On Race, Can We All Lighten Up? Have a Banana and Chill Out!

  Larry Elder

"On a beautiful Sunday morning, I was out of town for a business meeting in the city of Santa Barbara, California, an affluent area where the rich and famous live. Demographically, it isn't exactly Wakanda. Before getting on the 101 Freeway for the long drive back to Los Angeles, I pulled into a gas station to fill up.

"Just as I got out of my car, I heard a booming male voice shout, "Hey, want a banana?" My head jerked up to locate the racist. Turns out the man who bellowed was standing next to his SUV, tailgate open, where I saw a big bag of bananas. The man was talking to a homeless guy picking through trash in a nearby garbage can. Both the SUV driver and the homeless man were white.

"Once I put all this together, I smiled and said to the driver: "Hey, I thought you were talking to me! I was about to accuse you of systemic racism." The driver started laughing. Then I said: "I think I'm still going to accuse you of systemic racism. How come the only person you offered a banana to is white? What about me?" Now the homeless man started laughing. Then I said, "And I don't even like bananas." Both were now laughing, and the homeless guy said, "Man, you are so funny." I responded: "Thanks. I'm here all week. Two drink minimum. Don't forget to throw something in my tip jar." At this point, both practically doubled over in laughter. As I drove away, I said to myself: "Did I just ask a homeless man to leave me a tip? Elder, you're going to burn in hell."

"How wrong my immediate assumption had turned out to be." . . .

The Veep From ‘Veep’; Kamala Harris can’t fix her office, much less the border

"Pardon me! I'm speaking!

 Free Beacon  

More interviews and stories like these and Harris will soon be living the politician’s worst nightmare: becoming a punchline.

"President Joe Biden has a problem, and her name is Kamala Harris. The vice president has become a comic figure in today’s Washington—a politician given to missteps and unforced errors who inspires neither loyalty nor trust within her inner circle. She might have been Biden’s safest pick for running mate. But now she’s a liability for both the president and the Democratic Party.

"It’s not just that Harris is unpopular. Her unique combination of falsity and incompetence generates negative press and endangers her dreams of succeeding Biden. For Harris, the month of June has been an extended replay of highlights from Veep, the HBO comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a clueless and floundering politician on the make. Only Harris isn’t laughing.

"Her favorability among registered voters is 7 points underwater in the latest Economist/YouGov survey. Biden’s approval, by contrast, is split even: 48 percent approve, and 48 percent disapprove. More worrisome for Harris is her "very unfavorable" rating. It’s at 40 percent. That’s 3 points higher than Biden’s number—and just 3 points short of Nancy Pelosi’s.

"The reason for Harris’s unpopularity is no mystery. It’s her performance. She has a problem following through. She’s fine when working from a script, but she stumbles whenever she must improvise. The classic example came early in the 2020 campaign. Harris attacked Biden during a primary debate for opposing school busing in the 1970s. The moment went viral—and then evaporated. Harris couldn’t rebut Biden’s arguments against Medicare for All. She couldn’t withstand Tulsi Gabbard’s criticism of her record as California’s state attorney general. She didn’t make it past the first week of December 2019.

"Last August, when Biden asked her to join the Democratic ticket, Harris took the Hippocratic Oath of running mates: first, do no harm. She lived up to the pledge. She followed the Biden strategy of letting President Donald Trump hog the stage and self-destruct. She made no great mistakes during her debate with Vice President Mike Pence. And she barely made a sound during the presidential transition. The biggest flap concerning Harris was over a Vogue cover shoot that annoyed her Very Online fan base.

"It was Biden who set Harris up for a fall. By May, the surge in illegal crossings at the southern border had become impossible to ignore. Biden said the vice president would lead the administration’s response. This was a gargantuan and impossible task. After all, Biden’s reversal of Trump’s immigration policies is behind the increase in illegal immigration. And there’s no way Harris would contradict her boss, even if she wanted to."  . . .

Our ‘Woke’ Pentagon Leaders Are Weakening America’s Defense

 Issues & Insights

"One of the most disturbing developments to emerge from the Biden administration has been the Defense Department’s sudden embrace of Marxist Critical Race Theory – so-called ‘Woke’ ideology. It’s a clear and present danger to our national security and should be halted immediately.

"Even West Point, the Army’s elite university where tomorrow’s generals are educated, isn’t immune to the Woke disease. Soon-to-be Army second lieutenants are being indoctrinated with Marxist-based Woke ideology.

"You can thank Commander in Chief Joe Biden and his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley for this. Milley, an Ivy League grad, has aggressively shifted the military toward the political left by compelling officers to push racist CRT ideas down conscripts’ and officers’ throats.

“ 'The United States Military Academy is a university. And it is important that we train, and we understand – and I want to understand white rage. And I’m white, and I want to understand it,” Milley said in recent remarks before Congress. “So, what is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the Constitution of the United States of America? What caused that? I want to find that out.”

"He added: “I’ve read Mao Zedong. I’ve read – I’ve read Karl Marx. I’ve read Lenin – that doesn’t make me a communist.”

"He’s right about that. But embracing their ideas and putting them into practice, and CRT is definitely Marxist, does make you a communist or a Marxist ― or, at the very least, a willing tool of the same.". . . 

Independence Day: Marvel Comics Makes Captain America Say American Dream ‘Is a Lie’

Breitbart

"Just ahead of Independence Day, Marvel Comics featured a new Captain America issue in which the Captain slams the American dream as a false promise.

"The first issue of the new series, “The United States of Captain America,” by writer Christopher Cantwell, was published on June 30, only four days before the country traditionally celebrates its day of independence from Great Britain.

As the issue begins, Steve Rogers — the original Cap — grouses about how America is built on “lies.”

“ 'I’m loyal to nothing. Except the dream,” Rogers says early in the issue. “Here’s the thing about a dream, though. A dream isn’t real… I’m starting to think America actually has two dreams. And one lie. The first American dream is the one that isn’t real. It’s one some people expect to just be handed to them. And then they get angry when it disappears. When the truth is, it never really existed in the first place.”

"He adds that the dream with the “white picket fences” is a lie that “doesn’t get along nicely with reality. Other cultures. Immigrants. The poor.”. . . 

Find a country you like and move there then,,,

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill: Capitol Hill Riot Worse Than Benghazi

Who knows; maybe even worse than 9-11? Or Pearl Harbor?

 Mary Chastain

"McCaskill is subjecting her family to riot footage every Independence Day. I suggest they watch 13 Hours instead."

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill: Capitol Hill Riot Worse Than Benghazi

McCaskill is subjecting her family to riot footage every Independence Day. I suggest they watch 13 Hours instead.

"Former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill thinks the Capitol Hill Riot was worse than Benghazi.

"You remember Benghazi, right? An Islamic militant group attacked two U.S. buildings in Benghazi, Libya. They killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Our men had to wait 13 hours before receiving assistance. Our government made them fend for themselves.

"If you have not watched the movie 13 Hours do it today. Have Kleenex handy.

"Anyway, McCaskill said on Morning Joe:

McCASKILL: “Joe, I have one word: Benghazi. Benghazi had, in the House alone, six investigations, including a select committee. And it was — if you compare and contrast, I don’t want to minimize the loss of life in Benghazi or the problems around the security of those locations. I don’t want to minimize that. But let’s compare and contrast those two events and which is more foundation-shaking to our democracy. I mean, the fact that the heart of our government was attacked and that these people were beating police officers — Americans were beating police officers at the heart of our government trying to protect the members — elected members of our democracy that carry out the functions of that democracy, it is astounding to me that these same people who pounded the podium for years on Benghazi, for years on Benghazi, are saying now saying, ‘What?! No. We don’t need to look at this. Let’s move along. Come on, let’s move along.’ McCarthy proudly said he was doing Benghazi to hurt Hillary Clinton’s numbers. It was obvious, it was such a brutal, bold political move. This doesn’t have to be. They’re making it political by refusing to come together and do what most Americans want, and that is find out what Trump did, why he didn’t do more, why the Pentagon wasn’t ready, all of the questions that still remain unanswered.”. . . 

Forgetting history is so convenient

If she was ambushed by the National Anthem, why did she take that t-shirt up there with her?

Tweets of U.S. Olympian Gwen Berry Who Turned Her Back On Anthem Surface – Derogatory Towards Chinese, Mexicans, Whites  . . . "I still do not believe that she should be representing the United States at the Olympics or anywhere else. Berry complains about “#whitepplKids” being “hella disrespectful,” but apparently disrespecting America and the Olympic Games more broadly is “good” disrespect? She can throw her hammers for BLM all she likes, but for our great nation? No, thanks."

Gwen Berry: DONT BE FOOLED!!! The Emancipation Proclamation DID NOT free us!! WE FREED OURSELVES!! [They] had no choice but to free us because we killed our slave masters and WON our own FREEDOM. This document wasn’t created out of good will. That’s one of the biggest lies in history that they don’t teach us!!!

What was she taught in school?

 Terry Paulding   I wish, Barbara Lee, July Fourth that is a celebration of all that is good in this country, rather than a bugle call to White guilt. I will not, ever, apologize for being a heterosexual Caucasian who has made my own way through life with my head held high. I can tell the difference between the people around me motivated to succeed in their lives and those who simply want to prey upon others, take, “redistribute,” and use. I can see clearly how taking away our liberty, livelihoods, and self-respect denigrates our humanity. How come you can’t?

. . . " I wish our TV pundits would stop apologizing for evil. They’re forever telling us that the “majority” of those in the FBI, the “Justice” Department, or any other bureaucracy are “good people.” No, they are not. If they were, we wouldn’t have a two-tiered system of justice, where Antifa roams free to terrorize people, and patriots languish in solitary confin
ement for walking into the Capitol building and taking a few pictures. We would never hear the word “insurrection” being directed at the patriotic people who exercised the rights of free people on January 6th, and we would laugh the likes of AOC out of office over her needing “therapy” to deal with the stress of having been in the same city with those freedom-loving people.". . . 

EXCLUSIVE: Clinton Administration Invited The Chinese Army Into Sensitive U.S. Military Biodefense Centers

It was during the Clinton Administration that the “scientific chain migration” of CCP and PLA scientists began, which has led to massive infiltration of U.S. research programs and, no doubt, has contributed to China’s biowarfare program.

 By: Col. Lawrence Sellin (Ret.) and Anna Chen| CCNS  "The deeper we dig, the worse it gets.

"The infiltration of critical Department of Defense and related civilian research programs by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) scientists began in the 1990s.

"The infestation is now extensive.

"Some returned to China with the most advanced knowledge and techniques, but many are still in the United States funded by U.S. taxpayers.

"This column was originally published at The Gateway Pundit

The following is only the tip of the iceberg.

"Some of those invited into U.S. military facilities, like Liang-Ming Liu and Dai-Zhi Peng were clearly identified as PLA officers, other CCP scientists and PLA officers hid their backgrounds.

"But no one in the Clinton Administration bothered to check."  . . .   More here...

Biden Declares War On America

 By Charles "Sam" Faddis

"Joe Biden entered the Oval Office with no mandate of any kind.  The Senate is deadlocked.  Democrats in the House hold a razor-thin majority.  Joe himself is widely considered by many Americans to be an illegitimate President who took power based on widespread electoral fraud.  

Under these circumstances one might normally anticipate four years of standing pat, playing it safe and steering toward the middle.  These, however, are not normal times.   Biden’s administration is under the control of zealots and insurrectionists bent on transforming America and making revolutionary change.  What you have seen to date, radical as it has been, has been only the beginning.

Joe and his comrades are declaring war – on America.

The White House has now unveiled something called the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.  It purports to be some sort of national-level assessment of the threat posed and a prescription for how to deal with that threat.  That is a lie.  This is not a document that was “cross-walked” across the Intelligence Community and federal law enforcement agencies.  It does not represent the sage, unbiased assessment of career professionals.

"This is a document crafted at the senior levels of this administration by political appointees to serve political purposes.  Its manifest intent is to label the political opponents of this regime as enemies of the state so that the power of the state can be used to crush them.  There is no ambiguity about that purpose.  It drips from every page.

"For well over a year we watched our cities burn, our police precincts sacked, and law enforcement personnel assaulted and murdered.  The same expressly Marxist groups that perpetrated these crimes and transformed great American cities like Portland, Minneapolis, and Seattle into war zones continue to march, demand revolution, and an end to the republic.". . . 

Massachusetts Police Standoff With Heavily Armed Men Ends In 11 Arrests…

 Weasel Zippers  CNN report is quoted which calls for other sources.

Breitbart: 11 Armed Suspects Arrested Following 9-Hour Armed Standoff on Mass. Highway

"Massachusetts State Police arrested 11 people on Saturday who allegedly claimed to be members of a group known as the “Rise of the Moors.” The arrests followed an hours-long standoff with the armed members on Interstate 95 near Wakefield, Massachusetts, after suspects reportedly said they don’t “recognize our laws.”

"Early Saturday morning, the Mass State Police Twitter account posted a series of tweets regarding a standoff with multiple armed suspects in two vehicles in I-95." . . .

. . . "The members of the group reportedly refused to comply with orders to put down their weapons and other verbal orders. The people told the officers they do not “recognize our laws,” police said, according to the AP report.

The colonel said the men told the officer they were members of the “Rise of the Moors...” group and were headed to Maine from Rhode Island for “training.” The men reportedly refused to put down their weapons and several members took off into the woods, the report states.

“You can imagine, 11 armed individuals standing armed with long guns slung on an interstate highway at 2 in the morning certainly raises concerns, and is certainly not consistent with the firearms laws that we have here in Massachusetts,” the state police commander said."...

About the Rise of the Moors

Who is the Rise of the Moors militia group that stopped traffic on the highway in Wakefield?

Exposed: "The Washington Post’s attempt to smear me and my work on critical race theory fails spectacularly.

 Christopher F. Rufo  "The fight over critical race theory has consumed American media. Conservatives have rallied against an ideology that seeks to divide the country into the racial categories of “oppressor” and “oppressed.” Liberals have defended it as a “lens” for understanding vague buzzwords like “systemic racism” and “racial equity.”

"I’ve been on the front lines of this battle. My investigative reporting has exposed critical race theory in American education, with disturbing firsthand reports about public schools forcing eight-year-olds to deconstruct their racial identities, telling white teachers that they must undergo “antiracist therapy,” and encouraging white parents to become “white traitors” and advocate for “white abolition.” These stories have reached millions of readers and helped spark a grassroots movement against critical race theory among parents in school districts across the country.

"They have also made me a target for the Left. In recent months, outlets including the New York Times, New Republic, MSNBC, CNN, and The Atlantic have attacked me on television and in print. No doubt the Washington Post believed that its 3,000-word exposé would undermine my reporting and cast me as a right-wing villain. The Post dispatched two reporters, Laura Meckler and Josh Dawsey, and spent three weeks preparing a hit piece that accused me of various intellectual crimes.

"There was just one problem: the Post piece rested on a bed of untruths. Meckler and Dawsey fabricated the timeline of events surrounding my involvement with President Trump’s executive order on critical race theory; botched a direct quotation from me about my work; erroneously claimed that a diversity lesson at a Cupertino, California elementary school never happened; and insisted that my reporting about the Treasury Department’s diversity programs was false."  . . .More....

From the Comments; Daniel Kennedy: • "The excellence of Rufo's arguments are validated by the nature of his detractors. In other words, if they are against him I am for him. Not to mention his superior logic and veracity."

Joe Biden's thought processes considered

 Al Jazeera: In Pictures: Americans celebrate Joe Biden victory Joe's loved in the Middle East and by their kindred spirits, the Democrats.

Further evidence (if you need it) of Biden’s increasing dementia  "Those of Joe Biden’s public behaviors that align with classic dementia symptoms are escalating. In the past few days, he strongly exhibited two symptoms: A type of belligerence that’s a cover-up for confusion and memory loss and a paranoid fear of those in charge of him.

"I used to spend a lot of time in the company of doctors. What always fascinated me were the tales they told of dealing with patients with early-stage dementia. The most interesting point they made was that elderly people, so as not to lose face or admit their own fears, are superb at deflecting the questions aimed at assessing their cognitive skills and memory.

"For example, one of the most common questions is “Who’s the president of the United States?” Rather than admitting that they don’t remember, people in early-stage dementia will get defensive or otherwise deflect. They might say, “That is incredibly insulting that you’d ask me that question,” picking a fight to distract from their memory loss. Others might go for flattery: “I can’t believe that a young man like you doesn’t know who’s president. That’s just a silly question to ask me.”

"Biden perfectly illustrated that type of angry, defensive, deflecting behavior when reporters on Friday asked him about Afghanistan: . . ."

Poll Explores What's on Everyone's Mind: Is Joe Biden Really Running the Show?  . . . "When asked "Do you believe President Biden is fully executing the duties of his office," a majority, at 56.5 percent said "No, others are directing policy and agenda," while 36.4 percent said "Yes, he is directing all policy and agenda.". . . 

Donald Trump Border Visit: Joe Biden Either ‘Incompetent’ or Actually Wants Open Borders

ICE Agents And Sheriffs Say Biden Is Preventing Arrest And Deportation Of Dangerous Criminals

The Biden Administration’s domestic terrorism strategy threatens to criminalize conservative speech and thought.

 The American Mind  

But when asked to specify how it will interpret “extremism,” the government has demurred. If the government fails to restrict its actions to countering violent offenders, the post-January 6 strategy will feed the impression that the Biden administration is simply using counterterrorism as a political cudgel.

 . . . "The National Security Council document, entitled the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, notes that “domestic terrorism can take many forms, inspired by a wide range of violent ideologies.” It emphasizes that “the definition of domestic terrorism in our law makes no distinction based on political views—left, right, or center—and neither should we.” And the document thus pledges “to confront domestic terrorism regardless of the particular ideology that motivates individuals to violence.”

"Despite these assurances, nobody on the political Right genuinely believes that the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism will be implemented in an “ideologically neutral manner” as the Biden administration promises.

"When it comes to political neutrality, the National Strategy has already gotten off to an inauspicious start. As everyone knows, the immediate impetus for the counterterrorism review was the January 6 unrest at the Capitol. Democrats have been smart to draw maximum attention to this tragic day and interpret it through the prism of “terrorism,” because we know from the political science literature on terrorism that terrorist activity tends to backfire politically on the perpetrators by eroding popular support and strengthening the executive to crush dissent.

"To help depict the events of January 6 as terrorism, Democrats and their anti-Trump media allies have repeatedly promoted the misimpression that the perpetrators killed somebody. The New York Times reported on January 8 that Capitol officer Brian Sicknick died in the melee from getting “struck with a fire extinguisher.” This account of his death was then cited in House Democrats’ February trial memorandum to impeach former President Trump." . . .