CNN Ignores Opening Statements in Senate Judiciary Hearing on IG Report

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"CNN broke from other major networks Wednesday and did not broadcast opening statements during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the recently released DOJ inspector general's report.
"The network only showed a brief segment of Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R., S.C.) statement, during which he discussed Russian interference in the 2016 election, and displayed video of the hearing without audio while reporters and pundits discussed the impeachment inquiry. The network did not show any of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D., Calif.) opening statement.
"By contrast, MSNBC broadcasted Graham's opening statement for a little more than 20 minutes before cutting to a panel discussion. Fox News aired Graham's entire statement. MSNBC showed Feinstein's whole opening statement, which was significantly shorter than Graham's.
"Both CNN and MSNBC eventually broadcasted Inspector General Michael Horowitz's opening statement.
"Graham in his comments ripped media coverage of the inspector general's report and criticized the FBI's conduct in obtaining permission to surveil a member of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
"Graham said the media overlooked the FBI's errors because its misconduct did not fit their narrative, focusing instead on the finding that there was no political bias in the investigation. The report faulted the FBI for committing numerous "significant errors or omissions" in its application to surveil Trump aide Carter Page.
"Both CNN and MSNBC previously opted to give full coverage to House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff's (D., Calif.) opening statements during the impeachment hearings held by his committee." . . .

The Picture That Tells The Democrats’ Impeachment Story

Canada Free Press

"Meanwhile, look at today’s tell-tale picture as a memento of how the desperado Dems pulled the 2020 presidency of Hillary Clinton out of the 2016 raging fire.You can always keep it to show your grandchildren when they grow up—but it’s now not likely they’ll have much of a country when they do. But all is not lost because patriots will NEVER let the lawless Desperado Democrats impeach their president." (CFP)

"The picture of the holier-than-thou Democrats in today’s announced articles of impeachment against President Trump alleging abuse of power and obstruction because of his alleged interactions with Ukraine, couldn’t possibly speak for them any louder.

"In fact, it positively renders blood-curdling screams.

"In the photo these politicians marching America down the path of socialism where Commie Bernie Sanders and his sidekick Alexandria Of The Occasional Cortex wait breathlessly to welcome them, have the unmitigated gall to FEIGN sorrow.

"In the iconic photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands apart from the others, as she always tries to do in real life.  Rep. Maxine Waters, whose high-pitched screech brought about the call for non-stop Impeachment, tries for a soberly silent look,  and living ghost Adam Schiff (Eric Ciaramella—or whoever he is)  tries to bring up the rear.

“ 'House Democrats on Tuesday announced articles of impeachment against President Trump alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress regarding his interactions with Ukraine, touching off a rapid-fire sequence that could result in a momentous floor vote in a matter of days. (Fox News, Dec. 10, 2019)" . . .

‘Sportsperson of the Year’ Megan Rapinoe slams Sports Illustrated

“Love more, hate less?” Rapinoe might as well have told us to eat more spinach and less pizza. Is there anything more abrasive than being told you’re a hater? Can you imagine Manning or Jordan lecturing us like this? Nor would Manning or Jordan pop up on a show as divisive as Rachel Maddow’s, as Rapinoe did, where she said “I try to … keep myself woke.”

NY Post  . . . "In 2016, Rapinoe generated controversy for kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter protest movement started in the NFL by then-quarterback Colin Kaepernick. This year, she feuded with President Trump and said she would not go to the White House if the team won the Cup leading up to their big win.
"Trump blasted Rapinoe on Twitter — and ultimately did not invite the team to the White House after the Americans bested the Netherlands 2-0 in the final.
"For good measure, Rapinoe then blasted FIFA, soccer’s governing body, for failing to offer women athletes the same pay as men, despite the American women’s winning track record." . . .

"World Cup soccer champion Megan Rapinoe is milking her "victimhood" in the wake of her World Cup win."  "Arrogant, abrasive, sanctimonious, whiny, humorless, unpatriotic, self-important and immensely boring, Megan Rapinoe has made the least of her sudden ascent to fame as the captain of the World Cup-winning US women’s soccer team. With unprecedented alacrity, she has become America’s anti-sweetheart.
"Instead of coming across as delighted about the team’s championship run, and humbled by all of the support, Rapinoe cast herself as a foe of President Trump, first aggressively, then passive-aggressively. Trump, like everybody else, had probably never heard of her until last month, when she told an obscure magazine called Eight by Eight, “I’m not going to the f–king White House” . . .

How Joe Biden Gets Away With Calling A Voter A Fat, Dumb, Liar

In contrast to the way Trump’s insults are treated, it’s otherwise hard to explain how Biden gets a pass on calling a reasonable Iowa voter a fat, unintelligent, liar.

Trump insults a lot of people, and D.C. elites are horrified. But Biden can call an Iowa voter who asked a reasonable question about corruption fat and tell him Biden has a 'much higher IQ.'  "Everyone was buzzing last week about Joe Biden’s confrontation with a voter in Iowa who had the temerity to ask about son Hunter’s extremely lucrative job on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma—a job Hunter Biden received one month after his father was named the Obama administration’s “point person” on Ukraine.
"Biden, obviously, did not take well to the suggestion he had enabled corruption by his son. As a general rule, I’d like to see more bare-knuckles between politicians and voters in campaign settings, but the real revelation here is that Joe Biden is totally, utterly unprepared to answer obvious difficult questions he’s going to have to answer in a presidential campaign.
"Biden’s latest excuse is blaming his aides for not warning him that his son’s Burisma job was a problem, even though at least one aide says he raised the issue with him directly. Plus, calling an ordinary voter a “damn liar” and other ad hominem insults for raising the very real issue of his son’s corruption is… something.
"Yet much of the political Twitterati responded with praise because Biden was “feisty.” In fact, here’s how CNN National Political Reporter Maeve Reston covered the exchange:" . . .
On CNN, Trump's "insulting demeanor" was Biden's "human moment". . . .

"It’s true that it only takes two clowns to make a circus."

Hillary still campaigns

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Rabbi Aryeh Spero:  Hillary Clinton misuses Tikkun O'lam to bring down President Trump  . . . "In her speech, Mrs. Clinton used Tikkun Olam to condemn all the policies of the Trump administration.  Such rhetoric seems to be much too political for what the ancient Joshua, Zohar, and Talmud had in mind.  She even included in her remarks a castigation of our immigration policies.  But this belies the reality of the Torah, which is quite protective of a nation's borders and a country's existing citizens.  The Torah does not espouse open borders or a "no need for vetting" policy.  No way!  No doubt, liberals would not be calling for open borders if those coming across the border illegally were Likudniks from Israel, fierce anti-communists from Cuba, or fundamentalist Nigerian and Sudanese black Christians fleeing persecution from Islam.  They would, as they did during the Nixon impeachment, be chanting "rule of law, rule of law." . . .

Bernie Sanders was one more reason for Clinton's loss in 2016  . . . "Mr. Stern asked Mrs. Clinton if Sen. Bernard Sanders, who she battled for months before securing the 2016 nomination, should have endorsed her more quickly after he dropped out. “He could have,” she said. “He hurt me. There’s no doubt about it. He hurt me.”
“ 'I hope he doesn’t do it again to whoever gets the nomination. Once is enough,” she said with more than a hint of bitterness.
"Mrs. Clinton’s new honest and open demeanor is a move away from 2016, when she was a cardboard cutout candidate unable to connect with voters, whom she kept at arm’s length as she went through the motions." . . .
. . . “ 'The way I helped Donald was I let him come on and be a personality. "Whether you liked him or not people related to him as a human being,” [Stern] said." . . .

Back in 2017: Hillary Clinton: Here's the misstep from the campaign I regret the most
Hint: Hillary lost every coal mining county in West Virginia.

Fireworks at the Trump impeachment

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins says House Democrats’ announcement shows how partisan their impeachment inquiry is

AG Barr: “Our Nation Was Turned On Its Head For 3 Years…Based On A Completely Bogus Narrative”   A.G. Barr speaks about an irresponsible press and it's effect

Barr ----*: Trump Campaign ‘Clearly Spied Upon,’ ‘First Time In History’ To Happen To ‘Presidential Campaign’
(* word "Bombshell" removed because of bombshell fatigue. TD)
. . . "NBC News Pete Williams asked Barr, “Based on what you know so far, do you still stand by your statement that the campaign was spied upon?”
“ 'Oh, it was clearly spied upon. I mean, that’s what electronic surveillance is. I think wiring people up to go in and talk to people and make recordings of their conversations is spying,” Barr responded. “I think going through people’s emails which they did as a result of the FISA warrant. They went through everything, you know, from Page’s life.”
"Earlier in the interview, Barr said that this was “the first time in history that this has been done to a presidential campaign, the use of these counterintelligence techniques against a presidential campaign.' ” . . .

Schiff: We Can’t Conduct A Free And Fair Election In 2020 Unless We Impeach Trump

Rep. Gaetz Exposes Impeachment Investigator as Partisan Democrat

Panelist makes surprise Trump impeachment prediction  "CNN political commentator and Democratic strategist Paul Begala predicts that this will not be the first attempt at impeaching President Trump because he believes Trump would be impeached again if he ignored a possible Supreme Court ruling that would force key White House witnesses to testify."

UPDATED: Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe, Who Disrespected Flag And Trump, Named Sports Illustrated’s 2019 ‘Sportsperson Of The Year’

The Mix   "If you’re wondering if this move is political by the sports publishing giant – the answer is a resounding YES. The fact they refer to the honoree as “Sportsperson” should be your first clue.
"The longstanding sports publisher touts Rapinoe as “a voice for so many across the world” in the digital article which complements Rapinoe’s splashy magazine cover. There is even a barely veiled jab at the President in the Sports Illustrated article’s masthead which reads:

Playing the world’s game, on the world’s stage, under attack by a world leader, she dominated. And in doing so without fear, Megan Rapinoe became a voice for so many across the world.

Trump Takes The High Road With Rapinoe  

"During the World Cup, President Trump did not hesitate to fire back at Rapinoe.“We haven’t yet invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose,” Trump said.“Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. Be proud of the Flag that you wear.”"Rapinoe is a US soccer star and thus a role model to millions. And this is how she uses it?"It’s disheartening to see a US pro athlete like Rapinoe be rewarded for publicly bashing the very country that has given her all of the many freedoms she holds dear. It’s the the brave men and women who have gave their lives for our flag that affords Rapinoe the freedom to speak out against this country."Megan Rapinoe- and the team at Sports Illustrated -would do well to remember that."

American Soccer Star Ignores National Anthem for Sickening Reason

American soccer star Megan Rapinoe has come under fire after she ignored the national anthem before the Women’s World Cup game against Thailand on Tuesday.
The Daily Caller reported that Rapinoe had previously said that she would ignore the national anthem as a “f*** you” to President Donald Trump, adding that she would “never put my hand over my heart” or sing the national anthem again.“I’ll probably never put my hand over my heart,” Rapinoe said last month. “I’ll probably never sing the national anthem again.”
“Because I’m as talented as I am, I get to be here, you don’t get to tell me if I can be here or not,” she added. “So it’s kind of a good ‘f-you’ to any sort of inequality or bad sentiments that the [Trump] administration might have towards people who don’t look exactly like him. Which, God help us if we all looked like him. Scary. Really scary. Ahh, disturbing.”
Rapinoe stayed true to her word on Tuesday, as she was seen standing silently with a blank look on her face as her teammates sang the national anthem.

UPDATE: If you thought U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) co-captain Megan Rapinoe had an ego before, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

The article was published on Monday, and touted Rapinoe as a “voice for so many around the world.” Eh?

. . . "The cover of the annual issue shows Rapinoe wearing something that’s apparently supposed to constitute a fashionable outfit while smirking and holding a sledgehammer.
"But wait, I thought smirking was a sign of “white privilege?”
“ 'What about a smirk?” Rapinoe said at one point during the photoshoot. “It’s kind of like a little, ‘F*** you, I’m coming.’”
"I guess smirking being a punishable offense only applies to 15-year-old boys and doesn’t apply to people who’ve been openly critical of President Donald Trump.
"Anyway, the article that seemingly worships at the alter of Rapinoe, concludes by talking about the decision to have Rapinoe pose with the sledgehammer. The photographer of the shoot apparently wanted Rapinoe to pose with the item, with “the concept being that she’s smashing the patriarchy.”
"Please. She kicks a ball for her job and, despite what she wants you to think, makes a pretty damn good living doing it — at least more than most of her U.S. male counterparts.
"I’m not going to get into Rapinoe’s story that’s told in this love letter to her. Most of us have already heard her story, ad nauseam. And if you haven’t heard her story, just ask. She’s got no problem talking about herself." . . .

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Articles of impeachment of President Trump, annotated

Democrat and Media hatred for the success of our President on display for all to see

Via a triumphant CNN, naturally Annotated by CNN for your proper interpretation. TD

Wherefore President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

. . .  "The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives “shall have the sole Power of Impeachment” and that the President “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors“.

There were many possible articles of impeachment considered, including for bribery (by dangling the promise of US taxpayer funds in exchange for his “favor” from Zelensky), obstruction of justice in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, and more. Democrats chose to narrowly tailor these efforts to the Ukraine scandal that has been the main subject of investigation since September.

"In all of this, President Trump has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.

This is an incredible paragraph. They’re saying Trump violated public trust, subverted the Constitution, damaged the US legal system and did harm to the American people — exactly the opposite of what a President vows to do when taking the oath of office.

. . . "Wherefore, President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

Democrats pick Hillary Clinton as 2020 front-runner in new party poll

NY Post  "A new poll of registered Democrats has Hillary Clinton as their top choice for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination — and she’s not even running.
"The online Harris Poll survey released by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard found that Clinton placed first with 21% of the vote, followed closely by former Vice President Joe Biden at 20%, Sen. Bernie Sanders at 12%, Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 9% and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at 7%.

"It polled 1,859 voters and was conducted between Nov. 27 and 29 of this year.
"Pollsters also surveyed respondents without Clinton in the race — and Biden came out first, with 29% of the vote, followed by Sanders at 16% and Warren at 13%.
"Clinton has repeatedly said she is not running for president again, though she did tell the UK’s “Graham Norton Show” over the weekend that she’s been “deluged” with pleas to do just that.  
" 'I’d have to make up my mind really quickly,” she said, “because it’s moving very fast.”
"Clinton narrowly lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump. Despite winning the popular vote with 65.8 million ballots to Trump’s 62.9 million, Clinton lost the Electoral College 304-227."

Benghazi Mom Slams Hillary Over Her Latest Cold-Hearted Dig

. . . "Smith also said the State Department and Clinton ignored her requests for information. “I am his mother. He was 34 years old, but he was still my baby,” Smith said. “I know what the government thinks of me, and I think just that much of the government – it stinks. This is how you get treated by the government, or, at least the way you used to.”

"Sean Smith’s uncle, Michael Ingmire, also criticized Clinton’s comments Wednesday.

“She has been in plausible deniability about Benghazi ever since it happened,” Ingmire told Fox News. “She was standing, basically before the coffins of Americans, blaming a horrible anti-Islamic video, but she’s just being consistent with her psychosis. The liar, the criminal, the crooked politician—those are the three faces of Hillary.”

An Election Too Important to Be Left to Voters

With every day that passes, the Democrats risk creating the perception that they themselves are a threat to the 2020 election.  Rich Lowry, NR

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

So Obama knew all along about the FBI bid to spy on his rival  "Up until now, President Obama has said he knew nothing about the FBI bid to destroy his political rival, Donald J.Trump, as evidenced in the newly released and mighty critical Inspector General, report.

"Back in August 2016, Obama said:

 "I do not talk to the attorney general about pending investigations. I do not talk to FBI directors about pending investigations," he insisted.

"I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department or the FBI -- not just in this case, but in any case. FULL STOP. PERIOD. Guaranteed. Nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department," he said.

"Today, Obama's claim is in tatters. Julie Kelly of the Federalist, found references within the new IG report that Obama was briefed on the gamy investigation, and knew all about it all along." . . .

It's all about 2020

An Election Too Important to Be Left to Voters  . . . "The Democrats believe that the 2020 election is too important to be left to the voters.
"It’s obvious that President Donald Trump withheld defense aid to Ukraine to pressure its president to commit to the investigations that he wanted, an improper use of his power that should rightly be the focus of congressional investigation and hearings.
"Where the Democrats have gotten tangled up is trying to find a justification that supports the enormous weight of impeaching and removing a president for the first time in our history.
"They’ve cycled through different arguments. First, Trump’s offense was said to be a quid pro quo, a phrase cast aside for supposedly being too Latin for the public to understand; then it was bribery, which has lost ground lately, presumably because of the inherent implausibility of the charge; now, the emphasis is on Trump’s invitation to the Ukrainians to “meddle” and “interfere” in our elections." . . .

Biden embraces the position Hillary called her ’biggest mistake’ in 2016 campaign

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Thomas Lifson "Nobody ever accused Joe Biden of being a genius. But it takes a special kind of stupid to eagerly embrace the issue that his party’s 2016 nominee called her “biggest mistake. ” 'Yet here he is, on video, announcing that when he is president, “No one is going to build another coal plant in America.”

"This is the same Joe Biden who pretends that his birth in Scranton (in coal country) gives him an advantage in the key swing state of Pennsylvania. Yep, they’ll really appreciate his roots when he drives the remaining miners out of their jobs.

"It’s not as if Hillary hasn’t warned him:

In her new book, "What Happened" — officially out next Tuesday — Hillary Clinton wrote that her biggest regret from the campaign trail last year was saying she would put coal miners out of business.

CNN, which obtained a copy of the book this week, reported that the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said that comment was the one "I regret the most."

Clinton made the remark during a town hall in Columbus, Ohio, in March 2016 when she touted her plan to replace fossil-fuel-based energy production with renewable systems.

"Joe would rather cave in to the Green New Deal totalitarians than protect his erstwhile neighbors in Scranton.

"They seem to be noticing."

House Democrats Announce Two Articles Of Impeachment

Analyzing America

"House Democrats gathered to announce two articles of impeachment against President Trump.  "Adam Schiff explained the impeachable acts as abuse of power and obstruction of Congress."  Video here

Democrats unveil articles of impeachment alleging abuse of power, obstruction

"House Democrats on Tuesday announced articles of impeachment against President Trump alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress regarding his interactions with Ukraine, touching off a rapid-fire sequence that could result in a momentous floor vote in a matter of days.

“ 'The framers of the Constitution prescribed a clear remedy for presidents who so violate their oath of office,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. "No one, not even the president, is above the law.”

 'The White House swiftly hit back, accusing Democrats of using the Ukraine issue as an excuse for "this partisan, gratuitous, and pathetic attempt to overthrow the Trump Administration and the results of the 2016 election."

"The key Democratic committee leaders, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., outlined their plans in a brief and pointed statement to the media, and left without taking questions." . . .

Standing behind Schiff in the above scene is Maxine Waters:

Tony Branco

The left is indignant because Donald Trump was not supposed to be there  Even Chris Matthews cracked a smile at this idea.  Hat tip to Marc Brooks