Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden, Trump Lock Down Nominations, Hur Testifies

AP whines Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch. At Da Caller, Trump Secures Enough Delegates To Clinch Republican Nomination. Atop Da Hill, Biden clinches Democratic nomination

Matt Margolis writes  at his Substack Defending Democracy? A Majority of Democrats Oppose Certifying a Trump Victory. So we can jail them for insurrection, right? Gabe Kaminsky at WaEx, Marc Elias-tied group likely violated federal law paying Democratic candidates: Watchdog. But there's no point in trying him in DC. 

At PJM. Matt Margolis again says Things Just Got a Lot Worse for Joe BidenMatt Margolis@mattmargolis "The transcript of Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur has been released, and it proves @JoeBiden lied when he claimed that Hur brought up Beau Biden." Madeleine Hubbard and Steve Richards from JTN, Transcript of special counsel interview with Biden shows contradictions, issues of memory lapse "The transcript shows Biden was unable to recall the year that his son, Beau Biden, died." OTP, DOJ Backs Dementia Report, Says Hur’s Biden Report Not ‘Gratuitous’ Insults. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, ABC: Transcript Proves Hur Correct About Biden's Memory.  At Ace, Transcripts of Hur's Questioning of Elderly Man with Poor Memory Released; Hur Testifies Before Congress, "From Ed Morrissey, even George Stephanopolous' Disney News Service finds that the transcripts don't support Biden's lies:"

ABC, Special counsel set to testify about Biden's handling of classified documents. "House Republicans have summoned Robert Hur to appear at a hearing Tuesday." At Hat Hair, Special Counsel Robert Hur's Testimony on Biden's Failing Memory Was Brutal. Sundance at CTH, Special Counsel Robert Hur Testifies Elements of Biden and Trump Classified Documents Cases are Identical, But Biden Mental Acquity Made “Intent” Element Difficult. Fox, Former Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies on findings from Biden classified documents probe. John Sexton at Hat Hair, VROOOM!: President Biden Was Making Car Sounds During the Special Counsel Interview. From Da Fetched, Hur Transcript: Biden Made ‘Car Noises,’ Rambled about Man Losing Penis. At PM, Special Counsel Robert Hur says Biden's ghostwriter tried to destroy evidence for investigation. ""Tried to destroy the evidence, didn't he?" Jordan asked, to which Hur replied, "Correct."" Ryan King at NYPo, Hur testifies in Biden’s documents probe live updates: Special counsel’s scathing report, lack of charges ‘aren’t really consistent,’ GOP lawmaker says. 'Bonchie' at RedState thinks Democrats Are Seething After Robert Hur's Testimony, and the Highlights Are Brutal for Joe Biden. Steve Richards at JTN, Special counsel Hur squares off with White House, says Biden 'willfully retained' classified memos. "Judiciary Committee Chairman Jordan says Biden kept classified documents to help write a book that earned him $8 million." At Fox, Schiff spars with Hur in heated exchange over report that 'disparaged' Biden: 'That did not happen'. "Hur denies Rep Schiff's characterization of report, saying it would have been 'incomplete and improper' to omit details."  Madeline Leesman at TownHall observes Schiff Attacked Special Counsel Hur for Reporting Biden’s Failing Memory. Here’s What Happened Next. PJM's Stephen Kruiser Dems Bring a Schiff to a Truth Fight and Robert Hur Breaks Them  From Politico, A Warning for Democrats on the Hur Report. "It could backfire big time if they attack the special counsel’s testimony on Capitol Hill." Democrats are reviving the "stuttering" excuse to absolve Lien' Biden of his various gaffs and constant lies. Atop Da Hill, Are Joe Biden’s gaffes related to a lifelong stuttering problem? Charles Glasser at Insty, IT’S NOT A LIE, IT’S A “STUTTER”:

Biden has a considerable record of incoherently slurring words into gibberish, but that’s not really news. And many of his apologists blame his frequent word salad on his “stuttering.” That’s not news, either.  But tell me, gentle readers, will they blame stuttering on what is clearly an outright lie? The Daily Caller is reporting that:
“Hur’s report detailing the president’s handling of classified documents made several notes about Biden’s memory, including that he forgot the date of his son’s death and when his vice presidency began and ended. Biden held an unexpected press conference a few hours after the release of the report, criticizing Hur for questioning his late son’s death. The president, however, was the one who raised the date of his son’s death, according to the transcript the Daily Caller obtained.”. . . 
JustTheNews published a detailed list of Biden’s mush-brained responses to Special Counsel Hur. There just ain’t enough Adderall to keep this guy’s sh*t together. 

At Hat Hair Dave Strom cites a HarrisX/Forbes Poll: SOTU Didn't Help Biden, and Currently Is Losing and John Sexton reads Politico: Biden's Advance Team Is Full of 'Turmoil and Toxicity'  Salena Zito at WaEx finds Biden’s speech was not the win the political class thought it was

Just Facts Daily, PolitiFact Covers Up Biden’s Role in the Murder of Laken Riley. From WaEx, Biden losing control of Democrats’ message in ‘illegal’ controversy. Hat Hair's KT reports FBI Director Wray testifies Human Trafficking Cells Are Tied to ISIS. Lovely. Also, Justice Alito Extends Order Blocking Texas from Enforcing SB 4 and Judge Rejects Texas AG's Attempt to Close Nonprofit That Helps Illegal Aliens.  Da Caller, Justice Alito Extends Pause On Texas Law Allowing Police To Arrest Illegal Migrants. Da Wire, Senator Says Democrats Use Illegals To Give Their Voters ‘Disproportionately More Power’ Than GOP Voters

James Nault at LI warns Biden’s Gaza Floating Port Plan Generating Concern Among Military Professionals “I don’t know a single maritime professional who thinks this is a good idea given the location and conditions ashore, but orders are orders.” CDR Salamander, So, a Pier for Hamas it is,  "...you're paying for it - you might as well get briefed on it." Capt. Ed comments "This is Mogadishu all over again. There is no way to land a pier on the shore without boots on the ground, to say nothing of securing its use and the distribution of goods over it." Ace, Biden Builds a Dock for Hamas Terrorists and Propagandizes to Drive Netanyahu Out of Office; Meanwhile, Palestinians Plot Terror Bombings In Israel... and Italy; "Biden's building Hamas a nice Freedom Dock by which he can deliver taxpayer-paid goods so that they can be distributed among Hamas terrorist fighters in their spiderholes."

ET, Biden’s Treasury ‘Hiding’ $40 Billion in Outlays Law Requires to Be Disclosed on USAspending.gov: Sen. Ernst . Ace, Bidenflation Rises to 3.2% Sparking Media to Coin the Terms "Miracle Inflation" and "Sexyflation" "The rising inflation rate is just due to the economy reopening three f***ing years ago. Oh, and supply lines. Curse those confounded supply lines! They all have stutters!"

In the comedy/shit show in Georgia, CNN reports Georgia judge says he’s on track to rule this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case "“I gave myself a deadline because I knew everyone wanted an answer. And I’ll tell you that an order like this takes time to write,” McAfee said in the interview." Capt. Ed, "Interesting. One has to wonder how much McAfee would have to explain if he just denied the DQ motion. On the other hand, after the display of dishonesty, deceit, and entitlement from Fani Willis and Nathan Wade during the hearing (not to mention Terrence Bradley), McAfee would have to provide a pretty detailed explanation for allowing them to continue, too.  Stay tuned. From John Solomon at JTN, House GOP opens probe into Democrat J6 panel ‘collusion’ with Atlanta prosecutor pursuing Trump "Investigators have located a letter in which Willis in 2021 asked for the House Democrats to send her evidence that would further her prosecution of Trump." ET, House Republicans Say They’re Investigating Fani Willis Collusion With Jan. 6 Panel "Republicans accused the Fulton DA of communicating wit the Liz Cheney-led panel in 2021." Jeff Charles at Red State reports  DA Fani Willis Attended Soiree at VP Kamala Harris' Residence Shortly Before Indicting Trump

John Solomon again, Fabricated!’ Trump takes victory lap after Secret Service driver disputes Democrats' J6 narrative "Former president confirms to Just the News he authorized sending 10,000 troops days in advance of Jan. 6 and that Secret Service told him he couldn't go to Capitol that day." At NYPo, CNN Host Defends Nancy Mace After Her Explosive Exchange With Stephanopoulos  From Althouse, "The judge later tried... to argue that the jury 'implicitly' found Trump liable for rape....". Byron York@ByronYork, "The dishonesty of Stephanopoulos' interview is striking. He says 10 times that Trump was found 'liable for rape' in the E Jean Carroll case. He says that the jury found Trump 'liable for rape.' In fact, the jury specifically found Trump *not* liable for rape. It found him liable for 'sexual abuse.' The judge later tried to spin the decision, citing laws that did not apply, to argue that the jury 'implicitly' found Trump liable for rape. In the absence of an actual jury finding of rape, the judge guessed that the jury's decision 'necessarily implies' rape. Stephanopoulos, in spite of the jury's written finding, on 10 occasions said Trump had been found legally liable for rape. Why not just be accurate and say Trump was found liable for sexual abuse? Does anyone think that sounds *good*?" You might recall Stephanopoulos' membership in Bill Clintons "Bimbo eruption" team. Ryan King at NYPo, Biden accuser Tara Reade lashes out at E. Jean Carroll for backing president: ‘You publicly support my rapist’

ET reports Intelligence Leaders Implore Congress Not to End Surveillance Law "FISA Section 702 is ‘essential’ to the intelligence community despite its shortcomings in protecting Americans’ privacy, said DNI Avril Haines." They really need to do something drastic publicly about the abuses before any vote.

From Da Mail, Donald Trump 'asked Elon Musk last summer if he wanted to buy Truth Social but X billionaire turned him down'. Sundance, HR7521 – The TikTok Ban Law (as written) is NOT About Banning TikTok, It’s About Information Control – pdf Included, "The TikTok ban, authorized by a duplicious Legislative branch, is expanding the ability of the Executive branch to control information.  Just as The Patriot Act was not about targeting terrorism, but really about domestic surveillance; so too is the TikTok ban not about foreign data collection, it’s about information control."

Stacy McCain discourses on Academia’s DEI ‘Oppression’ Racket and the Demonization of Jews on Campus. From Campus Reform, UC Berkeley student speaks out about 'horrific day for Jewish students,' says freshman female was 'choked' during violent protest: WATCH. At the Free Bacon, Middlebury Students Tried To Host a Vigil for Victims of Oct. 7 Attack. Administrators Told Them To Remove the Word ‘Jewish.’ "The Department of Education is now investigating Middlebury over anti-Semitism."  Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy sees Court Orders Harvard's Investigative Report in Francesca Gino v. Harvard Largely Unsealed. Accused of fabricating data on scientific honesty. Dave Strom, How Martin Kulldorff Was Driven Out of Harvard. "Kulldorff wasn't fired because he spread wacky theories, or even opposed the use of the vaccine. He was fired because he told the truth at a time when telling the truth was absolutely forbidden." Keith Whittington at Volokh, Texas Tech Investigates Professor for Social Media Posts.

From BIC, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Senior Game Designer Disavows How Series Was Made By “White Dudes”, Boasts That Much Of Original Material “Would Never Pass Our Inclusivity Reviews Today” Yeah, where are all the Afro-American female Orcs! Twitchy as another lesson in why not to trust crime statistics, Here Are Some Mugshots of 'White' Prisoners

Dave Strom sees The Next Step Is Here: Anybody at Any Age Has Right to Change Sex. Intelligencer@intelligencer "For our latest cover story, @andrealongchu makes the moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies. https://trib.al/W8yKPs8." At Althouse, "To make 'thoughtfulness' a requirement of any universal right is to taper that right into an exclusive privilege." "Note the suggestion that puberty is nature's sexual assault upon the child. The author doesn't quite say that, but she put the thought into my head. It would prove too much though. We wouldn't ask whether any given children can consent to take puberty blockers; we would ask whether all children should be required to take puberty blockers."At Hat Hair, The Level of Entitlement These ‘Nonbinary’ and ‘Trans’ Folks Have Is Unreal. NotTheBee cites a California study: Attempted-suicide rate among men who had gender surgery was "twice as high" as it was before operation 👀

The Wombat has  FMJRA 2.0: Play Ball! ready as usual at The one and only Other McCain.

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