Patriotism Wasn't Racist When Obama Celebrated Independence Day. Just ask CNN

How can people not recognize that contemptible channel for what it is?

Stephen Green

"Since Mount Rushmore wasn’t considered a problematic tribute to white racists until just last week, it’s important to remember that Independence Day wasn’t a celebration of white supremacy under President Barack Obama.
"Or any of the dozens of other presidents who preceded him, either.
"While I was never a fan of Obama’s politics, our nation’s first-ever Red Diaper Baby president could deliver some nice remarks provided the teleprompter was functioning properly.
"Here’s a little of what Obama had to say during his last Independence Day as president in 2016:

Obviously the Fourth of July — we enjoy the hotdogs, we enjoy the burgers, we enjoy the barbecue, we enjoy the day off for a lot of us, we enjoy the fireworks. But it’s important to remember what a miracle this country is. How incredible — how incredibly lucky we are that people, generations ago, were willing to take up arms and fight for our freedom. And then people, inside this country, understanding that there were imperfections in our union and were willing to keep on fighting on behalf of extending that freedom to all people and not just some.

"Those are lovely words, regardless of whether Obama actually believed in them or not. Those words tell a uniquely American story: An imperfect nation founded in service of the noble ideals of liberty and equality before the law, that then struggled toward perfection in further service of those ideals.
"Obama made the case more explicitly during his 2014 address:" . . .

CNN Trashed Mount Rushmore During Trump Visit, But Praised It During Obama Visit

. . . "A few days later, CNN’s Jim Acosta described Obama’s visit to Mount Rushmore like this: “It’s a fitting campaign stop for a presidential contender looking to make history. Standing before Mount Rushmore over the weekend, Barack Obama was asked whether he sees his face joining the likes of Washington and Lincoln.” . . .

‘Protesters’ Visit Gun-toting St. Louis Couple Again… Here’s The 411

Written by Wes Walker on July 6, 2020  "Last week, a couple living in their palatial home watched as a mob* of vandals and trespassers broke down the gate of their private street and, reportedly, threatened them.
"After calling authorities at three different phone numbers — including the police — and learning that nobody would be coming to help them, they grabbed their weapons and met the crowd from the front yard.
"Mainstream so-called reporters immediately took the side of the ‘protesters’, and spoke disparagingly of the couple. Even Chris Cuomo tried to leverage that event into some kind of a bizarre Trump-is-racist swipe. They were having none of it.
"Having learned that authorities would leave them high and dry in a situation like this, and concerned that all the publicity would make them a target in the future, they found their own security. Sure enough, the crowds came back.
. . .
"With improved defensive barriers (but walls don’t work, right?), together with the presence of armed security, the rowdies more or less behaved themselves.
"But who knows whether they would have been similarly law-abiding if not met with a strong deterrent? They had already been trained to expect that law enforcement would be a no-show.
"We have already seen any number of examples where laws don’t even slow this crowd down. If they decide they have the justification to wreck something, they’re damned well going to do it unless met with a strong deterrent force. And this crowd is a natural hatred for any and all trappings of financial success, as though the only possible explanation for success is having cheated someone." . . .

*They were one of those "merry caravans"








https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/protesters-visit-gun-toting-st-louis-couple-again-heres-the-411/

Are they going to rename the Braves-Indians World Series titles too?

Andrew Thomas blogs at Dark Angel Politics

Silvio Canto, Jr.  "Back in 1948, the Indians beat the Braves then the Braves beat the Indians in 1995.   

"Are they going back and change those titles?  Or will they get the Maris asterisk when he hit 61 in 1961?  

"The silly season is in full bloom.  Apparently, the Indians of Cleveland are now thinking about changing their name.

"They already changed their mascot or that "offensive to some" Chief Wahoo.  I remember a lot of baseball cards with the chief staring at you.   I loved those Indians uniforms but then I am the kind of guy who does not mix baseball with politics.  I'd rather focus on batting averages and pitchers who throw strikes.

"The mascot had been part of the team since 1948, their last championship.  They dropped poor Wahoo in 2018.   Then Wahoo got revenge when the Indians lost to the Cubs that year.   

"Honestly, there are lots of angry Indians fans in the world but not one ever complained about Chief Wahoo dropping fly balls, striking out with the winning run at second or losing game 7 to the Marlins.   As far as I know, most of the "expletives" from the bleachers were shouted at the bullpen, not the Chief." . . .

Where are you, Republicans?

GOP, do NOT let Howard Zinn and CNN get a win!

Romney I get, but where is everyone else?

Now We Can See that Establishment Republicans are Cowards   . . . "The left is like the Taliban. It has taken over a neighborhood in Seattle and is enforcing its radical agenda, as the Taliban did to cities in Afghanistan. It has torn down statues of American heroes, brave Confederate veterans, and even Christopher Columbus, the intrepid explorer who discovered this continent! Now, they even want to destroy the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial! Remember the Taliban blowing up the beautiful Buddhist statues because they went against its worldview? How is what the left is doing today any different?

"President Trump and Senator Tom Cotton have spoken out against those terrorist actions of the left, but no other prominent members from the GOP have dared to." . . .

Bush 43 Alumni Supporting Biden Have Turned Their Backs on Conservatism
. . . "But Biden will restore civility, honesty, and robust policy discussions between the two parties. Joe Biden is a good guy, they say. He’ll bring about normalcy and bipartisanship and debate. Where exactly is the evidence for this? Joe Biden’s biggest accomplishment during his time in the U.S. Senate was how he used his position to enrich his family. He was vice president during the most scandalous administration in history and he used his position to protect the natural gas company his son worked for by withholding a congressionally approved billion-dollar loan unless Ukraine’s president fired his prosecutor general, who was investigating the company. " . . .

Universities Sowing the Seeds of Their Own Obsolescence

Victor Davis Hanson
"The media blitz during these last several weeks revealed a generation that is poorly educated and yet petulant and self-assured without justification."

"When mobs tore down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant and defaced a monument to African-American veterans of the Civil War, many people wondered whether the protesters had ever learned anything in high school or college.
"Did any of these iconoclasts know the difference between Grant and Robert E. Lee? Could they recognize the name “Gettysburg”? Could they even identify the decade in which the Civil War was fought?
"Universities are certainly teaching our youth to be confident, loud, and self-righteous. But the media blitz during these last several weeks of protests, riots, and looting also revealed a generation that is poorly educated and yet petulant and self-assured without justification.
"Many of the young people on the televised front lines of the protests are in their 20s. But most appear juvenile, at least in comparison to their grandparents — survivors of the Great Depression and World War II.
"How can so many so sheltered and prolonged adolescents claim to be all-knowing?" . . .
Full article here.

NRO contributor VICTOR DAVIS HANSON is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the author, most recently, of The Case for Trump. @vdhanson

This writer says to defund the universities

The writer of this post, Jay Latimer is the pen name of a Duke University alumnus.

Defund the universities  "Fed up with Defund the Police? Worried that hordes of “peaceful protestors” might soon show up to burn and pillage your neighborhood? Want to make your views known but unsure where to begin?

"Here’s a way to hit back: defund the universities.

"It’s no secret that much of the radical ideology fueling the Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots are the product of our dysfunctional higher educational system. Universities today are almost 100% hard left-wing bubbles, openly hostile to any conservative thought. They are intolerant of opposing opinions, the very opposite of the kind of dialogue intended for higher education, and so desperately needed today. These Molotov-cocktail wielding radicals are the end product of years of propaganda from left-wing professors.

"Colleges may hate conservatives, but they will be forced to listen – and change – if you target their pocketbooks. And colleges and universities are vulnerable, especially with the current double-whammy of lower student enrollment and the coronavirus taking its toll.

"Here’s a modest outline of how to begin. Ideally some enterprising legislator will help to put these into law. If BLM can force “radical change” on society why can’t conservatives push through a few modest proposals of our own?" . . .  

To: Office of Gift Planning, Duke University

CC: Duke President Vincent E. Price

Dear Sirs,

I am very sorry to have to write you this letter, but I feel I no longer have any choice.

As you know I was considering a major donation to Duke University. However, after learning of President Price’s “structural racism” initiatives, I will no longer be donating to Duke. In fact, I will make it my priority to convince other alumni not to donate as well.

I am shocked and appalled to see the direction that Duke University has chosen to take. I am ashamed to be a Duke alumnus, and am worried and indeed horrified at what this once great institution is becoming.

President Price’s recent announcement to go all-in on a “structural racism” ideology insures that Duke will become a place where racial grievances are magnified, and where people are judged and rewarded based on the color of their skin and actions of their ancestors. Ironically this kind of ideology is the very definition of racism, and the polar opposite of Martin Luther King’s vision for a color-blind society.

Full article

After calling for no fireworks for the 4th of July, Gavin Newsom was in for a surprise

The right can have its social justice warriors as well, in spite of Democrats and their Congressional Republican allies. TD

With the Wuhan virus, Gavin Newsom discovers the perils of crying ‘Wolf’
. . . "And then, suddenly, Newsom announced that mass riots were okay – and, by the way, if you’re not rioting, you’re still locked up. Having been lied to and manipulated, Californians are turning to civil disobedience." . . .
. . . "It turns out that, even in a smugly leftist state, the government can only cry “wolf” so often." . . .

Monica Showalter  "Amid a new outbreak of the coronavirus, California's Gavin Newsom was adamant that no firework celebrations be done on the Fourth of July, because the public simply could not be trusted to socially distance.

If you're looking for fireworks, the governor said he believes counties should consider canceling shows.

Addressing the counties on California's watchlist, he explained, "We have worked with those counties, the 19 counties that are mandatory closure lists and we have made it clear privately- now we're making it more abundantly clear publicly- that we believe that they should consider canceling some of their fireworks shows and presentations. By the way, a number of cities have done just that, LA in San Francisco." . . .

. . .

Richard Grenell posted:The people of Southern California are revolting against @GavinNewsom. My liberal neighbors are fed up with his controlling ways.

. . .
. . . Here's economically battered Fresno, from a scold of a reporter looking to see those tickets issued:
. . .

"All that mattered was that he be able to put out an order and watch the descamisados fall into line.

"So he got what he wanted with the shutdown of public displays, making a lot of people unhappy, but instead of compliance, got a massive repudiation of his utterly unreasonable order. And a big celebration of freedom instead, highly appropriate on America's national holiday. Maybe he can take the sentiment of the people and the verdict of science into consideration next time he wants to flex his state muscle and work on his lethal nursing home policy instead."

BLM Co-Founder Once “Begged Allah” in a Tweet For “Strength” Not to Kill White People

Kamala Harris, comment, please. As Maxine Waters said of the Rodney King riots, "We do not condone..."

Wayne Dupree   

"If you wonder how BLM became such a violent and militant group, wonder no more…their violent and radical roots go back to the beginning of the movement.
"A Sudanese refugee and proud Marxist by the name of Yusra Khogali is one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter collective in Canada.
"Khogali is also a devout anti-white activist and racist.
"She believes white people are “subhuman” and should be “wiped out.' ”

"MORE NEWS: [VIDEO] Experts Say Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Just Violated IRS Law During an Appearance on CNN"

BLM Mob Once Again Swarms St Louis Couple’s Home…Harassment’s So Bad They Boarded Up Their Home

Wayne Dupree
"This is not a protest - these people are not political - this is harassment and intimidation by the BLM Mob"
"Protesting a politician or a celebrity or some other public person who has massive influence is one thing…but to target American citizens for no other reason than harassment and intimidation is quite another.
"That’s exactly what’s happening to the St. Louis couple who were forced to defend their home with guns last week when the BLM mob broke down their privacy gate and trespassed on private property and threatened to kill them, their dog, and burn down their house.

"Again, these people are not political figures or celebrities.
"These are average American citizens and they should not be subjected to this type of torment and mob-intimidation.

"What exactly is this mob “protesting” anyway?
How can people be safe in their homes when even the press demagogues them? Defend your home and they will write things like this about you:

"Couple points guns at peaceful protesters in St Louis, US"  "A white couple came out of their house, pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in their neighbourhood."

Why is there no national outcry? Don't expect Hollywood people to condemn all this until they see that it would be fashionable. Have any TV talk shows spoken out against this?  Have CNN or MSNBC  spoken out against the mobs? I think you will see how these media people call the rioters a "merry caravan". I still wait for signs of disgust in civilized America.  TD

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Lessons we can learn if we look back to July 4, 1863

Grant enters Vicksburg

The Hill    "This year’s July 4th celebrations will be different than years past as our country continues to battle through the COVID-19 pandemic. There are some lessons we can learn if we look back to July 4, 1863, to the Vicksburg victory and Abraham Lincoln’s letters on July 13, 1863, after Grant’s victory and on July 14 to General Meade, the victorious general of the Battle of Gettysburg. These two letters have much to teach us about character and leadership which can and should be applied today. 
"On July 4th, 1863, the Union forces were victorious in the Battle of Vicksburg, a crucial turning point in the Civil War. Control of Vicksburg, Miss., meant control of the Mississippi River, which would allow for the transportation of men and supplies. 
"Additionally, Union control of Vicksburg divided the Confederacy in half. Commenting on the importance of Vicksburg for victory in the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had said that “Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.” After several unsuccessful attempts to capture Vicksburg, General Grant commenced a siege of Vicksburg on May 25, 1863, which lasted for six weeks until the Confederate forces, led by General John Pemberton, surrendered on July 4. 
"During the time that Grant was waging war on Vicksburg, the historic Battle of Gettysburg was taking place. Fought for three days, from July 1 to July 3, General George Meade, who had taken control of the Army of the Potomac just three days earlier, defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s forces. " . . .

Updated: CNN slights Mount Rushmore as 'monument of two slaveowners' after extolling its 'majesty' in 2016

First this: Trump's finest speech -- and a press that beclowns itself in boiling hate

. . . "Ted Cruz easily took down this CNN pinhead:

Your network is literally arguing to tear down Mount Rushmore. And claiming that murderous, raping anarchists are a peaceful “street festival.”

And, don't forget, a "merry caravan"

CNN slights Mount Rushmore as 'monument of two slaveowners' after extolling its 'majesty' in 2016   "A CNN reporter on Friday described Mount Rushmore "a monument of two slaveowners" situated on stolen land ahead of President Trump's visit to the national monument.
"Grabien founder and editor Tom Elliot tweeted a clip of the report by correspondent Leyla Santiago in which she discussed Trump's planned remarks.
" 'President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans," she said. "I'm told that, uh, he'll be focusing on the effort to 'tear down our country's history.'"
"In 2016, however, a CNN reporter described Mount Rushmore as a "monument to four great American presidents" while narrating a story about a visit to the monument by then-presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
 "This is our country at it's very best," Sanders said at the time. "What an incredible achievement."
"The unidentified reporter's voice can be heard talking about the "majesty of the moment." . . .

Update: Elaine Krewer posted The American Catholic:

Meanwhile, Insty points out that only 12 years ago (2008) Obama visited Mount Rushmore while on the primary campaign trail and none other than Jim Acosta of CNN pondered whether Obama’s visage would ever appear on the Mountain. To which Obama replied that he wasn’t sure there was enough rock up there to accomodate his large ears. 🙂 In 2016, Bernie Sanders visited Mount Rushmore and declared it a great and wonderful example of American accomplishment. But that, of course, was so four years ago….