The Intellectual Wasteland of Our American College Campuses

 Lt. Col. Allen West (townhall.com)

“It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so many things that aren't so.”  President Ronald Reagan;  “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell

. . ."The wise words of Israel's King Solomon in Proverbs 22:6(NIV) say, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it.”

"The intellectual wasteland we see on our college campuses is ultimately the fault of us, adults. We came up with dumb ideas like participation trophies and now want to eliminate the SAT/ACT and not recognize valedictorians and salutatorians. We are telling young people in America that excellence is bad and reward them for being a Know Nothing. My Dad had a simple challenge for me, “Find what the standard is, and exceed it.” We are setting the bar so very low for this young generation. Appeasing and acquiescing to their whims ain't a recipe for their success.

"My Dad never went to college, but he was one of the wisest and smartest men I have ever known. My Mom did attend college, and she was the ultimate disciplinarian. They understood Proverbs 22:6. Dr. Angela Graham-West and I have used that same model to train our daughters.

"Ya can't Live Free being a Know Nothing; that means you are an intellectual slave in a time of deceit where telling the truth is a revolutionary act. One that I will continue to do at every college campus where I am invited … or anywhere.

"Steadfast and Loyal."

 Lt. Col Allen West is an American politician and a retired military officer. He has been actively involved in both military service and politics:  

He was deployed to Kuwait in 1991 during the Gulf War and to Iraq in 2003 during the Iraq War.

1. • In 2003, West was involved in an incident where he was charged for the beating and simulated execution of an Iraqi policeman during an interrogation. He fired a gun near the Iraqi man’s head. After an Article 32 hearing, he accepted non-judicial punishment, was fined $5,000, and allowed to retire as a lieutenant colonel

Was Newsom trying to punish California's fast-food counties with that wage hike, same as his beach lockdowns?

 

But there's something more to this war on fast food -- it's redolent of Newsom and his ilk, with their urge to punish the more conservative and questioning parts of Southern California.

Monica Showalter  "It's no secret that raising the minimum wage on one sector of the economy will ensure that that sector suffers from higher labor costs that will likely shutter some businesses and lead to layoffs.

"Which brings us to California's absurd hike in its minimum wage law for fast-food workers to $20 and hour, supposedly done by labor-union-influenced Sacramento pols, led by A.B 1228 sponsor Assemblymember Chris Holden of Pasadena to "benefit" workers the unions don't actually represent. Holden, of course, is very unioned-up, with his top donors public and private-sector labor unions. He seems to do what they tell him.

"According to The Hill:

Beginning Monday, most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 per hour, marking one of the highest minimum wages in the country.

A law increasing the minimum wage, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last September, followed a push from the state’s fast food workers and labor unions, which held various strikes calling for better working conditions and wages.

"The $20 an hour minimum wage, which should have a knock-on effect to fast food workers with more seniority and higher wages, is said to be just the start. An Orwellian-sounding fast-food panel will be empowered to raise the minimum wage even more every year, no matter how battered businesses may be." . . .

Democrats Didn’t Just Denigrate Easter With ‘Transgender Day of Visibility,' but Digs at Israel

 First, we see how Biden and Democrats were created for parody:  Biden Grants Day Of Visibility To Segment Of Population With Most Visibility In All Of Human History | Babylon Bee   "For far too long, Americans have not seen the bearded men in dresses twerking in their faces," said President Biden. "That ends on Easter."

"President Biden's declared day of visibility will bring awareness to the community plastered all over every media outlet, every government branch, every town parade, every corporate advertisement, and beamed through the internet to every device on planet earth. According to sources, this has created consternation amongst the Biden administration as aides are unsure how the transgender movement could possibly be any more visible.

" 'What do we even do?" asked White House aide Shelly Marks. "There is literally no way to make them even more visible. Trans people nude on the White House lawn? Aw, shoot, we already did that. Think, think!" . . .

Rebecca Downs (townhall.com)

Even if Merkley were not to choose one of the holiest days of the Christian calendar to go after Israel, and that's a pretty big "if," the contrast between celebrating Easter in a meaningful way and catering to the far-left, is very telling about the state of the Democratic Party's priorities.

"As Townhall has been covering, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation commemorating March 31 as "Transgender Day of Visibility," which is also when Easter took place this year. He then denied he ever did so, all while the White House and Biden's fellow Democrats lied and gaslit on the issue. Perhaps the worst Easter response came from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), though, as our sister site of Twitchy highlighted. 

" 'On this Easter," Merkley wrote to begin a post from his official account that had virtually nothing to do with the holiday otherwise. Instead, it focused on attacking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war effort. It was another example of yet another Democrat attacking the victim after our ally in the Middle East was attacked by Hamas on October 7.

Reflecting on the admonition to feed the hungry and assist the stranger, and “blessed are the peacemakers,” let’s push Team Biden to do better. More aid. No bombs.

— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) March 31, 2024. . .

All may not be lost because of this Democrat Party, thanks to John Galt is Back:

When I first read this, I was disheartened to see to see that we have such a vile, lying person in the US Senate. One that ignores the horrors committed against innocent Israeli civilians and people from around the world-including US citizens. Sicked to see the rise of what passes for Nazism in the US government. We have seen it among the most vile members of Congress-those such as AOC, Omar, Tlaib, Schumer, Sanders. Now you. But then, I started reading the responses. It is so incredibly relieving and heartwarming to see the response not of some government idiot-but of the American people. It reinforces my belief, my hope, that the vast majority of Americans are decent, honorable people, that denounce anti-Semitism and stand with Israel and it's fight for survival against 3/4 of a century of genocide. Get it through your head-YOU WORK FOR US. Your vileness is not representative of decent, honorable Americans. You, along with too much of the current administration, are a sh*t-stain on American history. We see you.

Douglas Murray blasts ‘endless persecution’ of Donald Trump

Douglas Murray blasts ‘endless persecution’ of Donald Trump (youtube.com)

"Author Douglas Murray has called out the “endless persecution” of Donald Trump. "Mr Murray joined Sky News host Rita Panahi to discuss the former US president. “I do think it’s a kind of persecution,” Mr Murray said. “I have plenty of criticisms of Donald Trump. “But if you wanted to make sure he wasn’t elected again, then run a really good candidate against him.”

Biden, Schumer and the Plot to Overthrow Netanyahu

Democrats; These people are contemptible and growing more so daily. Had they ruled America during Hitler's time, I shudder to think what the outcome would have been, both for the conquered nations and for the Jews still alive at the end. Churchill would not been the beneficiary of an "Arsenal of Democracy" and may not have even been Prime Minister. As we witnessed in other German-conquered nations, a Nazi sycophant likely would have ruled the U.K. and a "Joe-Biden" the U.S. (Back then they were called "Quislings").  

This is no longer my father's Democrat Party nor his America. The Tunnel Dweller

  CarolineGlick.com

"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace and must be replaced. Is he alone among the U.S. government in his efforts to oust the premier? And is there cooperation from forces from within Israel to topple the elected government of Israel? I provide the answers on IN FOCUS."

"Caroline B. Glick is a senior columnist at Breitbart News and the senior contributing and chief columnist for The Jerusalem Post. She is also a senior columnist for Maariv. She is the author of The Israeli Solution: A One State Plan for Peace in the Middle East, (Crown 2014) and of Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad (Gefen 2008). The Israeli Solution was endorsed by leading US policymakers including Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Ted Cruz, and National Security Advisor John Bolton. Shackled Warrior was endorsed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former CIA director James Woolsey.

"Glick is the adjunct senior fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC and directs the Israeli Security Project at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. She travels frequently throughout the world to brief policymakers on issues related to Israel’s strategic environment and other related topics. She lectures widely on strategic and political issues affecting global security, Israel and the Jewish people, US-Israel relations, Israel-Diaspora affairs and Israel’s changing strategic landscape.

"In 2008 Glick founded Latma, the Hebrew language satirical media criticism website. She served as editor-in-chief of the site until it ceased operations in 2015.

"Latma changed the face of Israel’s social media and revolutionized the Israeli entertainment industry by bringing an alternative voice to the popular culture. Latma launched “Hakol Shafit,” a primetime, half-hour satirical newscast on Israel television Channel 1. Glick served as the editor-in-chief of the program." . . .

Bill Maher Roasts Obama's Israel-Hamas Moral Equivalence

 Bill Maher Roasts Obama's Israel-Hamas Moral Equivalence - YouTube

Sorry, Obama: 'We' Aren't Complicit. It's You Who Has Blood on Your Hands | Opinion (newsweek.com)   "It's you, because you're the one who gave that stentorian speech about red lines in Syria and then sat by and did nothing as those red lines were crossed and Assad continued to slaughter his own people, allowing the Iranians and the Russians to creep in and fill the vacuum left by your devastating lack of leadership." . . .

Jewish Pride Doesn't Come Out Of Thin Air

Media Tailspin Continues As Public Trust In News Outlets Crumbles:

  Issues & Insights 

"As the American Council on Science and Health recently opined, “Reporters like to portray themselves as truth tellers who hold the powerful accountable. In reality, many of them are hired guns who publish propaganda under the guise of doing journalism. The good news is that a growing number of Americans are abandoning the legacy media for better sources of information.' “

Jim Acosta, CNN

 "Can the U.S. media ever reverse their reputation for dishonesty and bias and end their current tailspin? Given how the public currently views them, the answer is “not likely,” the latest I&I/TIPP Poll suggests.

"Each month I&I/TIPP Poll asks registered voters from around the country to gauge their trust in the major media that supply them with news, features and other information.

"Specifically, two questions were asked:

" 'Generally speaking, how much trust do you have in the traditional or established news media (Example: Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, CBS News, etc.) to report the news accurately and fairly?”

"And, “Generally speaking, how much trust do you have in the alternative news media (Example: New York Post, Washington Times, NewsMax, The Daily Caller, RealClearPolitics, etc.) to report the news accurately and fairly?”

"Responses to the first question make up the “Traditional Media Trust Index,” while answers to the second are included in the “Alternate Media Trust Index”; 1,419 Americans responded to the national online poll, which was taken from Feb. 28-March 1. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.7 percentage points.

"How well are the media doing their job of informing Americans? Not very, voters overwhelmingly say. In fact, only one-third (34%) trust traditional media, and six in ten (61%) don’t. A third (32%) say they have “little trust,” and another 29% have “no trust at all.” . . .

Biden's Grand EV Plan Flatlines with Poor Supporting Infrastructure

 Breitbart

"President Joe Biden has set a goal of creating a national network of 500,000 publicly available electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2030 as part of his grand all-encompassing climate agenda.

"Trouble is, despite the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program splashing taxpayer cash for the project just Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Hawaii have taken the trouble to oblige, AP reports.

"Easily accessible charging ports are a critical part of Biden’s mandate to force drivers away from gasoline-powered cars and trucks – whether they like it or not.

"The AP report notes that effort took on greater urgency last month as the Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut pollution from passenger vehicles.

"Meeting those standards would require a huge increase in sales of EVs and plug-in hybrids which are just not occurring.

"As part of the national charging station rollout signed into law in November 2021, the Biden administration awarded $623 million in grants to states, local governments and tribes in January." . . .

YIKES! Elite Pete Buttigieg GRILLED Over Unaffordable Cost of EV's

The Average New EV Costs $14,000 Less Than It Did a Year Ago: KBB (thedrive.com)

Biden Turns the Transgender High Holy Day Into a 'Look at Me' Moment

 

PJ Media

Don't forget that this is the president who has regularly otherized and insulted Republicans and conservative Christians who aren't down with his priorities. This is the administration that has weaponized the bureaucracy against pro-lifers and conservative Catholics as well as made repeated attempts to quell free speech. But it's the transgender crowd that Biden wants to assure that he is protecting.

"By now, we’re all aware that the White House managed to commit the most sacrilegious act imaginable — or at least made the biggest possible slap in the faces of Christians — by emphasizing “Transgender Day of Visibility” over Easter. While the holiday honoring our secular state religion of transgenderism is fixed on March 31, it could have and rightly should have taken a backseat to the moveable feast that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.

"Instead, Joe Biden, his handlers, and the rest of his administration chose to double down on honoring a tiny minority of transgender Americans over the millions of Christians who celebrate Easter Sunday. The White House statement on Easter was only 94 words, while the proclamation of “Transgender Day of Visibility” clocked in at a whopping 635 words. On the president’s X/Twitter account, the “Transgender Day of Visibility” tweet was twice as long (45 words) as the Easter tweet (20 words).

"The proclamation (which we're supposed to believe is Biden's words) makes ridiculous statements like, “Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation.” It also falsely claims that states enacting laws preventing children from undergoing life-altering hormone treatments and surgeries “target and terrify transgender kids and their families.” To hear the White House tell it, keeping kids safe from making decisions they’re likely to regret denies people “the freedom to be yourself, the freedom to make your own health care decisions, and even the right to raise your own child.” (And I thought this administration only cared about killing children.)" . . .

Damage Control: Now Biden Wishes Christians a Happy Easter  "A statement from the White House was issued to that effect, saying the power of Christ’s Resurrection is honored in the observance of Easter:

Jill and I send our warmest wishes to Christians around the world celebrating Easter Sunday. Easter reminds us of the power of hope and the promise of Christ’s Resurrection.

As we gather with loved ones, we remember Jesus’ sacrifice. We pray for one another and cherish the blessing of the dawn of new possibilities. And with wars and conflict taking a toll on innocent lives around the world, we renew our commitment to work for peace, security, and dignity for all people.

From our family to yours, happy Easter and may God bless you.

"That announcement was quickly followed on social media with Biden using his personal POTUS account on X – formerly known as Twitter – to repeat the message.". . .

The Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter — which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Banning sacred truth and tradition—while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as “Transgender Day”—is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note. pic.twitter.com/ZCExyVkAVS

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) March 30, 2024

When we deny the Holy Scriptures we don't then believe nothing; we believe everything.

 ISLAMIC ‘CALIPHORNIA’ where a mob of Muslims and Marxists can threaten and intimidate Jews with impunity  "Anti-Semitic Muslims and a far-left Marxist mob disrupt a Berkeley City Council Meeting, screaming that Jews are “Zionist Pigs,” while heckling a Holocaust survivor who was trying to speak at the meeting.

"The JC (h/t Nita)   A Berkeley City Council meeting on Tuesday descended into chaos as a mob of pro-Hamas demonstrators harassed council members and Israel supporters, calling them “Zionist pigs”, “genocide enablers”, “murderers” and “money suckers” while loudly chanting “from the river to the sea” a famous expression in support of the extermination of Jews in Israel during the meeting.

"Susanne DeWitt, 89, chairman of the Israel Action Committee of the East Bay and a Holocaust survivor from Germany, was shouted down and called a “liar” while trying to s peak about the October 7th Hamas attacks and rising antisemitism in the US, in support of the City of Berkeley’s Remembrance Day proclamation."

Pro-Hamas protesters attacking St. Patrick’s Easter Mass reveal a global jihad - Andrea Widburg  . . ."And of course, since the Jews refused to recognize Mohamed as their leader, genocidal Jewish hatred is baked into the Koran on Mohammed’s direct orders. Unsurprisingly, Hitler and Islam were a match made in Heaven:" . . .

I didn’t know this. Wow.
Watch— pic.twitter.com/eRa23f5H1G

— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) March 22, 2024

CADBURY CAVES to ISLAM, replaces ‘Easter’ on its chocolate Easter eggs with ‘Gesture Eggs,’ so as not to offend Muslims  "Not only did Cadbury, the British chocolate maker, scrap the word “Easter” from its ‘halal-certified’ Easter eggs a few years ago, from now on, they will be known as “Gesture Eggs,” because Cadbury doesn’t give a damn about offending Christian ‘sensibilities.’

 

Atheist Richard Dawkins Says He Would Choose Christianity over Islam ‘Every Single Time’, Calls Himself a ‘Cultural Christian’

"Pre-eminent atheist Richard Dawkins said on Easter Sunday that he identifies as a “cultural Christian” and that he prefers to live in a country based on Christian principles and would not want the UK to become an Islamic nation." . . .

Ronna McDaniel and the Peacock Network: UPDATED

"I think of commentators such as [the late] Alan Colmes, Juan Williams, Harold Ford, and Jessica Tarlov. They All have represented the liberal viewpoint on Fox shows by assignment. Though the resulting arguments can be heated, these Democrats generally seem to be treated courteously by their fellow talent and are well-supported for book promotion and other outside projects. . . 

Ronna McDaniel and the Peacock Network - Henry F. Smith, Jr.   "Is there any rational person who still believes that the National Broadcasting Company is in any way a reliable source of news?

"The network of Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Harry Reasoner, Roger Mudd, and Tom Brokaw has now abandoned all pretense of impartiality. This is thanks to their atrocious treatment of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel.

"It has been quite obvious that all of the original networks tilt to the Left and have done so quietly for many years if not decades. But NBC is unique in that it also produces MSNBC, an unabashedly leftist news/commentary product. Its commentators often move back and forth between the main network and the upstart. The hiring of Ms. McDaniel by NBC proper was probably considered a good move to maintain a thin veneer of bipartisanship.

"On the surface, she looked like a good fit. Though not openly disloyal to ex-president Trump, as the niece of NeverTrumper Mitt Romney, her loyalty to the party was suspect among some Republicans. Her failures in the 2020 and 2022 elections ultimately forced a change in party leadership more clearly aligned with the Republican nominee. As an NBC contributor, I think she would have probably felt comfortable offering both support and criticism to her party. This should be what the network would want.

"But then the wildly Left-leaning on-air talent at MSNBC had a “hissy fit” and demanded her firing. This was said to be due to her (tepid) support of President Trump's voter fraud claims for the 2020 election. The protesters included Chuck Todd, who is NBC’s “Chief Political Analyst” and the former host of that sacred bastion of impartiality “Meet the Press.” Good luck with getting any reasoned political analysis from NBC." . . .

Henry F. Smith MD is a Pulmonary and Sleep Physician. He blogs at Henrysmithscottage.com

MSNBC is Straight Up a Cult

The use of caricature, fear, an aversion to disobedient facts, and a strange common smugness create a well-defined but small and self-limited audience. It is a cult that thinks it is speaking to the nation. The weird thing is that a show in which articulate conservatives and non-zombie liberals conducted respectful, focused debates with informative interviews of real experts could probably double or triple MSNBC’s net audience in the evening slots; even allowing for the departure of most of their bubble-dwelling regulars, who would be triggered, offended and horrified. But there is a greater probability of LGBTQ+ concerns being debated on Saudi or Iranian news channels than such an event happening on MSNBC.

UPDATE: Mutiny on the MSNBC - Don Surber (substack.com)

. . ."The executive who hired Ronna overlooked the fact that while she worked against Trump’s election behind the scenes, she publicly praised him. As superficial as that was, the media is superficial. The Mutiny on the MSNBC delighted Trump supporters because we know what she didn’t do at the RNC — help Trump — and we know what Democrats plan to do to everyone: destroy us. Let her feel some of that pain first.

"She was done in by the presenters of the two MSNBC shows that attract an audience: Rachel Maddow’s at night and Joe Scarborough’s fare in the morning, which is prime time for news channels.

"That both shows are showcases for Democrats is no surprise because that drives audience numbers but most importantly to network executives the shows drive ideology. The morning show is to the Maddow show’s left and is so loyal to the Biden administration that it embarrasses the DEI hire that is Biden’s propagandist." . . .

And Joe Catholic will go to mass Sunday morning, rosary in hand, and take communion.

 

The Unpolled Conservative

Joe Catholic strikes again - Silvio Canto, Jr.

. . ."Today, we send a message to all transgender Americans:  You are loved.  You are heard.  You are understood.  You belong.  You are America, and my entire Administration and I have your back," it continued. "NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2024, as Transgender Day of Visibility."

"You have their back on Easter Sunday, don’t you Joe? 

"I mean, you couldn't wait another week or pick another day to show that you have their back. 

" I guess not.  It must be urgent! More urgent than Easter. 

"Before I forget, no religious references at Joe & Jill's party this year, either." . . .  

(kramerontheright.com)

Just when you think Joe Biden can't get more blasphemous, he pulls a sacrilegious Easter" stunt... - Revolver News

"Joe Biden just hit Christians with a one-two punch, turning their most sacred holiday, Easter, into a cruel joke. The first blow landed when his regime decided to drop all “religious” themes from an Easter egg decorating event. Seriously? What does the Biden team think Easter is all about, anyway? It seems like, in Biden’s eyes, it’s all about the “sacred” bunny.". . .

Biden skewered as 'world’s worst Catholic' who cheapens Irish and Catholic identity | Fox News

  . . ."However, in a time of year many remember Ireland’s most famous holy man as well as the legacy of the Irish culture around the world, one writer chose to roast the American president for his leadership and moral character.

"President Joe Biden’s self-delusion seems to be boundless. When he looks in the mirror, he apparently sees an upright Irish Catholic true to the historic values of his deeply rooted religious identity," Ruth Dudley Edwards wrote in the Telegraph. "He is, in fact, an appalling Catholic who publicly flouts the church’s most cherished teachings and is about as authentically Irish as a leprechaun hat in a St Patrick’s Day parade."