On that whatever who shot up the Joel Osteen church on Feb 12, 2024

Lakewood shooter identified, had history of mental health issues (chron.com)   Officers continued to engage Genesse until she fell to the ground, Hassig said. Her child also fell to the ground after being shot in the head. Genesse was pronounced dead at 2:07 p.m. Authorities stated that the buttstock of the AR-15 she wielded featured a sticker of the word "Palestine." Previous reports incorrectly stated the long gun featured the words "Free Palestine." Hassig stated "antisemitic writings" have been discovered in subsequent investigations into Genesse. The commander said the shooter used male and female aliases in the past, but has identified as female "this entire time." . . .

"The 5-year-old child shot Sunday at Lakewood Church is not expected to survive, a Montgomery County District Attorney's Office spokesperson said Monday, per a Houston Chronicle report.

"The child, who has not been identified, was wounded when gunfire was exchanged with two off-duty police officers working as security for the church. The child came into Lakewood Church with the woman, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Sunday. 

"The child was transported to Texas Children's Hospital in critical condition.

Report: Female Church Shooter Formerly Identified as 'Jeffery'  The female shooter who attacked Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church has been identified as 36-year-old Genesse Moreno, who KHOU 11 noted “previously identified as Jeffery Escalante.”

"KHOU 11 indicated that they discovered the references to Jeffery Escalante during a Texas Department of Public Safety Records search on Moreno.

"The station also found her prior arrest records, including “arrests…[for] failure to stop and give information, assault of a public servant, assault causing bodily injury, forgery, possession of marijuana, theft, evading arrest unlawful carrying weapon.” . . .

Church shooting: AR-15 had 'Palestine' sticker, antisemitic writings recovered (msn.com)  "A sticker saying "Palestine" was on the AR-15 rifle a woman used to open fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, injuring two, including her son, according to police

"Some antisemitic writings have been recovered, but a motive behind the Sunday afternoon shooting has not been determined, according to police.

" 'We do believe that there was a familial dispute that has taken place between her ex-husband and her ex-husband's family," some of whom are Jewish, police said." . . .

Houston media: Megachurch shooter used male and female names (washingtonblade.com)

The suspect was gunned down by two off-duty officers who were working security at the church. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Finner said.

From Legal Insurrection  Shooter at Joel Osteen’s Houston Church had ‘Free Palestine’ on Gun (legalinsurrection.com)

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Previous mugshots show her looking much more feminine.

UPDATE: 'Antisemitic writings' found in search of Joel Osteen's megachurch shooter items (msn.com)

Much more on this at Legal Insurrection

The Invasion Democrats Created and America Can’t Unsee

The Invasion Democrats Created and America Can’t Unsee – HotAir  "Why was the so-called “Bi Partisan” border bill so important to President Joe Biden, his Democrats, the Republican Combine, MSNBC, CNN and all the rest of left-wing corporate media?

"Because if the bill had passed and given them all political cover for what they’d done on the border, it would have then been pushed into America’s memory hole, that place where modern America drops ideas we can’t deal with.

"And left-wing media–meaning all of corporate legacy media–have one job. To seal that hole shut so that what’s inside passes from memory and is forgotten.

"But first they must memory hole the damn thing, because there is no need for new immigration laws. There are enough federal laws on the books right now. The president right now has all the unilateral authority he needs if he’s capable of being president." . . .

Boston City Councilwoman Julia Mejia on the lack of space for illegals:
"Everyone needs to start opening their doors. This is a shared responsibility." pic.twitter.com/YaTqUydLZL

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 11, 2024

Politico Exposes How Joe Biden Planned to Abuse Trump's Trials to Win Re-election

. . ."And the elder Biden, the people said, told those confidants that Garland should not have eventually empowered a special counsel to look into his son, believing that he again was caving to outside pressure." Townhall 

AfterMath

Politico Exposes How Joe Biden Planned to Abuse Trump's Trials to Win Re-election (townhall.com)

"In the backdrop of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information, there was another tidbit that Axios touched upon when we were hours away from learning that the president’s memory has degraded to the point where he doesn’t remember the timing of his son’s death. The Biden White House is in a de facto state of war with the Justice Department. The president’s aides were worried about the Hur report inflicting damage on the White House. It’s done that and then some—Biden also cannot recollect his vice presidency. The rage turns to the man who signed off on Hur’s appointment, providing another chapter in the annals of Joe Biden's hypocrisy. 

"Politico wrote at length about Biden’s growing anger at Attorney General Merrick Garland for being an impartial actor and appointing special counsels to investigate him and his family’s activities. On Garland’s part, he noted the appointments were required since the president left sensitive materials in multiple unsecured locations. Garland isn’t expected to run the DOJ if Biden wins a second term. Also, while they don’t say it explicitly, Biden’s main gripe is that the DOJ didn’t move fast enough on the investigations into Donald Trump, preventing the president from weaponizing its findings first. Our own John Hasson and Huy Benson also commented on this White House leak on Twitter. It's a scandal (via Politico): 

Race, race, all over the place. Will it never stop?

Black conservative pundit CJ Pearson wrote on X: “Before tonight’s Super Bowl, as a young black man and proud American, let me make myself clear: There is only ONE national anthem. As there is only ONE United States of America.”

There are better people out there; where are the Ben Carsons, Harris Faulkners, Allen Wests, Tim Scotts, Condoleezza Rices, Lawrence Jones, Candice Owens why do we keep getting these embarrassments? TD

 'Woke' NFL Makes Super Bowl About Race Yet Again   "NFL half time super bowl performer Usher vowed to make his performance focus on promoting Black culture, and yet again dividing Americans by race.

"The NFL also featured the Black national anthem, titled “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” before the game and ahead of the traditional U.S. National Anthem.

"Social media erupted in negative criticism against the “woke” league for involving itself in identity politics and causing further division, rather than uniting Americans." . . .

Democrat Mayor Snaps at Officials for ‘Attacking Black Woman in Power’ When Questioned on Spending  She claims her black privilege, apparently.

Mayor Tiffany Henyard:
"You all should be ashamed of yourselves because you all black & you sitting here attacking a black woman in power"
This was her response when questioned about using tax funds to pay for lavish trips, 1st class tickets, a $1M giveaway, and a $287k salary pic.twitter.com/m4SYjCWqlu

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 7, 2024

Far Left Sportswriter Refuses To Use 'Atlanta Braves' Team Name 

The Braves, listed as the 26th-best farm system in the sport, are called just "Atlanta." And in case there was any doubt that it was a mistaken omission, the very first sentence also starts with a simple "Atlanta," excluding the team name. Like they said, that's it. He's solved racism.

 

 

 

The feckless American ally; Where there's no will, there's no way.

The AP quotes Thomas Gift of University College London. Gift predicts that America's time as a global leader is at an end no matter who wins the White House in November. He says that we are heading toward a multipolar planet in which the United States is no longer “the indisputable world superpower.”

Bill Maher wonders at the mindset of Americans. 

 

 AP Worries That America Is No Longer a Good Ally – HotAir

. . ."Is America's foreign policy situation falling apart? That's the impression that you might take away from this weekend's Associated Press analysis. With the election continuing to look like a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the AP concludes that many of our allies are worried that it doesn't really matter who wins. America is absorbed in its own affairs and could become a "less dependable" ally in the near future. And that could increase the risk of new dangers cropping up related to "flashpoints around the world from Ukraine to the Middle East." There may be some merit to a few of the points they are making, but these assumptions clearly ignore the very large and obvious policy differences between the two candidates." . . .

"But aside from the spending and debt, the other problems listed above were driven or at least exacerbated by Joe Biden's horrible policies and leadership. If you get rid of the source of those problems, more resources will be freed up to address other issues once the mess has been (hopefully) cleaned up. Also, the international scene tends to be a lot more calm when America has a leader who is viewed as being strong and willing to act decisively if the situation calls for it. The next phase of events on the world stage may not look exactly as they did during the first Trump term even if he returns. He will have a lot of domestic fires to put out. But they could still rebound a bit and look better than what we're currently seeing. America can still be a reliable ally, but as the flight stewards on the airlines always remind us, we're going to need to put our own oxygen mask on before we try to help the person in the next seat." . . .

Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘go it alone’ in Gaza if international support wavers

14 Yr Old Girl Lets Durham City Council Have a Piece of Her Mind About Their Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

Courageous 14 yo Phoebe stands up to the entire Durham, North Carolina City Council.
“The people in this room say that this resolution is about Gaza…but we know that’s not true. They’re trying to make life harder for Jews here in America.” #NeverAgainIsNow#AmYisraelChai pic.twitter.com/MNUdSHTl2d

— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) February 10, 2024

It looks more and more like Israel stands alone against the terrorists.

The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed
1Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. 2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. 3Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.…

It seems the world is turning against Israel, so what is to come?

Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah discussed this back in 2019 with this message, Israel Will Stand Alone.

. . ."This scenario seems unlikely given that Israel maintains a defensive military policy, never preempting any attack unless war is, with all certainty, inevitable. The Jewish people value life, and every man or woman who dies erases their progeny—an entire generation and every generation that would follow. Most Israelis feel that military conflict with Syria, at least for now, can be avoided.

"I do not believe President Trump has a workable plan for Syria, nor do I think he could ever calculate, with certainty, the outcome of his decision. Every human action is made with calculated risk. While I am sure the President weighed these risks, he is not able to predict the future.

"However, I do know the one who knows the future, and with meticulous calculation, is sovereignly controlling the affairs of humankind to bring His plans into present history. He is the one who has and will always have a perfect plan and destiny for Israel. He knows the exact outcome of every human decision because he orders it to fulfill His purpose.[i]

"Of course, I am speaking about the God of Israel, and I believe He holds the heart of every President in His hand. Like a river of water, He turns it wherever He wishes to accomplish His will for the only nation born of His covenant—Israel.". . .  

Students kicked out of school for illegal immigrants

 Video: Students kicked out of school for illegal immigrants (americanmilitarynews.com)   "Multiple local residents expressed concerns to The New York Post regarding the city’s decision on Tuesday. Additionally, The New York Post reported that one parent confronted the illegal immigrants, shouting, “How does it feel that you kicked all the kids out of school tomorrow? Does it feel good? I hope you feel good. I hope you will sleep very well tonight!' ”. . .

NEW: SW Border Sector Chiefs Confirm Illegal Aliens Spread the Word That the Border is Open – Committee on Homeland Security (house.gov)

. . .“When there is no meaningful consequence applied to illegal activity, that activity will continue—and others will get the message that they can also engage in it with impunity. That’s exactly what has happened at our borders since Secretary Mayorkas took office. Aliens cross the border illegally, test the system, are released into the interior, and then call home to share their experiences. That’s happened millions of times in the past three years. With the advent of social media and the ability to instantly communicate with family and friends back home, this dynamic has only accelerated. Those phone calls will not stop, the videos on social media will keep being posted, and the accounts will still be told so long as Secretary Mayorkas doubles down on his refusal to enforce the immigration laws passed by Congress. He must be held accountable.” . . .

. . ." First blame Joe Biden who began all this the day he took office as expected by the illegal immigrants." TD

I've seen Al Sharpton perform these "prayer sessions" numerous times at

 locations then currently in the news. TD

The Incredible Shrinking Elizabeth Warren –

Americans know that Biden and his fellow big-spending Democrats such as Elizabeth Warren -– not Frito-Lay or Kimberly-Clark – are to blame for the strain on their family budgets.

 Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)  "Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who once was a formidable force in Washington, D.C., and hoped one day to be president of the United States, is now so desperate to grab a sliver of the spotlight she’s taking on Big Snack Food and Big Toilet Paper. She managed only to reveal how irrelevant and economically ignorant she really is.

"In a campaign email, a tweet, and a video, Warren complains that consumers are getting ripped off.

“ 'Have you ever finished a bag of Doritos and thought, ‘Whoa — there should have been a lot more chips in here’? You were right,” she exclaims.

“ 'It’s called ‘shrinkflation’,” she goes on. “Corporate executives thought we wouldn’t notice, but they were wrong. We caught on. And we’re not buying their excuse that it’s all about inflation.”

"She says “It’s time to crack down on shrinkflation and corporate greed.”

"Warren can’t possibly be this obtuse, can she?

"Think about it for two seconds. Inflation is running rampant, giving manufacturers a choice: raise prices, or keep the price the same and cut back on the quantity.

"Either way, consumers are paying more per unit, which is easy enough for them to tell because pretty much every grocery store in the country lists per-unit costs along with the sticker price.

"Some consumers – like those on a tight budget – might actually appreciate the fact that companies are holding the price steady while cutting back on the number of items in the bag.

"What about the claim that companies are employing this clever trickery to fatten profits? Well, if it’s actually that easy to boost the bottom line using “shrinkflation,” why wouldn’t companies do this all the time? Why wait until now?

"And how, exactly, will Warren “crack down” on this nefarious practice? By mandating that each bag of Doritos and every roll of toilet paper contain a government-mandated number of chips and sheets?

"There’s also the cognitive dissonance in Warren’s complaint. After all, she thinks climate change is our “existential crisis” that, to listen to her and other climate zealots, can only be solved if we all consume less. She should be cheering on shrinkflation!

"To be fair, Warren has some stiff competition when it comes to the biggest economic ignoramus in Washington.

"President Joe “When did I become vice president?” Biden recently attacked Big Grocery for “ripping people off.' ” . . .

News in Brief

 Respect for Authorities ‘Died Suddenly’ - American Thinker   "Well, I guess we know where the Federal Aviation Administration got the idea to fill cockpits with pilots suffering from psychological disorders and mental deficiencies.  The FAA has been watching Dementia Joe Biden fly the United States directly into the ground for three years and decided to do for civil aviation what the White House has done for peace and prosperity.  Nothing better reflects a “crash and burn” leadership style than elevating unqualified people into positions where they can do the most harm.  It’s worked for the West Wing, the Pentagon, and the Treasury Department!  Why not for the agency responsible for air traffic control and passenger safety?  What could possibly go wrong?" . . .

 Rape in Seattle: just another defund-the-police consequence  

Are those prosecutors willing to prosecute felonies, or are they merely saying so for political cover? After all, it’s hard to keep talking about the Republican “war on women” if the police can’t investigate, and prosecutors won’t prosecute, rape.

 Can the Republicans be trusted to stand aside as Democrats implode? - Andrea Widburg  . . ."In 2020, when Biden ran for office, conservatives warned that (a) he was a deep well of corruption, kind of like an unplumbed cesspool; (b) he was never the brightest bulb in the box, to begin with; (c) he was showing early signs, if not of clinical dementia, but at least of age-related diminished capacity; and (d) that he seemed to be in declining health. That didn’t stop the Democrats, nor did their decision to proceed surprise conservatives. The latter always suspected that, per Obama’s seeming joke about a third term, Biden was merely a frontman."...

"The Democrats are twisting in the wind right now. If the Republicans can control themselves, that’s where Democrats should stay.>

James Carville slams Biden decision to skip Super Bowl interview   . . ."Carville predicted that Biden will not debate his Republican opponent ahead of the November election while also saying how age does not get better with time."  "Wine" analogies will not cut it here.

The List: 64 Ways Joe Biden Opened America's Borders to the World's Migrants (breitbart.com)    . . ."In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Johnson said Biden “began … on day one” dismantling the Trump administration’s border controls which included the Remain in Mexico program, cooperative endeavor agreements with Central American nations, and the highly effective Title 42 authority — all used to hugely stem the flow of illegal immigration."....“It is by design,” Johnson said of Biden’s border policies."

Gaza Tunnel Complex With Computer Servers Found Under UN Agency HQ, Says IDF (businessinsider.com)

Old man Joe Biden's only chance of winning now is just putting Trump down

 NY Post

"Growing evidence about the allegedly corrupt practices of Fani Willis, the Fulton County prosecutor, are casting greater doubt on whether a trial will be held before the election, or ever. To be sure, Dems have weaponized law enforcement to stack the deck against Trump in every way possible."

The thunderous, blind rage with which Democrats and their media stooges are greeting the special counsel report on Joe Biden is a thing to behold.

With apologies to Jack Nicholson and “A Few Good Men,” they can’t handle the truth.

It’s as if Dems and their handmaidens really believed Biden was fit for duty, that the stumbling, mumbling, confusion and hiding were normal.

And now they are wild with fury because they’ve been embarrassed by the revelation of explosive facts they should have known." . . .

. . ."Absent any upheavals, the likely course is that Biden will shift to a nonstop negative campaign against Trump. 

"That has been a staple throughout his presidency, but he has also tried to mix in self-promotions about “Bidenomics” and big-ticket climate programs he got through Congress.

"Those positive pitches will get less and less time on the stump as the campaign heats up and his handlers tell him the only way he can lift himself up is to bring Trump down."

"That won’t be easy, but it’s all Biden has." . . .

This is the Joe we will be seeing all this year: Magamagamaga. TD

"I Thought Biden’s Lies Couldn’t Shock Me Anymore. I Was Wrong". We desert a long-time friend and ally on the say-so of a chronic liar?

 Robert Spencer – PJ Media

Yes, that’s right. This is the man who proudly halted the construction of Trump’s border wall and oversaw an influx of illegal migrants into this country that is unprecedented in scope, and now he is posing as the Cassandra who has been warning us about the crisis at the border for ten years, which would take us back to 2014. 

   Ian Macfarlane

"Sure, Old Joe Biden is a liar, a practiced and accomplished liar who has told countless whoppers throughout his entire half-century (and counting) of fattening at the public trough. Still, the sheer audacity of his lies can leave his hearers gasping for breath at how completely bereft he appears to be of an ordinary human conscience. On Friday, the man who thinks he’s president demonstrated that he also seems to think he is in a world not only without the Internet, but without newspapers or human beings with memories. 

"Fox News made the momentous announcement: Old Joe “said he does not believe the border is secure, adding that has been his stance for the past 10 years as he has continued to ask for money.”

"Wait, what? Biden has been calling attention to the crisis at the border for ten years? In what universe? But that’s really what he said. It all happened when Fox’s White House correspondent, Jacqui Heinrich, asked the brazen kleptocrat about the House effort to impeach one of Biden’s chief henchmen, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Fox noted with impressive understatement that the Dementia-Patient-In-Chief “responded with a confused look."

"Undeterred, Henrich then asked Biden if he thought that the border was secure. This was an invitation for the corrupt old liar to echo his man Mayorkas himself, who got off a pretty sizable lie of his own in July 2022 when he said: “Look, the border is secure. We are working to make the border more secure. That has been a historic challenge.” 

"Unexpectedly, however, Old Joe broke from his own regime’s line and answered: “No, it’s not.” As if that weren’t enough, he started piling it on, adding: “I haven’t believed it for the last 10 years. And I’ve said it for the last 10 years…give me the money.” 

"Yes, that’s right. This is the man who proudly halted the construction of Trump’s border wall and oversaw an influx of illegal migrants into this country that is unprecedented in scope, and now he is posing as the Cassandra who has been warning us about the crisis at the border for ten years, which would take us back to 2014." . . .

- American Thinker

This Has to Be the End of the Road for Mitch McConnell

  The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Republican voters now know that the GOP candidate running for the Senate is utterly worthless on the border issue.

"Sure, Old Joe Biden is a liar, a practiced and accomplished liar who has told countless whoppers throughout his entire half-century (and counting) of fattening at the public trough. Still, the sheer audacity of his lies can leave his hearers gasping for breath at how completely bereft he appears to be of an ordinary human conscience. On Friday, the man who thinks he’s president demonstrated that he also seems to think he is in a world not only without the Internet, but without newspapers or human beings with memories. 

"Fox News made the momentous announcement: Old Joe “said he does not believe the border is secure, adding that has been his stance for the past 10 years as he has continued to ask for money.”

"Wait, what? Biden has been calling attention to the crisis at the border for ten years? In what universe? But that’s really what he said. It all happened when Fox’s White House correspondent, Jacqui Heinrich, asked the brazen kleptocrat about the House effort to impeach one of Biden’s chief henchmen, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Fox noted with impressive understatement that the Dementia-Patient-In-Chief “responded with a confused look."

"Undeterred, Henrich then asked Biden if he thought that the border was secure. This was an invitation for the corrupt old liar to echo his man Mayorkas himself, who got off a pretty sizable lie of his own in July 2022 when he said: “Look, the border is secure. We are working to make the border more secure. That has been a historic challenge.” 

"Unexpectedly, however, Old Joe broke from his own regime’s line and answered: “No, it’s not.” As if that weren’t enough, he started piling it on, adding: “I haven’t believed it for the last 10 years. And I’ve said it for the last 10 years…give me the money.” 

"Yes, that’s right. This is the man who proudly halted the construction of Trump’s border wall and oversaw an influx of illegal migrants into this country that is unprecedented in scope, and now he is posing as the Cassandra who has been warning us about the crisis at the border for ten years, which would take us back to 2014.

"Let’s see. Who was president of the United States in 2014? If Biden had his way, we wouldn’t quite be able to remember, but I believe it was a fellow who was fairly close to Old Joe. If my memory serves me well, Biden himself may have been involved in that administration. 

"Of course, Biden didn’t mean it was Obama’s fault. He appears to have been blaming those dastardly Republicans who have apparently spent a decade rejecting his requests for funding to secure the border. When Henrich asked him if his own disastrous regime’s policies had any share in the blame for the catastrophe at the border, he responded: “No, I’ve…I’ve asked for thousands more, of everything – from judges to…anyway.” He asked for money from judges? Sure, Joe. Have another ice cream cone." . . .

Super Bowl Wokeism: Are You Sick of It, Too?

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  

"They had someone sing the “Black National Anthem” before the Super Bowl.

Are you sick of it? #MeToo." (Joy Reid is gonna get you, you know?)

"Here’s how sick of it: I actually had the pre-game show on my TV just so that I could walk out of the room the moment they started singing that nonsense. I then came back in for “America the Beautiful” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” And I stood for both.

"Aren’t we supposed to be One Nation under G-d, Indivisible?

"We have one national anthem: the Star-Spangled Banner. Thanks to our crack public education system, most Americans don’t understand all its words: hailed, ramparts, o’er. So what? Learn them. Look them up. That’s why G-d gave us Al Gore to create the internet. And that high note? That highlights the word “free.” So do your best when you sing it and celebrate those who can hit it. But that is our song. That is our theme, the theme of One Nation. Listen to a stadium of hockey fans sing it. Sounds pretty darn good, huh? Listen here as Canadians honor it.

"There is nothing wrong with cherishing one’s unique ethnic heritage: Irish, German, Polish, Scottish, African, Italian, Jewish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Armenian, Mexican, Cuban, Venezuelan. Cherish your heritage. Learn that history, too. Learn the vernacular associated with your forebears: Spanish, Italian, German, Polish, Armenian, Hebrew, Yiddish, Tagalog, Mandarin, Gaelic, Whatever. Learn your history, your family tree, how you got here.

"But make English your official language. We should not need language choices on the phone when we call the utility company or on election ballots. We are One Nation. We always had One Language. We have One National Anthem.

"When I call the utility company, why should I be given choices of languages? Are you sick of it? #MeToo. My grandparents came here speaking Yiddish. They knew a bit of Russian, a bit of Polish, but not a word of English. To their last days, they spoke their English with accents they never could shake. But they learned English soon enough and knew and understood English. The utility company did not offer them a Yiddish option. They did not get ballots in Yiddish. So they learned English. Their children all excelled in unaccented English. Their grandchildren? Heck, I am an Orthodox rabbi, and I am proficient in English.

"I love the Star-Spangled Banner, both the banner itself and the anthem. When it is played on TV, I stand, even though no one else is in the room except for G-d and me. I stand for that anthem that stands for this country that has afforded so much opportunity to my grandparents, my parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, siblings, and children. This is a great country. And that’s all we ever asked for: opportunity. Just give us a chance. Not reparations. Not handouts. Not “entitlements.” Just a chance. We’ll take it from there.

"Yes, America has been marked by episodes of anti-Semitism. And yet, for the overwhelming most part, it has bestowed liberty and justice for all. This country’s “original sin” of slavery is an indelible stain of shame on its history, but that ended more than 150 years ago. And at least 316,222 Union soldiers, primarily White men, died fighting and ending slavery. Those who play victim today over slavery do nothing but enslave themselves. Those who look upon that past and defiantly determine to succeed in an era of advantaged opportunity are the ones who succeed and for whom the sky is the limit, and will be for their children." . . .