Saturday Night Live starts taking on leftists - and gets funny again

Monica Showalter  "Is Saturday Night Live changing its ways? Is it feeling a shift in the political winds?

"Seems that yet another side effect of President Trump's exoneration in the Mueller report (besides the rising stock market) is that Saturday Night Live is no longer doing boring skits about him. They've dropped that old dead cat, and moved on to the rich, rich, material in the assorted leftist bigs and pillars of the establishment who've found themselves heading for jail. Those leftists may be down and out, and therefore easy targets, but they also threw in a striking political jab at MSNBC." . . .
Language advisory in the clip:

. . . It works. And the more they do this, the higher their ratings will go. It's amazing to see economics infiltrate the minds of New York lefty comic writers and actors, some of the country's most influential arteestes - and it could be a bellwether.  . . .

Terrifying video on antisemitic conference at the University of North Carolina

So much for Obama saying over and over, "That's not who we are".

One of my favorite scenes from "Saving Private Ryan" Taunting antisemites:

Thomas Lifson  "Ami Horowitz, the investigatory filmmaker who often exposes campus madness, has produced a video that ought to terrify anyone familiar with the history of Weimar Germany.  Then, as now, universities were among the leaders in whipping up Jew-hatred and actually persecuting Jews.  One of the neglected aspects of the origins of the Holocaust is that the purge of Jews from Germany's famous universities opened up new career possibilities for those faculty and students who remained once their institutions were 
Judenrein.

"We are not (yet) at the point of expelling Jews from faculties and student bodies, but we are at the point of violent attacks on Jews being justified by faculty members at prestigious universities, as a jaw-dropping interview in Horowitz's latest video (embedded below) shows.  We are also at the point where multiple academic departments at such a university — a publicly owned and funded institution of (purported) higher learning — are comfortable sponsoring an academic conference with open Jew-hatred, and government funds (nearly a quarter million dollars!) are allocated to sponsor it."

"Horowitz was denied access to film the conference but snuck in sound equipment and somehow managed to get a clip of the crowd cheering when the speaker onstage complimented them: "You look beautifully antisemitic," to the accompaniment of loud music and strobe lights." . . .

Which 2020 Democrat Is the Most Conservative?

PJ Media  "Candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination are even more liberal than you might think. On Thursday, the American Conservative Union (ACU), the group behind the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), released its ratingsfrom the 2017-2018 Congress. Eleven of the Democrats running for president in 2020 appeared in the report, and here is how they scored, from most liberal to most conservative.
"PJ Media has included one Democrat who is considering a presidential run. Seven of the twelve ranked more liberal than an outright socialist."

Most liberal: Eric Swalwell:
"According to the ACU, the most liberal 2020 Democrat is Eric Swalwell. In 2017, he voted conservative 4 percent of the time, and he did so in 2018 as well. But his lifetime rating is 3.98 percent, the worst among presidential candidates.
And he is from California, elected by Californians in the Bay Area city of  Alameda.
Oh, and the Obama-esque Bobby O'Rourke: he "has a creepy cult-like following, and he seems totally obsessed with himself, but he is one of the most conservative Democrats running in 2020. That said, he still has less than a 10 percent lifetime conservative voting record. According to the ACU, he voted 4 percent conservative in 2017 and 8 percent in 2018, earning a lifetime rating of 8.08 percent."

Most, um...conservative: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)

"Tim Ryan, the only 2020 Democrat to score more than a 10 percent lifetime rating with the ACU, is running a Midwest-focused campaign aimed at the "forgotten men and women" Donald Trump courted in 2016. That said, Ryan is far from moderate, and he ranks among the least memorable of the 2020 field."

Where they all "stood" on the "Green New Deal": "Every Democrat senator running for president — Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — voted "present," refusing to take a stance on the legislation most of them have endorsed in public.

"Many of these candidates announced their support for a Green New Deal even while choosing to vote "present" on the bill sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)".

Oh, by the way, Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ Would Cost 8,000 Times as Much as Trump's Border Wall Request

Trump Threatens To Dump Migrants In Sanctuary Cities

Zero Hedge  . . . "After reports surfaced that the idea was brought up twice and shot down by attorneys from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), President Trump tweeted on Friday that his administration is "indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only," adding "The Radical Left always seems to have an Open Borders, Open Arms policy – so this should make them very happy!' " . . .

The plan was reportedly pushed by senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller, according to two DHS officials; once in November and again three months later during the shutdown talks. 

White House officials first broached the plan in a Nov. 16 email, asking officials at several agencies whether members of the caravan could be arrested at the border and then bused “to small- and mid-sized sanctuary cities,” places where local authorities have refused to hand over illegal immigrants for deportation.

The White House told U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that the plan was intended to alleviate a shortage of detention space but also served to send a message to Democrats. The attempt at political retribution raised alarm within ICE, with a top official responding that it was rife with budgetary and liability concerns, and noting that “there are PR risks as well.” -Washington Post

. . . " 'This was just a suggestion that was floated and rejected, which ended any further discussion," the White House said in a statement. 

"Until today...

"Contrary to the report, ICE acting deputy director Matthew Albence acknowledged the discussion but said he was never pressured, saying in a statement: "As the Acting Deputy I was not pressured by anyone at the White House on this issue. I was asked my opinion and provided it and my advice was heeded." 

"After the November discussions, Albence brought ICE attorneys into the picture after the topic came up again three months later, who ultimately killed the idea. 

Trump has been demanding ­aggressive action to deal with the surge of migrants, and many of his administration’s proposals have been blocked in federal court or, like the family separation policy last year, have backfired as public relations disasters.

Homeland Security officials said the sanctuary city request was unnerving, and it underscores the political pressure Trump and Miller have put on ICE and other DHS agencies at a time when the president is furious about the biggest border surge in more than a decade. -Washington Post . . . 

Malkin’s Handy History of Fake Noose

Michelle Malkin

"Is it any wonder that American news consumers are at the end of their ropes of patience with the “mainstream media”?

"Three weeks ago, when I first documented troubling questions, contradictions and doubts about Trump-hating, attention-craving actor Jussie Smollett’s absurd hate crime claims, few in the “professional” journalism herd paid heed. Now, with a grand jury investigation on the horizon, everyone’s a Johnny-come-lately debunker.

"And everyone’s making excuses: How could we have known? Why would anyone lie about racism? What could have possibly prepared us for such a scandalous swindle?

"I’m especially looking at you, Robin Roberts. You and ABC’s “Good Morning America” willingly played public relations agents for Smollett last week while his story was already falling apart and he refused to be fully transparent with investigators. Now, you defend yourselves by hiding behind a veil of ignorance about hate crimes hoaxes.

"Listen and learn, addled enablers of fraud. Fake Noose is a sick phenomenon that has run rampant across the country unchecked. I’ve chronicled the self-victimization pathology in my books, columns and blog posts for years:

—Columbia University, 2007. Remember black psychology professor Madonna Constantine? She made the rounds on none other than ABC’s “Good Morning America,” claiming she found a “degrading” noose (made of hand-tied twine) hanging from her office door. Constantine led fist-waving protests, decried “systematic racism,” and prompted a nationwide uproar, as I reported at the time in the New York Post. Things didn’t add up when Columbia initially blocked investigators from obtaining 56 hours of surveillance video. No culprits could be found on the militantly progressive campus obsessed with diversity and multiculturalism. It turned out that Constantine was desperately trying to distract from a brewing internal probe of her serial plagiarism, for which she was eventually fired. The hate crime probe hit a dead end and Constantine faced no criminal charges over the Fake Noose incident.

—Baltimore Fire Department, 2007. Another manufactured outrage erupted when . . ."

Much more here.

What The Covington Media Coverage Unveiled: The Anti-Catholic Bigotry Rooted Deep Within The Democrat Party’s Klan DNA

Sarah Watching
"Please note the author uses “Democrat Party” intentionally because it is anything but a “Democratic” party. Also, the image is from a[n] Easter Procession in Segovia.  For more info, visit the image here and note (!) what the artist writes about these penitential robes."

"Dehooding The Democrats

"From the flagrant bigotry of the Democrat Party’s KKK days through the present moment, leftist hatred of Catholics has endured the test of time and identity politics.

"Sure, the Democrats and their sounding horn, the so-called mainstream media, hate Donald Trump and #MAGA hats. But even a remotely reasonable person (which excludes all liberals) must admit that the jumping-to-conclusions and unfair coverage of Covington High School students and a lone Indian activist, wreaked of the left’s rabid Alinskyism. (Do they have any idea how foolish they look?)

"In addition to unveiling the Democrat Party’s abiding KKK intolerance of Catholics, Covington coverage also pointed out the ignorance of Democrat pundits and those who write their talking points (they really should study history). But who is more witless? The mynah bird or the talking point writers they mimic? Rhetorical.

"In what rivals a Joy Behar conversation for stupidity, CNN commentator Angela Rye made the following comments regarding Catholic high school student Nick Sandmann and Native American activist Nathan Phillips. (Democrat SEO keyword du jour: “standoff”.)

“Forget Donald Trump for a moment and just think about the symbol of that red hat. When I see the Make America Great Again hat now, Chris, I am triggered. I’m so triggered.”

"As if she thought someone cared about her adolescent reaction, the blather continued:

“…this Make America Great Again hat is just as maddening and frustrating and triggering for me to look at as a KKK hood. Like, that is the type of hatred that his policies represent. And until we can have common ground and understanding about that … that it’s that triggering, we’re going to continue to have problems.”

"Like, the irony! Like, President Trump’s policies have brought about the lowest unemployment ever for African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and like, Asian Americans and women, like, is that the type of hatred that his policies represent? Or is that like, Nelly Rye’s grossly obvious bias?" . . .

Also at this site: "Is The Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings The First Public Display Of Christian Persecution At The Hands Of The U.S. Government?"

The inquisition must go on...and on. . .

. . . "Alas, it was not over. Alger was dead. Communism was dead. Yet the Democrats had learned something very powerful from Alger’s life’s work. If you lie, lie fervently, lie sincerely, and forever there are credulous saps who will believe you. It does not matter how preposterous your story is. These poor saps will not only believe the lies, but they will actually acquire a kind of moral and intellectual superiority by believing it." . . .

The Alger Hiss Democrats in Congress  "Hillary’s explanation for her defeat has been that the Russians colluded with the Trump team in fashioning her defeat. After all, she has been a lifelong enemy of Moscow, almost a member of the John Birch Society. Mueller and the camorra of Clinton supporters that he surrounded himself with must come to her aid now. They would reveal that Trump and the Russians were in collusion to steal her election.
"There is only one problem with this conspiracy. For two long years, after every leak, after every tantalizing tale of collusion, never was there discovered any evidence of it. Thus that is what Mueller reported. There was no evidence. The media and the Clintonites had a lovely theory of collusion. All that was missing was the evidence, and that is what Mueller reported. As I say, I was right all along. Mueller was an honest man." . . .

American Spectator

. . . "So now what are the Democrats going to do? Are they going to move on to something else, or are they going to fabricate another lie? They are going to fabricate another lie. They are going to claim that Attorney General William Barr’s revelations are a “cover-up.” Notwithstanding the law and customs surrounding a grand jury’s treatment of evidence gathered, they are going to claim the right to lay eyes on every jot and tittle Mueller obtained and handed over to Barr. " . . .

https://www.americanthinker.com/cartoons/

The Anti–Bill Barr Smear Campaign  . . . "The question, as Barr said the other day, is whether this surveillance was properly predicated. Barr is being attacked as a partisan hack for saying he’s going to find out. Democrats fear that Trump will use — and exaggerate — whatever is found for his own political purposes, but this isn’t a good reason to oppose Barr’s determining whether the FBI conducted itself with good judgment and in good faith during this episode. The public certainly has an interest in knowing the facts, which is why as many documents related to the beginning of the probe and its conduct should be released as possible.
"Barr is also taking a beating for redacting the forthcoming Mueller report. But it is his responsibility to take out grand-jury material — a D.C. court of appeals decision just affirmed that this material can’t be released to Congress under current statute — classified information, and disparaging references to people incidentally related to the probe. This is simply good practice, and Barr has said he’s combing through the report with Robert Mueller. You know, just like Roy Cohn would." . . .

Tony Branco

What to recall about Joe Biden for 2010

The old, "that is not who we are" speech, followed by bowing in submission and contrition. The key is sincerity and conviction; if you can fake it, you can make it. TD

Biden tells Europeans in Munich that America is 'an embarrassment'  "Biden’s jabs drew applause from European critics of Trump hours after Vice President Mike Pence had spoken at the conference lauding the president's efforts to press NATO allies to increase defense spending in the face of Russian aggression.

"Ironically, Biden lambasted Trump at the high-profile conference for making his grievances with allies public. “You’re never allowed to disagree with your brothers and sisters in public,” he said. “Today, because of, I think, a lack of leadership coming from the other side of the Atlantic, we find ourselves in a different place,and it’s uncomfortable.”

Toon added, TD

"Biden alluded to limbering up for a bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, which would be his third tilt at White House, after sputtering attempts in 1988 and 2008. “I have spent the better part of the last two years traveling throughout the United States of America, from Minnesota to Texas; from Boston to Birmingham,” he said. “I can assure you, that the American people, the ultimate wellspring of power in the United States of America, remain committed to engaging the world with decency and respect.”

"He added, “Those same people who I met all across the United States, who may feel disconnected, discounted, ignored, or left behind ... They still believe, as I do, that the core values enshrined in our alliances are worth defending.' ” . . .

2012: Biden's tone, behavior are the talk of the VP debate

. . . "Vice President Joe Biden mockingly smiled, wagged his finger, and couldn't seem to stop interrupting Republican running mate Paul Ryan. 

. . . 

"Early on in the wide-ranging debate on domestic and foreign policy issues, Biden leaned back his chair and gave a big grin, often audibly chuckling at Ryan. His laughter sparked a new Twitter handle called "laughinjoebiden."

"But as the 90-minute debate pressed on, the vice president became increasingly agitated. He wagged his finger at moderator Martha Raddatz. His smile sometimes faded into a scowl." . . . 

The AP report said Ryan "settled on a smirk", but I saw nothing like that. Every reply Ryan gave to a talking point was met with rude mockery and great disrespect." I saw his drinking water as evidence of being thoroughly rattled by Biden's behavior. That was ninety minutes out of my life I'll never get back. TD

Joe became for me, "Toonman":

https://www.americanthinker.com/

Only a heckler can improve an evening with the money-grabbing Clintons

NY Post

"Now that they’ve been dismissed, defanged and declawed by their own party, Bill and Hillary Clinton are doing what comes naturally: Hitting people up for money.

"Thursday night marked the kickoff, in New York City, of their national speaking tour. Billed as “a one-of-a-kind conversation with two individuals who have helped shape our world … [and who offer] remarkable insight into where we go from here,” the event simply underscored why Hillary lost: Over-promise, under-deliver, avoid accountability, and expect the masses to nonetheless be satisfied.

"My ticket, a third-row seat in the balcony, cost $210. This bought me 90 minutes of longtime Clinton lackey Paul Begala launching such softballs as:" . . .

"Oh, and #MeToo. Not a mention of how that little movement has changed things, potentially for a one-time frontrunner. But as we know, that, to the Clintons, is a third rail.

"Coverage of this snoozefest was typically respectful and anodyne, yet the most exciting moment of the night made little if any news. Not quite halfway through the event, a man in the front row stood up and interrupted.

“ 'Bill, this is boring!” he yelled. As he tried asking his question — “Why don’t you talk about — ” Hillary immediately began talking over him, saying that the “important political conversations” they were trying to have could be difficult, especially when interrupted by such “agent provocateurs.”

“ 'Jeffrey Epstein!” shouted the man." .  . .

It seems Pete Buttigieg wants to be considered a victim for street cred

This is so puny and childish of Mayor Pete

Pence: I Worked With Buttigieg For a Long Time...What's the Problem Now? "As South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg continues to suggest Vice President Mike Pence is a bigot for his belief in traditional marriage, the latter wonders what happened to their former friendly working relationship. The two worked together when Pence was governor of Indiana, suggesting Buttigieg was clearly aware of Pence's religious beliefs. Yet, since announcing his run for president, Buttigieg has suggested that Pence's quarrel with his lifestyle is not with him, but "with my Creator."
. . . "We worked very closely together when I was governor and I considered him a friend," Pence said. "He knows I don't have a problem with him. I don't believe in discrimination against anybody. I treat everybody the way I want to be treated."
. . . Critics were ready to troll Pence last month when the openly gay prime minister of Ireland arrived at the White House with his partner. Instead, shockingly, the vice president politely greeted them with the same respect he shows any head of state. . . .

Mayor Pete Jesus-splains to me?  . . . "I am Christian, but I am also an American.  I have every right to vote in accordance with my interests, and after the last eight years of being called a bitter clinger who clings to my religion and my guns (I don't have any guns, thank you, but I sure believe you have a right to yours!) and after watching Jack Phillips being persecuted by a transgender attorney, I know where my interests lie.

"The Constitution says I have a right to practice my religion, but there are very real forces that don't want me to do so, the Democratic Party first and foremost among them.  I will vote for people who support my right to practice my religion, even if they aren't perfect people.  Politics is not the same as religion, after all.  In politics, it's okay to accept that which is less than perfect.  In my faith, I strive to be perfect even as my Father is perfect.  I know the difference.  Does Mr. Buttigieg?

"So Pete should give it up.  I know that as a Democrat, he likely would be opposed to what I believe in.  Even if he is willing to let me believe, he would likely bow to those in his party who want to crush me and prevent me from living out my faith.

"I will vote for candidates who may not be perfect but who will let me live my life, and my faith, as I desire."

Revealed: Two decades before college admissions scandal, the Clintons tried to game system for Chelsea's boyfriend

Washington Examiner "Bill and Hillary Clinton tried to bully a prestigious scholarship program into selecting Chelsea Clinton’s then-boyfriend and then sought "payback" when they were resisted, according to a former top foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama.

"The episode took place nearly 19 years ago but has fresh resonance after revelations last month of multimillion-dollar bribes paid by parents to get their children into elite colleges, including Stanford University, which Chelsea Clinton and her then-boyfriend Jeremy Kane attended. Among those recently implicated was Michelle Obama's former tennis coach." . . .

When will this nightmare end? . . .

. . . "What will it take? Another two years? Another 19 hardened Democrat lawyers and 40 professional staffers? Another 500 witnesses? Another 50 million dollars spent, 2,800 subpoenas, 500 search warrants?" . . .  ". . . The real collusion was Democrat collusion, starting with Steele's phony and salacious dossier, filled with falsehoods and a moving curtain of lies invented by the Russian FSB (AKA KGB), purchased with Clinton's $165,000 passed through a DNC Washington law firm to fool  FISA judges four times to bring innocent citizens to their knees and financial ruin.  A DOJ and FBI infiltrated by rogue high-ranking officials who were committed to doing anything in their power to change an election, and if that plan failed, they planned an "insurance policy" to have Trump impeached at worst or impeded and powerless at best." . . .

During the Obama administration was when it first dawned on me that America had become
a banana republic, putting third-world politicians into high office.TD

Rich Terrell

AG Barr: “Spying Did Occur” on the Trump Campaign  . . . "Given the players here (see also: Former FBI Director Comey, Former FBI Deputy Director McCabe, and Former FBI Agent Strzok), an investigation into the investigation will likely not bode well for those afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome.

"Trump fired back, calling the “illegal investigation” a “phony and treasonous hoax.' ”

The Day of Reckoning Is at Hand  . . . "Coming from Barr, a most measured and serious man, this explosive testimony portends a bleak future for all those FBI, Department of Justice, and intelligence community operatives who used their official positions and enormous — bordering on limitless — governmental powers to undermine the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and, failing that, to undo the results of the 2016 election. So it is that Barr’s description of the possibility of such political surveillance as a “big deal” is understatement of the first order. As “big deals” go, the stakes couldn’t be any higher.

"On cue, the Democrats and their wholly owned mainstream media subsidiary have tried to dull the impact of Barr’s testimony. One bedraggled party flak claimed on network television that, since Barr merely thought spying had occurred, he had not confirmed that it had really, truly and actually happened. And, resorting to the left’s default position on all things Trump, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin has called for Barr’s impeachment. " . . .

Focus on the Leaking, Not Just the Spying  . . . "Schiff should recalibrate his umbrage. Trump will be president until at least 2021. If Democrats see no problem with the anonymous disclosure of elements of ongoing counterintelligence investigations, or the fruits of surveillance, what is to stop Trump from doing it too? To borrow a popular slogan of the moment: This is not normal." 

Tony Branco

Barr Should Focus on 2 Questions When Investigating Spying on Trump Campaign

. . . "First, did the FBI and the Justice Department have evidence to justify opening an investigation and counterintelligence operation looking at the Trump presidential campaign? "And second, did those who authorized the spying meet the requirements of the FISA law to justify electronic surveillance?" . . .  Hans von Spakovsky