Dems v. Trump: commentaries

That’s what’s happened to the Democrats. The Iowa caucus disaster is one symptom. The failed impeachment of Trump another. The stable of unstable Democrat candidates yet another. Jonathan F. Keiler

Bumbling Biden and the Democrat Clown Show

After Three Years of Hate, the Dems Have Lost It  . . . "Often forgotten is Big Brother’s antagonist, Emmanuel Goldstein.  He is the subject of a daily “two minutes hate,” which is where the novel opens.  The “two minutes hate” is part of Oceania’s political regimen, required of all citizens. It’s not clear at all in the novel that Goldstein is real, or just an invention of regime propaganda, yet it doesn’t matter.  The two minutes hate is designed to deflect the population’s anger and fear away from the regime to this supposed enemy of the people.

"It’s a sick regime, which is the point of the story." . . .  
Jonathan F. Keiler

Trump is Moby Dick, the Democrats are Captain Ahab  
. . . "The experience traumatized Ahab. Even Moby Dick's color grated on Ahab's mind. To him, the color white symbolized nobility and goodness while the whale itself was the embodiment of evil. Hate took over Ahab, blotting out reason and common sense. When he sets out on his final voyage from Nantucket on the Pequod, making a profitable haul for the ship's owners was not his priority. killing Moby Dick and boiling his blubber into oil was. " . . .

The Facts About Trump That Are Deadly For Democrats
"The Democrats didn’t like President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address because he highlighted data, such as the strong economy and record employment under his watch, they’d rather voters didn’t know. But those points were just a start. There’s much more about Trump that his opponents want to hide from the public." . . .



While Democrats are duking it out, Trump is quietly breaking records

Big Data from New Hampshire:

✅ 52,559 Tickets
✅ 24,732 Voters Identified (41% From NH)
✅ 17% Didn’t Vote in 2016
✅ 25.4% Democrats
Thank You New Hampshire. Data Gold!
— Brad Parscale - Text TRUMP to 88022 (@parscale) February 11, 2020

 But never forget Hillary's victory celebration in 2016. As Abraham Lincoln told a bragging general, "...the hen never cackles until she has laid her egg":

Trump Camp Dismisses Sanders, Homes In on Bloomberg  . . . "The damage, however, had already been done. On a day filled with speculative reporting before election results came in, one-two punches from Trump and Sanders at Bloomberg helped drive news coverage and the national conversation at the very moment the businessman’s candidacy was on the rise.
"By Tuesday night, CNN was running an op-ed arguing that Bloomberg’s caught-on-tape comments about stop-and-frisk should disqualify him from the nomination and Democratic fears were growing over their chance of botching the election and failing to force Trump from office." . . .

It seems Uncle Joe is circling the drain

Image by Dianny of Patriot Retort

I'd miss Joe; the Democrat primaries without Joe would be like Gene Autry without Pat Buttram; Hopalong Cassidy without "California"; Abbott without Costello. TD

Joe Biden Delivers Gaffe-Ridden, Defiant Message After New Hampshire Blowout . . . "Biden delivered his remarks shortly after polls closed in New Hampshire, where his campaign cratered. Although the results have yet to be finalized, the former vice president was firmly in fifth place—garnering only eight percent of the vote with more than 75 percent of precincts reporting.
"The poor showing all but ensures Biden will not receive any delegates from the state, even though his campaign and an affiliated Super PAC spent heavily in the closing in a last ditch effort to avoid disaster." . . .

Nice guy Joe Biden should retire from presidential race  "Joe Biden is done. He just doesn’t know it yet. He seems like a nice guy; it would be far nicer if someone told him.

"Why is the former vice president about to skid off the campaign trail? Because his behavior is becoming ever more peculiar, his efforts to raise money and reach voters (the widely mocked “No Malarkey” bus tour) are failing and because there is a new moderate in the race – Mike Bloomberg – who is likely to clean his clock, to use the kind of expression Biden would love." . . .

. . . "As voters in South Carolina and elsewhere see more of Biden, and contemplate an alternative moderate candidate in the well-financed Bloomberg, they will almost certainly decide that Obama’s former sidekick is not their man. Someone should tell him; kinder to nudge him out of the race now than to have him humiliated down the road." . . .

What's with Joe's bromance with Obama?   ‘This guy’s not a Barack Obama’: Joe Biden sharpens attacks on Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire
. . . “ 'I do not believe we’re a party at risk if I’m the nominee,” Biden told voters in Manchester. “I do believe we’re a party at risk if we nominate someone who has never held a higher office than the mayor of South Bend, Indiana.' ” . . .

Paul Ryan says Biden likely won't get Democratic nomination
Joe Biden the last time Ryan tangled with him in 2012:

Not just hugs: Biden swam naked in front of female Secret Service agents, walked around residence without a stitch  . . . "And according to other reports, Biden didn’t just drop his clothes to take a swim but other places in the vice president’s residence as well.
According to a Nov. 14, 2017 article by Cassandra Fairbanks of Big League Politics, Biden would frequently walk around the residence naked in the presence of female agents paid to protect him.
“ 'I mean, Stark naked… Weinstein level stuff,” a former Secret Service agent, who was not named, was quoted as saying." . . .

Nudists Look At Joe Biden And Like What They See.  Looks like they have their candidate.

NYPD Sergeants Union ‘Declaring War’ on de Blasio: ‘We Do Not Respect You’

Legal Insurrection

“NYPD cops have been assassinated because of you. This isn’t over, Game on!”

"The NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) tweeted to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio that the cops are “declaring war” on him after a man tried to assassinate two cops.

"Robert Williams faces charges of attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and resisting arrest. Williams allegedly injured 41 Precinct Lt. Jose Gautreaux on Saturday night as he sat with another officer in a marked patrol van.

"Williams opened fire on the 41st Precinct on Sunday morning. He injured Officer Paul Stroffolino. Williams only surrendered when he ran out of bullets.

"De Blasio tweeted out praise for the police and scorn for the gunmen. But if you know the history between them it sounds like he said it just because he had to say something. (I listed the topics we previously covered with de Blasio and the NYPD)

"Obviously the union did not fall for it." . . .

President Donald Trump reacted to the shootings with a tweet that criticized New York leadership overall. The SBA agreed with Trump, which likely irritated de Blasio.

Jewish Democrat Dov Hikind booted from Rashida Tlaib event: 'What about your anti-Semitism?'

Mr. Hikind, who is Jewish, then yells at Ms. Tlaib, “What about your anti-Semitism? What about your blood libel against Israel?”

Washington Times

"Former Democratic New York state assemblyman Dov Hikind was escorted by police out of an event featuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib after he shouted a question about anti-Semitism.
"Ms. Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, was the guest speaker at an event Saturday at Rutgers University, titled “A Global Crisis: Refugees, Migrants, and Asylum Seekers — Lessons from the Prophet Muhammad,” which was organized by the group Muslims4Peace, Fox News reported Monday.
"Mr. Hikind tweeted a video of the moment when he interrupted Ms. Tlaib’s speech and was immediately manhandled by an attendee and eventually escorted out of the room by police.
"In the clip, Mr. Hikind is able to stand up and say, “What about your—,” before a man comes up from behind and forcefully grabs him.
. . ."University police officers then approach Mr. Hikind and the crowd breaks into a “Rashida” chant. Mr. Hikind continues yelling but is drowned out by the chants as the officers escort him out of the room." . . .

Those 'stuffy' Americans

Charlotte Cushman  "On Saturday, February 8, 2020,  Jennifer Lopez defended the recent Super Bowl halftime performance with Shakira which has been criticized for being sexually inappropriate. Here is her defense: “a celebration of women and the Latino culture.”
      “ 'The message of standing up for yourself, being a women -- that’s what I want to pass on to little girls -- everything about you -- be proud of it,” she said. “I’m very proud of the performance that night.”

Take your child to work day.

     "I would like to know what she was standing up for that night and what exactly she wants to pass on to little girls.  Does being a woman mean being a stripper, grabbing your crotch, and spreading your legs to an audience? That is standing up for oneself as a woman? Is the message to little girls that the essence of being female is their vagina?  Imagine the uproar if men had the same message about their intimate body part.
     "There has been some discussion about this issue on Facebook. Americans have been called “stuffy” and “white centrist” for criticizing the show.  One person said that we still have a long way to go in the acceptance of different cultures. Lopez said it is a celebration of the Latino culture.
     "I don’t buy the “Well, it is just their culture so we should accept it” argument.  That is multiculturalism, which holds that all cultures are equal.  I don’t agree. Some cultures are better than others, some are worse. Some are wicked:  Some cultures kill homosexuals, some chop off heads, some treat women as less than human.  Are we to regard those cultures as equal to ours? 
     "I resent the idea that we, Americans, are to bend over backwards to understand other cultures that are coming into our country, but they don’t have to understand us.  How about some understanding and sensitivity towards our culture? Sex is a value in our culture (or it was). Taking the sacred act of sex, and dragging it through the muck is offensive to people who value sex, but those of us who find aberrant sexual behavior offensive are not supposed to complain, and are accused of being white-centric and stuffy. 
     "Gyrating one’s groin in public in order to imitate the sex act is not okay when done by anyone of any sex in any culture. If you want a civilized society where men and women respect each other as humans with brains, instead of just groins, then it is time to re-evaluate those behaviors no matter what the culture of the participants.
     "A culture doesn’t deteriorate overnight, it happens step by step.  What was considered outrageous years ago, is considered normal today because the people who objected didn’t say anything.  As time goes on things continue to spiral downwards until you have an immoral culture.  That is happening to us.  Multiculturalism has paved the way for Americans to back away from sticking up for western culture."
Charlotte Cushman is a Montessori educator and authored Montessori: Why It Matters for Your Child’s Success and Happiness and Your Life Belongs to You.  She has been involved in the study of Ayn Rand’s philosophy since 1970.

Remember this from 2017: Bernie Sanders to Traditional Christians: Your Beliefs Are Indefensibly Hateful and Insulting, and Not What This Country Is Supposed to Be About

The Gospel Coalition     "An exchange between Senator Bernie Sanders and the potential deputy White House budget director, Russell Vought, who is an evangelical Christian.

. . . Vought: Absolutely not, Senator. I’m a Christian, and I believe in a Christian set of principles based on my faith. That post, as I stated in the questionnaire to this committee, was to defend my alma mater, Wheaton College, a Christian school that has a statement of faith that includes the centrality of Jesus Christ for salvation, and . . .Sanders: I apologize. Forgive me, we just don’t have a lot of time. Do you believe people in the Muslim religion stand condemned? Is that your view?Vought: Again, Senator, I’m a Christian, and I wrote that piece in accordance with the statement of faith at Wheaton College . . .Sanders: I understand that. I don’t know how many Muslims there are in America. Maybe a couple million. Are you suggesting that all those people stand condemned? What about Jews? Do they stand condemned too?Vought: Senator, I’m a Christian . . .Sanders: I understand you are a Christian! But this country are made of people who are not just — I understand that Christianity is the majority religion, but there are other people of different religions in this country and around the world. In your judgment, do you think that people who are not Christians are going to be condemned?

. . . " Article VI of the US Constitution forbids what Bernie Sanders is doing, declaring that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.' ” . . .

Democrats failed the debate question on Qassem Soleimani

Washington Examiner  "At the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday, Democrats failed when questioned on whether they would have authorized the U.S. military strike that killed Qassem Soleimani.

"Soleimani, commander of the covert action arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in a January U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. President Trump authorized that strike in response to Soleimani's efforts to organize attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq and the broader Middle East, and in the context of the Iranian general's historic role in killing hundreds of U.S. soldiers during the Iraq War.

"But as I say, Democrats were unconvincing".: . . .

. . . "Take just two examples: Russia's 2018 nerve agent assassination attempt on British soil, and Iran's unprovoked 2011 effort to blow up the Saudi ambassador as he dined in a Washington restaurant. Did Vladimir Putin and Qassem Soleimani authorize those actions because the United States had killed someone just before? No, they did so because they believed they could get away with it.

"That speaks to the key point: Effective counterterrorism and the broader stability of international order do not rest on the back of nice rules and polite discussions at the United Nations. They rest on the balancing beam of deterrence and destruction — on nations knowing that they will be held to account for what they do to America, our allies, or to innocent peoples. Absent our ability to position a credible threat at the heart of their calculation, our enemies will try to get away with as much mayhem as possible.

"Dear Democratic 2020 candidates, please stop pretending you have all the answers and that Trump is simply stupid."

If only Soleimani had waited till Democrats ran the government again, he'd still be doing what he does. TD

Elizabeth Warren Vows to Boycott Pro-Israel Conference Obama Attended  . . . "But last year, almost every single Democratic Party candidate for president, including Warren, skipped the AIPAC conference, except for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) met with AIPAC activists in her Senate office but declined to attend the policy conference itself." . . .

Buttigieg Doubles Down: No Jail Time for Heroin, Meth Possession  Video

. . . "The Buttigieg plan would potentially free 74,000 drug offenders from federal prison, nearly 100 percent of whom are drug traffickers with links to international criminal cartels. Those accused of drug trafficking often plead down to drug possession to secure lesser sentences." . . .

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The Once and Future Scandal

When Adam Schiff’s pernicious role in jump-starting the impeachment is finally fully known, he will likely be revealed as the prime schemer, along with minor Obama officials buried within the Trump National Security Council, dreaming up the entire Ukraine caper of the “whistleblower.”

Cartoons by Tony Branco

Victor Davis Hanson  "Now that the four-and-a-half-month-long Ukraine impeachment bookend to the 22-month Mueller charade is over, it clearly accomplished nothing other than substantially raising the polls of both Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The public was reminded that Representative Gerald Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are every bit as childish, peevish, and absurd as Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
"So, we are now back to the existential issue of the entire Trump phenomenon: to what degree did the Hillary Clinton campaign collude with high-ranking Obama officials, and the top echelons of the FBI, CIA, and the national intelligence apparatus, to surveil, defame, and hope to derail Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign by unlawful means?

Who in the federal government then continued Clinton’s efforts after the 2016 election to disrupt and indeed attempt to destroy the Trump transition and presidency?
"Eventually, someone will sort out whether that post-election effort on the part of federal officials to abort the Trump presidency, abetted by the media and #TheResistance, was a simple follow-up to the Clinton-DNC-Perkins Coe-Fusion GPS collusion against candidate Trump—or a sick preemptive attempt of the administrative state to smear Trump as a “Russian asset” because of their worries about the exposure of their own prior criminality and Trump’s iconoclastic agenda.
"But for now, the following statements are irrefutable."
"Donald Trump, in concrete ways, has been far harder on Russia than was the “reset” Obama presidency, and far more helpful to Ukraine than Team Obama ever was. Trump armed the Ukrainians. He upped sanctions against Russia. He ordered lethal retaliation against Russian mercenaries in Syria. He vastly increased U.S. oil and gas production to Russia’s detriment. He jawboned Germany about its fuel dependence on Moscow. He coerced NATO to spend more on defense. He got out of an asymmetrical missile treaty with Russia. He is rebuilding the U.S. military." . . .

Hollywood’s soapboxing drags Oscars to all-time low ratings. Oh, and remember, Free Tibet!

NY Post

And many took issue with the soapbox-esque acceptance speeches given by actors including Pitt, who critiqued the Trump impeachment proceedings, and Phoenix, who used his 45 seconds to preach the virtues of veganism.

"The biggest flop of the award show season? The award show itself.
"The Oscars made history for the smallest audience the show has ever received after a night of predictable wins and polarizing acceptance speeches.
"About 23.6 million people watched the 92nd installment of the show, which showered Bong Joon Ho with awards including Best Director and Best Picture for his widely acclaimed social horror film “Parasite.”
"And while it was the most-watched show of the awards season, even the promise of a hostless show couldn’t hoist up Hollywood’s big night amid repeat wins by actors who already took home Golden Globes, SAGs and BAFTAs." . . .

Ricky Gervais Mocks Joaquin Phoenix Lecturing ‘Everyday, Hard Working People: ‘It Has the Opposite Effect’  . . . "The British actor-comedian was taking stock of Sunday’s Academy Awards, where actors Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, and Josh Gad used their time on stage to pontificate on politics and the environment." . . .

Ratings for Sunday’s Oscars telecast on ABC plummeted to their lowest level ever, drawing about 23.6 million viewers, down a whopping 20 percent from last year, and 11 percent from the previous all-time low.  . . .

Rob Reiner: Dems Have to ‘Punch’ Trump in the Nose, Call Him Fat  Meathead speaks.

Montage: And the Award for Most Obnoxious Oscar Night Political Take Goes To …

Hollywood, spare us self-righteous lectures  . . . "But now we're supposed to believe that Hollywood has something to tell the rest of us about sexual abuse. Thus, Oprah Winfrey took to the stage of the Golden Globes to lecture America about mistreatment of women – even though her association with Weinstein supposedly led at least one young actress to believe Weinstein was unthreatening, a mistake that led to that actress' sexual exploitation at Weinstein's hands.
"Meryl Streep cheered her from the audience, despite calling Weinstein "God" just a few years ago.
"This is Hollywood's unique gift: limitless gall, and a complete lack of morality. Once shamed, Hollywood steps up. But it takes the public to force it to do so. Which is what makes it particularly sickening that Hollywood's stars insist on treating the rest of us as the sinners.
"Here's a bit of advice to Hollywood: Try a little modesty. Spare us the self-righteous lectures. And try setting some standards for yourselves before you tell us all about how we're the barriers between women and respect." . . .

Denzel Washington SHUTS DOWN Every Self-Righteous, Trump-Hating Hollywood Liberal

. . . The same average Americans who voted for Donald Trump because they are sick and tired of the elitist attitude of people like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, etc.
At a roundtable discussion with other actors, Washington told his Hollywood colleagues to get off their high horses.
“…people say: ‘Oh, the difficulty of making a movie.’ I’m like, listen, send your son to Iraq–that’s difficult. It’s just a movie. It’s like, relax. I don’t play that precious nonsense.”
Rather than seeing themselves as entitled to tell the rest of American what to do, Washington said fellow actors should be on their knees thanking Americans for the chance to do what they do. . . .

CPAC Chairman Says He Couldn’t Guarantee Romney’s ‘Physical Safety’ at Conference

National Review  . . . This year, I would actually be afraid for his physical safety, people are so mad at him,” CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News’s Full Court Press.
"Romney, a Utah Republican, angered members of his party earlier this month when he became the sole Republican to vote to convict President Trump in his impeachment trial.
"“We won’t credential him as a conservative,” Schlapp said Sunday of Romney’s potential presence at CPAC. “I suppose if he wants to come as a non-conservative and debate an issue with us, maybe in the future we would have him come.”
"For some critics, Schlapp’s remarks edged too close to a threat.
“I have not met a more honorable person than Mitt Romney,” said Senator Joe Manchin, one of the Senate’s most moderate Democrats. “It’s hard to believe that we have stooped this low.” 

. . . The newfound distaste of many conservatives and Republicans for Romney is a far cry from just eight years ago when the party elected him as its standard-bearer to take on President Barack Obama in the presidential election."Romney said his vote in favor of removing Trump from office was based on his integrity and his faith." . . .

 Lets test this man's 'Faith" and integrity with these flip-flops recorded by Politifact
"On abortion -- Full Flop. From "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country" to "I am firmly pro-life."
"On signing a no-tax pledge -- Full Flop. As a gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts, he refused to sign a pledge that he would not seek tax increases. As a presidential candidate, he signed it.
"On support for Ronald Reagan's policies -- Full Flop. As a Senate candidate in Massachusetts, he distanced himself from Reagan. As a presidential candidate, he's

embraced the Gipper.
"On whether humans contribute to global warming -- Half Flip. He said be believed humans contribute to climate change, but then hedged.
"On gun policy -- Half Flip. Romney’s downplayed his signing of an assault weapons ban as governor in 2004, but it’s not clear that his policies have shifted as much as his rhetoric has.
"On the economic stimulus -- Half Flip. Romney supported having a stimulus, but criticized the specific program Obama and congressional Democrats enacted.
"On the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) -- No Flip. Romney’s view has been consistent -- TARP was necessary, but some of its operational aspects were bungled.
"On support for gay marriage -- No Flip. Romney expressed some relatively liberal positions on gay rights while campaigning for senator in 1994, but he never went as far as backing same-sex marriage."  . . .

Name of witness against MS-13 gang given to defense attorneys because of new bail reform law. That witness was just beaten to death. (UPDATE)

The Blaze  "UPDATE, 10:20 a.m. Friday: A new report indicates defense attorneys for the MS-13 gang members said they never told their clients the name of the witness set to testify against them who was found beaten to death Sunday.

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"Original story below
"Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez tried to protect two boys being threatened by members of the notoriously murderous MS-13 gang on Long Island in October 2018, officials told the New York Times.
"In response to him standing up for the kids, the gang members repeatedly stabbed Rodriguez and hit him in the head with a bat, the paper said. Nine members of the MS-13 gang were arrested in connection with the attack, WNBC-TV reported.

"An agreement to testify

"Nevertheless, Rodriguez agreed to testify against the gang members charged with assault and witness intimidation as a result of the attack, officials told the Times." . . .

Video: A black conservative pays tribute to Rush Limbaugh

Lloyd Marcus  "Rush Limbaugh announced that he has advanced cancer. The American left and their fake news media minions went ballistic over Trump rightfully awarding the conservative talk radio icon the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
"Leftist hater Whoopi Goldberg said she thought the award is given to “people who have actually done something.” Other deranged leftists said Trump was out-of-order presenting the award to a mere radio host. These same progressives celebrated Obama presenting the award to mere actors, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks.
"As expected, Democrats and fake news media chimed in with their standard baseless accusation that all conservatives and Republicans are racist. They absurdly claim Rush is a racist which makes Trump a racist for honoring him. My response is blah, blah, blah.

"Please watch this 2 minute video in which I defend and express my respect and gratitude to Rush Limbaugh, a truly great American.  Please share it." . . .

Rush Limbaugh's True Contribution  . . . "We realized that our beliefs were shared by many and that we had power.  Rush was the Voice of America broadcasting through the Iron Curtain.  Like the prisoners of the Iron Curtain, we needed these broadcasts for more than mere information.  We needed to know that our fellow prisoners knew the truth also.  The liberating and unifying effect of these broadcasts sometimes translated into election results that we never dreamed possible.  The unity that Rush provided helped stop some of the worst Clinton programs and gave us the momentum that resulted in the historic congressional elections of 1994 that liberated Congress for the first time in four decades.  There is nothing so dangerous to a totalitarian as a unified people that know they are not alone." . . .   Visit Rush's site