Flotsam and Jetsam - Redfield Claims Fauci Probably Funded WuFlu Creation and More Tuckah!

Tucker gets all the attention, but IMHO, the most important news to emerge yesterday was that former CDC Director Robert Redfield told Congress that COVID-19 emerged in China earlier that was admitted, and that is almost certainly originated from US funded gain-of-function research there. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Former CDC director: Gain-of-function research "probably caused the greatest pandemic our world has seen"; Update: Fauci shut down origin debate

Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield: "Based on my initial analysis of the data, I came to believe and I still believe today that it indicates that COVID-19 more likely was the result of an accidental lab leak than a result of a natural spillover event." pic.twitter.com/qz5Qdf8Zrc

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 8, 2023

Paul Bedard at WaEx, America knew: 67% believed COVID lab leak, while 65% thought officials covered it up. At Am Great, Dennis Prager Why the Left Is Pro-Mask "Understand the Left's support for mask-wearing and you will understand the Left. . . . A fourth reason the Left insists on forcing others to wear masks is that controlling others’ lives is in the Left’s raison d’etre. Controlling others is what leftism is all about."

Meanwhile, Roger Kimball at Da Spec, Tucker Carlson bulldozes the January 6 ‘insurrection’ narrative. "He’s being accused of ‘cherry-picking.’ Isn’t that exactly what the J6 Committee did?" Matt Vespa at Town Hall, Tucker Carlson Releases More January 6 Footage That Will Probably Anger Liberals. Matt Margolis at PJ Media reports Chuck Schumer Calls for Censoring Tucker Carlson Over J6 Coverage Elizabeth Stauffer at Power Line thinks Chuck Schumer Beclowned Himself in Response to Carlson’s Exposé . Also at Twitchy, D’OH! Chuck Schumer will NOT like Elon Musk’s video response to his triggering about Tucker Carlson. At HE, Chuck Schumer loses his mind over release of Jan 6 tapes as Dems struggle to maintain 'insurrection' narrative. 

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.08.23, from Twitchy, Tucker Carlson’s Ratings Vs. Other, Narrative-Guarding Cable Networks, Elon Musk Trolls Chuck U. Schumer Over Tucker Carlson, and Adam RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA Schiff Says Repetition Is How Tucker Carlson Spreads Lies, and at Am Con Tucker Carlson's Naughty List, "State of the Union: Tucker Carlson is keeping a list of those who reveal their membership in the uniparty," Da Tech Guy, J6 Tapes, Weinstein, COVID and Epstein – it’s all the Same Issue for the Media/Deepstate/Left, at LI  “QAnon Shaman” Lawyer: Feds Withheld Exculpatory Video Shown On Tucker andThe Geller Report: Newly Released Surveillance Footage Shows Capitol Police Ignored, Abandoned, No Communication, DELIBERATELY Left Unprepared.

Leah Barkoukis at Town Hall provides Carlson Response to 'Hysteria' From Schumer, McConnell Over Jan. 6 Footage

“What you’re seeing is hysteria," Carlson said in response. “Those videos touch a nerve because they’re a threat to the lies that Chuck Schumer has been telling for the last 26 months.” He went on to blast the Republicans who joined in on the criticism as well.

"They're on the same side," he argued. "The Senate majority leader joins the Senate minority leader. [Sens.] Thom Tillis, Mitt Romney, they're all on the same side, so it's actually not about left and right, it’s not about Republican and Democrat. Here you have people with shared interests, the open borders people, the people like Mitch McConnell who are living in splendor on Chinese money, the people who underneath it all have everything in common are all aligned against everyone else…"

Also, Musk Has the Best Response to McConnell's Criticism of J6 Footage: Elon Musk@elonmusk "Replying to @charliekirk11 "I keep forgetting which party he belongs to"

Freddie Gray at Spec World (cited by Hat Hair), thinks Tucker Carlson’s biggest crime is doing good journalism. Kira Davis at Red State identifies The Real Problem With Tucker Carlson's January 6 Footage, "McConnell basically admitted that the J6 footage we’ve been seeing for two years is really a story, and not an objective set of facts. If it had been just the facts, there wouldn’t be any controversy about the new footage being released. It never would have been secret in the first place." Capt. Ed calls it Too bad to check: Did the J6 committee add sound effects to surveillance videos? "Sound effects? Really? The use of a former ABC News exec to package the video was well known prior to McCarthy’s grant of exclusive access to Carlson, but it was assumed that editing was limited to ensuring that the evidence fit the committee’s conclusions." Matt Margolis again, McCarthy Skewers Media for J6 Footage Hypocrisy. AGrabien video at Hat Hair, McCarthy on J6 video: No regrets. At Da Wire, Kevin McCarthy Defends Releasing January 6 Tapes, Torches CNN Reporter To Their Face. 

At Da Wire, Ex-Capitol Hill Cop Says Supervisors Went Silent During Jan. 6 Riot; Donning MAGA Cap Cost Him His Career. "Johnson said the House January 6 Select Committee never sought to interview him during its 18-month investigation. Johnson, who said he was fired after being seen wearing the pro-Trump cap, said someone in the crowd put it on his head, and when the person asked for it back, Johnson kept it as an act of self-preservation while he rushed to the aid of his colleagues." Jonathan Turley asks Did the “QAnon Shaman” Get Shafted on Sentencing? New Footage Raises Questions Over the Chansley Case "While I admit that I approach these stories from the perspective of a long-standing criminal defense attorney, I would be outraged if I was unable to see such evidence before a plea or sentencing. At no point in the videotapes does Chansley appear violent or threatening." Hat Hair's Dave Strom is more direct, says DOJ broke the law when prosecuting "Q-Anon Shaman" by withholding exculpatory video. Jordan Boyd at Da Fed points out how, if you're Searching For Tucker Carlson’s Bombshell J6 Videos? YouTube Censors Will Direct You To Fake Fact Checks Instead.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.08.23, Mary Chastain at LI is concerned by a Report that is DHS Running a Secret Program Gathering Domestic Intelligence "No one wants to speak out because they “fear punishment if they speak out about mismanagement and abuses” and Weasel Zippers, Biden DNI Chief Slammed For Assessing “Violent Extremists” As Bigger Threat Than Fentanyl, At Da Fed Margot Cleveland want you to know  House Democrats Lied About Whistleblower In Leak To Corrupt Media. Why would they make an exception there? Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx is alarmed at how the FBI worked secretly with hospitals to strip US citizens' gun rights, documents show.  At HE, Libby Emmons says now that An SPLC lawyer was just charged with domestic terrorism — the 'anti-hate' org is  completely discredited. If it ever had any. 

Bob Spencer at PJ Media has That Collusion You Ordered: Russian Business Partner of Hunter Biden Dodges Sanctions. Meanwhile at LI Mary Chastain notes National Archives Hasn’t Reviewed the Nine Boxes of Biden Documents From Attorney’s Boston Office. More secrets? At Breitbart sees Liberal Tears: Michelle Obama Recalls ‘Uncontrollable Sobbing’ When Trump Became President; ‘No Diversity, No Color’. 

Ace sees DeSantis dealing with big issues Big: Judge Rules in Favor of DeSantis' Lawsuit Challenging Legality of Biden's "Mass Parole" of Illegal Aliens; Rules That It's Illegal Under the Administrative Procedures Act. Also, DeSantis Responds to His Leftwing Gay Activist and Media Defamers (But I Repeat Myself) By Showing the Books He's Actually Banning from Elementary Schools: "This is Porn"

This is obviously porn. Porn written and illustrated for children.

It's only pretended to not be porn because it's Gay. If It's Gay, It's Okay -- that's the leftwing slogan. Because the books aren't solely intended for purposes of sexual gratification, but also for sexual indoctrination, they're "educational," you see.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.08.23, the Shark Tank has DeSantis Holds Shocking “Exposing The Book Ban Hoax” Media Event. At Am Con Sohrab Ahmari explains why Never, Ever, Ever Haley, "Nikki Haley’s vice presidential bid deserves to be hooted down and out of the 2024 race." We've done worse, there's Kamala. At Am Spec. Dan Flynn wonders Does Chasten Shop at Kohl’s? "Pete Buttigieg dumbly attempted to establish his pseudo-populism."

At Am Think Joe Fried thinks about Should the GOP Adopt Ballot Harvesting? He thinks it's wrong and bad, and he's right, but we can't unilaterally disarm either. If we do it better than the Democrats, they'll demand it be banned. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed hears If Connecticut And Washington Democrats Get Their Way, Voting Will Become Mandatory. I doubt it will pass constitutional muster. Mediaite is outraged that Fox News Ratings Are Up Since Dominion Bombshells and Attacks From Trump.

At Puck, Will S.B.F. Cut a Deal? "A close reading of the latest developments and looming mysteries: Can S.B.F. flip on a politician? Is Ryan Salame the next FTX insider to plead guilty? What will happen to the parents, Barbara and Joe, and to the brother, G.B.F? And will the case even make it to trial?" Or will he wind up like Epstein?