Sweden finds Trump was right on immigration, gang violence

Washington Times

"Sweden’s prime minister, who criticized President Trump last year for blaming Swedish violence on Muslim refugees, said Tuesday that he’s cracking down on immigration and gang violence to make Sweden great again.

"At a White House news conference with Mr. Trump at his side, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven spoke of his own Trump-like agenda of implementing tougher laws on immigration and crime, and of spending more money on law enforcement.

“ 'We have our share of domestic challenges, no doubt about that,” Mr. Lofven said. “We are dealing with it every day, allocating more resources to the police, more resources to the security police, tougher laws on crime, tougher laws on terrorism.”

"Not only that, he said Sweden’s crackdown on immigration and gangs is working.

“ 'We can see some results now in our three major cities, decrease in shootings because we’re attacking the organized crime very tough,” the prime minister said. “And we’ll keep on doing that. There is no space in Sweden for organized crime. They decrease freedom for ordinary people.' ” . . .

Maxine Waters Talks Reparations in Selma

PJ Media

"Slavery was the darkest chapter in American history. No reasonable person thinks otherwise. I wish we could undo it so it never existed, but that's not possible. It happened.

"But it's also been gone for more than 150 years.

"So why is Maxine Waters talking about reparations?

" 'If we want to get to the point where we can get reparations, we’ve got to have the power to do that, number one, by having a supportive president would be wonderful, but taking back the House would be absolutely wonderful," "Waters said at an event in Selma, Alabama, home to one of the most contentious civil rights battles of the 1960s.

"No one alive today in the United States has "legally" owned another human being here. Because of that, there's no one to actually pay reparations. Not a single living person is responsible for the sins of that era. No living person can be forced to pay for the sins of that era without violating his or her rights.

"There aren't any living victims of slavery who are owed reparations. The last living person who lived as a slave in the United States died a long time ago. "Sylvester Magee claimed the title of last living former slave, and he died in 1971, though it's probable that he was lying about his status.

"There's no one who can be legally forced to pay and no one who can legally claim damages. So what is she talking about? Race-baiters like Maxine Waters seem to think that people are owed money they didn't earn for sins no one alive committed and that no one alive experienced."

So some sort of reparations are paid by someone to something (please not Al Sharpton!), then what? There will be more demands by the likes of other Waters, Farrakhans, Kaepernicks, Ellisons and more. Should Reginald Denny pay reparations to those beating him unmercifully

DiGenova: Strzok, Clapper Ignored Possible Hack of Hillary's Server 'With Consent of Obama'

Fox News Insider  "Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Joe diGenova said Tuesday that key Obama administration officials ignored reports of a possible breach of Hillary Clinton's private email server in order to protect the 2016 presidential candidate.

"DiGenova said that not only did FBI Agent Peter Strzok and then-Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper ignore the possible hack, but that they did so "with the consent of the president (Obama)."

"Tucker Carlson said technicians found discrepancies in metadata contained in the email server, which may indicate it was hacked or tampered with.

"DiGenova said that when Clapper found out the server may have been compromised, he was required by law to do a "damage assessment" to ascertain whether hacking occurred.

"The former prosecutor said Clapper did no such thing, and that such action may have provided cover for Strzok - who was working on the related FBI investigation - to decline to investigate further as well.

"DiGenova also agreed with Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) that a second special counsel is needed in order to properly investigate alleged FISA court abuses."

Why the GOP Needs to Win in November

This, plus turning our nation over to the likes of Jerry Brown, Kamala Harris, Maxine Waters, Bernie Sanders and a host of those who fit the mold of leftist academics on college campuses, exposing America's belly to evil dictators. 
Instead of standing up to the likes of Kim Jong-Un, the Castros and the Ayatollahs, these Democrats - like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton - choose rather to bow before them, rendering ransoms and apologies. People in those nations will have no friend in America, being left to die at the hands of those who call for the death of America, supported in our streets by those who march and chant for the murder of police, supported by a like-minded media, people who wear vagina costumes and condemn those who love this nation and honor the marriage institution.
These people are evil and must not govern this nation.
The Tunnel Dweller   

Peter Skurkiss  . . . "Yes, a second Trump term would be 'cataclysmic' -- cataclysmic for the globalists but a godsend for the greater American public. Contributing to Sullivan's 10X factor is the belief that, with a second term, President Trump will have the time to gain his footing, weed out weak subordinates, get a handle on the administrative state, and generally start to overcome the inertia involved in turning the ship of state around. Also, with a second term, the Republican Party could well evolve into being more Trump friendly. Everyone loves a winner.

"Sullivan also dreads a second Trump term because "Trump's reelection would confirm that Trumpism is in fact the new normal in the United States, not just an aberration." 

"This last sentence is a warning, a harbinger of what's to come. Yes, the globalists fought against Donald Trump in 2016. But they never expected him to win. To the foreign policy establishment, Trump was a buffoon, a joke. Things will be different from here on out now that they know Trump can win. The knives will be out in 2020. Then, the swamp will marshal every critter, large and small, in its domain against Trump and his base of deplorable supporters. The attacks will be savage and multidimensional, making 2016 look like child's play." . . .

Articles & Blog Posts by Peter Skurkiss.

I'll take the 'incompetent' Trump over the supposedly brilliant Obama or the corrupt Hillary every day of the week  . . . "I would ask Michael Gerson which of the policies of the dictator Obama in eight years  helped lift the private sector up, helped minorities and the young enjoy economic opportunities, made cities and schools safer, and made the world safer and the U.S stronger. " . . .
More at The Tunnel Wall

The trickle-down lawlessness permeating California hits the streets

Bookworm Room

It’s no coincidence that crime is on the rise in California. A fish rots from the head and, when it comes to lawlessness, California is rotten from the top down.

. . . "One can point to all the usual suspects. A breakdown in societal norms. The absence of fathers in the lives of at-risk youth. The abandonment of Judeo-Christian morality. The failure to police small crimes, leading to large crimes (the broken window theory). A systemic aversion to using the law to intervene with minorities, lest one be accused of racism, giving youth who would otherwise be law-abiding carte blanche to go on crime sprees. Too few police officers. Passive police officers in the years following the “Black lives matter, blue lives don’t” movement. I’m sure all of those things play a role."Here in San Francisco and other parts of California, though, I think there’s something both larger and very specific going on.Have you all heard the expression that “the fish rots from the head”? I’m guessing that some of you young’uns haven’t. It means that in an organization, if the head of that organization is corrupt, that corruption will inevitable trickle down, eventually permeating the entire organization.Since 1989, San Francisco has been a “sanctuary city.” What this means is that it aggressively encourages lawlessness within its borders. Illegal aliens who find themselves in San Francisco are pretty much immune to any serious consequences, not just for being in the country illegally, but for any other crimes they might have committed along the way. Putting an illegal alien in the criminal justice cross hairs runs the risk that federal immigration authorities might nab that criminal and return him to his country of origin.

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Hidden Cameras Reveal Rare View of 'Epidemic' as Car Break-Ins Hit Record High of Nearly 30,000 in San Francisco

An NBC Bay Area hidden-camera investigation provides a rare glimpse into a rising surge of criminal activity across San Francisco that continues to prey on the city's most famed landmarks and popular tourist destinations. San Francisco's nearly 30,000 car break-ins last year shattered previous crime records and illustrate an organized and elaborate crime operation that law enforcement calls an "epidemic."

Obama should apologize to Trump over Korea

Funny how the world's largest news gathering organization did not notice The Donald's diplomacy was not polite cave-ins to dictators behind closed doors that Democratic presidents do, but rather to confront and shame evil very publicly.

Don Surber  "Barack Obama's trademark was apologizing to world leaders. With so much practice, Obama should have no problem with apologizing to President Donald John Trump for handing over a nuclear capable North Korea.

"Oh wait, Obama never apologizes for his mistakes. From not protesting Jeremiah Wright preaching in church that America (excuse me, "G-d damn America") deserved 9/11 to illegally spying on President Trump, Obama was the worst president ever.

"But at least he'll go down as a president, as he said.
. . . 

" 'North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys that his country is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning its nuclear weapons and that it would suspend all nuclear and missile tests while it is engaged in such talks, South Korean officials said on Tuesday," the New York Times reported." . . . 

NYT’s Nat Sec. Reporter: Trump Deserves “Enormous Credit” For North Korea breakthrough. Pained looks on CNN faces, I'd say.

Oscars, and The Shape of Virtue. "Preening sanctimony"...how better?

"The show has become a parody of itself—rife with obvious herd politics, preening sanctimony, contradictory messaging, and rank hypocrisy."   Boris Zelkin

Arutz Sheva  . . . "The people who took the stage to present or to accept, by my count, half came to advance a Cause.

"That’s a turn-off. I love the movies and I respect the craft, but actors would do best if they stayed true to the Art and left politics to the politicians.

"It is true that politicians don’t know much, either.

"I’ve got my own list of actors that I’ve written off.But it’s chancy when as an actor your Cause is not our Cause and next thing, people stay away from your movies.

Sunday night’s event came alive (for me at least) when Eva Marie Saint showed up and showed what a real Movie Star looked like – sensational and without a Cause." . . .

The Shape of Virtue  . . . "If there’s anything America likes less than being lectured to by a gilded aristocracy, it’s sitting through close to four hours of those lectures while that same self-appointed nobility simultaneously sheds crocodile tears, pats itself on the back, and pretends to motivate itself to action." . . .

The high point for me: Gary Oldman's acceptance speech and praise of his adopted country, America. Yes, I said "America". 

Here is Mr. Oldman at the Awards ceremony:

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour

Here's how Gary Oldman became Winston Churchill

The Politicization of the FBI

By Joe diGenova at Imprimus

Joseph E. diGenova is a founding partner of diGenova & Toensing, LLP. He received his B.A. from the University of Cincinnati and his J.D. from Georgetown University. He has served as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Independent Counsel of the United States, Special Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (the Church Committee).

"Over the past year, facts have emerged that suggest there was a plot by high-ranking FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials in the Obama administration, acting under color of law, to exonerate Hillary Clinton of federal crimes and then, if she lost the election, to frame Donald Trump and his campaign for colluding with Russia to steal the presidency. This conduct was not based on mere bias, as has been widely claimed, but rather on deeply felt animus toward Trump and his agenda. 

"In the course of this plot, FBI Director James Comey, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, FBI Deputy Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok, Strzok’s paramour and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, FBI General Counsel James Baker, and DOJ senior official Bruce Ohr—perhaps among others—compromised federal law enforcement to such an extent that the American public is losing trust. A recent CBS News poll finds 48 percent of Americans believe that Special Counsel James Mueller’s Trump-Russia collusion probe is “politically motivated,” a stunning conclusion. And 63 percent of polled voters in a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll believe that the FBI withheld vital information from Congress about the Clinton and Russia collusion investigations." . . .  Full article.

The left and gun control

Thomas Lifson: Why the left can't win on gun control

. . . It's mobilizing its tribe – including progressive corporations, Hollywood, and the mainstream media – to not just make policy arguments but also to shame and insult Americans who disagree.  The goal is to make gun ownership culturally toxic.
But shame is weaker than love.  Gun owners who've experienced a threat possess or carry a weapon because they love their families.  Teachers who wish to carry a weapon at school do so because they love the kids under their care.  These folks know that their responsible gun ownership makes their communities and families safer." . . .

David Hogg now a "celebrity student activist".  "FedEx Rejects Boycott By Stoneman Student Tyrant David Hogg, Announces Will Not Drop NRA Member Discounts."   Attaboy, Fedex!

Conservative, pro-gun survivor feels ostracized and ignored by those -- including students and the adults supporting them -- who disagree with his conservative politics.

David Brooks wrote, "progressives are getting better and better at silencing dissenting behavior."

New York State moves to ensure more school shootings  . . . "President Trump is right – the only solution to school shootings is to arm faculty and administrators.  No one can defend your own life, and the lives of people immediately surrounding you, better than you can." . . .

Farrakhan gets a pass on anti-Semitism

Tell us, Mr. Farrakhan, what do you think of Heinrich Himmler?

Newsday (Photos added by TD)

Many progressives look the other way and fail to denounce the minister’s* bigotry.   *Shouldn't this word be "Imam"?

"For the past couple of years, Republican leaders, and Donald Trump in particular, have been plagued by accusations of condoning anti-Semitism in the far-right segments of Trump’s base. But the latest anti-Semitism scandal has erupted among progressive left-wing Democrats — and they aren’t handling it any better than the Trumpists.

Calypso and Kerosene

"On Feb. 25, Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, gave a speech in Chicago in which he repeatedly and venomously assailed the “satanic Jew.” Anti-Jewish invective from Farrakhan is nothing new; the Anti-Defamation League calls him “the leading anti-Semite in America.” He has blamed Jews for the Sept. 11 attacks, apartheid, the slave trade and Hollywood degeneracy.

"What raised some eyebrows is the fact that Tamika Mallory, a co-chair of the Women’s March — the flagship of the anti-Trump resistance — attended the event and posted about it on Instagram.

"This is no isolated incident. Mallory wrote an enthusiastic social media post about Farrakhan’s appearance in Detroit two years ago. And she was involved in organizing his Justice or Else rally in Washington in 2015, along with two Women’s March co-chairs, fellow New Yorkers Carmen Perez and Linda Sarsour (who has faced allegations of anti-Semitism)." . . .

CNN’s Jake Tapper Hits Democrats For Refusing To Condemn Farrakhan, “People Want The Association”…  "Just ask Barack Obama."

Socialized Medicine: Almost A Century Of Failure Already

Hot Air

"Progressives plan to make a big push for single-payer health care in the midterms, hoping to force Democrats even harder Left than in the past four Congressional election cycles. They want a Medicare-for-all system that will eclipse private health insurance, similar to what Bernie Sanders laid out in his 2016 Democratic primary campaign. The Center for American Progress has put pressure on current officeholders to take up the cause of single payer, with considerable success; 2020 presidential hopefuls such as Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Kamala Harris have all signed onto Sanders’ latest legislative effort to create the program.

"Before they start creating new single-payer systems, though, perhaps they should fix the broken single-payer systems already in place. The scandals at the Veterans Administration get plenty of coverage, especially given that the VA locks veterans into its own providers and forces them to pay retail for any outside medical care. But a report on the other major system, the Indian Health Service (IHS), shows much worse performance and for a longer period of time, The Hill reports:" . . .

But you assured us gay marriage would not lead to legalized bestiality

Don Surber  "Eric Zorn chuckled at the worries of we mere mortals last August.

" 'Somehow, people are not yet marrying their pets," Zorn wrote in the Chicago Tribune.

"More than 16 years after the Netherlands became the first nation to legalize same-sex marriage, more than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, bestiality remains illegal."

"Canada would like a word with Mister Zorn.

" 'Sex acts with animals are legal in Canada, so long as there is no penetration involved, according to a surprise ruling issued by the Supreme Court," the Independent reported.

" 'The determination stemmed from a case involving a British Columbia man convicted of 13 counts sexually assaulting his stepdaughters, including one count of bestiality. But the man, identified only as DLW, was acquitted of the bestiality count with the new ruling."

"This was a 7-1 ruling, meaning Canada has only one sane Supreme Court justice.

"We barely have five." . . .