July 15-17, 2020
Jul 15 05:06 Gingrich: Defund v. Defend debate a definite Democrat loser Jul 15 10:52 Nancy Pelosi vs. Donald Trump, Scott Atlas, Betsy DeVos, science Jul 15 17:05 Al Franken's tired partisanship Jul 16 02:06 Donald Trump endorsed by police benevolent associations, police unions Jul 16 09:50 Powderhorn Park's perplexing privilege predicament Jul 17 00:02 The Biden-DNC doubletalk Jul 17 05:41 Harris Faulkner's big special Jul 17 14:38 Election 2020: the choice is clear
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Gingrich: Defund v. Defend debate a definite Democrat loser
Newt Gingrich has always been one of the best political thinkers in the business. When he writes or talks, I stop and listen to what he has to say. When I saw this article , I started digging into it. It didn't take long to figure out that the Defund The Police Democrats are pushing a losing issue.
For instance, Gingrich wrote "The gap between the radical Left and the American people was captured in a recent Pew Poll that showed 73 percent of the American people opposed cutting spending on the police, and only 25 percent favored decreasing spending on the police." Gingrich continued "Twenty percent of those asked said we should spend a little more on police, and 11 percent said we should spend a lot more (for a total of 31 percent who favor spending more money on policing). By contrast, 12 percent said to cut a lot, and slightly under 14 percent said to cut a little. The largest bloc of Americans was 42 percent, who said we should keep police funding where it is."
Twenty-six percent of people wanted police spending cut a little or a lot. Everyone else wanted police spending kept the same, increased a little or increased a lot. That's a 3:1 margin opposed to the Democrats' Defund the Police policy.
It's possible to win if you're on the wrong side of a 3:1 issue if nobody cares about the issue. It's impossible to win if you're on the 1-side of a 3:1 issue that everyone cares passionately about.
This pattern is not just about speeches, slogans and platforms. Democrats in Minneapolis are abolishing the city's police department and replacing it with some undefined community service program. You can imagine how intimidated robbers, murderers and rapists will be by the unarmed-but-sincere Minneapolis community service force.
In Seattle, Democrats are cutting the police budget by 50 percent with a similar community service fantasy replacement. Given that six people were shot, which led to the death of two teenagers, during what the Democratic mayor called "the summer of love" in the city's "autonomous zone," you might have thought the people of Seattle would get more police protection rather than less.
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best calls Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's plan to cut the SPD budget by 50% "reckless":
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Democrats like Pelosi, Schumer and Biden can insist that they aren't for defunding the police all they want. What matters is Seattle cutting the SPD budget by 50%, Minneapolis voting to dismantle the MPD and Bill de Blasio cutting the $6,000,000,000 NYPD budget by $1,000,000,000. When crime rates skyrocket, Democrats will pay the price. Republicans are proposing reasonable reforms but they're pushing cities to increase spending on police departments, too. The American people are smart enough to know that Republicans are proposing things that keep people safe and that Democrats are the party that support Antifa, BLM and decimated police departments.
People either understood or anticipated that COVID would eventually get defeated. They took COVID seriously but it wasn't something that they were afraid of. This violence worries people. It isn't just quarantined to poor neighborhoods. It's migrated into Manhattan, some rich neighborhoods in St. Louis and Seattle. The point is that this violence doesn't recognize geographic boundaries. It goes where it wants.
That's why the Democrats defund debate is a loser.
Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2020 5:06 AM
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Nancy Pelosi vs. Donald Trump, Scott Atlas, Betsy DeVos, science
Saying that Nancy Pelosi stepped in it when she said that President Trump is "messing with the health of our children" with push to open schools is understatement. That statement, according to this interview of Scott Atlas , is a whopper. In the interview, Dr. Atlas said "I think we have a different scale because that's just completely wrong and contrary to all the science. And when I say all the science, I'm talking about signs all over the world not just in the United States but Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Asia."
Atlas then continued to bury Ms. Pelosi with scientific information:
But I think the most important thing of all, well, the other -- there's two points that I want to make. One is that teaching is a young profession. In the United States half the teachers are 40 or less and a quarter of them are under 30 . Ninety percent are under 60 in public schools.
They have almost zero risk from this and for those high risk teachers, which there are some, if they believe in masks and social distancing, don't think they know how to do that by now, and if they're still afraid to do their job, why can't they teach from a distance? If they think social distancing works, teach in a class, if they think a distance learning works, teach from home.
But the problem here and this the biggest point of all, I never hear anyone talk about the harms of closing schools. The harms are against the children. Anyone who prioritizes children would open the schools. That's just counterfactual to say that, you know, the children are not the risk or, you know, were at risk here.
If President Trump had said that schools should be kept closed, Pelosi would've complained that he's against learning or something else. The part that's most sickening is that everything is about gaining political advantage with Ms. Pelosi. Apparently, the truth is irrelevant to Ms. Pelosi. There's still some things she does well in her Speaker duties but she isn't the Speaker.
The Mob has given her their marching orders and she's obediently following their orders. Axios is part of that Mob. In their article, they write:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' aggressive push to fully reopen schools this fall is "malfeasance and dereliction of duty," accusing the Trump administration of "messing with the health of our children."
Why it matters: Trump has demanded that schools reopen as part of his efforts to juice the economy by allowing parents to return to work, despite caution from health officials that little is known about how the virus impacts children.
Even with the coronavirus outbreak spiraling out of control in several states , Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from schools that choose not to reopen and claimed Democrats want to keep schools closed past November for political reasons.
Thank God for impartial reporting. (Just kidding.) Axios apparently can't afford to hire a doctor to confirm whether Ms. Pelosi's statements are true or if they're wildly imaginative. Thankfully, FNC is able to afford someone qualified on the subject. Dr. Atlas pounds home the falsity of Ms. Pelosi's statements in this interview:
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Dr. Atlas' logic and data is straightforward. Ms. Pelosi's statements are disgusting, frankly. She's a liar of similar magnitude as Adam Schiff. With 'leadership' like Ms. Pelosi's, it isn't surprising that the Democrats have such little use for the truth.
Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2020 10:52 AM
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Al Franken's tired partisanship
Al Franken's stupidity and partisanship are fully displayed in this CNN op-ed . Early in the op-ed, Franken writes "When your opponent is digging himself a hole, you let him keep digging. By design or necessity, Joe Biden has laid low since we all sheltered in place, allowing President Donald Trump to turn the November election into a referendum on Donald Trump. And right now, Donald Trump appears to be losing badly to Donald Trump."
This is what I'd expect from an idiot like Franken. Franken apparently hasn't figured out that Biden's dementia has robbed him of an ability to look plausible. Apparently, Franken isn't bright enough to figure out that the rioting and looting are losing issues for Democrats in battleground states. It's obvious that Franken is discounting the economic recovery that's already underway thanks to the steps President Trump put in place.
While I don't have the official data that proves the start of the COVID economic recovery, the signs are getting impossible to miss. Consumer confidence is rising. Millions of jobs are getting created. Home sales are going up. Oil prices have recovered, which wouldn't happen if the economy is still contracting.
After reading this, I'm wondering if Franken has used his brain lately:
The first, of course, is that a Trump victory would be a disaster for everything Democrats hold dear. Here's a short list -- democracy, economic justice, social justice and justice. That leaves out a whole bunch -- for instance, providing health care for all Americans and global warming. Stuff like that.
Secondly, between now and November, Trump and the Republicans will do everything they can to cheat. That means using every tool possible to suppress votes, including a full court press to prevent vote-by-mail, even if we are still deep in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Third, if Trump loses a close election, he may very well refuse to leave.
Franken's right about something. A second Trump victory "would be a disaster for everything Democrats hold dear." That, though, would be a positive thing for the nation. Another Trump victory would mean 4 more years of hitting China hard for the Chinese Communist Party's corruption and deception. Another Trump victory would mean 4 more years of a soaring economy that works for everyone. Another Trump victory means that Republicans would expose Democrats as being weak on crime and defense, economically illiterate and that they talk a better game about the middle class than they deliver.
Next, President "Trump and the Republicans" won't try to cheat. Sen. Franken should check with the NJ Attorney General. Democrats, not Republicans, committed voter fraud , mostly through the Vote-By-Mail, aka VBM, system in Paterson, NJ. People in glass houses should carelessly throw stones around.
Third, it's time to retire the 'Trump won't leave if he loses' line. Hillary still hasn't accepted the results of the 2016 election. This is the worst case of projection in the history of partisan politics.
Then again, Franken's brain is likely too fried from all the drugs he's used during his SNL days:
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Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2020 5:05 PM
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Donald Trump endorsed by police benevolent associations, police unions
Wednesday afternoon, the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) endorsed President Trump . That's a major switch from 2008 and 2012, when NAPO endorsed the Obama-Biden ticket. NAPO didn't endorse a candidate in 2016.
According to NAPO's website , "The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) is a coalition of police unions and associations from across the United States and was organized for the purpose of advancing the interests of America's law enforcement officers through legislative advocacy, political action and education."
The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) endorsed President Trump's reelection Wednesday, praising his "steadfast and very public support" for law enforcement. NAPO did not endorse a candidate in the 2016 election but endorsed former President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden in both the 2008 and 2012 elections.
This is a major snub to Biden. NAPO figures to be a pivotal voting group this fall, especially with the rioting and looting taking such a prominent position in terms of issues that Americans care about. According to this report, NAPO is "the biggest group that represents the police benevolent associations and police unions across the country":
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This is NAPO's endorsement letter, which was sent to President Trump:
Here's why NAPO rejected Biden:
Officers have faced routine disparaging in wake of nationwide racial injustice protests, and some have called out presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for not condemning anti-police rhetoric. While Biden's campaign has staunchly opposed the idea of abolishing police departments, the candidate said that some funding should "absolutely" be redirected from the police.
Posted Thursday, July 16, 2020 2:06 AM
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Powderhorn Park's perplexing privilege predicament
The people living near Powderhorn Park promised not to call the police if violence erupted. They've now broken that promise . According to the article, "A man was shot Tuesday at a homeless encampment in Powderhorn Park, the latest incident in the tent community that has sprung up in Minnesota's largest city. About 1:50 p.m., Minneapolis park police responded to a 911 call. When they arrived, they found a male victim with gunshot wounds to the arm and face, according to a park police spokeswoman."
I wrote this post to highlight the predicament the neighborhood already faced. This isn't the crisis that I anticipated but it isn't a Saturday in the park, either:
More than 280 people live in tents in the park, according to a survey conducted earlier this month for the Minneapolis Housing Finance Authority. Two encampments at the north end of the park were formed after homeless residents were evicted from a hotel-turned-shelter nearby in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd on May 25.
About half the people at the encampment had previously received homelessness services from Hennepin County, the survey found, and about 45% identify as Native American. Powderhorn is just one of about 100 such encampments across the city, officials said.
Minneapolis will soon start losing population by the neighborhood. It doesn't require a rocket scientist to figure out that people don't want to live in a city without police, with prostitution and drug addicts. Further, the stench will quickly become overwhelming. Then what will Minneapolis do?
UPDATE: After watching this video, I need to rethink my statement that "this isn't the crisis that I anticipated":
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It's definitely a crisis. What's tragic is that the Minneapolis City Council is composed of DFL activists. These DFL activists aren't equipped to deal with complex policy-making situations. The people serving on the Park Board are essentially the DFL farm team to the City Council.
Posted Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:50 AM
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The Biden-DNC doubletalk
People my age remember a movie title " If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium ." It wasn't critically acclaimed. It didn't have a big box office take. It had a mediocre cast. It's kinda like the Biden campaign. The Biden campaign has a mediocre cast, too.
The point is that Joe Biden's positions keep changing. Once upon a time, Joe Biden used to support the Hyde Amendment. That's the past, though. He doesn't support it anymore. He can't afford to in today's 'Woke' Democrat Party. There was a time when Biden was a tough-on-crime Democrat. Then AOC and Bernie Sanders took over the Democratic Party. Shortly thereafter, Biden told interviewers that funding for police departments should be redirected .
Today, DNC Spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa told Bill Hemmer "Let me be very clear about this. Joe Biden does not support defunding the police. And specifically, what he is saying is [that] he wants to make sure that police departments have the tools that they need in order to do their jobs."
If it's Thursday, the DNC must have its mops out to clean up the messes Biden's made. Actually, that's pretty much every day with Biden at the top of the ticket. Biden's likely to say something stupid at any time.
The frightening part is that I'm not certain Biden remembers anything he's said from the previous hour. There's no guarantee that he'll remember what he said in his previous speech. It's quite possible that Biden doesn't remember what he said in this interview:
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That's where he was all over the place. One minute, he's talking about reforming the police, the next minute, he's calling the police the enemy. Another minute, he's talking about "an up-armored Humvee coming into a neighborhood-- it's like the military invading." What the hell is he babbling about? Ms. Hinojosa can't know what he meant because Biden doesn't know what he meant.
The difference is that Ms. Hinojosa stands a decent shot of remembering what she said. Joe Biden doesn't even stand a 50-50 shot of remembering what he said an hour ago.
Less than a minute later into the interview, Biden was asked "But do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding?" Biden's reply was straightforward. Biden replied "Yes. Absolutely and one of the things that we also need to be doing is fundamentally changing the way - and I've been pushing it for years - is the way that we deal with our prison system."
Joe Biden's 1994 Crime Bill started the mass incarcerations of African-Americans that President Trump is cleaning up. Obama and Biden had 8 years to fix Biden's mess. Nothing happened during their administration. Now Biden is saying that we need to redirect money away from police officers. Biden's saying that while riots are breaking out in Chicago, Minneapolis, NYC, Portland and Seattle. What is Biden thinking?
Posted Friday, July 17, 2020 12:02 AM
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Harris Faulkner's big special
This Sunday night, Harris Faulkner will host a major special titled "Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America." Here's what we're told about the special: Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America will be hosted by Outnumbered and Outnumbered Overtime anchor Harris Faulkner, and will spotlight discussions surrounding the national conversation about race in America and the path forward for the country, said network officials. Appearing on the special will be Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former NFL star Herschel Walker, Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Joe Gamaldi and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, as well as Hannity host Sean Hannity and FNC contributors Dr. Alveda King and Gianno Caldwell.
Cuban better bring his A game. He's supporting Joe Biden so it's likely that he'll try defending Joe Biden's indefensible history on race. If that's what Cuban's role is, Faulkner will carve him up like a Thanksgiving Day turkey.
Tim Scott and Gianno Caldwell have the opportunity to become rock stars Sunday night. Sen. Scott is already approaching superstar status with his persistence and good faith decency in crafting police reform legislation. He's also known for his Opportunity Zones legislation that was part of the Trump/GOP tax cuts. This is more information on Opportunity Zones:
The program provides three forms of deferred capital gains taxes or tax breaks to incentivize patient capital equity investments in Opportunity Funds to seed new business investments, expand existing businesses, or fund real estate development in Opportunity Zones. Other than excluding a few 'sin' businesses, investors are relatively unlimited in what they can finance. And the potential pot is huge; over $6 trillion dollars in unrealized capital gains could flow towards these communities from both individual investors and companies.
Opportunity Zones were credited with lowering minority unemployment rates before the virus. Tim Scott does a better job pitching the legislation than the article:
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I wouldn't be surprised if Sen. Scott came out of Sunday night's special as the biggest star, though I also think that Herschel Walker has a chance to shine, too.
Posted Friday, July 17, 2020 5:41 AM
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Election 2020: the choice is clear
This election shouldn't be that close. Joe Biden is barely able to form sentences, much less put together complete paragraphs. President Trump has put together an economic record that outshines any other recent president. Prior to the Chinese Communist Party Virus, wages were rising, minority unemployment was the lowest in this nation's history and we were standing up to China for the first time in history.
It's time to admit that, whether you like President Trump or not, he's accomplished more in 3 years than Obama or Bush got done in 8 years each. It's time to admit, too, that being presidential isn't as important as making Americans' lives better with great policies. To the disgusting Never Trump brigade, their hatred of Trump is more important to them than saving our nation.
David Limbaugh captures this perfectly in this column :
These establishment handwringers have shown themselves ill-equipped to analyze Trump or his supporters because they can't adapt their expertise and experience to Trump, who broke the mold and is unlike any political figure they've ever encountered. They are handicapped by their blindness to the unprecedented fascism of today's political left.
Newsflash: The overwhelming majority of Trump supporters don't give a rip about his so-called presidentiality. They don't care about the proverbial crease in his pants, or many other characteristics the pseudo-sophisticated Beltway elite cherish. They don't want someone like Mitt Romney, who let President Barack Obama walk all over him in a presidential debate instead of fighting for what he purported to believe in.
This isn't debate society, where judges rate which contestants used the proper verb and nuance to persuade the masses. This is a street fight, complete with baseball bats wrapped with barbed wire and other lethal weapons wielded by Marxists. If we don't fight this fight with everything we've got, America will be lost.
Today's Democrats don't care about creating great policies. Hubert Humphrey's, Bill Clinton's or Daniel Patrick Moynihan's Democrats cared about that. Those Democrats disappeared in 2006-07. Today's Democrats are increasingly Marxist. Jessica Tarlov and Marie Harf can talk all they want about there being more moderate Democrats than Marxist AOC-Bernie Sanders Democrats. Joe Biden used to be somewhat of a centrist. Today, he's telling hand-picked fawning reporters that he favors cutting funding for police officers while angry mobs attack police officers.
Today's Democrats are busy "reimagining policing" while neighborhoods and family businesses get demolished by Antifa/BLM. Most importantly, Democrats aren't listening to the people they're supposed to represent. When white activists attend the Minneapolis Charter Commission hearing, then demand the dismantling of the MPD, that's disgusting. Yes, they have the First Amendment right to air their grievances to the Commission. Let's be honest, though. They're calling for minority neighborhoods to lose police protection.
Fine. In the words of Harold Hamilton, if these activists want to dismantle the MPD, then let their neighborhoods go without police protection. Let their 9-1-1 calls get answered last. They wanted policing reimagined. Let their neighborhoods experience what it's like to be vulnerable. Perhaps, that'll trigger a woke awakening to reality.
It's one thing to spew Democrat talking points. It's quite another to live with the reality of Democrat policies.
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Posted Friday, July 17, 2020 2:38 PM
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