Baseball etiquette, and what we need to see more of in society

Richard Jack Rail  "George Will interestingly contends that the most valuable rules in baseball are unwritten and relate to manners.  Will's leading example is Alex Bregman carrying his bat down to first base on his home run trot during the World Series, Juan Soto copying that on his subsequent homer, and both managers apologizing after the game for the breaches of etiquette.  It's often called showboating or showing up the other team's pitcher." . . .

. . . "The best way to combat unintentional showboating is the way Bregman did it — honestly and straight on. It isn't so much that there's bad in the best of us and good in the worst of us, as that Manichean, black-and-white thinking has made it too easy to accuse and not easy enough to take responsibility and accept blame without career death.  Baseball has provided an outstanding example of the way out of this imbroglio.  It involves more straightforward honesty and manliness than we're accustomed to seeing in public figures — men being men, owning their mistakes forthrightly with sincere expressions of regret.  Because those traits shine through in the way Bregman handled it at the postgame interview, the incident can be put behind us, and we feel good where we might have felt disgruntled.

"Nicely done, Bregman and Hinch and Martínez."

Elizabeth Warren: ‘Black trans and cis women, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary people are the backbone of our democracy

Artist: Donkey Hotey

Thomas Lifson  "I am not certain when pandering to transgender people became necessary for any Democrat running for president. Nor do I know what percentage of Democrats are totally convinced that saying you are of the opposite gender means that you are of the opposite gender.

"But Elizabeth Warren, reacting to an endorsement from a group calling itself “Black Womxn For” spread the pandering on thick:

Thank you, @BlackWomxnFor! Black trans and cis women, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary people are the backbone of our democracy and I don’t take this endorsement lightly. I'm committed to fighting alongside you for the big, structural change our country needs. https://twitter.com/BlackWomxnFor/status/1192457539541225472 …BlackWomxnFor@BlackWomxnFor@BlackWomxnFor presents 100 #BWFWarren - We write to endorse, enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, Senator @ewarren for President of the United States. Read our FULL STATEMENT: https://www.blackwomxnfor.com/fullendorse

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New Zealand Government climate change policies

New Zealand Government climate change policies

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

"Since the 2017 General Election the Labour-led New Zealand Government has begun pursing reforms designed achieve sustainable development that makes the just transition to a low-carbon economy.
"The Government is committed to meeting the Paris Agreement target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and has signaled it intends to do this in a way that provides for a just transition for workers, families and communities reliant on affected industries.
"This Paper will outline the Government’s climate change programme.
"Zero Carbon Act: On 18 December 2017 Minister for Climate Change James Shaw announced Cabinet had agreed to a process of consultation to formulate the Zero Carbon Act, which aims to reduce New Zealand’s emissions to net zero by 2050.
" The Act would establish an independent Climate Change Commission to provide long-term nonpartisan advice to the government of the day, ensuring New Zealand stays on track to meet its climate change goals.
"The Labour-Green Party confidence and supply agreement states the Government should “request the Climate Commission to plan the transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2035 (which includes geothermal) in a normal hydrological year.”
"The Labour-NZ First coalition agreement states that “if the Climate Commission determines that agriculture is to be included in the ETS, then upon entry, the free allocation to agriculture will be 95% but with all revenues from this source recycled back into agriculture in order to encourage agricultural innovation, mitigation and additional planting of forestry.” "The Government intends to stimulate up to $1b of new investment in low carbon industries by 2020, assisted by a Government-backed Green Investment Fund of $100m.
"The Government plans to introduce a Zero Carbon Bill by the end of October 2018, followed by a Select Committee process in late 2018 to 2019. The intention is to pass the Zero Carbon Act in 2019.
"Draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on land transport Released on 14 March 2018, the draft GPS outlines the Government’s priorities for expenditure from the National Land Transport Fund over the next 10 years.
"In the environmental sense, the GPS:

 • Makes land transport funding mode neutral, enabling a shift to lower emission forms of transport including rail, walking, cycling and lower emission vehicles (such as electric vehicles);  • Recognises the importance of urban planning to creating livable cities that value public space and improve access;  • Links to the wider environmental commitments of the Government, including the meeting of Paris climate targets and ambitious emissions reduction targets; and • Recognises the public health benefits of reducing transport emissions and increasing uptake of walking and cycling.

"Ban on offshore gas exploration: On 12 April 2018 the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced there would be no further offshore oil and gas exploration permits granted. The policy is intended to help New Zealand transition towards a low-carbon economy. 
"Existing exploration and mining rights will not be affected, and no current jobs will be lost as all agreements with current permit holders will be honoured. Existing permits extend as far out as 2030 and could last an additional 40 years under a mining permit.
"Measures to ensure a just transition: On 6 April 2018 Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Parliamentary UnderSecretary Fletcher Tabuteau launched the Tapuae Roa: Make Way for Taranaki Action Plan with the Taranaki region.
"The Taranaki economy has traditionally been reliant on the oil and gas industries. Through $20m from the Provincial Growth Fund and $16m contributed by the Taranaki region, a plan to transition to a modern, high-value economy will be undertaken. 
"In addition, the Government has announced its Fees Free policy to assist with retraining. "This policy provides for an initial one year (scaling to three years over time) of free post-school education during a person’s lifetime. "

Further information For more information, please contact Hawker Britton consultant Neale Jones on +64 27 529 1079 or Simon Banks on +61 419 638 587

Concerns over the NZ policy:
What idiots! The entire New Zealand contribution to manmade CO2 will be replaced in one week of China's and India's new coal fired power plants now under contruction. But the impact on NZ's economy will be forever.

"Extremely poor science! There are two types of Climate change! One is nature; volcano's, sunspot, wind,..this include the elements. if you remove all the Carbon (which you can't) you will burn to death. Due the Sun's ray reaching earth without any obstruction! The obstruction is the green house gasess! the second is more or less destruction of the earth though ignoring the laws of nature! Disrupting natures cycles, will and does end up disaster!"

Trump, Jr Takes On ‘The View’ About Whistleblower And Law

Weasel Zippers "Oh, and by the way, these harpies were lying about the whistleblower statute:" . . .

MUST WATCH: Donald Trump Jr. drops ‘rape-rape’ on Whoopi Goldberg, ‘blackface’ on Joy Behar during ‘The View’ appearance

Donald Trump Jr.:  "The hosts of The View are lying about the whistleblower statute. 

"Here's the statute that proves it's only a crime for the IG to release the name of the whistleblower. Totally legitimate & legal for members of the media & private citizens to name him. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50  

/3033 

…
Yeah, well leak this:

CBS Has Fired The Whistleblower Employee Who Leaked The ABC Video About Spiking The Epstein Story
"Here’s a real whistleblower, exposing an actual wrong, who’s now being punished for it. So CBS is now colluding with ABC." . . .

Yashar Ali   5. Update: Two sources familiar with the matter tell me that CBS News has fired the staffer in question. This comes after ABC informed CBS that they had determined who accessed the footage of Amy Robach expressing her frustrations about the Epstein story.

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Serious Journalist Brian Stelter Investigates Trump's Twitter Typos

PJ Media  "Trump's greatest enemies are also his best friends. No matter how hard his minions and sycophants work to gain his favor and explain away his behavior, they haven't done nearly as much to help him as Trump-haters like CNN's Brian Stelter. Brian's mission in life is to remove Trump from office. And the longer it takes to do that, the more foolish Bri-Bri gets. Yesterday he went on national TV and did an entire segment on... Trump's typos.
"Seriously.
"Here's the segment in question, courtesy of Stelter himself. Not only did he think this was worth airing on the amusingly titled Reliable Sources, but he then tweeted it out for anybody who might've missed it. That's how important this information is." . . .
Stelter's report is titled "Reliable Sources"

. . . "So who's the target audience for this? One man. The man who gives Bri-Bri his orders. CNN President Jeff Zucker has a monomaniacal focus on taking down Trump at any cost, as James O'Keefe has proven beyond any doubt. Zucker made Trump famous at NBC, and then gave him countless hours of free airtime at CNN during the 2016 campaign. So now Zucker is trying to atone for his sins. But despite three solid years of daily hammering from CNN and the rest, none of it has worked. Zucker is frustrated. He doesn't know what to do. The result is this sad spectacle.

"And that's not even the dumbest thing Stelter did this weekend. He also lashed out at Trump's claim that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi "whimpered and cried" before blowing himself up. Stelter is demanding proof. He hates Trump so much that now he's defending the honor of a dead terrorist.

"But hey, at least he's not making any typos." . . .

GM Worker's Warning to Democrats Is Showing in Latest Poll From Battleground States

Townhall  "Donald Trump is on track to win re-election. Forget the polls from CNN. Forget what the liberal media is doling out with their suppression coverage. As of right now, Trump is going to win. He’s the incumbent with a booming economy and a weak 2020 Democratic field. It’s also a field that is pushing a radical left-wing agenda that even has ardent liberals a bit worried. Health care for illegal aliens and forced Medicare for All are some of the top issues being peddled by Democrats. They’re also positions that are incredibly unpopular. Medicare for All will result in the destruction of 150 million private health care plans. And yes, sorry, Democrats, but you’re wrong; Americans do like their employee-based health care plans. And do you know who else is impacted by this? Labor unions. Their health care plans are also targeted. For a party that had a solid advantage in handling health care, Democrats decided in a single cycle to toss that away. Oh, and the tax increases that will come from this will be biblical. There’s no way middle-class taxes don’t go up. Liz Warren’s plan costs $52 trillion over the next ten years. If you think taxes won’t go up for everyone, then you’re on crack. And crack is whack.
"The Democrats’ hatred of fracking is another issue that has battleground state voters wary of a party that is rapidly becoming a Leninist sideshow. We wrote about a General Motors worker who was worried over the 2020 Democratic agenda in that it reflects that this party does not connect with anyone who isn’t an overeducated snob." . . .

SHOCK POLL: Trump has a higher approval rating today in WI, MN and MI than he did on election day 2016

"It may be because these voters agree with President Trump on major issues? "From the report:"

Most swing voters in these states see bans on fracking, stopping detainments at the U.S. border, and Medicare-for-all as bad ideas. 

The poll also consistently finds that while Medicare-for-all has played a significant role in the 2020 Democratic primary debates, it is not the top health care issue for Democratic voters. Large shares of swing voters in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin say stopping detainments at the U.S. border for people cross into the country illegally and a national Medicare-for-all plan are “bad ideas.” Swing voters are slightly more divided in their views of a ban on fracking with large shares of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin swing voters saying such a ban is a “bad idea” as do a slim majority in Michigan and half of Minnesota swing voters.

. . .

Trump Jr Tweets Name Of Alleged Whistleblower, Leftists Explode. Here’s The Problem With Their Outrage.

Daily Wire  "Leftists falsely suggested on Wednesday that Donald Trump Jr. outed the alleged Ukraine whistleblower after the president’s eldest son tweeted out a link to a news article and included the headline in his tweet which stated the name of the alleged whistleblower.
"Trump tweeted out a link to a Breitbart News article, writing, “Because of course he did!!!”
"Trump also included in his tweet the headline of the article, which stated: “Alleged ‘Whistleblower’ Eric Ciaramella Worked Closely with Anti-Trump Dossier Hoaxer”
. . . 

"Trump responded to the false claims by tweeting, “The entire media is #Triggered that I (a private citizen) tweeted out a story naming the alleged whistleblower. Are they going to pretend that his name hasn’t been in the public domain for weeks now? Numerous people & news outlets including Real Clear Politics already ID’d him.”
"Trump added, “PS: Maybe Real Clear Politics & others wouldn’t have been able to ID the alleged whistleblower if the NY Times didn’t out that he was a CIA official detailed to the WH? The media is full of s*** with their faux outrage over me tweeting something already in the public domain!' ” . . .

Whaddya Know: Whistleblower Has Ties to Biden, Schiff

PJ Media  "Real Clear Investigations (RCI) released a detailed examination of evidence that seems to support much of the speculation as to the real identity of the whistleblower that got the impeachment ball rolling after President Trump's now-infamous "Ukraine call."

RCI:

More than two months after the official filed his complaint, pretty much all that’s known publicly about him is that he is a CIA analyst who at one point was detailed to the White House and is now back working at the CIA.

But the name of a government official fitting that description — Eric Ciaramella — has been raised privately in impeachment depositions, according to officials with direct knowledge of the proceedings, as well as in at least one open hearing held by a House committee not involved in the impeachment inquiry. Fearing their anonymous witness could be exposed, Democrats this week blocked Republicans from asking more questions about him and intend to redact his name from all deposition transcripts.

RealClearInvestigations is disclosing the name because of the public’s interest in learning details of an effort to remove a sitting president from office. Further, the official's status as a “whistleblower” is complicated by his being a hearsay reporter of accusations against the president, one who has “some indicia of an arguable political bias … in favor of a rival political candidate" -- as the Intelligence Community Inspector General phrased it circumspectly in originally fielding his complaint.

"This is a very detailed report and I encourage everyone to read all of it, but I'll provide a few highlights here." . . .

You wondered where Bobby Francis O'Rourke went?

Driving down a street in Santa Paula, CA. I saw a landscaper's trailer marked "Beto's Landscaping". Coincidence? I think not.

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History Has Shown That Socialism Isn’t the Cure

Victor Davis Hanson

Sometimes the naive and disaffected must relearn that their pie-in-the sky socialist medicine is far worse than the perceived malady of inequality.

"Multiple forms of socialism, from hard Stalinism to European redistribution, continue to fail.

Russia and China are still struggling with the legacy of genocidal Communism. Eastern Europe still suffers after decades of Soviet-imposed socialist chaos.
"Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, and Venezuela are unfree, poor, and failed states. Baathism — a synonym for pan-Arabic socialism — ruined the post-war Middle East.
"The soft-socialist European Union countries are stagnant and mostly dependent on the U.S. military for their protection.
"In contrast, current American deregulation, tax cuts and incentives, and record energy production have given the United States the strongest economy in the world.
"So why, then, are two of the top three Democratic presidential contenders — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — either overtly or implicitly running on socialist agendas? Why are the heartthrobs of American progressives — Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) — calling for socialist redistributionist schemes? ". . .

‘Black Voters for Trump’ To Launch on Friday, Nov. 8

CNS  "On Friday, Nov. 8, the “Black Voters for Trump” coalition will launch in Atlanta, Ga., according to Katrina Pierson, a senior adviser to the Trump 2020 campaign. 

"Black Voices for Trump is “a coalition dedicated to recruiting and activating Black Americans in support of President Trump,” an announcement about the event stated.

"According to Pierson, the coalition meeting in the Georgia World Congress Center at 3:00 p.m. is being established to help promote the political agenda of President Trump during the 2020 election year.

“ 'Black Americans have never had a better champion than President Trump,” said Pierson in a Nov. 4 tweet. “The Black Voices for Trump coalition will be a national effort to mobilize and empower Black Americans who support President Trump to help get the message of ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept’ into communities across America.” . . .

. . . "Pierson also noted that under the Trump administration the unemployment rate of African Americans is at record lows. In October the rate was 5.4 percent, the lowest level for Black Americans since 1972, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking the number.

"The Project 21 Black leadership network reported that this is the second time Black unemployment hit its lowest level during the Trump administration. " . . .

The plot to impeach Trump already is falling apart

Patricia McCarthy

"Why are Leftists so unreachable by reason? You can point out holes in their arguments but they are unmoved.  And some of their claims are entirely out of touch with reality." 

. . . "Later on in his introduction to another piece he posted, he cites Freud in calling what leftists do "displacement," meaning that, in their minds, their anger is always caused by something outside of themselves, like injustice for example.  Leftists do not want to solve problems though, they want to "luxuriate" in them; they need problems to explain their anger.  

"And finally, he notes that such false beliefs tend to be deeply entrenched.   "The Leftist needs his angry beliefs.  He cannot afford to let go of them because compared to his needs, logic/reason is a weak force."  

"All of the above brings to mind the obsessive Adam Schiff, the lunatic in my opinion who for three years claimed to have evidence that proved Trump had colluded with the Russians to win the election.  That was a big lie.  He's been lying ever since.  And now, three years later, even after Trump released the transcript of his phone conversation with the President of Ukraine, Schiff read into the record an entirely fabricated version of said conversation.  Who does that?  Schiff clearly had written his fake version earlier, never expecting Trump to release the transcript but was so impressed with his own scriptwriting, he could not let go of his opportunity to perform his lie to all those assembled in that room and to the American people.  It was a pathetic spectacle.  

"Did Schiff learn anything from this embarrassing presentation?  Not a thing.  With each passing failure of the Left's effort to drive Trump from office, he and his cohorts in the House have doubled down on stupid. The Dems are illogical and unreasonable." . . .