Fighting for survival in the belly of the beast -

  American Thinker   "Did you ever feel that the two major political parties are involved in a personal vendetta, similar to turf wars between organized crime syndicates?  Republicans and Democrats seem to be fighting their own private wars, mostly to gain political points for each party, while the masses of people they supposedly represent are merely insignificant pawns in a power-hungry chess game between omnipotent oligarchs.  Keep in mind that those elected officials almost never disagree with the party-line policies they embraced when running for office.  That's because they want support when it comes time for their reelection.  Therefore, even if Congressman A has changed his mind on a policy being promoted by his party, he is reluctant to oppose it, even if it may be detrimental to the country.

"That's how political parties keep their members in line.  You're one of them until your opinion changes on an issue they advocate.  What does that do to the independent-minded leader who used to reason things out and make his own decisions?  He either falls in line or suddenly sees his future in politics ebbing.  Maybe he thinks it's morally perverse to allow transgender drag shows for children.  However, if his party has the strong backing of radicals who are in favor of such an abomination, does he go against his deeply held convictions by agreeing with them?

"Is an influential position so important that it will change a good man into an evil one?  Such moral dilemmas are integrity tests that we face as a nation.  If a leader from an opposing party submits an idea that would benefit most Americans, should it be rejected on the grounds that your party didn't come up with it first?  There was a time when bipartisan agreement could be reached on some of the important issues up for debate.  Not anymore!  This is especially true if it's an issue supported by former president Donald Trump.  Whether you're a fan of Trump or not, if you're honest, you must agree that he had many important accomplishments during his first term." . . .

To negate the Constitution it takes more than honor or Biden's IQ

 

Biden on Student Debt Decision: "The Court Misinterpreted The Constitution" | Video | RealClearPolitics   "Mr. President, why did you give millions of borrowers false hope?" Heinrich asked. "You doubted your own authority here in the past."

"I didn't give any false hope," Biden answered. "The question was whether or not I would do even more than what was requested. What I did I thought was appropriate and was able to be done and would get done. I didn't give borrowers false hope. But the Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given, and it's real. Real hope."

" 'Did you overstep your authority?" Heinrich followed up.

" ,I think the court misinterpreted the constitution," Biden replied." . . .

Comments to the post:

• Just because you didn't get your way doesn't mean they misinterpreted it, it means YOU tried to do something that was unconstitutional and you got caught.
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• What part of the U.S. Constitution exactly did the Supreme Court misinterpret? Where is the language that they misunderstood? Mr. President, this is a time for serious people, and you and the clown car you're driving does not contain serious people.
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• "When it comes to interpreting the Constitution, who are you going to trust, a mediocre-at-best student who graduated in the bottom quarter of his law class, never practiced law, and was a career politician, or the justices of the SCOTUS?"

Biden was hurting his reputation for little possible gain.

 Biden makes unfounded claim: People are ‘thrown out of a restaurant for being gay’ (msn.com)   "The recent passage of The Respect for Marriage Act, celebrated by the Biden administration, has led to a flurry of public discourse and criticism. President Biden, in his speech, made an implication that caused a stir on social media.

"Bipartisan support led to the passing of The Respect for Marriage Act through the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Biden’s remark gets immediate ‘pushback’ on Twitter  "During the commemorative event, Biden remarked, “When a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon, this is still wrong.”

"His statement was met with immediate pushback on Twitter, as users questioned the accuracy of his comments, arguing that discrimination against gay people in restaurants is not a prevalent issue." . . .

Discrimination shifts towards Christians, unvaccinated  "Jesse Kelly presented an alternative view, suggesting that it’s not gay individuals who face discrimination but Christians and the unvaccinated." . . .

Surprisingly CNN fact-checks Joe, but still wedges in a short but scathing attack on President Trump:

"Fact check: A look at Biden's first year in false claims | CNN Politics   "When President Joe Biden passingly said in a voting rights speech last week that he had been “arrested” in the context of the civil rights movement – even suggesting this had happened more than once – it was a classic Biden false claim: an anecdote about his past for which there is no evidence, prompted by a decision to ad-lib rather than stick to a prepared text, resulting in easily avoidable questions about his honesty.

"Biden’s imaginary or embellished stories about his own history were the most memorable falsehoods of his first year in office. They were not, however, the only ones.

"The President also made multiple false claims about important policy matters, notably including three subjects that occupied much of his time: the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the economy and the Covid-19 pandemic.

"And Biden was incorrect on numerous occasions when ad-libbing about a wide assortment of facts and figures – sometimes in a way that appeared inadvertent, but other times in a way that helped him make a political point." . . .

THIS...is CNN!

Judge orders Biden to stop censoring Real Americans -

What do you expect? The deep state installed the father of a cokehead into the Oval Office, replacing a Real Man who never used drugs, never smoked cigarettes and sure as hell never sniffed little girls or showered with his daughters. 

Tony Branco

 Don Surber   "Shreveport, Louisiana, had the most explosive fireworks on Independence Day when Judge Terry A. Doughty blew up the federal government’s censorship of conservatives on social media. Trump appointed him in 2018 and Doughty is now the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Shreveport.

"The attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri sued to stop federal agents from coercing social media to censor conservatives or anyone else who dared criticize our government. The deep state cited an extra-constitutional power to fight misinformation and disinformation but the biggest spreaders of lies are the FBI, CIA and the rest of the federal government.

"Covid was not a pandemic.

"The vaccine was not a vaccine.

"Hunter’s laptop was not a Russian hoax.

"Because the feds got social media outlets to serve as surrogate censors, Judge Doughty issued an injunction forbidding the feds from talking to the people who run social media. He did so on the Fourth of July because fighting the evil of government censorship is embedded in the birth of a free America." . . .

Biden Uses State Of The Union Speech To Promote Race War. The decline of America

This will all be amplified and spread by the likes of the Obamas, Joy Reid, and her MSNBC demagogs, many Al  Sharptons, Maxine Waters, and any number of academics. Will any Democrats stand against this racial hate? TD

"Joe Biden invited as guests to his State of the Union speech four parents of black men who were allegedly wrongly killed by police. His goal, of course, was to promote the Defund The Police Movement using the false narrative that police chase down and murder innocent black men merely because they are black.

"In his demented state Biden may not be aware that he is spreading a lie; but, his handlers surely are. These racist liars know full well that the OPPOSITE is true. As a percentage of police encounters, blacks are LESS likely to be harmed by police than any other racial group.

"A president's words are important.  Americans hang onto every word, hoping to understand his mindset, to get a clue about his plans, to figure out the direction he is taking the country.  By his words, a president intentionally or unwittingly sends us signals. Tuesday night Joe Biden told every American that police across the nation are corrupt. At a time when crime has never been worse, Biden told us that we need fewer policemen to protect us." . . .

"Michael Brown, Sr. managed to raise a feral son, Michael Brown, Jr., who attacked a lone police officer and tried to take his service revolver. During the assault, justifiably fearing for his life, the officer shot & killed Brown. THREE civil rights investigations cleared the police officer of any wrongdoing. Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, himself a black man, tried with all his might to indict the officer. He couldn’t.

"By the time Brown assaulted the officer (August 2014), Obama had been in office for over five years. He had spent those five years demonizing police, intentionally exacerbating racial tensions. Brown did NOT have his hands up while he was trying to take the officer’s gun, yet race baiters are still repeating this lie. " . . .  

"Former President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. just can’t help himself.  Stick a mic in front of him, and he starts race-baiting.  Speaking at a conference* in San Diego last week Obama claimed those who want to close the southern border are motivated by racism.  He went on to gaslight the audience with the standard Democrat lies.  During his tenure in the White House he used lies about police to inspire and assist Marxists in creating the terrorist group, Black Lives Matter, Inc. 

"A president's words are important.  Americans hang onto every word, hoping to understand his mindset, to get a clue about his plans, to figure out the direction he is taking the country.  By his words, a president intentionally or unwittingly sends us signals.

"Throughout his eight years in office President Obama sent out signals implying or stating police all over the country were singling out black men to kill, JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK.  This was intentional because 1) he did it repeatedly and 2) he was smart** enough to know how his words were being interpreted in both the black community and the blue community.  With a wink and a nod, Obama was giving irrational Liberals their marching orders: go riot in the streets.  Americans have been suffering under his false narrative ever since. " . . .

Bill Maher: Why Aren't Major Black Celebrities Asking Why Black People Are Killing Each Other In Cities Like Chicago? | Video | RealClearPolitics

White House Cocaine: Left-Wingers Float Insane Theory in Response

"Of course, “cocaine hydrochloride” does not exist in powdered form as an anesthetic, and no medical version of the drug comes in a bag. In other words, what was actually found here is just run-of-the-mill cocaine." Townhall

In an American first, cocaine was found in the White House -Andrea Widburg   . . ."Alternatively, we’ve just learned that the whole narrative about Hunter Biden being clean and sober is a complete lie. Biden’s corrupt, debauched son could be back to his old ways. Aside from being distasteful, having a cocaine user in the first family is dangerous. The risks of blackmail or leaked information increase exponentially.

"If the cocaine is Hunter’s, that matters. Given that the FBI knew all along that the hard drive was real and that the insights it gave us into Hunter’s sexual and drug debauchery were real, too, the American people should be furiously angry that, because of Deep State fraud, they were prevented from keeping a drug addict out of the White House.". . .

Suspicious Powder Found at the White House When Biden Was Gone Was Cocaine, AP Sources Say (usnews.com)

Whose blow is this? Secret Service finds cocaine in the White House | WTRF  "Newsweek reports that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were not in the White House at the time of the discovery.

"According to DailyMail, the discovery comes just two days after Hunter Biden visited the White House.

"This news only fuels the rumors of addiction that haunt the President’s only living son.

"Newsmax host, Rob Schmitt had some alleging Tweets about the matter, stating the adults are back in charge." . . .

Suspicious substance found in the White House confirmed to be cocaine | US News | Metro News   . . ."The white powder, found on Sunday evening, has preliminarily tested positive for cocaine, an official with knowledge on the investigation and a responding Washington DC fire crew dispatch recording told The Washington Post.

"Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the substance is being further tested and there is ‘an investigation into the cause and manner’ of how it got inside the White House, the newspaper reported early Tuesday.

"President Joe Biden was not at the White House when the substance was discovered and a security alert and evacuation were carried out, according to Guglielmi.". . .

Story of Cocaine at the White House Takes a Sudden Turn, Left-Wingers Float Insane Theory in Response – RedState    . . ."The messaging strategy was obvious. The administration and its compliant press allies wanted everything to think this substance was medical-grade and that did not originate from anyone inside the White House. Of course, “cocaine hydrochloride” does not exist in powdered form as an anesthetic, and no medical version of the drug comes in a bag. In other words, what was actually found here is just run-of-the-mill cocaine.

"Now, we know where it was found. According to The Washington Post and others, the baggie was located in the White House Library.". . .

One of the first reactions I saw to that news was that the White House Library is part of the public tours that take place multiple days a week. Surely, that means some random tourist left their baggie of cocaine laying around after somehow getting it past Secret Service. A quick look at the tour website, though, shows that theory doesn’t really wash.

Imagine CNN hosts having this reaction if cocaine were found in the Trump WH – Twitchy   . . ."Maybe Biden should restore the rule of law in his own family before KJP brags about restoring it in his administration and in the entire country (which is laughable).". . .

 

Grading Joe Biden and the Democrat press

 Joe Biden Is Not Senile — He’s Stupid - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Now people chalk up to age what we all knew way back was IQ.

Joe Biden, like Forrest Gump, is not a smart man. His latest Ron Burgundy moment comes as Exhibit 1,322b.On Monday, he quoted a woman calling high-speed internet “the best thing that has happened to rural America since the Rural Electrification Act brought electricity to farms in the 30s and 40s.” When he finished reading that off a teleprompter, he read the words: “End of quote.”

"When you lead the No. 1 news team in San Diego, this sort of thing can lead to job loss, beard growth, alcoholism, depression, and drinking milk from the carton on a hot day. But Joe Biden merely serves as president of the United States. And Monday’s teleprompter snafu does not come as the first, anyhow. Must one repeat the line about “repeat the line”?

"From dressing protectors as the Easter Bunny to screening “journalist” questions in advance, there seems no easy solution. Certainly going off teleprompter without a safety net strikes his on-edge handlers as no solution at all.

"Earlier this month, for instance, the president startled League of Conservation Voters by announcing, “We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean.” . . .

Was Last Week the Beginning of the End for Biden? - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics    "Something changed last week inside the Beltway that suggests the people who run the Democratic Party now realize President Biden’s tenure in office is not sustainable beyond 2024. The “tell” was not, however, the latest revelation by IRS whistleblowers about his corrupt administration. It was instead the sudden awakening of the White House press corps. The same “reporters” who snored through more than two years of preposterous claims by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and her predecessor simultaneously woke up Friday."

Sadly, neither the credibility of the IRS whistleblowers nor the widespread suspicions of ordinary voters would normally be enough to motivate the corporate media to cover the latest Biden scandal, much less ask genuine questions during a White House press briefing. Only a signal from Democratic Party heavyweights that the President’s days in office are numbered could have been enough to awake the Fourth Estate from its long slumber. 

Joe Rogan Roasts Dylan Mulvaney's Response to the Bud Light Controversy

This isn’t about some genuine care for transgenderism. It’s about making sure a company’s ESG score remains high enough to garner future capital. 

 RedState  "Bud Light continues to suffer the consequences of dipping its toe into the culture wars. The beer giant has lost billions of dollars in potential sales in the months following its partnership with controversial transgender “influencer” Dylan Mulvaney." . . .

. . ."Joe Rogan once again took a shot at Dylan Mulvaney, calling the trans influencer “mentally ill” and an “attention whore” after the social media star broke [his] silence about the Bud Light boycott.

"Rogan made the comment during Thursday’s episode of the Spotify podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which featured an interview with rapper-actor Ice Cube.

"The two-and-a-half-hour conversation between Rogan and Ice Cube eventually touched on the Bud Light controversy.

“The only time [capital] respects opinions is when people boycott s–t and it works like this Bud Light thing, and now people are like, ‘Don’t do that again,’” Rogan said, alluding to the steep drop in sales of the brand since Mulvaney started touting the beer on [his] social media accounts on April 1.

. . ."Why do outlets that garner clicks and make money off publishing stories pointing out the absurdity of transgenderism then give up its premise? Fox News also does this, and it’s insulting to one’s readers. Mulvaney is not a “she.” He is a man, and even if one supports transgenderism as a form of personal freedom, the reality of the situation remains.". . .

Ron DeSantis’s team puts out a very clever campaign video

 Andrea Widburg   "Unlike Democrats, who are now panicking that Biden will head the ticket in 2024, Republicans have an embarrassment of riches, ranging from RINOs to the big MAGA kahuna—that is, Trump himself—along with everyone in between. Currently, the most closely watched are Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.

"I was listening to Michael Knowles the other day, and he made a very interesting point. Trump is Trump. He’s a known quantity but, this time, he’s coming back loaded for bear. Meanwhile, others have carved out their own lanes: Chris Christie is the ultimate Never-Trumper, Asa Hutchinson is the Reagan Republican, Tim Scott is the genuine American black (unlike Barack Obama), Nikki Haley is the woman, etc. The only ones who can’t carve out their own lanes are Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis because each is taking Trump’s virtues and claiming, essentially, “I’ll do it better.' ” . . .

Wondering which Republican the Left fears most of all? Watch this. pic.twitter.com/WiVu7KrqEj

— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) July 2, 2023

. . ."The ad is a clever way for DeSantis to position himself as Trump (all the same great ideas), only better. However, it’s also rather dangerous, it seems to me, to have your ideological opponents, people you think are wrong about everything, stand as your strongest referrals.

"All I know is that I’d love to see Trump, DeSantis, and Vivek on the debate stage in front of an honest moderator. And who knows, some among the others (Haley, Christie, Scott, etc.) might surprise me." . . .

President Biden moves swiftly to dismantle Trump’s oil legacy

 Many energy posts are from 2021, when Biden took office. At that time we see the immense stack of executive orders Biden was seen signing; orders placed there by Biden's managers - influencers if you will. TD

Biden Orders Reversal of Trump’s ‘Energy Independence’ Policies - OILMAN Magazine

Joe Biden moves swiftly to dismantle Trump's oil industry legacy (nsenergybusiness.com)   "On January 20, Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th President of the United States of America. He asked in his acceptance speech for American’s to unify. He pledged that his administration will create “good paying union jobs” as they clean up the environment.

"He urged everyone to “Buy American.”

"On January 27, President Biden issued executive orders which did just the opposite. He revoked the federal permit for the continued construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will cost 11,000 jobs (8,000 are union jobs), and he temporarily stopped granting permits for oil and gas operations on federal lands, which will reduce U.S. oil production and was immediately challenged with a lawsuit." . . .

Just filled up my truck - thanks a lot, Biden.

This price tag has nothing to do with Putin and everything to do with Biden’s war on American oil and gas.

We were energy independent just 15 months ago under Trump! pic.twitter.com/G91bg8T8PD

— Brian Babin (@RepBrianBabin) March 15, 2022

Speaking of oil, how about cooking oil?    No crowing from the Bidenites about those 4th of July barbecue prices - Monica Showalter       . . ."Thanks to Joe Biden, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Americans to celebrate the birthday of the United States on July 4 with a traditional barbecue or cookout. In fact, inflation in Biden’s disastrous economy has caused the items for a Fourth of July cookout to reach a record high price.

"But I guess considering that the Biden administration came to power through election fraud, and therefore by defying and undermining the republican system of government designed by our Founding Fathers, it makes sense that the administration wouldn’t care about Americans’ ability to celebrate Independence Day." . . .

Side By Side Video Shows Hunter Biden Smoking Crack, Joe Biden Gives Anti-Crack Crime Bill Speech

 Where’s Hunter? White House Evacuated After Cocaine Found – PJ Media   . . ."Are you buying the story that nasal spray was found in the White House? You shouldn’t.

"According to Addiction Resources, “Cocaine hydrochloride is a powder used in drug abuse or as a local anesthetic. Abusing cocaine hydrochloride can result in adverse side effects and risks. Cocaine can be processed to produce three different forms of the drug: cocaine hydrochloride, freebase cocaine, and crack cocaine.”. . .

What does this tell us? Despite the best efforts of some to insinuate that the cocaine hydrochloride found at the White House was innocuous nasal spray, it is highly probable that it was simply a bag of cocaine. There’s been no official indication that it was nasal spray, and the lack of interest in the story by the mainstream media raises some red flags. On top of that, we know that Hunter Biden, a supposedly “recovering” drug addict, was recently at the White House for a state dinner.

Side By Side Video Shows Hunter Biden Smoking Crack, Joe Biden Gives Anti-Crack Crime Bill Speech - YouTube

Hazmat Situation at White House Leads to Discovery of a Bag of Cocaine They Want You to Believe Is Something Else – RedState  . . ."Since the reports coming from the White House don’t seem to indicate a lot of nasal spray was found, well before prepared into a solution, the substance comes in its solid form, and under those circumstances, cocaine hydrochloride is the technical name for… cocaine. In less formal settings, this may be called “a bag of coke.” . . .

White House evacuated after cocaine hydrochloride found on grounds | The Post Millennial   . . ."They went on to assert that "Despite the best efforts of some to insinuate that the cocaine hydrochloride found at the White House was innocuous nasal spray, it is highly probable that it was simply a bag of cocaine. There’s been no official indication that it was nasal spray, and the lack of interest in the story by the mainstream media raises some red flags. On top of that, we know that Hunter Biden, a supposedly 'recovering' drug addict, was recently at the White House for a state dinner."

"This news comes after Joe Biden took his son, Hunter, to Camp David for two straight weekends, with the dynamic duo traveling on the Marine One helicopter at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. Hunter was also seen appearing as a White House guest at a state dinner held for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi near the end of last month, which also happened to be his first visit back since he agreed to a Department of Justice plea offering regarding two misdemeanors and avoiding a federal gun charge, which some have described as a "sweetheart deal."

The headline has been updated to show that what was found was an analgesic, not the street drug cocaine.

Tyrus rips AOC for criticizing affirmative action ruling: 'Ridiculous'

 FOX Nation host Tyrus joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the attacks against the Supreme Court over the decision on affirmative action. 

AOC Is Nothing But a Fool (msn.com)  "In a truly spectacular bit of irony, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ripped the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for its conservative members, notably Justice Samuel Alito, for accepting what she described as “lavish” luxury trips from Paul Singer.

"This, from a sitting member of Congress, an institution whose members’ campaigns are entirely funded by megadonors, like Paul Singer. 

"In AOC’s case, she infamously accepted a large chunk of change from Leftist billionaire megadonor, Todd Steyer during her 2018 election in which she claimed that she had never accepted anything other than small-ticket donations (and accused her fellow elected leaders of corruption if they dared to accept money from big donors, like Steyer or Singer). 

The problem with AOC is that she effortlessly marries ignorance with hypocrisy in a stunning display of partisan rage. 

 It’s acceptable for her to take campaign donations—and for her colleagues to do so—which will actually impact their governing. But if a conservative justice at some point takes a nice vacation on a donors’ dime, that justice is, like, literally Hitler and their rulings are completely suspect. 

It's Okay When Democrats Do It

What AOC doesn’t note (and what she doesn’t care to know because it’d make her look bad) is that virtually every member of the Supreme Court has taken similar “gifts” from big donors. It isn’t only the conservative members of the court. 

The Liberal ones have accepted the same donations from big donors on their side of the political aisle. In 2018, for example, the late, much venerated Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg (RBG) “took more trips than any other justice” on private interest dime, for a grand total of 14 privately-funded, lavish trips, according to the Office of Government Ethics.