Ron DeSantis Lays Waste to Gavin Newsom's Laughably Dishonest Attacks –

 RedState

Republicans love a fighter, and DeSantis has not been one to back down.

"Ron DeSantis is continuing to respond to Gavin Newsom’s farcical criticisms of the Florida governor, laying waste to the arguments that have been made.

"As RedState reported previously, Newsom has been in a mostly one-sided feud with DeSantis, lashing out with an ad campaign targeting the Sunshine State and its governor, touting California as the true bastion of “freedom.” Further, while visiting the White House (while Joe Biden was out of town) for reasons completely unknown, Newsom again slammed DeSantis, calling him a bully and shouting for him to “stop.”. . .

. . ."While Newsom speaks in false generalities about Florida (no, the state has not banned saying the word gay or banned books), DeSantis has real-world examples on his side. California has been a case study in how to not run a state for nearly two decades. Homelessness is out of control, taxes are sky-high, the population is decreasing, and the public infrastructure, from energy to water, has been woefully mismanaged, causing constant shortages.

"Then there’s COVID-19 where Newsom still refuses to relinquish his emergency powers that helped usher in years of widespread lockdowns and ineffective mandates. There is no real freedom in California because everything is controlled by the dictates of the state government. Florida stands in stark contrast, consistently prioritizing the individual rights of its residents, not bending the knee to politicized corporations or partisan officials.

"DeSantis’ fight with the bureaucracy that controls the Special Olympics was simply an extension of that commitment. Children wanted to compete who otherwise wouldn’t have been allowed to. DeSantis made sure they were allowed to. That Newsom chose that as an attack line is quite the strategic blunder.". . .

Did the Palestinian Honor Guard Intentionally Botch Playing the Star-Spangled Banner?

Townhall   . . ."Rebecca already covered his cringe-worthy remarks when he slapped Great Britain and Israel in the face. 

""I — my background and the background of my family is Irish American, and we have a long history of — not fundamentally unlike the Palestinian people with Great Britain and their attitude toward Irish-Catholics over the years, for 400 years 

"And now, some have called out the Palestinian Honor Guard for intentionally butchering our national anthem: 

Just the Palestinian Authority's honor guard completely butchering the American National Anthem... pic.twitter.com/dfcJjMj8Ff — Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) July 15, 2022 These guys know how to play. This is intentional. https://t.co/3MmuDxHMzz — Christopher Bedford (@CBedfordDC) July 15, 2022

Just the Palestinian Authority's honor guard completely butchering the American National Anthem... pic.twitter.com/dfcJjMj8Ff

— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) July 15, 2022

. . ."I tend to agree that these folks know how to play it. These people wreck the national anthem. The Saudis leak that Joe Biden never brought up Khashoggi. It shows once again that Joe is out of step. It also shows that these nations think they can be disrespectful and get away with it because Joe Biden doesn't have all his marbles. They're right about that too. ". . .

Former Clinton Advisor Dick Morris Announces Hillary Clinton WILL RUN Against Trump In 2024

 Hillary would be the natural choice of voters for Newsom, Pelosi, Schiff, Swalwell, AOC, and anyone who watched CNN. TD

The Blue State Conservative

"Long-time political strategist Dick Morris, formerly of the Clinton camp before coming to the light some years ago, penned a piece for Newsmax yesterday that predicted a 2016 rematch pitting twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton against former president – and America’s most popular politician – Donald Trump.

"Clinton just can’t give it a rest. She has rested her entire legacy on one day sitting in the Oval Office as this nation’s first female president. Of course, her party can’t define the term “woman” anymore, and then there’s the fact that she hates this country and most of the deplorables living in it, so it should be clear to everyone she’s only in love with herself and power.

"Morris laid out a cascade of events that would ultimately give rise to the aging, bitter hag:“

1. Biden will resist but ultimately have to cave to left-wing and media pressure and not run again.2. The Democrats also know Kamala Harris is also a disaster and cannot be their candidate. Trump will easily defeat her.

3. The Democrats, increasingly desperate, will search for a candidate who can both unite the party and stop Trump. They are looking at people like Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

4. With Harris out, a Black candidate may emerge. The short list here includes Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., or, if she wins the Georgia governorship, Stacy Abrams.

5. The far left “progressive” wing of the party will look to Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. AOC is the one who will take off, and she will wreak havoc. The left now dominates the Democratic Party. She will do surprisingly well. "

 6. As leftist candidates emerge as front-runners in the Democratic primary, pressure will grow on Hillary Clinton to enter the race. Much like Biden’s surprise entrance in 2020, Democrats will see her as their savior, an experienced politician able to bridge the left and more moderate wings of the party.”

Federal Court Halts Biden’s Transgender Insanity In Schools In MAJOR Victory For Republicans

 BREAKING: Federal Court Halts Biden's Transgender Insanity In Schools In MAJOR Victory For Republicans (100percentfedup.com)

A federal court has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s interpretation of federal law to conflate gender identity with biological sex, and in doing so, has protected female athletes who would be forced to compete against males in 20 states.

"President Biden has aggressively pushed and expanded Obama’s “dear colleague” Title IX letter that expanded a bill on sex discrimination to a ban on sexual orientation and gender identity.

"Earlier this year, Biden threatened to take poor kids lunch money by cutting funding for free or reduced lunches in public schools if they did not comply with the Title IX “dear colleague” letter.

"One of the requirements is to build gender-neutral restrooms or allow transgender students to use the opposite gender’s bathroom.

"Republican Attorney Generals across the country have pushed back against Biden’s insanity and won a string of victories that will prevent him from forcing transgender identity politics on schools.

"The latest victory came this Sunday as a federal court blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to conflate gender identity with biological sex, which would have allowed male to female transgender athletes to compete with biological females.". . .

Enough Is Enough; How can so many silly people choose such a silly government?

The GOP needs some fumigating as well, but at least we on the right tend to love America, family, God, and individualism. Make socialism and radical leftism unacceptable again. Make America great again by your vote. Vote Republican as though your life and liberty depend on it, because they do.

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

That’s Enough...If it gets worse than this, Americans should have a real concern Biden might inadvertently start a war.   "There shouldn’t be any particular surprise, in any quarter, that Joe Biden came home from the Middle East empty-handed. He’s come home empty-handed from all of his foreign trips since becoming president. Or at least, the American people have had our hands emptied; perhaps the Joe-Jim-Hunter mini-mafia has filled its sacks with plunder away from the attention of the multitudes as a result of these. . .

Bye-bye, Biden - American Thinker. . ."Clearly, the man is cognitively in decline.  His many gaffes, word salads, blank stares, popcorn temper flare-ups, weird demeanors, creepy whisperings, touchy-feely gropings with women and children, and his monumentally wrong-headed economic policies are enough to turn the strongest of stomachs.

Biden has single-handedly destroyed America's energy independence.

"He has personally made America a ridiculous paper tiger in the eyes of our enemies who want us dead or conquered.

"Joe Biden has fist-bumped the most powerful oil-producer on the planet in a way that signals an utter lack of seriousness.

"He has opened the borders and welcomed terrorists and murderers.

"Biden seems to deliberately want to link arms with the socialists among us in order to drag America's standard of living down to that of Venezuela's.  Food shortages, brownouts and blackouts, a severely reduced reputation as the planet's finest fighting force, and other admirable things America was known for have, have been destroyed or crippled by this impaired president.

"Joe's policies are bankrupting America.". . .

We're All Struggling Because Of Biden, Not The Other Way Around (thefederalist.com)   "Perry Bacon Jr. — which is the name of a Washington Post writer, not a sandwich at Arby’s — has managed to have the dumbest excuse to date for why Joe Biden’s approval numbers are somewhere between bad and “get this man out of the White House right now before he kills us all.”

"Bacon wrote on Monday, presumably with a straight face, that a major factor driving the president’s approval ratings to lower than Donald Trump’s is that the news media’s coverage has been “anti-Biden.” He actually said that.". . .

"Biden isn’t the victim of an awful press. They’re the ones who sold him to America. We’re the victims of the media and his presidency."

AOC and Ilhan Omar Pretend to Be Handcuffed During Arrest at Abortion Protest

Are these children the best America has?

 AOC and Ilhan Omar Pretend to Be Handcuffed During Arrest at Abortion Protest › American Greatness (amgreatness.com)

Just noting - they weren’t handcuffed - just decided to hold their hands like that. https://t.co/8hK3xLBoA8

— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) July 19, 2022

 "The video of AOC pretending to be handcuffed while being arrested has been viewed over 2 million times on Twitter.

"As the clip spread, AOC was roundly mocked on social media, the New York Post reported.“

Best performance goes to,,,,

AOC pretended to be in handcuffs when she was escorted away from the Supreme Court,” the official account for the conservative paper Washington Free Beacon tweeted.

“Oh my gosh @AOC faking handcuffs,” wrote Republican commentator Matt Whitlock. “This is too much.”

The Capitol Police must have put invisible handcuffs on @AOC!” tweeted political analyst Carmyn Kinsey.

“You guys… @AOC is such a victim that she has to pretend that the big, mean policeman put her in handcuffs…She probably also thinks he wants to date her,” said conservative columnist Tim Young.". . .

AOC's amateur-hour publicity stunt - American Thinker   . . ."Having been found out, caught in fake a melodramatic stunt, and not for the first time, you'd think she'd be embarrassed.

"But that little fake handcuff revelation hardly matters to AOC.

"What matters is that most U.S.-based news agencies such as CNN, NBC News, Axios, etc. reported it as an arrest. Even agencies overseas such as the U.K. Guardian, the BBC, France 24, ABC in Australia, and numerous others reported it as an arrest, complete with a pity party for poor brave AOC. 

"AOC knows that more people will read the news than will read social media posts exposing her false claims.

"Perhaps she may claim to be arrested, handcuffed, and even assaulted in her memoirs.

"Following the January 6 protests, AOC went full drama queen there, too, falsely suggesting she was in the Capitol Building and in immediate danger because the protestors were demanding to know where she was and were even banging on her office door. It was eventually revealed that AOC wasn't even in the building during the incident.

"She also did a comparable border stunt in 2019, wearing white, posing in front of a chain link fence, pretending to cry over "caged" migrant illegal border crossers, and then being found out from other pictures that she was "crying" in front of a parking lot for the cameras.". . .

 

The Democrats aren’t serious about the issues this country is facing. If they were, they’d quit playing games and do their damned job. Then again, the Democrats are only serious about one thing, destroying this Republic, so AOC pretending to get handcuffed is par for the course.

After AOC Was Caught Pretending That She Is In Cuffs The Capitol Police Reveals Whether They Really Arrested The Members Of The Squad Outside The Supreme Court (defiantamerica.com)  "

Republican communicator Matt Whitlock tweeted: “Have to wonder if any of the protesters alongside her ever thought ‘wait .. aren’t you an elected member of Congress with the power to pass legislation on this issue? Why are you over here protesting? Pass a bill!’”

“Why was she pretending like she was handcuffed?” asked Elijah Schaffer from The Blaze.

“The fake handcuffs are everything,” said conservative strategist Natalie Johnson.

“She pretends to be handcuffed, raises her fist in a salute, and then goes back to pretending to be handcuffed,” tweeted strategist Greg Price.". . .

Over 24 Hours After Arrest, AOC Responds to Claims She Was Faking Being Handcuffed (townhall.com). . ."Sarah highlighted earlier how ABC News was criticized for falling for the stunt. Many others, though, saw right through the scheme and mocked the Democratic lawmakers for such a stunt. ". . .

Even the Babylon Bee couldn't pass this up: AOC Sits In Invisible Police Car Awaiting Transport To Invisible Jail | Babylon Bee

"After a heroic protest at the Supreme Court, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent the better part of three hours sitting in an invisible police car with her wrists bound by invisible handcuffs, waiting to be taken to an invisible jail.

"After being threatened with an invisible gun, I was thrown on the ground by invisible police!" shouted Ocasio-Cortez as she flipped her hair for the camera. "They've kept me stuffed in this invisible squad car for hours, the fascists! When I get out of the invisible slammer, I'm going to make them pay - every last invisible one of them!"

"Several members of Congress were reportedly arrested outside of the Supreme Court today, where they were protesting the court ruling that Congress had to actually show up for work. "It is absolutely heinous that the Supreme Court would ask us to like, make laws," said Representative Ilhan Omar. "We are far too busy leading protests about abortion to actually write any legislation on it. Ugh, why are these invisible handcuffs always so tight?"

"Sources say Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has already obtained her first prison tattoo, which is invisible, and is subsisting well thus far on invisible prison food. She has reportedly kept herself in solitary confinement inside an invisible box, but she does come out to weep outside her own invisible prison cell if she thinks anyone with a camera is nearby.

"At publishing time, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has generously offered to donate her invisible handcuffs to be displayed in the Smithsonian in commemoration of her bravery."

Catholic Voters Sour on Biden, Split Over Midterms

 RealClearPolitics

Neither Republicans nor Democrats have a clear edge with Catholic voters nearly four months before the pivotal midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and how much of President Biden’s agenda will get passed in the next two years, according to an in-depth new survey of American Catholics.

"Overall, likely voters identifying themselves as Catholic are split nearly evenly in their preference for Congress: 44% indicated support for the Republican candidate in their district, while 43% support the Democrat – with a significant bloc of 13% undecided.

"Despite this political divide, a key indicator of voter concern – whether the country is on the right or wrong track – should set off alarm bells for the Biden administration and Democrats, who control both chambers of Congress.

"Some 59% of all Catholics said the country is on the wrong track, including 68% of white Catholics and 45% of Latino Catholics, compared to 24% who thought it’s headed in the right direction.

"While those figures demonstrate widespread pessimism among Catholics, the rest of the country is even more discouraged about the country’s path forward. The RealClearPolitics average of most recent polls shows an overwhelming 75.1% of voters believe the country is off-course, compared to just 18% who say it’s on target.

"These are among the findings in the latest survey of Catholic voter mood by RealClear Opinion Research in partnership with Catholic-themed television network EWTN. The national survey of 1,757 Catholic likely voters is the first of It was conducted online in English and Spanish from June 15-23, immediately before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion.". . .

Christian heroes will arise only when the Church challenges young men to be great

We are in the middle of an epic war, fighting against monstrously evil things. It is time for Christian men to achieve the impossible.   

 Doug Mainwaring, LifeSiteNews

Catholics talk about membership in the mystical Body of Christ, but very few feel and experience that oneness and sense of purpose that pro-abortion, BLM, gay and trans activists, Marxists/progressives feel and experience in pursuit of their missions. For them, it’s always about oneness and solidarity with victims—and saving victims with their grandiose plans and schemes.  They burn with passion to save, but in reality, they impoverish, kill, and destroy. 

"In his recent video presentation titled, “Message to the Christian Churches,” Dr. Jordan Peterson thundered: “Ask more, not less, of [the young men] you are inviting. Ask more of them than anyone ever has!”    

“Remind them who they are in the deepest sense and help them become that,” said the celebrated psychologist. “You’re churches, for God’s sake. Quit fighting for social justice. Quit saving the bloody planet. Attend to some souls — that’s what you’re supposed to do. That’s your holy duty.” 

“Do it. Now, before it’s too late,” he urged.   

"Peterson’s plea is prophetic. 

 "The left — mostly huddled under the umbrella of the Democrat Party here in the U.S. — has the worst beliefs, the worst creed, on Earth. But what we must appreciate is that they shout their beliefs from the housetop by every means available. They never give up, they never back down, while Christians speak in mostly subdued tones with hushed, apologetic voices.   

"The “Woke” are not ashamed. They are brazen carnival barkers peddling the worst ideas and practices known to man:  communism, abortion, transgenderism, same-sex marriage, homosexuality, and racism tidily wrapped up in identity politics and Critical Race Theory.   

"And while they unashamedly broadcast their inhuman, Luciferian messages night and day, Christians speak mostly to each other, not the world. And we do so softly, delicately, always ever-so-vigilant not to offend or to sound too zealous.  

"Here’s the thing: If anyone is going to change the world for the better, it is Christians, not leftists. Not the “Woke.” Not the social justice warriors. They are lunatics and monsters who defend infanticide, the genital mutilation of children, and the sexualization of young children by cross-dressing men prone to suicide. They promote the very things in which the demon world delights. "   Full article here.

11 Democrats who could replace Joe Biden in 2024 - CNNPolitics

 

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

11 Democrats who could replace Joe Biden in 2024 - CNNPolitics

* Elizabeth Warren: The Massachusetts senator is still popular among liberals -- and wouldn't be splitting the vote with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders this time around like she did in 2020.

* Amy Klobuchar: Other than Buttigieg, the Minnesota senator was probably the best regarded of the losing candidates in 2020 -- and her Midwest roots are always a plus given the electoral map.

* Roy Cooper: Term-limited out of office in 2024, the North Carolina governor has ample time to consider his next step -- starting with his service as the vice chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.

* Mitch Landrieu: Being tasked with implementing the infrastructure bill is a big (and high-profile) job that the former New Orleans mayor has taken to with relish.

* Gina Raimondo: She made the leap from Rhode Island governor to Biden administration commerce secretary but doubts remain as to whether she is too moderate to win a Democratic primary in this moment. 

* Gretchen Whitmer: The Michigan governor needs to win what could be a tough reelection race next year before she can turn to considering a national run in earnest.

* Phil Murphy: The record of New Jersey governors running for president isn't great of late (sorry, Chris Christie!) but Murphy could use the next few years of his governorship as a testing ground for some national policies for the party.

* J.B. Pritzker: Pritzker has two things going for him -- 1) He's the governor of a major Midwestern state (Illinois) and 2) he's very, very rich.

* Stacey Abrams: Abrams talked openly about running in 2020 before passing on the race; but she needs to win the Georgia governor's mansion in 2022 before thinking too much about 2024.

"The Point: If Biden decides not to run, chances are we would be looking at a very crowded field of Democrats seeking to replace him."

Why We Can't Have Nice Things: 'Good Samaritan' Who Saved Indiana Mall Goers Is Denounced as No Hero

Tony Branco

 RedState  "What makes someone a hero? How about a Good Samaritan? Evidently, such questions are contentious.

"And a Sunday incident has some insisting a brave bystander shouldn’t be celebrated.

"At the Greenwood Park Mall in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area, a man opened fire. As reported by Deseret News, 20-year-old Johnathan Sapirman got off 24 rifle rounds.

"Tragically, three were murdered: Victor Gomez, 30; and couple Rosa Rivera de Pineda, 37, and Pedro Pineda, 56. Two more were injured: a 20-year-old female shot in the leg; and a 12-year minorly wounded by a deflected bullet.

After entering the mall, Sapirman headed straight to the bathroom and was there for over an hour before exiting the bathroom and opening fire.

“The most puzzling piece…was the amount of time that he was in the bathroom,” [Chief James Ison] said. “We believe he was getting ready.”

"But the man’s plans were thwarted because more than bad guys carry guns. Elisjsha Dicken, 22, stopped the mass shooter’s spree.

Footage…showed that Dicken shot 10 rounds from his handgun, while motioning for citizens at the mall to exit behind him.

"Chief James has praised Elisjsha’s intervention:

“Many more people would have died last night if a responsible, armed citizen hadn’t been present…”

"On Sunday evening, the chief compared Elisjsha to a biblical character. He did so again Monday:

Howie Carr: Enduring Biden’s corruption and incompetence

 Boston Herald  "It’s Weekend at Biden’s now that Dementia Joe is back in the USA after what will likely be one of his last visits to anywhere other than his second assisted-living facility on the Delaware Shore.

"Brandon’s junket this week to the Mideast was so catastrophic that even state-run media could no longer ignore his senile babbling.

"After stumbling off Air Force One, he vowed to “keep alive the truth and honor of the Holocaust.”

"He meant to say, “horror.” Just as he was supposed to read “hallowed” when he slurred out “hollowed ground.”

"But there was so much more, and as usual, all dialogue guaranteed verbatim.

"At least twice he called the Israeli prime minister “Mr. President.” He referred to “Palestinian counties.” He discussed the “United Avrab Ememirates.”

"He referred to the birth of Christ as “God’s great grift to the world.” To be fair, grifts are something all the Bidens understand.

“ 'At the same time, the Israeli uh the Israilty of today is not the Is Israel of 50 years ago.”

"Can we quote you on that, Mr. President?

"And then there are the Arabs he absurdly compared to the Irish under British rule, although no Irish ever vowed to drive their colonial oppressors into the English Channel, the way the Palestinians want to destroy “the Zionist entity.”

“ 'The Palace the Palestinian people are hurting now you feel uh you can just feel it.”

Biden in the Saudi Kingdom; That fist-bump of shame

Biden’s Anticipated Handshake With MBS Turns Into A Fist Bump … And Still The Media Is Big Mad    "President Joe Biden’s fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received backlash Friday from media figures and lawmakers, deeming it “shameful.' ”. . . 

"The reporter then asked if he can be sure another journalist would not be killed by Saudi officials.

“ 'God love you, what a silly question,” Biden said. “How could I possibly be sure of any of that?”. . .

‘Americans Saw That And Were Revolted’: Jake Tapper Presses Democrat On Biden’s Fist Bump With Saudi Crown Prince  Why bother to interview a politician?

Arabs laugh at Joe Biden's plea to pump more oil for him   . . ."Now Joe Biden waltzes in and wants them to pump more in exchange for saving Joe's political hide.

Why are they going to submit to a request like that? They are natural traders, they like making deals, some of them have that Inner Rug Merchant - would that sound like a good deal to them?

"Joe assured two days ago that Saudis would bring prices down at the pump. Well, that didn't happen -- and such a failure could be seen from a mile away.

"Now his Plan B is to get Putin to pump the oil, the same Putin he blamed for the rising prices at the pump. Putin will pump for him. Good luck with that, chump."

"These are not mere frivolous “gaffes,” the sort of thing one can laugh off. These are horrific misstatements with harrowing diplomatic and geopolitical implications, at best, and indications of a palpable senility, at worst. There is something very, very clearly wrong with the president of the United States. Even the New York Times, which for former Biden boss Barack Obama functioned as Democratic Party Pravda, ran a recent piece entitled, “At 79, Biden Is Testing the Boundaries of Age and the Presidency.” A mere three days later, Michelle Goldberg, a reliably progressive columnist for the Gray Lady, entitled her own column “Joe Biden Is Too Old to Be President Again.” (READ MORE: No, No, No. Down With the Biden Ship You Go.)

"The fix is clearly in.". . .