Obama: The Remains of an Administration

Victor Davis Hanson  

Obama’s policies are in tatters, and the worst scandals of his White House are coming to light.

 "Each day that the Obama administration fades into the past, its wrongdoings manage to wander back into the present. 
"After years of suppression, all sorts of strange events keep popping up to remind us of what little is left of the Obama years — the Susan Rice memo, Christopher Steele deleting his computer records, FBI-doctored and lost 302s, text messages wiped clean, the bizarre Obama January 5, 2017, Oval Office meeting, the ambush interview of Michael Flynn, the unmasking and leaking of redacted names swept up in reverse-targeting surveillance operations, the administration fraud perpetrated on the FISA courts. The list is so overwhelming and bizarre that it ensures that anything at any time can now appear. And the result keeps reminding Americans of how corrupt were the years between 2009 and 2017 and how untruthful was the coverage of such institutionalized wrongdoing.
. . . 
"Emeritus Barack Obama now and then ventures out to go through the motions of an enfeebled defense for what is becoming an increasingly discredited administration. But his heart is not in it. His mind is elsewhere. His cause is no longer social activism and community organizing, if it ever was, but lucre and the perceived well-earned good life. The arc of his moralizing universe is long, but for the anointed like him, it apparently bends toward the just deserts of riches and material bounty.
"First lady forever and bestselling memoirist Michelle Obama sometimes takes a hiatus from making millions to offer a half-hearted progressive warning about the sudden heartlessness of the country — reminiscent of her transitory 2008 warnings about a downright mean country and one of which she had previously not been especially proud.
"The remains of the Obama team (Susan Rice, Ben Rhodes, Hillary Clinton, John Brennan, James Comey, Samantha Power) are not offering much of a defense for the Obama years — they are now too busy scrambling to hide their own legal culpability and exposure." . . . 

NYPD Sergeants Union Tweets Arrest Report For Mayor De Blasio’s Daughter

NYPD sergeants’ union tweets Chiara de Blasio’s full arrest report

TPM

. . . "The account also posted de Blasio’s internal arrest file, which included her home address (Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s residence), ID number and other personal information.

“How can the NYPD protect the city of NY from rioting anarchist when the Mayors object throwing daughter is one of them,” the SBA said in the same tweet. “Now we know why he is forbidding Mounted Units to be mobilized and keeping the NYPD from doing their jobs.”

"Soon after the sergeants union published the post, the post was removed and replaced with the note, “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules.” (Among other rules, Twitter bars posting private information without “express authorization and permission.”)

"At a press conference Monday, Mayor de Blasio said the SBA “did something unconscionable, and it’s not just because it’s my daughter. They do this all the time with people’s privacy. This is another one of the things that has to change.” He compared the Twitter post to law enforcement leaks to reporters.

"The mayor said separately that his daughter had told him she was peacefully protesting and believed she was following police orders at the time of her arrest." . . .

The CNN headline was displayed like this:

New York City mayor's daughter arrested alongside protesters for 'unlawful assembly,' sources say
" 'unlawful assembly" was CNN's way of saying, "so they claim, but don't believe it".

MSNBC Reporter Describes Minneapolis “Protest” as “Not, Generally Speaking, Unruly” as He Stands in Front of Burning Building

What orders are given to these people at CNN and MSNBC before they go out to cover things? Are our people so poorly educated that there is no uprising against the content of our news and TV programming? TD

Legal Insurrection

“I want to be clear on how I characterize this. This is mostly a protest. It is not generally speaking unruly. But fires have been started.”

"Velshi said:

I want to be clear on how I characterize this. This is mostly a protest. It is not generally speaking unruly. But fires have been started. There is a deep sense of grievance and complaint here, and that is the thing. That when you discount people who are doing things to public property that they shouldn’t be doing, it does have to be understood that this city has got, for the last several years, an issue with police, and it’s got a real sense of the deep sense of grievance of inequality.

"It’s sad that I’m not surprised MSNBC tried to downplay the riots even on live TV. The station has no integrity." . . .

Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial defaced by vandals in rioting

In spite of his abrasiveness, President Trump stands between us and people like this.

Rich Terrell

Soros’ Ties to US Politicians and Movements  "If you’re wondering just how tight Nancy Pelosi is tied to Soros, you don’t have to look very far. According to Fox News, in November of 2017, Nancy Pelosi and George Soros shared a stage raising money from liberal donors in California for “shaping political and policy transformation in America.” The conference was titled, “Beyond #Resistance: Reclaiming our Progressive Future.' ” . . .
"Soros Wants Trump Gone"  If you wonder why some people are so anti-Trump, it may help to look at who is receiving money from Soros.
"Chuck Schumer? Richard Blumenthal? Keith Ellison? Kamala Harris? Yes to all.
"But also on the list you’ll find Republican names like Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich. Their ties to Soros may explain a lot about their anti-Trump stance." . . .

In the 2018 election, Soros poured a lot of his money into Senate races, knowing the Senate would have the final say after the House voted to impeach Trump – which I personally believe Soros planned all along. Thankfully, not all his efforts at flipping Senate seats succeeded, but that hasn’t stopped his minions from moving forward with their attempt to impeach Trump.

George Soros, 89, is still on a quest to destroy America  

 . . . "In the last few years, Soros has taken to trying to take over local law enforcement agencies by pumping massive amounts of money into candidates he favors in key district attorney races.“George Soros’ quiet overhaul of the US justice system,” Politico reported, way back in August of 2016."It continues in present day.“ 'PAC funded by George Soros pumps nearly $1 million into local races for prosecutor,” The Washington Post reported in June, about the money from the Justice and Public Safety PAC that went to the left-leaners of both Arlington County, Virginia, and Fairfax County, Virginia, commonwealth’s attorney races.’“Soros Adds Intrigue and $800,000 to D.A. Race, Backing Progressive,” The New York Times reported in November." . . .

List Of 206 Organizations Funded By George Soros That Are Operating In The US
"These organizations are directly funded by George Soros and his Open Society Foundations. Many of them have mission statements that sound high minded and worthy of support, but all of them are committed to goals and projects that are based on the leftist model of collectivism. Their primary appeal is to focus on problems in our society with little disclosure of the kind of society they hope to create. –GEG"
The Realistic Observer Archives  "One may well be familiar with many of these organizations, but the complete list can be staggering even to those who are aware.
Here's the straight skinny with no intro necessary: . . ."

Democrats: you know 'em, you love 'em, and they do make news

Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Busted Trying To Help Rioters in Minneapolis Get Supplies 
"Ilhan Omar is an interesting figure and she has no idea how popular she could be, even on the right, if she gave up the anti-USA stuff and showed gratitude for all that this great country has given her and her family.
"From a refugee camp to Congresswoman who celebrates America’s freedom and greatness and generosity is a great story and one both sides would applaud.
"Except instead of praising the country that gave her everything, she trashes it and that is the true tragedy of Omar – when she gets older and realizes what a fool she has been it will be too late.

And it may be too late for her daughter based on the below story." . . .  

"In a series of tweets on Thursday, Hirsi shared numerous tweets that could be read as calls to action against the police.

"One of the tweets Hirsi promoted was posted by Twin Cities DSA, an antifa-affiliated account.

"Want to help out your comrades protesting at the 3rd precinct (at Lake and Minnehaha?)"Here’s a good list of much needed supplies (except for milk! Water is always better for eyewashing than milk!! Please don’t bring milk!) pic.twitter.com/DZxwZlrAIh '....

Supplies? Like these bricks? 

The View host loses it, claims Trump only wants to reopen economy again to ‘line his own pockets’  . . . "The vicious anti-Trump hatred from leftists truly knows no bounds. Trump is just a greedy monster to them, when there is just no proof of anything they are saying. It’s patently absurd and ridiculous." . . . But they have an applause cheerleader.

The media is promoting once again that riots are righteous anger.  . . . "Consider CNN. Rioters attacked its headquarters last night but instead of Jeff Zucker demanding an end to the violence, CNN promoted it as outrage to an injustice.". . . 

Of those molding the thoughts of this generation: Rutgers prof: 'F*ck each and every Trump supporter'

How many of those rioting and burning are students of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies professors, bored because they can't find a job? TD

Campus Reform

"Rutgers University Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Brittney Cooper says Trump supporters are to blame for the disproportionate number of black Americans who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 

"In a tweet thread on Tuesday, Cooper wrote, "I feel like most Black people are clear that this utterly absurd to push [sic] to re-open the country is all about a gross necropolitical calculation that it is Black people who are dying disproportionately from COVID. Not only do white conservatives not care about Black life, but my most cynical negative read of the white supremacists among them is that they welcome this massive winnowing of Black folks in order to slow demographic shifts and shore up political power."  . . .

. . . "She went on to say that Trump supporters "are literally willing to die from this clusterfucked COVID response rather than admit that absolutely anybody other than him would have been a better president," specifically criticizing Trump for his comments on disinfectants. " . . .

Did Bill de Blasio Just Become the Most Hated Man in America?

While Trump’s rhetoric has been divisive, it was despicable for de Blasio to attempt to blame the riots and looting and destruction on the president. Trump has condemned the horrific death of George Floyd, the black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly ten minutes. The president ordered the FBI and the Department of Justice to investigate the case, demonstrating his seriousness in bringing the cops to justice.

PJ Media

"As the riots and destruction across America continued for the fifth day after protests originally over the death of George Floyd devolved into looting and destruction in Minneapolis, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio despicably attempted to score political points by blaming President Donald Trump for the “atmosphere” of “tension and hatred and division” behind the protests. Yet he managed to alienate the anti-Trump left a few hours later by refusing to condemn police who drove a cruiser into a crowd of protesters.

“ 'I’ve not seen the specific words coming out of the White House or actions but I can tell you this, and this is the blunt truth: The president of the United States helped to create this atmosphere, and that’s the tragedy here,” de Blasio said in a press conference on Saturday.

“ 'It doesn’t matter what your party affiliation is, it doesn’t matter what you think of President Trump, there’s been an uptick in tension and hatred and division since he came along, it’s just a fact,” the mayor added. “And it’s not the reason for any specific act but it has helped to poison the atmosphere. So we’ve got to get back to leaders talking about unity.”

Celebrities and the rioters: virtue-signalling and boot licking

The Federalist’s David Harsanyi asked Mr. Rogen to donate instead to black Minneapolis residents like Stephanie Wilford, who gave an interview sobbing over the destruction, or Korboi Balla, a former firefighter who saw rioters destroy the bar he had bought with his life savings.

Isn't it about time Target got rid of Chrissie Teigen?  "Chrissie Teigen, as Andrea Widburg noted here, is joining the growing celebrity cavalcade of woke leftists vowing to bail out "protestors." She pledged $200,000 to get the looters out of jail, the better to Get Trump, upping her pledge when people on Twitter protested.

"It was bizarre stuff, given that she's already made millions from her shelf space selling her own brand of cookware for Target.

"Wasn't Target ... one of the first business to have been trashed utterly by the violent, thieving looters? Hasn't Target been forced to shut 24 stores in Minnesota alone due to looting?

"The footage from the south Minneapolis looting of Target, on the first night of the riots, was utterly appalling. And the destruction from the first night sent the message to all the dirtballs out here that looting was profitable and blue-city authorities would be doing nothing. After that, they hit Target again." . . .

Biden Campaign Staffers Contribute To Group Bailing Out Rioters In MN
. . . "The Fund cleverly used social media to capture the attention of celebrities, offering Twitter users an opportunity to match donations being made, thus, being able to virtue-signal that they are down with those being arrested – the rioters and looters. Biden campaign staffers were happy to announce participation on their Twitter accounts. For example, this is a tweet from a self-described “Organizer for Joe Biden for President”: . . .

Like clockwork, actors and celebrities jumped on the bandwagon to prove their wholeness. Once the matching fund challenge began on Thursday, “dozens” of donations from the entertainment field have come in, usually around the $50 level of contribution.

In the meantime, in his latest attempt to stay in the spotlight, left-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore stoked racial tensions Friday morning.

This, after demanding that the Minneapolis Police Department headquarters must be demolished as a “contrition to Black America”.

Celebrities blasted for donating to protester bail fund as rioting, violence escalate  
. . . "The Federalist’s David Harsanyi asked Mr. Rogen to donate instead to black Minneapolis residents like Stephanie Wilford, who gave an interview sobbing over the destruction, or Korboi Balla, a former firefighter who saw rioters destroy the bar he had bought with his life savings.
“ 'Rich white dude bailing out thugs who are burning down black neighborhoods,” tweeted Mr. Harsanyi.
"Tweeted another commenter: “You gonna donate to the small businesses that had their whole livelihoods destroyed by these ‘protestors’ that burned their building to the ground or looted all their stuff?”
"Others pointed out that some Democrats are blaming the rioting on white supremacists, meaning that those being bailed out may be Nazis and fascists." . . .

Gullible rioters and their psychopathic press, like, you know...CNN

Gullible rioters are doing the bidding of radical progressive ringleaders bent on destroying America 
"Meanwhile, mainstream media is trying to paint this as an effort by "right-wing white supremacists." Seriously."

. . . "This is clearly a coordinated effort. Black Lives Matter, the organization that’s at the forefront of these initial protests, have been turned into rioting, looting masses for the sake of promoting the destruction of the United States. Many if not most of them aren’t even aware of the agenda for which they are being utilized. They still believe this is about George Floyd, but their protests have been commandeered by evil forces who are using the combination of lockdown frustration and racial anger to push for anarchy.

"Antifa is clearly involved, but contrary to popular belief, they are not the ringleaders. They may be coordinating efforts on the ground, but the level of coordination and sophistication tell us very clearly that someone else is calling the shots. Antifa has never been clever enough to pull off anything like this. Police stations are under siege. Mass looting is happening. Someone else is organizing this, but who? Is it China? Russia? America Communists? George Soros? Demonic forces? All of the above?" . . .

Just Ignore Your Own Eyes, CNN’s Josh Campbell Implies White Supremacists Behind Riots In Minneapolis

"As my colleagues Elizabeth Vaughn reported, MSNBC’s Joy Reid spread the claim that white supremacists were behind the riots in Minneapolis.
"So disregard the fact that you see the locals looting and the radical leftists rioting there, 
eid’s got the real scoop for you.
"But this ridiculous narrative is not only being spread by Reid, it’s also being encouraged by CNN’s Josh Campbell.
"Here’s what he said: . . ."

USA Today has a story saying both sides are right but that it’s the far-left protesters who are mostly responsible thus far:

Riots were clearly pre-planned domestic terrorism by the radical left

Then they simply let the evil in humanity take charge. TD

Little do they know these leftists care little about them. They are ideologues and all they care about is their ideology. The really sad thing is President Trump is the first president to come along in a long time who really has helped black Americans. M. Dowling

Independent Sentinel  "Last night’s riots in Dallas, Atlanta, and elsewhere were pre-planned by radical leftist organizations. Organizers were directing the crowd where to go. They had pallets of 100 bricks ready for rioters at strategic locations, and were yelling to the crowd “go left, there are 100 bricks on the corner over there”
"This wasn’t random chaos, and it’s not grassroots.
"As Attorney General Bill Barr said yesterday, the agitators are “far-left” and the violence appears to be planned.
“In many places, it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by left extremist groups, using Antifa-like tactics, many of whom travel from outside the state to promote the violence.”
"We posted this next clip twice but it deserves posting again and again:" . . .

"Some black leaders in Atlanta are speaking out"

Vernon Jones

✔@RepVernonJones

I refuse to allow a bunch of ANTIFA affiliated thugs to come to my beloved city of Atlanta and burn it to the ground, under the guise of #BlackLivesMatter. They don’t give a damn about black lives. They only care about DESTRUCTION.

Leftists Working Overtime to Frame the Narrative on George Floyd Riots

CNN peddled this same nonsense with a recent article headlined "The protest pictures alone tell the story of America's racial hierarchy," which used selectively edited pictures to suggest that callous white cops were needlessly throwing tear gas at innocent black teens for protesting peacefully, while dangerous white protesters were left alone by police at the Michigan State Capitol, despite the fact they were putting everyone in danger by carrying long guns and refusing to social distance and wear masks. 

Christopher Paslay   "In 1989, District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. insisted that his city was basically crime-free except for all the murder.  "Except for the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," he told a luncheon audience at the National Press Club.  

"On May 28, MSNBC reporter Ali Velshi said something just as mind-bogglingly absurd.  As violent riots erupted in sections of Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd, Velshi insisted that the protests were basically peaceful.

" 'I wanna be clear on how I characterize this," Velshi said, as buildings literally burned to the ground in the background of the broadcast.  "This is mostly a protest.  It is not, it is not, generally speaking, unruly."

"It's interesting to watch Velshi struggle to find the words to shape the narrative he's trying so desperately to tell: that the violence and upheaval unfolding around him aren't really happening.  That the burning buildings are somehow not indicative of what is really taking place on the ground.  That the whole scene is really just a peaceful protest, so please don't misinterpret the fires, the destruction and evacuation of Minneapolis's 3rd police precinct, the vandalism of police vehicles, and the looting of the Target and arson of the AutoZone as "unruly."

"According to the Saint Paul Police Department, more than 170 businesses were damaged or looted that night, and there were dozens of fires.

"Liberals are so obsessed with controlling the narrative on race, so immersed in their own self-serving propaganda, that they actually believe that society is going to accept their bald-faced lies over reality itself — over the television footage of the destruction, over the police reports documenting the property damage, over the cries from governors and mayors urging citizens to please stop the looting and rioting." . . .

MSNBC's Ali Velshi Downplays Riot In Front Of Burning Building: "Mostly A Protest," "Not Generally Speaking Unruly"

A bit of decency emerges: Incredible Video Shows Army of Volunteers Showing Up In Minneapolis

RedState

"Here’s a reminder that humanity still has its moments.

"After days of rioting, looting, and violence across the country, the sun rose in Minneapolis this morning to reveal an eerily quiet hellscape. Businesses were burned out as people walked the streets documenting the devastation.

"Then something amazing happened.

"What looks to be hundreds of people showed up to help clean the area that had been destroyed the night prior. People were told to show up with brooms and trash bags and the call was answered. These are people that didn’t have to give their Saturday to do this, not after so much venom has been spewed, but they did it anyway. That’s real empathy for the people of that neighborhood, not the faux anarchy being perpetrated by the left’s Antifa army.

"In the end, this may not make much of a difference. It’s a small gesture to a neighborhood that’s going to take years to recover. But it shows that not everyone has lost their minds, nor their hearts in 2020." . . .