Congressman says MSNBC won't let anyone on unless they talk about impeachment

Monica Showalter  "Does it get more blatant than this? A lefty congressman, Brad Sherman of Sherman Oaks, California, says he can't get airtime on MSNBC unless he promises to talk about impeachment. No impeachment talk, no airtime for him.

"Here's what the Right Scoop spotted:

A Democratic Congressman actually complained on-air to a host on MSNBC that they wouldn’t have him on except to talk about impeachment:

California Rep. Brad Sherman told MSNBC host Ari Melber that he’s been trying to get on his show to talk about other issues like drug prices and the Saudi nuclear program, but all they want to talk to him about his impeachment:

“Actually I’ve been trying to get on your show to talk about the Saudi nuclear program. And if it was my time we’d be talking about efforts to control drug prices. There’s this image in this country that Congress is focused only on impeachment. That’s the only thing I can get on TV to talk about, but it’s not really what I’m working on.”

"Washington Times has more about it here." . . .

Man places 390th in men's hurdles, calls himself female, snatches women's NCAA national title

American Thinker  " Association Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, they conclude tWhen normal people thinking normal thoughts read that a man named Craig Tefler "took home the women's 400-meter hurdles national title" at the 2019 National Collegiate Athletichat he stole it.  In our brave new world, where Craig goes by "CeCe" and calls himself a woman, things are a little different.

"Legal Insurrection has the video:

. . . "What won't be asked is the elephant-in-the-room question: why have we long segregated sports by sex?  To admit that women can't win if we don't would enrage feminists.  To admit that women are much safer this way would threaten to knock over decades of girl-power social engineering, wherein 120-pound wonder-women are depicted beating the pulp out of multiple men twice their size.

"Conservatives had better come to terms with the truth that there will be no Solomonic splitting the baby on this issue.  Men are men all the time, and women are women all the time.  If we stick to chromosomes, that's a truth easy to implement, even if it makes some people feel bad.  If we base it on feelings, we're headed for a Hobbesian "all against all" hellscape of which the destruction of sports is only one of the lesser consequences."

. . . 
"So far, there has not exactly been a feminist hue and cry over men encroaching on women's sports.  Only a few are speaking out.  The problem for feminists is that the transgender putsch in the sporting world sets what was once a simmering pot of cognitive dissonance to boiling: throw out the delusional "men can be women" part, and you're left with the bald-faced truth that men and women are inherently, inexorably different.  And not only are men and women different, but — heresy of all heresies — men are stronger than women.  Feminists have been fighting this fact tooth and nail for decades, to the point where mentally disturbed or opportunistic males who can't win against other males can ride the feminist train all the way to snatching trophies from girls." . . .

Legal Insurrection: The patriarchy’s plans to destroy women’s sports continues apace.

Fake News: Ilhan Omar Did NOT Propose Tax on Pork Products 'So Costly Nobody Will Buy Them Anymore

Lead Stories  "Did Ilhan Omar propose a tax on pork products so costly nobody will buy them anymore? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links before sharing or liking them in order to avoid being embarrassed by fans of the site later. All the events described in the article are not real.

"The story originated from an article published by BustaTroll on May 26, 2019 titled "Ilhan Omar Proposes Tax on Pork Products 'So Costly Nobody Will Buy Them Anymore'" (archived here) which opened:" . . .

Untrue except perhaps in communities that voted for Omar, Tlaib, and Keith Ellison.

UPDATED: Obama Tells Multiple Lies About Guns In The U.S. To A Crowd In Brazil

Daily Wire  

"Former President Barack Obama told multiple lies on Thursday to a crowd in Brazil while discussing gun laws in the United States — something that he repeatedly did during his presidency.' . . .
'Everything stated by Obama was a blatant lie.
"Stephen Gutowski, a Second Amendment reporter for The Washington Free Beacon, highlighted some of Obama's in a series of tweets on Friday.
" 'Former President Obama just straight up lied about America's gun laws while at an event in Brazil--a country with strict gun laws and an unfathomably-high gun murder rate," Gutowski tweeted. "Former President Obama told the Brazilian crowd 'anybody can buy any weapon any time without much, if any, regulation' of our gun laws which is just plain false on its face. A complete lie.' " . . .

Thomas Lifson UPDATE:  Obama offers blatant lies about US gun laws in speech given in Brazil

. . . "Brazil, where Obama was speaking, has had strict gun control laws, but also has one of the highest murder rates in the world. just like Chicago. However, Jessica Chasmar in the Washington Times notes that Brazil’s new populist president is moving the country in the direction of firearms freedom in order to stem the tide of lawlessness:

Mr. Obama’s comments come just weeks after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree easing restrictions on gun imports and increasing the amount of ammunition a person can buy. In January, Mr. Bolsonaro signed a decree making it easier for Brazilians to keep weapons at home without first demonstrating that they have a need to own a gun.

"Abysmally ignorant or blatant liar?  Either way, Barack Obama is a hideous ex-president."

William Barr's thoughts on the Mueller Report

William Barr interview on CBS  . . . "Here is one quotable quote on the president’s authorization of Barr to declassify relevant documents in which Barr makes a point that I have made here repeatedly this week: “I’m amused by these people who make a living by disclosing classified information, including the names of intelligence operatives, wringing their hands about whether I’m going to be responsible in protecting intelligence sources and methods. I’ve been in the business as I’ve said for over 50 years long before they were born and I know how to handle classified information and I believe strongly in protecting intelligence sources and methods. But at the same time if there is information that can be shared with the American people without jeopardizing intelligence sources and methods that decision should be made and because I will be involved in finding out what the story was I think I’m in the best [position?] to make that decision.” . . .

Barr: Counter-intelligence Probe of Trump Campaign Crossed ‘Serious Red Line’

Donkey Hotey

The Fabulous William Barr, The Right Man At The Right Moment  . . ."Barr sat for an interview with CBS News legal correspondent Jan Craw. ford in Alaska to discuss Robert Mueller’s controversial “statement,” which was essentially an assault on the rule of law. Barr did not engage in the analysis of Mueller’s motives, nor did he criticize Mueller for triggering a new round of calls for the President’s impeachment. (I posted about Mueller’s comments here, here and here.)

"However, Barr did make it crystal clear that, despite the Office of Legal Counsel guidance, Mueller “could have made a decision about whether it was criminal activity. He had his reasons for not doing it, which he explained. I’m not going to argue about those reasons, but when he didn’t make a decision, the deputy attorney general and I felt it was necessary for us, as the heads of the department, to reach that decision.”

"He expressed his surprise when Mueller informed him he had not come to a conclusion. Because that’s what he was hired to do. " . . .

Never Trumper shows his ignorance

Don Surber [Klein] wrote, "First, in the most direct way, raising tariffs on Mexico will mean a tax incre [ ase of up to 25% on American families and businesses purchasing any products from Mexico, one of the U.S.' leading trade partners. In 2018, Americans imported $346.5 billion in goods from Mexico, so on that basis it would amount to a nearly $87 billion tax increase. It also will punish industries that will be affected by inevitable retaliatory tariffs."

"Wrong.

"A tariff is a voluntary tax. It is easily avoided by buying an American-made product. That is why every Republican president from Lincoln to Reagan supported protectionist tariffs." . . 

Robert Mueller: the dreams of CNN and MSNBC realized.

Rich Terrell

The Wayward Special Counsel "In the end, the by-the-book Robert Mueller wildly departed from the book. 
"He invented an extraconstitutional legal standard for his obstruction investigation and acted, at the very least, in violation of the spirit of the special counsel regulations. 
"His departing act was a public statement meant to influence the public debate in a manner inappropriate for a prosecutor, in part because the public report he wrote that was inappropriate for a prosecutor failed to achieve clarity despite its hundreds of pages." . . .

"Mueller Tried to Entrap Trump" . . . "Mueller knew indictments for obstruction of justice would never hold up in court.  An innocent man screaming. “I’m innocent and this is a witchhunt,” is no more committing obstruction than a guilty man screaming the same thing.  Also, an innocent man screaming, “I want that SOB fired” but then who doesn’t fire him is not obstructing either.  In addition, the president allowed Mueller to interview any executive officer, never declared executive privilege, or attorney-client privilege, and submitted 1.4 million requested documents." . . .

Greenwald righteously concludes that Mueller's inability to find that Trump had engaged in illegal activity also made "it virtually impossible to find that he criminally obstructed the investigation." Scam over, case closed.

Buttigieg brother-in-law accuses 2020 candidate of lying about his family for political gain

Washington Examiner  ."CLIO, Michigan — Pete Buttigieg’s brother-in-law is accusing the gay Democratic presidential hopeful of hijacking his family’s history for political advantage by crafting a bogus backstory of poverty, homelessness, and homophobia.

"Rhyan Glezman, 34, a pastor in small-town Michigan, said he was inundated by death threats and hate mail when stories surfaced this month claiming he was a bigot who had fallen out with his younger brother Chasten when Chasten came out of the closet.

"The reports were based on a Washington Post article, which described how Chasten, 29, was forced out of the family home and never reconciled with his two brothers.

. . . 

“He went away,” is how Glezman put it. “He was struggling for a time. But there was nothing on the family end that said he had to leave.”. . . 

It was all part of a public discourse, Glezman believes, that frequently writes off principled Christians as bigots. “I believe for me, as a Christian, we’re the people being shunned, people being silenced, and a lot of the liberal side of things are becoming the bigots to Christianity and faith,” he said. “They are becoming the intolerant side.” . . .

New Damaging Info Comes Out On Disgraced FBI Agent Peter Strzok

Daily Wire "The FBI did not warn the Trump campaign that two members of its campaign were under FBI investigation when agents met with the campaign in August 2016 to warn it about national security threats."

. . . 

Strzok, "who was later removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team for sending anti-Trump texts, was a central coordinator for the FBI on the defensive briefing, which included multiple agencies. Three weeks earlier, Strzok opened an FBI counterintelligence investigation into campaign aide George Papadopoulos.

A source familiar with sensitive records documenting the August briefing told Fox News that Strzok was in a unique -- and apparently conflicted -- position. Strzok opened the FBI investigation into Russian outreach to Trump campaign aides, while at the same time he was supposed to be warning the Trump campaign about Russian activities.

Former CNN Contributors Allege Network Has Become ‘Anti-Trump’ Platform

USSA News

"A number of conservative commentators who were formerly CNN contributors have come out to say the network has become a hate-fuelled platform against President Donald Trump, with one stating that it “openly despises conservatives” who support the president.

"CNN has struggled to keep on pro-Trump contributors over the past years, according to a report from Mediaite. The most recent example occurred last week when the network let go of former contributor Ken Cuccinelli after reports emerged that the president was considering him to fill a top Homeland Security position. Cuccinell’s departure further culled the already endangered intellectual diversity at CNN.

Photo of CNN screen added by TD

"In 2017 the network unveiled a new slogan with the company vowing to put “facts first” and reaffirmed that they would not be affected by emotion or bias. But several former contributors for the network disputed their ex-employer ever following through on that promise.

“ 'Most of us got squeezed out involuntarily,” former Georgia Congressman Jack Kingston told Mediaite. Kingston’s CNN relationship was left to expire earlier this year.

"He continued: “I was there for 2 years and was certainly willing to continue. It was clear to me in the end that the Republicans they prefer are anti-Trump Republicans.”

"Economic analyst Stephen Moore, also a former CNN contributor, was fired earlier this year after Trump nominated him to serve on the board of the Federal Reserve. Moore later withdrew from consideration after other media, including his former employer, dug into his personal history including unsealing his divorce records and unearthing humor columns he wrote nearly two decades ago.

“ 'Who are the Republicans?” Moore told Mediate in reference to the those still remaining on CNN. “John Kasich? He hates Trump!' ” . . .

A family member showed me her class handout on their media choices. As you see by this chart on her school picture, the California school endorses CNN to their students. TD

Jurisprudence and the Failed Coup

Stephen B. Presser

"The indispensable Victor Davis Hanson recently noted, “Real coups against democracies rarely are pulled off by jack-booted thugs in sunglasses or fanatical mobs storming the presidential palace. More often, they are the insidious work of supercilious bureaucrats, bought intellectuals, toady journalists, and political activists who falsely project that their target might at some future date do precisely what they are currently planning and doing—and that they are noble patriots, risking their lives, careers, and reputations for all of us, and thus must strike first.”

"He was discussing what we are now beginning to understand was the attempt to oust Donald Trump begun by officials in the Obama Administration, including certainly former FBI Director James Comey, assistant director Andrew McCabe, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI counterintelligence chief Peter Strzok, former FBI attorney Lisa Page, and quite possibly President Obama himself." 

"This will, in the long light of history, be regarded as the greatest misuse of governmental power ever to appear in our politics, and yet there has been very little attention paid to how this could occur and why at this particular time in our political development." . . .

Weasel Zippers gives Mueller and Democrats both barrels

Barr And Mueller Teams: Mueller Is Not Saying That But For Policy He Would Have Found Obstruction  "Mueller had previously told Barr three times that he wasn’t making his decision/non-decision based on the policy."  "Via RedState:" . . .

Barr And Mueller Teams: Mueller Is Not Saying That But For Policy He Would Have Found Obstruction  "Further clarification, signed by DOJ and Mueller team spokesperson. Shoots down Democratic narrative." . . .

Scarborough: Pelosi Impeaching Trump Is Like Lincoln Freeing Slaves

Nancy Pelosi Smirks As Dem Activist Jokes About Pushing Trump “Over The Edge”…

Did Brits Warn About Steele’s Credibility, Before Mueller’s Probe? Congress Has Evidence  "Why hasn’t this come out before? Via The Hill:"

One of the deepest, darkest secrets of Russiagate soon may be unmasked. Even President Trump may be surprised.

 More posts here as the day goes on.