Newsom Tells CA Lawmakers He'll Force Special Session If They Don't Pass His Bill to Increase Gas Prices

  Jennifer Van Laar – RedState

"Side note: While many will say, "California, this is what you voted for," pay attention - this method of addressing "price gouging" is undoubtedly what a President Kamala Harris would use if elected, so it behooves all Americans who want to be able to feed their families to have knowledge of what's going on here."

Nobody price-gouges like my state!

"Grasping for relevance, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in the midst of a bit of a temper tantrum this week with the legislature - threatening to convene a special session if they don't pass his proposal to further regulate California's oil and gas industry. Industry analysts say that the proposal, which would force refineries to "maintain a minimum fuel reserve to avoid supply shortages," would lead to increased prices for drivers in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

"This asinine proposal is from Newsom's California Energy Commission (CEC), which was formed in 2023 after a Newsom called a special session in 2022 demanding that legislators "do something" to prevent alleged price gouging by Big Oil. Commission members are political appointees, but the staffers are not. And, according to political consultant Rob Stutzman, the CEC's own staffers believe this proposal will make prices higher, not lower." . . .

It Sure Looks Like Kamala Harris Made Up Her Hard Knock Tale of Working at McDonald's

 Bonchie – RedState  

"It would seem odd for Harris to never mention this detail about her life story until she was in her mid-50s. She wrote multiple books, and none of them included her working at McDonald's. The multiple biographers who profiled her apparently never knew about it either. Only when it became politically convenient did Harris start making the claim." . . .She appears to have become Joe Biden, fabulist

Toon added by TD

"Did Kamala Harris ever work at McDonald's and if so, did the job help her "put herself through college?" Those might not seem like important questions on the surface, but when you consider the Democrat presidential nominee has been using the claim to fluff her supposedly hard-knock background, the truth of the matter becomes just a bit more relevant. 

"That's especially true given Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, has been caught in a litany of lies, including stealing valor about carrying weapons in war. Here's how the Harris campaign has been describing the supposed stint at McDonald's. 

Early this month, Harris’s campaign said she used her McDonald’s wages to pay for college. "Vice President Harris is the daughter of a working mother and worked at a McDonald’s to put herself through college," campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said this month. A pro-Harris super PAC ad said she "work[ed] her way through school at McDonald’s." And former president Bill Clinton, at the Democratic National Convention, joked that "she’ll break my record as president who has spent the most time at McDonald’s."

"According to Harris, she "did fries" before moving over to work as a cashier, and that's just the first part of the tale that doesn't necessarily add up. The behind-the-counter dynamic at McDonald's doesn't typically have a specific person only cooking fries. With that said, it's at least possible she labored at a unique McDonald's that had her only cooking fries before moving over to be a cashier." . . .

"Then there's her post-college resume, which never mentions any job at McDonald's. In the same document, she mentioned fairly irrelevant details about her travel to Africa and India."

That's all OK with Sally Field.  Sally Field Returns to Social After Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid (hollywoodreporter.com)  Sally Field has returned to social media, thanks to Kamala Harris‘ presidential bid.   

"The Oscar-winning actress posted two separate posts on her Instagram, sharing that she is back on the platform as a result of Harris running for president alongside Tim Walz as her vice president nominee.

" 'I’ve not been on social media. Not since it became public toilet paper for our former crook of a President. But ‘hope is making a comeback.’ So here I am,” she captioned a carousel of her with her dog, Dash, on Thursday." . . .

Gavin Newsom to Decide After CA Democrats Pass $150,000 Home Loans for Illegal Aliens

 Breitbart (breitbart.com)

"California democrats love illegal immigration so much they offer many incentives for them to come here." Bill Essayli

"California Governor Gavin Newsom will make the final decision on a bill that would make illegal aliens eligible for $150,000 in home loans for first-time buyers, after the State Assembly passed a final version of the bill on Wednesday."

                                         

"Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) helped lead Republican opposition to the bill, but Democrats passed it by a three-to-one veto-proof majority, sending it to the governor’s desk — and drawing attention to the party’s pattern of creating incentives for illegal migration by heaping taxpayer-funded benefits onto people who are not supposed to be in the country at all." . . .

California Democrats’ Plan to Give Illegal Immigrants Taxpayer Funds to Purchase a Home - California Political Review (capoliticalreview.com)

. . ."At a time in California when the media home price is over $850,000, housing starts are halted by environmental or labor union lawsuits, and $1,500 a month gets you a 240 square foot apartment in Los Angeles or San Francisco, California’s Democrat lawmakers want to give public taxpayer money to illegal immigrants for a downpayment on a home purchase.

"Assembly Bill 1840 (D-Arambula), would give California taxpayer dollars to illegal immigrants to help them purchase a home.

"Why?

"Because, as the bill analysis for Assembly Bill 1840 says: "to “Expand opportunities for California households to accumulate wealth for themselves and their families, including ensuring that design of the loan product is not an unreasonable impediment to homeowner wealth creation.”

"Notice that Democrats say “California households” and not “illegal immigrants,” as if all California households will benefit from this bill." . . .

Kamala: balloons and bubbles

Bubble Girl - by Diann Russell (substack.com) 

. . ."Last week, The Hill spoke to some Democrat strategists about Team Kamala’s strategy of keeping their nominee in a hermetically sealed bubble.

"While most warned that Kamala would eventually have to answer questions about her agenda, one thought the Bubble Girl strategy was brilliant. She told The Hill that Kamala didn’t need to do interviews or press conferences. Instead, the campaign should only trot her out at rallies to read prepared remarks while her team releases press statements to generate media buzz.

"That would only work if the sugar high that followed Biden’s withdrawal from the race doesn’t wear off. If the sugar high ends, voters will wonder why Harris hasn’t emerged from her bubble to make the case for herself and defend her record.

"With polls showing that Independents fear a Kamala presidency will deliver the same disastrous policies that Joe Biden saddled us with, keeping Kamala locked in her bubble will do nothing to ease their concerns." . . .

 The deflated Kamala balloon - American Thinker   . . ."The big Kamala coup, takeover, or whatever you want to call an illicit, autocratic seizing of power was rushed and ill conceived. The Democrats hastily cobbled together a convention and campaign worthy of a 5th grade Media Literacy assignment, inspired by the Obama spectacle from years ago. The only thing that wasn’t recycled was the Greek column props, which is unfortunate, since they would have made a good staging for the “Drag Queens for Kamala.”

Comment by Megan Draper, M.S. (Edited):  "You can't turn a 30% popularity rating into a majority of voters with a pep rally. Which is all the DNC basically was. We know about Kamala from the Biden Administration. And we're sick of the Trans drag queens, homosexual flags with the endless "pride" months and tampons in boy's room DEI segregation nonsense that has emanated from the White House under this fake regime put into power by fraud and deceit.

"America has been made the laughing stock of the world by Harris and the planet is on fire by the ineptitude of this fraudulent regime.

"And then there is Michelle with her million-dollar mansions from coast to coast standing there telling Americans that they need to give up things so others can have their "piece of the pie". Such------it."

Kamala schedules her first interview (it’s pre-recorded) but brings along Low-T Tim—is he an emotional support pup or her master? - Olivia Murray  ..."Kamala can’t even answer soft-ball scripted questions alone with agreeable “journalists,” for whatever reason, how are we supposed to expect that she can take on the world’s tyrants? That she can make tough but smart decisions? If a few fake news friendlies in a controlled environment with no “on air” pressure is enough to throw her off her game, heaven help us if she makes it to the White House as “president.”

“I am woman hear me roar.”

Campus voters for Democrats

"Everybody Loves Raymond" Star Patricia Heaton Says 'Christ's Biological Family is Being Murdered,' Argues Christians Must 'Stand' for 'Jews'

 RTM (resistthemainstream.com)  

"The actress also criticized what she called “left-wing, anti-Jewish professors” for influencing young minds."

"In a recent interview with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit, Hollywood actress Patricia Heaton, known for her roles in “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle,” issued a passionate plea for Christians to support Israel and the Jewish people. 

"Heaton’s comments come amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and rising concerns about Jewish hate on college campuses.

"Heaton emphasized the religious connection between Christians and Jews, stating, “Christ’s biological family is being murdered.”

"'Our savior’s biological family, the Jewish people, are being murdered. We need to stand for them.” 

"She further explained that Christians are “grafted into Israel by the graciousness of God,” reinforcing her belief in the importance of solidarity.

"The actress expressed frustration with what she perceives as a lack of vocal support from the Catholic Church regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict.

"Heaton acknowledged the Church’s concern for Palestinian civilians but argued that Hamas bears responsibility for the current situation.

" Hamas started a war, Israel’s defending Israel and Israelis and Jews, and so Hamas has to deal with what they started,” she said.

"Heaton voiced alarm about the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, describing it as a “real problem.” . . .

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Democrats are fractured, in-fighting and preparing for defeat

Don Surber (substack.com)

"This time, it is the Hyena versus the Lion. In both cases, the media wanted to give their favorite candidate the Cloak of Inevitability. Bear that in mind when you get a little down over the next 10 weeks. Campaigns are marathons but I do not believe the Lord spared Trump that assassin’s bullet to elect Kamala."

"This should be no contest. A failed vice president of a failed presidency is up against a successful president who has been indicted, convicted and shot. He’s a Timex watch who keeps on ticking.

"Oh, the fluffers in the press are trying to make Cackles look inevitable just like they made Cankles look inevitable up until Election Day 2016.

"But Democrats do not seem confident in Hyena Harris.

"Congressmen and senators seeking re-election dumped FJB only to have him replaced by his ignorant understudy. They had to pull the plug on the Demented One because the debate opened the curtain and showed he was just a humbug and not a wizard.

On June 28, AP reported, “President Joe Biden’s unsteady debate performance reverberated among candidates up and down the November ballot on Friday, but nervous Democratic candidates mostly kept their discomfort to themselves or downplayed it, even as gleeful Republicans looked to seize the opening.

" 'Wisconsin’s Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who is facing a tough reelection bid against a Trump-endorsed Republican, distanced herself from Biden and did not answer questions Friday about the debate or calls for him to be replaced at the top of the ticket.”

"Comrade Kamala is not running a presidential campaign. She is running an SOS campaign as in Save Our Senate. And Democrats cannot save the Senate because West Virginia, Montana and Ohio will flip. Chuck the Grillmaster Schumer wants to have a minority large enough to work with RINOs to stop Trump, something they have failed to do in two elections without an [unprecedented] mail-in cheating scam.

"The party definitely is not united.". . .    More here...

CNN Analyst Agrees: Kamala 'Incredibly Weak' to Bring Chaperone to CNN Interview

  HotAir  

And if after all this time Harris still needs a wingman and minder when doing an interview on CNN ... why should we have any confidence in her ability to deal with Russia, China, or Iran as the head of state?

"Smart strategy or "weak sauce"? Or both? 

"Kamala Harris finally committed to doing a sit-down interview with a major media outlet, choosing CNN's Dana Bash as her questioner. As John noted yesterday, though, she's bringing her "dad" along -- running mate Tim Walz. The aspirational VP hasn't done a media interview or press conference either since joining the ticket, but Politico explained yesterday that Walz has no idea what Harris' agenda is and worries about contradicting her later positions ... assuming she takes any. 

"Hence, it might be a smart strategy to put them together in the first major interview. There's another more important strategic reason to do so too. By pairing them together, the campaign hopes that Bash and CNN will focus on their relationship a lot more than on issues and policies, turning this into a human-interest interview rather than a hard-hitting political interrogatory.

"CNN's own analyst Scott Jennings sees through both strategies, calling it "incredibly weak" to assign a wingman to a major-party nominee. He told Anderson Cooper last night on the air that this betrays a lack of confidence in Harris by her handlers and strategists: . . ."

"And if after all this time Harris still needs a wingman and minder when doing an interview on CNN ... why should we have any confidence in her ability to deal with Russia, China, or Iran as the head of state?" . . .

Douglas Murray Reacts to Joe Biden's BIZARRE RANTING DNC Speech

Douglas Murray Reacts to Joe Biden's BIZARRE RANTING DNC Speech (youtube.com)

"Author Douglas Murray has analysed President Joe Biden’s “bizarre” performance at the Democratic National Convention. “So angry, so sort of filled with fury which I just can't help thinking looks completely put on. I have to say, it just looks completely staged and fake to me, that performance,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi. "“It is as if he's trying to show there's life in the old guy yet.”

"In this compelling video, renowned author and political commentator Douglas Murray shares his candid reactions to Joe Biden's recent speech at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Join us as we delve into Murray's insights on Biden's key messages, the implications for the upcoming elections, and the broader political landscape. Discover how Murray critiques the effectiveness of Biden's rhetoric and what it means for both supporters and opponents of the current administration. Whether you agree or disagree with Biden's policies, this reaction video promises to spark thoughtful discussion and provide a fresh perspective on contemporary politics." The Dr. Nasir Shaikh Show

Biden's Speech: Told by an Idiot . . .

 

AfterMath

Biden's Speech: Told by an Idiot, Full of Sound and Fury: Ann Coulter   

It's Trump's fault that the Democratic Party and media helpers responded to Floyd's death by whipping BLM and antifa into a murderous rage.

"President Joe Biden's speech in Chicago on Monday night reveals the true nature of today's Democratic Party. As the world now knows, he obviously had no concept of anything being done in his name over the past four years. Instead, his presidency was a joint project of his longtime advisers, important Democratic constituencies, his vice president, and that nice Filipino lady who helps him to the commode several times a day.

"That's the only explanation for why this aggressively moderate Democrat presided over the most left-wing administration in U.S. history. The committee actually running the government managed to push through nearly everything on progressives' wish list: fully open borders; 66% of judicial nominees women, and 66% minorities; the first transgender Cabinet member; student loan forgiveness; a major clamp-down on oil production, and on and on.

"So what did the id of the Democratic Party have to say for itself the other night?

"Biden began with the lie he's been repeating since announcing for president in 2019: that Donald Trump called neo-Nazis "very fine people." This yarn has just surpassed "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" as the most debunked hoax in all of recorded history.

"What Trump actually said is on videotape. Could somebody on Biden's staff look it up? For the 8 millionth time, Trump said:

"You had people -- and I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally. But you had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists. OK? And the press has treated them absolutely unfairly.

"Now, in the other group also, you had some fine people. But you also had troublemakers ..."

"Biden's entire presidency is based on this lie. Despite having run for president about 47 times before, he says the only reason he ran in 2020 was because Trump called Nazis "very fine people."

"What kind of sociopath repeats the same lie, in defiance of video evidence, for five years?"

"The kind of sociopath whose followers know he's lying and don't care, also known as "joyous warriors." (Also, mere simpletons.)"...

Wow: The left is actually proud of its lies - American Thinker 

Face of U.S. Media

 "There is a serious consequence to the fact that the nation’s socialist media are the marketing arm of the DNC.  They are the gaslighting gatekeepers, the people who decide who is to be slapped with a “fact check” and suppressed and who is sanctioned as a “trusted source” and who is ignored.  Thus, the media are free to propagate any propaganda for what is obviously their
side, while mercilessly attacking pro-freedom media sources for the “crime” of telling the truth.

"This means that the left has become overly dependent on lies.  Lying is the left’s only way to move “forward.”  It also means that the pro-freedom side has had to defend itself rhetorically and, in doing so, has demolished some of the left’s most cherished lies and tropes.  Therefore, leftists become dependent on them, and we’ve become experts in taking them apart, depriving them of their last metaphorical weaponry." . . .

Harris Campaign: Asking Why She Didn't Implement Solutions She Says She Will 'Comical', Her Record 'Speaks for Itself'

 Breitbart (breitbart.com)  

"On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Harris-Walz Campaign Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks responded to questions on why 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t implemented the solutions she says she will as a candidate during her three-and-a-half years as Vice President by saying that such questions are “comical” and divisive and her record “speaks for itself.”

"Co-host José Díaz-Balart played video of 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump wondering why Harris hasn’t done the things she says she’s going to and then asked, “What’s your response to that?”

"Fulks answered, “I think it’s comical. I think that…Vice President Harris’ record as Vice President, as attorney general, as D.A. speaks for itself. Her and President Biden created nearly 16 million jobs, capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors, passed the largest bipartisan transportation and infrastructure bill in history, and the list goes on and on, climate. Donald Trump was a disaster for America, and the fact that he has no vision is why he continues to go back and try to make [this] about personal attacks. You would think that somebody who saw Vice President Harris’ remarks last night, after she said that she will be a president that represents all of America and that will bring us together, not divide us, that type of rhetoric from Donald Trump is exactly the contrast. He’s going to continue to traffic in division because he has no vision for this country. He’s going to continue to attack people because he’s small.' ” . . .

A real piece of work: CNN's Acosta has a purpose in life again!

He hitches his star and his glory to Donald Trump. 

CNN's Jim Acosta gets destroyed after interrupting Dr. Birx to bash President Trump | Blaze Media (theblaze.com)  Some of the many comments to Mr. Acosta from back in the day:

'Yes, you all have it right about Acosta and also a few others that are in that so group of journalist, ha ha right. It is time to find a new title for what they are surposed to doing, bringing back to us all real and true facts instead of their BS that… 

"CNN, are you really that hard up for employees? You have to be brain dead to consider this journalism.CC

"Acosta thinks he is on a reality show and creates nothing but frustrations for everyone!

"It’s despicable that this man Acosta is free to torment and aggravate your country’s Leader in a time of crisis.

"No one can predict every outcome so why let these negative displays that offers no positive suggestions but creates an atmosphere of distru… 

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Jim Acosta is a political hack

CNN Admits Harris Wants to Recreate ‘I’m Speaking’ Moment With Trump

Jim Acosta would hope CNN will want him to be present for the. CNN discusses how men constantly put women down; please note that in television shows that women are the dominating force, winning competitions, shaming arrogant men, using words like "mansplaining" when any man corrects a popular woman in the press. I recall our favorite pressgrouch, Jim Acosta at a White House press meeting pompously offering, "I would like my follow-up question to go to a
woman correspondent. Watch how Acosta shows off for the women by bullying Trump

 CNN Admits Harris Wants to Recreate ‘I’m Speaking’ Moment With Trump (legalinsurrection.com)

"Trump claims ABC agreed to closed mics, no seats, and no notes. GOOD."

“I’m speaking”: the moment the Harris campaign wouldn’t mind recreating with Trump on the debate stage in 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/kmhbC7yIXK

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) August 28, 2024

 . . ."Yeah, Harris wouldn’t be the only one who would love for Trump to interrupt her. It’d give the MSM and talking head heads material and excuses to skip over what will likely be an awful debate by Harris, who doesn’t even have a platform or policy statements.

"Trump confirmed that ABC News agreed to the same rules as his CNN debate with Joe Biden: no hot mics, no seats, and no notes:

I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out well for everyone except, perhaps, Crooked Joe Biden. The Debate will be “stand up,” and Candidates cannot bring notes, or “cheat sheets.” We have also been given assurance by ABC that this will be a “fair and equitable” Debate, and that neither side will be given the questions in advance (No Donna Brazile!). Harris would not agree to the FoxNews Debate on September 4th, but that date will be held open in case she changes her mind or, Flip Flops, as she has done on every single one of her long held and cherished policy beliefs. A possible third Debate, which would go to NBC FAKE NEWS, has not been agreed to by the Radical Left. GOD BLESS AMERICA.