The High Price of Biden’s Weakness on Russia and Ukraine

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 Divided, infantilized, hijacked by the woke Left, and led by the zombie in the White House, we can’t handle Russia.

"I failed in my predictions again. I said there would be no more wars because the Twitter, kittens, and antidepressants generation is not ready to see real-life tomahawks exploding and corpses flying out of windows. They would be all over the various social networks reporting messages for promoting violence, which, I suppose, would make us journalists have to report on the conflict using allegorical emojis — maybe a bomb icon, a family icon, a cross, and a wink with tongue out. But unless Putin is throwing a surprise birthday party for Zelensky, it doesn’t look like his armed forces are entering Ukraine on a peacekeeping mission.

"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have together achieved a historic milestone: in order to threaten Putin, they revealed the details of their top-secret plans, so that they are no longer secret plans, and therefore Putin does not feel threatened. I haven’t seen anyone execute such a foolproof and brilliant plan since the last time I tried to change a light bulb with a hammer.

"Of course, it is not just about Ukraine, although the Ukrainian part of the issue might just be enough for the West not to show the usual indifference and inaction. Ukraine matters for us for just about everything. You may think that this is not the best reason, but neither is it negligible: Ukrainian women are beautiful. Personally, I would do anything to see them smile. That includes bombing the Kremlin, of course. They are perhaps the most beautiful women on the planet, even if behind their angelic appearance, they hide a secret: if they ever slap you with an open hand, you will land in Moscow’s Red Square. But even if flirting with Ukrainian women isn’t reason enough to go to war, consider this one: they are in the right, and they have the right, no matter how much the Kremlin’s (sometimes literal) intoxication machinery points the other way.". . .

It is depressing to see how the little czar of Moscow humiliates the entire free world and no one seems to care.

Joe Biden's Past Rhetoric on Putin Is an Absolute Joke Today

Political Cartoons (townhall.com)

Joe Biden's Past Rhetoric on Putin Is an Absolute Joke Today – PJ Media    "Putin has been threatening war for some time, and Joe Biden has seemingly let him, undeterred. Oh, there have been some verbal warnings, but this is Joe Biden we’re talking about here. Nothing he’s said or done to dissuade Putin has been effective.

"Of course, Joe Biden may simply be letting Putin do whatever he wants. After all, he canceled the Keystone XL pipeline before waiving sanctions on the Nord Stream 2–Russia’s natural gas pipeline. Russia seems to be able to do whatever it wants with Joe Biden in the White House.

"Yet, Joe Biden once claimed that he would stand up to Putin.

“ 'Vladimir Putin doesn’t want me to be President,” Biden tweeted in February 2020. “He doesn’t want me to be our nominee. If you’re wondering why — it’s because I’m the only person in this field who’s ever gone toe-to-toe with him.'”. . .

Putin is Playing Biden like a Fiddle

 The U.S has become an embarrassment before the world, with her silly leadership and the silly voters who put them into power. TD

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

Putin is Playing Biden like a Fiddle - American Thinker

    Biden and his handlers brazenly and stupidly threw away the U.S.’s greatest leverage in stopping Putin: American energy independence, our ability to furnish much of Western Europe’s energy needs (Germany’s in particular), and Biden’s reckless approval of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which solidifies Germany’s dependence on Russia. 

 Ukrainian official: Biden's answer gives Putin ‘green light’ to invade - YouTube    From the comments to this video: Lol, isn't that the democrat's  policy? You can steal $900 worth of stuff and walk, you can take a reasonable chunk of Ukraine and walk. Put in could take all of Europe and Biden wouldn't do...

How CNN Betrayed Its Audience

 The Atlantic

If CNN wants to live up to its billing as “the most trusted name in news,” the network has some cleanup to do after this disaster.

"Nearly two years ago, in spring 2020, CNN found itself with a blockbuster. The network put anchor Chris Cuomo on air interviewing his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, about his state’s response to COVID-19. The string of segments made Andrew Cuomo a liberal hero, feted as the anti–Donald Trump, and the fraternal jibes between the men made for entertaining viewing.

"The term blockbuster is borrowed from a massive bomb–and this one has gone off with devastating results. Andrew Cuomo was forced to step down this past August. Chris Cuomo was fired in December. CNN’s worldwide president, Jeff Zucker, has resigned. The circumstances of his departure are still unclear: He acknowledged failing to disclose a relationship with a subordinate, though the liaison seems to have been an open secret, and some CNN staffers question the official narrative. Zucker’s romantic partner, Allison Gollust, CNN’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, has also resigned. Amid the murk, new details about the Cuomo mess have slowly emerged.  

"Even at the time of the Cuomo COVID interviews, it was clear that CNN was making a journalistic error by choosing ratings over responsible journalism. The decision to have Cuomo the anchor interview Cuomo the governor was always a blatant conflict of interest—charming, but a betrayal of the mission of accountability. New reporting suggests the rot was even deeper: Zucker and Gollust, who had served as Andrew Cuomo’s communications director in 2012 and 2013, were reportedly in regular contact with the governor, pressing him to speak to CNN and discussing interview topics with him ahead of time. In other words, CNN wasn’t just passively accepting the Cuomo Brothers Show in a cynical ploy for ratings. Its top executives were instigating the whole fiasco.". . .

The Atlantic then proceeds to discuss the corruption they see in Fox News, referring to a number of CNN reporters as "CNN’s excellent journalists".

The Man Who Could Save CNN › American Greatness (amgreatness.com)  . . ."Well, obviously. But if the great white business shark Malone wants to step up and really fix what’s ailing CNN, here’s what he might do: 

1) Dump CNN’s entire anchor staff, their producers, and any editorial staffer hired by Jeff “Mother” Zucker. No exceptions.

2) As a stopgap, replace domestic broadcasts with CNN International, with its familiar “classic CNN” news package style. Over time, work in more unaccented reporters and anchors.

3) Promote Senior Vice President Jack Womack to be HMFIC (head man forcefully in charge) of CNN. 

4) Give Womack his marching orders and get the hell out of the way.

Media Needs to Stop Enabling Hillary's Continued Descent Into Crippling Delusion

PJ Media

"Hillary Clinton is not a mentally well woman. It doesn’t matter which side of the political aisle you’re on, that’s not breaking news. Give any Democrat enough truth serum and he or she will admit that Mrs. C. has all the screws loose.

"The mainstream media hacks know this too but they’re all too set in their ways to acknowledge it and stop enabling her.

"Granny Maojackets knows that she can crawl out of her box of breakfast Franzia at any time and excuse any aberrant and/or criminal behavior of hers by mumbling something about Trump and no one in the media will question her.

"Matt wrote last week about Hillary’s defense of her latest stink:

According to a motion filed Friday by Special Counsel John Durham, lawyers for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign allegedly paid a technology company to “infiltrate” servers that belonged to Trump Tower and, later, the Trump White House “for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump.”

“Trump & Fox are desperately spinning up a fake scandal to distract from his real ones. So it’s a day that ends in Y,” Hillary tweeted on Wednesday. “The more his misdeeds are exposed, the more they lie.” Hillary included a link to an article from popular culture and fashion magazine Vanity Fair, which she claims debunks the allegations because that’s the best she could come up with after five days.

"Apparently, Hillary is unaware that John Durham doesn’t work for Fox News. Or Donald Trump.". . .

The Two Tweets from Harris and Biden About Russia That DID NOT Age Well (townhall.com)

 Townhall  "Russia invaded Ukraine yesterday. Russian troops entered the eastern part of the country, where the two would-be Russian separatist republics were recognized as independent states by Moscow. Biden did nothing. Oh no, wait—that’s not fair. He sanctioned them, which I’m sure sent chill down Putin’s spine. Moscow knows it can inch closer and closer on this issue because Joe can’t do anything. He won’t do anything. He’s part of the old Obama era, who were kicked around all over the world because everyone knew their hand. Joe is even worse. Yet, he was Mr. ‘Tommy Toughnuts’ when it came to Russia during the 2020 election.

 “Vladimir Putin doesn’t want me to be President. He doesn’t want me to be our nominee. If you’re wondering why — it’s because I’m the only person in this field who’s ever gone toe-to-toe with him,” Biden said in a tweet back in February of 2020.". . .

Liberals Overdose on Cope After Biden's Pathetic Weakness Is Laid Bare – RedState  "As RedState has reported, Russia has officially thumbed its nose at Joe Biden and invaded Ukraine. That happened after Vladimir Putin formerly recognized regions of Eastern Ukraine as autonomous, setting up the pretext to move in troops across the border as a peacekeeping force.

"The administration has responded by quibbling about the definition of “invasion,” and signing a toothless executive order to sanction financial dealings in the Donbas and other regions now officially occupied by Russia. Whether tougher measures are coming is still an open question.

"Regardless, what we do know is that Biden, for his proclamations of Putin being afraid of him, has been thoroughly embarrassed, having a Russian invasion of Europe take place on his watch. How has the left decided to cope with that?". . .

These reactions are comical and clearly coordinated in some way. The Washington Post has no less than three op-eds out this morning trying to spin Biden’s abject failure as some kind of victory, including one by the gaslighter du jour, Jennifer Rubin. No doubt, shadow president Ronald Klain will be hitting the retweet button soon enough.

Don Surber: Putin rolls into Ukraine. NYT praises Biden for avoiding war

 Don Surber: Putin rolls into Ukraine. NYT praises Biden for avoiding war  "Russia biting off two more counties from Ukraine sucks, but what are you going to do? We have a doofus commander-in-chief.

"Obama gave up Crimea and his flunky is giving up Luhansk and Donetsk, which have been controlled by Russia since 2014. That was in Obama's second term. You know, the one he said he would be more flexible in.

"This is another humiliation for America under a Democrat president. Not as bad as Afghanistan but a humiliation never the less. Sending Kamala to Munich was embarrassing. She sounded high. ("I mean, listen, guys, we’re talking about the potential for war in Europe. I mean, let’s really take a moment to understand the significance of what we’re talking about.")". . .

. . ."The loss of a couple more cities to Russia is just a down payment on the price America and the free world will pay for Biden's sudden surrender of Afghanistan.

"If you own property in Taiwan, you may want to sell.

"Knowing Biden is in trouble, the New York Times tried to spin this new defeat as a peace in our time.

"NYT reported, "Wooing Allies, Publicizing Putin’s Plans: Inside Biden’s Race to Prevent War.' ". . .

Biden's Actions Making Putin Very Rich - President Trump Chimes In (thegatewaypundit.com)  . . ."President Trump chimed in on Biden’s disaster in a statement noting the following.

If properly handled, there was absolutely no reason that the situation currently happening in Ukraine should have happened at all. I know Vladimir Putin very well, and he would have never done during the Trump Administration what he is doing now, no way! Russia has become very very rich during the Biden Administration, with oil prices doubling and soon to be tripling and quadrupling. The weak sanctions are insignificant relative to taking over a country and a massive piece of strategically located land. Now it has begun, oil prices are going higher and higher, and Putin is not only getting what he always wanted, but getting, because of the oil and gas surge, richer and richer. The U.S. was energy independent under the Trump Administration, an independence that we had never obtained before, and oil prices would have remained low. Now, what a mess our Country is in!

 Liberals Overdose on Cope After Biden's Pathetic Weakness Is Laid Bare – RedState

In the end, what we are witnessing is Democrats doing their best to cope with the fact that they were simply wrong. They truly thought that a senile old man could be put into the White House, and that it wouldn’t lead to horrible consequences. In their world, “mean tweets” and arguments over gender pronouns were the most important issues of our time. Well, how’s that working out?

Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris brings it to Munich

 Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris brings it to Munich - American Thinker

"Staffers who worked for Harris before she was vice president said one consistent problem was that Harris would refuse to wade into briefing materials prepared by staff members, then berate employees when she appeared unprepared," the Washington Post reports. . .

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

Kamala Harris train wreck continues, this time on Russia-Ukraine - American Thinker

. . ."But Biden’s handlers saw [I'm speaking] Harris for what she really is, extraordinarily incompetent and unusually inarticulate, and above all, extremely unwilling and probably incapable of learning on the job"..."They knew that once Harris was exposed before the people, her ineptness on all fronts would become instantly obvious. This means she presented no threat to Biden, whose incompetence is compounded by his rapidly declining cognitive abilities.". . . 

Tony Branco

Naked Kamala the stranger | Power Line (powerlineblog.com)

I would say that Harris is a walking illustration of the adage that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt, but Harris long ago passed the point of no return.

When Democrats rule...

Trans child molester gloats, laughs about lenient sentence issued thanks to progressive California DA: Report - TheBlaze 

 . . ."In another phone call, Tubbs directs the caller on the other line to address him as a female. According to prosecutors, Tubbs did not begin identifying as a female until after he was taken into custody.". . ."So now they're going to put me with other trannies that have seen their cases like mine or with one tranny like me that has a case like mine," Tubbs is heard saying. "So when you come to court, make sure you address me as her.". . .

LA DA Backtracks after Sentencing 26-Year-Old Transgender Child Molester to Two Years in Juvenile Facility | National Review

EXCLUSIVE: In in-custody phone calls, 26 y/o transgender child molester Hannah Tubbs boasts about not having to serve prison time or register as a sex offender before being sentenced to 2 yrs in a juvenile facility after LA DA @GeorgeGascon refused to prosecute Tubbs as an adult. pic.twitter.com/n9KesabvXE

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 21, 2022

Mr. Soros will not be happy about this.

AOC Selling New Merchandise Including Shirt That Says ‘Abolish ICE’… | Weasel Zippers

Exclusive Poll: Majority Of Democrats Back Trudeau’s Crackdown, Freezing Bank Accounts Of Truckers | The Daily Wire

Democrats overwhelmingly favored Trudeau’s response with 65% approval to 17% disapproval. Republican responses were weighted even more heavily against Trudeau, however, with 87% of likely GOP voters disapproving to just 8% approving. Respondents who said they did not belong to either one of the two main parties cut against Trudeau’s crackdown with 74% disapproving versus 21% approving

Indicted Austin officer says Soros-funded DA is targeting police: 'This has nothing to do with justice' - NY Press News 

. . .“This has nothing to do with justice, has nothing do with any wrongdoing,” Justin Berry, one of the indicted officers and a Republican candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, told Fox News. “This is simply about politics and a political agenda that has taken place with these radical liberal district attorneys.”  ..."Berry stressed that he and the other officers acted lawfully in their attempt to quell the violent riots. He said Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza was using the indictments as a tactic to strip local law enforcement of their ability to uphold the law.". . .

 The Chinese launch a hypersonic missile, and we throw at them a transgender four-star admiral.

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The Delicious Tucker Carlson-AOC War

"THERE IS NO PLACE ON EARTH, OUTSIDE OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND NEWSROOMS, WHERE SANDY CORTEZ WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A “WOMAN OF COLOR,” BECAUSE SHE’S NOT. SHE’S A RICH, ENTITLED WHITE LADY." * 

 Wild Sage News from The Delicious Tucker Carlson-AOC War - The American Spectator  "In case you missed it, on Friday night Tucker Carlson ditched the opening monologue he was going to talk about, which had to do with the impending military conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the fresh Castro-esque tyranny in Canada, and instead started a public war with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"Carlson wasn’t angry at AOC. His ire was directed at New York Magazine, which has produced a hagiographic book about her entitled “Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC.” The editors at that magazine go on and on about the importance of the leftist congresswoman from Queens, prompting Carlson to compare it to a box of Fig Newtons that one cannot put down until it’s empty despite the knowledge that what’s inside isn’t healthy.

" 'We still feel sick” after reading it, he quipped.

"As Carlson puts it, the book “opens by comparing Ocasio-Cortez to Jesus and then it suggests that because she once got second place in a high school science competition, she could have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. It is a remarkable piece of journalism.”

"The whole thing is ridiculous, and so Carlson spent 12 minutes ridiculing it.". . .More...

*Caps in the original. 

Defying the Desecrators

Matt Schlapp and Deal W. Hudson remind us that where there are Desecrators, there are also saints and everyday heroes.

 In The Desecrators, the Right Can Learn to Reclaim Hope for America - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  "Matt Schlapp and Deal Hudson have written a must-read book about how the Left seeks to destroy this country and what we must do to ensure this doesn’t happen. The book is called The Desecrators, and that’s just what has happened to America in the last few years.

"Matt is the chairman of the American Conservative Union and the fellow who runs CPAC. Deal is the radio host of Church and Culture and the secret behind Trump’s successful outreach to Catholic voters in 2016. And what they’ve given us is an eye-opening account of just how bad things have gotten.

"Today’s Left attacks America with an astonishing and never-before-seen ferocity. In the past, it loved our country, or said it did. In the 1930s, the U.S. Communist Party spied on us for Russia, but party leader Earl Browder was constrained to say that “communism is 20th century Americanism.” Protestors took to the streets but told us that that was how we began as a country and assured us that dissent was true patriotism.

"In the last two years, however, we’ve seen the rise of a cancel culture that seeks out conservatives and religious believers with the goal of getting them fired. Left-wing prosecutors have allowed hardened and dangerous criminals to remain on the streets. And in our liberal cities, looting has become accepted as a form of social justice.

"For this, part of the blame can be attributed to the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which asks readers to rethink all our history from the perspective of slavery: “Out of slavery grew nearly everything that has truly made America exceptional: its economic might, its industrial power, its electoral system.” That naturally appeals to people who despise America. Nikole Hannah-Jones, who wrote the Pulitzer-winning essay kicking it off, took pride in how she might have encouraged the 2020 riots. She approvingly retweeted a New York Post op-ed entitled “Call them the 1619 Riots.” I’d be honored if that’s what they’re called, she said.". . .

The Gathering Storm in the West

"Few are listening anymore to the clueless Justin Trudeaus and bumbling Joe Bidens and all the toxic hypocrisies they embody."

"The truckers remind Western audiences that modern progressivism equates muscular labor and hourly wage compensation with a sort of Neanderthalism. ". . .

Victor Davis Hanson  "Canada is now governed by absurdism, and it is symptomatic of an ailing Western elite.

"Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week invoked martial law to arrest and financially destroy truckers on the charge that their largely peaceful protests are “dismantling the Canadian economy” that had already been dismantled for two years under some of the most draconian lockdowns in the world. The trucker “sect,” Trudeau added, is guilty of felonious “unacceptable views.” But his rhetoric still cannot square the circle of demonizing vital workers while conceding he cannot run his country without them. 

"He has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in the law’s 34-year history, even as the highly infectious Omicron variant wanes after spreading natural immunity and yet proving relatively mild in its effects. Trudeau has neither science nor good governance on his side, especially given how civil the protests have been. The truckers, who more or less work in solitary cabs, are better informed about the “science” and are themselves mostly vaccinated.  

"Whether by accident or intent, the truckers have now become iconic of far larger issues. Their resistance to government vaccination mandates transcends them. And so, they are playing the role of the proverbial straw that may break the back of a once compliant Canadian citizenry, burdened by over two years of masks, lockdowns, and vaccination mandates. ". . .

Truckers, please continue to remain better than these people: