Jon Stewart's secret White House visits

"Obama, aides took unusual steps to cultivate ‘Daily Show’ comic"

Politico via Althouse
 . . . "To engage privately with the president in his inner sanctum at two sensitive moments — previously unreported meetings that are listed in the White House visitor logs and confirmed to POLITICO by three former Obama aides — speaks volumes about Stewart and his reach, which goes well beyond the million or so viewers who tune into The Daily Show on most weeknights.

"Love Stewart’s jokes or hate them, he has proven to be a unique voice who is capable of turning in-the-weeds policy discussions into viral video sensations that the country is still talking about the next morning." . . .

Brit Hume delivers jarring commentary on abortion

Liberty Alliance
"In a July 20 Fox News Special Report, Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume “laid bare the essentially brutal nature of abortion.” And he did it well. His commanding denouncement of the industry followed the July 14 release of “stomach-turning” Planned Parenthood videos, which showed officials coolly discussing the traffic of fetal body parts while eating lunch. “Those revelations…have parted the veil of antiseptic tidiness behind which the abortion industry has for so long operated,” Hume declared. “Let’s be blunt,” he continued. “Abortion involves the extraction and killing of a human life, which within a couple of weeks of pregnancy has a beating heart. Five weeks in, its hands and legs begin to grow.' ”

Some quick hits on the news

Migrants Jump Off Boat, Run Ashore, During Miami Beach Fashion Shoot (VIDEO). . . "Juskowski's video illuminated how brazenly migrants are entering the country along the Florida coastline."

PHOTO: No one interested in ‘Young Americans for Hillary’ party "Attendees are promised “young people, Hillary swag, Pizza, Political discussion, A good time.” And a photo of a young Hillary in garishly striped pants — what else could a college student possibly want?
"Apparently a lot of things, as no one wants to be reminded about this “party.' ” . . .

Dowager Empress of Chappaqua’s ‘Campaign’ Gets More Bad Polling News    " Now there’s a heckuva candidate: the more you see of her, the less you like her. But it all makes sense. Hillary!’s poll numbers were always high based on sheer name-recognition alone; she’s the Kim Kardashian of politicians, and you can’t avoid her even if you wanted to."

Weasel Zippers is a treasure trove of info like this:

Gowdy: Obama Saw His Son In Trayvon, In Kate Steinle, We See Our Daughter . . . "BAM. Just like that, Gowdy reminds the nation of the political games Obama plays with the lives of citizens in this nation. He cares when he can make a statement." . . .

FCC should FINE people for ‘MISGENDERING’ Trangenders, says NBC’s ‘black commentator’   "I’ve never heard of this nutty lady but she thinks that everyone should be fined by the FCC if they dare “misgender” a transgender person. That’s the loony liberal term for referring to a transgendered person with pronouns they don’t prefer.' . . .

Hillary Clinton Compares Thousands Of American Troops Dying During Battle Of Iwo Jima To Fight Against “Climate Change”…

Clinton Campaign Starts “Black Lives Matter Outreach”…  "Alternate headline: Hillary Clinton reaches out to anti-white racist black group, media yawns."

 UCLA Article: Government Should Provide ‘Free Tampons’ For ‘Individuals Who Menstruate As Women’ To ‘Slow Flow Of Gender Inequality’ 

The Trump Lesson That Bush and Clinton Should Heed  "Jeb’s last name is a problem he can transcend by being himself. Hillary’s last name is an asset she damages whenever she’s herself.

Let's consider Carly Fiorina a bit, shall we?

 Carly Fiorina demolishes EMILY's List representative on 'heavily edited' body parts videos

. . . "Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Carly Fiorina debated EMILY’s List vice president Jess McIntosh, and handed the abortion enthusiast her posterior.  Pam Key of Breitbart reports:

When McIntosh brought up the videos were edited Fiorina said, “I find it fascinating that Planned Parenthood, EMILY’s List and the rest of the pro-abortion lobby are now suddenly so concerned about a heavily edited video. I don’t recall them ever being concerned about a heavily edited video of Mitt Romney at a fund-raiser. I don’t remember them being concerned about Edward Snowden. We’ve had a lot of things where information has come out that we needed to see. So instead of going after the people who have put out this video information we clearly need to see, let’s talk about the issue here. Of course they’re trying to change the subject. Of course they’re trying to say this is life saving research. I find it amazing that this group of pro-abortion lobbyists continue to say that they are protecting women’s health. Really? late-term abortion is bad for women’s health. They continue to lobby against parental notification. Really? It’s protecting a teenager’s health that she can go to a tanning salon or a tattoo with her mother’s permission but get an abortion without her mother’s permission? This is not about someone else’s health. This is about a woman’s health. A woman’s opportunity to have all of the choices in front of her and it’s about a life that she is bearing.”

"This was far from the only zinger." . . .Read more

Carly Fiorina Makes Top 10 in Two National Polls  . . . "In order to make the first GOP presidential primary debate on August 6th in Cleveland, Ohio, Fiorina must place in the top 10 of all candidates based on the ranking from an average of five national polls, according to the criteria set out by the host of the debate, Fox News."

Watch: Carly Fiorina Slams The Left For Silence On Planned Parenthood
" It's time to take Carly Fiorina seriously." . . .
 "We’ll stop there before we quote the entire video. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When you tally up Carly’s track record at so deftly handling the media on typically hard issues such as abortion and climate change, and when you take into account the fact that she offers concrete policies and steps she would take to get our country back on track… Carly Fiorina is as impressive a candidate as anyone we’ve seen in over two decades."   Watch the video

Washington Post agrees with Power Line: Cruz crushed Code Pink

PowerLine

Story and video from Legal Insurrection here. 

"Last week, John wrote that Ted Cruz “crushed Code Pink” in an impromptu debate with its leader Medea Benjamin regarding Iran. He provided video of the confrontation so that readers could judge for themselves.
"Code Pink had tried to shout Cruz down during a campaign event. Cruz engaged them and decisively out-debated Benjamin.
"A few days later, Dave Weigel of the Washington Post decided to judge the debate. He scored it basically the same as John did.
"Cruz “talked about the deal specifically, [Benjamin] talked about the benefits of diplomacy generally,” Weigel reported. He went on to describe Benjamin as a “punching bag.”
"Damning the debating ability of the protesters with faint praise, Weigel wrote:”Code Pink protesters did not stutter or falter.” True. It’s difficult to stutter or falter when all you are doing is reciting general talking points.
"Weigel also noted that reports of the clash “did not make the rounds on the left [but] went viral on the right.” . . .

Code Pink gives Cruz some early debate practice

 

The main heckler stood down, and Code Pink dispatched Benjamin to debate Cruz. He talked about the deal, specifically. She talked about the benefits of diplomacy, generally.
"Over $100 billion will flow to Iran that they will use to fund jihadists" that will murder people, said Cruz.
"The only way we're going to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is through negotiation," said Benjamin, who insisted that Iran's real nuclear ambitions were still mysterious, or over-hyped.
"I think in debates, truth matters," said Cruz. "One entity with whom there is no ambiguity, in terms of whether Iran wants nuclear weapons, is Ayatollah Khameini. . . . I recognize that the Code Pink folks like to hold up signs saying, 'Peace with Iran.' Do you know who doesn't reciprocate those views? Iran."
- See more at: http://readingeagle.com/ap/article/code-pink-gives-cruz-some-early-debate-practice#sthash.XPApQ7bV.dpuf

The result, captured on video by the team at Breitbart News, is among the most popular conservative entertainment of the past week. - See more at: http://readingeagle.com/ap/article/code-pink-gives-cruz-some-early-debate-practice#sthash.XPApQ7bV.dpuf

Kathleen Willey launches anti-Hillary website

WND: 'Have you been sexually harassed by Bill Clinton?'

 

"Bill Clinton sexual-harassment accuser Kathleen Willey has launched an anti-Hillary Clinton website titled “A Scandal A Day.”
 "The site is partially aimed at recruiting other women who may have been assaulted by the former president.
"Calling Hillary Clinton “without a doubt the most corrupt politician that this nation has ever seen,” Willey announced the launch of her new website Sunday on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio,” broadcast on New York’s AM 970 The Answer and Philadelphia’s NewsTalk 990 AM and online.
Willey, the former volunteer aide to Bill Clinton who says she was sexually harassed by the president in the 1990s, explained the website is part information-oriented and part political activism.
 “ 'The Clintons have made it extremely easy for me,” she said in the radio interview. “I don’t have to do a lot of research, because it’s not just a scandal a day. It’s about two or three scandals a day. So what I’m doing is kind of a compilation of these scandals and explaining them in simple terms so most people can understand what’s going on, and what they’re up to and why they are lying every day.”

"One section of Willey’s website asks readers: “Are you being harassed, stalked, intimidated or persecuted by a person in position of power or public trust?”

"Listen to Klein’s interview with Willey:
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Does Hillary Clinton have ANY core beliefs other than power?  . . . "Vermont’s “independent” “Socialist” Senator Bernie Sanders may have a lock on the left-wing vote but Hillary Clinton is doing everything she can to stop his rise.

"In so doing, the ultimate crony capitalist is demonstrating, once again, that she has no core set of beliefs other than in obtaining power. Hillary is adopting Sanders’ platform attacking capitalism not because she believes it, but because she hears Bernie’s footsteps gaining on her in the polls.

"In a recent speech at NYU, Hillary Clinton claimed that capitalism needs a reset and proposed changes to capital gains taxes." . . .

I fear a third party is brewing

But the alternative is this:

 

Splashback

HopeNChange

 

"From time to time, Hope n' Change has endeavored to bring you "Good News Fridays" and failed miserably. Seriously, it's hard enough to find any good news without also needing the cosmic roulette wheel to have it happen on a Friday. Which is why we're presenting a genuine good news story today!

"Specifically, San Francisco has been trying to cope with a serious problem. We're not referring to their sanctuary city status, their uber-liberal politics, or even all the environmental damage done by Nancy Pelosi when she takes San Francisco soil back to Washington to put in the coffin where she sleeps during the day.

"No, the problem we're talking about is whizzing on walls, which apparently creates a massive citywide stench, various health hazards, and slippery puddles. And the solution is brilliant: the city's public works department is testing pee-resistant paint on the most peed-upon walls, causing the streams to splash back on the perpetrators - thereby protecting property, teaching a valuable civic lesson, and assuring that Youtube will never run out of hilarious videos!" . . .

Appeasing Iran Ignores the Lessons of History

Victor Davis Hanson

China and Russia will never again see any advantage in joining the West in embargoing and sanctioning a would-be nuclear state – not when such a hard-won common front can become utterly nullified at any moment by a fickle United States. Both powers will grow closer to Iran.
In 2015, we naively hail peace with honor, but by 2020, sadder and wiser, we will lament war and shame. VDH

So  much for "snap back".

 

. . . "First, appeasement always brings short-term jubilation at the expense of long-term security. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was a beloved peacemaker after the Munich Agreement of 1938 with Adolf Hitler but derided as a conceited fool andnaif by May 1940.A few years from now – after Iran has used its negotiated breathing space to rearm, ratchet up its terrorist operations, and eventually gain a bomb to blackmail its neighbors – the current deal will be deeply regretted. Expect a Nobel Peace Prize for Secretary of State John Kerry now, followed by Chamberlain-like infamy later.

"Second, the appeasement of autocrats always pulls the rug out from under domestic reformers and idealists. After the Western capitulation at Munich, no dissenter in Germany dared to question the ascendant dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. Expect a Nobel Peace Prize for Secretary of State John Kerry now, followed by Chamberlain-like infamy later.

"Until last week, Iranian dissidents and reformers had blamed the theocracy for earning Iran pariah status abroad and economic ruin at home. Not now. The haughty ayatollahs are bragging that they faced down the West and will restore the economy – as they wink to applauding crowds that Iran will soon be nuclear and dictate its terms to the Middle East.

"Third, appeasers always wrongly insist that the only alternative to their foolish concessions is war. Just the opposite is true." . . . Read the full article.

 

 Bruce S. Thornton offers us this outlook on the same subject: 

More Sanctions Wouldn’t Have Stopped Iran   But one measure would have.
. . . "Of course, there would be consequences to such military actions, and no doubt the “world community” Obama prefers answering to instead of Congress would complain––a contingency that doesn’t seem to inhibit Russia and China from brutally pursuing their national interests. But inaction has its consequences as well. In the coming years we will find out just what the consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran will be."

Grassroots Activism May Very Well Kill the Iran Deal   . . . "In response to a reporter's question as to why take on this commitment, I explained that after watching Obama spend more than six years following through on his promise to transform America, I felt compelled to do my part to stop this catastrophic deal. Obama has not just transformed America; he has transformed the world into a much more dangerous place for humans across the globe. I could not sit back and quietly allow Iran to fulfill its promise to annihilate Israel first and then continue onto America. I am watching in horror knowing that our children and grandchildren will be living in Obama’s cataclysmically transformed and unsafe world and I need to take action.". . .Read more

L.A. Times cheers threat of violence against conservative editor Ben Shapiro (UPDATED)

But first; So who is Zoey Tur?   

The pilot famously known for capturing O.J. Simpson's Bronco chase is now a woman. 'What does one do on one's last day as male?' Tur tweeted June 23.

Tur also filmed this terrifying scene during the Rodney King riots:
The Filming of Reginald Denny's Beating
"When Los Angeles erupted in violence after the Rodney King verdict in 1992, Bob Tur was the reporter on the scene who captured the chaos. Here, he recounts filming the beating of Reginald Denny — footage that later became an iconic moment in history."
Now back to the main post:

Joe Newby

"Tur said Jenner probably didn’t deserve the award, adding that “being transgender is about the bravest thing you can do.” Shapiro, however, pushed back.

“ 'Why are we mainstreaming delusion?” he asked. “Facts don’t care about your feelings. It turns out that every chromosome, every cell in Caitlyn Jenner’s body is male with the exception of some of his sperm cells. … what he feels on the outside is irrelevant to his biological status.”

"Tur said Shapiro didn't know what he was talking about and didn't know anything about genetics. Shapiro then asked a question that prompted the threat.

" 'What are your genetics, sir?” he asked. Tur put her hand on Shapiro's shoulder and said: “You cut that out now, or you’ll go home in an ambulance.”

“ 'That seems mildly inappropriate for a political discussion," Shapiro said in response. Instead of calling for civility, some on the panel suggested Shapiro deserved the threat.

"Entertainment journalist Segun Oduolowu, who had earlier called Jenner a fraud, said that, to be fair, Shapiro was being rude. Shapiro disagreed.

“ 'I’m sorry, it’s not rude to say that someone who’s biologically a male is a male," he said. Tur, however, told Shapiro: “You just called me a ‘sir.'” And that, apparently, warranted a threat of physical violence.

"But Tur wasn't finished insulting Shapiro. "You’re a little man,” she said after a commercial break. “Little boy.”

" 'Tur's liberal followers on Twitter loved her threat of violence on Twitter, and Breitbart.com said Friday, she extended the bullying campaign by approving a tweet calling for Shapiro to be "curb-stomped." Curb-stomping, Breitbart explained, is "a heinously violent street practice where the victim is forced to bite the corner of a cement street curb before the assailant stomps on the victims head."

"The practice, Breitbart added, was made infamous by American Nazi skinheads. Shapiro is Jewish, John Nolte added, suggesting anti-Semitism on Tur's part." . . .

The tolerant left never called for Tur's resignation. 

 FCC should FINE people for ‘MISGENDERING’ Trangenders, says NBC’s ‘black commentator’   Will that be cash or check, Mr. Shapiro?

Kerry Warns Israel: Any action will justify Iran’s pursuit of nuclear war

Pamela Geller

 

Obama’s Middle East strategy points to one thing and one thing only — a post-Israel Middle East.
There is no other explanation.
Listening to John Kerry sell this genocidal war pact is like listening to Joseph Goebbels explain the Jewish problem.
- See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2015/07/kerry-warns-israel-any-action-will-justify-irans-pursuit-of-nuclear-war.html/#sthash.STWrssf3.dpuf

Obama’s Middle East strategy points to one thing and one thing only — a post-Israel Middle East.
There is no other explanation.
Listening to John Kerry sell this genocidal war pact is like listening to Joseph Goebbels explain the Jewish problem.
- See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2015/07/kerry-warns-israel-any-action-will-justify-irans-pursuit-of-nuclear-war.html/#sthash.STWrssf3.dpuf

"Obama’s Middle East strategy points to one thing and one thing only — a post-Israel Middle East.

"There is no other explanation.

"Listening to John Kerry sell this genocidal war pact is like listening to Joseph Goebbels explain the Jewish problem."

Watch the video of the discussion below: Kerry Warns Israel To Leave Iran Alone 

Watch MSNBC Hosts React To Hillary Clinton’s ‘Stunning’ Slump In Swing State Polls

The Blaze. . . "Mika Brzezinski announced, “I think we kinda missed a lede here.” The co-host seemed a little surprised by the new numbers showing leading democratic candidate’s increasing “unfavorable” ratings in some key swing states.

"In addition to Clinton’s problems in Iowa, Virginia and Colorado, the new poll also shows the presumed nominee has trouble when she faces some of the leading GOP candidates. According to the new Quinnipiac poll of Iowa voters, the former secretary of state would lose by a wide margin to Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio.

. . . "An astonished Joe Scarborough could barely contain himself: “Those numbers are stunning.”
Looking for some clarity on the polling data, Scarborough asked “Meet The Press” host Chuck Todd,

“What does the Democratic party do about numbers like this in Iowa, Virginia and other important swing states — Colorado for gosh sakes?”

" Todd shared his analysis:  ”If it wasn’t for Donald Trump, the biggest story of the summer would be Hillary Clinton’s problems solidifying herself inside the party.”

“ 'This also fits another pattern of hers,” said Todd. “Whenever she’s been out front as the face of the Democratic party, her numbers have gone down. They always have.”

“ 'Why is that?” Scarborough wondered. To which Todd quickly replied, “You could simply say, she doesn’t ‘wear well' "  . . .