UPDATED: U.S. athletes protest Trump on medals stand at Pan Am Games. No courage necessary

It's sickening because courageous U.S. men and women have died for this flag, and the brave people of Hong Kong are defying a brutal communist juggernaut by waving that very same flag as the world's strongest beacon of freedom. By Monica Showalter

UPDATE:  Another athletic egomaniac looking for some extra spotlight by dissing the U.S. flag     "By now, the routine of athletes calling attention to themselves by dissing the U.S. flag at some athletic event has become so de rigueur you could write the script before it happens.

"I'll be a victim for CNN now!"

"Lose the big prize. Take a knee to the flag. Make a raving or two to the press about the awfulness of the U.S. And reap lots of media attention your athletic performance wouldn't otherwise merit. Instant fame. Endorsement deals. Money. Profit big from insulting the very flag of the country that made your performance possible.
"A couple days ago we got this attention-seeker whose bronze medal in fencing at a championship event in Lima, Peru, apparently wasn't sufficient for him." . . .
. . . 
"Never heard of him before. Hope I never hear from him again.
"But that's too much to ask, what with an eager media clamoring to record his every word and hand him exposure his rivals can only envy. The two U.S. athletes who outperformed this publicity hound get zero press attention, but the third-place finisher, Race Imboden, gets all the soapbox he wants. See how they fawn:" . . . Right on cue, he was the darling of CNN

UPDATE: Virtue-signalling has consequences

Race Imboden — who took home gold in the team foil event — knelt during the national anthem at the medal ceremony Friday in Lima, Peru, in what he saw was a protest over racism and gun control.

Washington Times  "Two Americans used their medal-winning moments at the Pan American Games to draw attention to social issues back home that they feel are spiraling out of control.
"During their medals ceremonies at the sports festival in Lima, fencer Race Imboden took a knee and hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised her fist. Both athletes could represent the U.S. less than a year from now at the Tokyo Olympics, where similar protests would be seen by a much wider audience.

"I'll own the TV talk shows!"

"“Racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants, and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list” of America’s problems, Imboden said in a tweet sent after his team’s foil medals ceremony. “I chose to sacrifice my moment today at the top of the podium to call attention to issues that I believe need to be addressed.

"They're bound to see me way out here!"

"“I encourage others to please use your platforms for empowerment and change.”
"Berry raised her fist as America’s national anthem was played to honor her win in the hammer throw. She called out injustice in America “and a president who’s making it worse.”
“ 'It’s too important to not say something,” Berry told USA Today. “Something has to be said. If nothing is said, nothing will be done, and nothing will be fixed, and nothing will be changed.' ” . . .

And just why? These people are either ignorant tools of the Democrats or simple showoffs, looking for admiration from other personalities who also strive for acceptance. I see them as no different than the "Look-at-me!" soccer player who adored center stage and relished every opportunity to place herself there.

"They're looking at me!"

Lori McMath Varner for Ms Veteran America 2019

The mouth and the intellect of Joe Biden

PolitiFact Rates Biden Claim About Trump 'False'  "PolitiFact, a well-known, left-leaning fact-checking site, decided to address the portion of Biden’s statement where he claimed Trump said “that immigrants would, quote, ‘carve you up with a knife.’” In short, PolitiFact admits that Trump did not say that at all.

At an October 2018 rally in Texas, Trump attacked then-U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who is now running for U.S. president.

"O'Rourke voted against the border wall," Trump said. "He voted against Kate's law. And he voted for Obama amnesty. O'Rourke even voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation. He doesn't want to deport them. He says they're people. They're people. They carve you up with a knife, but they're people."

MS-13 is a violent transnational gang with members primarily in Central America and the United States. Trump’s words were clearly aimed at gang members, not all immigrants.

"The Biden campaign did not respond to PolitiFact’s request for comment. Nevertheless, they rated the claim as false.

 "Democrats and the media have been twisting Trump's words for years now, so it's not surprising Biden resorted to lying about Trump's comments, but it is nice to see left-leaning fact-checkers calling him out for his lies."

Biden’s Campaign-Trail Gaffes

Is Joe Okay? Biden’s Mouth Goes Rogue

Rep. Joaquin Castro business target list backfires as Texans rally around Bill Miller Bar-B-Q

Initially, Castro’s hit list resulted in a lot of death threats and other hate directed at those listed and at their workplaces/investments/businesses.But a funny thing happened on the way to Castro’s war on his own constituents: Trump supporters are fighting back . . . with their wallets

Legal Insurrection  "Leftist projection is something that we once had to work to prove and often could not (at least to skeptics), but after the 2008 election of Barack Obama as president, it became a bit easier because the Obama executive branch was busily silencing and undermining conservative and/or Tea Party voices while publicly speaking about transparency, tolerance, equity, and fairness.

     "Hillary Clinton’s phantom “vast right-wing conspiracy” of the 1990’s was replaced with the right’s understanding that there may indeed be a “vast left-wing conspiracy.”  The very thing she claimed was aligned against her and was completely imaginary was actually just how the left rolls.

     "And we’re seeing it vividly today.  Since President Trump was duly elected our nation’s president, #TheResistance has been in overdrive.  Donning “pussy hats” or masks and all-black gear, the anti-Trumpers dance on the edge of civility and even of criminality.

     "Their goal has become increasingly apparent since President Trump took office: get rid of Trump. Because Orange Man Bad.  One of the cues the current leftist “resistance” is taking came from then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY): the people who support Trump are “deplorables.”  They are less than human, less than those on the fat-cat, self-satisfied progressive left.

     "Fast forward to July of this year and leftist outlets insist that anyone who supports the “racist” and “white supremacist” Trump is clearly, themselves, a racist white supremacist.  The left’s “war,” then, goes beyond Trump and even beyond the GOP to everyday normal American voters." . . .

People reporting lines around the block at Bill Miller Bar-B-Q following Castro’s Trump shaming  While many people identified on the political hit list recently shared by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) have been harassed by leftists, many Americans have come out to show support for the people unfairly singled out for supporting President Donald

Trump.
"Included on Castro’s list were some San Antonio businesses owned by people who have donated to Trump’s campaign. One of those businesses is Bill Miller Bar-B-Q.
"It seems Castro may have unintentionally advertised for the business because people claiming to be locals are reporting lines of people looking to support it stretching long and far.
" “Cars were lined up around the block at one of the San Antonio Texas locations! Loved The Bill Miller Breakfast Special. I even purchased breakfast tac oui s for my coworkers!” one user tweeted along with a picture of cars waiting to give the business their money." . . .

House Republicans Call For Ethics Probe Into Joaquin Castro For Sharing Trump Donor Names  . . . "2020 presidential candidate Julian Castro has defended his brother's behavior . . .  on the same grounds while denouncing harassment against Trump supporters. "

Sanctuary cities, who wouldn't want to live freely in one, especially if you're a Democrat?

Image by Timothy Bishop

Central American drug dealers having a field day in those sanctuary cities

"With the press idealizing every illegal immigrant, and sanctuary cities making sanctuary for illegals a higher priority than even the welfare of their own citizens, it hasn't taken long for Central American drug dealers to move in and have a field day. Want to know why San Francisco is such a filth-strewn place? Look no further than its imported drug problem, which seems to be especially beneficial to foreign drug dealers. 

"Here's one report about Honduran drug dealers benefiting immensely from San Francisco's sanctuary city politics:" . . .

Video: Are Sanctuary Cities Safer? from Olivia Crellin on Vimeo.

Biden, Real or Satire? Take the Snopes Challenge.

Bookworm Room  "Are you smarter than a SNOPES fact-checker?"

"So, put yourself in the shoes of some poor shlub at Snopes who has to determine which of the following is satire from the Babylon Bee, and which is straight news reporting?  Choose before clicking (or hovering with the mouse) please.  This is a test.

A.  Biden says “Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”

B.  Biden Aides Forced To Use the Spray Bottle Again

C. Biden’s Latest Gaffes on Russia, Segregationists Are ‘Just the Beginning’

D.  Second Democratic Debate Turns Into Tense Minimum Wage Bidding War

"The bad news, if you fail the test, you may be qualified to work at Snopes."


Another Splendiferous, Gafftastic Day for Joe Biden

No one is more pleased about Biden's gaffisms than his main rivals for his party's nomination. But the former veep has built a great deal of momentum over the last few months and the latest polls show him nearly doubling his lead over his nearest rivals, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
He is clearly the candidate to beat. But his penchant for weird misstatements and oddly unsettling references cause many less-partisan observers to wonder whether the old man is simply confused, or suffering from some debilitating condition like Alzheimer's disease.
It hardly matters. The next debate holds great peril for Biden. If he were to slip badly on national TV in front of millions of Democrats, even his friends in the media would start to abandon him.

 PolitiFact Rates Biden Claim About Trump 'False'   . . . "PolitiFact, a well-known, left-leaning fact-checking site, decided to address the portion of Biden’s statement where he claimed Trump said “that immigrants would, quote, ‘carve you up with a knife.’” In short, PolitiFact admits that Trump did not say that at all."