Try a Little Honesty About Israel

Victor Davis Hanson 

. . ."Israel’s enemies got the Biden message: Attack the Jewish state, and perhaps Americans for the first time in a half-century may not really mind that much." . . .

In the Vice President's chair sits a stand-in for the boycotting Kamala Harris

"A snarly Biden recently bragged at a contentious press conference, “No administration has helped Israel more than I have. None, none, none. And I think [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] should remember that.”

"Yet the thin-skinned and triggered Biden’s prickliness poorly hid—or perhaps revealed—the truth: This current administration knows that it is responsible for the current explosion of the Middle East and the particular dilemmas of Israel.

"Biden further revealed his blame-gaming of the Israeli government when asked another loaded question about purported Netanyahu election interference, saying, “Whether he’s trying to influence the election, I don’t know.”

"Election interference?

"Biden apparently forgot who just flew Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into swing-state Pennsylvania, just as early and mail-in voting there began, to lobby for more aid even as he trashed candidates Donald Trump and JD Vance to a left-wing magazine.

"Recently, Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris refused to say whether the Netanyahu administration is even an ally of the United States.

"Her Democratic running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, could not state whether the Democratic ticket would approve of an Israeli response—by either targeting the Iranian nuclear bomb program or its oil fields and exporting facilities—to some 500 Iranian missiles and rockets that hit the Jewish state.

"Another Bob Woodward racy and gossipy tell-all book just appeared. It alleges that Biden despised Netanyahu and has reportedly smeared him to aides: “That son of a b—-, Bibi Netanyahu, he’s a bad guy. He’s a bad f–king guy!”

"What are we to make of this Biden-Harris-Walz mess?" . . .

Joe Biden Is Failing At A Geometric Rate | Victor Davis Hanson

This Is Why Donald Trump's McDonald's Visit Was a Genius Political Move

Jeff Charles; RedState

Even further, it plays to one of Trump’s strengths: His ability to relate to regular, everyday Americans. Despite being a billionaire, the former president has tapped into the sentiments felt by America’s blue-collar, salt-of-the-Earth types, many of whom might enjoy a Big Mac every now and again.

"When McDonald’s leadership looks at all the publicity they are getting from former President Donald Trump’s Sunday visit to one of their locations, they must be saying: “I’m Lovin’ It.”

"But Democrats aren’t.

"The reason is clear: Trump’s visit to McDonald’s was a masterful political maneuver, and everyone knows it.

"The former president on Sunday showed up to a McDonald’s restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania to start a temporary new job: Fry cook. The visit was a jab at his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, who made a dubious claim that she once worked at the fast-food restaurant during her college years.

"But it was much more than just a jab at Harris – it was a bit of political posturing that showcased one of his strengths: Coming off as a relatable person.

"For starters, choosing Pennsylvania was a good strategic move. The Keystone State is expected to be crucial in the outcome of the upcoming election and both campaigns have been working feverishly to garner support.

"Harris’ team has sent some high-profile political operatives to the state to gin up votes while Trump has held a series of rallies and other events to attract support. Both candidates are making an aggressive push to win the state.

"Currently, the former president is leading his opponent by only 0.8 percent, according to the most recent Real Clear Polling average, which means it is a tossup at this point." . . .

Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, Admits His DOJ is Working to Jail Trump After the Election

The Gateway Pundit   "Joe Biden Tuesday evening campaigned for Kamala Harris at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Training Center in Philadelphia.

"81-year-old Biden was in really bad shape Tuesday night.

"He is so far gone that when he tried to dunk on Trump he botched his line.

" 'She beat Trump so badly in the debate, he’s scared to death to beat her again!” Biden shouted.

"This is the decline Kamala Harris covered up for years." . . .

Biden is now openly hoping President Trump — his former top rival before he kicked Biden's ass so bad he dropped out in disgrace — is jailed after the corrupt Democrat-led witch hunt:
"He got the sentence kicked back, but I want to watch that sentence." pic.twitter.com/jsaq9jR7ob

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 16, 2024

Kamala Harris Suggests Men Are “Misogynist” if They Don’t Vote For Her in Dumpster Fire Interview with Al Sharpton

. .  ."Professional race hustler and MSNBC host Al Sharpton interviewed Kamala Harris on Politics Nation.

"The interview with prerecorded and aired Sunday evening.

"Al Sharpton asked Kamala Harris about her lack of support from men of all races.

"Black men are not supporting Kamala Harris which is why the Democrat machine sent Barack Obama on the campaign trail to shame black men.

"Earlier this month Barack Obama scolded black men and told the ‘brothers’ that they had to vote for Kamala Harris." . . .

"Oh man. Black Americans are DONE with Barack Obama. Listen to black voters respond to Obama trying to shame them into voting for Kamala.
"These responses are 
"We can now officially call Obama’s smug speech the greatest political backfire of all time… — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 14, 2024

Don Salmon: "My problem with President Obama lecture black men about voting for the Democrats. he only show up when time to lecture us. about voting ." Before you click on this, be aware it is full of street language and posted only to show the reaction to Obama's lecture about how "the Brothas" should vote. All we need now is for Obama's guy pal, Bruce to write a song about it all. 

CBS: at least they are nicer that MSNBC in discussing Trump-Harris

"If Harris can’t be presented authentically in what should be a controlled setting, how can we trust her to be genuine when the pressures of the highest office amplify?"  

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Kamala Harris Responds to '60 Minutes' Edit Controversy, Distances From CBS     . . .The Kamala Harris campaign has distanced itself from the controversy surrounding her "60 Minutes" interview after Donald Trump demanded the network apologize for airing two different versions of the Vice President's response to a question.

In a teaser clip released online, which also aired on "Face the Nation" on Oct. 6, Harris provided a lengthy response to "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker's question about whether the U.S. lacks influence over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In the final interview that aired Oct. 7, Harris' answer was edited differently.

"The two clips have circulated on social media side-by-side as the network faces calls to release the full interview transcript. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that CBS "must be investigated," accusing the network of making Harris appear "more Presidential" in the edit. Both versions of Harris' response are transcribed below." . . .

So much for “Joy”; Dear Team Kamala: Your anger betrays you

Diann Russell; Substack 

"Remember when Kamala claimed her campaign was built on “Joy?” Well, “Joy” was in precious short supply yesterday, let me tell you. Twitter was jammed with pro-Harris accounts venting their huffy adolescent indignation." . . . 

 

"I may not know who will win the election, but I can tell you with certainty which candidate thinks she’s losing.

"Yesterday, Donald Trump donned an apron and worked the French fries and drive-thru window at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, and Team Kamala lost its ever-lovin’ mind.

"It was a master class in retail politics that generated so much attention for the candidate, not to mention several iconic photographs, that the only reaction the other team could muster was impotent rage.

“ 'Well, oh yeah? It was STAGED!”

"Yes, that’s how campaign stops generally work.

"Did they think that Trump filled out a job application, sat down for an interview with the manager, and was hired? Of course it was staged, you prats! Campaigns arrange events at all kinds of places. Team Kamala staged a “Kamala greets customers at a diner in Pennsylvania” event that included kicking out the restaurant’s regulars and replacing them with Kamala supporters who were bused in to play the supporting roles.

" 'It was all fake! The Secret Service vetted the customers!!!”

"Yes, that’s what the Secret Service does — especially for a presidential candidate who was already the target of not one but two assassination attempts.

"Look, they’re not mad because “it was staged.” They’re mad because it was brilliant and they didn’t think of it first.

"The minute the Washington Free Beacon fact-checked Kamala’s claim of having worked at a McDonald’s when she was in college, her campaign could have staged an event with Kamala working the French fries. But they didn’t. Instead, they let it dangle like low-hanging fruit, leaving Donald Trump to wander over and pluck it." . . .  Full article.

Trump shines at McDonald’s while Kamala’s getting mad    "In the wake of getting shot in Butler, PA, Donald Trump struck me as a bit subdued. I was worried that the bullet, while it didn’t take his life (thank God), took some of his mojo. Meanwhile, the media began telling us that Cacklin’ Kamala was the embodiment of pure joy. Well, that was two months ago, and a lot can change in two months. Now, Cacklin Kamala is angry, while a buoyant Trump had fun at a Philadelphia McDonald’s. We are witnessing the living embodiment of the momentum we’re seeing in the polls." . . . First President to ever work at McDonalds.  Says Mr. Trump.

MSNBC Goes Into Full Meltdown Mode As Trump Gets Huge Crowd and Cheers at McDonald's   . . ."What's unstable about working at McDonald's? Are they really going that route to insult the people who work there? Every politician running for office does things like this traditionally. 

"MSNBC also tried to float Kamala's desperate last-ditch propaganda that Trump was "unstable," which was a silly rebuttal, seeing as he just worked with the folks at McDonald's to serve folks. They really are clueless. Plus, the claim that he doesn't have an economic plan is just laughable, when it's really Kamala Harris who has offered up nothing up but word salads. And they had to slip in the "threat to democracy" mantra, which is a little hard to sell when he's handing out food at the drive-thru. 

"Bottom line? They just can't deal -- and it's a beautiful thing to see." 

Insane Joy Behar Claims Trump Will Have ‘the Air Forces’ Bomb ‘The View’ Studio. (I watched this show and lost 10 IQ points)

Nicholas Fondacaro; MRC  

She and moderator Whoopi Goldberg then proceeded to claim that the media was actually on Trump’s side and that they were intentionally trying to depressed Democratic voter turn out:

"ABC New is desperate to get Vice President Kamala Harris elected president. How desperate? Joy Behar, co-host of news program The View, repeatedly fear mongered that former President Trump planned to have “the Air Forces” bomb their studio and have the military kill liberals if he was elected again. On Wednesday’s show, she told viewers not to trust the polls and the media, suggesting they were on his side and were trying to depress Democratic voter turnout.

" 'Let me tell you something. I was watching interviews with MAGA supporters. They do not believe that he will do what he says he’s going to do. That's what we're up against,” she decried on Tuesday’s episode.

"What sort of stuff was she upset MAGA supporters didn’t believe? She couldn’t wrap her mind around how they didn’t believe he was going to be a dictator like she did, or how she foresaw him bombing their studio:

So, if you say he's going to be a dictator on day one, he wants to punish with the – with the air forces, whatever we have – the armed forces, he wants to punish people who disagree with him like people like us! Okay? And they say, ‘oh, he's not going to do that.’ He's going to take us out of NATO. ‘No, he's not going to do that.’

"So, it's very hard for us to talk to these people, because they refuse to believe. And I guess they're hearing it on Fox or elsewhere.

"On Wednesday, she wanted “talk about fascism for a second,” and how Trump’s picture was in the dictionary." . . .

God brings Israel back to the land He has given them.

"What's amazing is that last year on October 7th, we had a horrible tragedy happen from Hamas. This year, the hand of the Most High destroyed had the enemies of Israel and we are now truly celebrating Sukkoth in victory. Truly, this is absolutely amazing how the Most High Yah is letting the people know that His Holy Feast will not be profane anymore and that the children of Israel will not be exiled anymore according to biblical prophecy. Hallelujah!"

Ezekiel 37 NIV - The Valley of Dry Bones   "4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath[a] enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

. . ."11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14 I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’”

You Can Kiss New Medical Cures Goodbye

 Issues & Insights 

"Harris claims her policies will cut Medicare’s costs. But what she’s really doing is cutting the future cures that could save your life."

"As President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris tour the country touting cuts in prescription drug prices, the real costs will be in cures never invented. And you can already see that trend not only in drug companies cutting back on new-medicine development, but also in employee downsizing and the decline of small biotech and life-science companies where many of tomorrow’s drugs are developed today.

"The lifeblood of medical innovation is research and development (R&D) spending. Innovator pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars every year identifying, developing, testing and, hopefully, releasing potential cures. The vast majority of those drugs won’t make it through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process. Those that do have greatly improved or saved countless lives. 

"But the R&D process isn’t cheap, and the number of approved drugs can vary significantly by year. For example, the FDA approved 55 new drugs in 2023 (the second-highest annual number) but only 37 in 2022 and 50 in 2021. 

"Most of those newly approved drugs were years, if not decades, in the making. And once they are released their patents may have only eight-to-10 years left before they are ripe for generic competition. 

"Moreover, drug companies have been increasingly targeting some of the most difficult medical conditions and diseases, often requiring hard-to-develop biologics—large, complex molecules usually administered by injection—rather than a simple pill. Of those 55 new FDA-approved drugs in 2023, 17 were biologics. Of the 37 new drugs in 2022, 15 were biologics. 

"The misnamed Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) poses a real threat to new drug development. The law essentially imposes price controls on some of the most popular drugs in the Medicare program. Democrats boast that they are just forcing drug companies to “negotiate” drug prices. But the penalty for not accepting the government’s final price is severe—what the government calls an excise tax of up to 19 times the price of the drug, that’s 1,900% of the drug’s daily revenue. 

"Given the restrictions and uncertainty that comes with price controls, drug companies will be more cautious with their R&D spending, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing." . . .

Merrill Matthews is with the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas, Texas.

"Jesus is Lord!" UPDATED, 10/20/2024

Donald R. McClarey

"She is so bad at this.  All she had to do was say, “Amen!” and move on.  She has the political instincts of a stunned duck."

Kamala Harris’s Threat to Religious Believers   . . ."Though Biden has not articulated it as Harris has, his public life demonstrates that he agrees with this truncated understanding of the exercise of religion. By all accounts, his “devout faith” has nothing to do with his moral convictions and opinions. Informed by secular left politics, Biden’s moral life is separate from, and seemingly innocent of, any trace of Catholic moral formation. And he would force this view on others through law and policy. For example, Biden has promised to force the Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of nuns who care for low-income elderly people, to facilitate procurement of contraceptives for their lay employees, reversing a recent victory for the nuns in the U.S. Supreme Court. This privatized faith is consistent with Harris’s deliberate misrepresentation of the First Amendment. Religion is private, and has no role in informing moral conviction, especially as it may bear on public policy. And indeed, religion may be prevented from doing so." . . .

"This is Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s understanding of the “free exercise” of religion. And it is the foundation for severe restrictions on religious exercise."

Kenneth Craycraft is a licensed attorney and the James J. Gardner Family Chair of Moral Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology.

 Kamala agrees with the Hamas ‘genocide’ lie    . . ."The lie of a genocide has been repeatedly debunked. Israel has fought a war with the lowest civilian casualty rate in the history of urban warfare. But Kamala, when going off script, thinks “it’s real.” She truly hates Israel.

"No wonder Jews are abandoning her in numbers unseen since Ronald Reagan’s presidency:

Douglas Murray's advice to Kamala Harris: 'Stay away from Joe Rogan'

Sky News Australia  "Author Douglas Murray has advised Kamala Harris to stay away from Joe Rogan's podcast, saying it would be a "bad idea" for her to go on.

"There are rumours Kamala Harris may appear on Joe Rogan's podcast as the US election enters its final weeks. " 'The fact that the Democrats are currently putting her out there is actually a sign she is not doing well, or she's not doing as well as she should be doing in the polls," Mr Douglas told Sky News Rita Panahi. " 'The point is it is an extraordinarily free-rolling conversation - Kamala Harris hasn't been exposed to a free-rolling conversation in her time in elected office because when she rolls, she rolls all over the place. " 'Maybe she is toying with it but wow is it a bad idea."

40 THEN and NOW Civil War Photos That'll Take You BACK in TIME; Part 3

Unhinged Past   "Journey through history with 40 stunning 'Then and Now' Civil War photos that’ll transport you back in time! See the dramatic transformation of battlefields, towns, and iconic landmarks as we compare historic images with their present-day counterparts. From the haunting ruins of war to the vibrant landscapes of today, these powerful side-by-side photos offer a unique look at how the past has shaped our Journey through history with 40 stunning 'Then and Now' Civil War photos that’ll transport you back in time! See the dramatic transformation of battlefields, towns, and iconic landmarks as we compare historic images with their present-day counterparts. From the haunting ruins of war to the vibrant landscapes of today, these powerful side-by-side photos offer a unique look at how the past has shaped our world. Get ready to be amazed by this incredible visual journey."

Tucker’s Interview With Elon Is Required Viewing for Everybody

Scott McKay: American Spectator 

  . . ."It’s a fascinating interview, and that’s hardly surprising given that Musk is a fascinating individual. He’s a truth-seeker and a curious man who examines things deeply in order to understand what makes them tick, and because of that, he’s now very interested in the morals and values that underlie society and its component institutions." . . . 

Ben Garrison

"There’s an ad circulating on the TV networks that you may have seen. It features a working-class union black guy who calls himself “Buddy,” and he says that he’s voting for Kamala Harris because Donald Trump wants to give tax breaks to billionaires and Buddy thinks that’s not cool.

"Somewhat conspicuously, when the ad starts in on how terrible it is for billionaires to get tax breaks, Team Kamala simply has to throw up a picture of Elon Musk in a tuxedo.

"Musk has now become the Left’s new Emmanuel Goldstein, the figure of the Two Minutes’ Hate that all of their votaries must condemn. And why? For the sin of having backed Trump.

"The dishonesty that underlies the ad isn’t hard to unpack, of course. Most of America’s billionaires are leftist ideologues, and for a number of reasons. First, the oldest and surest way to be a billionaire is to inherit a fortune of that size, and the descendants of the great 19th- and 20th-century captains of industry are quite plentiful.

"And what we know about the inheritors of great wealth is that their appreciation for the work that went into its creation is inversely proportional to their contribution to that process.

"It’s almost a cliche at this point that trust-fund babies are going to lean left. In fact, the capture of elite institutions by the Left, and particularly higher education institutions like those of the Ivy League, was done in no small part for this precise purpose. Indoctrinating the children of those Americans who created the immense fortunes that our rise to economic superpower status would inevitably produce into Marxist ideologues was the single greatest victory the Left has ever achieved. It’s allowed the Left to worm their way into positions of power and wealth that a sane nation would never knowingly choose to give them.

"Another reason most billionaires tend to be leftists is that the newer billionaires disproportionately come from the tech sector." . . .

As in, those sex pests and perverts of great means and influence who currently populate the flight logs to Jeffrey Epstein’s pedophile island. Musk notes that many of them are sizable donors to and influencers for Kamala Harris, and there is a reason for that — they want to stave off the otherwise inevitable reckoning that their past deeds would entitle them to.