Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Visit Sets Off Firestorm in Hawaii

The week is starting to crank up a little bit. Starting with the Biden Crime Syndicate, at JTN, John Solomon and Steve Richards claim New memos undercut Biden-Ukraine narrative Democrats sold during 2019 impeachment scandal "Newly disclosed State Department memos conflict with the narrative Democrats crafted since 2019 impeachment." Hat Hair's Dave Strom pores through a Hunter Biden document dump over the weekend. Ace wakes up and notices Biden's Fake Prosecutor David Weiss Planned to Let Hunter Biden Off Without Any Charges Whatsoever -- Until Whisteblowers Informed Congress About His Corrupt Cover-Up. "And then he manufactured a "plea deal" which was a fraud on the court."  Margot Cleveland at Da Fed sees the Regime Media Launder Dirty Details Of Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal And His Dad’s Filthy DOJ. Of course they do.  At Red State Bob Hoge at sees Knives Out: Liberal News Outlet Reports on Special Counsel David Weiss' Past Association With Beau Biden  (Weiss worked under Beau) and  Susie Moore,  'Pattern of Deception': James Comer Gives Update on the Quest to Uncover Biden Family Corruption. Tristan Leavitt and Jason Foster at Da Fed,  No, Appointing A ‘Special Counsel’ Is Not A License For DOJ To Obstruct Congress. From NYPo, THREE aliases, Joe? The Biden Mafia setup is crystal clear. John Davidson at Da Fed says Everyone Knows Why Joe Biden Used A Pseudonym: Corruption. Nick Pope at Da Caller reports the Chinese Energy Firm That Paid Hunter Millions Also Funded NGO That Advised UN On Climate Change, Archives Show. At NYPo, Charles Gasparino hopes the Money trail can expose Biden family coverup. Charles Lipson at Spec World, cited at Hat Hair, Why Hunter matters: Americans smell a rat 

"There are scandals aplenty here. The Department of Justice has abdicated its fundamental responsibility to conduct an honest, thorough investigation and to prosecute all provable charges. The legacy media long ago abdicated its responsibility to investigate these scandals or even to report them. The American people aren’t so easily fooled by these cover ups and corruption. They smell a rat."

The Biden's took some time off their Lake Tahoe vacation (it was a rainy day) to visit Maui, and tell the people how much he suffered when Beau died, and when his wife was killed in a car accident. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.23 (Lost Weekend Edition) EBL, Sorry Maui ?, Biden and the Democrats Are Just Not That Into You, Twitchy: Biden Tells Hawaiians How His First Wife & Daughter Died and Biden’s Reception On Maui Explains Why WH Was Hesitant To Go. A little dated but, PJM's Kevin Downey Biden Is Ignoring Maui, but I Have a Plan to Get Joe There ASAP! "Idea #2: Move to Ukraine." Ace,  Biden, Who Has Been on Two (2) Vacations Since the Maui Wildfires and Said "No Comment" When Asked About Them, Will Finally Tour Hawaii, "And I'm sure he won't work in a Special Bonus Vacation while he's there." Althouse, "President Biden is set to break away from his summer vacation on Monday to fly to Hawaii to inspect damage wrought by wildfires...." "The NYT reports, in a presentation that is not supportive to Biden." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Biden to Lahaina families: I experienced a housefire too, you know. Sundance at CTH sees Biden Tells Maui Fire Victims: “We have a little sense, Jill and I, what it’s like to lose a home. […] I almost lost my wife, my ’67 corvette and my cat.”  NYPo, Angry Maui residents slam Biden, hold ‘No Comment’ signs during president’s fire tour. 'Becca' Downs at Town Hall, Now That He's Finally Shown Up, Maui Residents Tell Biden How They Really Feel. Nick Arama at Red State notes Biden Botches Remarks in Maui, Tells Jokes, and Appears to Zone Out, so, another day ending in "y." Twitchy again, ALL IS WELL! Here's Hawaii Sen. Schatz guiding Biden away from podium after Maui remarks

Cato Institute, Maui Wildfire Response Sure Looks Like Government Failure, and not a Republican in sight to blame it on. WUWT, Agency Headed By ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Advocate Delayed Water Supplies That Would Have Fought Hawaii Fires, Letter Says and The Real Cause of the Maui Wildfire Disaster. At Hat Hair, Jazz Shaw finds You know what the real tragedy coming out of the Maui fire is, right? "But at least according to the Associated Press, you’re all missing The Big Picture. The true looming threat is… climate gentrification. Wait. What?" and Dave Strom, What next? A climate emergency? Anthony Watts at WUWT, President Joe Biden’s ‘Climate Emergency’ Declaration Speech in Maui. "Biden did not announce a “climate emergency” in Maui today, we dodged that bullet – for now." From PM, 1 in 4 Maui children 'likely' missing from school as classes resume. "So there are going to be people that are lost forever."

NewsBusters amused as Chuck Todd Frets Biden's Collapsing Poll Numbers Look Like Hillary's in 2016. Capt. Ed snarks "‘Dementia-addled crook’ polls about the same as ‘self-righteous crook’? Who’d have guessed that?" At Am Think Robert Weissberg thinks about President Biden's Dementia. Capt. Ed again, "Ahem. This is most certainly *not* “smoking-gun evidence for dementia,” not unless we want to go the full Soviet in using mental-health interventions on policy disputes. Is it stupid policy? Yes. Will it help any of the issues Weissberg cites? No. That doesn’t make Biden senile; it makes him an idiot, evidence for which stretches back decades. " Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms hears Biden: "Yes, there's a right to bear arms, but..." 

At Hat Hair's KT reports Biden quietly sells off border wall material so the project can not begin again. (I guess he expects to lose) and Steve Moore, wonders Why Has Biden Declared War on Natural Gas? Fox, Jason Chaffetz sees Five indications Joe Biden will not run in 2024 "We don’t see Biden on the campaign trail defending his presidency or touting his accomplishments."

At the AP, Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election. ABC, Trump's bond set at $200,000 in Georgia case, warned about social media threats. The Peacock, Trump’s bond in Georgia election case set at $200,000. Ace, Trump's Bond in Joke Fulton County Prosecution Set at $200,000; Forbidden to Engage in "Witness Intimidation." "I think that last part is important -- they aim to take any comment by Trump impugning a witness's credibility and claim that Trump is "intimidating" that witness. And then they'll put Trump in jail, pre-trial, claiming he violated the terms of his bail." Jonathan Turley, Lock Him Up! The Excitement over Trump in Prison is Tellingly Premature. Sundance claims The Most Ridiculous Lawfare Narrative Pushed by Special Counsel Jack Smith Portends the Weakness of the Mar-a-Lago Case. "Everyone -including every media outlet, pundit and journalist- knows that for four solid years President Trump intended to, tried to, and demanded the declassification of, tens of thousands of documents.  There are thousands of pundit hours and hundreds of articles written about the fight between President Trump and various agencies of government to declassify and release documents.  This is not a debatable issue." Bob Maistros at I&I claims to know What The Trump Indictments Are Really All About (Hint: Not What You Think) "then who will risk representing or even speaking out on behalf of victims of stolen elections, knowing the cost could be humiliation (e.g., planned arrest and release of mug shots of the Georgia defendants), crushing expense, career jeopardy, and potential deprivation of freedom (pre-detention solitary for January 6 defendants, all the Georgia defendants facing mandatory prison terms)?" Am Think's Vince Coyner wonders Can Democrats Constitutionally End Trump’s Campaign? Do you really think they care if it's constitutional?  At WaEx, Mark Meadows files motion to dismiss charges in Georgia election case, "Meadows’ motion cites the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, arguing that federal employees are totally immune from state charges as it relates to carrying out official actions for the federal government. His lawyers argued whether these charges violate the Supremacy Clause “is a simple and lenient test” and that in this case “it is readily met here.”" Althouse links to CNN, "Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows has asked a federal court to order all charges against him brought by Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutors last week to be dismissed..." At Da Caller, Alan Dershowitz Says Trump Call To Brad Raffensperger Is ‘The Most Exculpatory Piece Of Evidence’ "“The word ‘find’ has a dictionary meaning. It means they’re there, they’re there to be found. Just please look hard and look for them. That’s what we did in Florida. We thought there were enough votes that could put Gore over the top.” Dershowitz noted that the lawyers representing then-Vice President Al Gore in the recounts and legal contests following the 2000 election also were seeking to find enough votes."

Capt. Ed suspects Trump: No debates at all? Jeff Blehar at NRO (cited by Hat Hair) warns Get ready for Trump's version of Biden's basement campaign. Isn't squatting on a lead a basic strategy? Time's Molly Ball, Why Trump's Rivals Think They Can Stop Him in Iowa. Nope, not gonna happen. Russel Berman at the Slantic writes hopefully, What the Polls May Be Getting Wrong About Trump, "New research suggests that the criminal charges against Trump aren’t actually helping him in the GOP primary race."

And the also-runnings? Never-anybody-but-Trump sundance is pleased that Ron DeSantis Drops to Fourth Place in Latest New Hampshire Polling. Julio Rosas at Town Hall, Watch What Happens When CNN Host Gets Called Out After Airing Spliced DeSantis Comment. She gets pissy. Althouse, "A week out from the debate, Ramaswamy said he hasn’t held formal practice sessions and doesn’t want to be 'overly prepared.'" ""But many more-seasoned political hands would say that’s a strategy that could backfire onstage." WaPo has the nerve to instruct us on "What to watch for in the first Republican debate."" Mediaite claims Vivek Ramaswamy Told Allies He’s Running to Sabotage Ron DeSantis. Capt. Ed  ABC: Did Ramaswamy enter the 2024 race to torpedo DeSantis? "Best guess, based on this ABC News report, is … yes, no, maybe so:" Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx, Lose yourself: Vivek Ramaswamy's 2024 presidential campaign haunted by endless flip-flops. At RCP, Larry Hogan Threatens To Launch "No Labels" Third Party Run In Case Of Trump-Biden Rematch, c'mon man, nobody wants you! Across da pond at Da Mail, Rupert Murdoch 'has personally asked Virginia's GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin to jump into the 2024 presidential race' as media tycoon's faith in Ron DeSantis wanes. PJM's Rick Moran, hears Big GOP Donors Pleading With Kemp and Youngkin to Enter the Race

Politico hears Kamala whine ‘I can’t get into people’s heads': Kamala Harris tries to reshape her public image ahead of 2024. "In a POLITICO interview, the vice president addressed how she views the growing scrutiny she’s under as Republicans use her as a “bogeyman” in 2024." Breitbart, International Elites Rush to Embrace Clinton Global Initiative. Capt. Ed is suspicious "Dude … maybe she IS running. The CGI and its parent Clinton Foundation served as handy incubators for key campaign personnel, kept off the FEC books until the formal campaigns launched. Maybe Hillary wants to rescue Democrats in case Biden can’t run again and the only other option is Kamala Harris." Ace, however,  The Clintons Are Firing Up the Donation-Sucking "Clinton Global Initative" Graft Machine Again.
"The only good news is that I think this means that Hillary Clinton definitely isn't running. Her sucking of donations from the plutocrats and bankers and Wall Street hurt her in both of her presidential runs. I would imagine that if she were thinking of running again, she'd avoid starting the graft machine running again." 

Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports on a Election integrity app which allows users to find suspected irregularities, report them to officials "The app may provide more data points and clarity to the debate on voting integrity by mapping where incidents of irregularity have been reported." Democrats unlikely to approve. 

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.23 (Lost Weekend Edition) at Twitchy, Adam Kinzinger declares Tucker Carlson 'a traitor to the US.'

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.23 (Lost Weekend Edition) Louder With Crowder: “Egg producer” Megyn Kelly under fire for Rachel Levine attack but not backing down, Kid Rock busted crushing a Bud Light after he started the boycott, Bradley Cooper target of social media outrage over prosthetic nose he wears in Leonard Bernstein biopic, and Canceled! Queen classic “Fat Bottomed Girls” gets removed from new music app (Updated).

ET reports More Southern California School Districts Considering Informing Parents of Child’s Gender Status. Considering, so you can assume their current policy is otherwise. Campus Reform reports Delays continue with SFSU records request on Riley Gaines mob attack. At Breitbart, Boycott Over: Kid Rock Drinks Bud Light Again. From Red State, Rachel Zegler Appears to Blame Men for 'Snow White' Backlash She Caused. It couldn't be anything she said, could it? Hollywood it Toto wonders Who Had a Worse Week? Rachel Zegler or Taryn Manning? "Starlets suffer PR nightmares despite dueling strikes shuttering Hollywood, Inc." Dave Strom hears Disney's real problem is climate change. Because it's never been hot in Florida or Southern California before.

From the College Fix, Doctors sue to stop mandated ‘implicit bias training’. “Under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the government cannot compel speakers to engage in discussions on subjects they prefer to remain silent about,” the suit argued. The doctors “have the right to teach continuing medical education courses for credit free from the condition that they include the government’s favored message and viewpoint in their courses,”  At Reason Dave Bernstein examines Which Groups Have Received Racial Preferences in Higher Education Over the Years?

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade ready for consumption.

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