New U.S. Special Forces team captures its first 'significant' ISIS operative during raid in northern Iraq

Would President Bernie Sanders have ordered this raid? Just asking.

UK Daily Mail  "American Special Forces have captured a 'significant' ISIS operative in northern Iraq as part of a new mission to increase pressure on the terror group.

"The detainee, who has not been identified, has been in custody for the last two or three weeks at a temporary structure in the norther Iraqi city of Erbil.

"U.S. forces, who are holding the prisoner, will interrogate them for the next several weeks before turning them over to Iraqi or Kurdish authorities, the operative is the first target to be captured by a 200-strong team led by elite Delta Force troops, which is known as the 'expeditionary targeting force', since deploying in Iraq in recent weeks.

"Special Operations troops killed ISIS leader Abu Sayyaf during a raid in eastern Syria back in May last year and captured his wife, Umm Sayyaf.

Information gleaned from her, as well as data taken from computers, files and hard drives used by ISIS, convinced Carter of the need to put a permanent force together.

"Sayyaf is still being held by the Kurdistan Regional Government an was charged last month with being part of a conspiracy resulting in the death of Kayla Mueller, 26, an American aid worker.

"Mueller had been captured by ISIS in 2013 and was kept as a sex slave by the Sayyafs and repeatedly raped by ISIS' self-proclaimed emir, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, while in his custody. 

CAIR: Majority Of Muslims Voted For Hillary On Super Tuesday…

Weasel Zippers 
  

TRUMP WINS "DISAVOWAL" GAME, THEN SUPER TUESDAY

 

Do they have TV sets at CNN? An Internet connection? I don't work at a television network, but I saw Trump "disavow" David Duke a half-dozen times before Jake Tapper asked him to disavow Duke again last Sunday. 

Ann Coulter   . . . "The question served absolutely no journalistic purpose. No new information was sought. It was just a smear, for the sole purpose of getting the words "KKK" into the same sentence as "Donald Trump." 

"Unsuspecting viewers who missed Trump's earlier disavowals are supposed to think, Is Trump connected with the Klan? Why else would they be asking him about David Duke? 

"Given that Trump did disavow Duke the day before the Tapper interview, the only explanation for his refusal to do it again is that he was ticked off by the question and decided not to play ball. (Tip for journalists: When WASPs don't want to answer impertinent questions from reporters, they often say, "I don't know," rather than the more urban "go f---yourself.") 

"How many times must Trump waste precious airtime "disavowing" some random person he doesn't know, has never met and never mentioned? 

"David Duke IS a random person: The KKK has not been an organization of any significance since the mid-'60s (outside of Southern Poverty Law Center fundraisers), and David Duke hasn't been a member of this meaningless group since 1980. 

"Also, David Duke has never been accused of rape. Hillary's most prominent supporter has. Will she be asked to disavow Bill Clinton? " . . .

Here is a regrettable election poster for the Democrat Party from the mid-19th century. From Scotty Starnes's Blog:

"As we know, liberal/progressives have a terrible memory when it comes to actual history. The Republican Party was founded to abolish slavery and oppose the pro-slavery Democratic Party. The same party who enacted Jim Crow laws, the KKK, lynching, poll taxes,  and used segregation to hold down freed slaves. White liberal guilt is a cruel attribute."

LOOK: People Instantly Noticed Something Behind Trump During Super Tuesday Victory Speech

Christie took the Joe Biden position. Don't look for him to be vice-president however; not on a ticket with a New Yorker already on it. Attorney General might be a good role for Christie. TD

Western Journalism  . . . "Christie, who stood behind Trump throughout the speech, made Twitter headlines, as he appeared to look less like a peer and strong political supporter, and more like his sidekick, or “house boy.”

"Corie Stephens, a writer for the news organization Rare, tweeted, “I can’t believe Chris Christie is standing behind Trump like his house boy. I hope getting pounded like this feels good.”

"The official Huffington Post Twitter account joined the action, tweeting a picture of Christie standing behind Trump, captioning it, “This is still awkwardly happening.' ” . . .

It might not have been the wisest political move for Christie  

 . . . But now Christie is also taking blows from the left.  Six New Jersey newspapers are now calling for his resignation. . . .

Analysis: Just How Super Was Tuesday For Trump?

It appears the choice for President will be between Anybody But Trump and Anybody But Hillary.
Kasich's campaign seems to be hurting only the Anybody But Trump candidates. What is his motivation for staying in?

Guy Benson  "Super Tuesday's nominating contests went...roughly as expected, actually, with a notable twists and turns along the way.  In short, Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee -- and while Donald Trump remains firmly in the GOP driver's seat, his night wasn't quite as dominant as you may have thought when you fell asleep. Details:" . . .

. . . "Even though the odds are tough to stop him, this simply isn't the mark of a truly dominant frontrunner:" . . .

Then there is this point of view:

 The #NeverTrump Crowd Should Get a Life  . . . "On another item on which I, as a devoted lifetime Zionist, have some background, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Cruz and Rubio are both being disingenuous in their criticism of Trump, to put it kindly. Trump has made very clear on numerous occasions his highly pro-Israel feelings. . . . "If you're interested in the welfare of Israel, I think it's one of the safest assumptions anyone can make that Donald Trump will be a hundred times better, at the minimum, than Barack Obama."

Roger L. Simon is an award-winning novelist, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and co-founder of PJ Media.  His next book - I Know Best: How Moral Narcissism is Destroying Our Republic, If It Hasn't Already - will be published by Encounter Books in June 2016.

Hillary Clinton is winning votes with vile race games

She would take the mantle of Obama and, just as he has, divide America racially, lending Democrat support to those who burn and vandalize entire areas of cities. Watch for news of her taking counsel from the likes of Sharpton and others like him. Can any Democrat supporter not see what this party is doing to our nation?
Do you suppose Reverends Wright and Mike Pfleger will still mock Clinton as they did in 2008?

NY Post

"Hillary Clinton is sweeping the Democratic primaries across the South by capturing nearly all the black vote — a staggering 86 percent in South Carolina. But she’s doing it with poisonous lies designed to stoke racial resentment.

"Clinton routinely tells blacks they are the victims of “systemic racism” and scolds whites for not demonstrating more “humility.” She falsely claims discrimination is causing the higher poverty and incarceration rates among blacks.

"There isn’t a shred of evidence to back up her claims — yet she gets a pass from the media.

"Let’s separate facts from her racially inflammatory fictions." . . .

Shame on liberals and their press for not challenging her demagoguery.

Lindsey Graham Proposes Rallying Around Ted Cruz

So Senator Graham has also written off Rubio as well. The selected excerpts below illustrate the crux of the conversation between Rose and Graham

Weekly Standard  "As Donald Trump racks up wins on Super Tuesday, many of the anti-Trump crowd are suggesting candidates for the GOP to rally behind.

"Senator Lindsey Graham made a surprising suggestion—Ted Cruz. Graham has long been a vocal critic of the Texas senator, ran against him, and endorsed one of his opponents.
. . .
"Rose followed up. "But you would recommend that in order to stop Donald Trump and rally behind Cruz?"
"I can't believe I would say yes, but yes."
As  the saying goes, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

Donald Trump Is The Next Barack Obama

"The difference between Donald Trump and Barack Obama amounts only to whatever difference may exist between each emperor’s set of cronies."

But just know that if Trump or any other is the Republican candidate he will have my vote!  Never mind who is our candidate - just vote against the Democrat, something about four million voters who stayed home in 2012 did not do! If you can't contribute anything else at least vote against Hillary.

The Federalist   "The Obama years have brought America to the brink of transformation from constitutional republic into an empire ruled by secret deals promulgated by edicts. Civics classes used to teach: “Congress makes the laws, the president carries them out, judges decide controversies, and we citizens may be penalized only by a jury of our peers.”

"Nobody believes that anymore, because no part of it has been true for a long time. Barack Obama stopped pretending that it is. During the twentieth century’s second half, both parties and all branches of government made a mockery of the Constitution of 1789. Today’s effective constitution is: “The president can do whatever he wants so long as one-third of the Senate will sustain his vetoes and prevent his conviction upon impeachment.”

"Obama has been our first emperor. A Donald Trump presidency, far from reversing the ruling class’s unaccountable hold over American life, would seal it. Because Trump would act as our second emperor, he would render well-nigh impossible our return to republicanism." . . . 

Tell me if this next statement is not true:

Today, nearly all the rules under which we live are made, executed, and adjudicated by agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and countless boards and commissions. Congress no longer passes real laws. Instead, it passes broad grants of authority, the substance of the president’s bureaucracy decides in cooperation with interest groups.

Ergo, the seething anger toward Republicans from those who would be their voters. Everywhere Obama goes, he sows anger among those he governs. The Tunnel Dweller

Hat tip to Ronbo at The Freedom Fighters Journal

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Open Thread: Super Tuesday Results…Update: Trump Takes GA, MA, TN, AL And VA…Update: Cruz Takes Texas And Oklahoma, Arkansas Goes To Trump…

Weasel Zippers

We’ll be keeping you updated on Super Tuesday results as they come in here. We’ll update the above pic as the info comes in . Expect all states to be called for Hillary within seconds of polls closing, except Vermont.

Here’s a link to the results. In some of the states you have to get at least 20% to get any delegates at all.
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11:09
Rubio wins Minnesota, so he can claim he won at least one, Cruz second, Trump third.

10:49
Here’s the estimated delegate count at this point by the NY Times:

Ah HA! Just we all thought!  David Axelrod: Georgia Voters Are Poor And Dumb, That’s Why Trump Won

LIVE RESULTS: Super Tuesday

Legal Insurrection

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"Twelve states are in play and approximately 600 delegates up for grabs. 1,237 delegates are required to clinch the GOP nomination (baring any convention shenanigans, which we’ll worry about if they become an issue).

"Less than 4% of total delegates have been allocated in early state primaries and caucuses. The current delegate breakdown:

The media, the angry, and Donald Trump

Certainly there is anger toward the Republicans, but it's roots for me are in the contemptible actions of Barack Obama. The man has submitted himself to America's enemies from Russia to every corner of the Middle East. He has sided with every evil force that hates America around the world and in the very streets of our nation, and against those who would keep us safe. 
He alone has had the authority to bring peace to the violence in our cities and condemn those whose racist (yes, I meant to use that word. Recall the knock-out game?) burning and vandalism, especially against businesses and citizens has terrorized those who would speak out.
Yet, Republicans seem to be so docile in standing against those who side with Mr. Obama - the press, Hollywood and academia for example - and against our society, our nationhood and American culture. 
Yet none of our guardians in Congress dares to speak out against this . TD
However, here is a hopeful headline.  "Obama's bid to break Supreme Court deadlock with White House talks ends in failure as Republicans refuse to back down"

Left-leaning* Politico: The media's Trump reckoning: 'Everyone was wrong'  *If you don't believe my saying they lean left, go to their political cartoons and see who the cartoonists dislike.
. . . "Now all these journalists, and more, are coming to grips with their mistaken assessments. And some, too, are freaking out." . . .

earloftaint

Trump, the Times, and the off-the-record tapes  . . . "Others, including Mitt Romney and arch-critic Rich Lowry, have joined in the cacophonous calls to #ReleaseTheTape.

"All of this is ridiculous in my eyes.  First and foremost, Donald Trump has never made a secret of his approach to life lying in taking strong negotiating positions.  In November of last year, Henry Scanlon laid out for American Thinker readers the strategy Trump is following:" . . .

New York Times won't release off-the-record tape of Trump  The New York Times is refusing to release an audio recording from an off-the-record meeting with Donald Trump where some speculate the front-runner talked about immigration.

The audio recording may include audio of Trump that raises questions about whether he plans to follow through on his promises regarding immigration, Buzzfeed News reported Monday.

. . . "The most optimistic analysis of Trump as a presidential candidate is that he just doesn’t believe in positions, except the ones you adopt for strategic purposes when you’re making a deal. So you obviously can’t explain how you’re going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, because it’s going to be the first bid in some future monster negotiation session," columnist Gail Collins wrote.

Hillary's Five-Point Plan to Beat Trump

The go to attack for the left is to call opposition an ------ist. (Enter your choice of demonization in the blanks)

Rush Limbaugh

. . .  "Anyway, Hillary Clinton plans to enlist Bill Clinton and Barack Hussein O to attack Trump.  Here is her five-point plan as published in the New York Times.  Number one: attack Trump's explosive temper and ability to run the country.  Number two: highlight the Republican front-runner's sexist and bigoted attitudes to turn female votes against him. 

. . . 

"Let me translate.  No matter who the Republicans choose we're gonna keep calling them the same names.  They're all racists.  They're all sexists.  They're all bigots.  They're all homophobes.  And it doesn't matter who they nominate.  That's what we're gonna call it."