Democrats Are Embarrassed By Schiff’s Impeachment Tactics, And They Should Be

Indeed, my survey of articles from left-leaning writers revealed no defense of the Schiff process. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems willing to argue in favor of Schiff’s nakedly political process. The best the authors can muster is a half-hearted mumbling about fairness not being required.

The Federalist

The sneaky, one-sided Schiff procedures conspicuously advertise this project for what it is: just another naked power play to get Trump.

"Criticisms of Rep. Adam Schiff’s impeachment tactics have begun to bite. Fair-minded people have begun to ask why is it necessary to have secret witnesses, secret hearings, and leaks of distorted, out-of-context excerpts from transcripts,

"Why is it necessary to block the president from sending representatives to attend these hearings so he can have equal access to any evidence?  Why was it necessary for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Schiff to “parody” the transcript of the president’s call to the Ukrainian president? Aren’t parodies supposed to be funny? Shouldn’t the chairman be proceeding with sober deliberation and fairness instead of romping about with gleeful shtick?  

"If Schiff cannot take the proceedings seriously, what of the 218 representatives who voted against the resolution condemning Schiff? The resolution failed despite the undisputed truth of the allegations. Schiff did manufacture “a false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky.” Schiff did tell the American people, “We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower,” when his staff actually coached the “whistleblower” before he or she approached the inspector general.

"And why are Democrats shutting out Republicans from the process? . . .

"They, Who The Hell is They?"

Canada Free Press

"The question, “They, Who The Hell is They?” was asked in the 1969 classic movie, “The Wild Bunch.” A question that cut to the chase regarding who was behind the group’s ambush in the opening scene of the epic movie but also raises the same concerns as to who is behind today’s ruthless politics, historic C.I.A. and Justice Department corruption, and media misinformation. Indeed, today, we need to ask the same question, “They, Who The Hell is They?”

"The American political system is beyond broken. It is a heap of ignored subpoenas; destroyed evidence all rolled up in a massive ball of lies and scandals. No party is innocent when it comes to dirty tactics, and not all members within a dishonest party are equally accountable for the damaging deeds of the group. But if we are ever to approach the truth as to who or what is behind the current escalation in the erosion of our Constitution and the assault on the dignity of the Republic, then we must be painfully honest. Many Americans single out and identify Obama’s administration as the most corrupt Presidency in all of American history. Obama’s real legacy is the arrogance and insolence shown by the members of the Democrat Party who are responsible for much of the lawlessness taking place today."  . . .

"Turning the Bible on its head, Obama is like the Left’s version of the New Testament’s John The Baptist. Obama was put in office to pave the way for future unbridled destruction of the Constitution. The weakness and corruption within the Republican Party allowed Obama to take a wrecking ball to the American system of government.

"It is true that the Obama administration was significantly more corrupt than any other because of two disturbing facts. Not because of its high number of scandals or the gravity of those scandals but because the corruption was spread throughout the entire government and because Obama’s administration received unprecedented cover and protection by the fake media. The once trusted institutions, such as the I.R.S. were severely compromised, conducting the illegal withholding of tax-exempt status from those with a different point of view.  . . ."

Clapping replaced by 'silent jazz hands' to boost 'inclusivity' and reduce 'anxiety,' University of Oxford student council votes

As Piers Morgan asks, saying it "excludes blind people". He also said it was "racist" , but isn't everything?

The Blaze "The student council at elite University of Oxford in the United Kingdom passed a motion Tuesday to mandate the use of "silent jazz hands" instead of traditional clapping at council meetings in order to boost "inclusivity" and reduce "anxiety."

" 'Silent jazz hands is known as British Sign Language clapping, according to the Oxford Student newspaper. Those using the sign hold their hands up and swivel them from side to side.

"The National Union of Students uses BSL clapping since loud noises — including whooping and traditional applause — may cause access issues for some disabled students with anxiety disorders, sensory sensitivity, and hearing aids, the paper said.  
'More accessible and inclusive for all'
" 'The policy was proposed in order to encourage the use of British Sign Language clapping during our democratic events to make those events more accessible and inclusive for all, including people who suffer from anxiety," Roisin McCallion — one of two students to present the motion to council — told the Daily Mail. "Inclusivity is one of the Students' Union's founding principles."
. . . 
 Lloyd Marcus: Young Adults Fed Up with SJW and LGBTQ Tyranny
. . . "Young adults are fed up with SJW movies and TV shows and LGBTQ tyranny. " . . . Sounds good until you meet and try to converse with your kid who just came home from college.

Geraldo Rivera on The Five claims Democratic senators reject possible Clinton comeback

Fox News; The Five Video
MSN repeats this story
And Yahoo, carrying the Fox story

As yet no other internet search has born this out. TD

If true, this should be carried elsewhere shortly.

The "rabid hyenas" are after anyone in the Trump Administration

Image by Timothy Bishop

Who Will Fall First: Trump or the ‘Praetorian Guard’?  . . . "As Barr gets closer to the key people involved in concocting the phony Trump-Russia collusion hoax—which included the use of powerful surveillance tools and government informants—House Democrats are escalating efforts in their attempt to impeach Trump before Barr’s department starts issuing indictments. If Trump goes down before Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham, his point man on the investigation, can complete their work, that investigation could be completely discredited if not halted altogether as the by-product of an illegitimate presidency.
"The clock is ticking, fast. Two dependable sources of Trump-Russia collusion propaganda—the New York Times and NBC News—nervously reported this week that Barr’s inquiry has expanded, although neither outlet has the foggiest idea why. " . . .

Trump May Be After Obama, Biden, Clinton, Brennan — ‘Ultimate Distraction to Steal an Election’

“I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal,” [Barr] told the Senate Appropriations Committee, before adding, “I am not suggesting that those rules were violated, but I think it’s important to look at them.”

Rep. Gaetz: ‘We’re Fighting Against an Angry Pack of Rabid Hyenas’ to Expose Schiff’s Kangaroo Court

Bette Midler tweets praise for neighbor who attacked Rand Paul, senator’s wife responds. Language.

BPR  "Actress and recording artist Bette Midler has made it a habit of late to take to social media and spew hatred toward President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
"In her derangement, Midler took things to a whole new level of repulsiveness when she tweeted appreciation to the neighbor of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who “beat the sh*t” out of him.
"The cowardly entertainer would later delete the tweet.
“ 'I DO NOT promote violence but… Rand Paul says the Kurds are being ‘ingrates’ for taking their frustrations out on US troops. Which is a good reminder for us all to be more grateful for the neighbor who beat the sh*t out of Rand Paul,” Midler tweeted."

. . . "Sen. Paul’s wife, Kelley Paul, felt compelled to respond to the despicable tweet from Midler.

“ 'No matter how much I disliked someone’s politics, I would never celebrate their serious injury. A low bar, but [Bette Midler] is below it,” she tweeted."

. . . The president responded to Midler’s unhinged behavior by calling her a “washed-up psycho.” This coming after she falsely attributed a quote to him saying Republicans are “the dumbest group of voters in the country.” . . .

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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…
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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." . . .