The signs pile up: Hillary is running

Monica Showalter  "Michael Goodwin has a good one out, arguing that Hillary Clinton is running for president again. He bases that thinking observations about her frenzied emails and email-based fundraising. It's news, and as good an argument as any that the still-angry former first lady, Senator and ex-Secretary of State is not done fighting and wants to take one last shot at winning it next time.

"Goodwin observes that there are good reasons for it that shouldn't be ignored, writing:

First, because there’s no clear front-runner for the nomination 18 months into Trump’s presidency, Clinton remains the closest thing to an incumbent. She’s also got numerous advantages, from name recognition to campaign experience to an off-the-shelf Cabinet, that could give her a head start.

Second, a crowded, diverse field diminishes the chances of anyone knocking her off. Recall how Trump outlasted 16 GOP rivals by having a committed core of supporters that grew as the field shrunk. Clinton could be in a similar position — unpopular among many, but also unbeatable by a single opponent.

Third, looking ahead to the 2020 primaries, she sees no reason to fear the favorite daughters and sons in key blue states. She would almost certainly beat Sen. Kamala Harris in California, Sen. Cory Booker in New Jersey and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York.

. . . "I also noted how crazy she seemed to be getting as she tried to take credit for #MeToo in the wake of her enablement of Bill Clinton and her own efforts to discredit all of his many female sex-harassment accusers. To call her the founder of #MeToo is a delusion of grandeur.  What's more, it signaled she doesn't have enough to do with herself these days."

Remember the words of William Safire who called Hillary "a congenital liar".

Whom do we fear most: Hillary Clinton or those who adore her?

[California] Protesters Blast ICE As Agents Disrupt Child Sex-Trafficking Ring In Oakland, California

National Review

"As the national debate on immigration continues to heat up, video from last year has resurfaced of neighbors protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security agents as they broke up a child sex-trafficking ring in California.

"People in the West Oakland neighborhood of Oakland, Calif. woke up early one morning last year when they heard ICE agents raiding one of the houses and assumed the agents were arresting illegal immigrants, according to the video from a local CBS News outlet.

"The protesters, who crowded around the house, were apparently not given any information by the agents about what was happening.

“It’s been really tough because we have no idea what’s going on in there, and we know that there’s a lot of injustices that have been happening,” said Hadar Cohen, who held a sign reading, “No person is illegal.”

“ 'We care for our neighbors, and we’re for immigration rights.”

"The Oakland Police Department confirmed to the CBS station that the operation had nothing to do with immigration enforcement and the agents were acting on a federal search warrant obtained during an ongoing criminal investigation into juvenile sex trafficking." . . .  Hat tip to Weasel Zippers

A Dem grown-up warns the crazies that ‘Abolish ICE’ is a really bad idea

. . . " So, it is left to Democrats with a degree of immunity to leftist shaming to try to persuade the leftists to behave themselves. One such person is Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, whose African-American racial privilege helps deflect savage retaliation." . . .

Reading list for July 7

Hey, NeverTrumps, Where Would We Be with Hillary Clinton Right Now?
. . . "Massive numbers of job-killing Obama EPA regulations have been reversed.  The U.S. is now actually on track to become number one in oil  production very soon, another positive thing that will promote more U.S. job growth.  Trump has also instituted an economy-revitalizing phase-one tax cut with more ensuing phases on the way.  Are you paying attention, NeverTrumps?  The forty-fifth president of the United States has made the U.S. respectable again, crushing the terror group ISIS in less than a year.  The U.S. border is no longer wide open, and, slowly but surely, a wall is being built." . . . 

How low will CNN go?  . . . "Overall in prime time, Fox averaged 2.45 million viewers and 480,000 in the 25–54 demographic.  MSNBC took second, with 1.74 million viewers and 346,000 in the prized demographic, and CNN finished third, with an average of 929,000 viewers per night and 302,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic.". . .  Does that count CNN being on in all airports and recommended by California schools?

Trump Keeps His Promises to Veterans  . . . "Trump didn't just make vague promises – he outlined a 10-point plan for how he would reform the V.A. and bring dignity back to the lives of veterans all over the country.  It was an integral component of his campaign to Make America Great Again.  Among other goals, the plan touched on issues like: . . ."

Red Hen Reopening: Will The Joint That Jilted Sarah Sanders Survive?

. . . "[Black people in the past] were getting kicked out of places for the color of their skin, now we have people getting kicked out of restaurants for their political persuasion.' ” . . .

Exports hit a record high under Trump  . . . "I didn't make a big deal about the economy gaining a net 213,000 jobs in June because this is now the usual. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 delivered within days. After 8 years, we still await Obama's health bomb to deliver those $2,500 reductions in premiums like he promised." . . .

Not a month goes by without a headline that Whites “should return stolen lands to Indian tribes.” . . . "Will the Chippewa return the land they drove the Sioux from? Will the Chinese relinquish Tibet and cease their ethnic cleansing? Will the Turks vacate the conquered Byzantine lands and return Constantinople? Will they cease the ethnic cleansing in Cyprus?" . . .

Screw Snopes! California Has Effectively Banned Showering And Doing Laundry On The Same Day

The Federalist

Snopes, Facebook, and others purporting to ‘fact check’ conservative frustrations with California’s new water-restrictions law are the ones misleading about its effects.

The latest in Facebook-policed “fake news” is a claim echoing through the conservative Twittersphere, including from my own account, that two bills outgoing California Gov. Jerry Brown signed impose such draconian water use standards that fines could be imposed for taking a shower and running laundry on the same day. Snopes rated these assertions as “mostly false,” and Facebook flagged stories about them as fake news.

"But Snopes, Facebook, and others purporting to “fact check” conservative frustrations with the law are the ones misleading about its effects. The way these allegedly neutral fact-checkers present repackaged liberal assumptions as hard fact is a great illustration of how the Left pulls off the kind of logical ju-jitsu that allows them to label conservative arguments as fake news in order to dismiss them.

"In this particular case, none of these “debunking” articles actually dispute the three most crucial facts: there is a daily per-person 55-gallon limit ratcheting down to 50 gallons over the course of a decade, fines will be imposed upon violation, and, for at least some users, a reasonable-length shower and running the wash will put them over. In fact, most of the articles in question actually confirm these three vital points, usually squashed into a final paragraph that contradicts the headline. Nevertheless, they conclude that conservatives are spreading false information." . . .

After Praising Pruitt’s Resignation, Left Insists Andrew Wheeler Is Worse

Those people must not be given into!

The Federalist  "Democrats’ joy was short lived on Thursday. After President Trump announced that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt was resigning after an intense political pressure campaign, he tweeted that Deputy Andrew Wheeler would take on the role.
"Wheeler shares many of the Pruitt’s policy views and was confirmed as deputy in April with only three Democratic votes. As with Pruitt, many on the Left find his views on climate change and environmental regulation disheartening. Similar to how many on the Left mourned Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, environmental agencies and liberal commentators took to Twitter to express their dread of the new administrator of the EPA.
"The Natural Resources and Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental advocacy group, tweeted that Wheeler was just as nefarious and ill informed as Pruitt, but much more capable. The headline of the article reads “Who is Andrew Wheeler (And Why You Should Be Afraid Of Him).”
"Wheeler is Pruitt’s “ideological twin,” just with more “political savvy” according to the article." . . .

Pruitt's downfall was all about policy  . . . "If journalists, lobbyists, and Democrats were actually concerned about unethical and corrupt activities at the EPA, transparency, questionable policies, and misuse of taxpayer money, they would have had a field day during Obama's eight years, and there was little coverage, so it is strictly about policies, and they will soon have a new target. 

"Here are just some of the questionable, unethical, corrupt actions during Obama's tenure that received minuscule reporting, via Grabien:" . . .

Pruitt's actions were, I believe, firable and I think the disgusting part is that Obama, Hillary and any other Democrat you might name doing the same things would be no problem for the left. TD

KrisAnne Hall: A Word from a Recovering Liberal – Walk Away

When truth is the enemy or the cause of a hostile response, you know for sure that someone is afraid they are believing lies! Their foundation is being rocked, so keep on rocking! Keep shining that light. Keep walking a consistent walk.

Western Journal   "I was not born a constitutionalist. I did not live my life with an inherent understanding of liberty and what is necessary to defend it. I was not raised a Christian.
"For some, these things will be a stumbling block, so you need to know from me. I was raised a Democrat.
"The only thing more evil than Satan was a Republican in my home. There were no choices to be made in voting … straight Democrat Party line was the only choice.
" I was an environmentalist — a rabid environmentalist. Some of my best friends were members of Green Peace and I supported the World Wildlife Fund and PETA. I believed the earth would be better if there were no people at all. I was a vegetarian by ideology, not for health reasons, for almost 15 years.
"I believed in the “good” of scientific manipulations of food and the necessity of vaccines. Not only believed them, but helped create them when I was a biochemist for Monsanto.
"I believed in global warming and defended the theory vigorously. I believed in the Big Bang and openly criticized those who believed in creationism as ignorant and misled. " . . .

Will They Really #WalkAway From The Democrat Party?  . . . "How did the party of anti-Communist JFK end up with Commie wannabe Sanders so close to dethroning Hillary ‘Catch Me if You Can’ Clinton? Let me count the ways…" . . .

True or not, the leftist slander machine must be resisted

Anybody who stands against the leftist demagoguery seems to pay a high price. We must stand by conservatives who are being destroyed by the left. TD

"Democrats, Fake News Media and Law Firm Perkins Coie Try to Take Down Honest Jim Jordan with Disgusting, Scurrilous Charges"

. . . "The Reddit post continued by noting that Perkins Coie has numerous sinister actions involving the Democrat Party, for example –

…Perkins-Coie was the hub used by the Democratic Party to funnel money to Fusion GPS.

Obama for America paid $972,000 to Perkins Coie from April 2016 to August 2017. The payments were presented as “Legal Services” but it’s highly suspected the money was financing the phony Steele Dossier. Hillary for America paid $5.1million to Perkins Coie. The DNC paid $5.4million to the Perkins Coie.

Source 3 – http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/29/obamas-campaign-gave-972000-law-firm-funneled-money-fusion-gps/

Perkins Coie is also the law firm you can thank for producing the “original” Obama long form birth certificate. You know the birth certificate that proves Trump, Arpaio and all of us are crazy ’cause he’s truly an American citizen.

Source 4 – http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/04/perkins-coie-judith-corley-got-obamas-birth-certificate.html

Perking Coie, home of Bob Bauer, the man who hid Manchu44’s previous life and threatened to sue anyone who would pursue BHO personal history and other information contained in the sealed documents.

Bauer Source 1 – http://mobile.wnd.com/2012/09/obama-lawyer-warned-against-certifying-eligibility/

Bauer Source 2 – https://www.govtslaves.info/2014/02/fec-obamas-campaign-paid-5-million-law-firm-keep-records-sealed/

Bret Baier Grills Jim Jordan on Abuse Allegations: Are You Saying This is a Conspiracy? . . . “ 'Okay, but you know there are others,” Baier pointed out. “It’s not just him.” The Fox News host pointed out that multiple wrestlers who praised Jordan, also maintained that he definitely knew about the abuse. 
“ 'Not true,” Jordan replied to their claims. He added that “the timing is suspect,” as the allegations came as he’s being floated to serve as the next House Speaker." . . .
Lucianne comments: "Surprisingly to me, Jordan´s responses to Bret Baier don´t exactly inspire confidence that he had not at least heard rumors."

Demand From Liberals: Democrats Must Stay United Against Trump's SCOTUS Pick

Legal Insurrection

Guy Benson  "For weeks, Left-wing groups have been preparing for war against the president's forthcoming Supreme Court nominee, signaling furious opposition to any of the names on Trump's widelyreported short list. Activists are insisting that all 49 senate Democrats stick together to vote 'no,' a wall of solidarity that could help sway just two wavering Republicans to derail the selection.

"It's an uphill battle, even if Chuck Schumer manages to keep his whole team on the same side. Both Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, the GOP moderates who'd most plausibly break ranks, joined Mitch McConnell and all of their partisan colleagues to detonate the Reid Rule in order to confirm conservative Neil Gorsuch to the High Court last year. Each has a long history of voting to confirm judicial picks -- and not just from Republican presidents, in Collins' case. Unless Trump shocks everyone and picks somebody out of deep right field, or his nominee self-destructs, it's highly likely that all GOP members of the upper chamber will be on board. If that's the case, it'd be all over but the shouting -- and it may be a lot of shouting:

Under particular pressure to side with the president are the three red-state Democrats who voted for Justice Neil Gorsuch last year and face difficult reelection campaigns: Sens. Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Donnelly. Keeping them in the Democratic fold — in the face of withering pressure from a liberal base that expects nothing less — amounts to the biggest challenge of Schumer’s 18-month tenure as Democratic leader. The New Yorker has preferred to take a hands-off approach to his moderate members, rather than twisting arms on big votes. Yet it’s far from clear that will work this time. “The message from grassroots groups is pretty clear: that if Democratic leadership can keep their caucus unified in doing no harm, we can aim our firepower on Republicans like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski and bring full pressure to bear in their states,” Adam Green, co-founder of the activist Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said in an interview.

"We condemn (fill in the blank)"

On SCOTUS Nominee, Trump Should Deliver More of the Same

Being a liberal is easy; being conservative takes real guts; a high pain threshhold

Boynton Beach homeowner says he was attacked over President Trump flag in yard  . . . "The driver of the car then told Good he had to remove his flag. When Good told him no, he said the driver punched him in the face.

"Good said he instinctively tried to punch the man back, but the man drove off with Good’s arm stuck in the car, and Good was then dragged for about 30 feet." . . . 

That awkward moment when a CNN commentator cheers a criminal act against a minor.  . . . "He’s just another partisan hack weaponizing the news in service of an agenda.
"If he was wondering why we call them ‘fake news’… this is yet another clear example of what we mean." . . .

Al Sharpton, Donna Brazile Push Dems to Double Down on Harassing Trump Officials  . . . "When President Trump accused her of calling for "harm to my supporters," Waters shot back, insisting she only supported "peaceful protest."

"I did not call for harm for anybody. The president lied again," the congresswoman told MSNBC. While Waters did not advocate for violence against Trump cabinet members, she did urge protesters to harass them and deny them sleep and peace — which certainly constitutes harm, as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders can tell you.

"This call for harm has turned Waters into a celebrity among liberals, according to the black leaders who signed the letter this week." . . .

Waters is the same who refused to condemn the Rodney King riots and the massive beating of white truck driver Reginald Denny.

“Never forget that Maxine Waters embraced Damian Williams, the infamous thug who hurled a chunk of concrete at truck driver Reginald Denny and performed a victory dance over this innocent man’s battered body

JIM JORDAN AND HIS ACCUSERS, PART TWO [CORRECTED AND UPDATED]

Power Line  "Yesterday, I discussed the allegation that, decades ago, Jim Jordan did not take action to curb sexual harassment of wrestlers he was coaching at Ohio State. Jordan says he didn’t know about the harassment, but two former wrestlers say he did.

"Unfortunately for the anti-Jordan forces, the two wrestlers — Dunyasha Yetts and Mike DiSabato — turn out to be, respectively, a convicted criminal and an guy who recently was charged with a crime. Their credibility is negligible.

*"It’s also worth noting that the two ex-wrestlers are represented by the law firm of
*Perkins, Coie. [Note: this is incorrect; see below] That’s the Seattle-based operation that served as the go-between between Hillary Clinton’s campaign and Fusion/GPS, as they colluded with Russians to put together the phony dossier for use against Donald Trump.

"That caper is only part of the law firm’s longstanding relationship with Democrats and the left. To cite just one example, Perkins, Coie helped inflict Al Franken on the nation when, quite likely via voter fraud, he became a U.S. Senator.

"The firm’s involvement in this matter is a sign that the left has undertaken a concerted effort to bring Jim Jordan down, and that the sudden emergence of allegations centering on events from at least 25 years ago has nothing to do with what happened (or didn’t happen) back then. This is the Jim Jordan equivalent of the Trump dossier.

*NOTE: Perkins, Coie is involved in this matter, but it isn’t representing the ex-wrestlers. Rather, it reportedly has been hired by Ohio State to investigate whether the allegations against the doctor (who committed suicide some years ago) and whether enough was done to protect the students.

"This puts the hyper-partisan law firm (one reader who has dealt with Perkins, Coie in every election cycle for years describes it as “the legal goon squad of the Democrats”) in charge of investigating Jim Jordan on behalf of Ohio State. There should be no expectation that the investigation will be fair as it relates to Rep. Jordan, an arch-enemy of partisan Democrats.

"How did Perkins, Coie come to be tapped for the investigation? Did Ohio State not know of the firm’s close relationship with the Democrats? Or did those in charge of selecting counsel want a hyper-partisan firm to investigate Jordan?"
*"Beyond legal advice"? 

"In 2009, President Obama appointed Robert Bauer, the chair of the firm's Political Law practice, to become his White House Counsel."
"Living alumni of the firm include the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Washington Cyrus Habib, foMargaret McKeown and Ronald M. Gould, and Oregon State Representative Chris Garrett."rmer Attorney General of Washington State Rob McKenna, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judges 

JIM JORDAN AND HIS ACCUSERS, Part 1

"Whatever the reason, it should require more credible witnesses than Yetts and DiSabato for their allegations to be taken seriously."

Power Line  "Two former Ohio State University wrestlers are accusing Rep. Jim Jordan of ignoring sexual misconduct by a university physician more than two decades ago when he was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State. There’s no claim that Jordan engaged in such misconduct, the claim is that he knew about, but failed to take action to stop, sexual harassment by a team doctor.

"Jordan denies knowing about the doctor’s misconduct. The question, then, isn’t what Jordan did; it’s what he knew. That’s usually a difficult kind of inquiry.

"In Jordan’s case, the two accusers are highly suspect. According to Chuck Ross at the Daily Caller, one of them, Dunyasha Yetts, served prison time for a $1.8 million fraud scheme that involved bilking professional athletes using phony documents.

"The other accuser, Mike DiSabato, has been accused by the widow of a Marine killed fighting in Iraq of intimidating and bullying her over a memorial fund set up in her husband’s name. The fund was supposed to help Ohio-based athletes, Olympic hopefuls and the families of fallen soldiers.

"Instead, according to Ms. Mendoza, DiSabato used it to finance a mixed martial arts venture. When the widow complained, the former wrestler tried to intimate her, she alleges. “I question the intent, the authenticity, the verity, that Mike DiSabato shares in any of his words or actions,” Ms. Mendoza says.

"In addition, to his problem with the Mendoza widow, DiSabato had an ugly run-in with Bret Adams, a sports agent who represents former Ohio State and NFL football star Chris Spielman. Earlier this year, DiSabato was arrested on charges of telecommunications threats against Adams. And Adams has sued DiSabato for defamation, alleging that the former wrestler falsely told business associates that Adams was racist and sexist.

"Apart from the obvious credibility problems of the accusers, the timing of their allegations raises suspicion. Jordan has been a high profile member of Congress throughout this decade. And there is no claim that he paid anyone to hush things up.

"So why are these allegations against him, involving matters at least 25 years old, suddenly emerging now? The reason may be some combination of the fact that Jordan taking a lead role in vigorously criticizing the FBI and his emergence as a potential contender for Speaker of the House.

"Whatever the reason, it should require more credible witnesses than Yetts and DiSabato for their allegations to be taken seriously."

The left’s personal destruction machine turns its focus on Jim Jordan

Thomas Lifson  "Jim Jordan has been one of the most effective investigators in pursuing the cabal that weaponized the FBI and intelligence agencies to fight the candidacy and then the presidency of Donald Trump.  Rather than answer him with facts and documents, the left is out to destroy him, which tells anyone paying attention that he is on to something.

"This campaign began to tar him with scandal, no matter how far-fetched.  George Rasley explains at Conservative HQ:

NBC News published an article on Tuesday, quoting Mike DiSabato and Dunyasha Yetts, two former Ohio State University wrestlers, claiming that when Jim Jordan worked as assistant wrestling coach at OSU, he ignored sexual abuse carried out by a university physician named Richard Strauss. ...

Jordan, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion, denied back in April that he knew about Strauss's alleged activities.  But Yetts told NBC News that Jordan was either a "liar" or taking part in a cover-up of the abuse.  DiSabato called Jordan a "coward."

Jordan, a leading House conservative and candidate for Speaker, has vehemently denied the allegations, saying that he was never told of sexual abuse against athletes during his stint at OSU, which stretched from 1986 to 1994.  He said he would have taken action had he known about any abuse by Strauss, who killed himself in 2005. ...

And interestingly enough, looking through the articles about the allegations you can't find any mention of head coach Russ Hellickson's name, who would have been the logical person to whom allegations of abuse should have been reported, if they occurred.

"Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller checked out the bona fides of the two accusers and found ample reason to doubt their integrity:" . . .