AOC faces backlash as critics point out she wasn't in Capitol building during riot

. @AOC made clear she didn’t know who was at her door. Breathless attempts by media to fan fictitious news flames are dangerous.

 Fox News "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is facing criticism over initial claims she made about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with many noting that she wasn't even in the Capitol when it occurred.

"The controversy erupted after the New York congresswoman posted a video in which she described a confrontation with Capitol Police at her office, which is located on the larger Capitol complex. But it is not in the Capitol itself — which includes the dome, the House, and the Senate — and was where many rioters stormed in and were seen breaking windows.

"Her office is located in the Cannon building, which is accessible through underground tunnels connected to the Capitol as well as via a short stroll down a walkway and across the street. It was also one of the buildings where staff was told to evacuate after suspicious packages were found in the area. Law enforcement found pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails in the vicinity.

"In response to the incident, the congresswoman said: "I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive." She also accused Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, of almost having her "murdered," touching on accusations that Cruz and others incited the attack through their rhetoric about the election.

""I can tell you that I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die," she said in a video last month.

"In her more recent video, she offered an emotional recollection of how she hid behind a bathroom door and heard the police officer break into her office.

" 'I thought I was going to die," she said, noting that she didn't initially realize the person trying to enter her office was police. "I have never been quieter in my entire life.' " . . .

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@AOC

made clear she didn’t know who was at her door. Breathless attempts by media to fan fictitious news flames are dangerous. My office is 2 doors down. Insurrectionists never stormed our hallway. Egregious doesn’t even begin to cover it. Is there nothing MSM won’t politicize? . . .

Fact Check the Left: Did Ocasio-Cortez Mislead the Public About Her Location During Capitol Hill Riot? . . . "The New York leftist is getting dragged on social media. She has gone on a tirade about why we shouldn’t move on from the Capitol Hill riot on January 6. That’s the day pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building as members of Congress were certifying the 2020 election results. Five people died. It derailed the GOP’s symbolic move of challenging the Electoral College results. This was going to happen at least three times. The objection would be lobbed, the House and Senate would go to their respective chambers for up to two hours of debate, hold another vote to verify the allocation of the electoral votes, and then continue with the certification process. Protesters stormed the US Capitol as the first objection was being debated.

"Ocasio-Cortez, and I know some of you don’t like me saying this, is smarter than she looks. She’s a masterful communicator. It’s manipulation for sure — but she knows how to reach her audience, how to animate them, and how to use social media. Donald Trump has the same skill when it comes to audience engagement on these platforms.

She took aim at the "move on" calls, saying that this is the rhetoric of abusers. That’s when she dropped the bombshell that she was a survivor of sexual assault. And there is the iron dome protection shield. I’m not here to discuss the veracity of that claim, . . ."

Even the parody site, Babylon Bee couldn't pass this all up: AOC Claims Two Men In MAGA Hats Threw Economics Textbooks At Her

. . . "At one point, two scary men in MAGA hats, like, literally threw copies of Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell, literally right at me," said AOC. "They said: 'Read this! Read this please!' in their very scary man voices. I thought at that moment I was going to die. I'm lucky to still be standing before you today." . . .

CNN’s Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo Defend AOC — The Threat Doesn’t Have to Be Real for You to Believe It  "CNN anchors Don Lemon, and Chris Cuomo defended Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) emotional telling of her experience during the deadly riots at Capitol Hill on January 6." . . .

Biden's Education Sec Pick Asked About Boys Playing in Girls' Sports — WOW

Tony Branco

Rumble  "Rand Paul confronts Biden's education secretary pick on the controversial issue of biological men competing who identify as women competing in Women and girls sports.

"Cardona tries to avoid answering the question so Rand Paul doubles down and points out how unfair and destructive to women sports this is. Including bringing up a letter Connecticut's Office of Civil Rights wrote on the matter."

Adam Schiff is getting desperate for that Senate seat

Schifftoons Schiff seems to be loved by the left, and hated by the right.
He’s a congenital liar, and will do anything he can to hurt or defeat
 President Donald Trump. Schiff does not appear to care a whit about
 the damage he is doing to the country is his single minded pursuit of
 the President.

 Monica Showalter

Schiff may be feeling “boxed in” as a white, male politician with limited chances for higher office in an increasingly diverse California, according to Bill Whalen, a fellow at the Hoover Institution think tank.

"Is there anyone more desperate for power than wretched Rep. Adam Schiff?

"The Burbank, California Democrat most famous for his failed impeach-Trump fiasco, is still trying to get himself into a Senate seat, and going to increasingly elaborate means to get it.

"According to Axios:

Rep. Adam Schiff is quietly lobbying Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies to appoint him California’s next attorney general, according to people familiar with the matter.

Why it matters: ...

• The attorney general's job also would better position Schiff, a high-profile Democrat who led the Russia investigation into then-President Trump, to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, should the 87-year-old decide not to run for reelection in 2024.
• The AG's job is being vacated by Xavier Becerra, who President Biden has nominated to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services.

"So he seems to be copying the Xavier Becerra and for that matter, Kamala Harris, model. of using the California attorney general's post as a perch to vault to higher office. . . "-

Bad day for Adam Schiff

11 Iranians arrested in Arizona after jumping U.S.-Mexico border

 Washington Times  "Border Patrol agents arrested 11 Iranians Monday after they sneaked across the border into Arizona.

"The five women and six men were traveling as a group, and were nabbed on a bridge near San Luis, a border crossing point. Agents said the group had just crossed the border.

"Iran is a “special interest” country for border apprehensions because of its nexus to terrorism, though there was no mention of those concerns in relation to this group." . . .

The Unspeakable Corruption of Joe Biden

Aftermath

Yes, Joe Biden is compromised by his family's shady foreign dealings

Not to be outdone, Joe Biden’s brother James and sister-in-law Sara cashed in as well, creating an international financial web that Politico a full year ago dubbed “Biden Inc.” Finally, and rather sickeningly, the new report shows multiple payments from Hunter to Russian and Eastern European women suspected of links to an “Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring.”

The Unspeakable Corruption of Joe Biden   "The latest stories detailing the financial corruption of Joe Biden come as no shock to anyone with open eyes. But there is one story of the deepest kind of corruption that until today no one has told, or perhaps even realized — the kind of moral corruption that, once acknowledged, may haunt you.

"The latest revelation of Biden’s financial corruption comes from Hunter Biden’s former “business associate,” Tony Bobulinski.

"Last night, Bobulinski released a statement claiming that “the former vice president was a willing and eager participant in a family scheme to make millions of dollars by partnering with a shady Chinese Communist firm,” according to NY Post columnist Michael Goodwin and other news outlets who haven’t spent the last week studiously avoiding perhaps the biggest story of financial corruption in American presidential election history.

"Previously I’ve written that Joe Biden is a villain straight out of an Ayn Rand novel: A scheming mediocrity with no talent other than for gaming a crooked system.

"Despite the millions involved, and from sources as dubious as Communist China and Eastern European kleptocrats, a man’s willingness to grab some easy money when the grabbing is good… isn’t atypical.

"Sadly.

"But as far as I’m concerned, it’s the risks that Biden puts his own son through that reveal the true rot at the center of his character." . . .

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tweeted A Gay Slur At Lindsey Graham

 Daily Caller

"White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted a gay slur at Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham late 2020, a tweet from August shows.

“ 'Only in 2020 does #LadyG get to push a bunch of debunked conspiracy theories while questioning @SallyQYates (aka an American hero),” Psaki tweeted in August 2020, before she assumed her role in the White House.

"Psaki’s reference to “Lady G” refers to rumors that have circulated on social media about Graham’s sexuality. She did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation." . . .More here...

Twitter Troll Replaced ‘Trump’ With ‘Cuomo’ In Maxine Waters’ Infamous Call To Violence And Democrats Lost Their Minds

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has come under intense scrutiny for urging Democratic supporters to confront Trump administration officials if they happen to see them in public. On Monday, press secretary Sarah Sanders responded to Waters’ comments during a press briefing at the White House and President Donald Trump warned the California congresswomen to “be careful” for what she wished for on Twitter.

 The Federalist  "Blue checkmarks and Democrats took to Twitter on Thursday to condemn a call for violence against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the people in his administration. The quote in question, however, was actually a call to violence against former President Donald Trump and his supporters from U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., that a Twitter troll account called “Cuomo Watch” satirically modified to say “Cuomo.”

“‘If you see anybody from the Cuomo Administration in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.’ -Maxine CuomoWatch,” the tweet reads.

Read the howls here

Never Forget Maxine Waters Embraced the Thug Who Slammed Concrete on Reginald Denny’s Head  "NEVER FORGET that Maxine Waters embraced Damien Williams, the infamous thug who hurled a chunk of concrete at truck driver Reginald Denny and performed a victory dance over this innocent man’s battered body. Maxine Waters even visited Damien Williams’ mother to offer her support.

"Williams was sent to prison on a single felony charge of mayhem, but when his accomplices got off, Waters joined in the celebration.

"Damien Williams was released a few years later and went on to murder somebody else. Also, no surprise, he was a member of the Crips." . . .

Below: Waters' constituents register their hatred for racism:

AOC Wasn't Even in the Capitol Building During Her 'Near Death' Experience

Crying over kids in cages?

RedState "We’ve reported various aspects of the account of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) of what happened to her on Jan. 6 during the breach at the Capitol. But there are some very critical facts that have been missing from her story that I wanted to talk about here.

"The story, as it was initially related by AOC, suggested that she was about to be assassinated by rioters in her office in a video that has been viewed over 6 million times.

"So, basically, this story is about hyping the danger to the members and trying to say people still have to fear those inconsiderate uncaring police (even when they’re coming to help you). She’s even been called out by folks on the left for the effort to demonize the officer and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), as my colleague Sister Toldjah observed.

"But a few important things to note that seem to have been left out of this whole story.

"AOC wasn’t even in the Capitol building where all the action was going down. If she was in her office, she was in the Cannon Building which is nearby, but a different building. But of course, many didn’t get the logistics and just assumed that she was in the Capitol building.

"According to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who has an office in the same hall as AOC, two doors away, there were never any rioters in their hall so there was never any physical danger from rioters coming in at any point." . . .

Video confirms AOC faked her crying incident at a border detention center "Previously, photos showing the freshman congresswoman crying and covering her face with her hand suggested she was reacting to the sight of inhumane treatment of migrant children by immigration authorities."  Read More: https://www.wnd.com

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After Biden inauguration: Russian fighter jet buzzes US warship in international waters in the Black Sea

Next we'll see what the Iranians do in the Persian Gulf. Our newest president usually gets tested by America's adversaries, though the Russians have been doing this all along. TD

Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24MR

 American Military News  "On Sunday, a Russian Su-24 buzzed the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, as the U.S. Navy ship transited the Black Sea. The Russian fighter jet flew a low pass within a couple hundred yards of the ship and the incident was caught on camera.

"The U.S. 6th Fleet shared video of the incident and tweeted, “The @USNavy routinely operates in the Black Sea to reassure @NATO Allies & partners and ensure security & stability in the region. Today, #USSDonaldCook operating in international waters in the #BlackSea while a #Russian SU-24 does a low pass nearby. #PowerForPeace.' ”

San Francisco teacher writes in op-ed: Bernie Sanders’ mittens a ‘lesson in white privilege’

NY Post  "A San Francisco high school teacher wrote an op-ed claiming Sen. Bernie Sanders “manifests privilege” for wearing his meme-evoking inauguration outfit.

"Ingrid Seyer-Ochi, a former UC Berkeley professor, wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle that the Vermont senator’s choice of recycled wool mittens was integrated into her class discussion on US diversity and discrimination.

"Initially, on Inauguration Day, Seyer-Ochi said her class talked about the deeper meanings of the historic day — including “the vulnerability of democracy” and “the power of ritual” and gender.

"Sanders, the teacher said, was not even on their radar until he became an instant internet sensation for his mittens and brown parka.

" 'I puzzled and fumed as an individual as I strove to be my best possible teacher. What did I see? What did I think my students should see?” Seyer-Ochi wrote.

" 'A wealthy, incredibly well-educated and -privileged white man, showing up for perhaps the most important ritual of the decade, in a puffy jacket and huge mittens.' ” . . .

Good grief!

Bernie memes

SICKENING: First Black Lt. Gov of North Carolina is Compared to the KKK for Being a Republican

 Big League Politics

"North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, a black Republican, is being compared to the Ku Klux Klan for opposing Marxist anti-white educational standards in the state legislature.

"Robinson is the first black Lt. Gov. in North Carolina history, but that is not stopping the Left from comparing him to a Klansman. WRAL published the offensive and racist editorial cartoon that shows what Democrats think of minorities who do not follow their orders: . . ."

Stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C. in the late 50s, I still recall the "Whites only" signs at restaurants and even fast food windows. The state has come a long way but the left seems to still have some of the old Jim Crow left in it. TD

White House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance

The Daily Beast

"If you’re a reporter with a tough question for the White House press secretary, Joe Biden’s staff wouldn’t mind knowing about it in advance.

"According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, as well as written communications reviewed by The Daily Beast, the new president’s communications staff have already on occasion probed reporters to see what questions they plan on asking new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when called upon during briefings." . . .

Biden doesn't trust his own lapdog press . . . "Three, and this might be most useful of all: Come in to the White House press briefing room and do the job normally. Everyone submit their written questions, but after the spin-show ice cream questions are answered, publish a list of all the actual questions submitted, the better to report the matter of which issues are being stonewalled. That would yield actual news to report upon, meaning, reporters doing their jobs. " . . .

. . . Jen Psaki's GameStop answer about Janet Yellen's speech earnings from bigfoot banks and hedge funds, all summed up as Yellen being a female Treasury secretary is yet another. This is an administration that can't let questions be asked lest the truth get out. And that's disgusting.

Republicans tear into Biden's Press Secretary Jen Psaki and demand she apologize for mocking Space Force during briefing where she told reporters to 'stop putting words in my mouth'

. . . "Psaki also managed to ruffle more feathers in the briefing room Tuesday when she hit out at a Politico reporter accusing her of 'putting words in my mouth' over the White House's China strategy. 

"This came after it emerged the press secretary has been trying to find out questions  from reporters in advance of her press briefings in the two weeks since Joe Biden took office." . . .

White House press office screened reporter questions to Jen Psaki 

. . . "An editor at Spectator USA, Amber Athey, who used to cover the White House for the Daily Caller, said she has never heard of reporters being questioned.

“The Trump administration certainly never asked me for questions in advance and I suspect there would have been universal outrage from reporters if they had done so,” Athey told Fox News.

"Conservative strategist Chris Barron said the practice would be “normal” in a “banana republic.”

“It’s absolutely unheard of in this country,” Barron told Fox News.

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