Sunday, August 13, 2023

Flotsam and Jetsam - Some Sunday Leftovers

Nothing really new and exciting today, but I guess yesterday's news for Biden and son was so big, even the WaPoo chose to cover it, DOJ names special counsel in Hunter Biden case as plea agreement falls apart and Collapse of Hunter Biden plea deal could complicate president’s campaign.

Stacy McCain When the ‘Investigation’ Is a Cover-Up "Anyone with two eyes and a brain can see what’s happening, but the media won’t tell the truth. And they wonder why we don’t trust them." At WaEx, Hunter Biden investigation: Congressional Republicans fume over special counsel news. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg, "JUST IN: CBS News corespondent Catherine Herridge suggests Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Delaware US Attorney David Weiss as special counsel to protect the Biden family by blocking Weiss from testifying. Once the DOJ realized they wouldn't be able to push Hunter Biden's sweetheart deal through the finish line, the DOJ quickly sprung into action. As suggested by Herridge, Weiss was appointed to "delay a resolution on the Hunter Biden matter" and to also stop Weiss from testifying before Congress. Just more corruption…" Ben Whedon at JTN hears from the IRS whistleblowers, 'Wrong choice': IRS whistleblower's legal team blasts Weiss's special counsel appointment "While Shapley's attorneys took the Friday announcement of Weiss's appointment as a vindication, they nonetheless asserted that it would not be sufficient to remedy the prior issues in the case." Michael Clancy at Da Caller,  The Bizarre Appointment Of David Weiss As Hunter Biden Special Counsel. At Breitbart, Kevin McCarthy Blasts Garland’s Appointment of David Weiss as Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Probe and from Mediaite, Fox’s Andrew McCarthy Decries ‘Sham’ Hunter Biden Special Counsel: Meant to Be Someone From ‘Outside the Government.’  PM, Trump SLAMS Biden DOJ as they appoint Special Counsel. "Crooked Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and the entire Biden Crime Family have been protected by the Justice Department for decades." Town Hall's Matt Vespa thinks I Guess We Can Thank This Democrat for the Hunter Biden Special Counsel Investigation. Dan Goldman, the more he talks the worse it looks.

At The Victory Girls CNN: Dana Bash Decries DOJ “Lack of Humanity” for picking on poor Hunter. Breitbart notes California Bar Opens Ethics Probe into Kevin Morris, Hunter Biden’s Lawyer, for allegedly spying on the My Son Hunter movie set. Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx goes Inside the Biden family-tied accounts at the heart of the GOP 'foreign influence' inquiry. It sure looks like a money laundering operation. PJM's Matt Margolis wonders Is This Why Joe Biden Will Drop Out of the Race?  "While the special counsel may be a clever ploy to obstruct the House Oversight Committee’s investigations, there’s no doubt that the Biden family’s dirty laundry is going to be aired out publicly for the next fifteen months — particularly troublesome for Biden when most Americans are already convinced that he’s guilty of peddling influence." The Peacock mentions another coverup, Biden attorneys in talks with federal prosecutors over terms of his interview in classified documents case. "Special Counsel Robert Hur, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, is investigating the president’s handling of classified documents after his term as vice president ended." Town Halls Matt Vespa catches Jonathan Turley dissing Merrick, Law Professor Highlights How Merrick Garland Is a Total Failure.

From the NH Journal, Scott Brown Threatened to ‘Kick the Sh–‘ Out of Biden Over Treatment of Wife. Ben Bartee at PJM, Former U.S. Senator Reportedly Threatened to 'Kick the Sh**' Out of Biden for Groping His Wife. “We all know people who have dementia and have the beginning of Alzheimer’s, and he’s got it. I mean, it’s the walk. It’s the way he’s mumbling, his angry outbursts. And it’s a shame that we can’t do better in this great country.” Hat Hair has TwitterX "Don't worry about him - POTATUS "at the beach" this weekend." "Since taking office, Biden has spent 369 days — 39.5% of his presidency — on vacation. pic.twitter.com/58aMJ8GJHo"

From TNP, ‘NOT GUILTY’ – Trump Pleads to Added Charges From Obama-World Prosecutor in Florida. Herr Professor Jacobsen at LI reports Feds Request January 2 Trial Start In DC Case Against Trump. "The government is not wrong that it’s in the public interest to have an early trial, before people start voting in Iowa in mid January, but then the feds should have brought this case (if at all) a year ago. The timing of all these trials, possibly 4 in 2024, is election interference." Jordan Boyd at Da Fed hears the Left-Wing Judge On Trump’s Claim Political Prosecution Is Election Interference: ‘So Be It.’ Charlotte Hazard at JTN with a positive spin, Judge sides with Trump on protective order, handing Jack Smith an early defeat. ""Mr. Trump, like any American, has a right to free speech," Judge Chutkan said. "But that right is not absolute."" NewsMax, Judge: Trump Can Share Some Evidence Publicly in Election Case. The redoubtable Julie Kelly on TwitterX, Julie Kelly 🇺🇸@julie_kelly2, "Today Judge Tanya Chutkan warned Trump's lawyers that politics had no place in her courtroom or in this case. But here is Judge Chutkan berating a J6er during a sentencing hearing in Oct. 2022. She clearly expressed anger that Trump was still "free" and not behind bars . . ." Nope, no bias there. Tim Graham, Jack Smith Thinks He Can Leak Evidence, but Trump Can't.

Newsmax reports CNN reports Georgia DA to Seek Over a Dozen Trump Indictments.  At Da Caller, CNN Legal Analyst Explains How GA Prosecutor Could ‘Blow Up’ Jack Smith’s Indictment . Dan Greenfield wants to know Where is Hillary’s Indictment on the Same Charges as Trump? "The Clinton campaign is actually guilty of the electoral coup Trump was indicted for." From Breitbart, Kathy Griffin Posts Photo of Jack Smith Holding Donald Trump’s Severed Head.

At Da Fed, the unsinkable Mollie Hemingway claims Biden Won In 2020 The Same Way Soviet Basketball Won Gold In 1972. If you don't remember, look it up. From Twitchy, 'It's like she speaks in gypsy curses' ... Kamala Harris tried to speak again and it was so bad. Nonetheless, WaEx's Paul Bedard believes Biden is sticking with VP Harris: 'The perfect choice.' At Fox, Liberals rage over photo of Woody Harrelson sporting RFK Jr hat: 'Dead to me.' Breitbart, Woody Harrelson Breaks with Hollywood Elites to Endorse Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for President. JTN's Charlotte Hazard reports Manchin to skip White House campaign-style event, fueling rumors of Biden challenge. "Manchin is expected to skip a White House event next week celebrating the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act." Matt Margolis hopes Is Joe Manchin About to Ditch Democrats?

PJM's Cathy Salgado, hears an Economic Expert: ‘Transitory’ Inflation Enters 31st Month, and It’s Not Going Away. Alex Berenson at Unreported Truths, explains How we stopped inflation without a recession (hint: by not stopping inflation) "Do we really have no hangover after the largest economic orgy in history - more than $10 trillion in fiscal and monetary stimulus in 2020 and 2021? The charts below suggest we're still just drunk." Hat Hair's KT hears Deep thoughts from James Carville, Is it still the economy, stupid? "“I’m starting to doubt myself a little bit, because this economy is quite good. Maybe it will kick in. And sometimes it takes a while for people to feel it,” he said." CNN' s Megan Etan cited by Hat Hair, Inflation "easing": Americans spending $709 more a month than 2 years ago. “High inflation of the past 2+ years has done lots of economic damage,” Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter."

Jeff Carter at Points and Figures, How And Why Trump? "They Still Don't Get It." CNN at Hat Hair, again, Most former Trump megadonors still sitting out 2024. Adds Capt. Ed hopefully, "Four out of 88? That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement of Trump’s staying power. This tends to show that Trump’s inevitability argument isn’t convincing even his former backers. If they thought Trump had this sewn up already, they’d be jumping in with their money." PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Ultra MAGAs: Let's Talk About Trump's Brain-Dead Support of Ronna McDaniel. In sports they fire losing coaches. Althouse, "I wouldn’t sign the pledge. Why would I sign a pledge if there are people on there that I wouldn’t have?" ""I wouldn't have certain people as, you know, somebody that I endorse. So they want you to sign a pledge. I can name three or four people that I wouldn't support for president. So right there, there's a problem right there. There's a problem." Said Donald Trump, quoted in "DeSantis torches Trump for refusing to sign GOP candidate pledge: 'You don't take your ball and go home'/GOP candidates are required to sign the pledge to be allowed on the debate stage" (Fox News)." Scott McKay at Am Spec says DeSantis Doesn’t Have to Be the Nominee, but He Must Be Viable. "You’d better have a backup plan." In retrospect, I think DeSantis started too early. Insty at his substack thinks Vivek Ramaswamy Channels Robert Heinlein, and Me "Raising the voting age, and demanding a commitment" in response to AP,  Ramaswamy proposes raising voting age to 25, unless people serve in military or pass a test.

The Center Square reports New York certifies touchscreen voting despite warnings. Despite or because? 

At Hat Hair Beege Wellborn snarks SBF lost his "Stay Out of Jail" card. Sundance at CTH, Sam Bankman-Fried Heading to Prison After Intimidating Key Witness Using Leaks to New York Times, and he expects that to be used against Trump.

As noted by Leah Barkoukis at Town Hall, Tucker Carlson's Newest Episode Is Causing Quite a Stir. Nick Arama at Red State, Tucker's Explosive Interview With Former Capitol Police Chief: The Story Fox Didn't Air, Pelosi, and Who Knew What When. Sundance at CTH, Tucker Carlson Interviews Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund About January 6th – Remarkable Revelations About DHS, FBI and DoD Proactive Intent. Ace, Tucker Re-Interviews Former Chief of the Capitol Police Steven Sund -- the Interview That Fox Fired Tucker Over. If you haven't seen it, do (it's at sundance's link) or at least the best clips from Leah Barkoukis. Something funny happened there, and I don't mean that in a good way. At Twitchy, Insurrection? Stephen King is now incapable of recognizing fiction

Did they go looking for an excuse? At Da Wire, Utah Man Shot Dead By FBI Agents Was ‘Kind Person’ Who Posed No Real Threat, Neighbor Says, "Community reels after early-morning FBI raid ends with death of elderly man." 'Bonchie' at Red State, What the FBI Isn't Saying About Its Shooting of a Utah Trump Supporter Should Concern Everyone. Vox Populi, FBI 1, Boomerwaffen 0. "It would be nice to think he was wrong, but there simply isn’t any evidence that he is. The fact is that the FBI showed up at an old man’s door because he was expressing himself on Facebook, then shot and killed him. That’s not America. That’s the exact opposite of America as its ideals are expressed in the words, actions, and documents of its Founding Fathers."

Greg Piper at JTN reports 'Strong-arming': Appeals court judges compare Biden social media pressure to mafia "Federal officials appeared to practice "fairly unsubtle strong-arming" social media companies into censorship, appellate judge says, likening them to mafia. Censorship is ongoing against Louisiana officials, state claims." Matt Taibbi at Racket "F-bomb This": The Biden Administration's Brutal Censorship Faceplant "An awkward moment in the Missouri v. Biden case highlighted how the administration sure didn't like Internet censorship, when they were on the business end of it" and In Landmark Censorship Case, Judges Grill the Feds "The federal government's pro-censorship arguments seemed to take a hit in a contentious, fascinating hearing in New Orleans." Jonathan Turley on how Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Secretly Sought the Censorship of Political Critics. And a step backwards at TwitterX, WEF CEO Says SHE Runs Twitter (X), Not Elon, & Introduces Censorious ‘Labeling’ of ‘Lawful But Awful’ Users. "Linda Yaccarino, the World Economic Forum (WEF) former NBC executive hired by Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter, now X, has boasted that she, not Musk, is in charge of the site, with the South African billionaire banished to the tech team. Yaccarino also boasted that X now has a “freedom of speech not freedom of reach” policy which “labels” users for posting unapproved narratives, then demonetizes them and limits their exposure."

And, just to get done, Culture War Crap DIY style:

Ace of Spades HQ The Culture War Is a Kitchen Table Issue
Feel-Good Friday: The Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute launches – HotAir
Biden DOJ's Threats to Pro-Lifers and Catholics Are Unhinged
Finnish Grandmother Is Back In Court For Tweeting Bible Verses
Nine Years Later, Race Hustlers are Still Lying About the Death of Michael Brown
Today’s blacklisted American was fired for refusing to participate in company’s programs that purposely excluded whites – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
Only 'White People' Ever Enslaved Others, Says Black Professor - American Thinker
Canceled by educated liberal women! - American Thinker
The Left’s War on Free Speech › American Greatness
New College of Florida Abolishes Gender Studies - City Journal
“The days when universities could get away with racial discrimination to advance diversity are over”Innumeracy and Lunacy - Frontpage Mag
Why Ban Books if you can Rewrite Them? - American Thinker
‘It’s a Gag Order’: California Threatens Researcher Who Testified That Pandemic Closures Hurt Poor Kids
Remy: "Try That in a Large Town" – HotAir
Conservative students appear blackballed from top law reviews - The College Fix
Vanderbilt University Med Center in hot water for turning trans records over to TN AG – HotAir
FDA Sneakily Announces Doctors Are Allowed To Prescribe Ivermectin - Victory Girls Blog

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