Will police enforce Virginia’s anti-masking law at Monday’s rally?

 Steve Grammatico  "Monday’s pro Second Amendment rally in Richmond will surely attract left provocateurs bent on inciting violence.  And why not?  They know that Governor Northam and compliant media will blame any physical confrontations on gun rights advocates, making them the villains and obscuring their message. 

"Ostensibly to keep public order but more likely to foment trouble (as detailed in James G. Robertson’s article here), Northam took the constitutionally suspect step of banning lawful carry in an area around the Capitol’s grounds.  As of this writing, the order stands.

"On the subject of keeping the peace, there’s something else the Governor and local authorities could do but haven’t, as far as I know: declare they will rigorously enforce the following section of Virginia’s code on masking:

§ 18.2-422. Prohibition of wearing of masks in certain places; exception

It shall be unlawful for any person over 16 years of age to, with the intent to conceal his identity, wear any hood or other device whereby a substantial portion of the face is hidden or covered so as to conceal the identity of the wearer, to be or appear in any public place, or upon any private property in this Commonwealth without first having obtained from the owner or tenant thereof consent to do so in writing. [Exceptions include holiday masks, protective masks used by tradespeople, medical personnel, etc.]  The violation of any provisions of this section is a Class 6 felony.

"The risk of violence would be greatly reduced if Northam or police authorities cited the statute and declared that wearing a mask in or around the demonstration would be grounds for arrest.  That would eliminate the cloak of anonymity used by the left’s shock troops to avoid responsibility for their actions.

"So, why isn’t this message being proclaimed?  Have police been told to ignore the law and stand down on masks?  If so, why?  Inquiring minds want to know." 

1865: Richmond's capitol building during the War Between The States.

Virtue Signaling and the Indoctrination of the Left

"You might notice that Democrats are often dismissive of facts.  This is because they gauge the validity of different facts based on how well those facts fit their political positions, rather than gauging their political positions based on how well those positions square with the facts.  Once someone accepts a position as virtuous, and ties their sense of self-virtue to holding the right positions, they become immune to facts, and will find convenient ways to blow off any facts they don’t like."

Global Liberty Media

"Have you ever looked at a belief, and wondered how it is that someone can believe that thing, whatever it may be?  Have you ever wondered how it is that people can be so easily indoctrinated?

"Indoctrination is actually very easy to accomplish, and the purpose of this post is to expose exactly how indoctrination works.

"People think that the trick to indoctrination is to control the narrative, but it is not.  The trick is to control what is perceived as ‘true’.  Narratives follow.

"Controlling the perception of ‘truth’ starts with virtue-signaling.  The left constantly portrays their positions as virtuous, and other positions as lacking virtue.  Once someone buys into the notion that a position is, or is not, virtuous, then being a ‘good person’ comes from agreeing with the right positions, making it impossible to separate one’s self-identity from the political positions one holds.  Once someone’s sense of virtue becomes tied to their political positions, they will defend those political positions as if their lives depended on it, as not doing so would, to them, make them lack virtue.  Conversely, anyone who opposes their political positions becomes, by definition, evil." . . .

Hat tip to Doane Barile at Facebook Town Hall

CNN Is The Home of Liberal Hacks

Canada Free Press

"U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) created a firestorm of controversy this week when she called CNN reporter Manu Raju “a liberal hack.” Raju was trying to interview McSally about the upcoming impeachment trial, but the Arizona Senator told him that “I’m not talking to you.”

"McSally is a former fighter pilot who certainly knows how to hit targets. In this regard, her comments hit the media target perfectly and were especially appropriate.

"CNN is a tool of the Democratic National Committee

"Raju and his CNN colleagues are all “liberal hacks.” Other than an occasional token conservative analyst or guest, the entire CNN roster of producers and on-air talent, including all the network’s hosts, is composed of steadfast liberals, progressives and socialists. In fact, one of their major personalities is Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist.

"Other Republican officeholders should follow McSally’s lead and refuse to appear on CNN. As tweeted by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), CNN media personalities are not real “journalists.” He noted that they “relentlessly attack every Republican” and “always, always push the prevailing Dem narrative of the moment.” Clearly, Republicans, especially pro-Trump conservatives, will never get fair coverage for CNN is a tool of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). 

"As evidence, this week, CNN hosted a Democratic presidential debate that heavily publicized a dispute between U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT). The network’s anchors and reporters spent several days trying to help Warren by trumpeting her allegations that Sanders supposedly told her in a 2018 private conversation that a woman cannot get elected President.

"Even though Sanders denies making that statement and said many years ago that a woman should be elected President, CNN’s on-air personalities have been clearly taking the side of Warren. It seems the DNC leadership is once again trying to destroy the candidacy of Sanders, so, like loyal party members, CNN is doing their dirty work. The DNC fears that as a proud socialist Sanders is too far to the ideological left for millions of mainstream American voters and is unelectable in the 2020 general election." . . .

Minnesota Teacher of the Year kneels for National Anthem

Does Minnesota have something in its water?

Eric Utter  . . . "If she is strictly concerned with injustice in the United States, perhaps she could kneel for Ben Shapiro, Dennis Prager, Michelle Malkin, Andy Ngo, or any of a myriad of other conservatives who have been routinely prevented from speaking on college campuses and who have been subjected to the most vile and unwarranted slurs and threats.  Or she could kneel for Sarah Sanders, Tomi Lahren, and others who have been forced to leave restaurants and other public places due to the aggressive intolerance of "progressive" thugs.  Or she could kneel for Mark Steyn, who was sued by Michael Mann, the Penn State climatologist and creator of the breathtakingly bogus "hockey stick graph," for mocking Mann's preposterously ridiculous chart, a suit that has been ongoing for the better part of a decade.

"Or, for that matter, she could kneel for me.  I'm continuously exposed to leftist lunacy, transgender tripe, historical heresy, and anti-Christian crusading via the mainstream media and the government-academia complex.  And I was once the victim of slow and discourteous service at my local DMV.

"Ms. Holstine, the next time you're tempted to take a knee to stand up for someone who's been mistreated, I hope it's in front of a cross.  The only thing you've taught us is that (your) ignorance isn't bliss."

Watch for her to appear on Stephen Colbert, perhaps with soccer player Megan Rapinoe.

This Week's Mad Rush by Democrats to Impeachment in 9 Cartoons

The Federalist Papers  "This week’s edition of the impeachment game has been quite the circus.
"Democrats basically railroaded two extremely weak Articles of Impeachment through the House Judiciary Committee on a strictly partly line vote and made fools of themselves.
"Next week the full House will vote with Democrats most likely to vote for impeachment without a single Republican vote.
"Here is this week in the Democrat’s mad rush to impeachment summed up by 9 hilarious and savage cartoons:"
One such here:

One which was a joy to publish:  Somber Impeachment Ceremony Concludes With The Impeachment Dancers

Comedian Argus Hamilton took note:
Nancy Pelosi vowed to soon release the Articles of Impeachment so Trump may answer to the Senate for what he did. Precedent may guide his fate. Congress established twenty-one years ago that humiliating Hillary Clinton IS an impeachable offense, but it’s not enough grounds for removal

Pete Buttigieg issued a statement Thursday blaming Trump for Iran’s accidental shoot-down of an Iran airliner. I wondered which candidate would say this first. If President Trump were to adopt a stray dog, the Democrats would accuse him of introducing rabies into the general population

Nancy Pelosi griped Tuesday that Trump didn’t brief Congress before the US attack on Iran’s terrorist general. He’d just learned a new trick. Trump was going to send his attack plans over to Pelosi but he decided to hold them up until Congress lets him know how they’re going to handle them