Flotsam and Jetsam - Speaker Race, With Three Out, Nine to Go

The Victory Girls sees Speaker Chaos: Who Is Still In The Race?. Well, from the Center Square, Republicans announce nine new speaker candidates "The list, which Stefanik posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, is as follows: Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Penn. Rep. Gary, Palmer, R-Ala., Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas." Sundance at CTH, The Slate Set – 9 Republicans Meet Deadline to Register for House Speaker Role. I have no strong feelings on the matter, but the candidate must be willing to work with both sides of the MAGA divide. However, I kind of like the idea of forcing Democrats to vote against a Black man (Donalds). 'Becca Downs at TownHall wonders Will This Trick Help House Republicans Finally Pick a Speaker? "As POLITICO's Olivia Beavers has been covering, several candidates who have already declared their candidacy have agreed to sign a pledge indicaitng (sic) they'll back whomever the conference decides to nominate." 'Duke' at RedState thinks AOC Sharing Her Thoughts on Byron Donalds Running for Speaker Shows She Might Be Crushing. Former bartender thinks he might not have enough experience. From Am Think, Patricia McCarthy thinks After the Jim Jordan fiasco in Congress, the GOP's traitors out themselves and Bill Hansmann points out Republican Disarray on the House Speakership Nothing New.

From Fox, DeSantis says he would cancel student visas, deport foreign nationals celebrating Hamas if elected president. "DeSantis said he will cancel the student visas of foreign nationals expressing support for Hamas' attack on Israel." Probably not legal, but it should be. Politico whines He Was Once a Favorite of the Right. Now, Mike Pence Can’t Get a Crowd of 15 to a Pizza Ranch. Jeff Crouere at TownHall worries The GOP Is at War With Its Base. Sundance is pleased that a Harvard Harris Poll Shows RFK Jr. Independent Run Hurting Biden More than Trump. Different polls go different ways on this issue, and it's safe to say we're really not sure.

Da Fed's Shawn Fleetwood sees Biden’s Federal Election Interference Scheme Just Entered Its Next Phase. Federal programs designed to bring out Democrat voters.

Breitbart has a book review, ‘Breaking Biden’ Author—Meet Jim Biden: Nightclub Owner, International Business Mogul, Joe’s Bagman. From the Free Bacon, ‘It’s a Very Bad Look’: Biden Energy Loan Czar Freezes Up During Senate Hearing on ‘Pay-To-Play’ Allegations "Jigar Shah founded a trade association that sells access to him." At WaEx, Paul Bedard's White House Report Card: Biden stumbles show weakness. Red State's Nick Arama notes Biden Lounges at Beach While U.S. Embassy Evacuates Personnel, U.S. Forces Face Multiple Attacks. Well, he's not really in charge anyway. John Kass says Joe Biden is Jimmy Carter 2.0. No, he's much worse. For all his faults, Carter was at least not bought off by China, Ukraine, etc. Hat Hair's Begee Welborn is even less sanguine, "I think he’s being too kind. For all his faults – and they were legend – I never once felt Carter wanted to destroy the country. Was doing what he did purposefully. POTATUS is a rapacious, venal, malevolent clown."

Sundance has a Report the Biden Administration is Seeking to Delay of Israeli Ground War to Gain More Time for Hostage Talks. mrc-TV cites Biden State Dept: We Have 'An Understanding' With Hamas That They Can't Use Our Aid Money. I'm sure they're paying attention. Am Think's Robert F. Turner lists Biden’s Decades Of National Security Failures And Military Endangerment.

Da Caller figures out Americans Are Burning Through Savings To Keep Biden’s Economy Afloat, Experts Say. NBC interpreted at Hat Hair has a #Bidenomics Update: Housing Dollar Goes half As Far As It Did In 2020.

Margot Cleveland at Da Fed says Sidney Powell’s Plea Proves Fulton County Prosecutor Went Nuclear To Get Trump. At NYPo, the divine Ms. Devine reports Trump and Giuliani never fell for Sidney Powell’s 2020 election ‘Kraken’ — but the left sure did. Althouse  reads the NYT and find Trump decries "a red haired weirdo."

Here's the NYT story: "A President, a Billionaire and Questions About Access and National Security/Anthony Pratt, one of Australia’s wealthiest men, made his way into Donald Trump’s inner circle with money and flattery. What he heard there has become of interest to federal prosecutors."

In his interviews with prosecutors [in the classified documents case), Mr. Pratt recounted how Mr. Trump once revealed to him sensitive information about American nuclear submarines, an episode that Mr. Trump denies.... Here's Trump's response on Truth Social:

The Failing New York Times story, leaked by Deranged Jack Smith and the Biden “Political Opponent Abuser” DOJ, about a red haired weirdo from Australia, named Anthony Pratt, is Fake News. I never spoke to him about Submarines, but I did speak to him about creating jobs in Ohio and Pennsylvania, because that’s what I’m all about.... Maggie Hagerman and the Misfits never called me for a comment.

Da Fed's Tristan Justice reports a SPLC Lead Attorney Apparently Participated In Unlawful Capitol Anti-Israel Protest. Will he be treated like the J6 protestors? I doubt it. No enemies on the left. Tyler O'Neal at Da Wire hears the DonorsTrust Defies SPLC Pressure to Blacklist Turning Point USA.

Chuck Glasser at Insty says KEEP YOUR EYES ON THIS ONE, FOLKS: "The SCOTUS has granted cert to hear what (IMHO) may be one of the most important First Amendment/Media cases since Times v. Sullivan. The outcome of the case may open the gates for those voices who have been suppressed by the government."

Twitchy reports Alyssa Milano and Other Self-Important Celebs Ask Biden for a Ceasefire.From the Free Bacon, Associated Press Won't Let Reporters Call Hamas a Terrorist Organization. "News organization says journalists should refer to its former officemates as 'militants.'" At NYPo, Dave Chappelle fans walk out after he blasts Israel’s ‘war crimes’ in Gaza, pro-Palestinians losing job offers. Andrew Pessin at LI on what it's like When You Realize Nearly Everyone In Your University Wants You Dead "How, how, how did this come to pass? There is no evil like the academic who provides the ideological foundation for the extermination of a people, and insists that you call that program “virtue.”  Insty on THE GLORIES OF MULTICULTURALISM:

This gay man in the middle east lost his balance and fell off a building. You can see the loving Middle Easterners reaching to try to grab him before he fell.

No one treats gays as well as they are treated in the middle east! #LGBTforPalestine #FreePalestine #QueersForPalestine… pic.twitter.com/AdUhZHFfU1

— The Gay Republican (@GayRepublicSwag) October 21, 2023

Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes the UK Union of Academics Voting on Call for 'Intifada Until Victory'. From Campus Reform, PROF JENKINS: Academia is bringing about its own destruction "It is now beyond dispute that most 'institutions of higher learning' are no longer about learning, nor are they 'higher' than, say, your average bloodthirsty street mob." Not quickly enough. Ed Driscoll at Insty says FASTER, PLEASE: US universities lose millions as donors pull funding over Hamas stance. "Donors are withdrawing millions of dollars in planned funding to punish US universities for their responses to Hamas’s attack on Israel, in a stand-off over free speech, higher education funding and academic leaders’ public responsibilities." At Am Think Robert Weissberg thinks it's Time for Billionaire Donors to Face Reality. By At Am Con, Brenda Hafera looks at the Battle Over Civic Education "How can we maintain a tradition of self-government when children are taught to be aggrieved against it?"

Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw sees a Tech CEO Resign After Accusing Israel of War Crimes. Shut up and code. At Twitchy, a Brooklyn Couple Destroying Posters of Hostages Held by Hamas Gets REKT (Watch). mrc-TV reports a Growing List of Wealth Donors Abandoning Harvard, UPenn Over Failure to Condemn Anti-Semitism, Hamas Attack. 

At Breitbart, 11-Year-Old Transgender Kid Is Grand Marshal of Orlando Pride Festival Parade. What would expect from a "Pride Parade", actual pride? Da Caller calls out The Supreme Court Could Decide The Future Of Child Sex Change Bans. "The circuit splits at the Appeals level of the court system all but guarantee that a child sex change lawsuit will find its way to the Supreme Court, Perry explained."