Friday, November 15, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Appointments Continue

Former President and President Elect Trump continues to make selections for jobs in the upcoming administration, but the proposed appointment of Trump firebrand Matt Gaetz continues to draw most of the incoming fire from both sides of the aisle. Could that be the point? NewsMax has a Report: Gaetz Will 'Start Cuttin' ... Heads'. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, Gaetz Crashing in the Senate? At WaEx, Kevin McCarthy predicts ‘Gaetz won’t get confirmed’ by Senate. Sundance at CTH, Kevin McCarthy Predicts Matt Gaetz Will Not Pass Senate Confirmation Process. Sauron's Eye has hopes House Ethics Committee planned to vote Friday on whether to release report on Matt Gaetz. The former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, is no friend of Gaetz, and we expected that to be a very negative report. At Da Fetched, a Panicked Adam Schiff Flips Out after Trump Nominates Matt Gaetz as US Attorney General. WaEx reports John Bolton calls for FBI to investigate Gaetz and Gabbard. Pretty much all cabinet appointments are investigated by the FBI. What the 'Stache wants is FBI hit jobs. PJM's Bob Spencer, calls it a Big Endorsement: Disgraced Deep Stater Says Gaetz ‘Couldn’t Get Hired by the FBI’, Andy McCabe. At JTN Misty Severi reports Matt Gaetz as attorney general gets unexpected support from Florida Democrat; "Trump was not shy about what he wanted to do in this country," Moskowitz said. "In Matt Gaetz he does not only get someone who is fiercely loyal, but fiercely competent. Matt Gaetz knows exactly what to do in the attorney general's office and he will turn that into the most powerful attorney general in American history," and Ben Whedon, Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress after Trump taps him for AG, which makes him a private citizen, and the House has no reason to release their hit job. Sean Davis@seanmdav, "With Gaetz having resigned his seat in the House, if the Senate tries to reject his AG confirmation, DeSantis can always appoint Gaetz to fill Rubio’s Senate seat. Would be interesting to see senators have to choose between Gaetz as AG or as their colleague for years to come." Oooh, now that is an interesting notion. Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms examines What Matt Gaetz As Attorney General Might Mean for Gun Rights. "This is the same Rep. Matt Gaetz who introduced the Abolish the ATF Act at the beginning of 2023." Da Fetched proposes a Trump’s To-Do List: How He Can Restore Justice in His First Days.  Matt Vespa at TownHall wonders Could This Be the Real Reason Why Trump Nominated Matt Gaetz As Attorney General?, "it might be one massive loyalty test (via Politico). . . In that way, it’s a test for every Republican in the Senate to see how they respond to Trump’s wishes. It’s also a test for incoming Senate Majority Leader JOHN THUNE, who won election yesterday — becoming the conference’s first new leader in a generation, as McConnell steps aside — only to have that news dwarfed by the Gaetz story. Think of it as Senate Republicans’ version of the Kobayashi Maru — the famous exam in “Star Trek” that presents trainees with a no-win situation. It isn’t meant to be passed; it’s intended to reveal something about the people who take it.

Another proposed appointment is causing considerable concern. Matt Margolis at PJM, Trump Picks RFK Jr. for Key Role in His Administration. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces Nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as HHS Secretary. Althouse, Trump picks RFK Jr. to head Health and Human Services. "The NYT reports. Sample text: "In addition to his outside-the-mainstream views about medicine and health, he has been associated with a number of peculiar activities, like dumping a dead bear in Central Park and supposedly decapitating a whale. In interviews, some Republican senators said Mr. Kennedy gave them pause, but none ruled out voting for him." What an exciting cast of characters in the new Trump administration. I hope it works out okay!" Magills@magills_ "It’s nice that for once it’s a Kennedy making other peoples heads explode." Insty, PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS:

And there is still Sturm und Drang about the Hegseth nomination. At Twitchy, THE HORROR! Lefty Scholar All but WETS Himself After Discovering Pete Hegseth Is ... A CHRISTIAN (Thread). WokeSpy notes Politico Criticizes Pete Hegseth for Not Being Owned by Military Industrial Complex. 'Bonchie' at RedState thinks The 'Defense World' Freakout Over Pete Hegseth Is Epic, and It Tells Us Everything We Need to Know. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire thinks you should Take It From A Female Army Vet: Pete Hegseth Is Right About Women In Combat. Reuters whines  Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say. Bonchie@bonchieredstate, "The risks of picking Peter Hegseth to head the Pentagon are too great. I mean, we could end up with spy balloons flying over the country, disastrous pull-outs from warzones, Russia invading Europe, Iran expanding, and a recruitment crisis. Best go with another DoD insider." Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "If liberals want to accuse Tulsi of being a Russian agent and Gaetz of being an sex trafficker -- both very grave crimes -- it's probably worth asking why the Biden DOJ never indicted them for that. And why do Dems swoon every 4 years over credibly-accused-of-rape Bill Clinton?" Sundance discusses The “PDB.”

Alina Habba
Appointments, we go appointments! Sundance, President Trump Announces Deputy AG Todd Blanche and Interim Acting DAG Emil Bove, During Confirmation Process, President Trump Nominates Dean John Sauer for U.S. Solicitor General and President Trump Announces Nomination of Doug Collins for Secretary of Veterans Affairs. At Fox, Trump announces North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Department of the Interior secretary. Ward Clarke at RedState, Who Let the DOGE Out? Elon, Vivek Already Targeting Wasteful Spending. The Redheaded libertarian@TRHLofficial "You’re just mad that Vivek is a real Indian." Quote Elizabeth Warren@SenWarren, "The Office of Government Efficiency is off to a great start with split leadership: two people to do the work of one person. Yeah, this seems REALLY efficient. x.com/business/statu…" At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.13.24, Twitchy hears  Elon Asks If Taxpayer Money Should Go To NPR CEO Who Calls Truth “A Distraction”. John Davidson at Da Fed thinks Trump Shouldn’t Hire Kristi Noem, Or Anyone Else, To Run DHS. He Should Abolish It. At the Babylon Bee, Democrats Warn Abolishing Department Of Education Could Result In Kids Being Too Smart To Vote For Democrats. OTP notices Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Bows Out Of Press Secretary Role. Athena Thorne at PJM, Beef Supreme: For Some Trump Cabinet Picks, It’s Personal. Seth Barron at CJ, thinks Trump is setting up  a Team of Successors. "Donald Trump’s appointments so far, some startling, share a common thread—comparative youth, an indication that the president-elect is looking beyond his own tenure.

Twitchy, WHOA! Can It Be?! What Is Dan Bongino TRYING to Tell Us With These 4 STRAIGHT-FIRE Words All IN CAPS. Dan Bongino@dbongino, "CUTESY TIME IS OVER!" Hat Hair's Dave Strom sees Anthony Fauci in the Crosshairs. Ace, Democrat Governors Plan "Massive Resistance" to Trump's Immigration Policies; Homan Says Bring It On. "Tom Homan, the designated "Border Czar," promises that ICE will conduct workplace raids to find deportable illegal alien employees -- and sex-trafficked children." The Dersh predicts The Impact of Trump’s Election on The Middle East. Dave Strom, Dana Bash's Husband Calls for CIA Officers to Commit Treason, "Jeremy Bash, Dana Bash's ex-husband, can wave his hands all he wants, but it's clear he suggested that CIA officers commit treason and that military officers disobey direct orders from the President of the United States."


PJM's Stephen Kruiser, says Thank God No One Was Able to 'Save' the GOP From Donald Trump. Driscoll at Insty, AMERICA’S CITIES WANT TO BE GREAT AGAIN: "Donald Trump’s decisive victory last week came as a shock to many. The president-elect looks likely to win the popular vote, having run up totals not only in the swing states but also in deep-blue strongholds. Most surprisingly, the Trump campaign put cracks in Democrats’ dominance of big cities. . . " Guy Benson at TownHall, This NYT Post-Election Focus Group of Young Voters Is Brutal for the Media...and Incredible for JD Vance. Jen Sey at WaEx, As a dissident former leftist, I can explain why Trump won, "for the last 10 years, the far Left has been not only telling us what we need to care about but smearing us and canceling us if we don’t agree." Dave Strom sees Nate Silver Discovers the Difference Between Republicans and Democrats. Matt Vespa House Dem Leader Gets Fact-Checked Live on CBS About the 2024 Results. WaEx, Rage, rage against the dying of the Left. Bridget Phetasy at Spec World, How the Democrats Bud Lighted their brand, "You can’t be openly hostile to men for two decades and expect to retain the male vote." Ruy Teixeira, Farewell to the “Rising American Electorate”. "The Obama coalition is not coming back." VodkaPundit at PJM VIP declares Mission: Possible — Turning Trump Voters Into Republican Voters. At NewsMax Star Parker opines Dems Have Wrong Product For Nation to Buy

Bob Spencer, Pelosi’s Latest Big Lie Is Too Much Even for the Washington Post "Fox News reported Thursday that Pelosi “was fact-checked on Wednesday by the Washington Post for claiming that fewer migrants came into the U.S. under President Biden than under President-elect Trump's first term.” That’s right. Pelosi is actually claiming that President Open Borders let in fewer illegal migrants than President Wall." Da Caller, Democrat Senator Sounds Off On Pelosi Over Biden Stepping Down: ‘You Got What You Wanted’, Fetterman. 

Eva Longoria
Althouse,"Kamala Harris’s campaign was predicated on the dominance and continuance of the alleged monoculture..." "... an appearance from Oprah Winfrey, a rally endorsement from BeyoncĂ©, Instagram support from Taylor Swift, twerking from Megan Thee Stallion." Driscoll at Insty, ANOTHER SHY TRUMP SUPPORTER SELF-IDENTIFIES. Capt. Ed, Shunning Audiences: Kamala, Zegler, and ... Disney? At the Economic Times, Donald Trump wins US elections; here are the Hollywood stars who are planning to leave the country post his victory. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. Hollywood Reporter reports Eva Longoria Reveals She Moved Her Family Out of “Dystopian” United States "I’m privileged. I get to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren’t so lucky," the actress said of her choice to leave." :now splitting their time between Mexico and Spain." Now Mexico? That's dystopian. At the Babylon Bee, To Protest Coronation Of Aragorn, Orcs Announce Sex Strike.  Rusty Weiss at RedState, Joy Reid Deletes X Account Days After Megyn Kelly Predicted MSNBC Will Fire Her - Her Reason Is Amazing. WokeSpy tells of a Cruise Company Offering TDS Sufferers “4-Year Trip” to Avoid Trump’s Second Term. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.13.24, Twitchy: Don Lemon Joins The Twitter Quitter Train,

Becca Lower at RedState reports an AZ Judge Recuses Himself From 'Fake Electors' Case After Emails Surface Demanding Judges Defend Kamala. At da Pop Times Pennsylvania Senate Race Triggers Recount, Dem Sen. Casey Refuses to Concede, GOP’s McCormick Declares Victory. Nick Pope at Da Caller, Swing State Election Officials Openly Violate State Law To Help Dem Senator’s Recount Effort. OTP, Harmeet Dhillon To The Rescue In Pennsylvania, Dispatches Team To Fight Elias. Harmeet K.Dhillon@pnjaban, "Confirmed. Casey has no case, but he and Marc Elias are shameless election deniers, and sore losers. Several lawyers from my firm are already there, and more are prepared to join if needed." Quote Ari Fleischer@AriFleischer, "Republicans everywhere should pay attention to what Casey is trying to pull off. While he has no chance, this is a warning about the D game plan for how to count votes in close races. They want people who aren’t registered, don’t have IDs, or live out of state to be counted. x.com/pasuburbsguy/s… Show more"  At JTN Charlotte Hazard reports RNC files lawsuits to stop counting 'illegal' ballots in Pennsylvania Senate race, ""Bob Casey lost and Democrat officials and lawyers are trying to sow doubt in the democratic process," Whatley said on the social media platform, X" and Natalia Mittelstadt has Michigan House bills for National Popular Vote are pulled after election integrity warning. 

Victory Girls are satisfied Jack’s Hitting The Road Before Trump Can Fire Him. Steve Richards and John Solomon, J6 Shocker: Phone companies dispute FBI testimony on pipe bombs suspect, key lawmaker reveals "The new revelations heighten the mystery—and scrutiny of the FBI—surrounding one of the most disturbing security failures on the day of the Capitol riot." It's increasingly clear the FBI doesn't want to know who the J6 bomber was, probably because they funded him. VodkaPundit at Insty, THE DEEP STATE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY: Polymarket Predicted Trump’s Victory, and Now the FBI Has Raided Its CEO’s Home.
The raid was as theatrical and histrionic as the raid on Mar-a-Lago was: “The 26-year-old entrepreneur was woken up at 6:00 a.m. in his Soho home by law U.S. enforcement officers who demanded his phone and electronics.” Why show up at 6 a.m.? Why demand Coplan’s phone and electronics? Whatever this was about, was it really necessary to treat Shayne Coplan as if he were armed and dangerous?

Apparently, the answer is yes, because Polymarket had the audacity to represent accurately the electoral groundswell for Trump. The Post quoted a source calling the raid “grand political theater at its worst,” and adding sensibly: “They could have asked his lawyer for any of these things. Instead, they staged a so-called raid so they can leak it to the media and use it for obvious political reasons.”

Even worse, the feds didn’t even tell Coplan what it was all about. He was “not provided any reason for the incident, but the source said they expect it is political retribution since Polymarket accurately predicted Trump’s win – not traditional polls.” The raid is likely a prelude to more political persecution: “The government is likely trying to accuse Polymarket of market manipulation and rigging its polls in favor of Trump.”
At the Free Bacon, WATCH: Jim Acosta Gets Fact Checked in Real Time After Claiming Trump’s Popular Vote Victory ‘Did Not Occur’. NYPo, ABC brass scramble to bring in pro-Trump voices to ‘The View’ and other shows: ‘Panic mode’. NewsMax, The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars at Auction.

Corey Burke (seated) and trans author Samantha Leigh Allen
At Campus Reform, Roosevelt University president apologizes after saying he was 'discouraged' and 'disheartened' by people who voted for Trump. Hat Hair's John Sexton reports University of Michigan Student Government Impeaches Woke President. Teri Christoph at RedState is amused by John Kennedy Having Tom Cotton Cracking Up While Questioning Pronoun-Obsessed Judicial Nominee. At Da Mail, Power lesbian Corey Burke murders her father with an ice axe in Election Night meltdown at Seattle home. "After emerging from the house with blood 'dripping' down her face, she confessed to police that she 'freaked out,' claiming there was 'something important about Election Day.' Burke reportedly told detectives that 'she knew that she could not convince her father to keep the lights off', so went upstairs and retrieved the murder weapon. She then tripped her father and strangled him before attacking him with the ice axe. Burke then bit him and hit him several times in the head and side with the blunt and sharp ends of the ice axe, cops say. His body was found in the basement."

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