Taiwan: What Was Pelosi Thinking? -

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics   "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was deliberate act of provocation whose only justification was hubris and personal vanity

"Pelosi knows well the rising anger of the American electorate that has been brought about by many of the current administration’s actions: the incompetent and hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan completed so that President Joe Biden could make a somber announcement last Nov. 11; the raging inflation of over 9 percent and the disingenuous explanation of its full causes; the preposterous effort to differentiate between the technical and common definitions of a recession; the pandering to influential progressives such as Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who would end air travel, replace or upgrade buildings, and protect even those unwilling to work with her “Green New Deal” estimated to “cost between $51 trillion and $93 trillion over ten years”; a distracting obsession with identity politics, including the debate over pronouns and what constitutes gender; the introduction of critical race theory even into the U.S. military; the drive to teach sexual orientation and identity in elementary curricula; an unprecedented wave of unauthorized immigration; the inability of Vice President Kamala Harris to express herself cogently; and questions about the overall ability and stamina of the president.

"This is not a glowing report card, and Pelosi must sense that so many of the American people are now saying, “Enough.” Indeed, many observers are predicting a massive Republican sweep of the House in November.

"Against such an array of negativity, Pelosi must be hoping to protect her legacy as a politician and staunch defender of human rights, especially if she will no longer be speaker of the House come November. Indeed, Pelosi has a history of expressing opposition to Beijing: In 1991, she left her entourage without Chinese escorts and unfurled a banner in Tiananmen Square, supporting those demonstrators killed there.". . .

If the IRS comes, will they bring CNN at 6 AM?

 

Does America's newest political party stand a chance?

 The Week

"Dozens of former Republicans and Democrats have joined forces to launch Forward, a new centrist political party. Its founders include Andrew Yang, the onetime Democratic presidential candidate; Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey; and David Jolly, a former GOP congressman from Florida.

" 'Political extremism is ripping our nation apart, and the two major parties have failed to remedy the crisis," Yang, Whitman, and Jolly wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post. In the last two years, there has been a "spike in political intimidation," they said, and "if nothing is done, the United States will not reach its 300th birthday this century in recognizable form." The op-ed cited a 2021 Gallup poll that found half of U.S. adults identify as independent and 62 percent believe the Democratic and Republican parties "do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed.' ". . .

Why Are There So Many Idiots in Politics?

 

Why Are There So Many Idiots in Politics? (townhall.com)

You can’t help people who won’t help themselves, and there must come a point at which you have to stop trying. If these cities keep electing horrible, corrupt politicians or straight up morons, they have to deal with the consequences.

You really have to wonder who ran against some of these morons in political office sometimes. Honestly, was the alternative to someone like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being forced to step on a rusty nail? Was Eric Swalwell’s opponent a literal cannibal promising to consume children if elected? If you set out to elect some of the dumbest creatures to ever walk upright on the planet, you couldn’t do much better than what Democrats currently have serving in Congress and the White House. Why? 

"There is no good answer, at least one that covers everyone. "There are, after all, a lot of really dumb Democrats in office. You have to ascribe some of it to identity politics, which is the polite way of saying racism, but the rest of it has to be tied to people’s desires to be pandered and lied to. A fish swallows a hook because it wants the worm, dumb people see pandering the way a fish sees that worm.

"Look, there have always been, and will always be, dumb people in the world. But you don’t give them power the way Democrats have. You hold them off with promises and distract them with shiny objects because they’re stupid." . . .

MSNBC's Joyless Reid Suffers Humiliating Ratings Disaster As Fans Abandon Her Toxic Programming -

  The Blue State Conservative

Since the program launched years ago, MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” with host Joy Reid finished the second quarter of 2022 with its smallest audience thus far, which is not a good sign for the host known for spewing toxic and divisive content, which could be why her audience is leaving.

. . ."Reid officially took over Matthews’ time slot in July 2020, after having a series of rotating hosts, but seems like that might have been a bad idea for MSNBC. Many criticized MSNBC at the time, for promoting Reid on the heels of her infamous blog scandal in 2018. Reid was arguably best known for claiming homophobic, conspiratorial, and other offensive posts on her pre-fame blog were planted by diabolical hackers at the time of her promotion. Eventually, she got emotional on the air when her claim fell apart. She admitted it seemed unlikely she was hacked but claimed that she did not recall making the offensive remarks, for which she apologized anyway.

"Despite her skeletons, “The ReidOut” started strongly, averaging nearly two million viewers during the third quarter of 2020, but has lost 46% of its audience since. As “The ReidOut” has lost a whopping 60% of its viewers in the critical category over the same time period, viewers from the coveted demo are also fleeing. In its inaugural quarter, the far-left program managed 308,000 demo viewers.". . .

Why has MSNBC kept her as long as they have, knowing the racially divisive Reid has been for years?

A vulgar commercial on Tucker Carlson tells a very good story

"I watch Tucker Carlson regularly. I don't always agree with him, but I find him engaging and informative.  However, when the show cuts to commercials, I hit the mute button.  Today, I couldn't find the clicker and found myself watching a Gillette Venus commercial celebrating pubic hair, something I found vulgar.  However, my attitude changed when I realized why I was watching this ad: it's a signal that advertisers are recognizing that, if they want to reach Democrats in the coveted (because profitable) 25–54 demographic, they must advertise on Tucker.

"The commercial is not obscene.  As I said, it's just vulgar.  If my kids were still young, I would not be very happy to have the news interrupted by a commercial focused on "pubes" and having singing pubic hairs on the beach:

. . ."This ad, though, is defiantly directed to young people, and not stodgy young people, either.  So why would Gillette (which ran into trouble with conservatives over its embrace of so-called transgenderism and "toxic masculinity") buy ad time to cater to edgy young women and, I guess, young men?  The answer is, they're buying ads because you go where the customers are."

Wikipedia Locks Its Website After More Than 70 Edits On the Definition of 'Recession' to Match Biden White House

 Wikipedia Locks Its Website After More Than 70 Edits On the Definition of 'Recession' to Match Biden White House - Analyzing America   "Americans may be beginning to witness the purpose of Joe Biden’s so-called “Ministry of Truth,” armed with the purpose of shutting down alleged “disinformation” online.

"The Biden White House is desperately trying to spin a narrative that the U.S. is not a recession despite the economy shrinking for a second straight quarter by an annualized rate of 0.9%.

"Now there is an “edit war” going on Wikipedia over the dirty “r-word,” meaning recession. Critics say the Left is obsessed with redefining numerous words beyond recession, including woman and vaccine.

"There have been more than 70 edits to the Wikipedia page about recessions. The site was locked to prevent further changes.

"The edits were clearly meant to parrot the Biden administration’s talking points. The changes attempted to undermine the broad consensus definition of recession, which is two quarters of negative GDP growth.". . .

AP sources: US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri

 Infidel Bloggers   

"WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid. President Joe Biden was set to announce the killing Monday, delivering a significant counterterrorism win just 11 months after American troops left the country after a two-decade war.

"The strike, carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency, was confirmed by five people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity before Biden was set to brief the American people on the details of the operation in a 7:30 p.m. EDT address to the nation.

" 'Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until his death could be confirmed, according to one person.

"White House officials declined to confirm al-Zawahri was killed but noted in a statement that the United States conducted a “successful” counterterrorism operation against a significant al-Qaida target, adding that "there were no civilian casualties.”. . .

Dems Mayors Cry Out For Help Now That Biden's Open Border Policies Are Affecting Them

Dems Mayors Cry Out For Help Now That Biden's Open Border Policies Are Affecting Them (townhall.com)   "Republican led-states are criticizing far-left politicians in Washington D.C. and New York City who are asking for help in dealing with the uptick of illegal migrants coming to their state. 

"Democrat mayors Eric Adams of New York City and Muriel Bowser of Washington D.C., is crying out for assistance with illegal migrants now that it is now affecting them, despite once looking past Biden’s border policies. 

"They are now blaming Arizona and Texas for sending illegal immigrants to their cities. However, Republicans argue that the Democrat-run cities are dealing with the side effects of their own party’s immigration policies. 

"Describing his city has being “overburdened,” Adams called out Texas and Arizona leaders by calling them “cowards.” 

“In some instances, families are arriving on buses sent by the Texas and Arizona governments, while in other cases, it appears that individuals are being sent by the federal government," Adams said. 

"However, a spokesperson for Gov. Greg Abbot (R-TX) hit back at Adam’s comments saying “Mayor Adams should check with President Biden if his administration is the one dumping migrants in his city, as they’ve been doing to Texas border towns for months.” 

"Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) also put Adams in his place accusing him of not having his facts straight and needs to open his eyes to see what his party’s leaders are actually doing. 

“ 'The State of Arizona is providing voluntary transportation for asylum seekers only to Washington, D.C., not New York…President Biden created the crisis at the border — he’s failed to respond to calls for action and refuses to even visit the border, so we’re bringing the issue a little closer to home for him,” Ducey said in response. 

"Meanwhile, Bowser is also playing the blame game with Republicans.

" She has accused the governors of “tricking” illegal immigrants by transporting them to Washington, D.C. However, Abbott hit back saying that the only “lie” being told is by the Biden administration.". . .

Obama Hammered For 'Worst Tweet Ever' After Texas School Shooting -

Referred to by Joe Biden as "Barack and     I"Obama Hammered For 'Worst Tweet Ever' After Texas School Shooting - Analyzing America

  Analyzing America   "Barack Obama is facing severe backlash for attempting to link the deadly Texas school shooting in Uvalde, Texas to the death of George Floyd.

"At least 19 children and two teachers were killed this week at Robb Elementary School by an 18-year-old gunman. This is one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.

"In response to the attack, Obama used his social platform to link the tragedy to the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Two years ao, Floyd was killed while being held under the knee of Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was later found guilty by a jury for second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

"Obama said, “As we grieve the children of Uvalde today, we should take time to recognize that two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer.”

" 'His killing stays with us all to this day, especially those who loved him,” Obama added.". . .

Clueless in Washington: Do not expect Baghdad Barbie to explain it.

Kamala Harris Mocked After Introducing Herself With Her Pronouns: ‘Cringe-Meter Dialed Up To 100’ | The Daily Wire  . . .Christopher Rufo, writer and activist: “It’s stunning to watch the language of gender ideology capture institution after institution, all the way to the Vice Presidency of the United States. This isn’t about pronouns; it’s about signaling and then setting the expectation for ideological submission.”*

 'Monica Crowley, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury: “We have an infantilized President due to dementia and an infantilized Vice President due to idiocy.”

"Dan McLaughlin, writer: “And they wonder why ordinary Americans think these people have lost their grip.”

"Christina Sommers, writer and activist: “If she would repudiate woke inanities and move towards a commonsensical centrism, she would be embraced by a majority of Americans. Instead, she just digs in.' ”. . .

Defining Recessions Down: Biden’s Pollyanna Act Won’t End Well – Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)  . . ."Trying to keep the nation’s spirits up during hard times is a legitimate role of the president. But these days Biden is less like FDR and more like Groucho Marx saying “who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”

"By doing so, Biden not only insults the millions who are truly suffering today, he further undermines public confidence, diminishes what little respect people still have for him and other political leaders, and makes it all the harder to right the economic ship."

Up next: Redefining ‘depression’? - American Thinker   "Joe Biden and his administration are good at two things: lying and transitioning. Their latest attempt to re-define the word “recession,” is downright scary. It’s obvious that the American economy is “transitioning.” From Trump to Biden, the economy has transitioned from soaring to plummeting. Like a rock in a handkerchief.

"Transitioning to what? Considering the fact that everything the Bidens touch turns into Milorganite, I suggest that the fabulists around Biden start working on a new definition for “Depression.” No, not the deep, dark, sad feeling that we all suffer when contemplating the fact that our country is being run into the ground by an absurd collection of pronoun freaks, cross-dressers and nincompoops. That’s emotional depression.". . .

Why Should We Believe Biden?

 Free Beacon  "Before leaving for the Middle East, President Biden sat down for an interview with Israel's Channel 12 News. Anchor Yonit Levi asked the president if he would use force to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. "As a last resort, yes," Biden said.

"I'd like to think that Biden is sincere. I hope that he understands the dangers a nuclear Iran would pose to the Greater Middle East, to Europe, and indeed to the world. A nuclear Iran would launch a cycle of proliferation and escalation in the region. Iran's nuclear missiles would be in range not only of America's Persian Gulf allies but also of NATO. Iran would intensify its malign activities, from terrorism to proxy war to hostage-taking, knowing that the bomb gives it cover. A nuclear Iran means a world more dangerous, more violent, more flammable than the world is even today.

Which is why Biden is the latest American president to suggest that the use of force remains an option. An air and naval campaign to destroy the nuclear sites known to Western intelligence and to degrade the Islamic Republic's capacity to retaliate is the best means of delaying and potentially foreclosing the possibility of an Iranian bomb. The objective of such an operation wouldn't be regime change. The goal would be prevention. Israel and the Gulf States would support us. And Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping would pay attention. They would be put on notice: The American president means what he says.

"Does he? In the spring of 2021, President Biden was asked about the record numbers of illegal immigrants who began crossing the southern border after he reversed his predecessor's asylum policies. Biden dismissed the question. The migrant surge was "seasonal," he said. It happens "every single solitary year." Not like this, it doesn't. The season ended long ago. The migration has continued for a year and a half. Last month saw the largest number of illegal crossings on record. Biden's flippant answer was grossly mistaken, to say the least. He doesn't seem to care. In fact, if he's successful in ending Title 42 protocols allowing for the swift repatriation of illegal migrants, he will continue to make the problem worse.". . .