Some small thoughts on the GOP debate

Set To Stun

. . . "Hillary Clinton really did hurl the blood of young Sandy Hook victims at Bernie Sanders as she accused him of not supporting gun legislation as draconian as she wants. Bernie, in turn, says that Hillary made poverty worse in our nation through her support of Bill Clinton's welfare reforms which required able-bodied people to (gasp!) look for work while receiving benefits." . . .

. . . "As usual, Ben Carson got almost no time to talk but came across as the nicest guy on the stage. Rubio and Cruz tag-teamed Trump, and both were eloquent and convincing. Kasich got less time, but every answer impressed favorably*: it's hard to argue against a guy who has experience as a Governor and in Washington, and who has succeeded in both roles.  

"Unsurprisingly, Trump was petulant, argumentative, and vague - and seemed off his game when being challenged on policy positions (or being asked for specifics) by his opponents." . . . 

Kasich - who is from Ohio, by the way - struck me as most irritating, yet most qualified. TD.    Selwyn Duke takes issue with this: 

Cupcake Kasich is a (Rather Dull) Tyrant Enabler  

. . . “it’s time to move on.” It’s no wonder Republicans long ago move[d] on from the idea of him as president.

. . . "As for Kasich’s desire for popularity, it’s pretty hard to achieve when your implied campaign slogan is “A chicken-hearted politician in every office and a coerced cupcake in every cupboard.' ”

GOP Debate; Dr. Ben Carson: After I Spoke Out Against Obamacare – I Was Audited by Obama IRS

theGatewayPundit   "Dr. Ben Carson told the audience tonight at the CNN GOP debate that after he spoke out against Obamacare at the National Prayer Breakfast he was audited by the Obama IRS.

"Ben Carson Criticized Obama TO HIS FACE At The National Prayer Breakfast In 2013 (MRCTV)

"Dr. Carson: I never had an audit until I spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. And then all of the sudden they came in and said, “We just want to look at your real estate dealings.” And then they didn’t find anything. And then they took a look at the whole year. And they didn’t find anything. And then they looked at the next year and they didn’t find anything. And they won’t find anything… The fact is the IRS is not honest and we have to get rid of them."

Branco Cartoon – Working the Ref

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Mark Zuckerberg Outraged His Employees Keep Scratching Out “Black Lives Matter” And Writing “All Lives Matter” On Company’s Wall…

Weasel Zippers   "I agree, Mark, what kind of monster thinks white people deserve to live?"

"The senseless #BlackLivesMatter movement was founded on lies, perpetuated by low-information liberals and driven by racism. This political cartoon perfectly sums it up:"

With the Clintons, the political scandals never stop

NY Post  “ 'Drip, drip, drip” — so US District Judge Emmett Sullivan described the constant trickle of disclosures on Hillary Clinton’s email.

“When does it stop?” he demanded.

"With the Clintons, it never does. Ever.

"It’s not that they invite scandal. They greet it at the door, give it a seat by the fire, beg it to stay for a few more rounds and then crash on the couch — or in the Lincoln Bedroom.

"After two presidents who’ve served beyond personal reproach, many Americans have forgotten the eight-year stream of Clinton scandals — right up to the pardons for fat-cat donors in Bill’s final days in the White House. If Hillary wins come November, it’ll all start up again.

"Indeed, Judge Sullivan just ensured that she’d take office with at least one investigation still open." . . .

Weasel Of The Week!! – 02/25/16

Noisy Room  "Yes, once again, It’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame, The Golden Weasel!!

Every Tuesday, the Council nominates some of the slimiest, most despicable characters in public life for some deed of evil, cowardice or corruption they’ve performed. Then we vote to single out one particular Weasel for special mention, to whom we award the statuette of shame, our special, 100% plastic Golden Weasel. This week’s nominees were all slimy and despicable, but the votes are in and we have our winner… the envelope please…"

Twitter CEO And Anti-Free Speech Gauleiter Jack Dorsey!!

Nice Deb: I’m going to nominate Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for saying in extreme weasel-like fashion, that “Twitter stands for freedom of expression, speaking truth to power, and empowering dialogue. That starts with safety.”

His emphasis was on “safety” (for special SSW snowflakes) over freedom of expression, truth to power, etc.

With the company’s decision to appoint an Orwellian “Trust and Safety Council,” freedom of expression and the ability to speak truth to power has already come under assault.

Dorsey appointed assorted lefties and Social Justice Warriors like Anita Sarkeesian to be on the council and it hasn’t taken them long to use it as a platform to go after critics of feminism:

Sarkeesian’s critics accuse her of using claims of online harassment to discredit her critics and get them kicked off of services like—you guessed it—Twitter. So when Sarkeesian and the “dangerous speech” types got appointed as Twitter’s speech police, there was reason to think they’re going to turn Twitter into a university-style “safe space” where “safety” is assured by removing advocates of opposing ideas.

 But wait! There's more! . . .

A Response to the Millennial Who Thinks She's Entitled to Everything

Mark Griswold   "By now, most people are probably aware of the latest stupidity trending on social media.  If not, to briefly recap, on Friday, a spoiled brat named Talia Jane flipped her boss the bird via an open letter on Medium.com and, surprise of surprises, got the axe.  Unfortunately, the idiocy in this nation has reached such a fever pitch that one must address it, and address it daily, before we all wake up one day to find a reality TV star in the White House.

"Talia Jane's letters are so full of irony that if this wasn't the year 2016 and millennials weren't sucking up half the air in this country and supporting, rather unironically, someone who was the '60s answer to Millennialism, I'd think her story was ripped from the pages of The Onion.

"Talia Jane is into "comedy – writing – better at thinking about things than actually doing them."  Doesn't that last bit just encapsulate the millennial generation perfectly?

North Korea threatens to carry out attacks on 'mainland America' if the US carries out planned military drill with South Korean troops

Will Obama stand his ground? Under him the US has become the Cowardly Lion.  TD

UK Mail  "North Korea has threatened to attack 'mainland America' if the U.S. carries out a planned military drill with South Korean troops next month.

"The secretive state has reacted with anger after it was revealed more than 300,000 American and South Korean troops were planning to hold their biggest ever annual exercise following the North's nuclear tests earlier this year.

"It is said the parallel Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises will include a staged 'pre-emptive strike' against the North - apparently leaving leader Kim Jong-Un seething.

"Pyongyang has said if there is even a 'slight sign' of such exercises taking place, it will use all its might to hit back - claiming the first target would be South Korea's presidential Blue House, while U.S. military bases in Asia and in America would be its secondary targets." . . .

Li'l Kim in a light moment, probably watching a countryman being run through a shredder.

Sad: Ben Carson jokes about his campaign staff’s incompetence (or worse)

By joking that his campaign staff may have intentionally sabotaged his campaign, Dr. Carson opens a door he should not want to go through.

Thomas Lifson  "Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential campaign is reaching the joke stage, and it is painful to see for those of us who admire his character and achievements so deeply.  His previous campaign finance filings have revealed that, while he has been able to raise large amounts of money, a large portion has been spent on fundraising.
"Yesterday, in an interview on CNN, Dr. Carson may have revealed more than he intended:

Ben Carson jokingly wondered Tuesday if former aides intentionally undermined his campaign by bleeding it of money.  . . . 

"The challenge of building a campaign organization is the first test of a candidate’s administrative and organizational abilities.  Alas, Dr. Carson may be able to put together a surgical team, but he is clearly not up to the task of political organization and financing.  A man of tremendous dignity and integrity, Dr. Carson should move on and contribute to the nation in other ways than running for president."

Ann Coulter is less than impressed with the talking head pundits on the news shows

Ann Coulter  "The cluelessness of the GOP pundit class is infuriating, but may ultimately be our salvation. Nothing they say about anything is ever right, even accidentally. 
"This is making the TV news shows resemble Monty Python's "Upperclass Twit of the Year" contest. The twits don't notice the starting gun, run into one another, fall down, run themselves over with their own cars and, then, the remaining contestants all shoot themselves in the head. 

"Anyone who talks about politics on TV isn't going to win them all, but when your horse takes a dump in every single race, week after week, why should we listen to you next time? 
"If you tuned into ABC'S "This Week" the morning after Trump's tremendous victory in South Carolina, you'd find George Stephanopoulos promising analysis from a "powerhouse roundtable," by which I assume he was referring to the table itself. 
"He then turned to the sort of clueless morons who have gotten everything wrong for the past seven months so they could tell viewers "what's next." 
"I've picked these two "Republican strategists" at random for reasons of efficiency, but it could have been any of the Karl Rove-Matthew Dowd-Steve Hayes-Hugh Hewitt-George Will-Rich Lowry dream team. 
"Prepare to be dazzled by the analysis! " . . .

VIDEO: Senator crumples up Obama’s Gitmo proposal, throws it in the trash

The American Mirror  "There’s nothing subtle about Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts’ reaction to President Obama’s idea to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"Roberts literally threw it in the trash."

Video at the link.  “This is what I think of the president’s plan to send terrorists to the United States,” Roberts said before balling up the papers and throwing them into a garbage can.

CNN reports Obama sent his plan to Congress earlier today — seven years after proposing it.“  . . .

Obama Reveals Plan to Bring Most Dangerous Gitmo Terrorists to U. S.  . . . "If this sounds familiar, it should.  Obama planned on moving the most dangerous Gitmo terrorists to the U. S. in 2009; however, public opposition and bipartisan pushback ensured that it didn’t—and won’t—happen.
"The response from the Congressional leaders to today’s proposal has been swift and strong." . . .

On the contrary – close Guantanamo and the terrorists will present it, rightfully, as a huge victory over the United States. That they forced us to close Guantanamo.

"Lt. Col. Ralph Peters had a lot to say about Obama’s proposal to close Guantanamo Bay."

Ask Czechoslovakia what they know of leaders like Obama. Just don't ask one of their millennials whom I'm sure are just as ignorant of history as ours. TD

Hillary will take a hit on Obama’s Gitmo plan  . . . "President Obama continues to insist that the facility at Guantanamo Bay is a recruiting tool for ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other terrorist groups.  Although I have heard a (very) few senior military officers reiterate the president's claims, I have yet to hear one cite a single case where an ISIS or al-Qaeda fighter claims to have joined the cause simply because of our detention facility.  I haven't even heard of an instance where it was the tipping point for such a potential recruit who had heretofore been on the fence about it.  It's a bogus argument, and the president knows it, and the senior officers, who are supposed to be apolitical, know it"

Rush calls Obama's plan a "crock".   . . . "Because we know what the number one terrorist recruitment tool is. It's Islamic supremacy, Islamic superiority, Islamic ideology, the imams, the mosques. That's where the recruitment happens. Are you kidding me that Guantanamo Bay is the number one terrorist recruitment tool in the world? That's no different than Obama saying, "The United States defending itself and protecting itself is the number one terrorist recruitment tool in the world.' "

"Just more proof that when it comes to threats to the nation, this president lives in the land of make-believe."

White House Won't Say if Obama Can Close Gitmo Without Congressional Consent   . . . "There are about 91 terrorists at Guantanamo that no other country will take and that are so dangerous, we can't let go. And we can't put them on trial in a civilian court (and perhaps not even a military tribunal) because the evidence was obtained either illegally, as in the case of torture, or through very sensitive and secret means." . . .

Andrew C. McCarthy: Why Closing Gitmo Is Still a Terrible Idea   . . . "The rest of his case is as preposterous as it ever was. Or worse, actually. The president claims that our allies in the fight against “violent extremism” are dismayed by Gitmo’s continuing operation. Really? Does anyone really believe that the French are worried about Guantanamo Bay when they have suspended their own civil-liberties protections to deal with the prospect of more mass-murder attacks? How about other European countries grappling with the fallout of “migrants” overrunning their territories? Think Gitmo is at the top of their list?" . . .

Ignore Obama’s Grandstanding and Keep Gitmo Open   . . . "The release of Guantanamo detainees has proven calamitous. As The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes has reported, of 653 released detainees, 117 have returned to the fight against the U.S., and 79 more are suspected of doing so — a recidivism rate of almost one-third. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is committed to releasing another 35 detainees already approved for transfer. The president has never addressed the high recidivism among terrorists, and his plan offers no way to mitigate the risk." . . .

‘Social Justice’: What Khmer Rouge And Bernie Sanders Share. Trigger warning, snowflakes; head for your safe space!

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Cambodian Meo Soknen, 13, stands inside a small shrine full of human bones and skulls, all victims of the Khmer Rouge, in Cambodia. The horrors of Khmer rule, part of a campaign of brutal "social justice," still finds apologists today among the left. 

. . . "Much has been made of the signature economic failures of the Democratic candidate’s professed socialism. The ongoing economic collapse in Venezuela is Exhibit A. But going hand in hand with socialism is “social justice” a concept that sounds noble for its presumption to level “the distribution of advantages and disadvantages in society,” in the name of equality. “My run for office was a manifestation of commitment to social justice,” Sanders said as he began his presidential run.

"And “social justice” made another appearance, this time, in the form of what they did in Cambodia after the last helicopter lifted off from the U.S. embassy roof in Saigon in 1975, an act explicitly sought by Sanders’ anti-war left." . . .   Via Lucianne

Leading to the horrors of The Killing Fields and the mass graves of the millions slain by the Khmer Rouge.