Tucker Carlson’s evisceration of a lefty prof is more than entertaining

Thomas Lifson  "A counter-narrative is building to the MSM’s constant Trump-hating.  It is not that Trump is driven by hate ("Love Trumps Hate"), rather it is the left that is driven by hate – for America, especially the Trump-voting, America-loving, war-fighting parts of it.  The mainstream media is so widely mistrusted that there is plenty of room for counter-narratives to flourish.

"Last night, Tucker Carlson made an important contribution to the counter-narrative, as he demonstrated his mastery of blood sport interviewing, allowing leftist fools to flaunt their folly and then hanging them with their own words."

You've met this professor before. Remember him from these?

Tucker Carlson interviews professor who struggled ‘not to vomit’ over show of gratitude for soldier

White Professor wants “White Genocide” for Christmas  "A Drexel University professor may just have put himself on the top of the list for most hated people in America after he tweeted a message on Christmas Eve in support of “white genocide.” By the way, the professor who said it is white. Yes, he actually has a PhD in political science. George Ciccariello-Maher, the associate professor at Drexel, tweeted, “All I Want for Christmas is White Genocide.” The school didn’t think it was as funny as he did. The University responded with “While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher’s comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the University.”

When challenged with opposition, his response was usually something like, "I'm sorry you have been so poorly educated that you can't understand me"

Maxine Waters: The media belong to Democrats no matter what.

The press is Waters' world.

A rant about recent media bias, including a flattering article about Maxine Waters
"I woke up this morning to a long article in my morning paper by the AP called “No Holds Barred, Representative Maxine Waters' Remarks Draw Fans.” The brilliant Maxine Waters who recently called out Russia for attacking Korea instead of Crimea. Thank goodness, she didn’t make a serious mistake like misspelling potato." . . .

. . . "Can anyone imagine all the laughs and reporting by Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon, Conan, The Today Show, the View and the rest of the media if Ivanka or the Bush twins had tweeted out that they hoped the picture of Abe Lincoln wearing a Make America Great Again hat wasn’t photo shopped?  Somehow I believe a lot of these people were strangely silent when Chelsea Clinton tweeted that. 

"The bias and agenda of the media is tremendously easy to spot. It is exactly the same as the Democrats’agenda. It is sad that people in the media like Brokaw, Koppel and Lauer pretend they are objective." 

Here’s Video Proof College Students Think All Professors Should Be Anti-Trump

Daily Caller

"Nearly all students at one college signed a petition prohibiting the employment of pro-Trump professors when asked to do so in a video released Thursday.

"Campus Reform contributor Cabot Phillips visited American University in Washington, D.C., to get signatures for a petition that would prevent the university from hiring professors who supported President Donald Trump.

"One faculty member even signed the petition."  
 Read more.

ICE Report Dumps Cold Water On A Favorite Defense Of Sanctuary Cities

Weasel Zippers

"Big surprise, Democratic cities letting violent criminals go, then lying about it…

"Via Daily Caller:

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement report puts a damper on the argument that sanctuary cities aren’t a problem because they only shield non-violent illegal immigrants.

Sanctuary city proponents often say their policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities don’t endanger public safety. But ICE’s latest weekly declined detainer report shows, however, many county and city law enforcement agencies regularly release criminal aliens who have been convicted of violent crimes, including domestic battery and sexual assault.

The report, which covers February 4-10, tallied 47 declined detainer requests from two dozen jurisdictions across the country.

New York City accounted for 12 of those rejections, far more than any other jurisdiction. Among those illegal aliens released by New York jails were several who had been charged or convicted of violent crimes.

Keep reading…

Planned Ann Coulter Visit To UC Berkeley Has Organizers Fearing Another Backlash

5KPIX  "The planned visit by firebrand conservative commentator Ann Coulter to the University of California, Berkeley has officials and organizers worrying about a repeat of the rioting which greeted Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos.

"Coulter’s visit to UC Berkeley isn’t for another month. But student organizers of the event say they are nervous that the visit from the outspoken conservative will spark another massive backlash.

“ 'We are pretty apprehensive right now about everything,” said Pranav Jandahyala, president of the nonpartisan student political organization BridgeCal. “But at the same time, what’s pushing us forward is our optimism. We truly believe we can put on a great event.”

"In January, college Republicans cancelled a talk by right-wing commentator Yiannopoulos after violent protesters smashed windows and started a fire outside the event.

"This time, the college Republicans are working with BridgeCal which says it’s hoping the university has a stronger security plan." . . .

Video: Democratic Filibuster Hypocrisy On Gorsuch

Why people hate politics and politicians

Weasel Zippers

McCaskill Warns Blocking Gorsuch Would Beget a ‘Worse’ SCOTUS Nominee

" . . .McCaskill, a Democrat up for reelection in a state Trump won by a wide margin, has not decided whether to support Gorsuch or the Democratic filibuster. But she warned blocking the current nominee could bode ill for Democrats going forward.

" 'The Gorsuch situation is really hard. There are going to be people in this room that are going to say, ‘No, no, no. You cannot vote for Gorsuch,'" McCaskill said at the fundraiser. "Let's assume for the purposes of this discussion that we turn down Gorsuch, that there are not eight Democrats that vote to confirm him and therefore there's not enough to put him on the Supreme Court. What then?"

"She went through a list of potential nominees and said Gorsuch may be Democrats' best option. The Missouri senator added that in the event Republicans choose another nominee, they would probably use the nuclear option and only need 51 votes.

" 'So they pick another one off the list and then they bring it over to the Senate and we say no, no, no, this one's worse. And there's not enough votes to confirm him. They're not going to let us do that too long before they move it to 51 votes," she said." . . .

The Yanks Over There – 100 Years Ago

Victor Davis Hanson  "One hundred years ago, on April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I. The ongoing conflict ended just 19 months later with an Allied victory.

. . . 

"Unfortunately, World War I ended with an armistice — at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 — and not with an unconditional surrender of the defeated. Although Germany and Austria-Hungary clearly lost the war, their countries were not occupied and monitored, as would be true after World War II.

"The 1919 Treaty of Versailles that was supposed to bring peace is often blamed for being too harsh on the losers. But it was more complicated than that. The settlement of Versailles combined the very worst of both worlds: blaming the defeated side, but without any means of ensuring that the humiliated losers would not rearm and try their luck again." . . .

"Defeat and occupation force an enemy to cease its aggression. Armistices without a definite result only lead to postponements — and eventually more war. (As with North Korea. TD)
"World War I’s terrible irony is that today its horrible carnage seems even more senseless than the far greater death toll of World War II, which ended quite differently and did not lead to another world war — at least so far."

. . .

Get ready to start paying sales tax on those Amazon purchases

Hot Air

"We’ve spent more time than I’d care to remember talking about the long dormant Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) here over the past few years. Nothing much ever came of it in terms of new legislation (yet) but one of the key players in that space is obviously Amazon. They’ve fought tooth and nail against the government stepping in and forcing the issue, much to the distress of many brick and mortar outlets.

"But now there’s been a major sea change. It may be because Anthony Kennedy recently said he’d vote to allow states to require such collections. Perhaps it was a number of red states imposing online taxes as trial balloons. Or maybe it’s just because Neil Gorsuch is on his way to serve as a tie-breaker on the Supreme Court and he’s widely considered a states’ rights advocate. Whatever the cause, Amazon has done an about face and announced they’ll be collecting and remitting sales tax in all 45 states that charge it. (Axios)" . . .

Jewish Voice for Peace Featured Speakers List a “Who’s Who” of Israel haters

"Is the group sponsoring this collection of speakers really a Jewish voice for peace?"

jewishvoiceforpeace

Legal Insurrection “ 'Jewish Voice for Peace” bills itself as a Jewish pro-peace organization.

"But JVP is not a Jewish organization. At most it claims to support “Jewish traditions of social justice” as set forth on its 2016 listing of Core Values.

"JVP also is not a pro-peace organization. As our extensive coverage over the years has demonstrated, JVP in reality is dedicated to delegitimizing Israel by providing an “as a Jew” cover for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and others who seek the destruction of Israel." . . .

. . . 

"In addition to these speakers, JVP will be featuring a parade of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian speakers.

"Notably, no representation of the more standard ‘pro-peace’ line of Israeli (or for that matter) Palestinian speakers will be present. Rather, the speakers, almost to a one, has a record of blaming Israel for racism and aggression (or ‘colonialism’), and, among those who have spoken out on the matter: all support a blame Israel approach that manifests itself in boycotts and hostility to everything Israel.

"This piece will survey some of the Featured Speakers and their history of anti-Israel activism.

As you go through the list, ask yourselves, is the group sponsoring this collection of speakers really a Jewish voice for peace?" . . .

More on these JVP speakers here.

Evelyn Farkas; The US is incompetent to keep it's secrets while Obama is highly skilled at revealing all we know

Who Is Evelyn Farkas and Why Did She Spill The Beans on Obama’s Secret Surveillance Operation?…

Fox News has run two stories:

• FIRST – Former Obama official discloses rush to get intelligence on Trump. (link)
• SECOND – Who is Obama administration official who spilled beans?  (link)

"Stick with the timelines.  If you get stuck, go back to the timeline.  Always go to the timelines. It’s the timelines that trip up the deceivers and the timelines that deliver the truth."

 Gowdy: ‘I Wish… The Other Side Would Be A Little More Outraged’ Over Unmasking Of Private Citizens 3
"Trey Gowdy told CBS “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson Sunday that he’s disappointed that Democrats aren’t “more outraged” over the unmasking of private citizens in relation to the investigation on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election."

“All of this is important, John, every bit of it,” Gowdy added. “The felonious dissemination of classified information is the only thing we know for sure is a crime, and it would be nice if we showed the same level of interest in that.”

Updates:
Former Obama official discloses rush to get intelligence on Trump team

Nobody saw this March 2 interview all this month because, well, who watches MSNBC?

PJ Media adds more to the Farkas story  . . . "According to Powerline's Scott Johnson, Farkas "all but outed herself as a key source" for a New York Times story earlier this month that detailed the Obama administration’s efforts to undermine the incoming Trump administration." . . .

A Health Care Plan so Simple, Even a Republican Can Understand!

Ann Coulter  "It's always impossible to repeal laws that require Ann to pay for greedy people, because the greedy run out on the streets wailing that the Republicans are murdering them. 

"Obamacare is uniquely awful because the free stuff isn't paid for through income taxes: It's paid for through MY health insurance premiums. This is unfortunate because I wanted to buy health insurance.

"Perhaps you're not aware -- SINCE YOU EXEMPTED YOURSELVES FROM OBAMACARE, CONGRESS -- but buying or selling health insurance is illegal in America.

"Right now, there's no free market because insurance is insanely regulated not only by Obamacare, but also by the most corrupt organizations in America: state insurance commissions. (I'm talking to you, New York!)

"Federal and state laws make it illegal to sell health insurance that doesn't cover a laughable array of supposedly vital services based on bureaucrats' medical opinions of which providers have the best lobbyists.

"As a result, it's illegal to sell health insurance that covers any of the medical problems I'd like to insure against. Why can't the GOP keep Obamacare for the greedy -- but make it legal for Ann to buy health insurance?

"This is how it works today: 

"ME: I'm perfectly healthy, but I'd like to buy health insurance for heart disease, broken bones, cancer, and everything else that a normal person would ever need, but no more.

"INSURANCE COMPANY: That will be $700 a month, the deductible is $35,000, no decent hospital will take it, and you have to pay for doctor's visits yourself. But your plan covers shrinks, infertility treatments, sex change operations, autism spectrum disorder treatment, drug rehab and 67 other things you will never need.

"INSURANCE COMPANY UNDER ANN'S PLAN: That will be $50 a month, the deductible is $1,000, you can see any doctor you'd like, and you have full coverage for any important medical problems you could conceivably have in a million years.

. . . "Mine is a two-step plan (and you don't have to do the second step, so it's really a one-step plan). " . . .

Maxine Waters silent on threats to murder president, violence against Trump supporters

"As we’ve reported multiple times, Trump supporters have been violently attacked by radical leftists and the president has been targeted with death threats."

Joe Newby

"As we and others reported Tuesday, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., continued her non-stop attacks on President Trump by going after those who support him, suggesting that she and others of her ilk are somehow more patriotic than those who support the chief executive.  We reached out to her Washington, D.C. office to find out if she condemns the many calls and threats to murder the president and the violence meted out against his supporters.  As of our midnight deadline, we received no answers to our questions.

"Here are the three questions we asked:

1. As you may know, there have been numerous reports of threats and actual violence directed at the president’s supporters (including children).  Does the Congresswoman condemn those actions?
2. There have been numerous threats directed at the president himself, some of which include threats and calls to assassinate him.  Does the Congresswoman condemn those as well?
3. Is the Congresswoman at all concerned that her rhetoric might encourage more of the type of attacks and threats we’ve seen since November, and will she publicly call for an end to those attacks/threats?. . . 

They are all Maxine Waters now...  . . . "Apparently there are 28 Democrats in the Senate for whom the right path is too damn hard.  Could these men and women be any more childish?  They are allMaxine Waters now.  Rep. Waters has vowed to boycott any event, meeting, or ceremony with Trump in attendance.  Congresswoman Waters is the jealous middle school mean girl who likes to gang up on the student body president.  Of  course, everyone with a brain sees her for what she is, a woman so handicapped by vituperation and self-aggrandizement that she has become a joke.  She may be a heroine to ignorant millennials for her anti-Trumpism but that just proves their constitutional and political illiteracy. " . . .