March 15, 2018
Democrat Win In Pennsylvania a Ho-Hummer
Timothy Birdnow
Does the assumed victory of the Democrats in swiping a House seat in Pennsylvania mean a Democrat sweep in November? Nahhhh.
From the Patriot Post:
"First, at best this serves as a temporary victory for Democrats in a district where current boundaries are disputed — the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that the state’s district boundaries were unfairly gerrymandered. The case is now in the appellate courts, but, whatever the outcome, Democrats will have to defend the seat again come November.
Second, and what may be the most significant point to note here, Lamb ran on key campaign issues that are in direct opposition to the national Democrat Party’s leftist policy platform
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Does the assumed victory of the Democrats in swiping a House seat in Pennsylvania mean a Democrat sweep in November? Nahhhh.
From the Patriot Post:
"First, at best this serves as a temporary victory for Democrats in a district where current boundaries are disputed — the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that the state’s district boundaries were unfairly gerrymandered. The case is now in the appellate courts, but, whatever the outcome, Democrats will have to defend the seat again come November.
Second, and what may be the most significant point to note here, Lamb ran on key campaign issues that are in direct opposition to the national Democrat Party’s leftist policy platform
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Peace Treaty in Korea?
Dana Mathewson
We could be on the verge of a major breakthrough that any president would give his... er, eyeteeth to have the chance to bring about.
And if this thing IS in the wings, it may explain why we are suddenly seeing a change in the head job at State.
From the article:
A South Korean official in their President’s office revealed that Kim Jong Un would like a peace treaty with the United States that would formally end the Korean War.
The treaty would address the regime’s security, the status of U.S. troops in South Korea and their joint military drills, as well as North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
Bloomberg reports:
"Kim Jong Un wants to sign a peace treaty after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean media reported, reviving a long-held goal of the North Korean regime.
Kim is likely to raise the possibility of a peace treaty, along with establishing diplomatic relations and nuclear disarmament, during a meeting with the U.S. leader, the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper said Monday, citing an unidentified senior official in South Korea’s presidential office. Trump last week agreed to meet Kim, although key details of the summit have yet to be decided.
Read the rest; it's interesting, to put it mildly. And it does explain why Tillerson, a guy incapable of bold and speedy motion, would not be the man for the job.
We could be on the verge of a major breakthrough that any president would give his... er, eyeteeth to have the chance to bring about.
And if this thing IS in the wings, it may explain why we are suddenly seeing a change in the head job at State.
From the article:
A South Korean official in their President’s office revealed that Kim Jong Un would like a peace treaty with the United States that would formally end the Korean War.
The treaty would address the regime’s security, the status of U.S. troops in South Korea and their joint military drills, as well as North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
Bloomberg reports:
"Kim Jong Un wants to sign a peace treaty after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean media reported, reviving a long-held goal of the North Korean regime.
Kim is likely to raise the possibility of a peace treaty, along with establishing diplomatic relations and nuclear disarmament, during a meeting with the U.S. leader, the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper said Monday, citing an unidentified senior official in South Korea’s presidential office. Trump last week agreed to meet Kim, although key details of the summit have yet to be decided.
Read the rest; it's interesting, to put it mildly. And it does explain why Tillerson, a guy incapable of bold and speedy motion, would not be the man for the job.
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The Democrats have done their work well
Dana Mathewson
Black Speaker Preaching Self-Reliance To Blacks Protested By Black Students
Jason Riley's a good one. But if people won't listen. . more...
Black Speaker Preaching Self-Reliance To Blacks Protested By Black Students
Jason Riley's a good one. But if people won't listen. . more...
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March 14, 2018
H. Clinton blames white women...
Jack Kemp
Please, Hillary, run again for President. And if you don't get the nomination, go around the country harangueing those "deplorable
white women." Please, please.
http://freebeacon.com/politics/clinton-blames-loss-white-women-listening-husbands/
Clinton Blames Her Loss on White Women Listening to Their Husbands
WATCH THE VIDEO OF HILLARY SAYING THIS ON YOUTUBE...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=gqJIR-gXExQ
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Liz Warren's "Indian problem" only gets worse
Jack Kemp
END OF QUOTE
Massachusetts
woman Senator speaks with forked tongue...honest injun. She was Boston
Braves fan before they moved to Milwaukee and later to Atlanta. But
since she didn't play
baseball, she was not a member of the tribe.
https://nypost.com/2018/03/12/warrens-native-american-problem-is-only-going-to-get-worse/
If
you had any doubt that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has her eye on the White
House, it was dispelled this past weekend when she showed up on the
Sunday morning talk shows to say she wasn’t running
for president.
By
issuing a deliberately non-Shermanesque denial, Warren signaled her
strong interest in 2020. But while the former law professor has learned
to speak Washington doubletalk like a native,
her other tribal connections — or lack thereof — may yet trip her up.
Rather
than retracting or apologizing for past assertions of Native American
identity that have been refuted by genealogists and historians, the
Massachusetts Democrat is doubling down on her
story about being a Cherokee or a Delaware.
Last month, The Post dared her to take a DNA test to prove
her story and now a Bay State paper (The Berkshire Eagle) has issued the same challenge. The test results
would either compel critics like President Donald Trump to stop calling her "Pocahontas†or force her to admit it was all a lie.
But while Warren won’t take the test,
she also won’t shut up about being a Native American. On the Sunday
shows, she repeated the story she’s been telling for years about her
parents’ epic romance in which her father’s family opposed the match
because of her mother’s supposed Indian ancestry.
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Student Barred from Class on Christianity because he Claimed Only Two Sexes
Dana Mathewson
FROM FOX:
A religious studies major was barred from Christianity class at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for saying during class that there are only two genders. Lake Ingle, a senior at the university, said he was silenced and punished by IUP Professor Alison Downie for questioning her during a Feb. 28 "Christianity 481: Self, Sin, and Salvation†lecture. After showing a 15-minute TED Talk by transgender ex-pastor Paula Stone Williams discussing the "reality†of "mansplaining,†"sexism from men,†and "male privilege,†the professor asked the women in the class to share their thoughts. When no women in the class said anything, Ingle spoke up, challenging the professor on biology and the gender wage gap.
FROM FOX:
A religious studies major was barred from Christianity class at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for saying during class that there are only two genders. Lake Ingle, a senior at the university, said he was silenced and punished by IUP Professor Alison Downie for questioning her during a Feb. 28 "Christianity 481: Self, Sin, and Salvation†lecture. After showing a 15-minute TED Talk by transgender ex-pastor Paula Stone Williams discussing the "reality†of "mansplaining,†"sexism from men,†and "male privilege,†the professor asked the women in the class to share their thoughts. When no women in the class said anything, Ingle spoke up, challenging the professor on biology and the gender wage gap.
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Gun Gulag
Wil Wirtanen
Going to the Gun Gulag
Going to the Gun Gulag
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March 12, 2018
Lies My Government Warmists Told Me
Timothy Birdnow
NOAA, NASA, and Hadley producing data sets at odds with reality.
From the Paper by Craig Idso, James Wallace III, and Joseph D'Aleo:
The conclusive findings of this research are that the three GAST data sets are not a valid representation of reality. In fact, the magnitude of their historical data adjustments, that removed their cyclical temperature patterns, are totally inconsistent with published and credible U.S. and other temperature data. Thus, it is impossible to conclude from the three published GAST data sets that recent years have been the warmest ever –despite current claims of record setting warming.
Finally, since GAST data set validity is a necessary condition for EPA’s GHG/CO2 Endangerment Finding, it too is invalidated by these research findings.
End excerpt.
Our government funded guardians of knowlege are lying to us.
NOAA, NASA, and Hadley producing data sets at odds with reality.
From the Paper by Craig Idso, James Wallace III, and Joseph D'Aleo:
The conclusive findings of this research are that the three GAST data sets are not a valid representation of reality. In fact, the magnitude of their historical data adjustments, that removed their cyclical temperature patterns, are totally inconsistent with published and credible U.S. and other temperature data. Thus, it is impossible to conclude from the three published GAST data sets that recent years have been the warmest ever –despite current claims of record setting warming.
Finally, since GAST data set validity is a necessary condition for EPA’s GHG/CO2 Endangerment Finding, it too is invalidated by these research findings.
End excerpt.
Our government funded guardians of knowlege are lying to us.
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Thoughts on Pageant Man and Rocket Boy
Fay Voshell states
Remember when they were appalled, flabbergasted, floored, and outraged that President Trump would dare confront Kim Jong Un, that doing so was starting a nuclear war? And now that the results of that tough talk have resulted in the pot-bellied little dictator wanting to talk it out, they are opposed to that too?
(mainly because they don't want him getting credit for peace negotiations)
Dana Mathewson says: more...
Remember when they were appalled, flabbergasted, floored, and outraged that President Trump would dare confront Kim Jong Un, that doing so was starting a nuclear war? And now that the results of that tough talk have resulted in the pot-bellied little dictator wanting to talk it out, they are opposed to that too?
(mainly because they don't want him getting credit for peace negotiations)
Dana Mathewson says: more...
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March 10, 2018
Parkland School Massacre was a Progressive Dream
Timothy Birdnow
The Progressive disaster in Parkland Florida keeps getting worse. According to The Hill, not only did the school marshall not go in himself, he warned other officers away. And the icing on the cake? Two SWAT team members who went in without orders have been punished.
From the article: more...
The Progressive disaster in Parkland Florida keeps getting worse. According to The Hill, not only did the school marshall not go in himself, he warned other officers away. And the icing on the cake? Two SWAT team members who went in without orders have been punished.
From the article: more...
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Liberal Crackers
Timothy Birdnow
Michael Gerson compared Donald Trump to Groucho Marx, and my brother Brian asked if he was Rufus T. Firefly or Otis B. Driftwood. I wonder; if Trump is either of them, what was Obama? Well, Captain Spalding comes to mind.
So I wrote this little ditty with few changes from the original: more...
Michael Gerson compared Donald Trump to Groucho Marx, and my brother Brian asked if he was Rufus T. Firefly or Otis B. Driftwood. I wonder; if Trump is either of them, what was Obama? Well, Captain Spalding comes to mind.
So I wrote this little ditty with few changes from the original: more...
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Mandatory Guns Make Good Neighbors
Dana Mathewson
From Eddie Engebretson. I just LOVE stuff like this.
From the article:
"Being a Georgia resident, I’m very familiar with Kennesaw, Georgia. For those of you who aren’t, it’s the city that actually requires each and every household to have a firearm.
Don’t get me wrong, the law isn’t enforced. It’s actually unenforceable. But that’s not the point. It’s a middle finger to communities that think banning guns is a good thing, and in that, it works beautifully.
However, it also has an impact on other things, such as the community’s crime rate."
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From Eddie Engebretson. I just LOVE stuff like this.
From the article:
"Being a Georgia resident, I’m very familiar with Kennesaw, Georgia. For those of you who aren’t, it’s the city that actually requires each and every household to have a firearm.
Don’t get me wrong, the law isn’t enforced. It’s actually unenforceable. But that’s not the point. It’s a middle finger to communities that think banning guns is a good thing, and in that, it works beautifully.
However, it also has an impact on other things, such as the community’s crime rate."
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March 09, 2018
Case Against Gov. Eric Greitens Collapsing
Timothy Birdnow
I wanted to give everyone an update on the Eric Greitens case. The former Democrat Missouri Governor has been charged with a felony invasion of privacy after it was disclosed he had an illicit affair with a woman and allegedly photographed her as political insurance without her knowlege. The indictment came out of a City of St. Louis Grand Jury, the very citadel of liberal Democratic party machine politics.
The apparent political nature of the case, and the fact that prosecutors were trying to get an early November trial to coincide with elections, makes this thing smell. But now we have the kicker: Prosecutors do not have the photograph.
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I wanted to give everyone an update on the Eric Greitens case. The former Democrat Missouri Governor has been charged with a felony invasion of privacy after it was disclosed he had an illicit affair with a woman and allegedly photographed her as political insurance without her knowlege. The indictment came out of a City of St. Louis Grand Jury, the very citadel of liberal Democratic party machine politics.
The apparent political nature of the case, and the fact that prosecutors were trying to get an early November trial to coincide with elections, makes this thing smell. But now we have the kicker: Prosecutors do not have the photograph.
more...
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Once again, if it weren't for hypocrisy and lying, liberals would have no redeeming values
Wil Wirtanen
Obama continues to lie about school shootings and guns.
Obama continues to lie about school shootings and guns.
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How the FBI turned to FIB
7lb Dave forwards this:
By Joseph E. diGenova
Former U.S. Attorney via Imprimis:
Over the past year, facts have emerged that suggest there was a plot by high-ranking FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials in the Obama administration, acting under color of law, to exonerate Hillary Clinton of federal crimes and then, if she lost the election, to frame Donald Trump and his campaign for colluding with Russia to steal the presidency. This conduct was not based on mere bias, as has been widely claimed, but rather on deeply felt animus toward Trump and his agenda. . . .
By Joseph E. diGenova
Former U.S. Attorney via Imprimis:
Over the past year, facts have emerged that suggest there was a plot by high-ranking FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials in the Obama administration, acting under color of law, to exonerate Hillary Clinton of federal crimes and then, if she lost the election, to frame Donald Trump and his campaign for colluding with Russia to steal the presidency. This conduct was not based on mere bias, as has been widely claimed, but rather on deeply felt animus toward Trump and his agenda. . . .
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We've been hearing scary news about the primaries in Texas
Dana Mathewson
Well, we needn't have worried.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/03/if-youre-gonna-run-in-texas.php]This is a fun article.
Well, we needn't have worried.
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March 08, 2018
Free Trade Merchantilism and the Trump Tariffs
Timothy Birdnow
Everyone is quite upset with Donald Trump's plan to impose increased tariffs on foreign commodities, and yet I doubt anyone has really thought this whole thing through for either good or bad. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth largely because Trump suggested it, and because it does not comport with modern internationalism, and because some people take the gospel of free trade as absolute, holy writ. But are these opponents of the plan considered all aspects of it?
The first tariff in the u.S. was passed in 1789 and was the primary source of revenue for the Federal government until the Constitution was amended to allow for an income tax. America has always hada love/hate relationship with tariffs; the Revolution was fought in no small part because of British tariffs on foreign commodities, which cost the colonists a lot of money and helped prevent them from successfully competing against foreign businesses.
See, in the 17th and 18th centuries the dominant theory of economics/governmental organization was Merchantilism. This system originated with the invention of the Nation State, and it sought to create a self-sustaining economic system whereby a nation would be capable of providing everything it needed for itself and at the same time it would maximize it's economic power by imposing tariffs on foreign goods to thus increase the national treasury. The Encyclopedia Brittanica describes it: more...
Everyone is quite upset with Donald Trump's plan to impose increased tariffs on foreign commodities, and yet I doubt anyone has really thought this whole thing through for either good or bad. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth largely because Trump suggested it, and because it does not comport with modern internationalism, and because some people take the gospel of free trade as absolute, holy writ. But are these opponents of the plan considered all aspects of it?
The first tariff in the u.S. was passed in 1789 and was the primary source of revenue for the Federal government until the Constitution was amended to allow for an income tax. America has always hada love/hate relationship with tariffs; the Revolution was fought in no small part because of British tariffs on foreign commodities, which cost the colonists a lot of money and helped prevent them from successfully competing against foreign businesses.
See, in the 17th and 18th centuries the dominant theory of economics/governmental organization was Merchantilism. This system originated with the invention of the Nation State, and it sought to create a self-sustaining economic system whereby a nation would be capable of providing everything it needed for itself and at the same time it would maximize it's economic power by imposing tariffs on foreign goods to thus increase the national treasury. The Encyclopedia Brittanica describes it: more...
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Those fraudulent climate litigation shakedowns
Paul Driessen
One of the craziest – and potentially far-reaching and harmful – lawsuits in recent memory is wending its way through our legal system. Filed by several California and New York cities and counties, the legal action asserts that major oil companies are causing rising seas, floods, repeated climate and weather disruptions, and an "existential threat†to humanity and our planet.
The oil companies have known about these risks for decades, the litigants continue, but failed to disclose the information in annual reports, stock offerings and other documents. The litigants seek compensatory damages, abatement of the alleged threats, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages and disgorgement of corporate profits. As my article explains, it is a classic shakedown … by cities and counties that have collective unfunded pension obligations in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Klavan - Contrasts of Left and Right
Dana Mathewson
Andrew Klavan gets it right -- again -- as usual.
Fay Voshell adds:
Well; well. Approval of destruction of careers and smothering free speech because of differing opinions. Now that's bold, even for the Left.
"progressives are getting better and more aggressive at silencing dissenting behavior. All sorts of formerly legitimate opinions have now been deemed beyond the pale on elite campuses. Speakers have been disinvited and careers destroyed... There are a number of formerly popular ideas that can now end your career: the belief that men and women have inherent psychological differences, the belief that marriage is between a man and a woman, opposition to affirmative action."
From Tim:
Look at the rage by the Left toward the black lists of communists back in the '50's. The Left has smeared that era as the epitomy of closed mindedness and oppression of just about everyone because of the black lists, and yet they are joyfully blacklisting anyone who disagrees at all with them. What hypocrisy!
And again Dana:
You ask me, David Brooks is upset because Trump's pants aren't pressed as well as Obama's were. Kinda goes to show just what impresses leftists, as opposed to rightists.
Andrew Klavan gets it right -- again -- as usual.
Fay Voshell adds:
Well; well. Approval of destruction of careers and smothering free speech because of differing opinions. Now that's bold, even for the Left.
"progressives are getting better and more aggressive at silencing dissenting behavior. All sorts of formerly legitimate opinions have now been deemed beyond the pale on elite campuses. Speakers have been disinvited and careers destroyed... There are a number of formerly popular ideas that can now end your career: the belief that men and women have inherent psychological differences, the belief that marriage is between a man and a woman, opposition to affirmative action."
From Tim:
Look at the rage by the Left toward the black lists of communists back in the '50's. The Left has smeared that era as the epitomy of closed mindedness and oppression of just about everyone because of the black lists, and yet they are joyfully blacklisting anyone who disagrees at all with them. What hypocrisy!
And again Dana:
You ask me, David Brooks is upset because Trump's pants aren't pressed as well as Obama's were. Kinda goes to show just what impresses leftists, as opposed to rightists.
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March 07, 2018
What's Driving the Opioid Crisis? Star Parker nails it.
Dana Mathewson
Star Parker is a keen
observer of social problems, because she's been "down and out" herself,
pulled herself out of it (without government help) and now can and does
write lucidly about such things. Here on Townhall she talks about the
opioid crisis, and includes some surprising numbers.
I particularly like her clarity when she writes:
"...I see an interesting parallel to the gun debate.
That is, the center of the deadly problem is with the disturbed user or perpetrator, rather than with the instrument -- whether it is a gun or a drug. The instrument is the result rather than the cause.
The first impulse, particularly in a highly materialistic and secular culture like ours, is to see the problem in the thing rather than the person, because that's the easiest approach."
End excerpt.
A NOTE FROM TIM:
Indeed she does nail it. I think it interesting, too, in the era where we are warned against "toxic masculinity" that it is the despised men (particularly white and uneducated) who are most at risk. You can only beat a dog so long before you beat any spirit out of it. The feminists have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.
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