Capitol Riot Apologists Go Unpunished as Memories of Horror Fade

Bloomberg

Congress plans televised hearings on the Capitol attack but voters have forgotten. They’ve been rewarding election deniers.

“I really think politically it's a dead issue for most voters,” said Representative Guy Reschenthaler, a Pennsylvania Republican. “There's immediate problems they're facing. Kitchen table issues. And that's what I'm picking up when I'm back in the district. Literally no one is talking to me about Jan. 6.”

. . ."As Congress prepares for a series of televised hearings on the assault starting Thursday, polls show the Republican party is on track to make big gains in midterm elections despite fielding candidates who embrace the false narrative of election fraud that fueled the riot and shun efforts to investigate the attack.

Much of that is driven by the highest inflation in 40 years, soaring gasoline prices and President Joe Biden’s slumping approval ratings. But in some of the early primary races, candidates who dispute the presidential election outcome are winning Republican primaries. Doug Mastriano, who won the party’s nomination for Pennsylvania governor in a landslide, attended the rally that preceded the riot and has called for decertifying the state’s 2020 election results. Representative Ted Budd of North Carolina, who voted against certifying Biden’s election, beat a well-known former governor for the Senate nomination by more than 30 percentage points. Other candidates, including in key races in Georgia, were defeated by opponents who defended the vote counting in their state.

“The fact that it wasn’t a game-changing moment is pretty remarkable,” Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University presidential historian, said. “It’s historically pretty hard to believe.”. . .

Sussmann, Hillary still bulletproof

 

Rich Terrell

Hillary Clinton lawyer acquitted in Durham probe — The Hill

But Durham has provided little evidence to support Trump’s claims of a wide-ranging political conspiracy against him, and Tuesday’s verdict further undermines the former president’s case.

John Durham Never Stood a Chance

As Tuesday’s ruling makes clear, my concerns were more than valid. Yet, it appears that my critique was actually mild. Johnathan Turley noted on Fox News over a week after I wrote my piece that the jury also included an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez donor and the parent of a child who played on the same sports team as Sussmann’s child.

 Clinton Advisor Found Hanging From Tree With Shotgun Blast to Chest  "59-year-old Mark Middleton, prominently known as an advisor to the Clintons, was discovered hanging from a tree with an extension cord around his neck.

"Middleton also had a shotgun wound to the chest. His death was classified as a suicide.

"Despite the fact a family lawsuit claims he “died by suicide,” there are major questions circulating about his death.

"It’s rumored that Middleton played a key role in strengthening the friendship between Clinton and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Middleton was found dead about 30 miles away from his home.

"In the 1990s, he served as a special assistant to former President Bill Clinton. Middleton reportedly helped admit Epstein into the White House on at least seven of the 17 occasions Epstein visited during Clinton’s tenure.". . .

Back in 2019! What Is The Clinton Body Count — And Why Is It Trending On Twitter? | YourTango

Google accused of hiding negative stories during Hillary Clinton's campaign | Daily Mail Online   . . .'I'm not saying the Clintons kill people. I'm saying a lot of people around the Clintons turn up dead,' Larry Nichols, who worked with the former First Family before turning against them told Daily Mail Online.

"After Fox News' Greta Van Susteren tweeted about the death on July 26 of Mark Weiner,  a Clinton confidante preparing to go see his old friend Bill . . .

"They document people who have supposedly killed themselves or been murdered. Many have died in plane crashes. Other deaths have been put down to natural causes.

"The lists have circulated on the internet for years. Now the death Rich, among others, have set the rumors afire again.". . .

If I were to write a dystopian novel…

You know utopian is the opposite of dystopian, don't you?

Terry Paulding

We get profoundly dangerous neighborhoods in which people routinely attack one another, strife fomented between ethnic groups and, concurrently with the vilification of the police, loss of the means for control. Police are to be “fried like bacon.” Why should they defend us citizens, if we are attacked!

. . ."These beings are masters of subtlety, at least for the first 80 or so years. But then, they up their game, because their planet is endangered, and not going to last much longer. They accelerate their manipulations, seeding the natural tendencies of earth beings to enhance greed in certain chosen people, while others get paranoia and violence. They can’t affect every single being, but they’re strategic, infiltrating governments, media, and institutions of higher learning so that, eventually, all of society is affected as the educated become teachers to the youth, the televisions blare the media message, and the government starts down the destructive path on which we now find ourselves.

"Their plan works perfectly. Society starts to crumble, just as the beings wanted.

"The plot is complex—these beings are very smart, capable of multi-tasking, and quite motivated to be ruthless. They take so many seemingly disparate actions, none of us earthlings can ever see the whole. Some people are fed delusions of grandeur, while deliberately made stupid enough to create nothing but chaos, destruction, and failure. Wrong thought becomes normal and the compulsion to destroy is given power and glory, under the guise of saving the earth.

"If we are made to think that we are destroying our planet, it acts as great cover—everyone is guilt-tripped, self-doubting, worried, and preoccupied. All the better to destroy our defenses against the coming invasion. We believe we are destroying the earth by populating it—hence the rationale for easy abortion, our lower impetus to procreate, and the now swarming masses migrating from one country to another, sowing ill-health, changing demographics, and stressing systems that have stood for centuries.". . .

Voters in San Francisco topple the city’s progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin

 NY Times

Locally, the resounding recall suggested that many in San Francisco’s Democratic hierarchy are out of step with — and further left than — the city’s voters, one of the most liberal electorates in the country.

These people must dwell in safety under Boudin

"Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday put an end to one of the country’s most pioneering experiments in criminal justice reform, ousting a district attorney who eliminated cash bail, vowed to hold police accountable and worked to reduce the number of people sent to prison.

"Chesa Boudin, the progressive district attorney, was removed after two and a half years in office, according to The Associated Press, in a vote that is set to reverberate through Democratic politics nationwide as the party fine-tunes its messaging on crime before midterm elections that threaten to strip Democratic control over Congress.

"Early returns showed 60 percent of voters in the city approving of the recall.

"Ultimately the election was a contest between progressive Democrats who saw Mr. Boudin as a key leader of a national movement to address mass incarceration and a backlash by more politically moderate San Franciscans — a coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans — who grew agitated by persistent property crimes and open drug use during the pandemic. The backlash won." . . .

In San Francisco, voters give Chesa Boudin, a Soros D.A., the boot  "In 2019, Chesa Boudin openly campaigned on a hard-left, soft-on-crime platform—and got elected as San Francisco’s chief prosecutor. On Tuesday, San Francisco voters gave him the boot, having discovered that the reality of hard-left governance is much less appealing than the theory and promises."

And yesterday, Tuesday, June 7, Chesa finally had to face the music for the damage he’s done to the quality of life in San Francisco: 61% of San Francisco voters said “yes” to the recall measure.. . .

WaPo Slammed For Blatantly Unethical Journalism, Decides To Address Twitter Joke Instead

 COTR

“Lorenz is one of the most inept, reckless and unethical reporters ever at a major paper. But this framework prevails: criticizing her means you’re a misogynistic bully; defending her is how liberal male journalists prove they’re Good Allies.”   Glenn Greenwald 

"Once upon a time, The Washington Post was a credible news and investigative journalism organization. In fact, they broke the Watergate story back in the day. But they are no longer a credible news and investigative journalism organization. Now, they are simply partisan propaganda hacks who prioritize agenda and narrative over truth and objectivity. And the last few days have been a barrage of firsthand anecdotal evidence of this fact, with numerous people laying out the evidence of WaPo’s complete lack of journalistic ethics and morals. Blatant lies, carefully manipulated and edited information, insufficient corrections, stealthy edits after publication, and so much more. And as The Washington Post is at the center of a number of stories on the subject of their amorality and unethical journalism, how do they respond? By very publicly reprimanding and suspending a reporter who retweeted a joke they deemed to be “sexist” about how “Every girl is bi, you just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.”

"Ladies and gentlemen, The Washington Post’s priorities. Horrifying breaches of journalistic integrity, ethics, and morals are no big thing, but how dare you retweet a joke about women, sexuality, and mental health! Here’s a quick rundown of how it’s been for The Washington Post the last couple of days.

"On June 4th, Glenn Greenwald posted a Twitter thread about how “The Washington Post has now been caught publishing multiple lies as part of the Lorenz article.” Here is the thread from Greenwald for reference. It’s well worth a read.

"WPost has now been caught publishing multiple lies as part of the Lorenz article. I don’t mean reckless errors: there were many. I mean blatant lies.

"But because Lorenz is a symbol of media liberalism, reporters will rank-close to defend her, then wonder why nobody trusts them." Glenn Greenwald

Biden throws last-minute nod to D-Day as disgust for second-year snub grows

 

BPR  "An increasingly unpopular President Joe Biden gave a last-minute nod to the 78th anniversary of D-Day on Monday, after whiffing on it last year spurring national outrage and disgust.

"He issued a statement to honor the historic day at 8:45 pm ET which is actually early morning on June 7 in Normandy, France.

"Last year, the Biden administration failed to acknowledge the anniversary in any way, shape, or form, and this year’s recognition of the day was perceived as merely perfunctory during an election year.

" 'Today, we mark 78 years since D-Day and honor those who answered duty’s call on the beaches of Normandy,” Biden belatedly tweeted. “We must never forget the service and sacrifice in defense of freedom, and we must strive every day to live up to the ideals they fought to defend.' ”. . .

Joe Biden Ignores D-Day Anniversary Again, Demands Gun Control Instead – Military Veterans of Disqus

Beto O'Rourke Calls for Guns to Be Confiscated from Law-Abiding Citizens

Neon Nettle  "Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke is calling for guns to be confiscated from law-abiding American citizens.

"On Tuesday, Beto flipped on his stance regarding the Second Amendment by declaring
that Americans who already owned AR-15s and AK-47s should not “be able to keep them.”

"O'Rourke has been flip-flopping on the issue recently as public opinion has been shifting in the wake of mass shootings.

"He announced several months ago that he had abandoned his push for gun confiscation after it had been the centerpiece of his failed 2020 presidential bid.

"However, as his campaign for Texas governor is also failing, Beto is now desperate to capitalize on the public sentiment following the recent Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde.". . .

O’Rourke’s current position — apparently once again in favor of confiscation — matches the position he took on the campaign trail in 2019 when he told crowds, “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47!”

CNN personalities; shape up or ship out

 Townhall

The progressives who consume CNN won't tolerate fair coverage, and conservatives have been burned by CNN enough to never go back. The middle lane is pretty empty these days, but if CNN wants to make a play for the center, it'll be fun to watch who gets on the same page as CNN's new boss and who doesn't make the cut.  

"Three CNN sources tell Axios that new network boss Chris Licht is "evaluating" the channel's talent to gauge their ability to do...news...rather than the partisan hackery CNN hosts have become infamous for even as their ratings tank. "If talent cannot adjust to a less partisan tone and strategy, they could be ousted," the scoop reports. 

"Apparently, "Licht wants to give personalities that may appear polarizing a chance to prove they're willing to uphold the network's values so that they don't tarnish CNN's journalism brand," although CNN's "journalism" has not exactly been sterling, to put things kindly. 

" 'For on-air talent, that includes engaging in respectful interviews that don't feel like PR stunts," Axios' report explains — presumably that means no more Avenatti-level groveling. "For producers and bookers, that includes making programming decisions that are focused on nuance, not noise." Seems like CNN's employees have an uphill climb to make. 

"NN, which didn't respond to Axios' request for comment on the evaluation set to take place, is seemingly trying to find some steady ground again to start rebuilding its brand as a news organization rather than a resistance-to-Trump channel.". . .

Avenatti's Hundred-Plus Appearances on CNN Skipped in Report on His Sentencing . . ."Conveniently missing from the report is just how much CNN and other cable outlets such as MSNBC were in bed with Avenatti by hyping him as perhaps no other guest in the history of television. In fact, during a one year period, Avenatti made a grand total of 254 appearances, with CNN leading the pack at 122 guest spots. 

"The hosts continually fawned over him to the extent that they shoved renowned lawyer Alan Dershowitz out the door. So why would CNN ditch the highly respected Dershowitz for Avenatti? Dershowitz himself gave the best explanation:. . .

‘Defund the Police’ Narrative Crumbles as Big City Dems Make Fighting Crime Central to Election Campaigns

  Legal Insurrection  "For a good two years now, Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media have pushed a false narrative that defunding the police is something that is supported by a majority of the American people, even as poll after poll has shown that simply isn’t true, including among those whom woke activists suggested supported the idea the most: black and Hispanic voters.

"Even after some so-called “moderate Democrats” in swing districts blamed the party’s embrace of the Defund the Police movement for the double-digit seat losses House Democrats experienced in the 2020 elections, some – like members of “The Squad” – have still clung to the belief that defunding the police is a winning slogan.

"Although the 2022 midterm elections are expected to be brutal for Democrats, some of their candidates in reliably blue parts of the country are trying out what they hope will be a “winning” message on police and fighting crime, singing a much different tune than what we continue to hear from the AOCs of America:". . .

The BLM narrative has collapsed: New York City voters now believe that "crime" is a more urgent concern than "racial inequality" by a 12:1 margin.

h/t @Rafa_Mangual pic.twitter.com/MwrEsoztQL

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) June 3, 2022

Parody: Man who accidentally left 300,000 guns for Taliban gives lecture on gun control

Genesius Times

"The man who accidentally left 300,000 guns for the Taliban and is sending millions of dollars in weapons to the most corrupt country in Europe has given a lecture on gun control.

"In a speech on Thursday, President* Joe Biden called for the ban of assault weapons in the United States following several recent false flag mass shootings, including those in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, N.Y.

“ 'Just do something. For God’s sake, do something. After Columbine, after Sandy Hook, after Charleston, after Orlando, after Las Vegas, after Parkland — nothing has been done,” Biden said. “How many kids do we have to kill in false flag attacks before you people give up your rights?“

"Biden left $80 billion in weaponry to the Taliban after abruptly leaving Afghanistan in 2021. Biden also presided over sending billions of dollars in unmarked weapons to Ukraine.

"Robert Hunter Biden,” the president’s son, who lied on ATF Form 4473, also known as a Firearms Transaction Record, about concealing his history of illegal drug use during a firearms purchase in 2018 and left it in a dumpster."

How's the Washington Post doing lately?

A week of disgrace for the Washington Post

. . .The WaPo also smeared the Covington Teen Nick Sandmann alleging that he displayed bigotry towards Native American elder Nathan Phillips’s path. Sandmann then filed a $250M defamation lawsuit against WaPo, which the disgraced paper was compelled to settle.

The WaPo isn’t always mean, they have displayed compassion on rare occasions. When ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed after President Trump issued an order. The WaPo described him as an “austere religious scholar” who “maintained a canny pragmatism” and that “acquaintances would remember him as a shy, near-sighted youth who liked soccer but preferred to spend his free time at the local mosque.”

Their record is disgraceful, yet do not expect any course correction on their part.

The self-righteous never see their own mistakes.. . .

 The WaPo trumpets its dysfunction to the world

With the spat entertaining the conservative blogosphere, Sally Buzbee, the executive editor, finally sent a memo around the office telling reporters to “treat each other with respect and kindness.” Respect and kindness, though, weren’t the things the enraged women wanted. Instead, on Monday, they got their scalp: The WaPo suspended Weigel without pay.

So the Washington Post's pooh-poohing of '2000 Mules' gets a little comeuppance in Arizona  . . ."The Washington Post ran this Associated Press story, not bothering, despite its stable of well paid reporters, to report the matter itself.  The AP, based on what I could tell from a Google search, was the only non-local news outlet that did.  A few outlets cribbed from the AP story, but nobody else on the national scene put the hours in to cover the actual story.

"Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza felt a measure of vindication to see the story on the Washington Post's site:. . ."

But bad as this reporting was, the Washington Post's was worse.  Longtime national correspondent Philip Bump, who's known as the water-carrier for the WaPo's top management, pooh-poohed the whole thing in the post-2020 election scenarios as baseless and the work of "conspiracy theorists."  He focused on some inflammatory wording in his piece here instead of the substance of the charges and used that as the basis of his argument that there's no such thing as election fraud. 

The Fraud That Dare Not Speak Its Name | The Heritage Foundation

Why Donald Trump Should Not Run for President in 2024

 Steve McCann

Donald Trump and his family have already sacrificed and paid a massive price on behalf of the American people.  It is time for others, younger and unbowed, to come to the fore, to accept the shield and sword from Trump and follow in his footsteps.

"Donald Trump should not run for president in 2024.  His place in the pantheon of American presidents is secure as he was the right president at the right time and will go down in history as among the nation’s indispensable presidents.  In the upcoming no-holds-barred war for the soul and future of America, it is time for the mantle to be passed on to others he has effectively mentored and who have shown a resolute willingness to follow in his footsteps.

"Trump’s accomplishments are legion and among the most important are not only awakening the citizenry to the potentially irretrievable headfirst dash into a permanent one-party-socialist oligarchy, but doing so by doggedly battling these ideological elites and exposing their duplicity, extrajudicial procedures, megalomania, and premeditated election fraud and manipulation. 

"He showed a nation stuck in a 28-year morass of political mediocrity and collectivism that fearlessness, determination, an implacable devotion to the principles of the nation’s founding, together with a genuine empathy for the America people, would defeat a radical left-wing Democrat party and a feckless Republican establishment.

"Donald Trump’s inclusion on the list of indispensable presidents derives not only from his political, judicial and legislative accomplishments but the dramatically positive impact he had on the psyche of a hitherto despondent Middle America.  They are now keenly aware of who the ruling elites and their bedmates in the radical left are and that they are not invincible.

"By renewing and recasting many of the economic policies of Ronald Reagan and initiating an America First foreign policy, Trump not only reversed the downward trend of the nation but with these overwhelmingly effective policies showed the American people that there were viable alternatives that worked.". . .