Democrats on display in Nevada

Not a single person on the stage is a leader or a statesman.  Without exception, they are small people, and that's true with or without standing on boxes.  There's something almost tragic about the fact that the essence of the Democrat Party — the oldest continuously existing political party in the world — has been reduced to these six uninspiring, unqualified people.  Andrea Widburg

 Maybe those candidates who trashed Bloomberg should count on his money helping them out after Mike quits the race.

The Bloom Is Off  "Money can’t buy Bloomberg an effective debate performance."

The Democrats' personalities were exposed in Nevada, and it wasn't pretty

"Wednesday night's Democrat debate in Nevada allowed for a sharp focus on the candidates' personalities.  It wasn't pretty.  They were the six unappealing dwarfs — Supercilious, Shrill, Angry, Confused, Smug...and that unpleasant nameless something that is Klobuchar.
"This was Elizabeth Warren's debate, for she aggressively dominated the available airtime.  As the debate progressed, the other candidates fell silent when she spoke out of instinctive deference.  With her hoarse voice and scolding manner, she was every mean old lady that children learn to fear.
" 'Given that Bloomberg was the biggest threat to the "old-timers," Warren stood out for landing the sharpest blows against him.  The debate had barely started when she said one candidate is a "billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians and, no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump, I'm talking about Mayor Bloomberg.' " . . .

The Democrat debate, a bonfire of their vanities

Trump's rallies are joyous events attended by thousands and thousands of happy people.  These Democrat candidates have all campaigned as if the end were near.  They are mad that Obama's "managed decline" has been upended by this president.

 Why do they think Canadians and Brits come here for medical care if they can afford it?  Because American doctors are finding all sorts of ways to circumvent the disaster that was Obamacare.

My Walk on the Wild Side – Attending a Bernie Sanders Rally  . . . "Trump is a racist, sexist, homophobe. (So is Michael Bloomberg based on recent revelations, but Bernie hasn’t gone there, yet.) America is a racist country through and through, he told the raucous throngs. The solutions are the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. As predictable as sunrise and sunset." . . .
So very much more on this subject in the Feb 20 American Thinker

In Nevada Debate, Bloomberg Flops as Bernie Skates Through  . . . "Less than 30 minutes into the Democratic debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, it was more reasonable to ask why Bloomberg doesn’t drop out and endorse one of the three relative moderates in the race. The billionaire and former New York mayor emerged from his first presidential-primary debate badly wounded. He did not appear at all to be the man who could beat Sanders in a head-to-head race." . . .

Knives Out: A Glorious Wrestlemania of a Democratic Debate

"Early on, political consultant Mike Murphy labeled the debate “a six way tornado of long-repressed rage, fear and desperation.” For Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and maybe even Joe Biden, the end is near. A lot of these candidates, who would be allies under different circumstances, now can barely stand to be on the same stage with one another."

“It’s Called Communism!” – BOOM! – Bloomberg Calls Out Bernie Sanders the Communist at Dem Debate (Video)
"Their plan for America is to destroy the economy and open the borders."

Life in California

Taking Property for Fun and Profit

Even better, the Times noted that “private property rights are a bedrock American value, and eminent domain has long been deeply unpopular.” If a newspaper editorial board with a liberal editorial slant thinks this policy goes too far, you can be sure that it goes much too far.

 Speak Out Against The Latest Ninth Circuit Activist Judge.

. . . "In the Ninth Circuit federal court, aka the “Abuse of Discretion” bench, almighty Jon Steven Tigar (an Obama appointee *SHOCK!*) shot down the Trump Admin’s Third Country Rule. Your highness did this In overwhelming deference to Central American illegal immigrants over and above American citizens (who pay Tigar’s salary, btw)." . . .

Trump speaks to farmers and rural stakeholders on water issues in Bakersfield, CA

From the Caliphate to California, doing what Democrats won't do. But this all won't sit well with Joy Behar and, well, the people on the coast from LA to the Bay. The Tunnel Dweller

Tony Branco

Trump brings battered, belittled American farmers to the front of the stage
President Trump brings razor sharp instincts to the political picture, and nowhere was it more obvious than in his appearance in Bakersfield, California, signing a bill to clean up the junk-science federal "research" on water for the parched Central Valley, and better still, ordering the feds to give California's Central Valley farmers the water for their farms that they already paid for. 

According to Politico:

“What they're doing to your state is a disgrace," Trump said. "After decades of failure and delays in ensuring critical water rights for the people of the state, we are determined to finally get your problems solved."

The official water "record of decision" was signed Wednesday, outlining endangered species rules for California's main water hub. Central Valley politicians have railed for years against water restrictions intended to help salmon and smelt that inhabit the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and Delta further north.

"It came at a time when a tape came out of Democratic standard-bearer Michael Bloomberg belittling American farmers as not having much "grey matter" and along with a smarmy claim that "I could teach everyone in this room how to farm." Really, Mike?

"The video of Trump's retort, honoring the farmers, and getting the farmers' roaring support in return, was a thing of beauty: watch the video to see why Trump had a signing table onstsge.

. . . 

"Same people Mike Bloomberg wrote off as hopeless simpletons. And all real, authentic as possible, not the fake characters planted in audiences at Democratic rallies.

"Their presence not only added some serious thrust to Trump's argument for being fair to farmers -- which California hasn't been - it also elevates Trump, who now stands as a champion of working class America, stealing the left's thunder.

"If there's any question as to whether Trump would win reelection, this appearance put such a notion out of its misery. This was exactly why Trump always wins." . . . 

"Listen: first you poke a hole in the ground, then you stick in a seed, see...It's easy!"

The Farm Belt and the Borsch Belt relate to President Trump.  "If you don’t understand the Borscht Belt, you’ll never understand Donald Trump." In the Celebrity Belt, not so much.

As is manifest from Trump’s yuuuuge crowds from Alabama to Iowa to everywhere else he goes, one does not have to be from 1950s Borscht Belt New York or of Orthodox Jewish orientation to “get” him. All it takes is an open mind and a sense of humor from a time in the not-so-distant past when people could joke about things and could say ridiculous and absurd things without being taken so literally and without being hunted down by the PC police.

Fox Has Been “More Fair”: Why Bernie’s Team Has Had It With MSNBC

Joy Reid hosted a body-language expert who said Sanders’s posture revealed that he was “lying” about a recent dispute with Elizabeth Warren.

Outline  (Posted just before the Feb 19th debate.)   "Faiz Shakir had seen enough. As summer turned to fall, and the 2020 Democratic presidential race entered the stretch run before the first caucuses and primaries, Shakir, who manages Bernie Sanders’s campaign, approached MSNBC president Phil Griffin to discuss his concerns with the network’s treatment of the Vermont senator’s second White House bid. “We watched a ton of terrible coverage occurring and we thought we’d at least try to address it,” he recalled.

For months, the campaign bristled at slights from MSNBC’s stable of hosts and commentators. Jason Johnson, an MSNBC contributor, predicted in January 2019 that Sanders would drop out by August, and network analyst Mimi Rocah said in July that Sanders made her “skin crawl.” On-screen graphics have omitted Sanders and misrepresented his poll numbers, a trend that inspired a sendup from the Onion.

“ 'It’s been a struggle to change the tone and the tenor of the coverage that we receive,” Shakir said in an interview. “They’ve been among the last to acknowledge that Bernie Sanders’s path to the nomination is real, and even when it’s become real, they frequently discount it.” (A study from progressive magazine In These Times buttresses Shakir’s critique). Sanders also attended the off-the-record discussion with Griffin; an MSNBC spokesperson said the network has hosted similar meetings with other Democratic candidates. Shakir said the 30 Rock chat was “open” and “cordial,” but now, months later, he’s “not sure it really changed anything' ”.  More...

Joy Behar Brings Holocaust Survivor into Border Debate, It Backfires Almost Instantly

The Western Journal  ‘The View” co-host Joy Behar attempted to compare the horrors of the Holocaust to the detention of migrants at America’s southern border, but it didn’t quite go as she hoped.
"The ABC talk show welcomed Holocaust survivors Millie and Mikhl Baran to honor Holocaust Memorial Day last month.
"The couple appeared with their two adult daughters to share their experiences and showcase an inspirational video about their lives together.
"The video, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, depicts the couple’s journey to America after World War II. Like so many others, the Barans arrived in this country with no money and little knowledge of the English language. They spent their lives teaching children Jewish customs and sharing stories of their time in Germany.
"The Barans said they hoped their legacy would show future generations the importance of kindness and prayed their story would help ensure the Holocaust never happens again." . . . 

. . . This isn’t the first time those on the left have likened the president’s policies to those of the Nazis, but whether it’s New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Joy Behar, this overused talking point doesn’t become any more accurate.Those waiting or detained at the southern border were not taken from their homes against their will, nor are they being executed.

Why don't "reputable journalists" leave CNN and MSNBC?

MSNBC’s Chuck Todd blasted for ‘shoddy journalism’ ahead of Dem debate . . . "Todd is being criticized for failing to ask the president of liberal advocacy group Center for American Progress about a New York Times bombshell report that 2020 Democratic hopeful Mike Bloomberg avoided critical coverage from the group after giving them money.
"“It appears the left is following the Golden Rule -- the one with the gold makes all the rules," Media Research Center vice president Dan Gainor told Fox News. "It's shoddy journalism to let them get away with this.”
"The New York Times published a feature on Saturday detailing how Bloomberg has built a powerful army of allies through philanthropic spending. According to the report,  Bloomberg’s donations put institutions in a position where they are afraid to criticize the former New York City mayor over fears of jeopardizing future financial support.
. . . 
"The report’s author, Yasmine Taeb, told the Times she was instructed to alter or remove the chapter that was harmful to Bloomberg.
“She said she found it ‘disconcerting’ to be asked to remove the chapter ‘because of how it was going to be perceived by Mayor Bloomberg,’” the Times reported, noting that group disputed Taeb’s account, while “three people with direct knowledge of the situation said Mr. Bloomberg was a factor.” . . .

MSNBC's Chuck Todd uses 'journalistic sleights of hand' to insult Trump, Sanders voters, critics say

"If Chuck Todd's wondering why Trump voters don't trust the mainstream media, one reason might be they don't like supposedly impartial reporters insinuating the real reason they support the President is because they 'want to be lied to' and comparing the Bible to 'fairy tales,'" Trump campaign deputy director of communications Zach Parkinson wrote.

"Honey, We Molested The Kids!"

And now the BSA has been whiplashed into bankruptcy by liberals demanding, on one hand, that the scouts allow gays to be troop leaders and, on the other hand, filing lawsuits accusing the scouts of not taking strong enough measures to prevent gay troop leaders from molesting boys.

Ann Coulter  "I wonder if any liberals are re-thinking their insistence that the Boy Scouts allow gay men to take 13-year-old boys on overnight camping trips.

HEADLINE: Boy Scouts Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the Face of Thousands of Child Abuse Allegations

"The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have long been on the left’s hate list. Any organization that has the temerity to train young men in the virtues of integrity, patriotism and self-reliance is putting itself on the fighting side of liberals!
"At the 2000 Democratic National Convention, a little group of Boy Scouts took the stage as part of the opening ceremony -- and were promptly booed by the delegates.
"For decades, the BSA has fended off lawsuits demanding that they embrace the holy trinity of G's: girls, gays and godless atheists. (If only it had occurred to the plaintiffs to start their own organizations! They could have given them names like “The Girl Scouts.”)
"Why would any liberal want to join an organization that was, according to them, sexist,

Bible-thumping and bigoted? They didn’t. The lawsuits were kill shots.
"For the left, what’s not to hate about the Boy Scouts? Their oath is: “On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.”
"Nearly 200 NASA astronauts were Boy Scouts. The great outdoorsman, Teddy Roosevelt, was such a BSA booster than he was made the one and only “Chief Scout Citizen,” a scout for life.
"A Louis Harris & Associates study in 1996 found that men who had been scouts placed a higher value on honesty than those who had not.
 '"But now the lawsuits have killed them. Congratulations, Democrats, The New York Times and corporate America. (I hope all their future employees steal from them, after being raised on “Grand Theft Auto” instead of the Boy Scout oath.)

"From the beginning, BSA has had to deal with child molesters eagerly signing up to go camping with 13-year-old boys in isolated areas away from all observation.

"Within a decade of its 1910 founding, the BSA began keeping internal files on “ineligible” scouting volunteers, known as “the perversion files.”
"Scout leaders were not to be alone with boys and, starting in 1988, all adult applicants were subjected to aggressive background screening. The organization promptly removed any scout leaders based on mere suspicion and alerted law enforcement in about a third of the cases.
"Nonetheless, between 1970 and 1991, up to .04% of Boy Scouts may have been molested. That’s about 2,000 out of several million boys.
"Given all of this, what sort of escaped mental patient would demand that the Boy Scouts admit openly gay scout leaders?
"Yes, we know most gays aren’t child molesters. How could we not? It’s part of our secular catechism, along with the one about most Muslims not being terrorists and most immigrants not being criminals." . . .

REPORT: Attorney General Barr to Quit Over Trump's Tweeting?

PJ Media  "Sources have told the Associated Press that Attorney General William Barr is considering leaving the Justice Department after President Donald Trump "wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases."
"Last week, Attorney General Bill Barr said Trump should stop tweeting about Justice Department matters because his tweets “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Trump essentially ignored Barr and claimed he has the “legal right” to intervene in criminal cases.
"A resignation by Barr would be pretty damaging to Trump, who has experienced a high turnover rate for higher-level positions in his administration. Barr has been a strong advocate of Trump's law-and-order agenda and is also a Trump ally. If he and Trump can't work this issue out, the media and the Democrats would have a field day with it. Barr has reportedly been discussing his issues privately with Trump for weeks, but apparently to no avail.
"Trump acknowledged to the media that he knows his tweets make Barr's job harder, but gave no indication he plans to change course. Trump said that he has “total confidence in my attorney general” but insisted “everybody has the right to speak their mind."
“And I probably wouldn’t have gotten here without social media because I certainly don’t get fair press,” he added."  . . .

BREAKING: Attorney General Barr Responds To Reports On Possible Resignation  
"Barr spokeswoman Kerri Kupec wrote on Twitter: “Addressing Beltway rumors: The Attorney General has no plans to resign.”
"The administration officials said Barr seemed to be sharing his position with advisers in hopes the president would get the message that he should stop weighing in publicly on the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigations.
"Barr had a previously scheduled lunch with the White House counsel Tuesday and was still the attorney general by day’s end — indicating that the president’s moves that day were not enough to push him to resign." . . .

Kent State to Pay Hanoi Jane $83k for May 4 Commemoration Speech; Ohio SOS Wants Her Yanked, Calls It a 'Disgrace'

PJ Media

"That doesn't erase what she did, however, or the betrayal felt by Vietnam veterans who came home damaged, disabled, and despised by their countrymen, in no small part thanks to the constant drumbeat of venom and slander that spewed forth from Fonda and her comrades at the time."

     "It's hard to believe, but May 4, 2020, is the 50th anniversary of the tragic shooting at Kent State University, where Ohio National Guard troops fired on a crowd of students during a massive anti-Vietnam War protest, killing four students and injuring nine.

     "Witnesses, military and law-enforcement experts, historians, and activists are divided on whether the shooting was justified (that's a discussion for another day), but it appears that Kent State is going all-in on pouring salt in the wounds of America's Vietnam veterans.

    "In a move that surprised many in the Northeast Ohio area and beyond, Kent State President Todd Diacon announced that actress, activist, and (former?) communist sympathizer Jane Fonda will be one of the speakers at an anniversary commemoration of the shooting on May 3—and she'll be paid a whopping $83,000 to ostensibly reminisce about her anti-war activism.

    "Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican and veteran, is not having it.

     " 'The 50th anniversary of one of Ohio’s darkest days has the potential to serve as a moment of unity, understanding & healing in a nation that is deeply divided," LaRose wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. "However, Kent State’s decision to pay Jane Fonda $83,000 to speak at their commemoration event does the very opposite."

     "LaRose, who served in the 101st Airborn Division and later as a Green Beret, earning a Bronze Star for his service in Iraq, observed that American service members returning from Vietnam "deserved a much better reception than the one they received. They weren’t the politicians who chose which battle to fight -- they were the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines sent into the battle. And we should say one thing to them: Welcome Home."

     "But that wasn't all. While LaRose says he understands that people can disagree on policy issues, especially matters of war, "What’s not ok is providing aid and comfort to the enemy and willfully serving as a propaganda tool for those engaged in hostilities against the United States."

     " 'And Ms. Fonda did that – the very definition of treason," he added." . . .

"His Arrogancy" the former Mayor Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg Flunks Ag 101. . . "Thirty minutes of research would have informed His Arrogancy that big-time crop farmers -- 2,000 acres or more- -- need to know everything from soil chemistry, to genetic engineering, to global commodities markets, to managerial economics, to GPS interfaces, and drone technology.

Watch out, Mike! Warren's coming after you at the debate!

. . . "As a result, she was so thoroughly owned by former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg during the December Democrat debate that I was surprised when she claimed that socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told her a woman couldn’t win the presidency." . . .  With the flagrant help of a compliant CNN moderator. To wit:. . . MODERATOR: So Sen. Sanders — Sen. Sanders, I do want to be clear here, you’re saying that you never told Sen. Warren that a woman could not win the election?

SANDERS: That is correct.
After Sanders said “that is correct,” the same moderator asked " . . .
[MODERATOR]: Sen. Warren, what did you think when Sen. Sanders told you a woman could not win the election?   (LAUGHTER) . . .

Did you know in 2007, Mike played the role of Mary Poppins?

Bernie Sanders: It Offends Me That Michael Bloomberg Is Trying to Buy the Presidency  Will you still feel that way, Bernie, when you're the candidate and Bloomberg wants to give you money?

Watch as Victor Davis Hanson destroys Bloomberg for his ignorant remarks denigrating the skills and intelligence of farmers

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Thomas Lifson  "Victor Davis Hanson is the perfect person to refute the arrogance of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who denigrated the "gray matter" needed by farmers in now infamous remarks to a group of elitists at Aspen.  Hanson is not only a brilliant historian of ancient Greece and a political commentator with few if any peers, but also a fifth-generation farmer.

"He understands the skills and brainpower needed to be an academic or other elite member of the analytical class, and he understands the skill sets and brainpower needed to be a successful farmer today.  In his mind, there is no contest.

"This is absolutely must-see TV.  I almost stood up and cheered when I saw it." . . .

. . . "When done with Hanson's remarks, stay tuned for Mark Steyn, who follows immediately, also slamming Boomberg's arrogance."

Why South Bend residents are warning America about Pete Buttigieg

“I found it ironic that when he announced his presidential run, he did it in front of Studebaker Building 84, which had sat vacant since 1963,” Hupfer said.“But it was $3.5 million from then-Gov. Mike Pence’s Regional Cities Initiative that made that project go.”

NY Post  SOUTH BEND, Ind. — When residents of this city’s impoverished West Side reflect on Pete Buttigieg’s two terms as mayor, a few things come to mind:

The Rev. Sylvester Williams said the city
had a “record number of homicides” when
 Buttigieg was mayor of South Bend.

"A spike in violent crime, development that largely ignored the African American community and how their only well-lit street is the one that leads to Notre Dame University.

"So how, they wonder, can Buttigieg possibly be trusted to run the country?
“If he’s the next president, I fear for our country. He couldn’t run our city. How can he run the United States?” said Michelle Burger, 42, a stay-at-home mom who lives in South Bend’s impoverished and predominantly black West Side.
“Look at all the crime — he didn’t do anything about it. Look at our quality of life. If he becomes president, the United States will become one big South Bend — a giant sinkhole. We’ll be in a new depression.”
Another West Side resident, Cornish Miller, 62, said of Buttigieg, “Rating him 1 to 10, I’d give him a 2.”
“Buttigieg talked about all the improvements he made, but he hardly made a dent,” said Miller, who works for a military supply company.
“The West Side is the most neglected part of town. The street I live on is the only street around here that has lights. That’s because we’re a gateway to Notre Dame.”
Buttigieg’s young age — 38 — along with his Rust Belt childhood, elite education and moderate liberalism, have drawn comparisons with French President Emmanuel Macron, who was elected in 2017 at age 39.
"On the stump, Buttigieg comes off as cool. . . 

How can this couple visit Muslim countries?  

He's long been "at odds" with the local black community:

. . . "Shortly after taking office, Buttigieg fired the city’s first black police chief, Darryl Boykins, over allegations that Boykins secretly recorded the phone calls of high-ranking white cops suspected of using racist language against him and others.

"From 2012 to 2018, the number of black cops fell by almost half — from 29 to 15, compared to more than 200 whites — and in June, the city was rocked when a white police sergeant shot and killed 54-year-old Eric Logan, who was black, while responding to a report of someone breaking into cars." . . .

Sorry, Pete Buttigieg, but South Bend hasn't prepared you to be president 

. . . "As South Bend's mayor, Buttigieg tackled the surprisingly contentious issue of pet chip scanners within city limits, but that doesn't mean he is prepared now to tackle Iran, Russia, or North Korea. He may have presided over a successful redesign of South Bend's flag — the new one really is an improvement — but that does not qualify Buttigieg to hold the nuclear codes. He may have succeeded in making the local drivers tolerate roundabouts, but that does not qualify Buttigieg to lead his party through tough negotiations with the Republican opposition." . . .

South Bend Residents Have a Message for America: Don't Elect Pete Buttigieg

A job that most would see as entry-level employment in politics as a stepping stone to the presidency? That's sort of like a burger flipper applying for the CEO position at McDonald's.