The Wages of Trump Fixation

The strange case of a reborn Max Boot and the folly of impeachment.

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Victor Davis Hanson  "Max Boot recently wrote that my arguments against the impeachment inquiry are prima facie proof of why the Democrats should, in fact, impeach Trump: “If even the great historian Victor Davis Hanson can’t make a single convincing argument against impeachment, I am forced to conclude that no such argument exists.”
"In fact, I made 10 such arguments, all of which Boot attempted, but has failed, to refute. In this context, Boot’s intellectual erosion as a historian and analyst is a valuable warning of stage-four Trump Derangement Syndrome. I offer that diagnosis with regret given I once knew and liked Boot. But his commentary over the last three years has become sadly unhinged.
"Most recently Boot declared—and then quickly retracted it only in embarrassment after popular outrage—that chief ISIS mass-murdering psychopathic Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not kill himself in cowardly fashion as Trump had described: “The assertion that Baghdadi died as a coward was, in any case, contradicted by the fact that rather than be captured, he blew himself up.”
"When Baghdadi was cornered by American forces, he chose to murder three innocent children rather than surrender—consistent with his entire venomous career of ordering the beheading, burning, and mutilating of innocent captives from a safe distance. The murder of defenseless children is cowardly.
"No one should know better the horrific crimes of a mass-murdering Josef Stalin than the Russian-born Boot. Stalin’s purges, orchestrated famines, gulags, show trials, liquidation of the officer class, and atrocities during World War II perhaps accounted for over 20 million Russian deaths. So how could Boot write, “I would sooner vote for Josef Stalin than I would vote for Donald Trump”? Twenty million dead souls don’t quite match Boot’s hatred of Trump.
"After the former Republican Boot saw Trump elected, by defeating his own particular favored Republican primary candidate, and Hillary Clinton, he seemed a bit embittered: “For the health of our republic, I think we need to destroy the Republican Party. ' ” . . .

This is pretty much all Pelosi and the Democrats are accomplishing this term

Nancy Pelosi just announced that impeachment proceedings will go forward.

Jerrold Nadler has been given marching orders, not so much by Adam Schiff or Nancy Pelosi as by the 11-syllabled Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. If you impeach Trump, then we do not run a primary challenger to replace your Judiciary butt. But if Trump escapes impeachment because your committee fails to nail down Schiff’s dirty work, then we primary you and run you out of town. Quid. Quo. In 11 syllables.

Post-Thanksgiving reflections

'Snarky' Stanford Impeachment Witness Apologizes After Outrage Over Barron Trump Comment.

Zero Hedge  Update: Stanford University Professor Pamela Karlan apologized on Wednesday after receiving sharp rebuke for mentioning President Trump's 13-year-old son, Barron Trump.

No apology from an angry partisan would be complete, however, without a new attack in the same breath...

"I want to apologize for what I said earlier about the president's son. It was wrong of me to do that. I wish the president would apologize, obviously, for the things that he's done that's wrong, but I do regret having said that," she said.

"In response to Karlan's comments, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-CA) slammed Karlan, first asking her about contributions to Hillary Clinton - before calling her out for obvious contempt towards conservatives - including Barron Trump. Gaetz suggested she may not recognize how insulting she's being "from the ivory towers of your law school," adding "when you invoke the president's son's name here. When you try to make a little joke out of referencing Barron Trump, that does not lend credibility to your argument. It makes you look mean. It makes you look like you're attacking someone's family ... the minor child of the President of the United States." . . .

First:  Melania’s Christmas Decorations and Outfit Once Again Trashed  

"The liberal tradition for the last three years has been to criticize pretty much everything First Lady Melania Trump does or says. And the Christmas season is no different.

"Like every first lady before her and many throughout the US, Melania puts a lot of effort into how her home is decorated for the holiday. And every year, she gives a video tour of her staff’s hard work, which, nearly as soon as it is released, is pounced on by the heartless liberal left and every detail, including Melania’s outfit, is labeled as somehow less than acceptable" . . .

The anti-Trump Washington Post sniffed,  Melania Trump’s Christmas decorations are lovely, but that coat looks ridiculous

Racist Liberals Furious Over ‘Hidden Message’ Melania Snuck Into WH Christmas Decor  . . . "As it turns out, the left is downright furious over the “hidden message” that Melania snuck into her Christmas décor. In fact, it wasn’t long before enraged liberals were coming out of the woodwork to complain that the decorations seen were, frankly, “too white.”

On Monday, First Lady Melania Trump unveiled the White House’s Christmas theme — “Time-Honored Traditions.” And, judging by the looks of the White House’s decorations, those “traditions” are white. Very, very white. [Source: Splinter]

Then the Media Attacks Melania’s Christmas Decorations, But Praised Michelle Obama. . .

Remember the Obama's Chairman Mao Christmas tree decoration?

And the Obama drag queen ornament featuring "Hedda Lettuce". So in tune with the Christmas season.

CNN Just Hit With A $435 Million Lawsuit For ‘Demonstrably False’ News Story

Analyzing America

"Rep. Devin Nunes filed a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against CNN.
"The complaint is related to CNN’s published article on Nov. 22, which Nunes argues is a “demonstrably false hit piece.”
"It alleged that Nunes, who lives in California, traveled to Vienna in 2018 to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joseph R. Biden.
"The lawsuit reads, “Devin Nunes did not go to Vienna or anywhere else in Austria in 2018.”
Nunes says he visited two countries: Libya and Malta on a congressional delegation, or “codel.”
"The lawsuit seeks $435 million in damages. The CNN claimed Nunes met with former Ukrainian chief prosecutor Viktor Shokin. The complaint goes on to say, “Devin Nunes has never met Viktor Shokin. This meeting never took place. Viktor Shokin doesn’t know and hasn’t even heard of Devin Nunes.” . . .

Multiple War Heroes Slam ‘Prissy’ and ‘Disgraceful’ Lt. Col. Vindman Following Testimony

Multiple military vets made biting comments on Twitter about Vindman during and after his testimony. Tim Kennedy, an active, Green Beret, Special Forces Sniper with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, said “correcting a civilian about how to be addressed is for sure a way to make everyone in the military think you’re a douche bag.”

The Minnesota Sun

"A number of famed military heroes blasted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Tuesday, calling him “prissy,” a “disgrace,” and “an operative with an agenda.”
"Vindman on Tuesday earned their scorn for testifying against his commander-in-chief in uniform before the House Intelligence Committee as part of the Democrats’ unraveling impeachment inquisition.
"Early in the hearing, Vindman tersely corrected Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the top Republican on the Intel Committee, when the congressman referred to him as “Mr. Vindman.”
"The awkward moment came amid a back-and-forth over the identity of one of an unnamed official Vindman briefed about President Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Vindman’s lawyer and House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) objected to the questioning because they said it would lead to the disclosure of the so-called “whistleblower’s” identity.
“ 'Mr. Vindman, you testified in your deposition that you did not know the whistleblower,” Nunes stated.
“ 'Ranking member, it’s Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, please,” the witness scolded." . . .

. . . Lt. Col (Ret.) Jim Hickman, who remembers Vindman as an anti-American partisan, was particularly irked by Vindman’s decision to wear his full military uniform, telling American Greatness that he did it “to again make him beyond reproach, and to make a political statement against the President. He should’ve worn his daily uniform, which is a civilian suit, period.”

"The Iraq/Afghanistan war vet said that civilians are under no obligation to refer to officers by their rank but it’s considered proper etiquette to do so while they are in uniform. However, he told American Greatness that Vindman shouldn’t have been in uniform.

“ 'LTC Vindman showed his pompous, arrogant side in today’s hearing by demanding Congressman Nunes address him as Lieutenant Colonel Vindman,” Hickman said. “The same arrogance he showed by advising the Ukrainians to do just the opposite of what President Trump’s policy was. The same arrogance that has him working against the President as a partisan in Congressman Adam Schiff’s sham impeachment.”

"He added, “I witnessed this partisanship back in 2013 at Atlas Vision 13, and he hasn’t changed a bit.' ” . . .

REVEALING: MILITARY OFFICIAL WHO WORKED WITH TOP SCHIFF WITNESS ALEX VINDMAN REPRIMANDED HIM FOR INAPPROPRIATE AND PARTISAN BEHAVIOR IN MILITARY

LTC (R) Jim Hickman@Jim_Hickman13

 · Oct 31, 2019

Replying to @Jim_Hickman13

...verbally reprimanded him for his actions, & I'll leave it at that, so as not to be unprofessional myself. The bottom-line is LTC Vindman was a partisan Democrat at least as far back as 2012. So much so, junior officers & soldiers felt uncomfortable around him. This is..

LTC (R) Jim Hickman@Jim_Hickman13

...not your professional, field-grade officer, who has the character & integrity to do the right thing. Do not let the uniform fool you...he is a political activist in uniform. I pray our nation will drop this hate, vitriol & division, & unite as our founding fathers intended!

Are Facts White Nationalist?

By now, race discrimination against whites is de rigueur. Forget being embarrassed, this is race discrimination with attitude. And it’s all justified by the nonsensical phrase: “white privilege.”

"I hate my whiteness"

Ann Coulter "I gather it would be proof positive of “white nationalism” to point out that the only group discriminated against in college admissions is white people.
"We’ve heard a lot about discrimination against Asians lately, which reminds me: Asians are SO lucky they’re not white! Otherwise, America’s leading hate group, the Southern Poverty Law Center, would be churning out reports on the worrying rise in Asian Supremacy.
"In fact, however, a recent study by Georgetown University (probably White Nationalist), funded by the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation (presumed hate group), found that if colleges admitted students based solely on SAT scores, every single ethnic group would decline, except one: whites.
. . . 
"Obviously, this was NOT the purpose of the study. I’m pretty sure it was supposed to ferret out some small pocket of racism that had somehow passed undenounced. But when the only race being discriminated against turned out to be whites, the study was locked in a lead casket and dropped to the bottom of the sea." . . .

LGBTQ Group Calls on Hallmark Channel to Broadcast a “Gay Christmas”

Instinct Magazine

Todd Starnes  "You won’t find “I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus” on the Hallmark Channel this year and that’s a mighty big problem for some folks in the LGBT community.

"The family-friendly television network is under fire from activists for a lack of diversity in their Christmas programming. Specifically, they want Hallmark to don some gay apparel."

“Hallmark and Lifetime Have 70 New Holiday Movies – None with an LGBTQ Main Character,” Yahoo declared in a recent story.

"LGBTQNation.com got right to the point in a recent editorial.

“So, Hallmark and Lifetime, how long are we going to have to wait for that LGBT holiday romance movie,” they asked.

"They rationalized their request by suggesting that women and gays love to kiss. And therefore, a dude-on-dude smooth would be a boon for viewership and advertising revenue.

“The competition to witness the first gay kiss will most likely make it a hit. As for advertisers, they’re already there. Can you imagine Target, to name one, pulling their Hallmark advertising budget over a gay kiss? The reality is new advertisers want to be in on the event, and even if not, the backlash would be too much to overcome,” they wrote.

"Instinct Magazine also joined the call for gay Christmas movies.
“Despite being the go-to channel for Christmas films for decades, Hallmark has also been known for its fear of diversifying its stories. Frankly, Hallmark’s Christmas movies have continued to be about straight, white people,” they wrote.
"Hallmark has not committed one way or the other — seeing how they are in the business of entertaining, not indoctrinating.
"But don’t be surprised if Hallmark’s next Countdown to Christmas features a movie about a couple of Santa’s reindeer getting frisky up on the roof top."

Then a transgender Christmas?

Constitutional Law Prof. Stuns Dems on Impeachment: 'It's YOUR Abuse of Power'

Law Professor Jonathan Turley appeared before congress for today's impeachment hearing and called out the Democrats for pushing through impeachment on the flimsiest of grounds saying: If you impeach over this "It's an abuse of power."

Jonathan Turley: 'This is wrong,' being mad is no basis for impeachment
"Jonathan Turley, professor at George Washington University Law School, delivers his opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee's public impeachment hearing."

"Democrats err in making skin color, not competence, the top qualification for a candidate."

Don Surber: "The departure of Kamala Harris from the Democrat presidential circus drew an unexpected bitterness from some African-Americans.
"Oh, they were not going to vote for her. Last month, The Hill reported, "47% of black voters said Biden was their first choice and 12% said both Warren and Sanders. Only 4% said Harris."
If we are to believe the poll, 96% of Democrats didn't think Harris was good enough to be president. Ah, but apparently the 96% also want her to still be a presidential candidate.
"MSNBC weekend personality Joy Reid tweeted, "The reality is that no 2020 candidate is perfect, but the extent to which people -- including the media but also would-be voters -- punished and refused to even consider Kamala Harris for flaws she frankly shared with other candidates, was telling and depressing.
. . . 
"Cory Booker, the other inexperienced black senator in this race, is upset that Harris departed. He told MSNBC, "We started with one of the most diverse fields in our history. It's a damn shame now that the only African American woman in this race, who has been speaking to issues that need to be brought up, is now no longer in it."
"Democrats offer diversity, not competence. But Booker has a point. The experienced white senators are even worse than him and Harris. One's a crook, one's a liar, and one's a commie. They are all socialists, which means they are willing to give you the shirt off your back."

No malarkey; Biden's the gift that keeps on giving

Jacobkunst

Joe Biden: Just Stupid Enough to Get Away with Being a Thief  "...you shouldn't be in

the least bit surprised. Joe Biden has always been just smart enough to see what he could get away with, and just dumb enough that few believed he could actually be that corrupt -- like finding out your favorite Bond supervillain had the IQ of an ashtray." 'I'm clearly too stupid to be that diabolical" has somehow worked for Biden for decades, 

but it's never worked well enough to win him the Democratic presidential nomination..."

Fun Mocking Biden’s ‘No Malarkey’ Tour, Here Are Alternate Slogans

Professor Mike Adams: "Victoria’s Secret"

This Mike Adams video is not related to the subject of my posted article; it is only to demonstrate why more than just the campus left wants to ruin the professor:

Mike Adams  "Victoria (last name withheld) is a senior at UNC-Wilmington where I have taught for 26 years. She is also an adult who exercised her First Amendment right to criticize me by name in a large online public forum. Unfortunately, some people who read her social media post incorrectly concluded that she had engaged in defamatory speech, which is not protected by the First Amendment. I disagree and write today in defense of her free speech rights. In order to establish appropriate context, I have reprinted her post below:

"Hey guys, I’m working with an anonymous professor on campus to create a resource where students can anonymously put in negative experiences with professors. Specifically this is in aims to address the racist and sexist remarks commented by professor Mike Adams. If you have any stories from the last two years at the university and would like to help me with this feel free to (direct message) me.  Also, If there are any ideas of how to set up this resource, let me know as well. A university that preaches diversity and it’s [sic] need for growth should not allow students to feel alienated or uncomfortable."

. . . "  the best remedy for bad speech is generally not to be found in lawsuits. The best remedy for bad speech is to be found in better speech. 
"In the case of Victoria’s bad speech, better speech did follow. Within minutes, a student named Brandon responded with the following:

"Lol this has to be a joke. I’ve felt alienated since freshman year for being a Republican."

"Part of the beauty of this remark is that Brandon is Hispanic. He also added a comment specifically denying that I am either sexist or racist. But the fun was just beginning.  . . .
. . . "But let us take a moment to contrast Victoria’s behavior with the cowardice of her secret professor and mentor. That professor is hiding in the shadows and trying to target me for my political views. That has been tried before here at UNC-Wilmington. It ended up with a jury verdict and an order from a judge to pay me over three-quarters of a million dollars in legal fees and back pay. I used the money to buy guns and several expensive guitars, which I named after the defendants. They are prominently displayed in my living room and make great conversation pieces."  . . .