Democrats failed the debate question on Qassem Soleimani

Washington Examiner  "At the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday, Democrats failed when questioned on whether they would have authorized the U.S. military strike that killed Qassem Soleimani.

"Soleimani, commander of the covert action arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in a January U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. President Trump authorized that strike in response to Soleimani's efforts to organize attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq and the broader Middle East, and in the context of the Iranian general's historic role in killing hundreds of U.S. soldiers during the Iraq War.

"But as I say, Democrats were unconvincing".: . . .

. . . "Take just two examples: Russia's 2018 nerve agent assassination attempt on British soil, and Iran's unprovoked 2011 effort to blow up the Saudi ambassador as he dined in a Washington restaurant. Did Vladimir Putin and Qassem Soleimani authorize those actions because the United States had killed someone just before? No, they did so because they believed they could get away with it.

"That speaks to the key point: Effective counterterrorism and the broader stability of international order do not rest on the back of nice rules and polite discussions at the United Nations. They rest on the balancing beam of deterrence and destruction — on nations knowing that they will be held to account for what they do to America, our allies, or to innocent peoples. Absent our ability to position a credible threat at the heart of their calculation, our enemies will try to get away with as much mayhem as possible.

"Dear Democratic 2020 candidates, please stop pretending you have all the answers and that Trump is simply stupid."

If only Soleimani had waited till Democrats ran the government again, he'd still be doing what he does. TD

Elizabeth Warren Vows to Boycott Pro-Israel Conference Obama Attended  . . . "But last year, almost every single Democratic Party candidate for president, including Warren, skipped the AIPAC conference, except for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) met with AIPAC activists in her Senate office but declined to attend the policy conference itself." . . .

Buttigieg Doubles Down: No Jail Time for Heroin, Meth Possession  Video

. . . "The Buttigieg plan would potentially free 74,000 drug offenders from federal prison, nearly 100 percent of whom are drug traffickers with links to international criminal cartels. Those accused of drug trafficking often plead down to drug possession to secure lesser sentences." . . .

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

The Once and Future Scandal

When Adam Schiff’s pernicious role in jump-starting the impeachment is finally fully known, he will likely be revealed as the prime schemer, along with minor Obama officials buried within the Trump National Security Council, dreaming up the entire Ukraine caper of the “whistleblower.”

Cartoons by Tony Branco

Victor Davis Hanson  "Now that the four-and-a-half-month-long Ukraine impeachment bookend to the 22-month Mueller charade is over, it clearly accomplished nothing other than substantially raising the polls of both Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The public was reminded that Representative Gerald Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are every bit as childish, peevish, and absurd as Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
"So, we are now back to the existential issue of the entire Trump phenomenon: to what degree did the Hillary Clinton campaign collude with high-ranking Obama officials, and the top echelons of the FBI, CIA, and the national intelligence apparatus, to surveil, defame, and hope to derail Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign by unlawful means?

Who in the federal government then continued Clinton’s efforts after the 2016 election to disrupt and indeed attempt to destroy the Trump transition and presidency?
"Eventually, someone will sort out whether that post-election effort on the part of federal officials to abort the Trump presidency, abetted by the media and #TheResistance, was a simple follow-up to the Clinton-DNC-Perkins Coe-Fusion GPS collusion against candidate Trump—or a sick preemptive attempt of the administrative state to smear Trump as a “Russian asset” because of their worries about the exposure of their own prior criminality and Trump’s iconoclastic agenda.
"But for now, the following statements are irrefutable."
"Donald Trump, in concrete ways, has been far harder on Russia than was the “reset” Obama presidency, and far more helpful to Ukraine than Team Obama ever was. Trump armed the Ukrainians. He upped sanctions against Russia. He ordered lethal retaliation against Russian mercenaries in Syria. He vastly increased U.S. oil and gas production to Russia’s detriment. He jawboned Germany about its fuel dependence on Moscow. He coerced NATO to spend more on defense. He got out of an asymmetrical missile treaty with Russia. He is rebuilding the U.S. military." . . .

Hollywood’s soapboxing drags Oscars to all-time low ratings. Oh, and remember, Free Tibet!

NY Post

And many took issue with the soapbox-esque acceptance speeches given by actors including Pitt, who critiqued the Trump impeachment proceedings, and Phoenix, who used his 45 seconds to preach the virtues of veganism.

"The biggest flop of the award show season? The award show itself.
"The Oscars made history for the smallest audience the show has ever received after a night of predictable wins and polarizing acceptance speeches.
"About 23.6 million people watched the 92nd installment of the show, which showered Bong Joon Ho with awards including Best Director and Best Picture for his widely acclaimed social horror film “Parasite.”
"And while it was the most-watched show of the awards season, even the promise of a hostless show couldn’t hoist up Hollywood’s big night amid repeat wins by actors who already took home Golden Globes, SAGs and BAFTAs." . . .

Ricky Gervais Mocks Joaquin Phoenix Lecturing ‘Everyday, Hard Working People: ‘It Has the Opposite Effect’  . . . "The British actor-comedian was taking stock of Sunday’s Academy Awards, where actors Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, and Josh Gad used their time on stage to pontificate on politics and the environment." . . .

Ratings for Sunday’s Oscars telecast on ABC plummeted to their lowest level ever, drawing about 23.6 million viewers, down a whopping 20 percent from last year, and 11 percent from the previous all-time low.  . . .

Rob Reiner: Dems Have to ‘Punch’ Trump in the Nose, Call Him Fat  Meathead speaks.

Montage: And the Award for Most Obnoxious Oscar Night Political Take Goes To …

Hollywood, spare us self-righteous lectures  . . . "But now we're supposed to believe that Hollywood has something to tell the rest of us about sexual abuse. Thus, Oprah Winfrey took to the stage of the Golden Globes to lecture America about mistreatment of women – even though her association with Weinstein supposedly led at least one young actress to believe Weinstein was unthreatening, a mistake that led to that actress' sexual exploitation at Weinstein's hands.
"Meryl Streep cheered her from the audience, despite calling Weinstein "God" just a few years ago.
"This is Hollywood's unique gift: limitless gall, and a complete lack of morality. Once shamed, Hollywood steps up. But it takes the public to force it to do so. Which is what makes it particularly sickening that Hollywood's stars insist on treating the rest of us as the sinners.
"Here's a bit of advice to Hollywood: Try a little modesty. Spare us the self-righteous lectures. And try setting some standards for yourselves before you tell us all about how we're the barriers between women and respect." . . .

Denzel Washington SHUTS DOWN Every Self-Righteous, Trump-Hating Hollywood Liberal

. . . The same average Americans who voted for Donald Trump because they are sick and tired of the elitist attitude of people like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, etc.
At a roundtable discussion with other actors, Washington told his Hollywood colleagues to get off their high horses.
“…people say: ‘Oh, the difficulty of making a movie.’ I’m like, listen, send your son to Iraq–that’s difficult. It’s just a movie. It’s like, relax. I don’t play that precious nonsense.”
Rather than seeing themselves as entitled to tell the rest of American what to do, Washington said fellow actors should be on their knees thanking Americans for the chance to do what they do. . . .

CPAC Chairman Says He Couldn’t Guarantee Romney’s ‘Physical Safety’ at Conference

National Review  . . . This year, I would actually be afraid for his physical safety, people are so mad at him,” CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News’s Full Court Press.
"Romney, a Utah Republican, angered members of his party earlier this month when he became the sole Republican to vote to convict President Trump in his impeachment trial.
"“We won’t credential him as a conservative,” Schlapp said Sunday of Romney’s potential presence at CPAC. “I suppose if he wants to come as a non-conservative and debate an issue with us, maybe in the future we would have him come.”
"For some critics, Schlapp’s remarks edged too close to a threat.
“I have not met a more honorable person than Mitt Romney,” said Senator Joe Manchin, one of the Senate’s most moderate Democrats. “It’s hard to believe that we have stooped this low.” 

. . . The newfound distaste of many conservatives and Republicans for Romney is a far cry from just eight years ago when the party elected him as its standard-bearer to take on President Barack Obama in the presidential election."Romney said his vote in favor of removing Trump from office was based on his integrity and his faith." . . .

 Lets test this man's 'Faith" and integrity with these flip-flops recorded by Politifact
"On abortion -- Full Flop. From "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country" to "I am firmly pro-life."
"On signing a no-tax pledge -- Full Flop. As a gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts, he refused to sign a pledge that he would not seek tax increases. As a presidential candidate, he signed it.
"On support for Ronald Reagan's policies -- Full Flop. As a Senate candidate in Massachusetts, he distanced himself from Reagan. As a presidential candidate, he's

embraced the Gipper.
"On whether humans contribute to global warming -- Half Flip. He said be believed humans contribute to climate change, but then hedged.
"On gun policy -- Half Flip. Romney’s downplayed his signing of an assault weapons ban as governor in 2004, but it’s not clear that his policies have shifted as much as his rhetoric has.
"On the economic stimulus -- Half Flip. Romney supported having a stimulus, but criticized the specific program Obama and congressional Democrats enacted.
"On the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) -- No Flip. Romney’s view has been consistent -- TARP was necessary, but some of its operational aspects were bungled.
"On support for gay marriage -- No Flip. Romney expressed some relatively liberal positions on gay rights while campaigning for senator in 1994, but he never went as far as backing same-sex marriage."  . . .

Name of witness against MS-13 gang given to defense attorneys because of new bail reform law. That witness was just beaten to death. (UPDATE)

The Blaze  "UPDATE, 10:20 a.m. Friday: A new report indicates defense attorneys for the MS-13 gang members said they never told their clients the name of the witness set to testify against them who was found beaten to death Sunday.

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"Original story below
"Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez tried to protect two boys being threatened by members of the notoriously murderous MS-13 gang on Long Island in October 2018, officials told the New York Times.
"In response to him standing up for the kids, the gang members repeatedly stabbed Rodriguez and hit him in the head with a bat, the paper said. Nine members of the MS-13 gang were arrested in connection with the attack, WNBC-TV reported.

"An agreement to testify

"Nevertheless, Rodriguez agreed to testify against the gang members charged with assault and witness intimidation as a result of the attack, officials told the Times." . . .

Video: A black conservative pays tribute to Rush Limbaugh

Lloyd Marcus  "Rush Limbaugh announced that he has advanced cancer. The American left and their fake news media minions went ballistic over Trump rightfully awarding the conservative talk radio icon the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
"Leftist hater Whoopi Goldberg said she thought the award is given to “people who have actually done something.” Other deranged leftists said Trump was out-of-order presenting the award to a mere radio host. These same progressives celebrated Obama presenting the award to mere actors, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks.
"As expected, Democrats and fake news media chimed in with their standard baseless accusation that all conservatives and Republicans are racist. They absurdly claim Rush is a racist which makes Trump a racist for honoring him. My response is blah, blah, blah.

"Please watch this 2 minute video in which I defend and express my respect and gratitude to Rush Limbaugh, a truly great American.  Please share it." . . .

Rush Limbaugh's True Contribution  . . . "We realized that our beliefs were shared by many and that we had power.  Rush was the Voice of America broadcasting through the Iron Curtain.  Like the prisoners of the Iron Curtain, we needed these broadcasts for more than mere information.  We needed to know that our fellow prisoners knew the truth also.  The liberating and unifying effect of these broadcasts sometimes translated into election results that we never dreamed possible.  The unity that Rush provided helped stop some of the worst Clinton programs and gave us the momentum that resulted in the historic congressional elections of 1994 that liberated Congress for the first time in four decades.  There is nothing so dangerous to a totalitarian as a unified people that know they are not alone." . . .   Visit Rush's site

How's Uncle Joe doing lately?

Spin Room Indeed: Biden Surrogate Symone Sanders Does Damage Control After Biden Says He Won't Win New Hampshire "Manchester, NH - As expected, former Vice President Joe Biden provided a few gaffes at Friday's Democratic presidential debate at St. Anselm College. The worse the gaffes are, the worse his team had to try and spin it in the post-debate spin room. But Symone Sanders tried.
"At one point during Friday's contest, Biden admitted that he didn't do well in Iowa, and added that he's probably not going to do well here in New Hampshire either. It was a cringey answer, and one that the press had a field day with in the spin room as Sanders, the Biden campaign's senior adviser, tried to assure us that Biden was still going to compete." . . .

People should drop Biden's “lying, dog-faced pony soldier” remark; he was talking in jest the way we talked on our job site all my life.  . . . "On Sunday, Biden uttered a phrase so bizarre that the internet has been buzzing about it for hours: When a young woman asked him a tough question, he responded by calling her a “lying, dog-faced pony soldier.” There is some debate about whether he was jocular or angry (we side with jocular), but the words are clear: . . ."
Its what the left has been doing with Trump's "Hey Russia! can you find us Hillary's emails?"
"Dog-Face Soldier" was the official song of many WW2 Army units.

Here's a bombshell!

Babylon Bee reports: "Biden Lands Coveted Corn Pops Endorsement Deal"

"

"In what's being called a game-changer for the 2020 Democratic primary, Joe Biden has landed the coveted endorsement of Corn Pops cereal." . . .

After Biden claimed he stood up to a gang leader named CornPop armed with a razor, Kellogg's quickly signed Biden to a multi-million-dollar contract. Biden will appear on cereal boxes and in TV spots. The Corn Pops logo will appear prominently in future Biden campaign stops and on the side of his bus. He'll also wear a CornPops blazer while giving speeches.

"Gotta have my pops!" Biden says in a new commercial before launching into a long-winded recollection of the incident. He goes on and on about CornPop and how he brought peace to the gang-ridden land of Delaware back in the 1890s with the help of President Ben Franklin and Canada. "Eating Corn Pops is all part of a balanced breakfast for a man who brings peace and harmony to the land like me."

"Before I set out on the rough campaign trail each and every morning, I make sure to have a bowl of Corn Pops to keep my mind sharp," Biden says before smiling and taking a bite of the Pops. "Oopsy-daisy!" he says sheepishly as his teeth fall into the cereal bowl" . . .

A new video reveals Elizabeth Warren’s perfectly pre-programmed shtick

Andrea Widburg  "No matter the question asked of her, Elizabeth Warren instantly swings into a pre-programmed wrap. “Look,” she’ll say. “I’ve got a plan for that.” And then she’ll start reciting the vague parameters of a plan that invariably involves spending massive, but unspecified, amounts of taxpayer money and significantly increasing the government’s role in every American’s life and livelihood.

"There’s now a video showing how perfectly rehearsed Warren’s statements are. Sure, the words sometimes change a little, but those changes are relatively insignificant. The substance, the rhythm, the timing . . . they’re all there in perfect order. Irritating as it is to listen to Warren blabber on, especially in stereo, this video is a neat trick and well-worth watching to understand how canned Warren is:  Watch it here

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's running through the talking points in the spin room post-debate. pic.twitter.com/OYpG2j8rMU

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 8, 2020

"There’s a well-known video showing Fred Astaire trying out a single dance – “I want to be a dancing man” – in a different set, wearing different costumes. What fascinates film fans is that Astaire was so perfectly rehearsed that the two dances are identical but for the set and costume changes:"

Pro-Trump Iraqi Refugee Launches GOP Congressional Bid Against Ilhan Omar: ‘She Must Be Stopped’

CauseACTION  "Dalia al-Aqidi, a refugee who escaped from Saddam Hussein’s tyrannical Iraqi regime in 1988, announced on Thursday that she has launched a Republican congressional bid for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District against far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who has faced scandal after scandal in just her first year in Congress.

"Al-Aqidi, a former White House correspondent, told The Daily Wire in an exclusive interview that she decided to run because Omar was “doing irreparable harm to both Minnesota and the U.S.—she must be stopped.”
"In the interview, Al-Aqidi praised President Donald Trump for his foreign policy agenda in the region, including the recent decision to kill Iranian terrorist Qassem Soleimani.
"Al-Aqidi made the announcement in a video that she posted to Twitter where she highlighted her background and how living under a tyrannical big government shaped her political views."  Watch: 

It’s time to defend America! I’m running for Congress because we’re not as divided as Ilhan Omar and the far-left would have us believe. I’m running to bring us closer together. https://t.co/sa9dsHHTeO— Dalia al-Aqidi (@Dalia4Congress) January 16, 2020

 Iraqi Refugee Challenging Omar: Omar Doing ‘Irreparable Harm’ To U.S. With ‘Hatred, Racism’       

. . . “ 'I’m running because Ilhan Omar is doing irreparable harm not only to her district, not only to her state, to the whole country,” al-Aqidi said. “As an American citizen, my duty is to defend my country and my duty is to stand up to her hatred and racism that she’s spreading within her community, within the country, and even worldwide. I have a question for Ilhan Omar that needs to be answered. Ilhan Omar is harming every American with her hatred, her standing against what we believe in, against our own Constitution.' ” . . .

American Schools are Focusing on Diversity at History’s Expense

Intellectual Takeout

Today only 12 percent of the nation’s high school seniors are proficient in history. With numbers like that, perhaps we should be less concerned about diversity and more concerned about ensuring our students have a well-rounded knowledge of the men and women who made our country great.

"The 1619 Project. By now many of us have either viewed ads about, seen references to, or read directly from this initiative of The New York Times, which marks four centuries since slaves first came to America.

"It sounds like an admirable initiative, no? After all, it’s good to remember our history, especially the bad parts, so we can ensure we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past.

"But as many have pointed out, that isn’t The New York Times’ objective. Writing in the February issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, scholar Brion McClanahan sets about “Deconstructing the 1619 Project.” McClanahan uses the words of project director Jake Silverstein to describe the goal of the Times’ project:

"According to Silverstein, ‘The project was intended to address the marginalization of African-American history in the telling of our national story and examine the legacy of slavery in contemporary American life.’

"In McClanahan’s eyes, such a statement is misleading:

"This would imply that American pop culture has been devoid of material dedicated to race and slavery. Indeed, it assumes that Americans are not at all acquainted with the issue and that there has been a veritable conspiracy to keep black American history off the pages of American history textbooks and out of the popular imagination." 

"Is such a charge true? Has black history been marginalized in our nation’s schools? Drawing from an academic survey of high school students and adults, McClanahan calls such an assumption into question:" . . .

Annie Holmquist received a B.A. in Biblical Studies from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. She also brings 20+ years of experience as a music educator and a volunteer teacher – particularly with inner city children – to the table in her research and writing. 

Steve Bannon and Bill Maher Go Head-to-Head

Youtube
"Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon joins Bill to discuss President Trump's "best week so far.' ".

But Maher has the applause sign going for him.

Even the left wing Daily Beast commented:  Steve Bannon Outduels and Embarrasses Bill Maher on ‘Real Time’ . . . "I know how much of a charismatic charmer he can be, which, in addition to his serving as a valued source for so many White House reporters, is a big reason why he’s been subject to so many fawning profiles. Such cajoling can easily work on Maher, who not only loves having his colossal ego massaged but has found common ground with everyone from alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos to, well, Steve Bannon, who talked circles around the late-night comedian during his last Real Time appearance. " . . .
The Last Refuge  "Bill Maher had a very bad week… Because Bill Maher is watching all of the best laid schemes by his Democrat plotters fail.  Against the failed impeachment effort; which followed the failed Mueller effort; which followed the failed FBI effort; Bill Maher invites Steve Bannon back onto his HBO show to debate the state of anti-Trump politics.

"Bannon draws attention to several hypocrisies including the DNC use of Michael Bloomberg to fund and advance their anti-Trump effort.  The Democrats are a hot mess and a hostile takeover by Bernie Sanders looms on the horizon.

Mitt Romney's self-righteousness and moral blindness are not heroic

James Arlandson  . . . Were it not for Mitt Romney, the American Republic would collapse!  He's the only one who stood his ground on Article One.  He's the only one who listened to his faith standards and opposed his own caucus.  He heard the defense counsel demolish the two articles, yet he's the only one who maintained his sense of correct thinking.  Only he had clarity of insight and profile in courage to vote his religious convictions.  And now he is the hero of the clear-thinking left.

"Nonsense.

"Everyone but Mitt could see that this partisan impeachment sham was orchestrated by the radical left just to get the president. The president of Ukraine and others in his administration said they did not feel any pressure from Trump.  And they got the money from the U.S. government after the Ukrainian president promised to root out corruption.  During the July 25, 2019 phone call, the American president asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Biden's son for corruption." . . .

Ian Macfarlane