Patriotism Wasn't Racist When Obama Celebrated Independence Day. Just ask CNN

How can people not recognize that contemptible channel for what it is?

Stephen Green

"Since Mount Rushmore wasn’t considered a problematic tribute to white racists until just last week, it’s important to remember that Independence Day wasn’t a celebration of white supremacy under President Barack Obama.
"Or any of the dozens of other presidents who preceded him, either.
"While I was never a fan of Obama’s politics, our nation’s first-ever Red Diaper Baby president could deliver some nice remarks provided the teleprompter was functioning properly.
"Here’s a little of what Obama had to say during his last Independence Day as president in 2016:

Obviously the Fourth of July — we enjoy the hotdogs, we enjoy the burgers, we enjoy the barbecue, we enjoy the day off for a lot of us, we enjoy the fireworks. But it’s important to remember what a miracle this country is. How incredible — how incredibly lucky we are that people, generations ago, were willing to take up arms and fight for our freedom. And then people, inside this country, understanding that there were imperfections in our union and were willing to keep on fighting on behalf of extending that freedom to all people and not just some.

"Those are lovely words, regardless of whether Obama actually believed in them or not. Those words tell a uniquely American story: An imperfect nation founded in service of the noble ideals of liberty and equality before the law, that then struggled toward perfection in further service of those ideals.
"Obama made the case more explicitly during his 2014 address:" . . .

CNN Trashed Mount Rushmore During Trump Visit, But Praised It During Obama Visit

. . . "A few days later, CNN’s Jim Acosta described Obama’s visit to Mount Rushmore like this: “It’s a fitting campaign stop for a presidential contender looking to make history. Standing before Mount Rushmore over the weekend, Barack Obama was asked whether he sees his face joining the likes of Washington and Lincoln.” . . .

‘Protesters’ Visit Gun-toting St. Louis Couple Again… Here’s The 411

Written by Wes Walker on July 6, 2020  "Last week, a couple living in their palatial home watched as a mob* of vandals and trespassers broke down the gate of their private street and, reportedly, threatened them.
"After calling authorities at three different phone numbers — including the police — and learning that nobody would be coming to help them, they grabbed their weapons and met the crowd from the front yard.
"Mainstream so-called reporters immediately took the side of the ‘protesters’, and spoke disparagingly of the couple. Even Chris Cuomo tried to leverage that event into some kind of a bizarre Trump-is-racist swipe. They were having none of it.
"Having learned that authorities would leave them high and dry in a situation like this, and concerned that all the publicity would make them a target in the future, they found their own security. Sure enough, the crowds came back.
. . .
"With improved defensive barriers (but walls don’t work, right?), together with the presence of armed security, the rowdies more or less behaved themselves.
"But who knows whether they would have been similarly law-abiding if not met with a strong deterrent? They had already been trained to expect that law enforcement would be a no-show.
"We have already seen any number of examples where laws don’t even slow this crowd down. If they decide they have the justification to wreck something, they’re damned well going to do it unless met with a strong deterrent force. And this crowd is a natural hatred for any and all trappings of financial success, as though the only possible explanation for success is having cheated someone." . . .

*They were one of those "merry caravans"








https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/protesters-visit-gun-toting-st-louis-couple-again-heres-the-411/

Are they going to rename the Braves-Indians World Series titles too?

Andrew Thomas blogs at Dark Angel Politics

Silvio Canto, Jr.  "Back in 1948, the Indians beat the Braves then the Braves beat the Indians in 1995.   

"Are they going back and change those titles?  Or will they get the Maris asterisk when he hit 61 in 1961?  

"The silly season is in full bloom.  Apparently, the Indians of Cleveland are now thinking about changing their name.

"They already changed their mascot or that "offensive to some" Chief Wahoo.  I remember a lot of baseball cards with the chief staring at you.   I loved those Indians uniforms but then I am the kind of guy who does not mix baseball with politics.  I'd rather focus on batting averages and pitchers who throw strikes.

"The mascot had been part of the team since 1948, their last championship.  They dropped poor Wahoo in 2018.   Then Wahoo got revenge when the Indians lost to the Cubs that year.   

"Honestly, there are lots of angry Indians fans in the world but not one ever complained about Chief Wahoo dropping fly balls, striking out with the winning run at second or losing game 7 to the Marlins.   As far as I know, most of the "expletives" from the bleachers were shouted at the bullpen, not the Chief." . . .

Where are you, Republicans?

GOP, do NOT let Howard Zinn and CNN get a win!

Romney I get, but where is everyone else?

Now We Can See that Establishment Republicans are Cowards   . . . "The left is like the Taliban. It has taken over a neighborhood in Seattle and is enforcing its radical agenda, as the Taliban did to cities in Afghanistan. It has torn down statues of American heroes, brave Confederate veterans, and even Christopher Columbus, the intrepid explorer who discovered this continent! Now, they even want to destroy the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial! Remember the Taliban blowing up the beautiful Buddhist statues because they went against its worldview? How is what the left is doing today any different?

"President Trump and Senator Tom Cotton have spoken out against those terrorist actions of the left, but no other prominent members from the GOP have dared to." . . .

Bush 43 Alumni Supporting Biden Have Turned Their Backs on Conservatism
. . . "But Biden will restore civility, honesty, and robust policy discussions between the two parties. Joe Biden is a good guy, they say. He’ll bring about normalcy and bipartisanship and debate. Where exactly is the evidence for this? Joe Biden’s biggest accomplishment during his time in the U.S. Senate was how he used his position to enrich his family. He was vice president during the most scandalous administration in history and he used his position to protect the natural gas company his son worked for by withholding a congressionally approved billion-dollar loan unless Ukraine’s president fired his prosecutor general, who was investigating the company. " . . .