Beyond Baghdad Bob

First you need to meet the real Baghdad Bob who was the press secretary for Saddam Hussein in Iraq as Allied troops were in Baghdad itself. Our equivalent of Bob is Karine Jean-Pierre

 Power Line (powerlineblog.com)   "The Biden administration has rendered its final judgment on our catastrophic exit from Afghanistan. Insofar as it went poorly, you will be shocked to learn, it was Trump’s fault. The Washington Free Beacon’s Ben Wilson reports on the administration’s unclassified National Security Council summary that was released yesterday.

"NSC spokesman John Kirby answered questions at a press conference minutes after the summary was released. The White House has posted transcript of the press briefing here. The administration didn’t want reporters to have too long to digest the summary’s transparent absurdities before Kirby fielded their questions. Even so, however, Kirby was put on the spot sufficiently that he went full Baghdad Bob. Here is one example."..

"Indeed, Kirby repeatedly went beyond Baghdad Bob — why do I persist in typing Baghdad Bog? — in the briefing. So far as we know, no one is to be fired for any flaws in the withdrawal because it all went down so well. Video of the 90-minute press briefing is posted here on YouTube and here on C-SPAN."

Cash App creator Bob Lee moved out of San Francisco because he thought the city was 'deteriorating'

 Cash App creator Bob Lee moved out of San Francisco because he thought the city was 'deteriorating' shortly before he was stabbed there, friend says (yahoo.com)

. . .Cash App creator Bob Lee moved out of San Francisco because he thought the city was "deteriorating" shortly before he was fatally stabbed, a friend told NewsNation on Wednesday.

Jake Shields, a former mixed martial arts fighter, told the outlet that he used to live in the area Lee was attacked in but ended up moving away because he didn't feel safe there anymore.

"[Lee] did comment on San Francisco deteriorating, which is why he actually had just relocated to Miami," Shields told the outlet.

" 'That wasn't the only reason but was a reason," Shields told Insider. "I can't remember the exact words he used, and want to be careful putting words in a dead man's mouth, but he was extremely happy about how much cleaner and safer Miami felt."

"Lee died after he was stabbed while walking near Rincon Hill and the Bay Bridge early on Tuesday morning, according to an NBC Bay Area report.

"Few details have emerged about the circumstances of the attack and police have yet to identify a subject or announce any arrests related to the incident.". . .

Cash App founder Bob Lee is seen in video staggering and collapsing after being stabbed | Daily Mail Online  . . ."At the intersection with Harrison Street, a short walk from the iconic Embarcadero waterfront, he steps in front of a car and appears to lean over the hood pleading for assistance.

"The interaction lasted around seconds but the driver of the unidentified red vehicle shockingly drives away." . . .

. . ."So far this year there have been 39 murders in the city. The San Francisco Police Department is currently experiencing a shortage of 541 officers. 

"Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was among a host of tech leaders hitting out at the
lawlessness in the wake of Lee's slaying, writing on Twitter: 'Many people I know have been severely assaulted.

" 'Violent crime in SF is horrific and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately.'

"Locals told DailyMail.com they blamed the 'soft-on-crime' progressive policies brought in by the likes of former District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was tossed from office in a recall election last year.

" 'It's too liberal. Too much. And we're paying for it,' said one. 'Repeat offenders are back out on the streets in a heartbeat and there's nothing we can do about it. We're scared.' ". .  .

Don Lemon’s Misogyny at CNN, Exposed: Malicious Texts, Mocking Female Co-Workers and ‘Diva-Like Behavior’

 Variety

“I saw a new Don emerging, and I didn’t like the new Don,” she says. “He likes celebrity. He likes fame, likes power. He was no longer the same person.” 

"Back in 2008, Don Lemon was co-anchoring CNN’s “Live From” weekday show with Kyra Phillips, a gig that he landed after he arrived at the network two years prior from local news in Chicago. For months, tensions between the pair kept mounting. On more than one occasion, a “Live From” producer and a newsroom supervisor had to pull Lemon off the air during a commercial break because of the anchor’s provocative antics, not unlike his recent declaration that the 51-year-old Nikki Haley isn’t a viable presidential candidate because she “isn’t in her prime.” Amid the charged atmosphere, sources say Lemon disrespected colleague Nancy Grace on the air and Soledad O’Brien during an editorial meeting attended by roughly 30 staffers." . . .

. . ."He became increasingly polarizing, particularly when it came to discussing women, which sometimes came off as tone-deaf. In 2014, he drew widespread condemnation when he told a Bill Cosby rape accuser that she could have stopped an attack by biting the comedian’s penis." . . .

If Rule Of Law Dies, So Does Our Republic –

. . ."Once government can indict you for your politics, censor you on social media, and give left-wing groups free rein while jailing conservatives, it will have shredded our Constitution and erased all your God-given rights. Don’t sit on the sidelines. 

 Issues & Insights   "A number of columns and editorials in recent weeks have openly wondered if the notion of a nation ruled by laws — fair laws reasonably interpreted by well-trained, unbiased, disinterested judges — was dying. Sorry, but it might already be dead.

The overtly political mugging of Donald Trump by a Soros-backed New York district attorney wielding a risible 34-count felony indictment that could put the ex-president behind bars for more than 100 years is bad enough.

But the absurd nature of the accusations make clear the legal charges have nothing to do with the law, and everything to do with Democratic politics.

It’s an obvious example of overreach by a prosecutor, New York’s leftist District Attorney Alvin Bragg, solely for political reasons. It’s an embarrassment to the once-great Empire State, and a travesty of law that will have a damaging effect on Americans’ faith in the legal system.

The left has mastered on technique, straight out of Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” — Rule #13: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”

"That’s precisely what is being done to ex-President Donald Trump.

"With 2024 looking grim for the Democrats, their only hope is to make Trump into an arch-villain. This, they seem to think, will unite their party’s dispirited base voters, while depriving MAGA voters and others who see Trump as a bulwark against the left’s virulent socialism with an option on Election Day.

"Why? Trump, right now, has a significantly large lead over the next biggest potential Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In our own I&I/TIPP Poll, taken in early March, Trump held a 51% to 27% lead over DeSantis among Republican-leaning voters for the 2024 GOP presidential primaries.

"President Joe Biden, meanwhile, looks weaker and weaker by the day. The same poll shows just 43% of those who support the Democrats would vote for Biden. He doesn’t have a majority in his own party. Worse, his net approval rating is -12, near its record low.". . .

Here's the VP of Bud Light marketing - and suddenly EVERYTHING makes perfect sense...

But first: BOYCOTT BEGINS: Liquor Store Pulling Bud Light From Shelves After Trans Endorsement | The Gateway Pundit | by ProTrumpNews Staff

Here's the VP of Bud Light marketing - and suddenly EVERYTHING makes perfect sense... - Revolver News   "Bud Light is taking a beating right now, thanks to its affiliation with controversial trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney.

"Mulvaney choose April Fools Day to share news that he was partnering with Anheuser Busch. Obviously, given the date, many people were confused. Was it real or was it a prank?

"It definitely felt like a really bad joke."

. . ."We, as Americans, have the ability to fight back and win using our mighty purchasing power to send a clear message directly to the head honchos at Budweiser. 

"And speaking of those Budweiser bigwigs, we’ve come across a photo of the vice president of marketing for Bud Light, and suddenly, this entire transvestite disaster makes perfect sense.

"Her name is Alissa Heinerscheid, and if the “I’m With Her” logo had an actual “face,” it’d be Alissa’s.". . .

"Here’s what folks online are saying."

“A three name pronoun freak from nyc geez what could go wrong”

“She/her proved that Bud Light makes you gay”

“How sure are we that Alyssa is female?”

“Babbles about women needing more representation… proceeds to pay a biological man who mocks and insults women to represent the company.”

 

UPDATED: Trump blasts ‘moron’ Biden after White House blames him for Afghanistan

 

How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese - The New York Times (nytimes.com)    "The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles."

Biden: China believes it will 'own America' within next 15 years (nypost.com)

Earlier this week, Biden ordered the intelligence community to begin a 90-day review of evidence to determine whether the coronavirus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city.

Trump blasts ‘moron’ Biden after WH blames him for Afghanistan (nypost.com)  “These Morons in the White House, who are systematically destroying our Country, headed up by the biggest Moron of them all, Hopeless Joe Biden, have a new disinformation game they are playing – Blame ‘TRUMP’ for their grossly incompetent SURRENDER in Afghanistan,” Trump, 76, hollered on Truth Social on Thursday.

" 'I watched this disaster unfold just like everyone else. I saw them take out the Military FIRST, GIVE $85 Billion of military equipment, allow killing of our soldiers, and leave Americans behind. Biden is responsible, no one else!”

"Shortly before Trump’s eviscerating rant, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby took questions on the 12-page after-action review of the controversial August 2021 withdrawal, which resulted in the deaths of 13 US service members and hundreds of Afghans. 

"The report blames the chaotic evacuation on Trump’s administration promising the Taliban that US forces would leave the country by May 2021 — but fails to account for the fact that the US also had the option to renege on the agreement if Afghan peace talks failed.". . .

Gov Gav: reelected by the Californians of the 21st Century

 

RealityBites by Broc Smith

Gavin Newsom Gets the 'Welcome' He Deserves During Visit to Ron DeSantis' Florida – RedState   "California Gov. Gavin Newsom is quickly (and calculatingly) attempting to solidify himself as a top contender for the Democratic nomination for president in the event Joe Biden bows out, and he’s gone about it primarily by sniffing around in the backyards of the red states that many of his former constituents have fled to by hundreds of thousands.". . .

"It’s all part of his $10 million campaign to visit red states (photos galore from which are on his Twitter page) to “learn more about the right-wing assaults across the country.”

"Because apparently, California has solved all of its major issues, I guess.". . .

"In any event, as you might expect, Newsom got zinged into next week by conservatives including Floridians like former and current DeSantis officials alike who all pointed out not only the gall and hypocrisy of Newsom’s swing through Florida but also to let him know that the hundreds of thousands of Californians who high-tailed it to Florida ain’t comin’ back.   '. . .

The Mother of All Ads Drops After Gavin Newsom Burns Money Attacking Ron DeSantis – RedState

We’re about to celebrate Independence Day -- but Freedom is under attack by Republican leaders in states like Florida.

Banning books.
Restricting speech.
Making it harder to vote.
Criminalizing women and doctors.

It’s time to stand up. Don’t let them take your freedom. pic.twitter.com/cFI5UzgZzX

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 3, 2022

A GOP counter ad has Newsome saying, ". . .California: Where freedom means lockdowns for you, while I go to the places you can’t afford. Don’t let them take your freedom. Come to California, where we’ll take it. Along with your money.' ”

UPDATED:Five Quick Things: Transgenderism Embodies Our Cultural Collapse

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

                    End the Department of Education before it ends education.

"It’s starting to get more than a little difficult to not downright hate the people in elite positions in this country. We’re obviously not supposed to feel that way, except now there are caveats.

"The first one being that the SOBs so clearly hate us.

"In the last column in this space, I noted that we’re fully engaged in the Cold Civil War with the anti-American woke Left — or, better put, they’re engaged in it with us. Our side increasingly isn’t just the Right but also includes the Center. You can see that pretty clearly in the fact that some of the people who used to be opponents, like Bill Maher, Joe Rogan, Bari Weiss, Dave Rubin, Alan Dershowitz, Jonathan Turley, and lots more, aren’t finding themselves so much red-pilled as driven into our camp by the Hard Left having won the internecine war for control over the Democrat Party and its contributing institutions.

"The Cold Civil War has to be fought. It will certainly be won because the Hard Left is only capable of winning by forfeit. They’re incapable of performing the tasks of societal governance, something they prove by turning every institution they control into a circus.

"As Donald Trump said before the Cold Civil War turned as nasty as it is now, “everything woke turns to s**t.”

"Well, America is turning that way, and fast. We’ll have to fight, and like the previous two columns this week have outlined, we’d better be willing to fight ugly.

"And our first entry is a golden example of why."  1. Kill the Department of Education Before It Kills Education

Here’s a feel-good story for you. In perhaps the greatest example of enforced political hygiene in America this millennium, the Tennessee General Assembly expelled two Democrats who took advantage of a riot in the state capitol last week to grab a bullhorn and shut down floor proceedings by shouting stupid slogans about gun control.

UPDATE: 

There were a number of trans people in the audience tonight and I ended my speech speaking directly to them. The truth is that I’m actually trying to help these people, unlike all of those who “affirm” them

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— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 5, 2023

NC Dem state rep switches to GOP, saying, ‘the modern-day Democrat Party has become unrecognizable to me'

 NC Dem state rep switches to GOP, saying, ‘the modern-day Democrat Party has become unrecognizable to me’ - American Thinker  "The central political fact of our era is the radicalization of the Democrat party, which has been stealthily taken over by American Marxists, devoted to what Obama called the “fundamental transformation” of America.  They are actively combatting biblical norms of sexuality, disrupting the economy by starving it of reliable and reasonably priced energy, and weakening the military so that rivals like China and Iran can operate with a freer hand. None of this is admitted publicly, but to anyone who watches closely, it is self-evident."  

Tricia Cotham switches to Republican party: North Carolina representative says Democratic party is 'unrecognizable' (myfox8.com)  . . ."She switched parties to escape the pressure she said she faced to vote with the Democratic caucus, declaring, “I will not be controlled by anyone.”

"The representative said Democrats have been “blasting me on Twitter to calling me names, coming after my family, coming after my children. That is wrong.” She said that a woman cussed her out at a store while she was shopping with her son.

"The turning point for Cotham, she said, was when she says she received criticism for using the American flag and praying hands emoji on social media and on her vehicles.". . .

Example: Ocasio-Cortez calls for Clarence Thomas's impeachment

Look who Tricia Cotham had to serve alongside as a Democrat: Mazie Hirono, AOC; Maxine Waters; Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi; Eric Swalwell; Ted Liu; Frederica (Cowpoke) Wilson; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Hank (Islands can tip over) Johnson; Jamie Raskin; Ayanna (squad) Pressley; Bennie (Lock 'em up forever) Thompson; Core (Soros) Bush; Jerry Nadler; Sheila Jackson-Lee; Pramila Jaypal; Rashida Tlaib. and so many more.

Democrats are so far left as to be unrecognizable as the party they once were | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com Yet they are the soulmates of the media and entertainment industry.

. . ."For a long time the m.o. and ideological stability of the Democratic Conference was under control, to an extent. Now, centrist and conservative Democrats face a threat.

WATCH: Riley Gaines Assaulted, Held Hostage by Militant Transgender Activists After Speech –

We await Biden's condemnation of this assault along with Democrats' condemnation of the Antifa riots of 2020-21. TD

“When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat.”  -George Carlin

 Ramaswamy Tweets Video of 'Trans' MMA Fighter Fracturing Opponent's Skull, Vows to End the 'Madness' – RedState

And as they never used to say in sports, a “trans” MMA fighter brutalized his female opponent to the point of fracturing the young woman’s skull. As 2024 GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswami says of the madness, “We used to call this violence against women; now we call it a victory for trans rights.”

WATCH: Riley Gaines Assaulted, Held Hostage by Militant Transgender Activists After Speech – RedState

 According to her husband (Fox News), Gaines was assaulted by a “man in a dress.” Whom people will address as 'she', and 'her'.

"Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer, has made been making headlines for using her voice to push back on men competing in women’s sports. On Thursday evening, that led to a group of militant transgender activists violently assaulting her and holding her hostage.". . .

Louis Barker, Riley’s husband, said he had brief conversations with her while she was barricaded in the room for nearly three hours.

“She told me she was hit multiple times by a guy in a dress. I was shaking. It made me that mad. It makes me sick to feel so helpless about it,” Barker said. “She was under police protection and was still hit by a man wearing a dress.”

On Twitter, Gaines shared footage she took showing her being rushed out of the venue by police officers amid an onslaught of verbal attacks from the detractors who surrounded her.

"Things apparently were so bad that police could not fully remove Gaines from the situation and instead had to barricade her in a room for three hours. The above videos show the militant transgender activists accosting her as she is rushed away by law enforcement. In yet another video, some of the activists are seen trying to hold Gaines hostage, demanding money to allow her to leave the area.

"In response to the assault, her agent, Eli Bremer, shared this sentiment.

Instead of a thoughtful discussion tonight at SFSU, Riley was violently accosted, shouted at, shouted at, physically assaulted, and barricaded in a room by protestors. It is stunning that in America in 2023, it is acceptable for biological male students to violently assault a woman for standing up for women’s rights.

This will not stop Riley from boldly educating people of the dangers of biological males in women’s sports. She will continue to speak the truth against the radical left that no longer understands the difference between men and women.. . .

Why would a beer company pick Dylan Mulvaney to endorse its product? - American Thinker

"People angry at the aggressive trans movement, now becoming increasingly violent, can easily publicize these brands and boycott them all."

If 'No One Is Above The Law,' These Democrats Would Be Arraigned

 The Federalist  . . ."Cue the chorus of Democrats and corporate media mouthpieces who spent all of Thursday night on Twitter condescendingly warning: “no one is above the law, not even the former president.”

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the anti-Trump Adams, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Rep. Adam Schiff, and even Trump’s ex-attorney Michael Cohen say Trump- or anyone else- doesn’t just get a free pass because he’s a 2024 presidential candidate. Yet, it doesn’t take an expert to know that the sole reason Trump ever faced indictment is because his political enemies requested it.

"In addition to suggesting that Trump is not “above the law,” former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that the former president has the opportunity to “prove innocence” in court. Of course, the law, smugly touted by Pelosi, dictates that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty- not the other way around."...Excerpts: 

1. The Criminals Alvin Bragg Refused To Prosecute....

2. Hillary Clinton....

5. President Joe Biden....

6. Hunter Biden.....

7. Eric Swalwell...

Read: “Democrats Say ‘No One Is Above The Law,’ But This List Of Their Corrupt Allies Proves Otherwise”

"The same people who love lording “no one is above the law” over Americans are the ones who think they are above any semblance of oversight or law, or constitutionality. If Democrats truly valued rule of law, illegal border crossers, Russia hoaxers, Jeffrey Epstein’s clients, pro-abortion vandals, rioters, and the people who run corrupt government agencies like the Department of Justice, the FBI, the NSA, and the Manhattan DA’s office would be the ones standing in court next week, not Trump"

One more for the road: Ron Paul Suggests Adam Schiff Should Be Expelled From Congress (americanlookout.com)  "Retired Congressman Ron Paul is a man of integrity. He was sometimes described as the conscience of the Republican party.

"In a new column, he is suggesting that Adam Schiff should be expelled from Congress.

"Paul is saying this because of all of the damning information about Schiff that has been exposed since Elon Musk took over Twitter.. . .

"In the latest release, thanks to the excellent reporting of independent journalist Matt Taibbi, we see outgoing Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), continuously pressuring Twitter to validate his fantasies of “Russian bots” manipulating US politics."

Bragg’s Lawfare Tears Apart A Thousand Years of Anglo-American Jurisprudence

 

Bragg’s Lawfare Tears Apart A Thousand Years of Anglo-American Jurisprudence - American Thinker

...If this power grab isn’t stopped, with everyone involved in the case punished under the law, nothing will stand in the way of the leftist drive for total power.

. . ."Our Constitution was built for a people acting in good faith. Good faith is gone in America, though, with progressive jurists and prosecutors as the worst bad actors. We must return this nation to one of equal justice under the law or, in a decade, this nation will be no more.

"To that end, we must hold progressives liable for violating the law and punish their abuses fairly. No state or federal judges or prosecutors should be able to claim immunity after denying Americans of any political ideology their most basic civil rights. Indeed, such actions threaten to tear apart our nation and should be treated as actionable treason. Such judges and prosecutors should be tried and, if found guilty, severely punished."

‘Underwhelming’: Reactions to Trump’s Arraignment Shows It’s a Nothingburger (legalinsurrection.com)

Justin Amash:  After reading DA Bragg’s indictment of Trump and accompanying statement of facts, I’m stunned any prosecutor would move forward with this. It’s even flimsier than we were led to believe. Thirty-four stacked counts, bootstrapped to an unstated crime, to manufacture felony charges.

Bragg's Case Against Trump Puts Local Prosecutors' Power in the Spotlight (reason.com)   

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has written himself into the history books and future pub trivia questions by becoming the first prosecutor to pursue criminal charges against a former president. Whether his case against Donald Trump is successful or not, Americans nationwide are now seeing the power that local prosecutors wield, sometimes capriciously.

 How Absolute Immunity Lets Prosecutors Break the Law Without Consequence (reason.com)