donald Trump’s fearmongering.

"It’s certainly true that Trump and his allies have thrown up a lot of chaff around the caravan. It’s not being paid for by George Soros, or infiltrated by unknown Middle Easterners. But the president gets the big point right: We have borders, and should enforce them. 

"Whatever Trump’s exaggerations, the caravan itself isn’t a fabrication. It started as a group of 160 people in Honduras. It quickly grew to 1,600. Guatemala tried to close its border to the migrants, but rapidly gave in. The caravan grew to as large as 7,000 as it crossed into Mexico, before shedding people in recent days.

" The media have run with the story because it isn’t every day that a group of thousands of migrants crashes through a Mexican border crossing. The images, of a throng of migrants as far as the eye can see on the roads, are compelling. To which the response of progressive commentators has been: No fair." . . .


Rich Terrell

Democrat election video

Allie Beth Stuckey

Some current Supreme Court justices not pleased with the confirmation process

Justice Ginsburg in earlier days
Ginsburg Calls Out Congress For Politicizing Confirmations, Calls For Return To How It Used To Be Done  . . . "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg criticized Congress for politicizing the judicial confirmation process Wednesday night, urging a return to the bipartisan confirmations of decades past.  
"Speaking at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the justice urged lawmakers to “reach across the aisle” and restore collegiality to a process riven with brinkmanship.
“What a difference in time that was from what we are witnessing today,” she said in reference to her own glide-path confirmation, elsewhere adding that the “obvious culprit is Congress,” according to The Washington Post.
. . . “ 'The way it was was right,” she said. “The way it is is wrong.”
“I wish I could wave a magic wand and have it go back to the way it was,” she added. 
When discussing her confirmation process, Ginsburg often notes she commanded support from even from conservative Republicans like GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. She was confirmed 96-3. Other of her colleagues, like Justice Stephen Breyer and the late Justice Antonin Scalia, were confirmed to the Supreme Court by an overwhelming margin." . . .

The Dangers of Politicizing Supreme Court Confirmations   "The Democrats have become so divisive that they're even starting to turn off their own Supreme Court Justices. That's all I can figure after hearing this clip of Justice Elena Kagan talking about the damage the politicized confirmation process is doing to the perception of the courts." —Dana Loesch