Monday, February 8, 2021

Tom Brady Called 'Racist' on Social Media for Winning Super Bowl During Black History Month

 PJ Media


. . . "Brady is no stranger to criticism, of course. Last week, Nancy Armour attacked him in USA Today for not only being white, but for his apparent support for Donald Trump. Now, Twitter users are calling his victory over Patrick Mahomes “racist” … because it happened during Black History Month.

. . .  President Joe Biden made clear in an interview leading up to the Super Bowl that he favored Mahomes over Brady, though he did not outright predict a winner in the game. Brady has been particularly close with now-former President Donald Trump over the years, and a red “Make America Great Again” hat was spotted in his locker when he played for the New England Patriots during the 2016 presidential campaign — though Brady never formally backed Trump’s campaign. . . .

 

Incredibly, none of these people complained when Imbecile Joe and his family didn't wear a mask in public...

Or when Nazi Pelosi didn't wear a mask to the hair solan...

Or when "doctor" Fauxi didn't feel the need to wear a mask to the ball game either...

Tom Brady winning during black history month is so racist

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Jizzy 
@jizzycostello
If Tom Brady beats Patrick Mahomes during Black History Month then we have to double whatever we're demanding from reparations

Nah, every time Brady wins a Super Bowl it's six more years without reparations. . . .

"Gun control advocate Lisa Hendricks, a verified Twitter user whose account identifies her as an “organizer” for leftist groups Everytown and Moms Demand Action, also mask-shamed Brady.

“ 'Tom Brady could have used his platform to wear a mask and be a role model for responsible behavior. But nooooooo, he had to be a maskhole. #SuperBowl,” Hendricks said in a tweet that is now hidden because she has since made her profile private." 

UPDATED: The 3 Worst Things About That Terrible Jeep Super Bowl Ad

Mollie Hemingway

How could a major corporation not see how propagandistic it comes off to suggest that when Republicans win a national election, that's divisive, but when Democrats win one, that's unifying? 

"In a generally weak year for Super Bowl commercials, Jeep’s stood out for being particularly obnoxious and tone-deaf. Called “The Middle,” left-wing political activist and world-famous singer Bruce Springsteen narrated and starred in the ad about how the country has been divided, but now it has a bright future as the “ReUnited States of America.”

"While advertisements that appeal to virtues in order to increase sales and profits can work — see Toyota’s beautiful ad about the joy in adopting a child with special needs — this one fell flat and faced mockery and opposition from many viewers. Here are the three main reasons the ad didn’t work.

The Messenger Is Known For Hating Republicans

"Many Americans love Springsteen’s music. His successful career has spanned four decades. Many liberals love that he shares their political views and works so hard as a political activist. Springsteen, like so many other wealthy celebrities, regularly speaks ill of Republican voters and politicians.

"Just before the 2020 election, Springsteen called for “an exorcism in our nation’s capital” as dark music played on his radio show. Of Trump’s presidency, he said, “I thought it was a f—ing nightmare, but it was true.” The episode, titled “Farewell To The Thief,” also insulted President Trump’s family.

"The 71-year-old Springsteen told Australians that he would leave the United States and move there if Trump was re-elected.

"Springsteen’s posture against Republicans is well known and goes back decades. He was angry at President Ronald Reagan’s positive mention of Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” He endorsed and campaigned for John Kerry, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden." . . .

My TW post from 2013: Springsteen writes for the wrong generation  . . . There was a video some time back of Springsteen doing solo acoustic on a British street and asking people to make requests. If only someone could have said to him, "Man I love anything you do as long as you aren't trashing our country!"

"The man just sees a different America and I don't know where he gets his impressions. Perhaps it is when he leaves his mega-million dollar estate through its locked gates to rub elbows with Pete Seeger, Bill Ayres, Reverends Wright and Sharpton, along with other liberal and entertainment elites.

"Whomever has influenced "The Boss", the Great Depression is the America Springsteen visualizes and writes about, making him the darling of the guilt-ridden limousine liberals:" . . .


UPDATEDemocrat Shill Bruce Springsteen in Super Bowl Ad by Jeep Calls for ‘Meeting in the Middle’ of ‘ReUnited States of America’; Four Years Ago Boss
 Proclaimed ‘New American Resistance’ to Trump  . . . "Springsteen, who has campaigned for every Democratic Party presidential nominee since 2004 (Kerry, Obama, Obama, Clinton and Biden) did not make any such appeal to ‘meet in the middle’ during the four years of the Trump presidency, instead becoming a leader of the Resistance. But now, with Biden in office, Springsteen and Jeep are calling on Trump supporters to submit to their “ReUnited States of America” as if they are victors of a civil war. A week before the 2020 election Springsteen called for an exorcism by voters (via the NY Daily News):

“It is time for an exorcism in our nation’s capital,” Springsteen told his SiriusXM audience. “Welcome to our Halloween/Election Day monster mash. This is Vol. 14 of ‘From My Home to Yours’ titled ‘Farewell to the Thief.’ In just a few days, we’ll be throwing the bums out. I thought it was a f—— nightmare but it was so true.”

UPDATED: House Republicans Troll Rep. Ilhan Omar With New Bill...Named For Her.

darylcagle.com
 RedState  "Trolling isn’t just for social media, folks. In fact, two Republican members of Congress just introduced a bill that will put a smile on your face while annoying the far left.

"The Daily Caller reported, “Two House Republicans introduced a bill Friday to prevent members of Congress from using campaign funds to pay their spouses, a measure they named after Rep. Ilhan Omar.”

"Wisconsin Reps. Tom Tiffany and Mike Gallagher proposed the Oversight for Members And Relatives Act, otherwise known as the OMAR act. The proposal is intended to address reports that Omar’s campaign paid $2.8 million to a consulting firm that her husband, political consultant Tim Mynett, owned. (See: Ilhan Omar Has Now Paid Her Husband’s ‘Firm’ Over $1 Million In Corrupt Scheme)

“ 'For too long, lawmakers of both political parties have engaged in the ethically dubious practice of pocketing campaign funds by ‘hiring’ their spouses and laundering the money as campaign related expenses,” said Tiffany in a press release.

“ 'Loopholes that allow members of Congress to funnel campaign funds to their spouses are despicable and erode trust in our government,” Rep. Gallagher noted. “There’s simply no logical reason for allowing this practice to continue, and I’m proud to join Rep. Tiffany in this common-sense effort to ensure members can’t profit off running for Congress.” . . .

UPDATE: Republicans’ ‘OMAR Act’ Seeks To Stop Lawmakers From Enriching Spouses 

"The “background” portion of Tiffany and Gallagher’s press release reads:

Fox News reported how an incumbent House member from Minnesota took advantage of this loophole “paid nearly $2.8 million to her husband’s political consulting firm so far in the 2019-2020 election cycle, including nearly 70% of her third-quarter disbursements.” To put this huge sum in perspective, it appears to be more than all members of Congress paid their immediate relatives during the entire 2012 election cycle, combined.

In 2007, Rep. Adam Schiff called for House approval of a ban on campaign payments to spouses “an important step forward in restoring the public’s confidence that elected officials are working in the public’s interest and not their own.” Speaker Pelosi, too, praised the House action, saying it would “increase transparency in election campaigns and [prevent] the misuse of funds.” Majority Leader Hoyer also applauded the measure, adding that it would “restore high ethical standards to Washington and clean up the culture of corruption.”

How's that for "unity"?

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Joe Biden is Not My (Catholic) President

Sorry to be a downer, but Biden is indeed our president, for better or worse. TD

 American Thinker  "It is hard to imagine a worse start to a presidency than Joe Biden signing 42 executive orders in a fenced-in Washington D.C. The inauguration showed a strong military presence, but few actual citizens.  This presidency bears no resemblance to democracy. None at all. And now, with the stroke of a pen, Biden has alienated American Catholics and other Christians who hold strong values about life. When asked about the abortion policies of the new administration, White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded that Biden is a devout Catholic who had gone to Mass on inauguration day. Yet, one week later, Biden proved that he is not devout or even Catholic on the issue of abortion. It is baffling why he considered it an urgent matter to end the Mexico City Policy that restricts taxpayer funding of abortion providers overseas. Originally promoted by Ronald Reagan, the Mexico City Policy enjoys broad, bipartisan support of Americans. Over three-quarters of the population, including people who are pro-choice, support this policy.

"There is no pressing need, then, to revoke this popular, longstanding policy, yet this is exactly what Biden did on January 28, the day before the annual March for Life. Why is this cruel extension his first priority when it shatters the unity he spoke about? In Catholicism, abortion is a grave evil because it takes a life." . . .


Dr. Carey Walsh is a professor of Theology at Villanova University and teaches courses on Scripture and the Environment, Exodus in Afro-American Religious Traditions, and is the author of 
The Fruit of the VineExquisite Desire, and Chasing Mystery, as well as numerous articles.

CNN Tries to Shame Daily Caller for Asking About Biden's Catholicism, But It Backfires 

. . . "The presumptive Democratic nominee does not just support abortion — he supports a wide array of extremely radical policies promoting the killing of unborn babies in the womb. According to his campaign website, Biden supports repealing the Hyde Amendment (which protects pro-life taxpayers from funding a practice they consider to be murder), rescinding the Mexico City Policy (which prevents abortion funding overseas), striking down state limits on abortion, and restoring federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

"Biden has also bragged about his character assassination of Robert Bork, the Supreme Court nominee whose last name became a verb thanks to the vitriol he endured. The former vice president insisted that he protected Roe v. Wade (1973) by defeating Bork." . . .

9+ Democrats Who Should Be Ousted From Their Committees by the Marjorie Taylor Greene Standard

PJ Media  "On Thursday, House Democrats, with the help of a few Republicans, took the unprecedented step of voting to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments, for her past embrace of QAnon conspiracy theories.

"Their action came with a warning from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who said of Democrats, “I would remind them what Leader McConnell said when Democrats voted to nuke the judicial filibuster: ‘You’ll regret this. And you may regret this a lot sooner than you think.'”

“If people are held to what they have said prior to even being in this House, if the majority party gets to decide who sits on what other committees, I hope you keep that standard, because we have a long list you can work with in your own,” McCarthy added.

"Make no mistake about it, 2022 is fast approaching, and I’d put money on the GOP retaking the majority. Remember, the GOP managed to gain seats in 2020, despite predictions of losing more seats. Also, historically speaking, midterm elections are usually pretty bad for the party in power. So, in the event that the Republican Party gains control, they will now have a precedent giving them the green light to strip Democrats of committee assignments for embracing conspiracy theories and other unseemly behavior. Here’s a list of Democrats they should start with." . . .Keep reading... The most obvious to me are Waters, Schiff, and Swalwell.



Biden, AOC, Pelosi, Swalwell, and..... well, all Hollywood's favorites

 Don’t you dare insult our valued Hollywood stars!  . . . "After the Twitter back-and-forth, Saad wrote up an essay for Psychology Today (which you can find archived here) in which he quoted at length from their exchange. He concluded that Rogen is a “hypocritical fraud” and that he and the other leftists in his world are “vacuous parasitic virtue-signalers”:

Bottom line: In order for a signal to be an honest one, it must be handicapping; it must be costly to the one who emits the signal.  Raif Badawi lived out his convictions. He engaged in costly signalling.  Seth Rogen and other champagne socialists do not live out their convictions. They are vacuous parasitic virtue signallers who wear Che Guevara t-shirts from the luxury of their Malibu homes.  Be the former and reject the latter.

"The article took off, probably because people were delighted to see someone speak honestly about the vapid hypocrisy that permeates Hollywood. Psychology Today, though, pulled the article: . . ."

Marvel Comics to Edit ‘Immortal Hulk’ After Critics Call Artwork Anti-Semitic

In the comic, Syaf, an artist from Muslim-majority Indonesia, featured a reference to the Koran verse Al Maidah 5:51, which urges Muslims not to take Christians and Jews as allies. The number 212, which is a direct reference to the protests held against the Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnamaon, was also add in an issue.

 CNN’s First Ratings of the Biden Era Are a Disaster


"MSNBC actually fared the best of the big three networks in the final week of January, edging out Fox News.
"Tucker Carl[s]on, according to the numbers, was the only program across all three networks in primetime to maintain the same level of viewership during Biden’s first week and remained relatively steady throughout January." . . .


CNN saw their ratings crater by 44 percent in the first week of the Biden administration, something Variety says “may offer a portent of what the post-Trump era will be like for the network.”
"Primetime numbers for the pro-Biden network steadily declined throughout January from record highs but dropped significantly more than other networks during the final week.
"They also struggled with some very important demographics.
. . . 
"It’s Trump’s Fault
"Remarkably, Stelter goes on to suggest that Fox News’ ratings struggles are the fault of former President Donald Trump.
“ 'Is this Trump’s fault?” he opined, asking a question that likely runs through his head every morning, noon, and night.
"“President Trump helped the network in the short term — but ultimately the network hurt Trump and he wounded them too,” he added. “‘Never before had a network been so closely affiliated with a commander in chief,’ WaPo’s Sarah Ellison and Jeremy Barr wrote Tuesday.”

Biden’s New Asst Sec of State Worked for Islamic Terror State That Funds Hamas

 Frontpage


“ 'I was inspired by the Palestinian intifada,” Hady Amr wrote a year after September 11, discussing his work as the national coordinator of the anti-Israel Middle East Justice Network.

"Biden has now chosen Amr as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel-Palestine.

"I have news for every Israeli," Amr ranted in one column written after Sheikh Salah Shahada, the head of Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was taken out by an Israeli air strike.

"Amr warned that Arabs "now have televisions, and they will never, never forget what the Israeli people, the Israeli military and Israeli democracy have done to Palestinian children. And there will be thousands who will seek to avenge these brutal murders of innocents."

"He also threatened Americans that "we too shouldn't be shocked when our military assistance to Israel and our security council vetoes that keep on protecting Israel come back to haunt us"

The future State Department official was making these threats less than a year after 9/11" . . .

Hady Amr and other reasons for glee in Ramallah - opinion  . . . "PRACTICALLY FROM the moment that Trump assumed office in January 2017, PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his lackeys realized that they were in for a rude awakening. The new sheriff in town was not buying their tired attempts at manipulation. As far as Trump and his team were concerned, the Palestinian victim card was no longer in the game, let alone cause for capitulation." . . .

Biden appoints anti-Israel, pro-Hamas man to key Middle East Post ... More

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Why Dick Cheney's daughter lost her party

Against Crony Capitalism

on Surber  "Dick Cheney's daughter lectured Republican congressmen on decorum, earning seal-like applause from National Review. The headline was a hoot, "Liz Cheney: ‘We Cannot Become the Party of QAnon.’ "

"She had just survived an unusual vote to strip her of her party leadership. In response, she became the teacher chastising the class for their behavior when the substitute teacher presided. 

"Her full statement, according to National Review, was, "I have to tell you I am really, deeply, deeply concerned about where we are as a party."

Lie No. 1. Dick's daughter could no more care about her party than her father does. They got theirs. She just uses Republicans to get power. Did you see any Cheneys campaigning for the party's presidential nomination last year? I didn't.

"She went on, saying, "I am very concerned about the extent to which we are spending all of our time on these issues and these battles and not on the battles that really matter, the battles over substance, the battles over ensuring that we don’t watch the Biden administration go down the path where they have an open runway to absolutely eliminate our freedom."" . . .

. . . "Dick's daughter can keep her phony baloney leadership post and work to ride Marjorie Taylor Greene out of Washington on a rail.

"But I doubt Wyomingites will re-elect the Dick's daughter because they now realize she is just another Democrat living in Washington. She's a plain Jane version of Meghan McCain, but just as spoiled.

"She lost her party because she failed to do a damned thing for the voters.  . . ."