Victor Davis Hanson"A half-century ago, progressives used to push limitless free expression, blasting conservatives for their allegedly blinkered traditionalism. They boasted of obliterating once-normal boundaries in art, music and literature to allow nudity, profanity, sexuality and anti-American boilerplate.
"Now?
"The left is Victorian — increasingly puritanical, regressive and hypersensitive. Even totalitarian censorship and book-burning have weirdly become part of their by-any-means-necessary methods.
"University of California, Berkeley, professor Grace Lavery was so outraged by authorAbigail Shrier’s book“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” that she went beyond the usual calls to ban the book.
"Lavery advocated burning Shrier’s book." . .
“ 'I DO encourage followers to steal Abigail Shrier’s book and burn it on a pyre,” Lavery tweeted last month.
"Did the self-appointed liberal watchdog the American Civil Liberties Union step in to defend free expression?
"No. One ACLU official poured gas on the book-burning fire.
“ 'Stopping the circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on,” tweeted Chase Strangio, the ACLU’s deputy director for transgender justice." . . .
You are looking into a bare, white room, its walls covered with empty book shelves. It reminds us of one of the darkest days of German intellectual history. On the 10th of May 1933 the main event of an organized burning of books took place on the Bebelplatz. Not only in Berlin, but also in many other German towns hordes of National Socialist students looted libraries.
Michael Austin"Former President Barack Obama thinks more black men voted for President Donald Trump this year because they’re “susceptible” to a “macho style” candidate.
"During an interview Tuesday with Peter Hamby, the host of Snapchat’s “Good Luck America,” Obama was asked why so many African-American men decided to vote for Trump in the 2020 election.
"The Democrat’s response was an incredibly simplistic analysis of his fellow black Americans, the type of stereotyping that the left would normally consider to be blatantly racist.
"According to a news release this week from the Republican National Committee, 12 percent ofAfrican-Americans voted for Trumpthis year, which is up from 8 percent in 2016 and the highest percentage for a GOP presidential candidate since 1996. He did particularly well among black men, with 19 percent backing him compared with 13 percent in 2016." . . .
When Democrats chant "COUNT EVERY VOTE", see what they mean?
Does a surveillance video prove Georgia election fraud?"Georgia’s Fulton County, the most populous in the state, claimed it needed to stop absentee ballot overnight on November 3-4 because of a burst pipe. That was a lie. There was no burst pipe, and the counting didn’t stop. At a hearing on Thursday, surveillance footage emerged showing that the ballots being secretly counted came from suitcases hidden under a table." . . .
. . . "Here’s what seems to have happened: In Fulton County, Georgia, the people who planned to add fake ballots to Biden’s vote count on election night had an overall good plan. First, announce that a burst pipe required everybody to vacate the building until morning and, second, count fake votes.
"The planners missed two details. First, they forgot to make sure the government’s documents supported the “burst pipe” narrative. Text messages emerged showing that nothing had burst. Instead, there was a quickly contained slow leak that didn’t even generate a work order.
"Second, they forgot that the State Farm Arena, where the counting took place, has surveillance cameras all over. On Wednesday, intrepid volunteers obtained the videos from the surveillance cameras in the room in which the count took place and, by doing so, may have discovered the election fraud smoking gun.
"In the video below, at a hearing about election fraud in Georgia on Thursday, a volunteer narrates the video showing surveillance footage of the same room from four different angles:"
. . . "Outside of Hollywood movies, plans this complex seldom work. There are simply too many moving parts and, therefore, too many opportunities for mistakes. Forgetting about the surveillance cameras was a mistake and it is to be hoped that every intelligent American who is not a partisan media hack – i.e., members of the public, politicians, and judges alike -- understands that we’re seeing something better than a smoking gun. In those surveillance videos, we’re actually watching in real time the gun being used to commit the biggest crime in American history."
. . . "Her name is R "uby Freeman. And she made the mistake of advertising her purse on her desk the same night she was involved in voter fraud on a MASSIVE SCALE. "Her T-shirt says “Lady Ruby” and her purse says, “LaRuby” which is her company. "This was not a very smart move.Her company is called “LaRuby’s Unique Treasures.” It’s on her LinkedIn page!"
Accusations of racism begin in three...two...one...
"But,accordingto Jacki Pick, an attorney working with Trump’s legal team, even though “two Republican field organizers had been sent” there to observe the vote counting, “At no time were they permitted to observe in any meaningful way.”
"Pick explains that the four election workers remained behind and continued counting and tabulating “well into the night,” even though GOP workers said in sworn affidavits that a poll worker had declared at 10 p.m. that counting had concluded for the evening and would not resume until the following morning
"According to Pick, the poll workers that stayed behind continued “counting, unobserved, unsupervised, not in public view—as [Georgia] statute requires—until about 1:00 in the morning,” Pick said.
"GOP poll workers learned that counting continued from news crews." . . .
"The New York Post: Biden’s negotiations with Iran “would involve the US lifting the President Trump-era sanctions.'”
"Joe Biden plans to reenter the Obama-era nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran if he takes office next month, he told the New York Times in an article published on Wednesday.
"Biden told the NYT that under his administration, “in consultation with our allies and partners, we’re going to engage in negotiations and follow-on agreements to tighten and lengthen Iran’s nuclear constraints, as well as address the missile program.”
"He suggested a Democrat-run White House will also offer the lifting of sanctions on Tehran as part of the negotiations.
"President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal in May 2018 and placed crippling economic sanctions on Iran, the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism.
"The New York Post reported the comments made by the Democratic presidential candidate:..."
Doug Band worked alongside Bill Clinton every day for nearly two decades, first as a body man and then as one of the primary architects of his lucrative and often-fraught post-presidency. Then came a seismic falling out with accusations of self-dealing and soap-opera-level psychodrama. Now, for the first time since leaving Clinton’s orbit, Band goes on the record about his days in Clintonworld.
. . . "Band’s breakup with Clinton remains a subject of fascination and fierce debate in the Clinton diaspora. Some view the split as a father-son story gone awry. Others see it as a cautionary tale. Band mastered the dark arts of self-dealing, power brokering, and conflict-of-interest navigation that made Clinton’s postpresidency seem, at times, like one big money grab. Like his mentor, he grew fabulously wealthy doing it. Band drew multiple salaries from Clinton’s office, the foundation, and CGI. He also had a side deal with Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies. Even his path out of Clintonworld charted directly through Clintonworld. Teneo was essentially an arm of the Clinton Foundation in its early years. Band converted foundation donors to Teneo clients and encouraged Teneo clients to donate to the foundation. With all the dollars flying back and forth, it looked to Band’s critics like Band was cashing in on his boss’s Rolodex. In 2018, Band and his family purchased a $20 million Manhattan town house that once belonged to David Rockefeller and are in the midst of a multiyear renovation. Last year, Band and his partners sold a majority stake of Teneo to private equity firm CVC Capital at a reported valuation of $700 million. . . .
. . . "Meanwhile, Bill’s erratic behavior during the 2008 Democratic primary torched his statesman image. “He dismantled everything we had done,” Band said. Bill took on the role of Hillary’s attack dog and went aggressively after Barack Obama. As the primary dragged on, Bill shouted at voters and reporters in a series of rope-line meltdowns. The spectacle of a former president denigrating America’s would-be first Black president went viral. Prominent Democrats called the outbursts “bizarre,” “ill-tempered,” and “ill-founded.” Al Sharpton said Bill needed to “shut up.' ” . . .
. . . "At the time, Band attributed Bill’s mistakes to aftereffects of his 2004 heart attack, rustiness from not having run a national campaign in over a decade, and a visceral dislike of Hillary’s opponent. “Obama drove him nuts,” Band said. Looking back, however, Band thinks Bill may have consciously or unconsciously not wanted Hillary to win. “He was used to it being all about him, and if she won, it would be all about her. That’s not how he lived his life for the four decades leading up to that election,” he said. “In her White House, he would be back under a microscope but without the benefit of being the one in charge.” . . .
But keep in mind that omerta still governs many of the more central schemers in the Clinton machine, because they made peace with the Obama Machine, and now have or aspire to insider roles in what they assume will be a Biden presidency. People like John Podesta and Rahm Emanuel. I suspect most of them will go to their graves before they tell the truth.
Minneapolis Somali Community Insider: “It’s an Open Secret” … “She [Ilhan Omar] Will Do Anything That She Can Do To Get Elected and She [Omar] Has Hundreds of People on The Streets Doing That.”
[Minneapolis--Sept. 27, 2020] Project Veritas investigators revealed a ballot harvesting scheme here involving clan and political allies and associates of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.) in the first of a series of reports. . . .
. . . "Jamal, as part of his participation in the investigation, interviewed a Somali-American who functions as a ballot harvester his community. In the interview, the harvester described how he was paid to vote in the Aug. 11 special election and primary, along with a Project Veritas undercover journalist.
"The harvester said Somali-American vote-buying operatives from the Omar machine came to his apartment building to oversee the voter filling out the paperwork.
"Omar operatives request the ballots and fill them out for the voters, he said.
"“They come to us. They came to our homes. They said: ‘This year, you will vote for Ilhan,’” he said. “They said: ‘We will make the absentee ballots. We will fill out the forms for you and when you get them back, we will again fill it out and send it.”
" 'There was no need to go to the voting site, because the Omar operatives told him: “You stay home and you will not go to the place.”.
"After the ballots are signed and documented the harvester said he got paid." . . .
But Kamala runs the administration’s marquee initiative herself. The “Eradication of White Racism and Privilege Now” aims not just at reeducating whites -- and recalcitrant blacks, like Candace Owens and Larry Elder -- but making them take a knee and take a seat in the back of whatever bus that comes along.
J. Robert Smith "Immersed as we are in President Trump’s efforts to wrest victory from a sinister collection of fraudsters, we’re understandably sparing little time to consider what happens if addled Joe Biden’s handlers get away with stealing the elections. These Democrat hacks, malignant leftists, BLM grifters, Antifa spoiled brats, D.C. lifers, traitorous RINOs, Big Tech plutocrats, and MSM propagandists, all suffering a variety of conceits, are convinced they’re pulling off the biggest heist in their wretched existences. Maybe a new Leni Riefenstahl will be found in Biden’s press pool to immortalize the feat?
. . .
"Should Biden’s handlers take hold of the levers of power in the executive branch, all bets are off. These assorted swamp creatures know they’ll have 48 months to cement their grip on the federal government and begin the Great Reset. They’ll rule by executive order, if necessary, and dare the federal courts and the GOP Senate -- if Republicans hold the Senate -- to stop them. If Democrats brazenly steal the presidency, why wouldn’t that embolden them to try to steal the rest?
"A Biden/Harris presidency could be the most conflict-ridden and destructive four years in the nation’s history, save for the Civil War. This time, though, we wouldn’t have our Lincoln in the White House, Donald J. Trump. Instead, it would be as if a slave states sympathizing Democrat won in 1860 (lucky for the republic that Dominion and Smartmatic voting systems weren’t around then).
Or imagine something other than open conflict. Let’s imagine the wretchedness of a Biden/Harris presidency as a dystopia. Let’s create our own version of It’s a Wonderful Life, commencing from the plot twist when George Bailey wants to end his life and Clarence the Angel grants his wish. Bedford Falls becomes Pottersville, a bleak, joyless town full of recognizable faces, but whose expressions are filled with tensions, resentments, and fear. By default, Biden gets to play the wheelchair-bound Mr. Potter. But Kamala Harris really wants the role.
How Republicans can protect national security from Joe Biden"Joe Biden is our media-declared president-elect. His ostensible win is terrible news for our national security. A President Biden would lead to more foreign conflicts and more appeasement to China. That's why it's critical that, over the next two months, President Donald Trump and Republicans implement policies that mitigate the threat he can pose to our peace and security." . . .
. . . In his interview with Ingraham, Bhakdi described as "utter nonsense" Dr. Anthony Fauci's claim earlier Wednesday during a live interview on The Story with Martha MacCallum on the Fox News Channel that 75% of Americans would need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to achieve herd immunity. Bhakdi added, "Someone who says this has not the slightest inkling of the basics of immunology."
"In response to Ingraham's final question, "So you think the COVID-19 vaccine is unnecessary?" Bhakdi replied: "I think it's downright dangerous. And I warn you, if you go along these lines, you are going to go to your doom "(emphasis added).
"At that point, Ingraham ran out of time but promised to have Dr. Bhakdi back on her program.
"The only video of the segment available at press time was a clip, complete except for Ingraham's closing comments, posted by Media Matters for America.
"Critics of the Fox News channel who are advocating boycotting it might want to reconsider in light of the fact that no other mainstream media source in the United States would touch an interview like this one."
“These images behind me make clear Democrats mindset. Rules for thee, but not for me. The President stands with you, your freedom, your ability to decide how to best protect your health. We all know how to protect ourselves from COVID-19. Wash your hands, socially distance, wear a mask. But as one federal court put it, there is no pandemic exception to the Constitution.”
The Federalist Papers"Aside from President Donald Trump himself, if there’s one other person that can manhandle the liberal mainstream media in masterful fashion, it’s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
"On Wednesday, in only the second briefing since the November 3 election, McEnany not only effectively called out Democrats on their hypocrisy for breaking their own COVID-19 lockdown rules, but made 100 percent sure that the reporters in the room witnessed exactly what she was talking about by playing a video on a loop in the background showing examples of Democrats breaking their own rules.
“ 'The United States Constitution matters even during a pandemic. While Democrat politicians seek to impose draconian restrictions against their citizens, this past week, the Supreme Court of the United States had their say on New York State’s capacity restrictions, which restricted the number of attendees allowed in places of worship, but not other government-deemed essential businesses,” McEnany said to kick off the briefing.
"The footage in the background as McEnany took Democrats to task showed the now-infamous photos of California Gov. Gavin Newsom enjoying a lavish dinner party without a mask or social distancing. Other images included the infamous footage of Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting her hair done in a nail salon that was supposed to be shut down.
“ 'Behind me, you will see displayed images of Democrat hypocrisy playing on loop. These images depict the following: They show Governor Gavin Newsom of California dining both maskless and indoors at the fancy French Laundry restaurant, despite severe lockdown restrictions against indoor dining for the very people he governs. You’ll see Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot celebrating in the non-socially distant streets of her city,” McEnany said. " . . More...
NEW: WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany:
"Behind me you'll see displayed images of Democrat hypocrisy playing on loop ... Quite clearly these Democrats do not follow their own edicts. They act in a way that their own citizens are barred from acting." pic.twitter.com/p6GNM0seUE
Thomas Lifson "Appearing last night on Hannity, James O'Keefe joked about an advent
calendar–like daily set of presents for CNN and its CEO, Jeff Zucker. If you haven't heard already, Project Veritas has been recording telephone conference calls at CNN, courtesy of an inside whistleblower, according to what O'Keefe told Hannity (video embedded below). While CNN is fulminating about a lawsuit, O'Keefe is confident in his legal advisers' position that recording and releasing the calls is legal.
"CNN's new corporate parent, AT&T, is rumored to be trying to sell the network in order to reduce its corporate debt. There are already worries that if Trump does not prevail in his lawsuits and Biden takes office, CNN will not be able use TDS as a lure for viewers. Further damage to its credibility via release of phone calls will not help in gathering viewers." . . .
I read today how Fox News is turning into CNN by insulting its core audience.. . . "Ace of Spades reported that Fox News, in response to its plummeting audience share, has taken to insulting its listeners, many of whom have decamped to Newsmax, as "fringe," "far right," and "radicalized." That's sure to win them back to the fold. As for me, between Fox News's appalling and corrupt Arizona call and its increasingly openly expressed hatred for Trump and his supporters, I no longer view Fox News as a "trusted source.' " . . .
Monica Showalter "What is it about Democratic presidents and their urge to get in your face, showing themselves in all their arrogant glory on men's and women's magazine covers as their terms end?
Exhibit A is Barack Obama's sneering, smirking, arrogant photo on the cover of InStyle magazine, looking down with a sneer at all those deplorables as if to say, forever and ever, "I won."
"Had enough?
"It's styled to repel. The picture is a victory dance of sorts, not even hiding it, no Bushian modesty, not even trying to appear a nice guy. It shows what these political creatures are really like, in real life, the mask off, which includes a cozy relationship with the press, especially the fawning soft-side press. They are ego trips that excite only Democrats. And it's part of a bottom-drops-out trend started by Bill Clinton and will likely continue. Imagine what Joe Biden's on the cover of Teen Vogue or something in maybe 2024 is going to look like." . . .
“I wanted to show that these fact-checkers just lie, and they usually go unchecked because most people don't have the money, don't have the time, and don't have the platform to go after them — and I have all three.”
"Conservative author and commentator Candace Owens challenged left-leaning fact-checking site PolitiFact, a partner with Facebook, over a “false” rating — and won.
"Not only did PolitiFact remove their “false” rating and retract an article on why Owens’ video was allegedly false, but the site offered an added “correction” admitting their fault.
"Owens’ video, which was posted on Nov. 12, offered commentary on the 2020 presidential election, and was captioned, “Joe Biden is literally and legally not the President-elect. So why is the media pretending he is?”
"The video was hit with a “false” rating, and, as noted by Owens, theoretically, every single person who shared the post was alerted by Facebook that they had shared “false” content.
“ 'Weeks ago, [Facebook] censored a post of mine which truthfully stated that [Joe Biden] is NOT the President-elect. So I got lawyers involved,” she said Saturday via Twitter. “Conclusion? [PolitiFact] uncensored the post & admitted that they LIED by rating my post false. The fact-checkers are lying for Democrats.”
"The note from PolitiFact reads as follows:
Correction: PolitiFact originally labeled this video false in our capacity as a third-party fact-checker for Facebook. On Nov. 20, an appeal to that decision was made on behalf of Ms. Owens. PolitiFact approved the appeal on Nov. 20, determined that a correction was appropriate, and removed the false rating.
