Joe's Man in Washington, Buttigieg: The Weak Link In The Supply Chain

 

Transportation sec. Buttigieg: Supply chain disruptions will continue into next year, but he'll be flying off to UN Climate Conference in Europe 

You can watch the entire CNN interview here.  But it was on NBC's Meet the Press that Buttigieg really outdid himself with meaningless bureaucrat-speak.  Sundance at The Last Refuge spotted it and transcribed some of it:

Biden's choice,  Buttigieg: The Weak Link In The Supply Chain  . . ."When asked on CNBC why the administration waited so long to take action, Buttigieg responded that “we’ve been working this issue from day one”.

"Well, not exactly.

"As Politico reported, Buttigieg was “mostly offline” starting in mid-August, and only went on a media blitz after Politico disclosed the fact that he’d been on an unannounced leave." . . .

 

Who IS running this show in our Obama-created newly third-world, tin-pot country?

"Pirro also reminded viewers that Obama told Stephen Colbert that he’d like to be telling a “stand-in” or a “front man/woman” what to do from behind the scenes in a theoretical third presidential term (which is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution) in office.  “So I ask you, who do you think is running the White House?” Jeanine Pirro concluded."  Jeanine Pirro

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Judge Jeanine dishes on who’s really running the White House and all fingers point in one direction  "With Democrat Joe Biden appearing much like an addled absentee landlord, Judge Jeanine Pirro is wondering who is actually in control in the White House, and by logical extension, of the entire U.S. federal government.

"“What are we supposed to conclude when the most powerful man in the free world says that someone will reprimand him if he doesn’t do what they tell him to do?” she asked. “Is someone else in charge?”

"Pirro then implied that she thinks she might know who is calling the shots on a de facto basis.

". . . 

Is Peter Doocy allowed in this "room"?

“And by the way, how is it that Kamala Harris, who is Joe Biden’s choice for vice president, was even given that opportunity given the fact that she called him out on his racist beliefs? And why would someone as clueless as ‘cackler Kamala,’ who had to drop out of a presidential primary because she couldn’t get 1%, how is it that she’s now the vice president of the United States? Think back to Barack Obama’s affection for Kamala Harris"…

Gaffe-Prone Joe Biden Has Done A Stunningly Low Amount of Interviews During His Time in Office 

 . . . "But [Biden's] lack of long-range, in-depth interviews has garnered attention from even Democrats.". . . 

 As Biden's Ratings Plummet, Obama Tries to Save Him From Himself  "Ah, those heady old days. Barack and Joe. Joe and Barack. Joe fancied himself as Barack’s Sundance Kid; Barack once warned: “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to “f**k things up.” 

"Either way, here’s how creepy Joe saw his relationship with “Barack.”. . . 

Biden - Obama friendship bracelet 

. . . "Here’s how political analyst Dan Schnur put it, as transcribed by the Examiner:

“Obama is the most popular politician in the country right now, and any Democratic candidate who is relying on support from swing voters needs him. This is what’s happening in Virginia right now, but next year you’ll see Obama campaigning in these key districts in addition to, or instead of, Biden.”

The Vindictive Obama is "most popular"! Perhaps with those who mask up, burning cities and ruining America's historical monuments. TD

Updated: Joe's Malaise Update: Joe Biden Is Not Jimmy Carter, and This Is Not the 1970s

The two men George Soros would have bought for America if he needed to, but he got them for free. TD

 Intelligencer

Were you terrified to see kids in school looking at you like this?

"There’s a long-standing tradition among conservative pols and gabbers to compare every Democratic president to Jimmy Carter. It’s hardly surprising: Carter was the first and last sitting Democratic president since the 19th century to lose a general election. His presidency, moreover, led to a sort of Republican golden age with the landslide election (and 49-state reelection) of Ronald Reagan and the first Republican-controlled Senate since the early 1950s. It was natural for many pundits to compare the southern governor Bill Clinton and the foreign-policy novice Barack Obama to the 39th president, and Republicans, of course, loved to point to signs (falsely) indicating that both these men would be one-term presidents.

"The Jimmy Carter Redux game has returned with a vengeance in negative assessments of Joe Biden. For one thing, Biden was something of a contemporary (and supporter) of Carter’s; he was already in the Senate when the idea of a Carter presidency seemed like a preposterous long shot. For another, there is a rapidly emerging narrative on the right that some of the problems that sank Carter in 1980 are returning on Biden’s watch: inflation (combined with lagging economic growth), rising crime rates, feckless foreign-policy management, and a divided Democratic Party. So you are now routinely getting the kind of take Forbes reported back in May:

Trump, in a statement, joked that comparisons between Biden and Carter were “very unfair to Jimmy Carter,” claiming Carter “mishandled crisis after crisis” while “Biden has created crisis after crisis.”

“Joe Biden is the new Jimmy Carter,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) tweeted last week, blasting Biden for “rising gas prices,” while Donald Trump Jr. called Biden “Jimmy Carter 2.0,” pointing to the lackluster April jobs report and inflation spikes. 

"Actually, such comparisons are unfair both to Carter and to Biden, for different reasons. Let us count the ways in which their presidencies are strikingly dissimilar.". . . 

Update: Joe Biden’s Malaise Speech

. . . "While the energy and border crises, as well as the economic and supply-chain troubles are self-inflicted, Biden and the Democratic Party are not directly responsible for all the ills. But the American ruling class, which includes Democratic politicians, the establishment media, and its privileged private-sector patrons and clients, as well as their counterparts in other nations, were the most vocal and demanding cheerleaders of economic lockdowns that are the root of much of the damage. Vaccine mandates and passports, more favorites of the ruling class, are creating further harm.

"Biden and his party are facing a set of problems that they have no answer for. So they respond they way Democrats always do when there’s trouble: Demand an increase in the size and scope of government. Then they chastise Americans as if they were children who want too much." . . .

Americans have 'absolutely had enough' of Joe Biden

Sky News Australia

Students support diversity quotas...until it comes to football

Campus Reform    

'It doesn’t make much sense...it should be based on skill.' 

"Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson talked to students at the University of Florida on game day about diversity quotas. She first asked students if they support diversity quotas in hiring decisions and in college admissions processes. Most of the students said yes.

"“As a first generation college student from a Hispanic household, it’s very important,” one student said.

Another student said, “I think it’s an absolute necessity.”

“Absolutely, there should be more diversity in every single field,” another student told Campus Reform.

Jacobson then asked students if they support diversity quotas for sports teams. Most of the students said they would not support these quotas in sports. 

“We want to win no matter what you are,” one student said.

“I don't think we should. College sports is about getting the best players for your team, and I don't think we should focus on which race or ethnicity to get,” another student said.

“ 'It doesn’t make much sense...it should be based on skill,” one student told Campus Reform.

"Jacobson then showed students what the Florida Gators’ offensive lineup would look like if the team implemented diversity quotas based on student population demographics. Students didn’t think it would be fair to implement the quota for the team. 

"Did students change their mind on diversity quotas in the workplace and in college after seeing it from the perspective of college sports?

"Watch the full video above to find out. 

Suspect arrested for assassinating Brit MP is finally named by police, but the New York Times won’t print his name: Ali Harbi Ali

Thomas Lifson  "We can guess that British Member of Parliament Sir David Amess, cruelly and painfully stabbed to death while meeting with constituents, was likely targeted for his pro-Israel and philo-Semitic views, now that the name of the suspect arrested at the scene has

been released.

"Around 6 PM EDT Saturday, the UK Guardian first reported:

Sources have confirmed to the Guardian that the suspect’s name is Ali Harbi Ali, 25.

"Other British media picked up the story and added details. The Sunday Times and Evening Standard both chose to emphasize the suspect’s family as victims: “Father’s shock after son held over Sir David Amess murder” and “Terror suspect’s family have been left ‘traumatised’ by arrest.” They respectively headlined.

"It turns out that Mr. Ali already had been on the radar of the UK’s counter-terrorism apparatus:. .  . "

Who is Harbi Ali Kullane?(Terror suspect’s father reveals he is ‘feeling very traumatised’ by his son’s arrest in Sir David Amess murder probe )

The Somali father of the suspected terrorist who allegedly killed Conservative MP Sir David Amess in Friday’s horrific knife attack in Essex while meeting with constituents said he had been “ traumatized ” by the shock that his son was arrested for the crime.

Is “Insurrection” Cool Again? Climate Change Extremists Attempt To Storm Government Building

Climate protesters are pushing police, trying to force their way into the Department of the Interior where other activists have made it inside in an attempt to occupy the building. pic.twitter.com/IVhvPdTAYu

— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) October 14, 2021

Legal Insurrection

“It was global warming activists who tried to storm the Department of the Interior building. One officer was injured”

"Progressive climate change protesters stormed the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC this week. Is this an attack on our democracy? Was it worse than WWII and 9/11 combined?

"We’re patiently waiting for hyperventilating Democrats and media types to chime in on this outrage.

"Matt Vespa writes at Townhall:

So, We’re Just Going to Ignore a Bunch of Green Warriors Who Tried to Storm the Department of the Interior?

"It wasn’t the Capitol Building, but another insurrection occurred in Washington DC this week. Based on the liberal media’s rules, this was an attack on our democracy*, our principles, and it should shake us to our core. This isn’t who we are. Was this worse than 9/11? I don’t know.

"That’s what the establishment media thought of the January 6 riot. Are these domestic terrorists going to be arrested as well? Will there be a congressional committee to investigate how this heinous attack on our country occurred this week? Probably not. It was left-wingers. It was global warming activists who tried to storm the Department of the Interior building. One officer was injured…". . . 

All emphases in the original. 

CNN and MSNBC need people like this:

 Mr. Skambraks may be jeapordizing his career in broadcasting nby raising these questions, but as a man of conscience, he weites from the heart. We'll try to follow what happens to him.

Bookworm Room

German public broadcasting staffer decries suppression of Covid information: ‘I cannot do it anymore’  ..."Skambraks writes from an idealistic posture, calling on his organization to live up to its ideals as a public broadcaster.

From the beginning, I felt that public service broadcasting should fill precisely this space: promote dialogue between advocates of measures and critics, between people who are afraid of the virus and people who are afraid of losing their basic rights, between vaccination supporters and vaccination sceptics. For the past year and a half, however, the space for discussion has narrowed considerably.

Scientists and experts who were respected and esteemed before Covid, who were given space in public discourse, are suddenly labelled cranks, tinfoil hat wearers or Covidiots. (snip)

Instead of an open exchange of opinions, a “scientific consensus” was proclaimed, that must be defended. Anyone who doubts this and demands a multidimensional perspective on the pandemic, will reap indignation and scorn.

"He uses a German example of suppression of heterodox views:"

As an oft-cited example critical of the Government’s Covid-19 measures were labelled right-wingers. Which editor will still dare to voice similar ideas?...

TD: He will be pressured by the left to sink as low as these useful idiots: 

The faces of CNN

UPDATED: The woke storm DC: Dozens of 'extreme' climate change activists dubbed 'People vs Fossil Fuels' barge into Interior Department, leaving 'multiple cops and security' injured in scenes reminiscent of Jan. 6 Capitol riots

UK Daily Mail  "Dozens of climate activists have been arrested after they clashed with police in Washington DC and forced their way into the Interior Department building in scenes that some have called reminiscent of the US Capitol riot.

"An Interior Department spokeswoman said a group of demonstrators rushed the lobby on Thursday, injuring multiple security officers, at least of whom was taken to a nearby hospital. 

"Police and protesters clashed outside the building, and officers used Tasers and batons against several unarmed protesters, representatives for the activist group said. The group said 55 participants were arrested.

"The dramatic scenes came during five days of demonstrations in the capital organized by a Native American climate group calling itself 'People vs Fossil Fuels', which is demanding that President Joe Biden cease approvals for fossil fuel infrastructure and lead a renewable energy transformation. 

"Footage shared by Washington Post reporter Ellie Silverman shows protestors pushing their way into the Interior Department, while chanting 'sign the treaty' and 'protect the water'.

"An overwhelmed officer appears to flash his taser at the angry crowd gathered at the entrance to the federal building. " . . . 

Climate protesters are pushing police, trying to force their way into the Department of the Interior where other activists have made it inside in an attempt to occupy the building. pic.twitter.com/IVhvPdTAYu

— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) October 14, 2021

 Joy Reid of MSNBC: Jan. 6 was worse than 9/11   "MSNBC's reliably unhinged Joy Reid and network contributor Matthew Dowd agreed this week the riot, in which one protester was shot and killed, is probably worse than the Sept. 11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 civilians were slaughtered in an act of political terrorism."...

Al and Joy

UPDATE: INSURRECTION: Climate Protesters Storm Dept Of Interior Offices, Multiple Cops Injured…  "OMG lock them up for 9 months in prison in solitary, insurrectionists!"

Via DailyMail:

Dozens of climate activists have been arrested after they clashed with police in Washington DC and forced their way into the Interior Department building in scenes that some have called reminiscent of the US Capitol riot.

An Interior Department spokeswoman said a group of demonstrators rushed the lobby on Thursday, injuring multiple security officers, at least of whom was taken to a nearby hospital.

Police and protesters clashed outside the building, and officers used Tasers and batons against several unarmed protesters, representatives for the activist group said. The group said 55 participants were arrested.

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Buttigieg is literally why we cannot have nice things

Don Surber

He fits in well with a president who surrendered Afghanistan to the enemy, and then went on vacation. The vice president spends all her time politicking, which is a mixed bag.

"The nation's chain of supplies is a mess because ships cannot unload their goods at ports in California. They cannot unload because the trucks aren't there. The trucks aren't there because the EPA banned most of them last October.

"Sundance reported the EPA last October made an agreement. Its spokesman said, "As trucks are one of the largest sources of air pollution in California, EPA will continue to ensure these heavy-duty vehicles have the needed pollution-control equipment and operate in compliance with the rules. These companies have agreed to bring their trucks into compliance and operate more cleanly in all communities they serve."

"This was a ban on most trucks serving California's ports.

"The backlog worsens by the day. Biden has said the shortages will ruin Christmas, which is OK since Fauci wants to ban Christmas again this year in the name of stopping the spread of covid, which is everywhere anyway.

"Meanwhile, the man who should be tending matters is on a vacation that began in August. After just six months on the job, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has taken a two-month vacation so he and his husband can enjoy the twins they adopted.

"They posed in a hospital bed when they adopted the infants, to give the appearance that they birthed them.". . . 

White House jumps to Pete Buttigieg's defense after he took paternity leave: Jen Psaki calls Transportation Secretary a role model for new parents while Republicans say administration is 'missing in action'

  " 'Transportation Secretary Buttigieg is on leave during a huge supply chain crisis. Secretary of State Blinken was on vacation while Afghanistan fell. Border Czar VP Harris is in hiding as the border is in chaos. This entire administration is missing in action — including Biden!' Rep. Jody Hice, R-Texas, wrote on Twitter.   

The Leftists' Bisexual, Self-Obsessed, Narcissistic Superman Is a Reflection of Themselves

 PJ Media

"When all is said and done, you expect the world to sacrifice to you, while giving nothing of yourselves. And ultimately,  that is the difference between you and Superman. Superman gives of himself for the good of the world. You expect the world to give of itself to satisfy you."...

"I shake my head quite a bit these days, and did so recently over the recent news that the latest incarnation of Superman will be bisexual. To be honest, Superman’s orientation was never a thing for me. It just did not figure into the mythos. Superman’s sexuality did not factor into the story arch—until it became convenient to co-opt him.

"Think for a moment. Superman’s real name was Kal-El. He came from a dead planet to do nothing but continuously give of himself for a home that was not his own. He sacrificed everything that you or I take for granted for a world that knew him not, and cared not one whit for his well-being. Time and again, he set himself aside for a people that were not his own, Kal-El, Clark Kent, Superman, whatever name he chose to use at any given moment recognized that there was something greater than himself. And despite the demands made on him, he always chose the greater good. He chose to place himself below the needs of a people and even an entire planet, none of which were his own.

"At his core, Superman is a 20th-century representation of Christ. A father gives his son to save a world that has collapsed under the weight of its own misdeeds. For some of you that might be a stretch, and for others, I have just committed heresy. But I ask you to think for a moment. While Superman may not be Christ, the overtones are undeniable: to give the last full measure of devotion for people who may never fully understand the sacrifice. Superman may not be Christ, but he is a minor equivalent in a 20th-century morality play. And in addition, Christopher Reeve, after his accident, still inspired people to be more than what life had dealt them.

"Those of you on the Right may struggle with that analogy of Superman as Christ. And that is fine. Work through it. My beef is not with you. It is with those on the Left. For those of you who are salivating over the idea of a bisexual Superman for no other reason than it allows you to put a thumb in the eyes of traditionalists, enjoy your moment of snark.

"Superman was and is great not for his sexuality or lack thereof. Superman was and is great because he cared or cares for more than something greater than himself. You on the Left, by contrast, care for nothing except yourselves. You make Superman a bisexual, self-obsessed narcissist because you yourselves are self-obsessed narcissists." . . . 

Our Transportation Secretary isn't much up to the job.

Now, Biden has Circleback Girl Jen Psaki admitting they’ve ruined Christmas, the president is stumbling through speeches calling for the Port of Long Beach to be open 24/7, prices are skyrocketing and American retail is beginning to take on a Venezuelan feel.

   The American Spectator  "It’s hard not to recall the scene when examining the worsening situation of our national supply chain, in which hundreds of thousands of shipping containers are sitting idle on ships anchored off California ports and in warehouses and distribution facilities while shelves at stores — and worse, at groceries and supermarkets — begin to empty.

"And Thursday, what was inevitable became reality when Republicans on Capitol Hill began pointing the finger at America’s version of Prince Edward, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

"Buttigieg is a rather queer choice for Transportation Secretary. Not just because he’s a member of the LGBTQ community, and obnoxiously so. Buttigieg ran for president in 2020 not so much on the strength of his accomplishments, of which there were none; he was the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a college town of 100,000 people which exists more or less to service the University of Notre Dame and largely runs itself except for its peculiarly elevated murder rate during his time in office. He ran on the fact that he is openly, and obnoxiously, gay — the central precept of his campaign being that Christians objecting to his lifestyle were bad at religion while he is not.

"This interesting brew of queer sanctimony and absence of any demonstrable executive success was strangely attractive to the Democrat base electorate, so much so that Buttigieg fared far better than many of the more accomplished contenders in the 2020 primary field like Tom Steyer, Mike Bloomberg, Andrew Yang or even Kamala Harris.

"As such, Buttigieg was given the job of Transportation Secretary without any particular reason to think he could do it. Somewhat like Prince Edward had the defense of the realm dropped in his rather leaky lap.

"The results have been predictable, though the optics around them have not. We were always going to have supply chain challenges given the disruptions from COVID-19 and the bad public policy decisions arising from them. But naturally, the emanations and penumbras from the Green New Deal being put in place in places like California have all but destroyed the trucking industry, and COVID lockdowns haven’t made things any better. While the supply chain situation was bad even before the Biden administration took office, every decision it has made has failed to improve things.

"Now, Biden has Circleback Girl Jen Psaki admitting they’ve ruined Christmas, the president is stumbling through speeches calling for the Port of Long Beach to be open 24/7, prices are skyrocketing and American retail is beginning to take on a Venezuelan feel.

"Which led Sen. Tom Cotton to open up on Buttigieg…

Pete Buttigieg finally comes out of the woodwork on supply chain mess -- to complain about Tucker Carlson   

Who the heck cares? The supply chain is collapsing, shortages are getting Venezuelan-looking, inflation is heating up, all as a result of the supply chain breakdown. But Pete's more interested in salving his wounded pride, playing identity politics cards as the "first" gay transportation secretary, and busy trying to gauge Carlson's motives in a disguised counterattack on Carlson. Who cares?