Media heap praise upon themselves as 'heroes' of 2020

Mike Harris

Monica Showalter  . . . "The list of self-praising tweets, calling out journalists as heroes (which is insulting as heck to police, firefighters, grocery store stockers and clerks, food plant workers, and above all, front-line medical personnel this year, all of whom deserve accolades) is incredibly long, I shudder to think of the hours he must have spent on it.

"Ace found this beaut among his huge string of others:"

"Which is downright disgusting.

"Never have journalistic standards been lower. From CBS's once-formidable 60 Minutes dismissing the Hunter Biden story as "not news" to Big Media's complicity with Big Social Media to cover up and in the case of the New York Post, literally censor its news, never has the press disgraced itself. They promoted the lies of Russia collusion, then the lies of impeachment, then the lies of COVID, and finally, covered up for Joe Biden's corruption, opting instead to ask him about his ordered ice cream flavor, not his record of growing rich while in public office, or the computer evidence of Chinese and Russian influence peddling.

"As Ace notes, few lost their jobs, which is an ironic thing, given that few did their jobs."

5 Reasons I'll Always Resist Joe Biden and the Democrats (and You Should Too)

 PJ Media  "Is anyone else tired of the media and the left telling you that Republicans should get in line and support Biden and stop questioning the election? Well, I definitely am."...

“ 'The race is over!” they say. “Biden won!” they insist. “It’s time for unity!” they demand.

"Heh. Unity? Don’t count on it.  Joe Biden, who ran claiming to be a uniter who would work with both sides, has shown he will do no such thing. As he picks his cabinet, he’s picked only loyalists and Obama administration retreads. So far, none of the so-called Republicans Biden was reportedly considering for his administration have been announced as official picks. Joe Biden won’t be president for “all Americans” like he promised he would be. But only fools would have believed him anyway—I’m looking at you, Never-Trump Republicans.

"As it seems clear that the Supreme Court will not involve itself in election disputes, it seems likely that Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January. Even if that happens, that doesn’t mean we have to accept the legitimacy of his presidency. Why should we? Are we really going to be lectured by Democrats, who repeatedly refuse to accept their own defeat?

"Stacey Abrams and Hillary Clinton come to mind.

"So, yeah, no thanks. Trump voters put up with a lot over four years and we’re not about to forgive and forget so easily. Here are five reasons why I will resist Biden and the Democrats."

5. ObamaGate/Russia ...

4. Democrats Boycotted Trump’s Inauguration...

3. Impeaching Trump for Biden’s crime...

2. Blaming Trump for COVID...

1. Stealing the Election...

. . . "This is a fight we have to fight, regardless of the outcome. We can accept a legitimate defeat. But a stolen election, we cannot. Without a proper audit of the elections with dubious results, we’ll never know for sure, and without knowing for sure, we shouldn’t assume the results were legitimate."

Democrats have turned America into a third-world banana republic. TD

Effort To Recall Far-Left CA Governor Newsom Reaches 870,000 Signatures

100%FedUp  "Unaffordable housing. Record homelessness. Rising crime. Failing schools. Independent contractors thrown out of work. Exploding pension debt. And now, a locked-down population while the prisons are emptied. CA Governor Gavin Newsom must go.

"Less than two years into office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is being forced to defend his job. Orrin Heatlie, an organizer of the RecallGavin2020.com recall petition, says the campaign has now reached 870,000 signatures.

"The recall campaign must gather 1.5 million signatures by mid-March to force an election, and it will need a surplus of signatures because some are likely to be disqualified during the certification process.

"“He has done this to himself,” Heatlie said. “We wouldn’t have been as successful as we’ve been if it weren’t for Gavin Newsom.”

" 'Dan Newman, a spokesman for the governor, said Californians will have to decide whether they want a “distraction and circus” to pull attention away from the state’s problems. He said a special election could cost taxpayers upward of $100 million as the state works to distribute COVID-19 vaccinations, reopen schools and kick-start the economy.

“This is a ragtag* crew of pro-Trump, anti-vaccine extremists, along with some ambitious Republican politicians who would like to be governor,” Newman said. “I don’t think it’s something anyone wants. I’d be surprised if Californians wanted to spend the extra money and have another election the following year.”

"FALSE! This is something at 870,000 Californians want!" . . .

*Another ragtag circus! Like this one in Germany, 1945:

The elitist snobs in the fashion press have kept the most elegant First Lady in American history off the covers of their magazines for 4 consecutive years.

Weasel Zippers

The elitist snobs in the fashion press have kept the most elegant First Lady in American history off the covers of their magazines for 4 consecutive years. https://t.co/7pUCXf8nrT

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) December 25, 2020

 

.@POTUS & I send our warmest wishes to all as we celebrate #Christmas. May the love we share with our family & friends fill our hearts with peace & joy! pic.twitter.com/aR2HNhMDPr

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) December 24, 2020

Dave Barry’s Year in Review: 2020 was a year of nonstop awfulness

In election news, Joe Biden makes history by choosing Kamala Harris as his running mate; if elected, she would become the first U.S. vice president whose name can be rearranged to spell “I Alarm A Shark.” During the Democratic debates Harris leveled some harsh criticisms at Biden, but a Biden campaign source says that “Joe has forgotten all about that. Literally.”  For his part, Trump dismisses rumors that he might change running mates, telling reporters “I’m very happy with whatshisname.”

Dave Barry  "We’re trying to think of something nice to say about 2020. OK, here goes: Nobody got killed by the murder hornets. As far as we know. That’s pretty much it." . . .

. . . "In the past, writing these annual reviews, we have said harsh things about previous years. We owe those years an apology. Compared to 2020, all previous years, even the Disco Era, were the golden age of human existence.

"This was a year of nonstop awfulness, a year when we kept saying it couldn’t possibly get worse, and it always did. This was a year in which our only moments of genuine, unadulterated happiness were when we were able to buy toilet paper.

"Which is fitting, because 2020 was one long, howling, Category Five crapstorm.

"We sincerely don’t want to relive this year. But our job is to review it. If you would prefer to skip this exercise in masochism, we completely understand.

"If, however, you wish, for some sick reason, to re-experience 2020, now is the time to put on your face mask, douse your entire body with hand sanitizer and then — to be safe — don a hazmat suit, as we look back at the unrelenting insanity of this hideous year, starting with...

"JANUARY" . . .  Keep reading - you've come this far.

". . . WE WILL ALL DIE hey I found some toilet paper oh no it’s one-ply which is basically the same as using your bare hand thank God I also found some hand sanitizer and speaking of good news Bernie Sanders is endorsing Joe Biden so apparently they’re both still alive if I see one more meme I am going to puke in my facemask I’m afraid to get on a scale my thighs are basically two armadillo-sized wads of pizza dough . . ."

Trump lashes out at Republicans abandoning him claiming that he saved Mitch McConnell and seven senators from losing and blasts Twitter as 'cancel culture at its worst' for flagging his fraud claims

 UK Daily Mail  "President Trump on Thursday vowed that he ‘won’t forget’ how Republicans ‘sit back and watch’ as he tries unsuccessfully to overturn the election, and lashed out at social media giant Twitter for flagging his claims of voter fraud as untrue.

"he president singled out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who drew Trump’s ire earlier this month when he officially recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of last month’s presidential election.

"I saved at least 8 Republican Senators, including Mitch, from losing in the last Rigged (for President) Election,’ Trump tweeted on Thursday.

"Now they (almost all) sit back and watch me fight against a crooked and vicious foe, the Radical Left Democrats.

" will NEVER FORGET!’

"The president has taken credit for McConnell's victory in the Senate race from Kentucky as well as other contests which the GOP won, enabling the party to prevent a 'blue wave' that would have flipped control of Congress to the Democrats.

"Key Senate races that polls indicated could be close or perhaps be won by the Democrats were instead kept in the GOP column, including those of Senators Susan Collins of Maine; Lindsey Graham of South Carolina; and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. 

"The Democrats could still control 50 Senate seats if they win both runoff elections for the two Senate seats from Georgia on January 5 - with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris potentially serving as a tie-breaking vote in a deadlocked chamber.  

"Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that Trump ordered his political aides to monitor Republican incumbents who are up for re-election in 2022." . . .

War on Christmas? Biden’s Ag Sec Once Tried to Tax Christmas Trees

"Washington Free Beacon  "President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Department of Agriculture tried to put a tax on Christmas trees the last time he was in charge of the agency.

"Tom Vilsack (D.[of course]), a former Iowa governor who was agriculture secretary when Biden was vice president, implemented a 15-cent tax on each live Christmas tree in the United States in 2011. His attempt ultimately fell short: Facing widespread criticism, the Obama administration paused the tax just one day after it went into effect and abandoned it altogether the following week.

"Vilsack's agency said the Christmas-tree tax was intended to subsidize a $2 million advertising campaign to counter market trends that it claimed increasingly favored plastic Christmas trees over their live counterparts. It was also intended to fund research into growing trees that shed fewer needles.

"Critics scoffed at the idea that a tax was needed to promote Christmas. Then-senator Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) called Vilsack's move "the stupidest tax of all time" and questioned the need for a government-backed advertising scheme for one of America's favorite Christmas symbols.

"Does anyone in America—anyone?—believe that Christmas trees have a bad image that needs taxpayer-subsidized improvement?" DeMint asked.

"Rep. Steve Scalise (R., La.) said the tax was a "smack in the face" to all who celebrate Christmas.

" 'It is shocking that President Obama tried to sneak through this new tax on Christmas trees. He might have thought nobody would realize what he did, but I will fight to prevent President Obama from becoming the Grinch who taxed Christmas," Scalise said. "This new tax is a smack in the face to each and every American who celebrates Christmas."

Black farmers, civil rights advocates seething over Vilsack pick

"Progressives and groups representing farmers of color are extremely disappointed that Biden didn’t opt for new leadership at the sprawling department."

. . . “ 'Vilsack is not good for the agriculture industry, period,” said Michael Stovall, founder of Independent Black Farmers, a coalition of Black growers and producers from key Southern states working to raise awareness on issues faced by Black farmers. “When it comes to civil rights, the rights of people, he's not for that. It's very disappointing they even want to consider him coming back after what he has done to limited resource farmers and what he continues to do to destroy lives.' " . . .

Mike Pence is being held out as the potential savior of a fair election

Does not seem likely to me, sadly.

 Andrea Widburg

Ivan Raiklin, a constitutional lawyer, claims that the Constitution grants Mike Pence the power to overturn a manifestly fraudulent election.

. . .  A few observations:

1. I'm not a constitutional scholar, so I don't know if this idea is valid.

2. Trump's retweeting it does not make it valid.  He may just have been charmed by the idea.

3. Trump's retweeting it does suggest, however, that Trump still believes he has some tricks up his sleeve regarding the election.

4. Raiklin's tweet, which went out on Tuesday, asked Pence to send out his letters on Wednesday, something that did not happen.  This video indicates that Wednesday may or may not have been a drop-dead deadline:

 5. This idea puts enormous pressure on Pence.  He has proven to be a rock of stability and competence.  He's also a man of deep faith and patriotism, both of which contribute to courage.  And courage is what Pence would need to act on this legal advice.

America was built on the courage of extraordinary men.  When the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, each man knew he might, at that moment, have signed his death certificate, for each signature was a hanging offense.  Likewise, when the American patriots took up their arms, they risked not only dying in battle; they too risked hanging for treason.

"If Raiklin is right about the law, and the publicly and privately available information about election fraud make it patently clear that Trump won the 2020 election, will Vice President Pence have the courage to act?"

Obamas spending Christmas in Hawaii and generate the best picture ever of the former first couple

 Thomas Lifson  "It’s no surprise anymore when our ruling class travels for Christmas or any other reason that strikes their fancy, while the rest of us are told to give up family reunions, and even church services. So seeing Barack and Michelle Obama in Hawaii, able to jet around wherever their fancy takes them, enjoying their scores of millions of dollars earned from Netflix, books and other post-presidential activities is no surprise. Obviously, Barack has not reached the point he mentioned in 2010, when he said, “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.”

"I am actually grateful they took the opportunity to go kayaking and generate the picture in the tweet below, which is to my eyes the best, most revealing view of the couple ever taken." . . .

The Obamas traveled to Hawaii for a Christmas vacation as they told Americans to stay home. The Obamas are staying in their ‘winter White House’ in Hawaii for a ... https://t.co/AmlNhlIlKZ

— Conservative News Daily (@ConservNewsDly) December 24, 2020

Reporters Act Stupidly, Clutch Pearls After Fox News' Kennedy Calls Brian Stelter 'Tater' During Broadcast

Sister Toldjah

"Did you hear the news? Fox News’ Kennedy called Brian Stelter “Tater” on Tuesday and we should all be outraged about it, because unlike CNN and MSNBC, pretty much everyone else in America should show reverence and respect to the same guy who equates conservatives to nutjobs and terrorists on an almost-daily basis.

"Mediaite was one of several news sites that did write-ups about the horrific moment when the Fox Business Network anchor “lobbed personal insults” by saying “Tater’s gonna tater” on Tuesday’s “Outnumbered” broadcast:

On Tuesday, the Fox talk show held a segment on personal attacks the media aims at conservatives. The grievances included a Washington Post cartoon that depicted President Donald Trump’s backers in his attempt to overturn the election as rats. The segment also took issue with Stelter’s Reliable Sources monologue arguing that right wing media is furthering “radicalization” of the country.

Lawrence Jones called the commentary “disgusting”, and Emily Compagno argued that Joe Biden’s calls for national reconciliation are hollow words from the president-elect. Kennedy added that free speech must be protected no matter how “abhorrent, simplistic, overly busy, unreadable,” or “unpopular” it might be …

"She then committed the grave sin of insulting Stelter in response to his comparison of Republicans to ISIS terrorists. “I’m going to steal a line from [right wing commentator] Stephen Miller,” she said. “Tater’s gonna tater. He might be the most unsophisticated analyst in the history of media analysis. He’s not just ham-fisted, he’s ham-headed.' ”   . . .

Thanks, Dems, for stealing Christmas

Image by Ghenghis Gary.

Fauci: I’ve Been Lying To You About Herd Immunity  "I can’t remember the last time I heard a public official, especially a highly influential public official, admit to deceiving the public.

"No, wait. Now that I think about it, I do remember.

"It was … Anthony Fauci, back in June, admitting that Americans were deliberately given bum advice about masks early on in order to preserve the extant supply for medical professionals.

So, why weren’t we told to wear masks in the beginning?

“Well, the reason for that is that we were concerned the public health community, and many people were saying this, were concerned that it was at a time when personal protective equipment, including the N95 masks and the surgical masks, were in very short supply. And we wanted to make sure that the people namely, the health care workers, who were brave enough to put themselves in a harm way, to take care of people who you know were infected with the coronavirus and the danger of them getting infected.”

. . . "That’s why we all freak out when the likes of Gavin Newsom is caught dining out in defiance of his own COVID hygiene protocols. It’s not just that it makes him look like a hypocritical choad, it’s that people are destined to conclude from his behavior that gathering is less risky than it actually is.

"Trust is essential. At least twice now, Fauci has given Americans good reason not to trust him by misleading them and then copping to it.

"Reading the passage above, I thought back to his clashes with Rand Paul during Senate testimony this year. Paul warned Fauci that he may be an expert but his word isn’t law; elected officials write the rules for their constituents, not scientific bureaucrats. That’s correct, said Fauci. I’m a scientist, so my job is simply to give you the hard scientific truth and let you take it from there." . . .

DC Mayor Declares Christmas Eve-Day To Be “Anthony Fauci Day”

Mayor Muriel Bowser

@MayorBowser

·

21h

In honor of Dr. Fauci's 80th birthday tomorrow, I proclaim Thursday, December 24, 2020, “Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day” in Washington, DC.

 Muriel Bowser Declares Christmas Eve 'Anthony Fauci Day,' Tucker Has a Field Day With It

Pixabay public domain

How Progressives Are Dismantling America's Foundation

 

William DiPuccio   "Undergirding the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution is a set of philosophical principles that are under assault by Progressives.  These founding principles, derived mostly from the Federalist Papers, provide the lens through which we read and understand the Constitution.  Without this lens, the meaning of the Constitution and American law becomes putty in the hands of every special interest group.

"Progressivism seeks to replace the founding principles with a new set of doctrines based on the tenets of social justice — a system which elevate the rights of "protected classes" (non-whites, LGBTQ, women, etc.) by subordinating  the rest of society.  This so-called "just society" is not the kinder, gentler America that Progressives promise, but a dystopia where the rights of the many are trampled, dissenters are punished, and government has nearly unlimited power and scope.  The examples that follow are selected from my recent eBook, The War on America's Founding Principles: How Progressives Are Dismantling America One Plank at a Time." . . .   More...