Thanksgiving Day Flotsam and Jetsam

First, a word from Stacy McCain on Thanksgiving and the Meaning of America "What are you thankful for, this holiday? Personally, I’m thankful for gluten. Our oldest daughter has been on a gluten-free diet for some time, and because she’s visiting us for Thanksgiving — with her husband and two sons, Franco and Luca — my wife bought some gluten-free bread. Not realizing it was gluten-free, I accidentally used this to make a sandwich the other day and, wow. Thank God for gluten. I’d never realized how much I loved gluten, until I didn’t have it." But seriously, folks, Happy Thanksgiving. 

Dan Greenfield at Front Page, hears that With a 36% Approval Rating, Media Says Kamala is Biden’s Only Hope, “I absolutely think she can move voters.” She's always good for a laugh. Hat Hair's Dave Strom reads WaPo: Immigration Polling Looks Bad, So Maybe Dems Should Change Policy. Atop Da Hill, Democrats urge Biden to revamp campaign’s economic message. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.21.23  the Victory Girls were pretty impressed with how John Kirby Schools Reporters On “Genocide Joe” Nickname. Hamas was is splitting the Dems. Paul Bedard at WaEx notes Crime fears and killings rise in tandem thanks to Democrat policies. From Twitchy, Jonathan Turley Points to How Biden & Dem Gun-Grabbing Rhetoric Has Backfired Big Time. Jonathan Turley@JonathanTurley, "The Harvard poll shows that six in ten voters believe owning a gun is to protect themselves. Despite the strong anti-gun rights message from the White House and the media, the public seems to be moving significantly in the opposite direction..."

'Becca Downs at TownHall informs us Here's Who the House Judiciary Committee Just Subpoenaed in Connection to Hunter Biden Case, "Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf for the District of Delaware, who was involved with investigating the first son."

VodkaPundit, at Insty is concerned that OUR HANGOVER FROM DC’S OVERINDULGENCE ISN’T GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON: Fed gave no indication of possible rate cuts at last meeting, minutes show. But not to worry, according to Cathy Salgado at PJM, it appears the Biden has a new revenue plan, U.S. Soldier Says Army Demands Cash for Gear Ordered Left Behind in Afghanistan. Just please, overlook the US Backing New Plan To Cripple Coal Industry At UN Climate Conference, at Da Caller.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.21.23  Louder With Crowder, Scarborough Loses His Mind, Claims Trump Will “Execute” Anyone “He Is Allowed To” If Reelected and Cafe Hayek: Opposition to Progressivism Isn’t the Equivalent of Trumpism. YaHoo cites Roger Kimball, Liberals are realising that Trump will probably win. And they are terrified. "By “this” I mean unhinged anti-Trump expostulations like “Trump’s Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent” in Monday’s New York Times." At Da Fetched, Tucker: “2024 Is Going to Be like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen” – WATCH. Many Democrats have convinced themselves the Trump being elected is an existential crisis, one which justifies any action to thwart. At Am Think, Leann Horrocks thinks about Campaign Kabuki. PJM's VodkaPundit has A Radical Democrat Proposal: Treat Black Voters Like They Matter. 

Joe Klein at Front Page says The Democrats’ Attempts to Subvert the 2024 Presidential Election, "Preaching voters' rights - while infringing on those rights themselves." At HE, Mike Lindell celebrates ruling that plaintiffs in Georgia voting machines case are not conspiracy theorists: 'The tinfoil hat is off!' At JTN,  Federal jury convicts Iowa woman of 52 counts of voter fraud, "Each of the 52 counts carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison."   At Da Fed Shawn Fleetwood joins with Election Integrity Groups Pressuring Wisconsin Republicans To Squash ‘Devastating’ Ranked-Choice Voting Bills and Margot Cleveland reports a Court Decision, Unless Congress Clears Up The Voting Rights Act, Only The AG Can Enforce Section 2. "A federal appellate court upheld a lower court’s decision dismissing an NAACP challenge to Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan on Monday, holding that the advocacy group could not sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Rather, according to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, only the U.S. attorney general could maintain a lawsuit under that section of the VRA."

Austin Peterson at HE says Online DeSantis supporters need to stop making me hate their candidate. Sundance at CTH, Iowa Evangelical Leader Admits He Was Paid 95K by DeSantis…“My only regret is that we probably should have charged more.” That doesn't help. At TNP, Here Are The Dates and Locations for the 2024 Presidential Debates, in case you care. 

John Solomon at JTN, Republican wins special House election as Utah voters fill last vacant seat in Congress "Celeste Maloy will succeed retiring Rep. Chris Stewart." Whew. At mrc-TV, Not A Joke: RINOs Push Sneaky 'Carbon Tax'.

John Sexton at Hat Hair, reports a Defendant in Trump Civil Fraud Case Breaks Down on the Stand. "Jeffrey McConney was on the witness stand for a fourth day in six weeks at the ex-president’s civil fraud trial when defense lawyer Jesus M. Suarez asked why McConney no longer works at the Trump Organization. McConney paused, took off his glasses, raised his hands in the air, wiped his eyes with tissues that were brought to him and started reflecting aloud about his more than 35 years at the company… “I just wanted to relax and stop being accused of misrepresenting assets for the company that I loved working for. I’m sorry,” he testified Tuesday, his voice trembling." Insty cites Althouse, THE USUAL WAY, BY LYING: “How could you be a specialist in political rhetoric and not realize that war rhetoric is very common in political speech about domestic matters?” "The goal is to portray Trump as deviant, even when he’s doing the same thing as everyone else." Althouse responds “ The goal is to portray Trump as deviant, even when he’s doing the same thing as everyone else.” Glenn Reynolds answers my question.

At Da Blaze, Speaker vows to release the J6 tapes, but what does that process actually look like? "As of last Friday, “only 90 hours” of footage were posted on the House Administration Committee's website, and the reason for that is because “that is the 90 hours that have already been cleared by security review.” John Solomon and Steve Richards at JTN, In breakthrough, Congress obtains footage of undercover cops conducting surveillance on Jan. 6. "Footage captures DC officers talking Antifa, exhorting rioters to run into Capitol and may provide roadmap to future security reforms to avoid "blue-on-blue tragedy."   Also, Jan. 6 police video captures Metro D.C. officer saying 'we go undercover as Antifa' "Verified new footage obtained by Just the News shows an undercover D.C. Metropolitan Police officer on Capitol grounds on January 6 which raises more even more questions about the behavior of law enforcement agencies on that day." Da Feds  Evita Duffy-Alfonso claims Biden’s DOJ Tormented These Four J6 Protesters To Death. 

Ben Whedon at JTN reports Georgia judge rejects DA Willis bid to revoke bond for Trump co-defendant "Willis, last week, asked McAfee to revoke Floyd's bond entirely in light of his myriad posts criticizing election officials and insisting that they had been intimidating to a witness and prompted third-party threats against her."

From Breitbart, Major Advertisers Withdraw from Elon Musk’s X/Twitter Signaling Revenue Trouble. Da Fed's John Davidson says Elon Musk Should Sue Media Matters Into Oblivion, yep. When you strike at the king. . .  Nick Arama at RedState, HOT TAKES: Adam Schiff Makes Disturbing Post Against Elon Musk and X, the Internet Responds

They have to destroy anything and everything that could possibly refute their agenda. This lying administration and their cronies have no place in determining what Americans should or shouldn’t say or hear. https://t.co/akVAI6uN4u

— Anthony Cumia (@AnthonyCumia) November 21, 2023

I&I explains What The Latest Attacks On Musk Are Really All About. "This is a two-fer for the left. It both attacks Musk — whom the left now hates because he stopped Twitter’s side hustle as the federal government censor — and it takes the spotlight off the left’s virulent antisemitism on display after the Hamas attacks." At the Other McCain, blog sidekick Smitty sings Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues "What could motivate me to get a blue check on TwitterX? Elon Musk Just Detonated His ‘Thermonuclear’ Lawsuit The shark food doesn’t come cheap, but if Musk is successful, this might prove as important a move as buying Twitter. Godspeed, Elon."

Rabbi Fischer at Am Spec, Guess the Anti-Semite: Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson, or Candace Owens?

"These three conservative commentators have elicited concern." IMHO, while there are many true anti-Semites (mostly in the Democrat coalition I might add), to object to some of Israel's actions does not make one an anti-Semite. Mark Tapson at Front Page, Why the Candace Owens-Ben Shapiro Feud Matters "This is bigger than both of them." At City Journal, The Georgetown Effect "“Decolonization” studies at a premier training ground for future American diplomats is having a deleterious effect on U.S. foreign policy." From Campus Reform, 70+ Columbia student groups publish anti-Israel manifesto, demand school reinstate clubs suspended for threats and intimidation. Dave Strom laughs at the Professor Now Whining That She Paid Price for Tweeting Out Support for Hamas Attack. Stacy McCain notes how ‘Progressives’ Become Hitler Youth Targeting the ‘Zionist War Machine’ "So, they’re making a list of Jews, and putting them on a map, and they’re doing this while supporting an Iran-backed terrorist group. Move along. Nothing to see here. Just “young people who are taking an interest in peace and social justice,” as Jamie Raskin might say."

PJM's Kevin Downey runs through The Violent Trans Attacks You Won't Hear About. Jordan Boyd at Da Fed notices 3 Of The Trans People Eulogized By Biden Admin Died Attacking Innocent Strangers and Not Encouraging A Foster Child’s Rainbow Identity Would Be ‘Abuse’ Under Proposed HHS Rule. Mary Chastain at LI reports a Former LGBT Activist Democrat Maryland Mayor, Mentored by Buttigieg, Receives 30 Years in Child Porn Case "Patrick Wojahn is eligible for parole in 7.5 years." Da Signal's Mary Margaret Olohan is upset Catholic All-Girls College Will Admit Men Who Identify as Trans Women. Da Fed's Shawn Fleetwood thinks Target’s Latest Trans Mania Is Asking For More Boycotts, And Customers Should Deliver. From Da Wire, How Shoppers’ Favorite Black Friday Brands Are Pushing The Left’s Radical Agenda. 

From NYPo, House Republicans probe leaked NSA glossary that featured ‘white fragility,’ ‘genderqueer.’ The Chinese, Russians and Iranians must be quaking in their boots.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Face Time and FMJRA 2.0: Night Train up at The Other McCain.