Tulsi Gabbard not running for re-election to House of Representatives

Tulsi Takes Republicans' Side After Being Sidelined in Impeachment Inquiry  . . . "As entertaining as her thoughts on Hillary were, Hannity also wanted to know what Gabbard thought of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry in Congress. Republicans have complained of late that Adam Schiff has been blocking them from closed door testimonies, even members of the Judiciary Committee, which launched the inquiry. Although she supports the inquiry, it sounded like Gabbard took the GOP's side in criticizing how the Democrats are handling it." . . .

This writer speculates on Gabbard-Clinton, but as yet no reasons why Clinton might be bringing this about; only Gabbard's low support percentage. TD

Thomas Lifson "Bad things tend to happen to people who find themselves on Hillary Clinton’s enemies list.  Just days after being attacked by Hillary Clinton for being a favorite of the Russians and for allegedly being “groomed” (by Republicans, her spokesman later claimed she meant) to run as a third-party candidate, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced late last night that she will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives, where she has served since winning election there in 2012.

"It is an odd coincidence that becoming an official enemy of Hillary Clinton preceded this surprise announcement that offered no new reason for the decision announced on Twitter beyond her desire to serve as president."
Her announcement:

. . . "With Hillary Clinton’s reputation for hardball tactics against her enemies, I have to wonder if any pressure was applied to Gabbard?

"Here is the interview with Hannity in which she gave her boilerplate rhetoric but refused to condemn Hunter Biden."

Hillary Clinton Adviser Says She Has Not Ruled Out 2020 Run

“If she thought she had the best odds of beating Donald Trump I think she would think about it long and hard,” Reines told Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Sweet revenge: President Trump's suicide would be best for her, but this will do, I suppose.

Alleged Sexual Misconduct by CNN Exec and Possible Cover-Up by Senior Management

Caught on the street, Jack Tapper's interview by O'Keefe went almost nowhere.

O'Keefe isn't above a bit of ambush journalism: James O'Keefe CONFRONTS Jake Tapper over #MeTooCNN video. O'Keefe wrote:

Since CNN has chosen to ignore this serious charge, I tried to get comment from Tapper today at a private CNN event called ‘Conversations That Matter’ happening at 6 St Johns Lane, New York, NY, 10013.  . . .

AOC Probes Zuckerberg "In Smug and Embarrassing Fashion"

Karen Ashley at COTR  "Just when there may be a solid chance for AOC to say something even minimally intelligent about the Facebook nonsense (something we all agree has become increasingly ridiculous) she turns it to grounds for discussing Zuckerberg having alt-right dinner parties to spread white supremacy…
. . . 

Added by TD

“Ocasio-Cortez claimed that The Daily Caller “has ties to white supremacists,” a claim that drew quick response from the leadership at The Daily Caller.”“Those accusations are rich coming from the leader of the most openly anti-Semitic freshman Congress in modern American history,” Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Ingersoll told The Daily Wire. “Ocasio-Cortez herself employed a staffer who lionized Nazis collaborators. Maybe she should spend more time cleaning her room and making her bed before she goes to work.”

"Do I believe that Zuckerberg should have a better handle on ensuring people are not censored on his platform unless the language incites violence? Absolutely.\

"Should Zuckerberg have a better standard for content verification and fact-checking without minimizing rights to free speech? Sure.

"However, reading the comments on Twitter, people literally believe that AOC completely owned Zuckerberg. I’m baffled."

"In your ongoing dinner parties with far right figures" is an absolute hammer line to drop in casually like that. What a total boss she is. 

— Lou Rovegno (@LouRovegno) October 23, 2019

. . . 

 “The most cringeworthy portion of the hearing belonged to Ocasio-Cortez, whose arrogance and desire for censoring her opponents was on full display.

Ocasio-Cortez suggested that she wanted to take advantage of the fact that Facebook tries to not censor political speech from politicians by intentionally lying in her campaign ads, specifically wanting to falsely claim that Republicans supported her $93 trillion Green New Deal.” . . .

The People's cube

Hillary Clinton Accidentally Posts Condolences For Tulsi Gabbard's Suicide One Day Early

Parody, yet trusted and respected just like CNN. TD
Babylon Bee

"U.S.—Oops! A social media scheduling error apparently caused Hillary Clinton to post her condolences for Tulsi Gabbard's suicide one day early.

"This morning, Clinton posted that she felt "great sadness" at hearing that Gabbard had killed herself. In subsequent tweets, she detailed how "tragic" it was that Gabbard had broken her own kneecaps, stuck her feet in concrete, then tossed herself off the docks near a seedy warehouse.

" 'It's just terrible what happened, and though we disagreed, I hope we can all take a few minutes to send thoughts and prayers to the family," Clinton concluded.

"The post was deleted several hours later after the Clinton team realized it was scheduled for October 23, not October 24 as originally intended.

"At publishing time, Clinton had accidentally posted early condolences for the unfortunate suicide of the social media manager who had OK'd the post and subsequently posted more condolences for the new social media manager, etc."

Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’

NY Times

Party leaders who are fatalistic about Democrats’ chances in 2020 are musing about possible late entrants to the race. Sherrod Brown? Michelle Obama?

Senator Elizabeth Warren has faced persistent questions about her viability in the general election, and there is concern among some Democrats about her liberal politics.

"When a half-dozen Democratic donors gathered at the Whitby Hotel in Manhattan last week, the dinner began with a discussion of which presidential candidates the contributors liked. But as conversations among influential Democrats often go these days, the meeting quickly evolved into a discussion of who was not in the race — but could be lured in.
"Would Hillary Clinton get in, the contributors wondered, and how about Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York mayor? One person even mused whether Michelle Obama would consider a late entry, according to two people who attended the event, which was hosted by the progressive group American Bridge.
"It’s that time of the election season for Democrats.
“Since the last debate, just anecdotally, I’ve had five or six people ask me: ‘Is there anybody else?’” said Leah Daughtry, a longtime Democrat who has run two of the party’s recent conventions.
. . . 
"The chances that another major contender decides to run are remote: While Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Bloomberg have both been encouraged to enter the race, Democrats close to them believe the only scenario under which they’d consider running is if Mr. Biden drops out or is badly weakened." . . .
. . . "Mr. Bloomberg is said to be more eager to find a way into the race — and chatter about his potential candidacy has only grown among Democrats who work on Wall Street and are concerned about Ms. Warren’s rise. He raised some eyebrows recently by putting off a fund-raising request from one third-party Democratic group until he knew about his own intentions, according to two Democrats familiar with the conversation.
"But the former New York mayor has flirted with presidential runs before, only to pull back. Friends say he recognizes his long odds at this stage of the race and his advisers suggest he will play a significant financial role in the 2020 race without his name on the ballot."
Full article.

Elizabeth Warren, The Most Dangerous Candidate For President Ever

. . . "She will also have the legacy media 100% behind her, an advantage not only in the election but it ramming policies through Congress. She could not possibly propose anything so radical that the Democrats with keyboards, cameras, and microphones would question it.
"Though Sanders has the socialist history and the credentials, Warren, not so long ago a Republican, is more closely aligned to Marxism than the Vermont senator.
"For evidence, we need go back no further than last year, when she released her Accountable Capitalism Act.  . . ."

Another word joins the forbidden list: That "L" word which is sole property of liberals

Of Course President Trump Is Being Lynched  . . . "It's too bad so many other Republicans have lost their voices, leaving the president as the sole defender within his party against the latest witch hunt.  But a lynching is exactly what it is.  Republicans should be brave enough to say so, and loudly."

10 Politicians Who Used 'Lynching' the Way Trump Did, and the Left Didn't Care
"On Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Republicans to "remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching." Democrats and #NeverTrump Republicans rushed to condemn the president's use of the term." . . .
"Yet Democrats and #NeverTrump Republicans have also compared political attacks to lynchings, some in cases of impeachment. Some even accused Trump of egging on a lynching against Hillary Clinton..."

Biden Apologizes For Calling Clinton Impeachment a 'Partisan Lynching' 21 Years Ago  . . . "You see what he did there? Despite his apology, Biden argued that his use of the word "lynching" was innocuous, but Trump's use was deliberate and divisive. Funny how that works, isn't it?" . . .

Earl of Taint

Legal Insurrection: As usual, Democrats and the MSM have two sets of standards – the ones they hold Republicans to, and the far more lax standards they hold themselves to (also known as double standards).  . . . NBC News was quick to point out how many Democratic presidential candidates and black lawmakers were offended by Trump’s tweet.

"CNN, which stays in full “Get Trump” mode 24-7, devoted an entire piece to quoting Republicans in the House and Senate who took issue with what Trump said." . . .

"Dem. Rep. Gregory Meeks on Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1998: "What we are doing here is not a prosecution, it is a persecution and indeed it is a political lynching.' "

Beto Slams Trump’s Lynching Remark As ‘One Of The Most Obscene Things’ In His Lifetime — But He Forgives Biden For The Same Comparison
Once Beto says it, there is nothing more that can be said.

. . . "O’Rourke stated that while Biden said the wrong thing in 1998, he accepts his apology.  "He’s apologized for saying it, but nothing about the fact that he did this 21 years ago makes what the president is doing now okay,” O’Rourke said. " . . .

Apparently Every Democrat In Existence Used The Term “Lynching” To Defend The Clintons  . . . "Of course, a little digging has turned up the reality that Democrats have used the term “lynch” in its various forms (lynch mob, lynching, etc.) many times. It’s pretty laughable just how prevalent their use of the word has been throughout the years. Worse, they did so specifically decrying impeachment, the very thing Trump is decrying. You can’t make this stuff up." . . .

The White Supremacy Hoax

American Greatness
                            A generation of domestic peace is increasingly difficult to imagine.

. . . "Just yesterday, “the deplorables” were to be deplored because they were “racist, sexist, homophobic,” clingers to “God and guns,” and Russian dupes to boot. Today, the agility and unanimity with which our politicians and media—heck, the ruling class—have shifted to indicting roughly 72 percent of the population as white supremacists, likely violent, would fill with envy their homologues in China, Cuba, North Korea, and other tyrannical places. By comparison, Joseph Goebbels had sloppy message discipline. Not even the Soviets in their salad days were so “on message!”

"One may suppose that our ruling class merely intends to energize its constituencies and cower the opposition in the 2020 elections. But this is no game. Their proposals would impose pre-punishment for pre-crimes on persons accused or “suspected” of being a “white supremacist.” By whom? On the basis of what?

"In practice, a “white supremacist” is anyone whom anyone in power dislikes enough to so label him. Who would accept being outlawed at will? Our ruling class plays with matches in a house drenched in gasoline.
"Here is the latest. The Wall Street Journal on Saturday featured an essay by one Clint Watts, formerly of the FBI and West Point’s Counter Terrorism Center. Watts makes those proposals using the word “white” 16 times in 18 paragraphs. The sociopolitical ideas rife among white people are the main matrix of terrorism in America, Watts contends. Racial profiling, anyone?" . . .
Maxine Waters even uses this spurious insertion that Facebook oppression hits "people of color".

Universities Breed Anger, Ignorance, and Ingratitude

Victor Davis Hanson

In turning out woke and broke graduates, they have a lot to answer for.

"What do widely diverse crises such as declining demography, increasing indebtedness, Generation Z’s indifference to religion and patriotism, static rates of home ownership, and a national epidemic of ignorance about American history and traditions all have in common?
"In a word, 21st-century higher education.
"A pernicious cycle begins even before a student enrolls. A typical college-admission application is loaded with questions to the high-school applicant about gender, equality, and bias rather than about math, language, or science achievements. How have you suffered rather than what you know and wish to learn seems more important for admission. The therapeutic mindset preps the student to consider himself a victim of cosmic forces, past and present, despite belonging to the richest, most leisured, and most technologically advanced generation in history. Without a shred of gratitude, the young student learns to blame his ancestors for what he is told is wrong in his life, without noticing how the dead made sure that almost everything around him would be an improvement over 2,500 years of Western history." . . .

Sorry, Tulsi; Hillary is too far above the law for you.

Gabbard Tells Clinton to 'Step Down From Your Throne'

Hillary Clinton Said She’ll Join 2020 Race If She Thinks Its Winnable, Here’s What People Are Saying

TULSI GABBARD’S Husband Sends BLISTERING Message To “Queen of Warmongers” Hillary And Friends   . . . "Unfortunately, for America, it’s looking more and more like “Crooked Hillary” Clinton, who spent most of her life under investigation or scrutiny for numerous crimes is testing the waters for a third try at becoming the Democrat Party’s presidential candidate in 2020."

Once again, Hillary’s stepped into it, but as usual, she doesn’t care about the repercussions, she’s been smooth talking her way out of lies for decades. This tweet nails it…

Tulsi can say she has Bobby O'Rourke on her side. Should that ever be an asset.
“ 'That’s not correct. Tulsi is not being groomed by anyone. She’s her own person." . . .

Democrats mission is to give us Trump fatigue...

What about Democrat fatigue? They know not to begin impeachment, but only to drag this all out till the next election to make us yearn for a less controversial President. They will continue to search for reputable critics of this President to voice their dislike for Mr. Trump such as - for one - General Mattis (conveniently egged on by Trump's impulsive tweets), and expect the CNN-enhanced cumulative toll to have the desired result. Pandora's Box is open now and future conservative Republicans can expect to face these same attacks and perhaps nobody but President Pierre Delecto can give us a conflict-free administration. I deeply fear today's Democrat Party, but being eighty years old, I may have to be content with passing this affliction on to our descendents. The Tunnel Dweller.

Adam Schiff’s Intelligence Committee chairmanship is Pelosi’s big mistake  "Voltaire wrote that "It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong."  This is precisely what has brought the intent to destroy Donald Trump upon his head.   He won the 2016 election by speaking to the American people, not the jaded, constrained political class.  His assessment of the public's frustration with the DC establishment was wise and correct.  Hillary Clinton was, and remains, just another authoritarian pol who has nothing but contempt for said people so it should have been no surprise that she lost.  But a huge shock it was, and the Left has yet to accept that electoral outcome.  So, they are still trying to undo those results.  Trump's many successes as president only serve to incite their wrath." . . .

The Republicans should have been pushing back against Schiff's ridiculous "impeachment inquiry" from day one.   Appointing Schiff to head the intel committee was a huge mistake on Pelosi's part.  This is not Kafka's The Trial!  It is the leadership of the Democrat party that should be putting a stop to Schiff's fruitless search for a crime with which to impeach Trump.  . . .

Gaetz vs. Schiff, The Sequel  "Following the attacks that Matt Gaetz endured last week over his attempt to shed some sunlight on Adam Schiff’s “secret” impeachment hearings, the ordinary Republican would have meekly subsided into shamefaced, timid silence.

Matt Gaetz

"But Matt Gaetz is no ordinary Republican. So when Schiff scheduled yet another “impeachment” stunt yesterday, Gaetz gathered together a posse of fellow Republican reps and set out to raid Schiff’s sideshow act.

. . . "Schiff immediately ran like a rabbit. Gaetz and his team attempted to take a look at the “evidence” that Schiff was about to present, but his staffers seized it before they could examine it.  

We can be sure that this exercise would not meet with the approval of Pierre Delecto and other GOP worthies. But turnabout is fair play. Schiff and Pelosi set the parameters for this episode by refusing to go with the time-honored, legally solid route of a formal impeachment in favor of Impeachment by PR stunt. They created the situation, now they can suffer the consequences." . . .

 Why the secrecy, Rep. Schiff?  "House Minority Whip Steve Scalise asks an excellent question: “What is Adam Schiff trying to hide?” Schiff — the point man for impeachment — could at least try to explain why he’s holding all his hearings behind closed doors, with the public getting only leaked, and likely biased, accounts of the testimony. To dramatize the problem Wednesday, 30 House Republicans stormed into the room that was to host Schiff’s next secret hearing. The chairman responded by leaving, postponing the testimony of Defense Department official Laura Cooper."

As President Trump says, 'where's the whistleblower?'  . . . "As the so-called impeachment inquiry gathers information that contradicts the employee's allegations, we ask that you arrange for the Committees to receive public testimony from the employee and all individuals he or she relied upon in formulating the complaint." . . .
. . . "the Committee ought to fully access the sources and credibility of the employee,” Republican Reps. Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, and Michael McCaul wrote to Schiff".

House GOPers Cross Schiff’s Star Chamber Borders  . . . "Dozens of angry Republicans breached the border of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s (D-Calif.) secret tribunal on Wednesday. Schiff who is taking pretend security steps to conceal his pretend impeachment inquiry from public scrutiny has prohibited Republicans from attending his publicity stunt hearing." . . .

Schiff: Hearings Are Private To Keep Trump And His Minions In The Dark

Ann Coulter: We, Too, Can Be a Failed Latin American State

Chavez didn't seize power in a military coup. There was no revolution. He wasn't imposed on Venezuelans by the C.I.A. He was the people's choice...  

Townhall   "The left's enthusiasm for Third World immigrants isn't only because they vote 8-2 for the Democrats. It's that Latin American peasants seem uniquely amenable to idiotic socialist schemes.
"You probably think it's beyond silliness for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to keep promising FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL! NO PREMIUMS! NO CO-PAYS! ILLEGAL ALIENS, TOO! EVERYBODY GETS A PONY!
"No one could be gullible enough to fall for that.
" I refer you to the economic powerhouse that is Latin America.
"Based on hundreds of years of indigenous people voting for politicians who made similar promises, Latin America has become the dream factory that it is today. That's why Tegucigalpa is practically a byword for "technological innovation," Santiago was the picture of calm sophistication this weekend, and Caracas is the ultimate in modern conveniences. "Perhaps you missed the article in last Saturday's New York Times on what socialism has done for the water system in Venezuela:
" 'The brick shack on the outskirts of Venezuela's capital is crowded with tubs, jugs and buckets. The water they hold must last the family of eight for a week -- but it's not enough for frequent washing or flushing, so the kitchen is filled with greasy pots and the house smells of stale urine.
" 'And none of the water is treated, making diarrhea and vomit a regular occurrence.
" 'We practically live in the bathroom,' said the mother of the family ... [Her daughter] sat nearby, pale and listless, recovering from her latest bout of diarrhea just one month away from childbirth."
"Democrats: We need some of that Latin American magic!
"Twenty years ago, 60 percent of Venezuelans had regular access to safe drinking water. Today, only 30 percent do. How did this happen?
"Answer: Poor Venezuelans voted for it. If we let them in, they'll vote for it here, too. (Except 20 percent, who will be patriotic Americans, i.e. Republicans.)" . . .

Democrat Party Now Selling Official Riot Supplies

Babylon Bee

"U.S.—The official web store of the Democratic Party announced a slew of new products Thursday geared toward helping left-leaning voters incite riots and mob people they disagree with in public places.

"The Democratic National Committee proudly announced the varied offerings, including pitchforks, medieval torches, throwing rocks, and more.

" 'When they go low, we mob them in the streets," said a DNC representative. "And now you can do that with official Democrat gear: high-quality pitchforks perfect for storming Republicans in restaurants, torches you can use to burn down conservatives' homes, and rocks to chuck at pretty much anyone to the right of you."

"Democrats promised a new selection of gear will be added to the shop every week, from homemade explosive devices to spears, and even a miniature trebuchet for launching yourself to tackle any Republican official you see enjoying a quiet meal.

" 'For all your civil discussion needs, make sure to check out the official Democrat store often," the rep added."

Satire, obviously. Obviously?