Democrats against the Electoral College

D'Souza shuts down socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Cortez: A governmentally-ignorant politician being chosen by the governmentally ignorant.

Parents, If We’re Going to Have Smart Government—Teach Your Kids Civics

"In the fall of 2012, I excitedly began my senior year government class. I was about to sit through a course on our system of government while also watching it play out right before my eyes on its biggest stage during the 2012 election. Much to my chagrin, nobody else seemed even remotely as thrilled. Throughout the next five months, blank stares and snores engulfed the classroom with unmistakable indifference. In those moments, it hit me just how far we had fallen.

"Recently, I was struck by a similar feeling. I came across yet another condemnation of our system of representative government on Twitter. Waleed Shahid, a former advisor to New York Congressional Candidate and Democratic Socialist heartthrob Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said the Senate is not democratic enough because less populous states receive the same representation as high-population states. But this is the very point of the Senate. Without equal representation in one house of Congress, large states would be able to run roughshod over smaller states. Yet this fact is continually ignored by civically-illiterate citizens eager to support their points of frustration against Trump’s agenda." . . .

The 12th Amendment of the Constitution established the Electoral College
Democrats made a tremendous effort to contact electors in 2016 and ask them to change their vote from Trump to Clinton. To her shame, she did not stand up for Constitutional government.

Put another way, without the Electoral College, the states in blue would have made Clinton our president. 

Candidates would likely not have even campaigned in the states shown as red. (I hate saying "red states" since they are Republican). Red has always been the color of the Communist Party and was the color of the Soviet flag being waved outside the White House during Obama's inauguration. The Tunnel Dweller

Will we never be rid of this political family?

Chelsea's plan for dynastic succession comes into focus  . . . "Hmmm...now, who could possibly retire and leave a seat open for the heiress apparent?  The third clue is the current member of the House of Representatives in the 17th Congressional District of New York, where the nominal but official residence of the Clinton Dynasty is located.  The fact that Chelsea lives in Manhattan in an apartment reportedly purchased for ten million dollars several years ago is as irrelevant as Hillary's lack of ties to New York before she ran for the Senate.  

"Chappaqua's House member is Nita Lowey, eighty-one years old and a lock to be re-elected to Congress in the deep blue district in a week and a half.  "If someone retires" can be translated as "when Congresswoman Lowey retires."  If she wants the benefits of a continued alliance with the Clinton Machine, she will take the hint and let Hillary, Bill, John, Sid, Philippe, and the rest of the gang know that the campaign for Chelsea in 2020 can start now." . . .

Flashback: Hillary Clinton Is Reminded of This 'Future President' Birthday Tweet

Two years ago on her birthday then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tweeted a very confident happy birthday message to herself."

"Happy birthday to this future president"

View image on Twitter

I see evil incarnate in this woman. TD

Hillary Clinton’s Odious Lifelong Character Trait: Lying

• Hillary fired for lies, unethical behavior from Congressional job: former boss – hotair.com

Dennis Prager, 2016: Hillary’s the Wrong Woman  "Parents are telling their daughters that gender solidarity is more important than moral character."

For Hillary Clinton, Feminism Means ‘Blame Men First,’ and to Disagree Is ‘Misogyny’

2016: This writer at Quora loves Hillary and her character. Calling Clinton, "the nation's most professionally accomplished first lady (by far)." Others of us, not so much.

Why Democrats Need to SHUT UP About Political Violence

The Federalist Papers  "After bombs were sent to the Clinton’s, Obama’s and several members of Congress Democrats are suddenly upset about political violence and are blaming President Trump.

"Well, Democrats need to just SHUT UP about political violence because their party has been the one promoting it since Donald Trump was nominated as the Republican’s candidate for president.

"Republicans have been on the receiving end, but now that Democrats have gotten a taste of their own medicine they don’t like it.
"Well too bad, so sad.
"Maybe Democrat leaders should renounce Antifa and other violent actors before they point fingers.
"In fact Republican politicians, their staffers and the offices where they work have become a recurring target for political violence.
"Here are eight times just this year that Republicans faced such attacks." . . .

One of the several cited in this article:  
. . . "Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s family was also doxxed and someone sent Gardner’s wife a graphic video of a beheading." . . .

Read the full article here...

Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Coming into Focus

Conrad Black

No one would call Donald Trump a sophisticated geopolitician, (including Donald Trump). But in practice, he is. He is not a historian, but he is a realistic analyst of the present and is building a fine future for his country. Americans sense this, and will respond to it.*

"Gradually, almost imperceptibly, the outline of a coherent Trump foreign policy is emerging and succeeding. The elements were to withdraw from the role as the default war-maker in the Middle East without creating a vacuum, render Russia less adversarial without facing it down into the arms of the Chinese, and revitalize the Western Alliance to a plausible notion of multilateral contributions and not just an American military guarantee for everyone, ex gratia and pro bono.

At the same time, there would be unrestricted war on terrorist organizations, a revival of nuclear non-proliferation by direct and overbearing threats to North Korea and Iran, and the reconstruction of America’s status as the world’s preeminent economy by tax reductions, deregulation, renegotiation of trade treaties, and encouragement of energy self-sufficiency.

There have been some unfortunate moments from a presentational standpoint, but it is a good plan and it is working.

Changing the Game in the MideastTurkey had attempted to masquerade as the patron of the Arabs and was sent packing in remembrance of the Arabs’ 500 years of involuntary enjoyment of Turkish occupation, and after a regional musical chairs game with ancient rivals Iran and Russia, all pretending a common cause in Syria. Turkey was left standing when the music stopped and largely has reconciled with the United States. The two countries will operate joint patrols to keep the Kurds from aggravating Kurdish discontent within Anatolia (Turkish Asia Minor)." . . .

. . . "Trump has struck up and retained a cordial personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but has steadily moved to break down China’s trade surplus with the United States, encouraged China’s neighbors to join hands in resisting Chinese hegemony in the Far East, and used the preeminence of the United States Navy to assure that the Chinese effort to convert the South China Sea into Chinese territorial waters does not succeed." . . .

. . . "The fixation of the Democrats, and of some gullible Republicans such as Marco Rubio, on the Russians, and the unutterable but now scarcely audible nonsense about collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign in 2016, has caused many Americans to forget the strategic correlation of forces in the world. But the president and his close advisors have realized that Russia could only be dangerous if it were so coldly rebuffed before the whole world that it were driven into the arms of China.". . . 

*Provided those bastions of courageous international relations, any Democrat, for example, don't depose this President and return America to Obama's guilt-ridden international subservience. The Tunnel Dweller

Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years, and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world as owner of the British telegraph newspapers, the Fairfax newspapers in Australia, the Jerusalem Post, Chicago Sun-Times and scores of smaller newspapers in the U.S., and most of the daily newspapers in Canada. He is the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, one-volume histories of the United States and Canada, and most recently of Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other. He is a member of the British House of Lords as Lord Black of Crossharbour.

Pipe-Bomb Suspect Arrested — Be Very Careful With the ‘Crazy’ Label

David French at National Review  "As my colleague Jack Crowe has noted, a bombing suspect is in custody. His name is Cesar Sayoc Jr., and as you can see the instant you log on to Twitter, he apparently drove a white van covered in pro-Trump stickers. That is not a vehicle a normal human being drives, and now I’m seeing the right side of the Internet light up with takes saying that he’s obviously “crazy.”

"Let’s use caution with that claim. It’s a word that can allow us to wrongly minimize the significance of the attack. There is a huge difference between obsessed, violent, unstable, and truly insane. And that difference matters both legally and practically. When a person who’s afflicted with severe mental illness assaults another person (think of the terrible attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz.), the reasons are often so completely disconnected from reality that preventing such attacks is mainly a question of medication or other forms of mental-health intervention. 

"But there are other kinds of violent people, including angry obsessives. They’re not normal. They act strangely. But they’re also legally and morally responsible for their actions. If you spend any time in politics or the public eye, you encounter them with some frequency. Usually they’re harmlessly annoying, but sometimes they launch harassment campaigns online, sometimes they make violent threats, and sometimes they’ll show up at, say, a pizza place with an AR15. 

"The angry obsessive is absolutely vulnerable to being stoked, inflamed, and inspired by angry rhetoric. Speech can inspire violence. It can. It’s one reason why civility and a sense of proportion in your speech aren’t just abstract, sanctimonious, or elitist concepts. They’re moral responsibilities for people with any kind of meaningful platform. Not all listening ears are sober-minded or entirely rational. And when they hear a public figure they admire thunder against his political opponents with extreme language, sometimes they’ll take extreme action in response. " . . .  Full article...

How To Handle Leftists

Infidel Bloggers Alliance   "My initial reaction to this video is that, while the host presents a worthwhile topic, and it is thoughtful, and it does begin a conversation that needs to be had in our society, it is at the same time, a Steppin' Fetchit strategy, which accepts, somehow, that we Conservatives do not have a right to our opinion in the public square.

"And that we should, as the host says, "learn how to smile, and bob and weave" our way out of conversations.

"Readers of this blog may have noticed that that is not my strategy in life. I do not believe in hiding my opinions. I do not believe in avoiding confrontation.

"The way I see it, I will not become a Steppin' Fetchit, when I have just as much right to sit at the front of the bus as does anyone else. Or to enter the movie theater, or to espouse my views in public.

"We can not afford to cede the public square." . . .
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New John James Ad: ‘Dems Care More About The Black Vote Than Black People’

Does the left not choose to recognize racism when they themselves are guilty of it?

Weasel Zippers

"And that’s how he’s gained 16 points in the last few weeks."

John James

✔@JohnJamesMI

US Senate candidate, MI

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 New John James Ad: ‘Dems Care More About The Black Vote Than Black People’

Ebony Magazine Runs Piece On Black Female Candidates, Leaves Out Black Republicans

"To Ebony, they don’t qualify as black."

Via Daily Caller:Ebony Magazine profiled 18 black women running for Congress in early October but did not include any of the six black Republican women, including one sitting congresswoman, running.
Ebony suggested that their profile, which was published on October 11, was the definitive list of all of the black women running for Congress, titling the piece, “Meet the 18 Black Women Running for a Seat in Congress.”
“This midterm election is one to watch with all 435 seats in the U.S. House up for grabs. Meet the 18 black women vying for a congressional seat,” Ebony writer Sarafina Wright said.
The piece, however, does not mention any of the black Republican women running for Congress.
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The "MAGAbomber"; Democrats don't mess with stupid pranks, they shoot to kill or cripple

Paul Joseph Watson
Questions About the Mail Bomber

Democrat Bernie Sanders supporter shooting Republicans on ball field

CNN reports on the neighbor who violently assaulted Sen. Rand Paul. This post makes no mention of the politics of the attacker.  But this from March 2018 does: 
Rand Paul’s Socialist Assaulter Begins Federal Trial Next Week

Boucher has stuck to his story that this had to do with Paul’s landscaping rather than his political beliefs. However, Boucher had a long history of posting radical socialist propaganda on his Facebook page. He was an avowed Bernie Sanders supporter, but is sticking to his story to avoid greater charges for what was likely a politically motivated act of violence. Paul was also attacked by a terrorist shooter outside of a Congressional baseball practice last year, but escaped the gunfire.

Even the Hollywood liberal Vanity Fair has to recognize this guy was a left-winger

Jim Bullington, a former city commission member who knows both men, told the Post that the two, who live next to each other in their gated community, often engaged in heated exchanges about politics; Boucher is a vocal anti-Trump socialist, according to Bullington, while the libertarian Paul voted against an Obamacare repeal attempt because it didn’t go far enough in severing federal aid.

Professor Accused Of Assaulting Trump Supporter With Bike Lock Gets Probation

. . . "Police had claimed Clanton attacked at least three people with a metal U-lock; court papers attested he hit at least seven people in the head. One of Clanton’s reported victims needed five staples to fix the wound on his head." . . .

A search found "flags, patches and pamphlets “associating Clanton” with antifa and anarchist groups. Clanton was arrested at the second address.U-locks, sunglasses, a glove, jeans, and facial coverings that would have fit with being an antifa member were found; a camera was found with “selfies” of Clanton “wearing black clothing and facial coverings” that would have fit with the April 15 event. Additionally, Clanton’s phone records showed he was near the event on the day in question.

More of what is described as Professor Clanton's work:

Democrats don't mess with stupid pranks; they shoot to kill or cripple, along with destroying lives, careers, and families of conservatives. 

Warning; not being a leftist Democrat can have dangerous side effects. 

I ask us to pray that these acts of violence are not committed by conservatives. Let history judge the left for who they are.

Sen. Scalise (Republican) learning to walk again. CBS photo

The Tunnel Dweller

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has lost her Senatorial endorsement of the Arizona State Troopers Association

Daily Caller  "Kyrsten, who has been dogged by comments and actions made while an anti-war activist, is in a close race with former United States Air Force fighter pilot Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.).

"As the Arizona Republic reports, the association’s membership says they were not consulted about endorsing any candidate for Senate." . . .

Bomb suspect arrest reports

When Democrats gloat over the suspect being a (possibly) pro-Trumper, keep this always in mind as you read updates: From June, 2017: 
 A lone gunman who was said to be distraught over President Trump’s election opened fire on members of the Republican congressional baseball team at a practice field in this Washington suburb on Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with bullets that struck four people, including Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives.


Christmas time for Democrats! Bomb Mail Suspect Arrested in Florida, Suspect’s Van Covered in Pro-Trump Stickers

Cesar Sayoc, 56, pictured in this booking photo
from an arrest, via @browardsheriff

A Florida man suspected of mailing suspicious packages to at least 11 prominent Democrats, including 2 former U.S. Presidents, was arrested in Plantation, Florida on Friday.

The suspect, a Caucasian 56-year-old male, was under surveillance for 24 hours before he was taken into custody by F.B.I. agents.The man was arrested at an Auto Zone store on State Route 7 at SW 6th Street around 10:30 a.m., according to CBS4 in Miami.A white van covered in “pro-Trump stickers” was towed from the location.A loud explosion was heard at the time of the arrest, possibly from a flash bang device used by the F.B.I.The suspect, who lives in North Miami Beach, is a former resident of New York. He was known to law enforcement for making threats in the past.The suspect was reportedly identified from surveillance footage at a postal center in Opa Locka, Florida.The feds say several of the suspicious packages were mailed to New York from the center. Postal workers are sorting through millions of pieces of mail searching for more suspicious packages.Several hoax pipe bombs were sent to the homes of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Packages were also sent to California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, former U.S. AG Eric Holder, and anti-Trump actor Robert De Niro.None of the packages were capable of exploding, according to law enforcement officers. . . .

Hat tip to Mickey Bell at Moretti Underground

Trump-supporting, bodybuilding, Native American Florida strip-club worker is revealed as the 'MAGAbomber' who 'sent suspicious packages to 12 liberals'

. . . " 'It's really bad,' the woman said by telephone. She declined to give her name. 'We heard a loud bang, like a bomb exploding. Police officers who told us to stay inside said they were arrested the guy who's been sending bombs all over the place. It's pretty scary but we're inside trying to get some work done.'"The suspect is reportedly a former resident of New York who is living in Florida. The 12 mail bombs are all believed to have been handled by a regional mail sorting facility in southern Florida. "The suspect is known to law enforcement, and has a history of making terroristic threats to judges, sources said." . . .

These should suffice until the press conference this afternoon, 2:30 EDT

National Review: The Caravan Is Real

Rich Lowry

Whatever Trump’s exaggerations, the caravan itself isn’t a fabrication.

"The last thing the Left wants prior to the midterms is an image dramatizing the weakness of our southern border. 

"So the caravan of thousands of migrants, emanating from Honduras and headed toward the United States, is considered an illegitimate story, a shoddy excuse for President Donald Trump’s fearmongering.

"It’s certainly true that Trump and his allies have thrown up a lot of chaff around the caravan. It’s not being paid for by George Soros, or infiltrated by unknown Middle Easterners. But the president gets the big point right: We have borders, and should enforce them. 

"Whatever Trump’s exaggerations, the caravan itself isn’t a fabrication. It started as a group of 160 people in Honduras. It quickly grew to 1,600. Guatemala tried to close its border to the migrants, but rapidly gave in. The caravan grew to as large as 7,000 as it crossed into Mexico, before shedding people in recent days.

" The media have run with the story because it isn’t every day that a group of thousands of migrants crashes through a Mexican border crossing. The images, of a throng of migrants as far as the eye can see on the roads, are compelling. To which the response of progressive commentators has been: No fair." . . .

Rich Terrell

Democrat election video

Allie Beth Stuckey