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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Flotsam and Jetsam - Thanksgiving Day - Trump Nominees Swatted, Bomb Threats

 So what do you do with the giblets? 

Anyway, according to Bill Robinson, (not, Will Robinson) at NewsMax, Trump Returns, Ushers New Golden Age. That may be a bit of hyperbole. But I am heartened by the appointment of Jay Bhattacharya to NIH chief. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Trump Continues to Assemble Avengers to Battle the Swamp Ick. Leslie Eastman at LI, Trump Taps Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Who Bravely Challenged Covid Lockdown Policies, to Lead NIH. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, And the Crowd Goes WILD! Kevin Bass PhD MS @kevinnbass "Jay Bhattacharya is one of the greatest men I have known. He will serve all Americans with utmost humility, intelligence, judgment, and integrity. His nomination is as historic as Trump’s election. America will be blessed to have him at the helm at this critical time." He might just be overqualified. Elon Musk@elonmusk, "A truth-teller will be running NIH." John Tierny at Insty, calls it A BIG WIN FOR SCIENCE: "From “Fringe” to Mainstream. Trump’s nomination of Jay Bhattacharya to head NIH is a major victory for science and academic freedom — —and a serious threat to the universities that suppressed scientific debate and promoted disastrous policies during the pandemic, as I explain in City Journal. Elite universities annually receive more than $500 million apiece from the NIH, the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, which is one reason that so many academics were afraid to challenge Anthony’s Fauci’s version of “The Science” — they needed his agency’s money." At Behind the Black, Trump’s picks to run all the federal health agencies guarantees major change is coming.

Charlie Martin at Hat Hair VIP has A Memo to Messieurs Musk and Ramaswamy. Ace, Advocacy Group: Trump Can Slash $1.4 Trillion from the Federal Budget (Over Ten Years) Just By Cancelling Biden's Executive Action. "That's a start." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.27.24 (Afternoon Edition), Louder With Crowder sees Joy Reid goes on MASSIVE rant on Elon Musk’s DOGE, claims it will force you to drink raw milk.

From the Pop Times Revealed: Pete Hegseth’s Accuser “Obsessed” Over Him Until 2am, Discussed his Ring and Women Drooling Over Him. Da Caller, Trump Agrees To Pre-Transition Meetings With Officials, Signs Memorandum. Matt Margolis at PJM hopes Donald Trump Is About to Go Nuclear on the FBI. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Trump Gives a Massive Middle Finger to the FBI by not using them to "vet" his nominees. Remember you can't write veto without vet. The Washington Times @WashTimes, "An official at FBI headquarters in Washington is warning that the bureau's security clearance division is politicized and can't be trusted to screen President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top administration jobs." Sundance at CTH hosts Charlie Kirk and Glenn Greenwald Discuss the Unspoken Power of the DNI. 

From the Free Bacon, 'He's Not Kidding': Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Prepares for Deportation War—With Blue City Mayors. "Trump 2.0 eyes felony charges against anyone who obstructs ICE operations." OTP hears Trump’s Border Czar: ‘A Child Dies Almost Every F–king Day On That Border.’ From Twitchy, Here's a CNN Host Reacting to Tom Homan's Promise to Dem Lawbreakers ('Make That a GIF Right NOW!'). WokeSpy reports Trump Administration’s Proposed Deportations Will First Focus On 1.5 Million Who Committed Crimes. Sundance, President Trump Announces Agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum-Pardo. OTP, 12 Hours After Tariff Talk, Mexico Agrees To Stop Caravans. VodkaPundit at Insty, has PRIORITIES: Bad Hombre@joma_gc, "Yes, I am willing to pay 30¢ more for a bottle of Cholula hot sauce if it means 75,000 Americans aren’t dying from fentanyl overdoses every year." Greg Abbott@GregAbbott_TX, "BREAKING: the federal court of appeals just ruled that Texas has the right to build the razor wire border wall that we have constructed to deny illegal entry into our state and that Biden was wrong to cut our razor wire. We continue adding more razor wire border barrier."

At Da Signal, Oversight Committee Hearing Will Review Census Miscounts That Benefited Democrats. Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando, "On the left is how NC Democrats drew NC-12. On the right is how NC Republicans drew NC-12. Which one looks like a partisan gerrymander, @RepJeffries?"

Tipp Insights wonders Was Trump Right All Along? 2024 Results Revive Doubts About 2020 "A Flurry of Anomalies Demands a Second Look." Da Wire, Multiple House Races Remain Uncalled Nearly 3 Weeks After Election. "Republicans are hoping to increase their slim majority." However, close race tend to break for Democrats, with the help of certain amount of skullduggery. Bob Spencer at PJM, They’re STILL Counting Votes, but Four Million Are Still Missing. "By any standard, however, 2020 was an anomaly. Turnout was high, with 66.6% of eligible voters casting ballots. Yet with voter interest even higher in 2024 and nationwide reports of massive turnouts, four million fewer votes were cast."

Fox, Democrat lawmaker suggests seceding from US to counter Trump's agenda "the latest on New York State Sen. Liz Krueger's idea of withholding taxes to have the Empire State secede and join Canada." Upstate New York might object. From Twitchy, Trump's Win Has Sparked Another 'Primal Scream' Meltdown (If Lake Mich. Had Ears They'd Be Bleeding). At NotTheBee, Argentina's feminists are now [checks notes] dance-screaming to try and stop Javier Milei, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk.

Much better looking than the Michigan lot. At Shiny Herd, Julia Roberts’ Political Ad Was Right! (Just Not How She Intended) "Shaming Trump supporters backfires on Eight Percenters." The NYT whines Disillusioned by the Election, Some Black Women Are Deciding to Rest.  George@BehizyTweets, "King Randall conducted a social experiment by posting two videos. In one video, he said he would vote for Kamala, and in the other one, he said he would vote for Trump. When Trump supporters who followed him saw the Kamala video, they didn't cancel him over his beliefs and still pledged to continue supporting his community work. But, when Kamala supporters watched his Trump video, they went bonkers and became hostile towards him. The video went viral & Trump supporters all over the country bought gifts to send to his school. When your people ask what the difference is between the two sides, THIS IS IT."

Sister Toldja at RedState, records The Fallout From the Kamala Harris 'Drunk' Video Gets Even More Brutal. Sundance,  Kamala Tells the Moonbats, “You Still Have Power” ::hic:: "While it is never polite form to laugh in public as the Moonbats step on rakes, sometimes it is impossible to retain a straight face and watch them do it." Peter Cook@_Peter_Cook "Kamala Harris was handed the nomination, spent over a billion dollars, received overwhelmingly positive press coverage and still lost to Donald Trump. This unflattering video was released to make it clear to her that she has no future in national politics." Ace, Kamala Harrishh Addreshes Her Shupportersh Looking, According to Commentatorsh, Both "Drunk" and "Dissshhevled" "Kamala Harris has been enjoying an undeserved vacation in Hawaii. She jumped on to a Zoom call to explain to her donors, "Go fuck yourselves, I ran a flawless campaign." She looks like she's been living in the woods for a while.That video below, and some commentary. Before that: David Pflouffle admitted that Harris's own internal polls always showed her behind." Jim Geraghty at NRO, Harris Campaign Staffers Offer Their Excuses. At WaT, Harris aides answer shots that she stuck with Biden and skirted interviews. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.27.24 (Afternoon Edition), Twitchy: Staffers Finally Admit Harris Internal Polls NEVER Had Her Ahead Of Trump. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson says the Team Harris After Action Review Is a Thanksgiving Cornucopia of Copium. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, MSNBC on Kamala Payment to Sharpton: Huh? "Ho hum, nothing to see here, just a little payola between friends." 'Becca Downs at TownHall, Chris Cillizza Admits What We Knew All Along About Tim Walz. A dud, at best he didn't help."

Capt. Ed looks to Emerson: Biden Bottoms Out As Trump Triumphs. Spiked wonders Who is running America right now? "If Joe Biden isn’t fit enough to run for re-election, then how can he be fit to remain in the White House?" Same Obama people as before. Bravo Blue worries Have We Sleepwalked into World War III? "There are no good options. What to do?" Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Lather, Rinse, Repeat: How 'Bout Making Sure Troops Get Some %#$*ing Food?! Feeding the troops is kind of a minimum requirement. YaHoo! 'Millions Of Homes Will Stay Unbuilt': What Builders See That Policymakers Don't "The disconnect between policymakers’ housing aspirations and market realities continues widening, with October’s housing starts and permits dropping to recession-level figures despite widespread calls for increased construction." Once Trump is in office, they'll be free to use the "R" word again. OTP, Inflation Up 2.3%, As Expected "as the Federal Reserve is looking for clues on how much it should lower interest rates." From ZeroHedge, Marc Andreessen Describes "Alarming" Meeting With Biden Admin That Prompted His Trump Endorsement "We had meetings [Biden officials] this spring that were the most alarming meetings I've ever been in. Where they were taking us through their plans, and it was - basically just full government - full government control - like this sort of thing, there will be a small number of large companies that will be completely regulated and controlled by the government, they told us. They said don't even start startups - there's just no way that they can succeed - there's no way that we're going to permit that to happen."  Dave Strom, Must Listen: Marc Andreessen on Joe Rogan. From the Center Square, Biden's plan to cover anti-obesity drugs could cost $140 billion.

Ace, Catherine Herridge: I Had a Locked-Down Story About Hunter Biden's Laptop Ready to Go Before the 2022 Election. But CBS "News" Killed the Story. "Of course. Of course. And what a story it was -- all about Hunter's grifting operations, of which Joe Biden was a part, and his.... frequent use of the world "n*gg*r," which of course is a death penalty for anyone else but not for this highly-protected princeling. That was never reported -- CBS "News" said that such a story was of no interest."


Paul Sperry@paulsperry_ "NEW: House Oversight's investigating how USCP Capt. Byrd, who killed Ashli Babbitt, was promoted last year from lieutenant when OPR found he violated "Use of Force Policy" +"Use of Weapons Policy" in a prior incident plus failed fitness+weapons proficiency tests & FBI bkgrd check." Leah Barkoukis at TownHall, hears Sen. Cotton Warn Austin About DoD Efforts to Undermine Trump: 'Knock Off This Nonsense.' 

 Michael Chamberlain at Real Clear Wire (RCW) notes ‘Conservative’ Outfits are ‘Scouring’ Because Journalists Won’t The other day I acquired a new title: “Scourer.” My organization, Protect the Public’s Trust, was among the groups mentioned in a Politico article the outlet’s X account promoted as “Conservative outfits are scouring feds’ emails.” I know “scouring” isn’t meant as a compliment, but I’m happy to take it that way. As stated in the article, PPT has made more than 1,600 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests of the Biden-Harris administration. We’ve done so because the journalists and watchdog groups so enthusiastic about policing the Trump administration seem to have decided sometime around January 20, 2021, that their vigilance was no longer needed." Althouse, 
"On Monday, X filed an objection in The Onion’s bid to buy InfoWars.... In the objection, Elon Musk’s lawyers argued that X has 'superior ownership' of all accounts on X..." ""... that it objects to the inclusion of InfoWars and related Twitter accounts in the bankruptcy auction, and that the court should therefore prevent the transfer of them to The Onion." From "X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts " . . . "So who's more against freedom of speech here? It seems to me that X is protecting it." From WokeSpy, Leftist Reporter Accuses Elon Musk of “Ruining Journalism” By Bringing Free Speech to X.


Ace, The Left Is Demanding That People Disconnect From Their Suppressive Person (SP) Family Members Again, So You Know This Must Be the Holiday Season. "It's a standard cult move to demand that people separate from their families. Or from anyone else who might question cult doctrine.The headline refers specifically to Scientology's terminology for disowning family members and "Suppressive Persons," meaning people who try to impede you from growing in the "church.""

RVM, Infamous Transgender Swimmer Spreads Misinformation About Iowa’s ‘Trans-Ban’ "Infamous transgender college swimmer Lia Thomas recently criticized Iowa’s law banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, claiming it sends a message that trans kids “don’t deserve to participate.” . . . “With the ban here in Iowa … the state is actively saying to trans kids, ‘You don’t deserve to participate. You are actually being excluded,’” Thomas stated. However, the law does not prevent transgender children from participating in sports altogether. It specifically prohibits males who identify as females from competing in girls’ sports. Transgender athletes still have the right to participate in sports that correspond to their biological sex, and the law does not deny them access to these activities." But, then, they probably won't win!

I forgot to send my Rule 5s to the Wombat this week, but he still posted Rule 5 Sunday: Cheerful Bikini and FMJRA 2.0: Roster Like A Hole anyway. 
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Monday, November 28, 2022

Creepy Joe Ogles Little Girls

And other political amusements. 'Adam Mill' at Am Great explains Why Anti-Trump Zealots Might Help Trump Win the Primaries. Because it worked out so well in 2016. Also at Am Great the great VDH makes a comparison, Was Trump Our Captain Queeg? "And will the NeverTrumpers finally be exposed to have been as contemptible as the NeverQueegers were in The Caine Mutiny?" Vince Coyner at Am Think thinks Donald Trump 2022 was Forged in a Crucible of White Hot Fire "From the second he announced, Trump found himself enduring a withering barrage of vitriol and venom unseen in American politics. The abuse came from Democrats, the media, social media, and academia as well as the GOP establishment. What Trump endured was relentless. Yet somehow, he won." At Fox, Trump deems Kanye West a ‘seriously troubled man’ who 'just happens to be Black' after Mar-a-Lago trip fallout. A valuable lesson on why you don't invite crazy to dinner. At LI Stacey Matthews is disgusted when the NY Times Predictably Tries to Drag Ron DeSantis Into Trump/Kanye/Fuentes Dinner Controversy. "So DeSantis is now on the hook to respond every time a Republican in his state behaves badly at dinnertime? If so, that’s a standard that needs to be applied across the board." Just Mindy@just_mindy "Ron DeSantis is responsible for every dinner meeting that happens in the state where he is Governor. Can’t wait until we apply this standard to Gavin Newsom." At Compact, Daniel McCarthy touts DeSantis the Realist.

At NYPo,   ‘Creepy’ Joe Biden roasted for strange selfies. A least he can't sniff their hair through glass windows. 

WaPoo pleased as punch, Early voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff. JTN reports wife-beater and slumlord Warnock sees massive cash advantage over Walker ahead of runoff election. 

Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media fears Republicans Might Make House Takeover the Wrong Kind of Interesting with a fight over the speakership. I'm not in love with McCarthy, but I don't know who would be better. On the Democrat side, Matt Margolis at PJ reports an Election Denier Refuses to Give Up House Leadership Position (Clyburn).

At the NH Union Leader, cited at Haut Hair, Patrick Hynes notes Dems reclaim election denier mantle from Trump. "Not two weeks after the Democrats ran a national campaign saying that “our democracy is on the ballot,” New Hampshire Democrats sued the Secretary of State to stop counting ballots and disenfranchise voters." At Da Caller, Former Rep. Jason Lewis looks at How The Census Saved The Democrats. By overcounting blue states and undercounting red states, they likely added more than one district to the Democrats tally. Accident? Maybe, but there's no reason to trust them after the federal bureaucracy went resistance against Trump. At HE, Roger Stone looks at The Hispanic Shift To The GOP– And Why Democrats Should Be Terrified.

AP whines Lake seeks election records in suit against Arizona county. WaPoo smugly asserts Maricopa County says printer glitches didn’t prevent anyone from voting. "A report to the Arizona attorney general’s office blames Republicans for stoking doubts about a secure alternative available to voters." Of course they'd say that; they can't take any blame when 40% of the machines suddenly don't work right on election day. At Am Spec, Tom Raabe looks at Arizona’s Election Bungle. "Once again, the Grand Canyon State is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons." At Am Think Jack Gleason thinks about The Uniparty, FTX, and Electoral Fraud. "We have just experienced the second great election steal in two years. Will the Uni-Party of Democrats and RINOs succeed in evaporating the Red Wave?"

Also at Am Think, Brian C. Joondeph says Don’t Shut Down the January 6 Committee – Supercharge It! "A better idea would be to renew the committee and stack it with Freedom Caucus Republicans and a few “Never-Biden” Democrats, if any exist. Names like Reps Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Chip Roy come to mind." Atop Da Hill, Schiff pushes back on reported tension between Cheney, Jan. 6 panel staffers "“No, I mean at least I certainly hope not,” Schiff told co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked if the story was true." At Da Caller, Schiff Says He’ll Have To ‘Consider The Validity’ Of GOP Subpoena, "We’ll have to look at the legitimacy or lack of legitimacy of what they do.” I'm sure his idea of "legitimacy" depends on whether or not it hurts Democrats.

ET reports House Judiciary Republicans claim the FBI Waited Over a Year to Fully Investigate Jan. 6 Pipe Bombs. "According to the whistleblower, it was not until Feb. 7, 2022—more than a month and a year after the incident—that the Washington Field Office of the FBI asked its national field offices to investigate and try to identify the man." Don't turn on the lights 'cause we don't want to see!

At Am Con Peter van Buren asks The Questions John Durham Didn't Ask. 

Did Clinesmith act alone in formulating his lies? Was he ordered to lie? Was his lie part of any broader pattern of lies on later FISA applications? Who worked with Clinesmith to create the FISA application and when was the lie incorporated? How many people above Clinesmith (McCabe, Comey, et al.) knew about the lie and played along? How far up the FBI chain did they know it was all constructed, that Page was a stooge alright, but one clearly documented as working for the American side? Durham never seemed to ask, and we the public may never know.
Durham never pursued the Joffe line. Who paid him? When did he start monitoring the Oval Office? What did he learn? When did he stop? Was any of the monitoring, likely unconstitutionally, shared with the FBI? Was the FBI aware of the action and what, if anything, did they do to support it, profit from it, or try and limit it? Were Georgia Tech researchers culpable?
Left answered: exactly when did the FBI learn Steele's near-only source was bogus? When did they learn Dolan was the originator of the pee tape? Why did they not conclude the investigation at that point? How high up the FBI chain of command did knowledge of the lackadaisical sourcing by Steele go? Director Comey? If not, why not? Is this why Comey was fired by Trump? The FBI was actively investigating the President of the United States as a Russian spy and Comey was not aware of the details?
Why didn't Durham walk his indictments up the ladder? Or instead, why did he not proceed sideways, leaving Hillary but moving deeper into the FBI? Why not see if Fiona Hill at Brookings connects the failed Russiagate coup with the failed Ukrainegate impeachment, both of which she played a pivotal behind-the-scenes role in? Why didn't Durham use the stage of congressional hearings to bypass Joe Biden’s Justice Department and throw the real decision making back to the voters?

An unspoken part of Durham's charge from Barr was to protect his beloved DOJ to the greatest extent possible. Fox, henhouse.

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Biden Lies, Dozes Off, Trump Threatens to Run, Red Wave Still Coming, Cheney Beclowns Self

Nick Arama at Red State views More of Biden's MSNBC Interview: Delusion, With Yet Another Creepy Moment "It looks like Capehart waved at him and said, “Mr. President, whoop” to get his attention during the questioning. But there’s also a jump cut there, so there may even have been something that was taken out there. Because it’s MSNBC you never know how they might have cut it to make it look better for Biden. But you know that if it was this bad, even with their efforts, it’s pretty bad." Also, Time for the 25th: Biden Goes Over the Edge With New Remarks on Student Bailout when he claims the student loan bailout was passed by Congress " I got it passed by a vote or two…It’s in effect." I guess it's not a lie if he really believes it.  At the Western Journal, Report: Former White House Doctor Calls Biden's Situation 'Assisted Living.' More like elder abuse. CNS News, Biden: 'I Don't Know Where I'm Going...I Get Told'.  At Town Hall, Sarah Arnold watches Joe Biden Slobber  Over Ice Cream As Inflation Soars in New Billboard. 

Mike Miller at Red State wants you to WATCH as Kamala Harris Blatantly Lies About Her Promotion of Fund That Paid Bail of Violent Criminals. Matt Margolis at PJ Media says Kamala Claims It's Misinformation to Say She Promoted Bail Fund for Criminals, but We Have Receipts.

Haut Hair cites NR, Trump Says He’ll ‘Probably Have to’ Run Again in 2024. AT JTN, John Solomon reports that Trump drops biggest hint yet he’ll run in 2024: ‘Probably have to do it again’ "Former president also slams Democrats for “opposing oil, God and guns.”" Don Surber hails Donald Trump, kingmaker. From Fox, ProPublica journalist mocked for spreading ‘pathetic’ 20-year-old DeSantis gossip: ‘The walls are closing in’, "Yikes: ‘According to a friend, DeSantis would tell dates he liked Thai food, but pronounced it 'thigh.' If they corrected him, Finch wrote, he would find an excuse to leave. 'He didn’t want a girlfriend who corrected him'." 

Lawrence Person is Watching The Red Wave Approach Shore. "Always keeping in mind Instapundit’s “Don’t get cocky!” warning, there are a whole lot of signs that this year’s midterm is going to be another Republican wave election along the lines of 2010 or 2014. Here are some signposts for the impending Red Tsunami . . ." At Am Think, John Kudla sees Signs of the Red Wave Approaching. "Yes, folks, the red wave is real and coming to your town soon." Freddy Gray at Spec World wonders Just how bad will the midterms be for the Democrats? "The party’s senior figures forget that most Americans don’t hate Trump or love abortion." Wayne Allen Root has a Las Vegas Oddsmaker who Says Bet the House on GOP Landslide: 'It's the Women, Stupid.' Paul Bedard at WaEx, White House Report Card: Heading south at worst time for Biden and Democrats.  Michael Scherer at WaPoo, Democrats fear the midterm map is slipping away and Hannah Knowles holds out hope, Oz-Shapiro. Warnock-Kemp. Split-ticket voters loom large in midterms. The Peacock screeches Anger on their minds': NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms, "80% of Democrats and Republicans believe the political opposition poses a threat that, if not stopped, will destroy America as we know it." Sundance at CTH observes NBC Pushes Midterm Media Poll that pushes the idea of a "close" election. "It’s all propaganda." Da Caller has a New Poll that Smothers Dems’ Hopes That Abortion Can Thwart A Red Wave. Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great, Will  ‘Democracy Die in Darkness’ After November? "The Democrats will soon chant democracy is dying because they are terrified it is thriving as never before." David Strom at Haut Hair explains The Dem's last talking point, "Republicans are very very scary." At Am Think, Paul Krause thinks The Democrats Shunning Joe Biden are Not Moderates, but Extremists. Derek Hunter at Town Hall reminds us To Know Who Democrats Are, Look At What They Accuse Republicans Of Being. At Fox, Pelosi insists Democrats should 'change that subject' on inflation in last-ditch effort to 'inspire' voters, "Top issues for midterm voters are economy and inflation, polls show." A bit of caution from Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media,  Polls Look Great for Republicans, but Can They Be Trusted? Like models, all polls are wrong, but some polls are useful.

Matt Margolis at PJ Media, Oz Takes the Lead in New Poll. At Da Wire, New PA Poll Shows Oz With 4.5-Point Lead Over Fetterman, Mastriano In Striking Distance. But is he beyond the margin of fraud, taking in Philly? Breitbart reports Democrat John Fetterman Sought to Have His Wife Appointed Braddock Mayor. Queen's gambit denied.  The Free Bacon claims Warnock’s Negatives Skyrocket in Georgia, Poll Shows. "Warnock faces increased scrutiny over church-owned apartment evictions." Also, Tim Ryan Will Entertain Your Conspiracy Theory, Analysis Finds, "Democratic Ohio Senate candidate has a pattern of being agreeable in campaign interviews." In other words, a traditional politician. Breitbart report Republican Lisa Murkowski Pledges to Vote for Alaska House Democrat over Sarah Palin "Republican." Also, Poll: Joe Lombardo, Adam Laxalt Outpace Democrat Opponents, Lead with Independents by Double-Digits.

Athena Thorne at PJ Media sees Republican Challengers Starting to Surpass Incumbent Democrats in Governor Races. Mike LaChance at LI reports a Poll Showing Republican Lee Zeldin With Slight Lead Over Dem Kathy Hochul in NY Governor Race, "“it’s the first poll showing Zeldin — who has run a campaign focusing on law and order amid a crime surge — running ahead or even with the Democrat governor.” NYPo ed board sees Hochul’s sudden focus on crime as just a panicked, meaningless gesture. Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks, Kari Lake Describes the Ongoing and Escalating Arizona Border Crisis, 227,547 Illegal Aliens in September Alone. At Twitchy, ‘Getting DESPERATE’: Kari Lake War Room BUSTS Lefty AZ group trying to pay people to vote by sharing LEAKED text message (screenshot). At Am Con wonders Has Michigan Forgotten 2020? "Gretchen Whitmer, one of the worst pandemic governors, is about to get reelected."

KT at Haut Hair reports Jane Fonda block walks in Houston for endangered Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. "Will Jane Fonda move the needle for Hidalgo, who finds herself in a tough re-election race against a Republican political newbie? The answer to that question is no, Hanoi Jane’s appearance will likely backfire on Hidalgo, not help her. " NYT opines Democrats Should Be Freaking Out a Little About South Texas. 

At Twitchy, CRY MORE: Adam Kinzinger trashing Lauren Boebert for dancing blows up BRUTALLY in his big, dumb, tear-streaked face Enguerrand VII de Coucy@ingelramdecoucy "Replying to @AdamKinzinger Guess she should be sitting alone getting drunk and angry tweeting all weekend like you do? What’s even the problem here?"

NewsMax reports Republican National Committee Sues Google Over Email Spam Filters.

The RNC said that for most of the month, nearly all of its emails end up in users’ inboxes but at the end of the month, which is an important time for fund-raising, nearly all of their emails end up in spam folders.

"Critically, and suspiciously, this end of the month period is historically when the RNC’s fundraising is most successful," the lawsuit said, adding that it doesn’t matter whether the email is about donating, voting, or community outreach.

John Solomon at JTN,  Why did Census undercount some red states, overcount blue? One lawmaker demands answers "Rep. Troy Nehls says the errors cost Texas a congressional seat, vows an investigation, calling the miscount "deeply concerning for the legitimacy of our Democracy."" According to Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed, The DOJ Is Hiding Information About Biden’s Attempts To Interfere In U.S. Elections. "On Thursday evening, the agency filed a motion for summary judgment with the Fort Myers Division of the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida in an attempt to conceal communication records related to Executive Order 14019, which required all federal departments to “consider ways to expand citizens’ opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process.” In law, “summary judgment” is a decision issued by a court based on statements and evidence for one party against another without going to a full trial."

'Bonchie' at Red State, Liz Cheney Delivers a Big Warning to Donald Trump. No turning the J6 Star Chamber into a circus; that's our job! 'Fuzzy Slippers' at LI, Liz Cheney: We Will Not Allow Trump To Beclown Our J6 Clown Show. CNN, Rep. Liz Cheney on Trump testimony: He’s ‘not going to turn this into a circus’. At Twitchy, Brit Hume perfectly frames Liz Cheney and the J6 committee with just three words "Says the Ringmaster." 

Atop Da Hill, GOP senator defends Jan. 6 texts to Meadows. My goodness, a text? I&I wants you to WATCH: When Being An ‘Election Denier’ Didn’t Get You Branded A Liar. From Da Blaze, 'They reported the exact wrong thing': Trump threatens to sue unrepentant Pulitzer board for defamation over awards to 'Russia Hoax' journalists. He should win, but he won't, assuming he actually does. 

Kevin Downey at PJ Media, Trump's Greatest Achievement That No One Is Talking About: Flushing Out the Swamp Commies. Sundance, Lee Smith Nails a Key Point, The Fourth Branch of Government and Media Operate Together.

At Am Great, the redoubtable Julie Kelly reports Race-Baiting Celebrity J6 Cop Once Involved in Race-Related Lawsuit  "In 2014, the District of Columbia settled a lawsuit filed against two D.C. Metro police officers for violating the civil rights of Maddox, a black attorney working at the time in the legal department at Howard University. The city paid Maddox $175,000 in damages. One of the officers named in the lawsuit was Michael Fanone." At PM, Antifa turns to far-left legal guild amid FBI investigation in Olympia, "Andy Ngo said that the National Lawyers Guild are "an antifa far-left legal group with decades of ties to communists.""

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Census Relied on 'Manufactured' Data for Pre-Election Jobs Report

We have a word for that in science.  We call it, get this, fraud.

Census ‘faked’ 2012 election jobs report
In the home stretch of the 2012 presidential campaign, from August to September, the unemployment rate fell sharply — raising eyebrows from Wall Street to Washington.

The decline — from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent in September — might not have been all it seemed. The numbers, according to a reliable source, were manipulated.

And the Census Bureau, which does the unemployment survey, knew it.

Just two years before the presidential election, the Census Bureau had caught an employee fabricating data that went into the unemployment report, which is one of the most closely watched measures of the economy.

And a knowledgeable source says the deception went beyond that one employee — that it escalated at the time President Obama was seeking reelection in 2012 and continues today. “He’s not the only one,” said the source, who asked to remain anonymous for now but is willing to talk with the Labor Department and Congress if asked.

Or as Stacy McCain says: Remember Those Official Unemployment Numbers? They Just Made ‘Em Up!

That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but the point is, we don't know.

Something like this could be an isolated incident, a single lazy employee, or it could be a systematic problem with the census system.  There should be safeguards in place to back check for instances of 'data creation,' for example, resampling some fraction of the contact to make sure they were, in fact, contacted in the first place.  We need an investigation to find out how prevalent the problem is.
In one document from the probe, Program Coordinator Joal Crosby was ask in 2010, “Why was the suspected … possible data falsification on all (underscored) other survey work for which data falsification was suspected not investigated by the region?”

On one document seen by The Post, Crosby hand-wrote the answer: “Unable to determine why an investigation was not done for CPS,” or the Current Population Survey — the official name for the unemployment report.
Why not? Because it would be inconvenient to have this come out close to the election.  And as Glenn Reynolds points out, the Obama administration took direct control over the Census Bureau in one of it's earliest acts of power consolidation.  He who controls the data controls the debate.

Now, I'm sure that the large majority of the Census employees are honest data gatherers and handlers, however, it doesn't take too many bad apples to make the whole barrel stink.  The only way to keep it clean is to go through the barrel frequently and throw the bad ones out

I'm also sure the vast majority of Census employees are pro-government, democratically inclined folk.  There's some chance that they are unwilling to consider and look for possible fraudulent data.  Perhaps the Census Bureau is also in need of my "modest proposal" for fixing the IRS bureaucracy:
What I propose is affirmative action with regard to politics. Congress must pass a law that stipulates that the new hiring for any agency must consist of liberals, conservatives, libertarians and communist in proportion to their representation in the voting population of the country (not the region the federal jobs occur in, which would tend to also be very liberal). Thus, in time, conservatives could expect to claim approximately half of the federal jobs in the county.
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