Director of National Intelligence James Clapper submits resignation

Red State  . . . "We can only hope that he doesn’t injure himself leaving the building because his handling of the national defense establishment has been nothing but clumsy, maladroit, and bordering on criminally incompetent. It was Clapper’s DNI that failed to detect an impending attack on Benghazi and then excised all mention of al Qaeda and terrorism from Susan Rice’s infamous talking points. Any demurral Clapper had about the Obama administration’s Arab Spring disaster was well hidden. Clapper’s DNI was, to all appearances, blind-sided by ISIS and intelligence estimates were apparently cooked in order to let the White House pat itself on the back for the kick-ass job it was doing. Most shameful,though, was Clapper’s deliberately lying to Congress over the extent of NSA’s eavesdropping on US citizens:" . . .

FREAKOUT AMONG THE TALKING HEADS

Power Line   "I think we should recognize the ongoing freakout among the talking heads and reporters in the mainstream media in response to the victory of Donald Trump and the defeat of Hillary Clinton. The Media Research Center’s NewsBuster compiled the video clips below documenting the election night and day-after freakout. It is full of mind-numbing vulgarity, but Chris Matthews takes the cake with this G-rated comment (at 1:00): “This is a different earth today than it was 24 hours ago.” To change up the old insult, Chris Matthews doesn’t know his leg from the earth. Or as B.B. King might put it, the thrill — the thrill up his leg — is gone."

America's date with Obama

David Lawrence  "In 2008, America had a date with Barack Obama.  He was beautiful, exotic (half- black).  Our citizens went out with him as if they were homely Americans who had the chance to date a rock star.

He was the answer to their loneliness.  He was surprise magnificence culled from the rock of a new transparency.

"And we (not me – I'm not looking for false idols) kneeled before his teleprompter clichés and thought he was going to bring us all together in a communal dance of love.

"And as he undermined our original impression of him, we were too blind to see his failures.  We did not see his self-hatred in his returning the bust of Churchill to England.  We didn't hear the undermining jihadism in his Cairo speech.  We didn't feel the anti-Semitism in his disrespect for Netanyahu.  We didn't sense his cowardice in his praising the peacefulness of Muslims or the rise of ISIS in his pulling our troops out of Iraq.

"We didn't sense the new racism between blacks and whites in Ferguson and Baltimore.  We didn't try to stop his turning cops from bulwarks against crime into targets.

"We believed that he was trying to help blacks when he lowered their standard of living.  The white middle class went along with him.

"And we didn't think there was anything wrong when he turned our sexual identities on their head and promoted redefining marriage and people choosing the men's or the ladies' bathroom as they see fit.

"We didn't realize that our children would suffer under his twenty-trillion-dollar debt.

"We didn't notice these things because he was so dynamic and fantastic that we were in love.  And love makes bad choices.  It often attracts opposites.

"Obama was the opposite of civilization, and he tore down a great, successful nation.  Like Pete Townsend in The Who, he tore down our nation and broke our guitars."

Drown Out the Lying MSM

Media Bias

American Thinker  "Imagine you have a neighboring family who initiates a relationship by bringing you freshly baked cookies. You go on to have 4th of July barbecues at their home, and your families become close. Over time, you begin to trust one another for favors, such as letting the dogs out, watching the kids, or picking up the mail while you are away. Then, out of nowhere, your friends begin having personal troubles and descend into alcoholism, financial turmoil, and audible domestic disputes. Your daughter comes home early from playing at this family’s home because she saw the husband come unglued at his wife and daughter. Your son tells you that his friend, this family’s son, is covered in bruises and won’t explain where they came from. What do you do? While hoping for the best and praying for reconciliation, the wise man would distance his family from this unstable one if unable to intervene successfully.

"Such is the conservative’s relationship to the American mainstream media. Older readers may remember an era when the media generally reported facts and left spin to the mind of the viewer, or at least wasn’t so crookedly biased."  . . .

Seth Keshel, former Army captain and Afghanistan veteran, is a district captain for the Convention of States Project – Texas.

Love Hate Election. Hardly the lighter side of the news when watching the Democrats do what they do.

Hypocritical Hillary supporters riot and threaten to kill Trump because the democratic process didn’t go their way. Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2016.

Tony Branco

Trump's Bizarre Winning Formula

Victor Davis Hanson

"First, the Democrats gave Trump a great gift by completing the ongoing radicalization of their party under President Obama. After 2008, it was no longer a party of the working and middle classes, but a lopsided political pyramid.

"On top were the cynical elites who turned up in the WikiLeaks John Podesta email trove: self-important media members, Ivy League grandees, Silicon Valley billionaires, Wall Street plutocrats and coastal corridor snobs. They talk left-wing but live royally. They court minorities to vote in lockstep, then deride them in private. The vast lower tier of the party comprises government employees, the poor, minorities, and the millions dependent on state and federal assistance. The Democrats in between were ignored, and so they kept fleeing the party. Look at the red/blue map of the election. Democratic strength retreated to the inner cities and the rich coastal suburbs.

"The Democrats also, in suicidal fashion, stoked racial chauvinism, or the notion that one's tribe should transcend all other affiliations. After pandering to various minority groups, Hillary Clinton apparently believed that they suddenly would forget her emphasis on race and ethnicity to vote for her, a 69-year-old white multimillionaire." . . .

What if Donald Trump did Move the American Embassy to Jerusalem?

Legal Insurrection

A chance to expose the world’s hypocrisy about Israel and peace.

"Miriam Elman had an excellent post on Sunday on the possibility that, once inaugurated as president, Donald Trump would do what none of his predecessors ever did despite their promises and move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Israel’s capital.

"The reason that Bill Clinton and George W. Bush never followed the law calling for moving the embassy because the law has a waiver provision, allowing the president not to move the embassy if he deems the move to threaten the national security.

"The foreign policy smart set says that the president can’t do this because it will hurt the United States in the Arab world or because it would show the Palestinians that the United States is on Israel’s side or that it would prejudge the terms of any final deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

"However, over the past eight years, President Barack Obama has put daylight between the United States and Israel, because as he put it, according to The Washington Post, “When there is no daylight, Israel just sits on the sidelines, and that erodes our credibility with the Arab states.” During Obama’s two terms in office there has been daylight and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been no more inclined to make peace with Israel during the past eight years than he was during the tenure of President George W. Bush.

"I’m no diplomat so I don’t know what the proper words are but if Trump is to move the embassy perhaps he could say something like this:" . . .

LITERALLY SHAKING

"Unfortunately, the rest of America wasn't large enough for Democrats to win elections. So they had to import Third World immigrants to vote for them. "

Ann Coulter  "Until the nationwide protests of the last few days, I had no idea how bad the problem was, but our nation is drowning in drama queenery. 

"The immediate reaction of most celebrities to Trump's victory was: "THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR MY TAKE ON THE ELECTION!” 

"Aaron Sorkin and David Remnick, in matching pink housecoats and fuzzy slippers, wrote hysterical jeremiads about the cataclysm of Trump's election. 

"Sorkin was especially irked that Trump was supported by white men who don't appreciate rap music. As proof that the end was near, he triumphantly reported: "The Dow futures dropped 700 points overnight." 

"After a brief drop, the Dow surged to historic highs, recording its biggest weekly gain in five years. 
. . . 
"But I can't wait to read the letters these guys wrote to their children about Bill Clinton! Don't leave us hanging guys -- post those, too, please. 
. . . 
This is why the snowflakes are smashing windows, beating up Trump supporters and calling for the assassination of Trump and the rape of his wife. If you've ever wondered how France's Reign of Terror happened, observe the anti-Trump protests — the main result of which is to convince people who had misgivings about voting for Trump that they did the right thing. 

"Trump is denounced for his alleged "racism, homophobia, sexism, anti-Semitism, Islamaphobia!” 

"No one stops to think: Wait a minute! These are all groups Trump has showered with affection, with the exception of Muslim immigrants -- who persecute the other four. " . . .

Oregon Official who Bullied Christian Bakery Loses Election

Todd Starnes

"An Oregon bureaucrat who waged political jihad against the owners of a Christian bakery was given the heave-ho by voters.

"Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian was defeated in his bid to be Secretary of State by Republican Dennis Richardson.

"It’s the first time a Republican has been elected to a statewide office in Oregon since 2002.

"So consider this – Avakian was too liberal for what is arguably one of the most liberal states in the country.

"Avakian, a passionate advocate for the LGBTQIA crowd, was thrust into the national spotlight when he declared war on a Christian bakery in 2013.

"Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet Cakes By Melissa, declined to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple’s ceremony.

"The Kleins, who are devout Christians, explained that participating in a same-sex wedding would violate their deeply-held religious beliefs.

"Avakian launched a very public and very ugly assault on the Klein family – alleging they had discriminated about the lesbian couple.

"They faced boycotts and picket lines and other wedding vendors were threatened with similar action if they did business with Sweet Cakes.

"The family’s young children received death threats and the store’ssocial networking platforms were overrun by militant LGBT activists posting obscene and profane messages.

"The Kleins were eventually ordered to pay $135,000 in “emotional damages” to the lesbians.

"They were also forced to shutter their retail location – and eventually shut down their family bakery.

“ 'The goal is never to shut down a business. The goal is to rehabilitate,” Avakian told The Oregonian in 2013.

"Avakian was just as ruthless in his attacks on a Portland bar that turned away transgender patrons.  The owner of the Twilight Room Annex did not want his establishment to be known as a “gay bar.”

"The bar was slapped with a $400,000 judgment and was forced to shut down.

"The Kleins are represented by First Liberty Institute, one of the nation’s most prominent religious liberty law firms. They are appealing the fines levied by Avakian’s office." . . .

With Trump’s Signature, Dozens of Obama’s Rules Could Fall

NY Times  "Dozens of major regulations passed recently by the Obama administration — including far-reaching changes on health care, consumer protections and environmental safety — could be undone with the stroke of a pen by Donald J. Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress starting in January, thanks to a little-used law that dates back to 1996.

"And it comes with a scorched-earth kicker: If the law is used to strike down a rule, the federal agency that issued it is barred from enacting similar regulation again in the future.

"The obscure law — called the Congressional Review Act — was passed 20 years ago at the behest of Newt Gingrich, then the House speaker and now a member of Mr. Trump’s transition team. It gives Congress 60 legislative days to review and override major regulations enacted by federal agencies. In the Senate, the vote would not be subject to filibuster.

The president can veto the rejection, which usually renders the law toothless. But when one party controls both the White House and Congress, it can be a powerful legislative weapon." . . .

Lena Dunham, please don't go!

Canada agrees for obviously selfish reasons:
Canadians' Message To Lena Dunham: Stay Out   . . . "But some Canadians are sending a loud and clear message to those would-be immigrants: Stay where you are. . . . As Heat Street points out, though, one famous American is bearing the brunt of backlash from Canadians: Lena Dunham." . . .

The main article here:
Lena Dunham, please don't go!  . . . " Lena and Hillary both believe that whatever the cares or concerns of the American people, their struggles and needs will always take a back seat to sodomitical rights.  The kid sister Dunham molested grew up to be homosexual.  No surprise there.  Dunham's writing emphasizes "gay" rights, which fit Hillary Clinton's self-destructive fixation on that issue.  Poor Robbie Mook was far out of his depth, but he was the right sexuality for Hillary's front man.

"Lena Dunham psychologically decompensated to Trump's election thusly: "I ached in the places that make me a woman, the places where I've been grabbed so carelessly."  Carelessly grabbed?  Really?  Dunham has bragged that her job on TV was to have her private parts slammed by a cast member.  The Godless carnality that is the foundation of postmodern liberalism is displayed in the first phrase of Lena's lamentation: "the places that make me a woman."  Body parts, not love, make Lena Dunham a woman.  Not only are those places she compulsively exhibits all she knows about being a woman, but carnality is all the left knows about being human.

"Many celebrities said they would leave the country if Trump were elected.  And life in America would be more pleasant without the lingual athletics of Miley Cyrus or the foulness of Amy Schumer.  But Lena, don't go!" . . .   Hat tip to Margaret Hawks, Missouri.

Not to worry: Lena Dunham won’t move to Canada despite Trump win, blasts those calling on her to keep word
. . . “ 'And for those demanding I move to Canada based on something I said when this man seemed like a steak salesman with a long shot at the presidency: stay busy reveling in your new regime,” she said in a Friday post."   Hey, don't blame me; I'm just the messenger.

That Time Hillary Clinton Crossed Paths With One of Her Campaign Workers While Strolling in the Woods

Jammie Wearing Fools

"You just can’t get a good staged photo op any more these days.

A Westchester mom got the best therapy possible for her deep depression over Hillary Clinton’s stunning defeat — when she ran right into her hero while out for a hike in the woods.

Clinton looked happy as a clam in a comfy pair of leggings and boots — sans makeup — as she walked her toy poodle mix, Tally, with her hubby, Bill, near their Chappaqua home.

Margot Gerster, who had her young daughter in a carrier on her back, described the chance encounter in an emotional Facebook post that was shared nearly 50,000 times by early Thursday evening.

“I’ve been feeling so heartbroken since yesterday’s election and decided what better way to relax than take my girls hiking. So I decided to take them to one of favorite places in Chappaqua. We were the only ones there and it was so beautiful and relaxing,” Gerster wrote.

“As we were leaving, I heard a bit of rustling coming towards me and as I stepped into the clearing there she was, Hillary Clinton and Bill with their dogs doing exactly the same thing as I was. I got to hug her and talk to her and tell her that one of my most proudest moments as a mother was taking Phoebe with me to vote for her,” the post continued.

"We figured the Clintons were out there disposing of Anthony Weiner’s body. Anyway, how’s this for coincidence?"

Another media failure:

Andrea MitchellVerified account‏@mitchellreportsYoung mother runs into @HillaryClinton & @billclinton walking with their dogs today in Chappaqua. Still on her feet.