CBS News Welched, Vance Soared

  Ed Morrissey – HotAir

"During last night's live blog, I received the same basic message from multiple people: Why couldn't these two be running at the top of their tickets? That reaction came less from a desire to see either be president, but more from an appreciation of the return of the traditional debate, comity, and at several times, mutual graciousness.

"None of that helped Tim Walz, however. And neither did CBS News and its moderators, Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan -- although Lord knows they tried to do their best to rescue the Democrat.

"David Muir and Linsey Davis got a deluge of criticism for interfering in the one presidential debate on ABC News with one-sided "fact-checks," clearly corrupting the process in favor of Kamala Harris. CBS News promised its moderators would not conduct any fact-checking. It took them less than 20 minutes to violate that, interjecting at least twice to contradict J.D. Vance, and then cut off his microphone when he attempted to rebut their "fact check." 

"Nor was that their only attempt to rescue Walz. Throughout the debate, O'Donnell and Brennan would ask Vance to clarify claims and frame context for his one-minute rebuttals, while simply allowing Walz to frame his own rebuttal times. This happened throughout the debate, and it created the exact same three-on-one dynamic that plagued the ABC debate. 

"Plus, the question sets were essentially copied from Muir and Davis, designed to give Walz the most breathing room. After spending a few minutes on Iran, foreign policy largely disappeared from the questions, although both candidates brought it up. We had no questions on China policy, Taiwan, military readiness, or the deficit. Instead, we got child care and "democracy," which Vance turned into a debate on censorship and caught Walz sputtering over it. 

"The moderators chose sides again, and provided yet even more reasons for Republicans to demand new platforms other than media outlets to run these events." . . .

Exclusive: Expert Calls Out VP Debate Moderators’ Climate Lies – PJ Media   . . ."The CBS vice presidential debate moderators, Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan, tried to tie Hurricane Helene to “climate change” and pressured both Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz to endorse government climate action. But “the notion that this is a man-made or -enhanced or -caused weather event is just without a foundation,” Milloy explained." . . .

. . ."Milloy cited an “ironic” article he found from last year saying people were moving to Asheville, NC, which has since been devastated by Helene, “because they thought it would be … safe climate wise. And of course, you know, climate is a ridiculous reason to do anything. They should have been thinking about the weather.” After all, “those mountains get storms,” Milloy pointed out, “it's a flood-prone area. And this time they got a really big one, and no one was ready for it, because I guess they're imagining that emissions are a problem.”. . .

Kevin Sorbo Schools Whoopi: I'm Proof of New Hollywood Blacklist

 Christian Toto (hollywoodintoto.com)  

"Sorbo’s punishment for having the “wrong” political views extends beyond Hollywood, he says."

Let’s hope the “Sister Act” alum doesn’t give up her day job.

 "Levi’s claim, she said, is “more b.s.” The media ran with Goldberg’s framing, suggesting she had “schooled” Levi on the subject.

Kevin Sorbo would like a word with Goldberg.

“Of course being conservative in Hollywood and openly talking about it can get you blacklisted. I am a perfect example of that. My manager and agent said my politics and posts on social media put me at the back of the bus with studios,” Sorbo exclusively told HiT.

"Levi, speaking at a Reclaim America event in Michigan, said coming out as a Donald Trump supporter could be “career suicide.” Goldberg used her “View” perch to allegedly set him straight.

“From the beginning of Hollywood, it’s always been a very right-leaning town, but I know you don’t know much about the Hollywood history, so let me school you…

“We are, like America is, we’re a mixed bunch. And sometime it may seem like there’s more Democrats and sometimes it seems like there’s more Republicans. But the truth of the matter is, very few people seem to bite it because they’re Republican.”

"Levi’s claim, she said, is “more b.s.” The media ran with Goldberg’s framing, suggesting she had “schooled” Levi on the subject.

"Kevin Sorbo would like a word with Goldberg.

" 'Of course being conservative in Hollywood and openly talking about it can get you blacklisted. I am a perfect example of that. My manager and agent said my politics and posts on social media put me at the back of the bus with studios,” Sorbo exclusively told HiT.

Sorbo didn’t quit acting after the industry cast him aside. He formed SorboStudios.com and began making faith-friendly, uplifting movies on his terms. Think “Let There Be Light” and “Miracle in East Texas.”. . .  Video

The Democrats’ Idea of a Regular Guy

  Ann Coulter

   Considering that Harris’ entire political career has consisted of being an unqualified token minority, it’s only fitting that her running mate is an unqualified token white guy.

"To balance out her being a DEI hire, Kamala Harris needed a regular white guy as her running mate. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party doesn’t have any of those, so Harris chose Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota. At the debate this week, the main function Walz served was to remind us that some white men are mediocre.    The media have been doing their level best to convince us that Walz is a salt-of-the-earth, white male, Trump-voting archetype.

"This is a man who was so terrified of a virus that is less dangerous than the flu to 70% of the population, that he ordered his entire state locked-down, masked-up and unschooled for a solid year. Walz’s COVID restrictions continued long after even blockheads had figured out that the lockdowns accomplished nothing beyond destroying businesses, lives and children’s developing brains, dragging on through at least three different styles of useless paper face masks.

"Hoping to distract from his party’s hatred of working-class white men, Walz incessantly boasts that he’s a “unionman,” as if he’s Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront.” But he wasn’t a coal miner, a truck driver or steelworker. He was a teacher, meaning he spent up to eight hours a day in a comfortable, temperature-controlled classroom, couldn’t be fired and got summers off.

"Walz obviously knows what an unimpressive figure he cuts, otherwise, he wouldn’t be constantly telling petty, image-boosting lies about himself.

"He has, for example, come up with a million different ways of implying he served in combat in Afghanistan. In 2004, he held a sign for John Kerry that said, “Enduring Freedom Veterans for Kerry.” Similarly, in 2006, his congressional campaign literature described him as an “Operation Enduring Freedom veteran.” . . .

What Joe Biden Thinks of Latest Israel Attack Is Really Concerning

Sarah Arnold (townhall.com)

"According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu kept its planned attack under wraps, fearing the Biden-Harris Administration would interfere." As Obama!

"The day after Iran attacked Israel by launching 180 ballistic missiles into the Jewish state, President Joe Biden urged Israel not to retaliate and escalate the war further. 

“ 'The answer is no,” Biden said on Wednesday when asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews if he supports Israel potentially carrying out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. 

“All seven of us agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond proportionally,” Biden said, referring to Group of Seven (G7) allies. His comments come as the United States suggests it will roll out new sanctions against Iran over its missile attack on Israel.

"The president said he would be speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “relatively soon” following Iran’s attack, adding that the U.S. is offering advice to Israel offices on how to respond to the terrorist country’s strike. Meanwhile, U.S. Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned Iran that it will face “severe consequences” for its attack. 

“ 'We are now going to look at what the appropriate next steps are to secure, first and foremost, American interests, and then to promote stability to the maximum extent possible as we go forward,” Sullivan said Tuesday, although those “steps” are unclear. 

"Last week, Israel staged a surprise attack and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by launching an airstrike on the terrorist group’s headquarters in Lebanon." . . . 

Report: Biden ‘Stung’ That Democrats, Harris Have Forgotten About Him

 Mary Chastain (legalinsurrection.com)  "Biden, you served their purpose and now you’re nothing to them. This shouldn’t shock anyone."

Could it have helped to see all his speeches had to be seen as calls for the death of Donald Trump. TD

"People close to President Joe Biden told NBC News that the president has been complaining about Democrats and VP Kamala Harris not mentioning him or bringing up his supposed accomplishments.

"What did he expect? They kicked him out, which I personally feel was the plan all along when he announced Harris as his 2020 VP pick:

Biden has noted at times that Vice President Kamala Harris, who took his place at the top of the Democratic ticket in July, hasn’t been mentioning him in her campaign speeches lately, including when she talks about an economy he believes his policies set on a positive trajectory, these people said.

And he was particularly stung by one of the recent notable times when she did talk about him — during this month’s debate with former President Donald Trump, three of the people familiar with his comments said.

“Clearly, I am not Joe Biden,” Harris said at the time, adding: “And I am certainly not Donald Trump. And what I do offer is a new generation of leadership for our country.” She made the remark in response to Trump’s contention that “she is Biden” as he tried to make the case that Harris’ and the president’s economic policies are no different." . . .

 . . ." Others let the mask slip, too: . . .

• Newsom ‘Told to Say’ Pushing Out Biden for Harris was a ‘Very Open Process’
• Hillary Clinton Found it ‘Exciting’ When Joe Biden Dropped Out
• Report: Top Democrat Party Operatives Set Up Biden to Fail at Debate to Force Him Out of Race

Walz Gives Worst Debate Performance: ‘I’ve Become Friends With School Shooters’

 Mary Chastain (legalinsurrection.com)

"I didn’t watch the VP debate because, well, uh, I was sick. That’s it.

But nowadays, you don’t need to, thanks to social media. You get it all!

I didn’t have to watch it to know that Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz gave the worst debate performance in history. In contrast, Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance shined.

Like, what?! Phrasing, dude: “I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve become friends with school shooters. I’ve seen it.”

PHRASING.

"Can you believe the moderators brought up the fact that Walz was not in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre?

"He “misspoke” and he’s a “knucklehead.”

"In other words, you lied. Then Walz lied again by doubling down on it." . . .

Babylon Bee Sues California Over 'Deepfake' Laws, Crackdown on Parody and Satire

 RTM (resistthemainstream.com)  

"The Bee’s complaint contends that satire and parody are protected under the First Amendment because they trust the American people to think and decide for themselves in the context of political debate." 

Popular satirical website the Babylon Bee has launched a legal offensive against the state of California, challenging newly enacted “deepfake” laws that could potentially muzzle parody and satire.

"The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, takes aim at legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that targets the publication of what the state terms “materially deceptive content.”

"The Daily Wire reported that the legal action comes in response to a series of laws passed by the California legislature, seemingly inspired by a tweet from Governor Newsom suggesting that parody videos should be “illegal.” 

"These new regulations require social media platforms to act as watchdogs, identifying and removing content deemed deceptive or labeling it appropriately.

"Elon Musk punched Newsom back after he took aim at a parody ad for presidential candidate Kamala Harris the tech mogul had posted." . . .

American Liberty In The Balance

  Issues & Insights 

 "Either way, the Democratic Party is serious about quashing speech that inconveniences its campaign to establish a political power base that cannot be challenged. Liberty is on the ballot this fall, just as it is every time a Democrat runs for office anywhere in this country."

"John Kerry, maybe the most pompous politician of our lifetimes, admits that the First Amendment is an obstacle to the Democrats’ hard-left agenda. It’s a deeply disturbing statement perfectly in line with the party’s irrepressible authoritarian urges.

"At last week’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings of the World Economic Forum, Kerry, a long-time U.S. senator from Massachusetts, secretary of state for four years of the eight-year Obama nightmare, Joe Biden’s climate czar and a failed presidential candidate, acknowledged that his party wants to censor speech that it doesn’t approve of.

“ 'Our First Amendment stands as a major block to the ability to be able to hammer [disinformation] out of existence,” he said. “What we need is to win the ground, win the right to govern by hopefully winning enough votes that you’re free to be able to implement change.”

"This was ominously followed by his warning that “there are some people in our country who prepared to implement change by other means.”

"His party will take that as a reference to Jan. 6. But the rest of us should understand that he’s saying that Democrats can take power the easy way or the hard way – so just turn it over to us in November and we won’t have to be more coercive than we already are.

"Kerry also complained that “it’s really hard to govern today.” This simply means that Democrats are finding that getting their way with policy is more difficult than in the past because the dissenting voices are now being heard on social media and from news sources that don’t believe it’s their job to put Democrats in office and keep them there.

"It’s impossible to watch the video without feeling the chill winds of censorship. Yet there’s no surprise. The political left began to abandon free speech through political correctness, then slowly, as if it had been part of a grand long-term plan, move on to government suppression of speech." . . .

Defeating Hezbollah Will Strengthen the West

  Con Coughlin :: Gatestone Institute 

 The reality, though, is that the group most responsible for causing casualties is Hezbollah which, like its Iranian-backed ally Hamas in Gaza, has no qualms about putting innocent Lebanese civilians in harm's way.

 "The Israeli military campaign against Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists is not just an exercise in safeguarding Israel from suffering further bombardment from tens of thousands of missiles and attack drones.

"An Israeli victory against Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon is vital to guaranteeing the security of the entire Western alliance. It will send a clear signal to Iran -- Hezbollah's paymasters -- that the ayatollahs' unremitting campaign against the West and its allies is ultimately doomed to failure.

"It is certainly a consideration world leaders must take on board as they attempt to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, one that would undoubtedly be to the Iranian-backed terror group's advantage.

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after taking 11 months of continuous rocket fire and fruitless negotiations, rejected the ceasefire idea, presumably out of concern that it would only provide Hamas and Hezbollah with a chance to rearm to attack again, as they have openly vowed to do.

"After the inconclusive war Israel fought against Hezbollah in 2006, the scale of the latest Israeli assault against Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon shows that, this time, the Israelis have no intention of ending their military campaign until Hezbollah is no longer in a position to maintain its relentless assault against northern Israel.

"Hezbollah launched its drone and missile attacks against Israel -- using many munitions supplied by Iran -- indiscriminately attacking Israeli civilian targets, primarily in Israel's north -- just one day after the devastating October 7, 2023 attacks.

"This uncalled for assault has resulted in an estimated 90,000 Israelis being forced to flee their homes, leaving large swathes of northern Israel deserted. Hezbollah has said that those Israelis will not be able to return to their homes, raising concerns that Hezbollah, which had been planning to invade northern Israel, might also be planning to occupy it." . . .

Greg Gutfeld SHREDS Fake News for Ignoring Report on 13,000 Killer Migrants Inside the US - Thanks To Kamala, Democrats

 (Video) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft   "Greg Gutfeld took a blowtorch to the fake news media on Monday’s show for ignoring the report released Friday by ICE revealing Democrats and Kamala Harris have welcomed over 13,000 killers and 15,000 sex abusers into the American homeland.

"Has there ever been another country in world history that has allowed 13,000 killers to walk freely into their country?

"Gutfeld gutted the fake news media for ignoring this critical report that affects every family and every person in the US today.

"Gutfeld, not one to mince words, lambasted the press for intentionally ignoring the facts, despite the source being none other than ICE—Immigration and Customs Enforcement—our own government agency.

"This is not your daddy’s Democrat Party!"

"In a normal, functioning democracy, “Border Czar” Kamala Harris would be removed from the presidential campaign and face criminal charges for endangering the lives of EVERY American.

"As The Gateway Pundit reported on Friday — A recent ICE report has confirmed the devastating consequences of the Biden-Harris regime’s disastrous open border policies.

"According to the report from the Deputy Director of ICE Patrick Lechleitner sent to Congressman Tony Gonzalez, over 662,000 illegal immigrants with criminal histories are currently on ICE’s national docket.

"Even more alarming is that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently tracking over 425,000 illegal immigrants convicted of various crimes, while 226,000 face pending criminal charges, all of whom have been released into the United States under the regime’s lenient immigration enforcement.

"Of that staggering number, over 13,000 illegal immigrants have been convicted of homicide, and more than 15,000 have been convicted of sexual assault.

"Kamala welcomed 13,000 KILLERS into America since she took charge of the border!

Leftists celebrate deaths and destruction in red states after Hurricane Helene

 Leftists celebrate deaths and destruction in red states after Hurricane Helene - Monica Showalter  "Bodies are still being pulled out of the water as North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia try to clean up after the devastating destruction of Hurricane Helene.

"But that hasn't stopped leftists from celebrating the natural disaster, given that the victims died or saw their homes destroyed in states that don't always vote the way they'd like.

"Here's a charmer from the United Kingdom who teaches kids:

Meet Betsy Packard, an instructor at @UKarts_sciences. She appears to celebrate Hurricane Helene destroying cities because some of those towns are Republican.

Does @UKarts_sciences also believe this? Do they condone these messages? pic.twitter.com/BwHwaPAGLH

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 30, 2024

Here We Go... CBS Hacks "Fact-Check" JD Vance — Then Won't Let Him Speak —

 ... Then CUT HIS MIC | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

Here we go…

The far-left CBS hacks moderating the debate on Tuesday took time to “fact-check” JD Vance on the 20,000 Haitian migrants that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris flew into Springfield, Ohio in the past three years.

Senator Vance then interrupted and corrected Margaret Brennan about the Biden plan to fly in illegals to American cities.

That’s when CBS cut his mic!

They wouldn’t let him speak!

Wow!