Donna Brazile goes too far on Fox News, claims Russia is the reason Hillary not elected president

Thomas Lifson  "At what point does Fox News pull the plug when a featured talking head spouts a discredited conspiracy theory?

"Donna Brazile, who forever discredited herself as corrupt when she supplied debate questions in advance to her former boss, Hillary Clinton, and was fired by CNN for it, found a new home at Fox News as one of their “contributors” (people paid to be available a certain number of hours for on-air commentary). But in an appearance over the weekend, she made the argument that Hillary Clinton only lost because of Russian interference – a contention for which there is no evidence whatsoever: (hat tip: Daily Caller)"

"I realize that Fox News needs to have a certain number of progressives on air in order to maintain its stance of being “fair and balanced.” I am not one of those who prefer to hear onbly those views with which I agree.  But surely Fox News can find someone on the left who can string together a few coherent sentences and present the progressive view without lying. Someone who is not known for corruption and betrayal of trust of her former broadcast employer.

"I understand that Donna Brazile is personally quite charming at an individual level, and probably is a welcome visitor to the green room. But not making waves with staff should not outweigh spouting false, discredited claims. As far as I am concerned Ms. Brazile has worn out her welcome."

Impeach! Or be devoured by the left!

Rich Terrell

Impeachment Fever: Democrats whip themselves into a frenzy  . . . "Meanwhile, over at the Democrats' top propaganda arms, MSNBC, we have guests complaining that it's impossible to get onto the network unless they promise to talk about impeachment. No other topic is to be broached. And for those who do, 'no T.V. for you.' CNN is beating the drum hard for impeachment, too, giving lots of airtime to professors and more professors calling for it." . . .

San Fran Nan comes home to California! Is the witch melting? Nancy Pelosi gets all weak-kneed at leftist screams to 'Impeach!'   . . . "But now, she's growing soft, and one wonders if her story is about to shift. Will she bow to the Ocasio-Cortez left now that her California Democrats have serenaded her with their screams? She might well find herself eaten for breakfast if they get their way, and yet she's yielding to them." . . .

Karma: Dem “Leader” Nancy Pelosi Heckled By Far Left Dems For Impeachment [Video]

"MSNBC’s Matthews on Impeaching Trump: ‘To Upset the American People’s Will Is an Awesome Task’"

Dem Whip Says It’s Only A Matter of Time Before Trump Is Impeached

Pregnancy Doesn’t Kill, Warren Hern Does

Mike Adams "Several days ago, I saw a headline come through my Facebook feed that was so absurd I assumed it was satire. Unfortunately, the headline that read, “Pregnancy

Kills, Abortion Saves Lives” was real. It was from a New York Times op-ed written by late-term abortionist Warren M. Hern. Dr. Hern is the author of a book called Abortion Practice, which I read in January of this year as I prepared to debate another abortionist named Willie Parker.

"I had decided to read Hern’s book because he dedicates an entire chapter to describing in detail how to perform abortions. He focuses his rather graphic descriptions on procedures performed between 6 and 24 weeks gestation. This was perfect preparation for my debate with Parker who performs abortions between 6 and 25 weeks gestation. 

"Much of what Hern describes pertains to specific stages of pregnancy. But he initially offers some descriptions of surgical problems that are common to different stages of gestation. This is a general description of how dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedures deal with the problem of evacuating the head of the unborn, given its disproportionate size relative to other body parts: 

" 'As the calvaria (skullcap) is grasped . . . " 

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. . . Upon getting his doctorate in 1993, Mike Adams, then an atheist and a Democrat, was hired by UNC-Wilmington to teach in the criminal justice program. A few years later, Adams abandoned his atheism and also became a Republican. He also nearly abandoned teaching when he took a one-year leave of absence to study law at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998." . . .

Trump's new hairdo? Apparently fake news.

Don Surber   . . . The newspaper reported, "Trump made an unannounced stop at the McLean Bible Church in Virginia after leaving his private golf club in nearby Sterling.
" 'Wearing khakis and a jacket over a polo shirt and holding a golf hat, Trump was applauded by the congregation as he arrived at the church.
" 'Trump stood with his head bowed as pastor David Platt offered a prayer for the 12 killed in Friday’s mass shooting.
" 'The president did not address the congregation but mouthed 'thank you' as he left the stage.
" 'His appearance attracted much attention on social media after dozens noticed his wet-look hairdo."
"Not since Lincoln grew a beard has a president changed this much."

Virtue Signalling Hollywood Threatens To Boycott Georgia Over Heartbeat Law

Legal Insurrection
Film production crews: “It’s not going to affect the politicians and the actors …. They’re still going to keep going to work in other places …. But with us here, it’s going to destroy us.”

. . . "It is worth noting that this is little more than virtue signalling on the part of many of these Hollywood entities.

For example, the Daily Caller notes that Disney is threatening Georgia over its abortion law but still partners with China (which is currently holding Muslims in detention camps).

The Walt Disney Company is considering boycotting Georgia over its new abortion law, even as Disney profits from doing business in China, a notorious human rights violator that is putting Muslims in internment camps.

Disney CEO Bob Iger told Reuters on Thursday the company is likely to cease filming in Georgia if the pro-life law takes effect.

. . . "Disney apparently has no issue with doing business in China, which has undertaken mass detentions of Uighur Muslims, placing them in internment camps.

"Disney opened a $5.5 billion resort in Shanghai, China, in 2016. Iger called Shanghai Disney the company’s “greatest opportunity since buying land in Florida.” Disney partnered with a state-owned company, Shanghai Shendi Group, for the resort." . . .

Film Crews In Georgia Are Starting To Rally Against Hollywood’s Boycott Threat Over The New Abortion Law

The entertainment industry has it's boot on the neck of any who do not share their values. All this nation must adopt the moral standards of the Hollywood left or be ostracized socially and economically.
The publicity glare Milano gave for the camera at the Kavanaugh hearing is searching for others of us whom Hollywood finds unacceptable. Like the Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings. TD

Let’s Count The Times Beto Has Flip-Flopped On Impeachment

Hot Air

"Beto O’Rourke is nothing if not consistent. By consistent, I mean he can change his position on any issue on a moment’s notice, and he usually does. Thursday Beto cashed in on a renewed enthusiasm from his party to impeach President Trump.

"In order to provide cover for himself, O’Rourke told supporters in a fundraising appeal via email that he was openly in favor of the impeachment of President Trump last year. He was for taking a stand before he was against it. Now that he has lots of company in support of beginning impeachment hearings, he is all for it again." . . .

Nothing Prepares You for Visiting Omaha Beach

 The Atlantic:  COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France—The first thing you notice, at the end of the narrow roads that lead to this precipice, is how peaceful this place is. The cliffs are thick with rough green vegetation and drop down—sharply, then more gradually—to a Prussian-blue sea and a windswept beach. Omaha Beach." . . .

. . . "But something else will be different too: Ceremonies are held every five years, and this will likely be the last time D-Day veterans will attend. It’s hard not to see this year’s ceremony as the end of a cycle of history—one that began with the Allies, led by the United States, turning the course of war here in Normandy and ended with the president of “America First,” who has made questioning the transatlantic alliance a pillar of his presidency." . . .

DeWayne Craddock was violent with co-workers before Virginia Beach shooting: report

NY Post  "The gunman who shot dead 12 people at a Virginia Beach municipal building had been facing disciplinary action for a violent fight at work, according to a report.nlarge Image

"DeWayne Craddock, 40, was still employed as an engineer with the Department of Public Utilities when he went on his shooting rampage Friday, killing 12 and injuring several others, including a cop.

"But he recently started showing serious behavioral problems and got into physical “scuffles” with other city workers, a source told The New York Times.

"The source told the paper that the troubles had escalated in the week leading up to the mass shooting — and Craddock was involved in what it called “a violent altercation on city grounds.' " . . .

Review: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

 The safety culture burgeoning in US universities is a danger both for ‘coddled’ students and the future of society, warns Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson  "Trigger warnings. Safe spaces. Preferred pronouns. Checked privileges. If you work at an American university these days, you have to tread as if on eggshells, if not land mines. One ill-judged microaggression is all it takes to be accused of racism or sexism, transphobia or Islamophobia, harassment or full-blown rape. Often, such accusations lead to investigations that are the antithesis of due process, with the transgressor deemed guilty until proved innocent. 

"I remember when it was not like this. Sixteen years ago, what lured me away from Oxford to New York University (NYU) and Harvard was the sense that the real intellectual action in my field (economic history) was on the western side of the Atlantic. The US economists, in particular, were impressively free in their speech. To present a paper at one of their seminars was to run a gauntlet of caustic criticism. “There are idiots,” Larry Summers famously began one of his papers. “Look around.” He was right. Unfortunately, idiotic ideas were in the process of taking over large swathes of academic life.

"The speed with which campus life has changed for the worse is one of the most important points made by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt in this important if disturbing book. Lukianoff is a lawyer and head of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (Fire), which works to protect academic freedom. Haidt is a professor of social psychology at NYU’s Stern School of Business and the founder of Heterodox Academy, which promotes intellectual diversity in academic life — the one type of diversity that universities appear not to care about." . . .

Veterans walk out of meeting with Ocasio-Cortez after she bashes US foreign policy

NY Post

Anthony Vitaliano (left) and Silvio Mazzella

. . . "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bashed US foreign policy during a private meeting with Bronx community leaders, prompting two military veterans to storm out.

“She knocks the country, she knocks the president. And that’s not what America is about,” said Silvio Mazzella, a Vietnam War vet and treasurer of Community Board 11.

Anthony Vitaliano — an Army veteran who worked in the NYPD for 38 years, and commanded the Bronx’s homicide detectives — was sitting between Ocasio-Cortez and a staffer for the freshman Dem.

“I just couldn’t hear her BS anymore,” the former CB11 chairman said. “I just got up, got my umbrella in my hand and walked right out.” . . .

Beto O'Rourke Town Hall Drags CNN Ratings Down 30%

Forbes

. . . "According to ratings data compiled by Nielsen, the O'Rourke town hall delivered a total audience of 714,000 viewers, while MSNBC and Fox News Channel both exceeded two million viewers in the same time period: 2.196 million for MSNBC and 2.260 million for top-rated Fox News.

"CNN's ratings delivery was down nearly 30% compared to its average Tuesday night, which over the last few months has typically reached more than one million viewers. O'Rourke even failed to exceed the audience that watched a CNN town hall featuring third-tier candidate John Hickenlooper, which drew 745,000 viewers in March. The lowest-rated town hall so far this cycle was CNN's event with Julian Castro, which reached just 654,000 viewers in April.

"Among viewers 25-54, the demographic group most valued by national advertisers, CNN's O'Rourke town hall had 194,000 viewers, down 38% from its average Tuesday night delivery of 313,000. In the demo, Fox News finished first with 362,000 viewers, followed by MSNBC (315,000).

"The poor ratings will raise questions about O'Rourke's ability to generate buzz in a crowded field, but also about the debate among Democrats over the wisdom of going where the viewers are and appearing on Fox News. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren* recently announced she would not accept an offer to appear in a Fox town hall, while candidates like Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg have reached large audiences on FNC. Sanders' Fox town hall remains the highest-rated town hall this cycle, with a total audience of 2.554 million viewers." . . .

* I do not need to hear any more from this scold.

Hollywood's cluelessness about Southerners and soldiers

First, there are the terrible southern accents made obvious here in Plano, TX where the Dynasty filming at Southfork Ranch took place. There were local hands working on the set who were distinguished by genuine Texas accents that came from a different planet than the Hollywood efforts of "Californians" trying to appear "Texan." As a California transplant, it is all too obvious to me.
Ever notice shows taking place in Los Angeles where the characters drive out of town? The small country town where they finally stop is populated by people with "southern" accents, especially the hick sheriff; the only decent, intelligent person is the beautiful waitress working at the local cafe. ( If I may digress, notice movies where Californians stay among the Amish and teach them how to dress stylishly and more, well...California-ish?)

That said, on to the military portrayals:
Notice the soldier or Marine coming home from deployment: his hair is uncut and the uniform is grossly unmilitary. The most obvious item to me is the headgear being worn, or "cover" as Marines call it. Notice the cover being worn by the actor looks like this:

Unknown to Hollywood apparently, Marines wear their covers looking like this:

The filming of "Rocket's Red Glare" on the installation where I worked was interesting as well. Two of our Air Force women were used as extras for about five seconds (their scene eventually cut!) but for that, their normally closely worn hair was redone and increased liberally in size, looking most nonmilitary, but very Hollywood. The Tunnel Dweller