Sunday, December 15, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - ABC to Disgorge $16M Over Stuffinenvelopes' Defamation of Trump

ABC chose to settle a lawsuit from Donald Trump over George Stephanopoulos' repeated on air claim the Trump had been found liable for rape in the Whatsername case in New York, when in fact, he had only been found civilly liable for sexual assault. They chose to settle before discovery, which strongly suggests they were afraid of what ABC documents would reveal. The settlement is for $15 million in damages, to be donated to Trump's presidential foundation and museum, and $1 million in lawyers fees and an on air apology. Just 2 days ago, at WaEx, Trump to sit for deposition in lawsuit against ABC News anchor. Fox, George Stephanopoulos and ABC apologize to Trump, are forced to pay $15 million to settle defamation suit. "ABC News will pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a Trump presidential foundation and museum." AP whines ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit. Mary Chastain at LI, ABC, Stephanopoulos Must Apologize to Trump, Pay $15 Million to Settle Defamation Suit. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Wow: ABC Coughs Up $16M — And An Apology — to Settle Trump Defamation Suit. John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz, "So the fact that ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have agreed to pay Donald Trump $15 million for defamation with a false claim of rape is going to be a front-page, lead of the evening news story for the next 3 days, right? Stop laughing." At OTP, So Much Winning, "ABC Pays Trump $15M To Settle Suit." Sundance at CTH, ABC and George Stephanopoulos Agree to Apologize to President Trump and Fund $15 Million for Trump Presidential Library. Althouse, As long as I'm talking about apologies... "George Stephanopoulos and ABC apologize to Trump, are forced to pay $15 million to settle defamation suit/ABC News will pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a Trump presidential foundation and museum".  Twitchy hears ABC News Employees Angry Trump Got $15 Million Payout but They Got Layoffs and Budget Cuts and MIC DROP: Megyn Kelly Dismantled George Stephanopoulos MONTHS Before ABC News' Trump Settlement

MORNING IN AMERICA
Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed reports West Point Refuses To Say If Officials Who Spread False Info About Pete Hegseth’s Academy Record Will Be Punished. At NewsMax, Hegseth Flip Flops on Women in Combat, Gays in Military. Hell, draft 'em, give them their own regiment, and put 'em on the front lines in Ukraine. We'll see who's fooling who. Also, Deroy Murdock opines Decency Mandates Hegseth Have a Chance. What does decency have to do with politics? Breitbart, Report: Donald Trump to Meet with Pete Hegseth at Army-Navy Game. Also Tulsi, Penny, Kash Patel, more. Insty, NEXT MONTH SHOULD BE FUN: Report reveals that FBI spied on its likely new director, Kash Patel. "It’s going to be awkward at FBI headquarters next month when President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the bureau likely takes over." Althouse, "How GOP Senators Are Secretly Getting Ready to Surrender to Trump." "Headline at The New Republic. Article by Greg Sargent. Subheadline: "Trump wants to turn the FBI into something so draconian that the political press many not grasp it until it’s too late. And Republican senators are already giving themselves cover to go along with all of it. "Is it "surrender" if you're on his side?"  Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Trump taps Devin Nunes to be Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, "Devin Nunes is a former California congressman, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and currently is the CEO of Trump's media group TRUTH Social." Another in the string of people designed to rip the heart out of the deep state. Sundance has President Trump Reveals “Outside Govt – President’s Intelligence Advisory Board” Headed by Chairman Devin Nunes, worries about A Weaponized “Continuity of Government” and President Trump Highlights Ridiculous Nature of Drone Story and likes how International Longshoremen’s Association EVP Dennis Daggett Releases Statement Following Meeting With President Trump

ET has 6 Takeaways From Trump’s Time Magazine Interview. OTP, Some Dems See Common Ground With Trump On Border, DOGE. Stacy Matthews at LI, ‘We Look Like Idiots!’ Van Jones Continues His Post-Election Tear Against Democrats. Nick Arama at RedState calls it Pure Gold: Van Jones Drops Truth Bomb About Trump That Is Going to Drive Dems Crazy "Everybody keeps I mean, the problem is you have a framework in your mind that how can Donald Trump, how could Donald Trump?  Guys can we cut it out? Donald Trump is not an idiot. Donald Trump, let me just be very clear. Donald Trump is smarter than me, you, and all critics. You know how I know? Because he has the White House, the Senate, the House, the popular vote…" Speaking of crazy, from WokeSpy, Don Lemon Can’t Contain Anger Over Trump Winning Person of the Year

John Solomon at JTN hears Influential senators raise concerns feds not doing enough to protect Trump from Iran's threats. "Sens. Grassley, Johnson and Paul cite Just the News reporting on would-be assassin allowed into U.S. under Biden administration's “Significant Public Benefit Parole” program."


Capt. Ed, Resistance 2: Pouty Inauguration Boogaloo? Kurt Schlichter@KurtSchlichter, What they’re really doing is rejecting democracy. But we all knew that." Quote Jim VandeHei@JimVandeHei, "Trump inauguration set to face "substantial" boycott from Democrats, lawmakers tell ⁦@axios⁩ https://axios.com/2024/12/14/democrats-boycott-attending-trump-inauguration." Ward Clark at RedState, DC Restaurant Server States She'll Refuse to Serve Trump Officials - and Gets an Appropriate Comeuppance "A Washington, D.C.-area restaurant server has been fired after she spoke out about possibly refusing service to incoming Trump administration officials. . . . Suzannah Van Rooy is entitled to her opinion but not on her employer's dime. Her employer acted decisively. And correctly."

At Hat Hair Victor Joecks looks at Biden the Tyrant. Steve Richards at JTN examines how Lame duck Biden's clemency acts free an embezzler, corrupt officials, perverts, and fraudsters "Among the roughly 1,500 people granted clemency by the outgoing President Biden were several corrupt local officials, fraudsters, and a crooked judge. Biden also commuted the sentence of a Chinese spy convicted of possessing child pornography." It's where his sympathies lie. From TNP, J6 Committee Chairman Wants Biden Pardon. Of course, this is an admission of guilt.  At Da Caller, DNC Official Says Democrats Carry The ‘Stench Of Loser’ After Election Defeat. Hat Hair hears Dems Doubling Down on Denial Is Just Going to 'Condemn Us to the Wilderness   Ruy Teixeira looks at The Democrats’ Hispanic Voter Crash. "It’s not as bad as you think—it’s worse." Matt Vespa at TownHall hears Libs Still Think Kamala Will Win. Here's the Latest Conspiracy Theory. "The latest conspiracy theory is that JD Vance will “turn state’s evidence” against President-elect Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk for stealing the 2024 election:" Real Clear Wire, Tone-Deaf Lefties Miss the Point of Rising Consumer Spending  "Ways and Means Committee Democrats, in a now-deleted post on X, cynically responded to the record-holiday shopping news report with, “And here we were thinking y’all couldn’t afford eggs!” Once again, they expose how out of touch they are with Americans’ hardship." At Hat Hair John Stossel sees Your Tax Dollars Not at Work, but the grifters got theirs. 



Byron York at WaEx has questions, Now we know how many secret sources the FBI had on Jan. 6, but what did they do? They allegedly weren't ordered incite violence, but did some of them do it anyway? At Da Blaze, January 6 arrests rose 24% in 2024, 75% in past 2 years, DOJ report says. Rushing to do as much damage as they can. 

Althouse, "But what is lost in this lionization of one of the most notorious terrorists in American history is that for Mr. Kaczynski..." "... the desire to kill came first, and the ideological justifications followed . . .  From "What Do You Say to a Young Person Who Admires the Unabomber?" by Maxim Loskutoff, who wrote a novel about Ted Kaczynski, "Old King." WaEx, Obamacare is the missing word as Democrats rage against healthcare system. Obamacare was always their compromise, they wanted fully socialized healthcare. 

John Sexton at Hat Hair learns LA Times Owner Killed Another Editorial and Progressives are Worked Up. Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong@DrPatSoonShiong "Proud that we posted this letter from one of our readers on X. When the President has won the vote of the majority of Americans then ALL voices must be heard. Opinions are just that. I will work towards making our paper and media fair and balanced so that all voices are heard and we can respectfully exchange every American’s view ..from left to right to the center. Coming soon. A new Editorial Board. Trust in media is critical for a strong democracy." NewsAlert, Socialist Robert Reich on Election Night 2024 Warned Elon Musk : " I guarantee you I'm going to make life so difficult for you really so difficult for you so just be very careful of yourself "

Stacy McCain extolls the The Heroism of Amy Wax 
So I can’t tell you where I had the pleasure of meeting University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Amy Wax over a cup of coffee. She is a petite dynamo of a woman, full of energy, and photos don’t do her justice. Beyond that, I invoke my Miranda “right to remain silent.”
Professor Wax has no intention of remaining silent:

Amy Wax, the tenured law professor who was disciplined by the University of Pennsylvania for making controversial remarks about race and gender, told Penn on Thursday that she will sue the university for race discrimination if it does not drop the sanctions against her, according to a letter from Wax’s lawyers obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. It’s the latest salvo in a nearly three-year-long battle between Wax and the Ivy League school, which announced in September that it was suspending her at half-pay for one year.

Penn has until December 19 to “conclusively disavow” those penalties. “Should you fail to do so,” the letter states, “Professor Wax will file suit against the University.”

From the Telegraph, Gender ideology has been comprehensively beaten: three cheers for Terfs, "Wes Streeting’s decision to make the block on children receiving puberty blockers permanent is welcome." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair adds The MONSTERS in this country using, advocating, and profiting from this for children must be crushed legally, financially, and forever.

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