Byron York's Daily Memo: George W. Bush's dreadful 9/11 speech

Tony Branco

 Washington Examiner   "President Joe Biden was silent during Saturday's 9/11 commemoration events. So were former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Former President Donald Trump visited a New York City police precinct and fire station, where he made a few impromptu remarks.

"The only president who delivered a formal speech on 9/11 was former President George W. Bush. And it was terrible.

"In two ways. First, Bush's speech was as much about decrying today's political divisions as it was about remembering the events of Sept. 11. But Bush showed an astonishing lack of self-awareness of the role his own actions played in creating those divisions. And second, Bush helped widen those divisions by endorsing a Rachel Maddow-esque argument that an equivalence exists between the plane-hijacking, murderous terrorists of Sept. 11, 2001, and the Capitol rioters of Jan. 6, 2021 — a comparison that has no basis in fact but has done much to sour the national debate.

"Bush spoke at ceremonies for Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It was the site of perhaps the most heroic of many heroic acts by Americans on Sept. 11. The passengers who fought back against the hijackers sacrificed their own lives to save the victims the terrorists were targeting. In the process, they likely also saved the Capitol, or perhaps the White House, from attack.

"Bush praised their courage. He praised the courage of Americans who volunteered for the armed forces in the years that followed. And he praised the selflessness of Americans who helped one another at the time. There was great unity in that moment, Bush said. "In the weeks and months following the 9/11 attacks, I was proud to lead an amazing, resilient, united people," Bush said. But now, those days seem far, far away, and a "malign force" is at work in American life:". . . 

Is Dubya Really an Effin' Moron? - Greg Crosby (jewishworldreview.com)

"When Bush condemns domestic extremists,' he's NOT talking about Antifa or radical BLM rioters. He's talking about the Deplorables, about us," former Trump campaign senior adviser Steve Cortes wrote. "He also assails the very people he sent to fight and die in his disastrous wars," he added. "He's the worst president ever.' ". . . 
. . . "Dr. Sebastian Gorka, radio host and former deputy assistant to former President Trump, wrote, "I didn't think George Bush could disgrace himself any more than he already has, I was wrong,' ". . . 

Biden Administration BUYING American Hostages |

  The Black Sphere   

As predictable as Hunter Biden’s next meetup with a prostitute, the “Big Guy” negotiated a deal for American hostages left in Afghanistan.

"Of course that’s not how the media is spinning this story whereby Biden sent $68 million to the Taliban. But make no mistake about it; incompetent Joey Demento exited Afghanistan like a bitch, and now he must buy back Americans.
"Thus, along with “leave no man behind,” Biden also obliterated “I will not negotiate with terrorists.” Sure. Unless it means saving face politically.

"As The Daily Mail reported,

The Taliban has thanked the world for pledging more than a billion dollars in emergency aid to Afghanistan, and urged the US to show ‘heart’ by donating more.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the regime’s acting foreign minister, told a press conference the hardline Islamist group would spend donor money wisely and use it to alleviate poverty.

He was speaking a day after the United Nations said a total of $1.2billion in aid had been pledged to Afghanistan, $64 million of which came from the US."...

...On my radio show and elsewhere I said that the Taliban would use the Americans left behind as bargaining chips. And that the Biden administration would say that money sent to Afghanistan was “humanitarian aid” in order to get Americans back. Biden learned this little trick from his hero, Baby Black Jesus. We all know what Obama did with a plane full of money. It was the largest blatant money laundering scheme in American history.   

 Kevin Jackson; blacksphere.net/

Biden Administration Blacks Out Media Coverage Of Border Crisis –

10,000+ Illegals Flood Into Del Rio Texas, Turning It Into Garbage Dump… | Weasel Zippers

Def-Con News (defconnews.com)   "The Biden administration is finally doing something about the border crisis Joe created but it’s not what you think. The FAA has essentially blacked out media coverage of a massive border surge in Texas, banning the press from flying drones that show 10,000+ illegal aliens storming our country. Out of sight, out of mind.

"A few days ago, there were 4,200 illegal aliens at the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas but now that number has grown to over 10,000. Fox News’ Bill Melugin had been using a drone camera to document the scope of the crisis but the Biden administration has put a halt to that:

NEW: We’ve learned that the FAA just implemented a two week TFR (Temporary Flight Restrictions) over the international bridge in Del Rio, TX, meaning we can no longer fly our FOX drone over it to show images of the thousands of migrants. FAA says “special security reason”. pic.twitter.com/aJrjAPO2Pz

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021

Biden sued by 12 states over climate executive order: 'Enormous expansion of federal regulatory power'

 Fox Business

Lawsuit argues that Biden does not have the authority to set a 'social cost' for greenhouse gases

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced Thursday that the RNC intends to sue President Joe Biden over new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which directly impact the private sector.

"Joe Biden told Americans when he was elected that he would not impose vaccine mandates. He lied," McDaniel said in a statement. "Now small businesses, workers, and families across the country will pay the price."

" 'Like many Americans, I am pro-vaccine and anti-mandate," McDaniel added. "Many small businesses and workers do not have the money or legal resources to fight Biden’s unconstitutional actions and authoritarian decrees, but when his decree goes into effect, the RNC will sue the administration to protect Americans and their liberties."

"Earlier Thursday, Biden formally announced his plan to force companies with more than 100 employees to vaccinate workers against the coronavirus or test them weekly and dismissed concerns about encroaching on personal freedoms.". . . 

REPUBLICANS EXPLODE WITH FURY OVER BIDEN VACCINE MANDATE: 'ABSOLUTELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL'

Vaccinated Man Just Wishes There Was Something That Could Protect Him From COVID | Parody from The Babylon Bee ...“ 'The government needs to round up all those deranged, unvaccinated lunatics and take them far away from us,” said Benjamin Reed, who had the Moderna vaccine. “They have the COVID and could give it to us. I spend all my waking hours worrying about us elite vaccinated people being tainted by the COVID.' ”... "It was important to protect ourselves from COVID before the vaccine, but now that we have it and have become higher beings—the vaccinated—it’s even more important that we be protected.' ”

| The Babylon Bee: Woman Attending Ultra-Exclusive Gala For The Elite In Expensive Designer Dress Lectures Nation On Inequality

 Woman Attending Ultra-Exclusive Gala For The Elite In Expensive Designer Dress Lectures Nation On Inequality | The Babylon Bee

NEW YORK, NY—A rich, politically powerful woman, extremely privileged in her upbringing and current societal status, attended an ultra-exclusive gala for the elite today in an expensive designer dress, sources confirmed.

"The woman attended the $30,000 event in order to wear a message on the designer dress that 99.9999% of women through all of human history could only dream of ever affording. That message was that inequality is a real problem and that we need to tax the rich more. "She is simply stunning her in her beautiful Tax the Rich dress," said one entertainment reporter. "What a powerful message for all of us poors." 

"At publishing time, the woman had momentarily considered that maybe she is actually part of the wealthy bourgeoisie and not an oppressed minority, but she quickly brushed the disturbing thought aside."

Cops Confront Dem Politician Over Ties To ‘Defund Police’…

 Weasel Zippers   "McAuliffe gets angry."

I say he didn't get angry; he used the old politician's trick of using an angry reaction to shut down a challenge. Sadly, it works too often. If you challenge a politician, expect them to pull the old anger card to distract you from his - or her (Jen Psaki, for example) not answering you.  TD

Diagnosing Joe

Letters to the Editor: Can a First Lady Be Held Responsible? | The American Spectator  "Americans are aware that there have been past presidents of the United States who have concealed health problems. Two in recent memory were Franklin Delano Roosevelt

when he could no longer walk because of polio and JFK who concealed celiac disease and a host of other health problems which could have eventually caused a crippling condition. However, I don’t recall a former president who concealed, or tried to conceal, a health issue that involved his ability to reason or to think out necessary decisions that might affect the safety and welfare of our republic. 

"The question that I am asking is whether a first lady can be held responsible for concealing from the public and lying to the press about a husband whose mental acuity might be a threat to the safety and welfare of our nation. And that is the question!". . . 

Joe Biden Is Worse Than COVID

  . . . Despite universal, dishonest media coverage propping up his administration this man has botched everything he has touched for the eight months he’s occupied the White House, culminating in an historic, dishonorable humiliation in
Afghanistan which has driven his approval ratings into the 30’s. Biden’s handlers have panicked, pivoting to the one issue America has yet to recognize his misgovernance in. . . .

Biden and Russia: How to Start a War | National Review 

If Trump was unpredictably blunt, Biden is too often predictably confused. And he appears frail, sending the message to autocracies that America’s commander in chief is not fully in control.

 NBC’s O’Donnell Asks Psaki: ‘Is There an Explanation for Why [Biden] Coughs So Frequently?’ :: Grabien News

“Many of us were in the East Room watching the president,” she said, presumably referencing a speech about the economy Biden gave that morning. “We’ve seen him on many occasions where he has a repeated cough. What is the situation with that cough, and is that a concern?”

Who and What Is Tearing the U.S. Apart?

Intellectual Takeout   "In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, former President George W. Bush's theme was national unity—and how it has been lost over these past 20 years. "In the weeks and months following the 9/11 attacks," said Bush,

"I was proud to lead an amazing, resilient, united people. When it comes to the unity of America, those days seem distant from our own. A malign force seems at work in our common life that turns every disagreement into an argument, and every argument into a clash of cultures."

"Though he surely did not realize it, Bush had himself, moments before, given us an example of how that unity was destroyed when he drew a parallel between the terrorists of 9/11 and the Trump protesters of Jan 6. Said Bush:". . . 

...Americans fear they are losing their country to the uninvited and invading millions of the Global South coming to dispossess them of their patrimony. They never voted for this invasion and have wanted their chosen leaders to stop it. Former President Donald Trump earned their trust because he tried and, to a great degree, succeeded. ...

Joe Biden Tried to Bully Joe Manchin, Here's How That Went –

  RedState  . . . "What was even the thought here? That because Joe Biden once had cordial relationships in the Senate years ago that he could play closer as president? To the extent that Biden was ever truly gifted in rallying support, something that is mostly a myth, he certainly doesn’t have that ability anymore. Since taking office, Biden has shifted radically left, making him one of the worst banner carriers for moderation and compromise. In short, if Biden is your closer, you’ve got issues.

"Besides, why would anyone listen to a president who is currently experiencing his lowest approval ratings to date? The political realities for both Biden and Manchin are really what this comes down to. Manchin has zero incentive to fold here. If he does, he seals his fate back in West Virginia. And for what? To make Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Queens happy? It just doesn’t line up, and that’s ultimately why Biden’s attempt to bully Manchin failed here."...

NEW: Biden failed to persuade Sen. Joe Manchin to agree to spending $3.5 trillion on the Democrats' budget reconciliation package during their Oval Office meeting on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.https://t.co/K6xJdbQSZT

— Axios (@axios) September 17, 2021

Looks like California is wasted on California voters

 Apparently, the California anti-Newsom voters all live in Texas now.

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

 
How Gavin Newsom survived the recall - POLITICO  . . ."By Labor Day, Newsom had turned what started as an up-or-down vote on his governorship into a choice between him and Elder, the radio show host Newsom relentlessly tethered to Trump — with a predictable outcome in this staunchly Democratic state. For Newsom, the emergence of Elder as the GOP's standard bearer was an unexpected gift, so beneficial to the governor that many Republicans came to resent Elder for turning the race into a traditional — and unwinnable — choice election.". . . 

Reflections On The California Recall (capoliticalreview.com)  . . . "California today works primarily for two key Newsom constituencies: unionized public employees and pop culture, tech, and financial leaders. Money from these groups gave Newsom a massive advantage in advertising and organizing. Newsom’s coffers exceeded those of the nearly bankrupt recall campaign and all the prospective candidates combined by almost three to one. The combination of tech IPOs and federal money has also financed massive relief funds for a third Newsom constituency—California’s highest percentage-in-the-nation poor population—allowing the governor to act like a modern-day Boss Tweed.

"This electoral triangle remains too entrenched to dislodge, at least for now. Massive spending secured the votes of disengaged voters, even as the San Francisco Chronicle warned about “an alarming enthusiasm gap” among Democrats. The effort to reach enough of these voters clearly worked."...

Nobody Is Coming to Save California › American Greatness (amgreatness.com) 

. . . "California “conservatives”—whatever that term might mean today—need to abandon our wishful thinking about savior politicians and do the tedious work of politics. That means laboring and building at the local level—beginning in our own neighborhoods. That means not only attending school board and city planning meetings but also running for those seemingly low-level posts because that’s how real candidates for higher office are made. 

"This is not an appeal for milquetoast moderation. Rather, it is an argument for seeing the state as it is and changing course accordingly. Larry Elder wasn’t going to save us. Nobody was ever coming to save us. We can only save ourselves."

Pulitzer Prize Parody Nominations: Donut Forks, Polling Dorks, and Fashion Norks –

 RedState

"Our weekly recognition of less-than meritorious excellence in journalism is worthy of Pulitzer consideration.

"As an extension of the media-mocking venture at Townhall, Riffed From The Headlines, we once again recognize the exalted performances in our journalism industry and compile worthy submissions to the Pulitzer Prize board in numerous categories. To properly recognize the low watermark in the press, let us get right to the latest exemplars of journalistic mis-excellence."... More here: Pulitzer Prize Parody Nominations: Donut Forks, Polling Dorks, and Fashion Norks – RedState

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Manages to Add More Layers of Blunders to Her Met Gala Stunt

...Only issue, those on the right were not paying daily attention to AOC’s account and reacting the moment she posted pictures of herself in the dress. It was in reaction to the flood of media who were pushing out her appearance and lauding her for her bravery, and raving about what an iconic appearance it had been for her. This is outrage at a reaction, not the initial provocation in the press.. . .

Paris Hilton’s ‘Eat the Rich’ Bikini Did It Better Than AOC’s Met Gala Dress (legalinsurrection.com)

 

See, I Don't Believe You': John Kennedy Tears Into Biden Nom Over Past Statements About Kavanaugh

YouTube  "At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) excoriated Jennifer Sung, nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, over her past comments about Justice Brett Kavanaugh.". . .