Why aren't more Americans sick of Democrats?

Power Line: Anti-Gun Pieties.  "In recent months, there have been a number of anti-Semitic attacks, including attacks on synagogues. There have been a number of attacks on churches as well. Anti-gun pieties do nothing to protect innocent people when lunatics or ideologically-motivated murderers strike. Churches and synagogues, like many other public places, should be protected. Armed guards are great, but as Glenn Reynolds has said, in any mass shooting situation there is one group of people who are present, by definition–the victims. Only, if they are armed, they don’t have to be victims."

 Blame for the recent attacks foisted on President Trump by our finest national leaders:

Despicable: Black attacks on Jews are rooted in Democrats' coddling of anti-Semites
"Once-tolerant New York City is becoming a haven for anti-Semitic, Jew-hating attacks, getting to be like Paris, eventually driving Jewish flight based on the surge of unpunished violence in the leftist-run city." . . .

. . . "Here's just one of such incidents:

Suspects arrested in last week’s spree of eight anti-Semitic attacks are being quickly released right back into the neighborhoods they terrorized thanks to “bail reform” legislation — which doesn’t even take effect until Jan. 1.

The most recent case of revolving-door justice came Saturday morning, with the release, with no bail, of a woman charged with punching and cursing at three Orthodox women, ages 22, 26 and 31, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at dawn the day before.

The accused assailant, Tiffany Harris, was hauled in handcuffs before a Brooklyn judge on 21 menacing, harassment and attempted assault charges.

“F-U, Jews!” Harris, 30, of Flatbush, allegedly shouted during the attack.

“Yes, I was there,” Harris later admitted to cops, according to the criminal complaint against her.

“Yes, I slapped them. I cursed them out. I said ‘F-U, Jews.”

"This person got let out? That was an assault, and not just an assault, a hate-crime motivated assault that's likely to lead to another.

"Here's an even more sickening attack that followed: . . ."

"How many more Jews have to be attacked before people like NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo realize this initiative fails to provide any kind of punishment for criminals?"

Do not expect help from the demagogues of the left.
Leftists Blame Trump for Rise in Antisemitism in Wake of Hanukkah Stabbing Attack  . . . "The article named one Democrat who blamed Trump directly: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), another frequent critic of Trump, shared a tweet by a New York-based comedian who argued that the Monsey attack followed “3 years of anti-semitism from the Trump Administration.”
“ 'So sad but predictable. His conduct has made unacceptable conduct acceptable,” Cohen said, appearing to blame Trump in part for the recent rise in attacks against Jewish people and members of other minority groups across the country. “It will take decades to cure.' ” . . .


New York's 'Bail Reform' Is Having Detrimental Impacts, Especially on the Jewish Community  "New York State's new "bail reform" initiative has been thrown into the spotlight following Saturday night's stabbing attack on a Jewish congregation gathering to celebrate Hanukkah. 
"Beginning Jan. 1, criminals charged with most misdemeanors and Class E felonies will be released from jail without having to post cash or a bond. The goal is to not criminalize "poverty by keeping someone in jail only because they can't afford to get out," the Albany Democrat reported. 
"District attorneys and law enforcement officials across the state took Issue with the initiative because some misdemeanors and felonies, like theft, assault and aggravated harassment, aren't eligible for cash bail.
"New York City Councilmen Chaim Deutsch and Kalman Yegar have repeatedly spoken out against the initiative, especially as anti-Semitism continues to rise.
""For two years, we have been sounding the alarm and asking for resources to confront rising anti-Semitism. We have begged for extra cops, for security funds, for more cameras, and for more attention towards this growing problem. Day after day, month after month, we had doors slammed in our faces. We were told to relax - that this isn't as big a deal as we think it is. Do you believe us now?" Deutsch and Yegar said in a joint statement." . . .

Councilman Deutsch

✔@ChaimDeutsch

A woman who attacked three Jewish women in an anti-Semitic assault has been released with no bail.
This is the world of no consequences we live in now- where you can be charged with a hate crime & released hours later.
Sign on to oppose these reforms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOvN5OrQ1icxYpjzQmQJcnLirW8j0mAhrtoJvvgtub2kOtCg/viewform … https://twitter.com/fox5ny/status/1211039636887425024 …

Join Councilman Chaim Deutsch in saying NO To Bail & Discovery Reform!

Dear Governor Cuomo, We write to you as New Yorkers united in concern about your criminal justice reform initiative that takes effect on January 1, 2020. We have watched with growing discontent...

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Meanwhile on the Democrat-run west coast

California Governor Gavin Newsom Might Release A Violent Cop-Killer  "Ruben Eliceo Vasquez was found guilty of murdering Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy John Monego during a robbery at an Outback Steakhouse in Dublin, California in 1998. Deputy Monego, 33, left behind a wife and their young son. His murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole but filed an application for the commutation of his prison sentence in 2018." 

"Black man, 37, pleads not guilty to 'stabbing five people at a Hanukkah party with a machete while completely silent then dousing himself in bleach' in an 'act of domestic terrorism' "

Heavy

. . . "News cameras captured the suspect being walked out of the NYPD’s 32nd Precinct in Harlem after his arrest. He was taken back to Rockland County. Monsey is a hamlet of Ramapo, New York, and authorities there are leading the investigation. Assistant District Attorney Michael Dugandzic wanted the judge to hold Thomas without bail, but the judge said she couldn’t do so because of the state’s “new prison reform laws,” Lohud reports, adding that one victim has a fractured skull." . . .

President Donald Trump tweeted, “The anti-Semitic attack in Monsey, New York, on the 7th night of Hanukkah last night is horrific. We must all come together to fight, confront, and eradicate the evil scourge of anti-Semitism. Melania and I wish the victims a quick and full recovery.” The Rockland County Executive also condemned the attack.

Much more coverage at the UK Daily Mail

Truth Bomb: Former Democratic Politician Says Anti-Semitism in NY Comes From the Left . . . In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, New York City Mayor Mike de Blasio blamed Donald Trump for creating an "atmosphere of hate" that has somehow fueled antisemitic attacks in New York. 

"It was too much for Dov Hikind, a former New York State Assemblyman and founder of Americans Against Antisemitism. Hikind, a Democrat, told Fox News that antisemitism is coming from the left and said that he is tired of both Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo and Democratic Mayor Mike de Blasio doing absolutely nothing to protect Jews living in New York. " . . .

" 'When you have the Farrakhans of the world," Hikind began, "when you have members of the United States Congress -- Tlaib, Omar, AOC -- when you have them indulging in hate speech themselves and to get away with it. You know, there's a new standard, one is for antisemitism and one is for other types of hate. Unfortunately, people within my party -- I'm a Democrat -- within the Democratic Party there's a double standard. The hate, the antisemitism that emanates from within the left, you don't hear anything. You hear very little. Anything that comes from the other side, it's all -- I mean, even the mayor of the city of New York, has continued to call the hate, 'coming from the right.' All the hate in New York is coming from the left."

Gunman kills one and critically injures another inside a packed Texas church during a livestreamed communion before he's shot dead by an armed congregation member

UK Daily Mail

Video here

. . . "The shooting was reported Sunday morning during the 10am service at the church. The service was being live-streamed at the time of the shooting.

"Authorities have not released any details about what led to the shooting.

"An elder at the church told the New York Times that one of those killed was a security guard who responded to the shooter, calling him a dear friend.

. . . 

"According to one member of the church, the gunman had spoken to one of the deacons in the back of the church before he opened fire. 

''The member wrote on Facebook that another deacon 'who is a concealed carry instruction, and retired law enforcement officer, shot the guy before he could fire a third time!'

"That deacon has not been identified but according to CBS 11, he is actually a former FBI agent and part of the church's security.

"While the shots were being fired, people ducked under church pews and at least five others rushed towards the shooter with handguns. 

"A church leader then tries to calm people down, while members of the congregation scream, cry and run towards the exits. 

"In a statement, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said: 'Our hearts go out to the victims and families of those killed in the evil act of violence that occurred at the West Freeway Church of Christ.

"'Places of worship are meant to be sacred and I am grateful for the church member who acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life.' 

"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he was 'shocked and saddened' to hear about the shooting." . . .

Who, exactly on that church, would "Beto" take guns away from? . . . "News of the shooting prompted reaction on social media, including the issue over guns. Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke, who ran for the Senate and later the presidency before ending his campaign in November, wrote that he was "saddened" by the shooting and implied that it indicated the U.S. needs gun reform.

"Clearly what we are doing in Texas, what we are doing in this country, when it comes to guns is not working," O'Rourke wrote.". . . 

What about that shotgun, Joe?

FLASHBACK: Biden Called Texas Governor 'Irrational' For Allowing Guns in Places of Worship  "Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized the Governor of Texas for signing a bill that allows law-abiding Texans to defend themselves with firearms in places of worship. On Sunday, an armed man stopped a gunman in Texas after the gunman opened fire during church services. 

"The shooting happened as parishioners took part in communion at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas. It's been reported that one person was pronounced dead at the scene, another died en route to the hospital and another remains in critical condition. 

. . . "Joe Biden recently told reporters that it was "irrational" to allow law-abiding worshipers to defend themselves in church. 

" 'With all due respect to the governor of Texas," Biden began, "it is irrational what they're doing. On the very day you see a mass shooting ... and we're talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship ... I mean it's just absolutely irrational. It's totally irrational.' "

I suppose it was good that the Hasidic Jews in New York were able to defend themselves with furniture.  Video of the church shooting.

Attacks on Jews; come quickly, Lord

New York machete stabbings at Hanukkah event in rabbi's home result in 5 wounded: reports  . . . "The assault in Monsey, N.Y. -- by a machete-wielding suspect who drove away but whom authorities believe was the man they apprehended later -- continued a string of incidents in recent weeks that have included beatings of Jewish people on the streets of New York City and a massacre at a kosher grocery store in nearby Jersey City, N.J." . . .
"I've spoken to longtime friends who, for the first time in their lives, are fearful to show outward signs of their Jewish faith," [de Blasio] added."

We know the machete-wielding mass stabber of five Jews is black, but is he Muslim, as well?

Rottenberg was leading a candle lighting ceremony for the seventh night of Hanukkah when the assailant barged into the house around 10pm and began stabbing people.The attack appeared to be the latest in a string targeting Jews in the region, including a massacre at a kosher grocery store in New Jersey earlier this month.

“The rise of anti-Semitism is not just a Jewish problem, and certainly not just the State of Israel’s problem,” he said in a statement. “We must work together to confront this evil, which is raising its head again and is a genuine threat around the world.”

Allahu Akbar is Why Muslims Kill 

"Muslims kill non-Muslims to prove that, “Allahu Akbar”: that Allah is greater [than] the religions of their victims."

 "Allahu Akbar. You hear it everywhere these days.
"Special agent Scott Wickland said that he heard cries of "Allahu Akbar" before the Benghazi attack. And then the guards ran for their guns.
"In Nice, France, the Islamic terrorist who killed 86 people and wounded over 400 by running them over with a truck, shouted, “Allahu Akbar”. In New York, the Islamic terrorist who was trying to imitate him, also shouted, “Allahu Akbar.” The 9/11 hijackers had the same message, “Allahu Akbar”.
“ 'Allahu Akbar” has been present at virtually every major recent Islamic terror attack in the West.
"But according to the New York Times, “Allahu Akbar” is an “innocent” and “innocuous” expression. According to one of the Times’ sources, “You see a reallу beautiful woman” and “уou go, ‘Allahu Akbar.’”
"If all those shouts of “Allahu Akbar” in Paris, London and New York are caused by Muslim terrorists encountering attractive women, their reaction of choice to an attractive woman is a killing spree.
“ 'Allahu Akbar” is not “innocent” or “innocuous.” It’s at the core of what makes Islam violent." . . .