Election 2020: The Reviews are In

The reviews of the Sept. 18 rally at the Capitol in support of the political prisoners still be being kept in jail for their hijinks on Jan. 6 are coming in. Jacob Heilbrun at Spectator World claims The ‘Justice for J6’ rally was a total dud, "The media hyped it as the next potential Capitol riot but Washington has rarely been more peaceful." I can't read the rest because I'm out of free views. Damn you paywall. I'm free, why aren't you! At LI, Leslie Eastman “Justice for J6” Entrapment Rally was a Bust, "Police, media and “fedboi” infiltrators outnumber ‘Justice for J6’ protesters. As expected." It's what I expected. At Da Caller, PHOTOS: Lightly Attended Rally For January 6 Rioters A ‘Huge Success,’ Organizer Says. Of course the organizer would call it a success, but I think any rally that shows off the peaceful conservative activists is successful too. Brian Joondeph at Am Think wonders What If the FBI Threw an Insurrection and Nobody Came?. At News Max complains, Police Overestimated Security Force for Peaceful 'Justice for J6' Rally. Better to overestimate than underestimate. Matt Vespa at Town Hall claims to know The Photo That Sums Up the 'Far-Right' Rally That Terrified DC and Liberal America

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If that doesn't make sense, look at yesterday's post. A lot of the items above also glanced upon the obvious Federal infiltration of the the rally, and the apparent "arrest" of a gun toting fed by the Cap Cops. Andrea Widburg at Am Think thinks (no, not yet) While the Rally for January 6 prisoners was a bust, it still mattered a lot

What happened Saturday had barely any sound or fury and it truly signified nothing. At least, it signified nothing insofar as it was meant to gather non-leftists to protest the fact that, almost ten months after January 6, Americans are being held under miserable circumstances without the benefit of a “speedy and public trial,” and without being “informed of the nature and cause of the accusation” against each of them. The Sixth Amendment means nothing in D.C. and the rally didn’t change that.

Julie Kelly at Am Great has been stalwart in recounting the horrors of the bailless detention of people who committed minor infractions (at best) on Jan 6. Joe Biden’s Political Prisoners "BLM rioters, Antifa thugs, and anti-Kavanaugh protesters are off the hook while Trump-supporting, anti-Biden protesters suffer in jail for months, charged with obstruction and other silly crimes."

“The idea that people are languishing unfairly in grim detention facilities, though, fits neatly with a broad narrative that the Biden administration is rounding up and jailing political opponents,” Philip Bump, national correspondent for the Washington Post, wrote on Thursday. “This weekend’s rally is called ‘Justice for J6,’ implying that those still held are being detained unjustly for punitive reasons.”

Breitbart, ‘Subject to the Same Torture’: Family of January 6 Protesters Claim Deplorable D.C. Jail Conditions. I don't think it's any great secret that the Harris/Biden administration, backed by the DOJ and FBI, as well as Democrat friendly judges, are taking the opportunity to punish the Jan. 6 protesters for their beliefs. In the American judicial system, bail is the usual case, until a trial "proves" guilt, pre-trial detention is meant to be the exception, and not the rule, imposed on people who are unlikely to show for trial, and/or likely to reoffend. Sundance at CTH, Let’s Take the FBI at Their Word

The leadership of the FBI have been very clear in saying, the number one threat in the United States is the rise of “Domestic Extremists.” This, they say, is the greatest threat to what they perceive as domestic peace and tranquility. Take them at their word, what does that say about their perspective?

At Twitchy,  He MAD! Ari Fleischer drops media for their RIDICULOUS coverage of J6 Capitol rally while ignoring Biden’s border crisis and Jim Sciutto can’t DEAL

More people illegally entered America today than the number of protesters at the J6 Capitol rally. The MSM gave the barely attended rally WAY more coverage. Because that’s how bias works.

— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) September 18, 2021

At Da Caller, Judge Rules There’s No Proof Rittenhouse Is Tied To Far Right Groups

During a hearing Friday, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger asked to argue during the trial that Kyle Rittenhouse had ties to the right-wing group, the Proud Boys. Binger pointed out to the judge that Rittenhouse had been seen at a bar with members of the group’s Wisconsin chapter and that he had traveled to Miami to meet the national president of the group shortly after.

Binger had also asked the judge to allow evidence showing that Kyle Rittenhouse had gotten into a physical altercation with a girl who was fighting his sister in June of 2020.

Rittenhouse’s attorney, Corey Chirafisi, argued conversely that none of what Binger had asked to present was relevant. Chirafisi stated that the shooting couldn’t have been racially motivated as both Rittenhouse and the men he shot were white and that there is no connection between Rittenhouse and the Proud Boys on the night of the shooting.

Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder agreed with Chirafisi and stated that evidence of ties to the Proud Boys and the altercation with the woman would be excluded from the trial.

Rick Moran at PJ Media,  Judges Strike Down North Carolina Voter ID Law Citing 'Discriminatory Purpose' Yes, it was designed to discriminate against Democrats who cheat. HE notes Georgia Secretary of State Expects to be Subpoenaed by Jan. 6 Commission, Vows Not to Comply "“We aren’t participating in a partisan sideshow solely for the purpose of providing soundbites about an event we have no connection to,” he said. " At Da Caller, AG William Barr Warned Trump That Even Some Of His Supporters Thought Him A ‘F**king A**hole’. Sure, I think he's a fucking asshole, but sometimes you need a fucking asshole on your side. 

Da Hill, The future of the Democratic Party relies upon the swing vote. It's kind of sad that the fate of the country rests in the hands of people who don't see the big picture. Also, The Memo: Never Trumpers sink into gloom as Gonzalez bows out

Debby Saunders at Am Spec speculates about Recall Fails: What’s Next for California? "California voters chose to remain a one-party state." Continued suck. Jay Whig at Am Great, You Win Some, You Newsom, "California voters like the COVID-19 lockdowns, masking, and vax mandates because they think a benevolent power can save them from the inevitability of death." They're also desperately afraid Republicans might take away their "free" goodies. Cited at Haut Hair, NYT remembers the glory days, In Orange County, the recall's defeat echoes years of GOP erosion, while at Am Great, Lloyd Billingsley has less than fond memories, Recalling a Recall, "Here’s what happened when California replaced a Democratic governor with Arnold Schwarzenegger." Ahnold wasn't much of a Republican. 

On Gen. Mark "Righteous Strike" Milley, I think it will be while before lets reporters ask him questions. Frank Miniter at Am Think calls him a Deep State Poster Boy, while at Front Page, Bruce Thornton writes of General Milley and the 'Perfumed Princes' of the Pentagon. Predictably, Deep State mouth piece David Ignatius at WaPoo steps up to protect him, in Gen. Milley’s stress test

Milley was determined to prevent this politicization of the military, and the nation owes him a debt of thanks for his vigilance. But Milley’s efforts also took him into dangerous constitutional terrain that no soldier should have to patrol, edging close to violating the sacrosanct principle ­of civilian control of the military.

By totally politicizing the military. You can read a bigger except at Haut Hair. JB Shurk at Am Think thinks Bush and Milley Have Chosen Obama's False History of America. Not shockingly, Trump Sends Out Scathing Message About ‘Dumbo’ Milley (Da Caller). 

“For Lightweight General Mark Milley to have called the Chinese to “bring down the temperature” of my negotiations with them, negotiations that were having a major positive impact on large-scale benefits to the United States, is outrageous. We were not going to make any Military moves—never even thought of it, but we were hitting them so hard in all other ways,” Trump said.

“‘Dumbo’ Milley inserted himself right in the middle of my trade negotiation, and if he did what is reported, he would have had a profound negative effect on those negotiations,” Trump said. “Milley is an idiot with no common sense or ability to negotiate—that’s why he left $85 Billion of the World’s best Military equipment in the hands of the Taliban for no reason whatsoever. That’s also why 13 young Warriors are not with their families tonight.”

That smarts. 

Election 2020: They Announced a Riot and Nobody Came

Althouse, What if they gave a riot and nobody came? Well hardly anyone, anyway. The Sept. 18 demonstration in protest of the treatment of the Jan. 6 Capitol incursionists went off yesterday, as more or less planned. About 100 protesters (we don't really have a good estimate because some of the alleged protestors were federal agents (more on that in a moment) were greeted by a larger crowd of heavily armed and armored Cap Cops, reporters and counter demonstrators, all there largely to provoke the right-wing demonstrators into doing something stupid, which they apparently resisted, because we have no news of that. We know the Feds (which agency is not clear) infiltrated the crowd because because the Cap Cops spotted one black clad guy carrying a gun, and attempted to arrest, only to have him produce a badge, at which point his cover was blown, and he was escorted off the field on non-battle. So yeah, it pretty much went down the way I expected it to. 

At Ace's KT has some preparatory material in Reason and Science or Alchemy? including this loathsome piece from the DCist, What We Know About The Right-Wing Rally Planned For Sept. 18. CNN's Brian Stelter was down right disappointed that Right-wing media downplays planned rally at Capitol. From atop Da Hill, Republicans keep distance from 'Justice for J6' rally. Wapoo whines Republican leaders remain silent as Trump casts perpetrators of Jan. 6 attack as political prisoners and  managed to conceal it's disappointment some in ‘Justice for J6’ rally starts and ends with small crowds and tight security

Police made just four arrests throughout the day, seizing two weapons. The relative peace and quiet was a welcome turn for the U.S. Capitol Police, whose leaders endured blistering criticism in the months after Jan. 6 for inadequate security.

Mediaite,  WATCH: Pro-Rioter ‘Justice for J6’ Rally Draws ‘Dozens’ of Attendees, ‘Hundreds’ of Cameras

—Several hundred press—Hundreds of police
—Few dozen rally attendees
—Couple dozen counterprotestors
—Media flocking to individual people in circus-like fashion
—Rally attendees tell me they’re disappointed by turnout but pleased w/ press attention

The highlight of the day were the Cap Cops accidentally busting an undercover cop. Sundance at CTH, Whoopsie, Too Funny – Overzealous DC Stormtroopers Accidentally Target Undercover Fed Dressed Like Antifa Then Had to Pretend Like They Were Arresting Him

and also introduces us to another picture making the rounds, of what is almost certainly a crowd of agents getting together to discuss what they're doing here: 

FBI Briefing instructions: “Look normal, as close to “cookout party dads” as possible. Pick up your Kohl’s gift cards at the desk on your way out. High socks preferred for optics. Remember boys, be invisible!” “Alex, you take point on this one.” “Got it!” “Hey guys, lets all look the same, so that way we will look like everybody else”…

Government issued Ray-Ban’s… √
Squared away haircuts…. √
Black socks…. √
Govt approved wristwatches… √
Inability to blend in, and look totally stupid…. √

Twitchy records a great deal of fun with this one in People are still having fun with that photo of hardcore MAGA QAnon insurrectionists at the #JusticeForJ6 rally

“Hey guys, we’re conservative Trump supporters and totally not feds.

Do ‘ya know where we can purchase some illegal narcotics and plan an insurrection against LGBTQ people of color?” pic.twitter.com/nqSeJNVyA3

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) September 18, 2021

Insty, THE FBI INFILTRATION DONE WITH USUAL LEVELS OF FBI COMPETENCE and PM, Capitol Police reportedly detain undercover cop at rally for Jan. 6 'political prisoners' and Nick Arama at Red State, Police Detain Man for Having a Gun at J6 Rally in DC, but There's a Big Twist

At JTN, Voting reform bill reintroduced after Pennsylvania governor’s veto, "The vetoed legislation mandated residents show ID each time they cast a ballot, expanding upon existing law that only requires it of first-time voters." Don't they know black people don't have ID? 

The Floridian thinks Florida Democrats are in “Massive Trouble” After new Voter Registration Numbers Released "Democrats are in panic mode as Floridian continue to turn to the Republican Party."

CNN (cited at Haut Hair) boosting Pence preps for potential 2024 run amid rocky headlines about relationship with Trump. Politicians gonna politic. Haut Hair also pushes a poll that shows 27% of Republicans think Trump will regain the presidency this year. Well then, 27% of Republicans are idiots, which is still a lower percentage than Democrats. 

Politico whines Gonzalez exit demoralizes GOP moderates and the NYT (cited at Haut Hair), considers The road ahead for pro-impeachment House Republicans. It's looking a little rocky as, via Da Hill, Emboldened Trump takes aim at GOP foes.

Some final words on the California recall effort? At Da Signal, Smear Campaign Against Larry Elder Reveals Fraud by Woke Media. It was rather disgusting, even by media standards. Michael Barone, though, says California Voters Get What They Deserve. Good and hard as they say. Except for my family, of course. 

The Babylon Bee is having fun at the expense of Gen. "Righteous Strike" Milley, General Milley Is Releasing A Revised Version Of 'The Art Of War' -- And We've Got Exclusive Excerpts

"If you think you might attack an enemy, pick up the phone and give 'em a heads up. It's only fair."

"You have to be careful not to surprise your enemy. They really don't like it."

"Treason is not treason if it is the lesser of two treasons."

"Know thy pronouns, and know thy enemy's pronouns."

Insty,  JUST BE SURE TO PHONE THE ENEMY BEFORE ATTACKING: U.S. generals planning for a space war they see as all but inevitable. At NYPo  Lt. Gen. (ret) Keith Kellogg writes I respected Mark Milley ⁠— but he has damaged our democracy

In my lifetime, I have seen military officials removed for overstepping their responsibilities. In fact, I’ve seen officers removed for things that bordered on the silly. The allegations against Milley are anything but.

Unauthorized military discussions with a growing adversary about potential action sends a negative signal to an enemy. It conveys confusion, weakness, and calls into question our ability to control our military forces. It also implies that the military, in fact, calls the shots — not the commander in chief. Any undermining of the civilian control of the military is problematic; this was dangerous.

Moreover, this call was made in the aftermath of a contentious election in the midst of a debilitating pandemic caused and perpetuated by the same country on the other end of the phone. In diplomatic relations, what’s not said often carries as much weight as what is. Milley’s alleged call communicated ­disarray.

Election 2020: Sitting Here in Limbo

Da Hill seems moderately pissed to inform us that the Pennsylvania GOP authorizes subpoenas in election probe. And from Arizona, Sundance at CTH has another Arizona Audit Update, Maricopa County and State Senate Enter Agreement – Wendy Rogers Confirms Audit Report and Hearing for Friday September 24th

BREAKING: Our NATIONWIDE petition to #Decertify the 2020 President Election has reached 934,954 signatures. The audit results are coming on next Friday. I want to have AT LEAST 1 million signatures by then. Share & sign to help us reach our goal: https://t.co/VgClJjWTwn

— Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ) September 17, 2021

An Hawaiian judge from North Carolina? AP, North Carolina judges strike down state’s voter ID law. Legislating from the bench. I assume it will be appealed. From Sophie Mann at JTN, Trump continues to push Georgia's Raffensperger, Kemp to decertify 2020 election results. 

On Friday, Trump sent a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that included a report of 43,000 Absentee Ballot Votes counted in DeKalb County that violated the chain of custody rules implemented to ensure fraud is minimized.

Less well noticed fallout from Woodward's book BI, McConnell's final remark to Trump was 'you lost the election' as the defeated president railed at him for not embracing the Big Lie: You can tell what side they're on from the "Big Lie." And from across da pond at Da Mail,  Bill Barr warned Trump that independent voters thought he was 'f**king a*****e' and he needed to 'dial back' outrageous behavior or he'd lose election - then chided him for 'wheeling out clown car of lawyers' to contest results.

Haut Hair cites the LA Times in Schwarzenegger says voters were right to retain Newsom, calls GOP field "disastrous", not like rejecting a governor for a former body builder and shirt-tail Kennedy. At Mediaite, GOP Strategist on Larry Elder’s Recall Strategy: ‘Greatest Self-Own In 20 Years Of California Politics That I’ve Ever Seen’ Thinks accusing the other side of cheating before the election depresses your own turn out, but then doing it after the election is deemed moot. 

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.17.21, Don Surber says It’s Trump’s Party. Get Over It. Breitbart, Poll: Donald Trump Dominates Hypothetical 2024 GOP Primary Trump really gave bulk of GOP voters what they wanted; I'm not sure the GOP-e get that yet. Speaking of the GOO-e, Insty, TIN EAR: A Cheney imperiled. She thinks she owns the seat by divine right.

“Since her vote to impeach Trump and her appointment by Speaker Pelosi to the January 6 Committee, she has, to my knowledge, made no publicized visits to the state, save to attend the funeral of former senator Mike Enzi a couple of months ago. Word has it that she does fly occasionally into Jackson (which is to Wyoming what the Hamptons are to upstate New York), where she spends her time with friends, benefactors and perhaps a Republican politician or two while sedulously avoiding the rest of the state, 70 percent of which voted for Donald Trump last November.”

At Wa Ex, Trump gloats over retirement of pro-impeachment House Republican,  Wa T, Trump celebrates Gonzalez’s exit: ‘1 down, 9 to go!’ and Sundance, President Trump Releases a Statement After Ohio Rep Anthony Gonzalez Announces He Will Not Run For Reelection. Unsurprisingly one of the Bulwark Girlz, Tim Miller sees a Dark Omen in Rep. Anthony Gonzalez’s Retirement

Also rom the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.17.21, Weasel Zippers notices Facebook Lets The Cartels Recruit Hitmen & Prostitutes On Their Platform, Does Nothing To Stop Them while banning Donald Trump. It fits their community standards. 

AllahPundit at Haut Hair roots for a riot in Trump: Tomorrow's Justice for J6 rally in Washington is a "set-up". So are other lefties, at the Daily Dot, Far-right conspiracy theorists believe their own rally is about to become a false flag, "I don’t know a single person in the MAGA movement who is going. It’s a setup." Insty, Also: “Conspiracy theory of the day: Democrats are planning to provoke a riot at the coming protest over the 1/6 detainees, and Bush is trying to protect himself.” 

At Da Wire, Eight Months After January 6, Prosecutors Make Aggressive Maneuvers As Defendant Attempts Suicide, Another Beaten In Jail

On or about March 21, 2021, Mr. Samsel was viciously assaulted while in the custody of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, and while detained in ‘administrative segregation’—the latest euphemism for solitary confinement. He was taken to Howard University Hospital the next day, on March 22, 2021, where he was admitted and treated for injuries including… bilateral nasal bone fracture… as a result of the brutal assault, Mr. Samsel lost vision in his right eye…. CVRJ Medical Records make clear that medical orders and referrals have been ignored.”

Dan McLaughlin at NR asks  Are Mobs Still Bad When Their Target Is Brett Kavanaugh? and Capt/ Ed at Haut Hair wonders about Precedents: Will Biden override Trump on executive-privilege claims on January 6 records? What comes around, goes around, remember Hunter's laptop and Afghanistan.

At some point, every president has to leave office, and usually every president has episodes they’d prefer to keep mostly to themselves and their closest advisers. Setting the precedent that former adversaries will expose them to partisan file-raiding sets up a very dangerous post-presidential environment for any president.

And given the catastrophic and cowardly debacle just executed by Joe Biden in Afghanistan, perhaps this one in particular. Or does Biden relish the idea of having a Republican-controlled congressional committee getting the green light from a Republican president to strip away all of his privilege requests to get to the bottom of how Biden abandoned thousands of Americans to the Taliban?

To paraphrase Breyer, karma will be a real beeyotch under those conditions, and not just for Biden. It might end up burning some of Biden’s advisers who can expect a longer time living with what the betrayal they perpetrated in Afghanistan. Even if Biden can be expected to indulge his desire for revenge against Trump, at least some of his advisers don’t follow Biden’s lead in playing checkers in a 3-D chess world. They know what the risks are if they set this precedent.

The madness over Gen. 'Righteous Strike' Milley's China phone calls (there's no longer any doubt they happened, but what was said is still debatable) has calmed down a bit. Also rom the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.17.21,  This Ain’t Hell  Milley Defends Calls To Red Chinese As “Perfectly Acceptable”. At NYPo, Gen. Milley claims China calls ‘perfectly within’ duties of his role.  I would say a promise of a warning is not acceptable, but let's wait and see what he testifies to the Senate. Howie Carr at the BH, Gen. Milley is now the Democrats’ latest crush and right on time, Tom Nichols at the Slantic, Trump Put Milley in an Impossible Position. Well then, he should have resigned. 

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.

Election 2020: Do Not Go!

First, let's start with the little thing. Tomorrow a rally nominally in support of the Jan. 6 political prisoners is planned at in Washington, D.C. Greg Piper at JTN, 'Justice for J6' rally puts spotlight on evidence of political motives behind Jan. 6 prosecutions, "New database shows lenient treatment for George Floyd racial rioters relative to Capitol "Stop the Steal" rioters."" A lot of us think this is a bad idea. Sean Davis at Da Fed cites In Exclusive Interview, Trump Calls Sept. 18 Rally A ‘Setup,’ Says GOP Senate Should Fire ‘Disaster’ McConnell, “On Saturday, that’s a setup,” Trump said, referring to the rally. “If people don’t show up they’ll say, ‘Oh, it’s a lack of spirit.’ And if people do show up they’ll be harassed.”", Ace, echoes that in President Trump: Mitch McConnell Must Be Fired as Leader of the GOP Senate; the Upcoming September 18th Rally is a "Set-Up". Ace's JJ Sefton in The Morning Report - 9/17/21

But, at the top, a little public service announcement about tomorrow's rally in DC. DO NOT GO. From what I understand, it has neither been organized nor sanctioned by any known MAGA organization so it's not only reasonable to assume FBI plants, Antifa/BLM confederates and Capitol Police will be there to set off another little convenient Reichstag Fire but in fact the entire rally itself is one gigantic set-up. And the timing couldn't be more perfect considering the junta in power is facing the wrath of an increasingly enraged citizenry over the destruction of the nation, whether driven by ideology, incompetence or some combination thereof.

All they need is another John Earle Sullivan to dress up in MAGA gear and somehow, from a distance of a thousand yards, give Nancy Pelosi's 18-hour girdle an atomic wedgie that will make Titty Caca soil her Tax the Rich dress on the other side of the Capitol, and voila! Vanilli Milley brings out his Walter Sobchak bowling bag with the go codes and the fun begins. Hell, if another Nick Sandmann merely smiles at a Capitol cop, the B-52s at Burpelson AFB will be scrambled and the primary target will be Covington. That is of course after Lt. Michael Byrd plugs him in the back and adds another notch next to the one for Ashli Babbitt.

If you think they won't do it, as in declare a state of emergency that minimally shuts down this here website and every other real media site critical of the junta and then start arresting people who time and again they have declared as "enemies of the state," which includes the entire Republican Party, think again. They already have done the unthinkable in 2016 and 2020. And those were merely our elections.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.16.21, the Weasel Zippers reports Capitol Police Whine To National Guard For Protection From 1/6 Protest. Afraid of their fellow Americans?

John Solomon at JTN, Georgia elections chief expects to be subpoenaed by Jan. 6 commission, vows not to comply, "Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he won't be "participating in a partisan sideshow." And more on the partisan shitsideshow from Politico, Jan. 6 committee vows strong Pentagon oversight after Milley-Trump revelations

Kaelen Deese at WaEx reports the Arizona 2020 election audit report due for public release Sept. 24. It's finding? Why speculate, soon enough we'll know. And from JTN, New Hampshire joins the movement with N.H. lawmaker running for Congress calls for 2020 election audit, "State Rep. Tim Baxter plans to file a bill in the next legislative session calling for a forensic audit of New Hampshire's 2020 election results." 4 votes in the electoral college. J. C. Adams at Front Page, Election Officials Don’t Know What Happened to 15 Million Mail Ballots in 2020 Election "Real data -- from a federal agency." Is it any wonder  Americans Lose Faith In Elections, (Don Surber, via the Wombat).

NYPo claims Democrats look to cut half of NY’s GOP House members under gerrymander. "If successful, the proposal would cut the number of GOP House members from the Empire State in half — from eight to four — because it also eliminates the district now represented by Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning)." Well, if they can, they will. But GOP Redistricting Group Names Chris Christie, Mike Pompeo and Karl Rove to Leadership. That will show 'em! Sundance is not impressed.

At Da Beast, Mike Lindell Repeatedly Tried to Get Ads Back on Fox. They Keep Rejecting Him. I kind of miss him. Also at Da Beast ‘I Don’t Want to Be Your Friend Anymore’: Trump Gave Pence a Jan. 5 Ultimatum, Book Claims. Politics ain't beanbag. 

And the autopsy of the attempted recall of Gov. Resting Smugface in California continues. Steven Greenhut at Am Spec, Recalling a Nightmare, Despite some close polling a month ago, "Gov. Gavin Newsom repelled a recall effort by stunning margins and will now be unstoppable." Newsbusters notes Hypocrites: Media Hail ‘Vindication’ for Newsom, Grumbled at Walker’s Recall Win. Not if you assume their all Democrat activists in journalist skinsuits. I do. Matt Margolis at PJ Media VIP pretends to wonder, Why Did the California Recall Fail? Too many Democrats. But the Peacock really is concerned, Democrats warn of 'canary in the coal mine' for Latino voters in California recall, "While California Latinos voted to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in office, they did so by a smaller margin than Democrats have won by in the past." You can't fool all of them all of the time. At ET Roger Simon warns Abandon Ship! Time for Conservatives to Leave California. Many have. 

And for some reason, they're still taking about Liz Cheney and her merry band of GOP impeachers. CNN whines Cheney's pro-Trump opponent runs on undermining 2020 results. At WaEx, Cheney challenger Harriet Hageman: ‘She betrayed me’ and Wyoming and Anthony Gonzalez, House Republican who voted to impeach Trump, will not seek reelection in Ohio. Mediaite, Reps Cheney and Kinzinger Could Follow Gonzalez’s Lead and Quit. Sundance dances, One Down, Ohio Republican Who Voted to Impeach President Trump Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election as Trump-Backed Challenger Positioned to Win

And I guess that mean I have nothing left but Milley Mania, and a lot of it. So apparently, AllahPundit crows Sources tell Politico: Milley got defense secretary's approval before calling Chinese general

The obvious person to ask is Chris Miller, so Politico did. Miller told them that Milley “almost certainly told him he was going to call his Chinese counterpart” but he didn’t recall being briefed on what was said afterward. (Wouldn’t Miller have asked Milley what transpired during a call with China’s top military official two days after the Capitol was attacked?) Miller thinks there may have been a “perfunctory” exchange between him and Milley about coordinating messages that day. But he added that if it’s true that Milley was freelancing diplomatically and promising the Chinese a heads-up if an attack was impending, that would be “completely inappropriate and completely contrary to civilian oversight of the military…”

Althouse, It was a special time, we had a President who was crazy, and General Milley's behavior must be understood in that context. "I'm paraphrasing the pro-Milley argument to be found in "Press Secretary Jen Psaki White House Press Conference Transcript September 15". From JTN, Sen. Paul: Gen. Milley's calls to China could have sparked 'accidental nuclear war,' wants polygraph.

Via the Wombat, The Geller Report reports Pelosi Pressured Milley To Take Action Against Trump,  Don Surber: Signs Point To Milley’s Exit, and the Weasel Zippers, Retired General Rips Milley – Actions Fall Between Treason & Dereliction Of Duty. Insty, HMMM: Signs point to Milley’s exit.

“Baseball fans know the score. When the general manager says he’s behind the manager 100%, that means the manager has two weeks left. Biden just said, ‘I have great confidence in General Milley.’ Look for Milley to soon decide to spend more time with his family.”

At Town Hall Derek Hunter declares Mark Milley Is A Traitor but the WSJ is Waiting for General Milley, "The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has more explaining to do." AP cites  Milley: Calls to China were 'perfectly' within scope of job, but what about the content of those calls? Kylee Zemple at Da Fed says a Growing Horde Of GOP Lawmakers Calls For Milley To Be Investigated And Fired. At HE, Former Pentagon Chief, Others Call for Milley to Resign...He Declines. Insty, HE SHOULD NOT MERELY BE FIRED, HE SHOULD BE COURT-MARTIALED. 

Gen. Milley must go for subverting civilian control of the military. “The most grimly amusing thing about these reports is that they come after four years of tedious self-aggrandizing lectures from journalists and liberal politicians about the sacredness of our ‘norms.'”

Related: Was it treason? The general vs. the president. Telling an adversary you’ll warn them if we attack is at least a promise to commit treason under the circumstances.

Rick Moran at PJ Media, Truman Fired MacArthur: Biden Gives Milley a Pass for Doing the Same Thing. As crooked politicians go, Truman was relatively honorable. From Da Caller, House Republicans Demand Article 15-6 Investigation Into Gen. Mark Milley. Jeffrey Lord at AM Spec calls it The Pelosi-Milley Insurrection, "Gen. Mark Milley is in deep trouble, and Nancy Pelosi is in deeper trouble for setting him up." One can hope, but I doubt it. Josh Hammer at Am Great, Mark Milley Exposes the Myth of American ‘Democracy’ "Milley's attack on civilian control of the military is the latest indication that our wokeist ruling class will take no prisoners in its assault upon the pillars of the American constitutional order."

AllahPundit, Scarborough on Milley: Why are these Republican snowflakes attacking someone who was just trying to keep us safe? and from NewsBusters, 'What Did He Do Wrong?!' Cuomo RAGES at GOPers Wanting Milley's Ouster.

Reminders, first from PM, FLASHBACK: General Milley rants about how China is 'not an enemy', then TNP, WATCH: Gen. Milley’s Shocking Admission About ‘Commonalities’ With the Chinese Communist Party. "General Milley is captured on camera lauding the brutal, oppressive, genocidal regime" and Fox, Milley described George Floyd riots as ‘penny packet protests,’ book claims.

Election 2020: More Milley Madness and California Fallout

Day two of the JCSC Gen. Milley controversy surrounding his calls to a Chinese general, and the outlines are starting to take shape. There were two calls, one on October 30, apparently sanctioned by the Sec. of Defense in which he assured the Chinese the US was stable and would not launch a strike, and it is also alleged that he told his Chinese counterpart he would warn them in the event that Donald Trump ordered a nuclear strike (not that it ever seemed especially likely). And then another one on Jan. 8 in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion not clearly sanctioned by the SecDef, after a conversation with Nancy Pelosi. After this, it is alleged he made officers in the nuclear chain of command swear a personal oath to him to not use nuclear weapons without his approval. I don't know my military law, but it pretty much sounds like offering the enemy aid and comfort to me. Onto the links.

At PJ Media, General Milley Made Covert Calls to China on Security Matters.'Streif' at Red State, General Mark Milley Seems to Have Been the Source for Bob Woodward's Story About Mark Milley Undermining the Constitution. 'Bonchie at Red State, Mark Milley Finally Gives His Denial but Ends up Telling on Himself. From  Fox, cited at MSN, Pentagon dodges questions on Milley phone calls: 'I can't speak to specifics'. Anxious, Pentagon confirms top general reassured China during last days of Trump. Breitbart, Pentagon Confirms Milley Conversations with Chinese Counterpart, Other Uniformed Leaders on Nukes. Mary Chastain at LI, Milley Spins China Calls As Orange Man Bad, Fmr. Defense Secretary Denies He Authorized the Calls, "The spokesman doesn’t confirm or deny Milley told China he would inform them of an upcoming attack." Jon Swan at Anxious, Mark Milley's crisis. WaFree Bee, Milley’s Favorite Chinese General Is One of CCP’s Biggest Saber Rattlers,  "People’s Liberation Army general Li Zuocheng pledged to 'resolutely smash' Taiwan" AllahPundit at Hot Hair chortles Sources tell Politico: Milley got defense secretary's approval before calling Chinese general. Miranda Devine at NYPO wonders Is Nancy Pelosi pulling General Mark Milley’s strings?. From Josiah Lippincott at the American Mind, Deep State, Deep Trouble. Tim O'Brien at Bloomies, No, General Milley, President Trump Wasn’t Losing It.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.15.21 the Geller Reports INSURRECTION: Gen Milley Conspired With China Against Trump And Told Military Officials Not to Take Orders From President Trump In Real Coup. I don't think insurrection is the right word, Also from This Ain’t Hell, Milley Must Go! and Don Surber: They Wanted A Coup All Along. Coup is closer. 

As always, opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. Scott McCay at Am Spec, The Treacherous Depths Of Mark Milley "He should be facing a charge of sedition and possibly treason." At Grabien, Mark Levin: Milley Collaborated with China and the Dems and Journalists Sat on the Story for Months . Jazz Shaw at Hot Hair, Yes, Milley has to go. Stephen Miller at Spectator World, No one elected Mark Milley "The general doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power that we the voters grant our elected officials". At Fox, 'The View' co-hosts clash after Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines agree that General Milley China calls were 'treason'  "I think there’s just no excuse for a silent coup, which I think that’s what that is." , also Rand Paul thinks Gen. Milley should be removed, court-martialed if secret calls to China are confirmed  The National Review editors take a weak stand, Investigate General Milley Now.

Of course, there are people on the other side; at Da Caller, Joy Reid Calls Gen. Mark Milley ‘Heroic,’ ‘Patriot’. Now I feel better about treason. The 'Stache, from Breitbart,  John Bolton Defends Gen. Mark Milley: ‘His Patriotism Is Unquestioned’. And of course, there's the only opinion that really matters, from PM,  White House defends General Milley after revelations he undermined Trump by speaking to Chinese counterpart and both Wa Free Bee and Mediate,  Joe Biden: ‘I Have Great Confidence in General Milley’, but from Dan Chaitin at WaEx, Trump claims Biden won't fire Milley for fear of him 'spilling the dirty secrets' on Afghanistan. There could be some truth in that.

That really should be enough for one day, but, as you may have heard, California held an election to recall Gov. Resting Smugface. Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.15.21, Victory Girls, Newsom To Remain Dictator Of California, Tristan Justice at Da Fed, The Real Result Of The California Recall is A Green Light For Tyranny Legal Insurrection, “We Are Forcing Them To Pay Attention To The Things They Should’ve Paid Attention To Two Years Ago”, and at Am Think California – A Legit Recall Vote, But Evidence Of Fraud Remains. Capt. Ed at Hot Hair, Total un-recall: Newsom skates easily past challenge in CA. Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media,  Racist CA Democrats Reject Chance to Elect Historic Black Governor and AJ Kaufman, Newsom Survives Recall by Attacking Trump Voters. Marshall Auerback at UnHerd, Gavin Newsom’s hollow victory. Fox, LA Times celebrates Gavin Newsom's recall win over 'extremist, intolerant' Larry Elder: 'A sigh of relief'. AllahPundit sighs, "Let's be gracious in defeat": Larry Elder concedes the California recall election, hoping for more drama.

Jazz Shaw paraphrases the LA Times: Our recall system needs to be fixed so Republicans can't win. Gail Heriot at Insty, RECALL & INITIATIVE BALLOTS WERE A PROGRESSIVE ERA REFORM: But now that California is a One Party Empire, you can expect Democrats to curtail the system. John Lott at Town Hall, has some Very Concerning Evidence of Vote Fraud in California Recall Election, Breitbart, California Recall Leaves Unanswered Questions About Errant Ballots. Matt Vespa at Town Hall, Oh, So That's How 350,000 California Recall Votes Vanished from CNN's Vote Tally. Lloyd Billingsley at Front Page discusses California’s Audit-Proof Scheme to Steal Elections "When voter fraud is institutionalized."

Which brings us back around to the national issue, Senate Democrats Try Power Grab with Another Federal Takeover of Elections (Breitbart). Reuters has Pennsylvania Republicans subpoena detailed voter info in 2020 election probe, using the media lingo for "don't look here" 

The move advances what is expected to be an expansive review of Pennsylvania's election last November and comes amid similar efforts by Republicans in other key states to promote the baseless claim that Republican former President Donald Trump did not lose due to widespread voter fraud.

How do you know if it's baseless or not until you look? At WaEx, Pennsylvania Republicans look to subpoena personal information about voters in 2020 election inquiry. At PJ Media, Kevin Downey calls it A Political Civil War Over Election Audit in Pennsylvania

Jerry Dunleavy, FEC says Twitter acted legally in blocking Hunter Biden laptop stories

In announcing the decision, the FEC pointed to Twitter’s assertion that part of the reason it stopped the spread of the New York Post articles in October was over concerns that foreign actors obtained the salacious materials through hacking. The social media giant claimed the U.S. intelligence community was warning about such an effort in the lead-up to the 2020 election. No evidence has emerged that the Hunter Biden laptop story stemmed from a foreign hacking operation.

After the whole Russiagate thing turned out to be a hoax committed by the intelligence community with the collaboration of the MSM and social media. 

Sundance at CTH is pissed by a  Report that  Mike Pence is Fundraising for 2024 Presidential Campaign. It's what politicians do. 

Breitbart proud that Plouffe claims Republicans Speaking to Their ‘Sick, Perverted One-Third of the Country’ Injected by Fox News, Breitbart. I would be. WJ, Leftists Turn on New CNN Anchor After She Breaks Rank to Challenge Establishment. Kasie Hunt.

Despite the fact that they haven't been able to produce some 14,000 hours of potentially exculpatory video, the FBI is still making arrests over the Jan. 6 Capitol Incursion, ABC 27, Two Midstate men arrested on charges related to January 6 Capitol breach

At NR, September 18 Rally Will Prohibit Pro-Trump Clothing, but will the undercover FBI agents and their stoolies heed the admonition?  From Da Caller, Capitol Police Request National Guard ‘Reaction Force’ Ahead Of ‘Justice For J6’ Rally. Suppose they held a riot, and no one but the FBI and friends participated? WaEx, Ashli Babbitt's widower discourages violence at 'Justice for J6' rally on Saturday "The last thing I want is violence occurring in my wife’s name. I don’t want it," Aaron told Fox 5 . "More bloodshed at this point is not going to do anything in terms of getting justice for Ashli." The Peacock is disappointed that Paranoia and accusations cloud efforts to launch 'Justice for January 6' rally "Users in extreme far-right Facebook groups and extremist forums are largely steering users away from an upcoming rally, claiming it could be a "false flag."" Could be. 

From the Miami Herald, Capitol Police officers face discipline for selfies with rioters, internal documents show, because it's making the prosecutions more difficult if the officers were tacitly encouraging it. 

Ace arose from his slumber and noted George W. Bush's 9/11 Speech: The January 6th Rioters Were Just as Bad as the 9/11 Terrorists I Started Two Foreign Wars to Stop and Mob "Protests" Brett Kavanaugh At His Family Home

Election 2020: Milley Madness

The story dominating yesterdays news was a story from Woodward (you know, they guy who got a deathbed confession from a well guarded and comatose former CIA director Bob Casey that he knew about Iran-contra), that, after Jan.6 JCSC General Mark Milley contacted his Chinese peers and told them that if a presumably insane Donald Trump ordered a nuclear strike on China, he would give them a heads up. Lots of reports. 'Bonchie' at Red State, HUGE: Mark Milley Pledged to the Chinese to Commit Treason in Order to Undermine Donald Trump and The Gaslighting Begins After Mark Milley's Treasonous Actions Are Revealed. And do you know who else was behind it? From John Sexton at Hot Hair, The conversation Gen. Milley and Speaker Pelosi had about Trump launching a nuclear strike: 'You know he's crazy' (Update) Tristan Justice at Da Fed, Treason?: Gen. Milley Undermined Trump White House With Secret Calls, Promising To Alert China Of Potential U.S. Attacks. Ace, Coup: Milley Secretly Took Control of the Military, Despite Not Being Elected to Any Office; Totalitarian Press Cheers. Twitchy, ‘If true, this is legit treason’: New book reports that Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley secretly coordinated with Chinese counterpart to undermine Donald Trump John Hinderacker at Power Line, Gen. Milley: A Traitor, Or Not?

If this account is true, Milley’s conduct, while perhaps not rising to the constitutional level of treason, is about the worst of which any military man could be accused. It would certainly require termination, and there likely is a provision of the federal code under which criminal charges could be brought.

Via Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.14.21 (Evening Edition), , the Weasel Zippers, Trump On Milley: It’s Treason If True… "No sir. It’s a military coup. Which is actually worse." and This Ain’t Hell, After 1/6, Did General Milley Commit Treason Or Prepare For A Coup? and The Federalist: Treason?.

Sundance at CTH,  is all over it, with  CNN and WaPo Write Devastating Articles Outlining General Mark Milley as Leader of Military Coup Against President Trump President Trump Responds to Report of Mark Milley Warning China in the Event Trump Decided to Attack, This Really Happened

If this is true GEN Milley must resign. He usurped civilian authority, broke Chain of Command, and violated the sacrosanct principle of civilian control over the military. It’s an extremely dangerous precedent. You can’t simply walk away from that. #dotherightthingintherightway https://t.co/izsMMCFPrz

— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) September 14, 2021

The Lieutenant Col. who broke chain-of-command and usurped his authority is complaining about the Joint Chief’s Chairman breaking chain-of-command and usurping his authority.  . . . Yeah, you really can’t make this up folks.

Althouse read Trump, ""If the story of 'Dumbass' General Mark Milley... is true, then I assume he would be tried for TREASON..."

"... in that he would have been dealing with his Chinese counterpart behind the President’s back and telling China that he would be giving them notification 'of an attack.'... The good news is that the story is Fake News.... Remember, I was the one who took out 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. Milley said it couldn’t be done! For the record, I never even thought of attacking China—and China knows that...."

Also, "Milley, for his part, took what the authors describe as a deferential approach to Biden on Afghanistan, in contrast to his earlier efforts to constrain Trump." and "So intent was Pence on being Trump’s loyal second-in-command — and potential successor — that he asked confidants if there were ways he could accede to Trump’s demands and avoid certifying..."

Thomas Lifson at Am Think wonders Can we believe Bob Woodward’s story about General Milley?, but Jack Posobiec thinks we can, BREAKING: Several Pentagon officers present in Milley’s secret meeting are willing to testify against him under oath, per WH official

Jordan Davidson at Da Fed, Sen. Rubio Demands Biden Fire Gen. Milley Over Secret Calls With Communist China. Firing squad, perhaps?

As I expected, Grabbem Newsome has beat the recall election, awash in mail-in ballots of dubious origin.  As Allahpundit whines 10 p.m. ET: Polls are closed in California's gubernatorial recall race, KPIX California Recall: Polls Show Newsom Winning But Experts Say Wait Until Votes Are Counted. AP calls it, California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall as CA Recall Voter Says She and Other Republicans Showed Up at Polling Place, Were Told They Already Voted (Western Journal), Dan Chaitin at WaEx reports Frustrated LA voters given provisional ballots after equipment glitch in recall election. Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.14.21 (Afternoon Edition)  Paul Mirengoff at Power Line suspects A new form of voter fraud in California? A story I heard on Fox said election officials loaded the last elections voting information into the system "by mistake", resulting in many people being told incorrectly that they had already voted. To fuck up is human, but with a computer, you can magnify human error exponentially. 

At Breitbart, Gavin Newsom: A Vote for Larry Elder is a Vote Against ‘Diversity’ and ‘Racial Justice’,. because there aren't enough smug white men in office; Politico has Biden warning, Keep Newsom in office ‘or you’ll get Donald Trump’. They should be so lucky. 

XiNN, Democrats cut deal with Manchin to get party behind long-shot voting overhaul bill, Rick Moran at PJ Media, Democrats Continue Their Dog and Pony Show on Voting Rights

A group of Democratic senators led by Joe Manchin has hashed out a “compromise” voting rights bill that moderates hope will attract at least some GOP support.

While the new version of the “For the People Act” has dropped several of the more objectionable elements, it has kept many more, including the ability of Congress to override several state laws dealing with ballot integrity. This is a non-starter for all Republicans in the Senate.

Manchin had urged the inclusion of a national voter ID standard that was eliminated when the final draft of the bill was completed. In short, this “compromise” legislation does nothing for voting integrity and swells federal power to interfere in local election processes and procedures.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.14.21 (Evening Edition) Don Surber explains Why Democrats don't care about 2022. Power now promises power forever. Damon Linker at The Week whines that The Republican lies about election fraud are a ticking time bomb. Trust us, or else!

In regard to social media censorship, Chris Pandolfo at Da Blaze informs us Facebook keeps a secret list of VIPs who are allowed to break the rules without consequences, and President Trump didn't make the list.

Paul Bedard at WaEx Half agree: Jan. 6 suspects are 'political prisoners', including many Democrats, who know they are and approve. TNP, Half of America Says Jan 6 Protesters are ‘Persecuted, Political Prisoners'. "New Rasmussen data reveals a dark underbelly to the Biden regime." At Vodka Pundits PJ Media Insanity Wrap, Half of Americans Call Jan. 6 Suspects 'Political Prisoners'. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.14.21 (Evening Edition), The Geller Report reports Capital Police Covering Up 14,000 Hours Of 1/6 Video. I wonder why?

Fox, Capitol Police bracing for 'Justice for J6' rally in support of Jan. 6 alleged rioters while the AP whines Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters and Politico thinks GOP's Jan. 6 problem returns to its doorstep. I hope nobody shows but the embedded FBI agents and their stoolies. 

On GWB speech obliquely slamming "GOP extremists', Scott McKay at Am Spec specs The Disgracefulness of George W. Bush, "We got nothing out of Bush’s eight years in office,' while Lane Scott at Am Great writes of The ‘Foul Spirit’ of George W. Bush and America’s Ruling Class. 

What kind of a person stands on the very spot where heroic, valiant Americans perished in a tragic last-ditch effort to save a symbol of their ruling class—either the Capitol or the White House, no one knows for certain—and dares to offer criticism of the American people? What kind of cretin could possibly stir himself to lecture the public while standing on the very spot where common, average, everyday people sacrificed themselves to save members of the elite?

WaPoo, Senators condemn protest at Kavanaugh’s home after Texas abortion law allowed to take effect

Senators from both political parties on Tuesday criticized an abortion rights demonstration outside the home of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh a night prior.

A group of about 50 people gathered at his residence in the D.C. suburbs to protest the Supreme Court’s recent decision not to block a Texas law banning abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy and called for Kavanaugh’s resignation.

Speaking at the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) called the protests “another blatant attempt to intimidate the judiciary” and anyone who “disagrees with the radical agenda.”

He was joined in his denunciation by Democratic senators Richard J. Durbin (Ill.) and Patrick Leahy (Vt.), who said those unhappy with the court’s action should express themselves at the ballot box or outside the courthouse.

The should shoot those protesters  if they trespass, just like Ashli Babbit.