Election: Strolling Through the Meadows

From JTN, North Carolina governor vetoes bill blocking private funding of elections, "Legislation would have prohibited state and county boards of elections and county boards of commissioners from accepting private donations." Mark Zuckerberg smiles as he plans to buy another election or two. It wouldn't be as bad if it weren't blatantly attempting to boost Democrats. Maybe we need to institute an "election tax" on the socials to fund elections in general. But the whole way partisan hacks run the elections needs to be dealt with. The Penn. Star reminds us Video Captures Delaware County, Pennsylvania Election Workers Discussing Concealing ‘Derogatory’ Information

“At this point, I don’t want anybody to pick it up and think that we threw stuff away,” he says to the whistleblower when asked why he is destroying records.

“We’re gonna have a little campfire going,” Ziegelhoffer then adds.

Another recording apparently taken by Miller shows a discussion between county Voting Machine Warehouse Supervisor Jim Savage and Director of Election Operations James Allen. When Allen mentions disposing of “pads and scanners,” Savage then says, “We can’t talk about it anymore.” Allen asks him why and Savage says, “It’s a felony.”

Naomi Lim at WaEx on Democrat's Hispanic problem, Biden and Democrats lose grip on Hispanic voters

Democrats are "hemorrhaging" support among Hispanics, according to Republican strategist Cesar Conda.

"Republicans can accelerate the shift among Hispanics by not only offering real solutions on education, jobs and the economy, and crime but by opposing the Democrats' big government socialism and wokeness," he said. "Hispanics are horrified that the Democrats are implementing the same kind of socialism that many of them escaped from in their home counties."

Anxious whines that Rubio says Dems' Marxist policies pushing Latinos to GOP. Fair. Many of them (or their ancestors) left failed socialist states for a better life in the US. Unfortunately, many don't understand the connection, and we need better education.

Paul Bedard at WaEx, Trump endorsements win 137-3, ‘few parallels’ in history. Not bad! I&I has a poll, I&I/TIPP Poll: 60% Of Republicans Want Trump To Run In 2024; Just 37% Of Dems Want Biden To. Gabe Kaminsky at Da Fed notes Trump Impeachment Attorney Slams New York AG Investigation Into Former President As ‘Smear Prosecution’. Yep, it is.

'Bonchie' at Red State hears After Much Speculation, Nancy Pelosi Reveals Her 2022 Plans. Run, of course, what else has she got to do. She'll just adore being Minority Leader again. At CNN Chris Cillizza thinks up 11 Democrats who could replace Joe Biden in 2024. Gee, I wonder why he's worrying about that? They all look like losers to me. But what about Hillary, wonders Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media, Why Is Hillary Clinton Bothering Us All the Time Lately?

Speaking of Democrats who really bother me, we have certainly been getting a faceful of Hillary Clinton in recent weeks. This has been a pattern of hers since being sent back to Chappaqua by Donald Trump: she spends long periods out of the public eye, buried deep in her box of breakfast Franzia. Suddenly, like a bad combination of creepy stalker and unfortunate body odor, she’s everywhere and you can’t seem to make her go away.

I’m beginning to worry about what her endgame may be.

Robert Spencer at PJ Media,  Kamala Harris Insists She Really Isn't as Useless as She Seems, "Kamala Harris Complains That She Gets All the Tough Jobs". Like the nation needs a laugh track. Paul Bedard notes that Mark Meadows said Don Jr. may be ‘too edgy’ for office in his new book. They have accused Mark Meadows of being many things, but edgy is not likely. 

Speaking of Mark Meadows, he's in the news a bunch today. Of course as reported by JTN, the House Jan. 6 committee set to vote on holding Meadows in contempt of Congress, "The contempt charge, if approved by the committee, then goes to a full House vote," who will, of course, rubber stamp it in a largely party line vote. More excitingly (to the Jan. 6 committee, anyway), are reports that Meadows texts show Hannity, Don Jr. wanted Trump to stop Jan. 6 riot (Da Hill) and 'Hurting all of us': Meadows texts show Trump Jr. and Fox personalities clamoring for response to Capitol riot. And just how do you tell rioters to stop in mid riot? Send them an Instagram? At Am Spec, Melissa Mackenzie goes off on Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th Select Committee Hoax, "Once again, the regime persecutes enemies to cover for its own evils." At Twitchy, CNN’s Brian Stelter announces what Fox News isn’t airing (the January 6 committee hearing)

Peter D'Abrosca at Am, in Great The PowerPoint Mutiny and Democrat Deflection does a great job of parodying yesterdays hot news that a retired colonel shared a PowerPoint presentation on how that White House might overturn the election results.

Swalwell’s contention, if you can believe it, is that Republicans attempted to overthrow the federal government but not with weapons, bullets, bombs, or tanks. Instead, their tool of choice was Microsoft PowerPoint. It makes total sense. Everybody knows that the simplest and most effective tool in staging a coup is PowerPoint.

At Am Great, The redoubtable Julie Kelly details Justice Department Moves to Conceal Police Misconduct on January 6

Ahead of Gieswein’s trial, the Justice Department asked Judge Sullivan to strictly curtail how Gieswein can defend himself. A motion filed earlier this month argued Gieswein should not use self-defense against law enforcement as a reason for his actions on January 6. (Prosecutors also stated that Gieswein should not blame President Trump for his alleged criminal behavior, claiming it is “objectively unreasonable to conclude that President Trump could authorize citizens to interfere with the Electoral College proceedings,” a legal torpedo to the Democrats’ nonstop accusations that Trump “incited” the events of January 6.)

“[The] Defendant will not be able to put forth any evidence that he had a reasonable belief that his actions were necessary to defend himself against the immediate use of unlawful force,” Matthew Graves, the new U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, wrote in the December 1 filing. “Through his words and actions, the Defendant made plain his intent. The Court should exclude any testimony and evidence purporting to assert a claim of self-defense.”

Can't let the jury decide; they might make the wrong choice. Judge Sullivan you may recall, is the judge responsible for the railroading of Gen. Flynn. Aaron Kliegmann at JTN reports Progressive lawmakers offer unwitting path for Jan. 6 prisoners to sue federal government, "Bill sponsored by Democratic Reps. Hank Johnson, Jamie Raskin would allow citizens to recover damages for constitutional violations."

Rolling Stone breathlessly reports Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: ‘We’re Turning It All Over’ From the 7th paragraph:

Nothing in the documents viewed by Rolling Stone or the couple’s statements revealed any planning for, or coordination with, the violent attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters.