Remember how, after the '12 election, the disaffected Romney supporters streamed into the streets, smashing windows, lighting fires, and stopping traffic all around the country?
Remember that?
Yah. I don't, either.
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
Is Red China Firing the First Shot at Trump?
We all know...sorta..that the economy in Red China is rocky. The rulers over there are good at playing with numbers so it's not crystal clear--but it's bad over there. That said, the ChiComs are cashing in a helluvalot of US Treasuries:
...something changed today, when in a violent move starting around the time of the Trump election was guaranteed after midnight, the offshore Yuan, the CNH, has been a one way street of non-stop selling, indicative however, of much more than just the relative strength of the dollar. In fact, as the chart below shows, the selling in the Yuan appears to be closely correlated to today's unprecedented liquidation in US Treasurys [sic]...
What does that matter to Trump?
Simple. Dumping Treasuries increases the interest rate on those instruments. If the US is paying a higher interest rate on its debt--which it MUST do--that interest-paid number cannot be applied to other expenditures. And at $20Trillion in debt (Obozo's gift to us, the bastard), a half-a-point here or there makes a really, really, really big difference in the budget.
And Trump inherits that.
...something changed today, when in a violent move starting around the time of the Trump election was guaranteed after midnight, the offshore Yuan, the CNH, has been a one way street of non-stop selling, indicative however, of much more than just the relative strength of the dollar. In fact, as the chart below shows, the selling in the Yuan appears to be closely correlated to today's unprecedented liquidation in US Treasurys [sic]...
What does that matter to Trump?
Simple. Dumping Treasuries increases the interest rate on those instruments. If the US is paying a higher interest rate on its debt--which it MUST do--that interest-paid number cannot be applied to other expenditures. And at $20Trillion in debt (Obozo's gift to us, the bastard), a half-a-point here or there makes a really, really, really big difference in the budget.
And Trump inherits that.
Feingold: A Loser, and a Whiny Little Snot, Too
Althouse noticed:
I wrote "gracious" based on hearing this clip: "We as Americans have to do the best we can to heal the pain in this country and get people to come together. I would urge you to be as restrained as you can be as the next steps occur." But on listening to the entire clip, I'm noticing that Feingold doesn't congratulate Ron Johnson. He doesn't say the name Ron Johnson or even refer to his opponent. He only mentions the "outcome" and his own failure "to get the job done."
Yes, Russ, you failed. Twice in 6+ years. Move on, preferably out of this State.
I wrote "gracious" based on hearing this clip: "We as Americans have to do the best we can to heal the pain in this country and get people to come together. I would urge you to be as restrained as you can be as the next steps occur." But on listening to the entire clip, I'm noticing that Feingold doesn't congratulate Ron Johnson. He doesn't say the name Ron Johnson or even refer to his opponent. He only mentions the "outcome" and his own failure "to get the job done."
Yes, Russ, you failed. Twice in 6+ years. Move on, preferably out of this State.
Pat Caddell, Again
I've mentioned this guy a dozen times in the last year. Saw him in Milwaukee about 25 years ago; at the time he appeared to be a 'common sense Democrat.' Those are near-extinct now, but Caddell's still going.
You'll see why when you read his observations, which (by the way) fit with those of Angelo Codevilla. You should not be surprised, folks.
For more than two years the American people, in a great majority, from left to right, have been in revolt against the political class and the financial elites in America. ...
...the analysts, the pollsters and most importantly the commentariat of the political class have never understood, and in fact are psychologically incapable of understanding what is happening...
Now comes the really important stuff.
...Several years ago, I began, with my colleagues at Armada, an ongoing, in-depth research project on what has become known as the “Candidate Smith” project...What we learned in our in-depth research was as astonishing as it was unexpected....
...The conventional wisdom that America is absolutely divided into warring tribes is a tired falsehood. Overall, in the attitude structure of the American people, the elements of this new paradigm are commonly shared by upwards of 80 percent of the population...
And what 'elements' are those? Glad you asked!!
...First, the American people believe that the country is not only on the wrong track but almost 70 percent say that America is in actual decline...
...[Second].... In Armada’s polling we found that a majority of Americans believe that they are better off than their parents were. But a great majority says that THEIR children will be worse off than they themselves are today. This is the crisis of the American Dream...
...Third, when asked whether or not everyone in America plays by the same rules to get ahead or are there different rules for well-connected and people with money, a staggering 84 percent of voters picked the latter....
Lots more at the link, of course. But here's the pull-quote that's MOST interesting:
...Despite everything we are told day and night – that political battle in America is between Democrats and Republicans – two thirds of the American people believe that the battle lines are drawn between mainstream America and its ruling Political Class. THIS is the battle of 2016 and beyond....
Yup.
HT: Grim
You'll see why when you read his observations, which (by the way) fit with those of Angelo Codevilla. You should not be surprised, folks.
For more than two years the American people, in a great majority, from left to right, have been in revolt against the political class and the financial elites in America. ...
...the analysts, the pollsters and most importantly the commentariat of the political class have never understood, and in fact are psychologically incapable of understanding what is happening...
Now comes the really important stuff.
...Several years ago, I began, with my colleagues at Armada, an ongoing, in-depth research project on what has become known as the “Candidate Smith” project...What we learned in our in-depth research was as astonishing as it was unexpected....
...The conventional wisdom that America is absolutely divided into warring tribes is a tired falsehood. Overall, in the attitude structure of the American people, the elements of this new paradigm are commonly shared by upwards of 80 percent of the population...
And what 'elements' are those? Glad you asked!!
...First, the American people believe that the country is not only on the wrong track but almost 70 percent say that America is in actual decline...
...[Second].... In Armada’s polling we found that a majority of Americans believe that they are better off than their parents were. But a great majority says that THEIR children will be worse off than they themselves are today. This is the crisis of the American Dream...
...Third, when asked whether or not everyone in America plays by the same rules to get ahead or are there different rules for well-connected and people with money, a staggering 84 percent of voters picked the latter....
Lots more at the link, of course. But here's the pull-quote that's MOST interesting:
...Despite everything we are told day and night – that political battle in America is between Democrats and Republicans – two thirds of the American people believe that the battle lines are drawn between mainstream America and its ruling Political Class. THIS is the battle of 2016 and beyond....
Yup.
HT: Grim
A Few Election Observations
Random stuff...
Saw about 30-40 minutes of FoxNews coverage. Me-Again Kelly is really a self-absorbed bitch.
Left the teevee to check out the usual interweb spots; behold! VoxDay called the election around 7:30 last night--I saw that and told the fam. They didn't believe me.
Beginning last week, I mentioned to anyone who asked (and some who did not ask) that "TREND MATTERS!!" It did, although I was as surprised as anyone about Trump winning Wisconsin, breaking a 32-year drought for Pubbie Presidentials. So--once again, with feeling: "TREND MATTERS!!!!"
The MSM obviously needs revenue. The race was over by 9:30-10:00 Central, but they refused to call the obvious. And refused. And refused--until they hit the revenue goals, I suppose.
The shouting will begin this morning on the Sykes show. Some will argue that Trump dragged RoJo over the finish line; others will argue that RoJo dragged Trump. I know what Charlie's going to say: Evan McMuffin was responsible for the Trump win. Or something like that.
The Hag couldn't appear last night because she was packing for her trip to a country which does not have an extradition treaty with the USA. Bill will not know where she is, and Abedin will be in Federal custody.
Saw about 30-40 minutes of FoxNews coverage. Me-Again Kelly is really a self-absorbed bitch.
Left the teevee to check out the usual interweb spots; behold! VoxDay called the election around 7:30 last night--I saw that and told the fam. They didn't believe me.
Beginning last week, I mentioned to anyone who asked (and some who did not ask) that "TREND MATTERS!!" It did, although I was as surprised as anyone about Trump winning Wisconsin, breaking a 32-year drought for Pubbie Presidentials. So--once again, with feeling: "TREND MATTERS!!!!"
The MSM obviously needs revenue. The race was over by 9:30-10:00 Central, but they refused to call the obvious. And refused. And refused--until they hit the revenue goals, I suppose.
The shouting will begin this morning on the Sykes show. Some will argue that Trump dragged RoJo over the finish line; others will argue that RoJo dragged Trump. I know what Charlie's going to say: Evan McMuffin was responsible for the Trump win. Or something like that.
The Hag couldn't appear last night because she was packing for her trip to a country which does not have an extradition treaty with the USA. Bill will not know where she is, and Abedin will be in Federal custody.
Ding, Dong, the Witch Is Dead
To make your day even better, here are a couple of Clintonistas' reactions.
...“It is surreal,” said one government employee who gave her first name Margarita, a beer in front of her.
She says she fears a new era in America — not just in terms of politics, but also from those who voted for the 70-year-old Trump.
“Our lives are not safe — as queer women, as brown women,” she told AFP, struggling to put her feelings into words.
Many spoke about what they felt was total ignorance among Trump supporters.
“I think these people probably flunked out of school — they don’t know history, they don’t understand the world,” said Elmy Bermejo, who traveled to the Big Apple from San Francisco for the occasion....
...Next to Stengel, 25-year-old Yanni Trittas, a local elected official, said: “They’re people who hold on to racism and xenophobia,” an intolerance that stems from what he said the Republican Party had “ensured by underinvesting in education.”....
They are free to leave for a More Enlightened Country, of course.
Lots more whining and crying!!
...“It is surreal,” said one government employee who gave her first name Margarita, a beer in front of her.
She says she fears a new era in America — not just in terms of politics, but also from those who voted for the 70-year-old Trump.
“Our lives are not safe — as queer women, as brown women,” she told AFP, struggling to put her feelings into words.
Many spoke about what they felt was total ignorance among Trump supporters.
“I think these people probably flunked out of school — they don’t know history, they don’t understand the world,” said Elmy Bermejo, who traveled to the Big Apple from San Francisco for the occasion....
...Next to Stengel, 25-year-old Yanni Trittas, a local elected official, said: “They’re people who hold on to racism and xenophobia,” an intolerance that stems from what he said the Republican Party had “ensured by underinvesting in education.”....
They are free to leave for a More Enlightened Country, of course.
Lots more whining and crying!!
Monday, November 07, 2016
The Fox6 Lie About Comey/Clinton Statement
As of this hour, the Fox6 (Milwaukee) web-page is lying about what the FBI's Comey said yesterday.
Fox6: "...FBI Director Says Clinton Email Investigation Is Over."
Wrong, turkeys.
...Mr. Comey's latest letter refers only to Hillary Clinton in her capacity as 'former Secretary of State' and her handling of classified e-mails. That's only one of five separate investigations currently under way that involve her. He says nothing about the FBI's 'very high priority' investigation into the Clinton Foundation; or that into Anthony Weiner (which necessarily must involve his wife, Huma Abedin, Hillary's closest aide); into alleged corruption involving the Clinton Foundation; and into whether Virginia governor (and Clinton confidante) Terry McAuliffe, and Tony Podesta, brother of John Podesta (former head of the Clinton Foundation), broke laws concerning foreign donations. (It was recently revealed that McAuliffe's PAC helped to secure donations totalling well over half a million dollars to the political campaign of the wife of the FBI official responsible for investigating the Clinton e-mail scandal.)...
Granted, local-yokel TV headline editors are largely un-informed twenty-somethings, especially if they're working the Sunday afternoon shift. But Ted Perry read the damn story, and Ted (who claims to be 'neutral') is not twenty-something, nor is he a virgin to the nooz-biz.
S'pose?...........nah. Fox6 wouldn't do that, would they??
Fox6: "...FBI Director Says Clinton Email Investigation Is Over."
Wrong, turkeys.
...Mr. Comey's latest letter refers only to Hillary Clinton in her capacity as 'former Secretary of State' and her handling of classified e-mails. That's only one of five separate investigations currently under way that involve her. He says nothing about the FBI's 'very high priority' investigation into the Clinton Foundation; or that into Anthony Weiner (which necessarily must involve his wife, Huma Abedin, Hillary's closest aide); into alleged corruption involving the Clinton Foundation; and into whether Virginia governor (and Clinton confidante) Terry McAuliffe, and Tony Podesta, brother of John Podesta (former head of the Clinton Foundation), broke laws concerning foreign donations. (It was recently revealed that McAuliffe's PAC helped to secure donations totalling well over half a million dollars to the political campaign of the wife of the FBI official responsible for investigating the Clinton e-mail scandal.)...
Granted, local-yokel TV headline editors are largely un-informed twenty-somethings, especially if they're working the Sunday afternoon shift. But Ted Perry read the damn story, and Ted (who claims to be 'neutral') is not twenty-something, nor is he a virgin to the nooz-biz.
S'pose?...........nah. Fox6 wouldn't do that, would they??
Who Is Archbishop Wester?
It appears that some Archbishop in New Mexico has a serious case of the Quavers.
...That a Catholic priest in Santa Fe would issue guidance to his flock that is consistent with the Catholic Church’s official position – that abortion is a “moral evil” – shouldn’t come as a surprise – particularly after the presidential candidates staked out their positions in a nationally televised debate.
What perhaps is surprising is the archdiocese’s reaction to Father Larry Brito’s display of a sign on the side of the St. Anne Parish church proclaiming “Vote Catholic, Vote Pro-Life” and a letter to his parishioners urging them not to “vote in representatives into office who are ‘Pro-Abortion’ or as they sheepishly call themselves ‘Pro-Choice.’ ”...
The reaction?
...The archbishop wrote that while emotions are running high as the election nears, “these emotions do not give us license to endorse or denounce a candidate because of his or her position on a given issue.”...
S'pose the Bishop needs a course in remedial reading? Do you see the name of ANY candidate in the text of that priest's sign? I don't either.
The Quavers are contagious. Pray for your Bishop(s).
...That a Catholic priest in Santa Fe would issue guidance to his flock that is consistent with the Catholic Church’s official position – that abortion is a “moral evil” – shouldn’t come as a surprise – particularly after the presidential candidates staked out their positions in a nationally televised debate.
What perhaps is surprising is the archdiocese’s reaction to Father Larry Brito’s display of a sign on the side of the St. Anne Parish church proclaiming “Vote Catholic, Vote Pro-Life” and a letter to his parishioners urging them not to “vote in representatives into office who are ‘Pro-Abortion’ or as they sheepishly call themselves ‘Pro-Choice.’ ”...
The reaction?
...The archbishop wrote that while emotions are running high as the election nears, “these emotions do not give us license to endorse or denounce a candidate because of his or her position on a given issue.”...
S'pose the Bishop needs a course in remedial reading? Do you see the name of ANY candidate in the text of that priest's sign? I don't either.
The Quavers are contagious. Pray for your Bishop(s).
Clintons Will Sell Anything for $$$
We are reminded that the Bill Clinton administration was prelude to the Hillary Secretary of State scam.
The common element? Taking foreign money and in return, selling out the US. Bill arranged for the Chinese communists to get a load of nuclear-weapon technology. Hillary arranged favors for various Arab states.
And then she steals the furniture from the White House and State Department.
The common element? Taking foreign money and in return, selling out the US. Bill arranged for the Chinese communists to get a load of nuclear-weapon technology. Hillary arranged favors for various Arab states.
And then she steals the furniture from the White House and State Department.
Sunday, November 06, 2016
Enemies of the Republic
Yah, these people are embedded and--so far--doing well at undermining the integrity of the Gummint.
...Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, Assistant Attorney General Peter [Kadzik], Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin, and Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell...Remember those names. There may be a test.
Here's a question: where are these cretins going to live after their little self-protection racket breaks down? Secret Service doesn't have responsibility for them, ya'know. And if Hillary does manage to slither her way into the Oval Office, they will always live under the threat of Arkancide. They know too much.
Of course, most real Americans don't want this sort of trash living in their own neighborhood, either. Shunning is far too gentle a treatment for traitors to the Republic; they know it and so do we.
HT: Thinker
...Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, Assistant Attorney General Peter [Kadzik], Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin, and Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell...Remember those names. There may be a test.
Here's a question: where are these cretins going to live after their little self-protection racket breaks down? Secret Service doesn't have responsibility for them, ya'know. And if Hillary does manage to slither her way into the Oval Office, they will always live under the threat of Arkancide. They know too much.
Of course, most real Americans don't want this sort of trash living in their own neighborhood, either. Shunning is far too gentle a treatment for traitors to the Republic; they know it and so do we.
HT: Thinker
Voting in Wisconsin
Owen is a far more informed political-science guy than I am, mostly because he hangs out with the right crowd.
Last week, he mentioned that he's voting 3rd Party as a means of salving his conscience; he cannot possibly vote for the Hildebeeste (nor can any right-thinking American); but he cannot hold his nose hard enough to vote for Trump (a position shared by many.)
So he's going with Evan Whatshisname.
But in that column he also mentioned a fact which is noteworthy and significant: Wisconsin is likely to go (D) in the Presidential. That's backed by a lot of history, folks. Read it and weep.
So. What Owen DID do is give a free pass to voters who want to stick it to the (R) Establishment: voting Trump is not likely to move Wisconsin into the (R) column (thus preserving the #NeverTrump people's wishes), but at the same time, voting Trump will send a message to the Establishment: "Screw You!!"
Tempting, eh?
As to the down-ballot: RoJo is seriously flawed as a conservative. He has utterly failed to throw a monkey-wrench into any of the Obozo schemes and plots, and he simply gave up as a conservative voice and vote after only one year as a Senator. However, Johnson is a reasonably honest guy, which makes him the only real choice compared to the slimeball do-nothing wacko-bird Feingold--who scores "zero" on any test of integrity or morals.
Those are the only races which matter. All the rest are fore-ordained by history with the possible exception of the race in the Fox Valley congressional--but the (R) up there looks like a good bet against just another hack (D).
Last week, he mentioned that he's voting 3rd Party as a means of salving his conscience; he cannot possibly vote for the Hildebeeste (nor can any right-thinking American); but he cannot hold his nose hard enough to vote for Trump (a position shared by many.)
So he's going with Evan Whatshisname.
But in that column he also mentioned a fact which is noteworthy and significant: Wisconsin is likely to go (D) in the Presidential. That's backed by a lot of history, folks. Read it and weep.
So. What Owen DID do is give a free pass to voters who want to stick it to the (R) Establishment: voting Trump is not likely to move Wisconsin into the (R) column (thus preserving the #NeverTrump people's wishes), but at the same time, voting Trump will send a message to the Establishment: "Screw You!!"
Tempting, eh?
As to the down-ballot: RoJo is seriously flawed as a conservative. He has utterly failed to throw a monkey-wrench into any of the Obozo schemes and plots, and he simply gave up as a conservative voice and vote after only one year as a Senator. However, Johnson is a reasonably honest guy, which makes him the only real choice compared to the slimeball do-nothing wacko-bird Feingold--who scores "zero" on any test of integrity or morals.
Those are the only races which matter. All the rest are fore-ordained by history with the possible exception of the race in the Fox Valley congressional--but the (R) up there looks like a good bet against just another hack (D).
Yes, "Official Conservatism" Is Embarrassed
From the Zblog, where he talks about (largely) the Pundit Group of "Official Conservatism":
...The people at the core of NeverTrump are the same people who sold us neo-conservatism in the Bush years. What is happening now is a delayed reaction to the massive failures under George W. Bush. Trump made his mark in the primary by humiliating Jeb Bush and that was not an accident. Trump is the repudiation of Bush and the neo-cons.
There’s another bit here too. The Official Right™ has defined itself to the Left by who it hates. Purging people from their ranks has been an integral part of how modern conservatives define their thing. Naturally, when challenged, they fall back on the old ways. The trouble is all their name calling and threats have been met with jeers and laughter. They lost all of their moral authority so they can no longer simply scold the dissenters into silence.
Finally, there’s the creeping realization that their brand of conservatism is all hat and no cattle. Their moral preening and appeals to as yet undefined principles are just postures. In the end, their thing was just a jobs program for people unable to do productive work...
The Pundit "Conservatives" actually have little to fret about were Trump to succeed, as they'll have something to write and yammer about for at least a few years; so it ain't just money, is it? Their fear, instead, is that Trumpism is, more or less, a far more persuasive version of the TEA Party, which was co-opted after only a year of being a genuinely populist movement. Trump has captured a LOT of the Reagan Democrat crowd which has little use for the lace-pantied, proper-English George Will/Jonah Goldberg bunch. So while their jobs are secure, their influence will nose-dive.
Odd, that; for Trump is a liberal with a foul mouth and horrible self-control problems. In fact, were it not for his self-control issues, his monumental ego would be overmatched by those of Schumer and McConnell, in a heartbeat.
It will not be over and done by November 9th; not by a long shot. No matter who wins, the other one will not go quiet into the night.
Ugh.
...The people at the core of NeverTrump are the same people who sold us neo-conservatism in the Bush years. What is happening now is a delayed reaction to the massive failures under George W. Bush. Trump made his mark in the primary by humiliating Jeb Bush and that was not an accident. Trump is the repudiation of Bush and the neo-cons.
There’s another bit here too. The Official Right™ has defined itself to the Left by who it hates. Purging people from their ranks has been an integral part of how modern conservatives define their thing. Naturally, when challenged, they fall back on the old ways. The trouble is all their name calling and threats have been met with jeers and laughter. They lost all of their moral authority so they can no longer simply scold the dissenters into silence.
Finally, there’s the creeping realization that their brand of conservatism is all hat and no cattle. Their moral preening and appeals to as yet undefined principles are just postures. In the end, their thing was just a jobs program for people unable to do productive work...
The Pundit "Conservatives" actually have little to fret about were Trump to succeed, as they'll have something to write and yammer about for at least a few years; so it ain't just money, is it? Their fear, instead, is that Trumpism is, more or less, a far more persuasive version of the TEA Party, which was co-opted after only a year of being a genuinely populist movement. Trump has captured a LOT of the Reagan Democrat crowd which has little use for the lace-pantied, proper-English George Will/Jonah Goldberg bunch. So while their jobs are secure, their influence will nose-dive.
Odd, that; for Trump is a liberal with a foul mouth and horrible self-control problems. In fact, were it not for his self-control issues, his monumental ego would be overmatched by those of Schumer and McConnell, in a heartbeat.
It will not be over and done by November 9th; not by a long shot. No matter who wins, the other one will not go quiet into the night.
Ugh.
Saturday, November 05, 2016
Thursday, November 03, 2016
Shocked? Lynch's Deputy Shut Down FBI
It appears that Loretta Lynch's "man" on the scene tried to shut down the FBI's investigation of the Corrupto-Clinton Foundation.
AND 'senior' FBI officials tried to do the same.
However, actual US patriots in the FBI continued to investigate. And they have the goods on the old hag, her serial-rapist husband, and the daughter. This would tend to confirm the story we referenced here yesterday.
There is hope, although it is tenuous.
To Charlie Sykes, this is all "prosecutorial misconduct."
AND 'senior' FBI officials tried to do the same.
However, actual US patriots in the FBI continued to investigate. And they have the goods on the old hag, her serial-rapist husband, and the daughter. This would tend to confirm the story we referenced here yesterday.
There is hope, although it is tenuous.
To Charlie Sykes, this is all "prosecutorial misconduct."
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
A Counter-Coup to the (D) Riggers?
Interesting little item here. Apparently the author has been around the Gummint.
...You are now witnessing a new type of American Revolution. The Clintons and Podesta initiated a silent coup to undermine the USG through corruption and co-optation of the elite political leaders. In turn, they were met by the by the silent counter-coup of our civilian/military Intelligence community. In the age of the internet, brave American warriors are everywhere. They monitor any internal/external attempts to undermine this great republic....
That would explain the timing of the release of the Marc Rich investigation files, which was not required by any court order.
He also claims that the Wikileaks material came from FBI/CIA/military-intel personnel (who are stalwart patriots.)
Hmmmmm...... this will not be fun to watch. But it will be a good thing.
HT: War on Guns
...You are now witnessing a new type of American Revolution. The Clintons and Podesta initiated a silent coup to undermine the USG through corruption and co-optation of the elite political leaders. In turn, they were met by the by the silent counter-coup of our civilian/military Intelligence community. In the age of the internet, brave American warriors are everywhere. They monitor any internal/external attempts to undermine this great republic....
That would explain the timing of the release of the Marc Rich investigation files, which was not required by any court order.
He also claims that the Wikileaks material came from FBI/CIA/military-intel personnel (who are stalwart patriots.)
Hmmmmm...... this will not be fun to watch. But it will be a good thing.
HT: War on Guns
"Rigged"? You Bet Your Ass, and the Country's, Too.
No, the election is not 'rigged,' except in Madison, Milwaukee, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago. But that's not the point.
The whole of Washington DC, however, is "rigged." The Old Boys' & Broads' Club(s) take care of each other very well, indeed.
On Monday we were the first to note that Podesta's friend Peter Kadzik was the DOJ representative chosen to head up a "thorough" review of the new Huma Abedin emails as revealed by a letter he wrote to Congress. Given Kadzik's personal relationship with Podesta, it seemed like a "convenient" choice for the Clinton campaign....
Oh, it was much, much, more than "convenient."
...that is the same Peter Kadzik who has proven his "impartiality" in multiple WikiLeaks emails including this newly released bombshell in which Kadzik provides a very helpful "heads up" about Hillary's email server investigation. This is what Kadzik emailed to John Podesta (via gmail) on May 19, 2015:
NOT ONLY THAT!! That email was written on his private Gmail account, not his DO"J" account.
...The hacked emails confirm that Podesta and Kadzik were in frequent contact. In one email from January, Kadzik and Podesta, who were classmates at Georgetown Law School in the 1970s, discussed plans to celebrate Podesta’s birthday. And in another sent last May, Kadzik’s son emailed Podesta asking for a job on the Clinton campaign....
So the tax-sucking slimebucket, Kadzik, will now "oversee" the investigation into the Huma emails which reportedly make the connection between the Clinton Mob and their influence-peddling through Hillary's sale of her trust as Secretary of State.
Meantime, Charlie Sykes thinks this is all just foofoodust.
HT: AOSHQ
The whole of Washington DC, however, is "rigged." The Old Boys' & Broads' Club(s) take care of each other very well, indeed.
On Monday we were the first to note that Podesta's friend Peter Kadzik was the DOJ representative chosen to head up a "thorough" review of the new Huma Abedin emails as revealed by a letter he wrote to Congress. Given Kadzik's personal relationship with Podesta, it seemed like a "convenient" choice for the Clinton campaign....
Oh, it was much, much, more than "convenient."
...that is the same Peter Kadzik who has proven his "impartiality" in multiple WikiLeaks emails including this newly released bombshell in which Kadzik provides a very helpful "heads up" about Hillary's email server investigation. This is what Kadzik emailed to John Podesta (via gmail) on May 19, 2015:
IOW, this miserable tax-taking sack of shit told HRC & Co. exactly what to worry about--so that they could construct a defense. AND he told them that they had about 8-10 months or so to figure out what to do.There is a HJC oversight hearing today where the head of our Civil Division will testify. Likely to get questions on State Department emails. Another filing in the FOIA case went in last night or will go in this am that indicates it will be awhile (2016) before the State Department posts the emails.
NOT ONLY THAT!! That email was written on his private Gmail account, not his DO"J" account.
...The hacked emails confirm that Podesta and Kadzik were in frequent contact. In one email from January, Kadzik and Podesta, who were classmates at Georgetown Law School in the 1970s, discussed plans to celebrate Podesta’s birthday. And in another sent last May, Kadzik’s son emailed Podesta asking for a job on the Clinton campaign....
So the tax-sucking slimebucket, Kadzik, will now "oversee" the investigation into the Huma emails which reportedly make the connection between the Clinton Mob and their influence-peddling through Hillary's sale of her trust as Secretary of State.
Meantime, Charlie Sykes thinks this is all just foofoodust.
HT: AOSHQ
Marquette Prof vs. Reality!
This sort of stuff at Marquette University is not surprising any more; in fact, it's not even disappointing. That's an indictment, as if MU really cared.
Administrators at Marquette University have rebuked an on-campus demonstration held on Thursday opposing the Catholic university's embrace of gender ideology.
(Not "Catholic." "Jesuit.")
Some guy named Dan Myers--a Marquette official--ranted about 'inclusion'; another MU somebody-or-something named Welburn sniveling about "respecting what we teach our students." Which raises the question: What-from-Hell DO you teach the little darlings, Herr Doktor?
Another day, another B.S., I guess.
Administrators at Marquette University have rebuked an on-campus demonstration held on Thursday opposing the Catholic university's embrace of gender ideology.
(Not "Catholic." "Jesuit.")
Some guy named Dan Myers--a Marquette official--ranted about 'inclusion'; another MU somebody-or-something named Welburn sniveling about "respecting what we teach our students." Which raises the question: What-from-Hell DO you teach the little darlings, Herr Doktor?
Another day, another B.S., I guess.
Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Sorry, Charlie, But Your Excuse Doesn't Cut It
Charlie Sykes is now interviewing for another gig--this one on MSLSD.
So, of course, his #NeverTrump card gets played. But maybe his angst got the better of his common sense. (Let's remember that Charlie famously self-portrays as a 'recovering liberal', by the way...and sometimes 'recovering' goes off-track.)
Here's a far more persuasive case FOR Comey's latest action.
...the latest reports are that Clinton hack Loretta Lynch will not allow a warrant to issue as Comey requested, so he certainly cannot publish the emails. In fact, I believe that is why Comey wrote to congress. His people doing the Weiner investigation saw enough that it was obvious there was strong evidence that contravened the FBI's prior conclusion in the Clinton email/sever investigation. They brought it to Comey and he followed protocol by going to Justice to get a warrant to review everything on the laptop. And Lynch would not give it to him. He was so appalled at the obvious contravention of the rule of law by Lynch for political ends that he did the only thing he could and wrote the letter to Congress in order to let some sunlight disinfect the rot. The action follows a long line of instances where public servants went public instead of letting people in power block the truth from coming out....quoted at RenMan
Minor side-note to Charlie: the FBI is not a 'prosecutor,' and therefore there is no 'prosecutorial misconduct.' The FBI is the cop-shop. In this particular case, however, there IS 'prosecutorial misconduct.' It is the gross misconduct of Loretta Lynch which is better described as 'felonious malfeasance.'
Got it, Charlie??
So, of course, his #NeverTrump card gets played. But maybe his angst got the better of his common sense. (Let's remember that Charlie famously self-portrays as a 'recovering liberal', by the way...and sometimes 'recovering' goes off-track.)
Here's a far more persuasive case FOR Comey's latest action.
...the latest reports are that Clinton hack Loretta Lynch will not allow a warrant to issue as Comey requested, so he certainly cannot publish the emails. In fact, I believe that is why Comey wrote to congress. His people doing the Weiner investigation saw enough that it was obvious there was strong evidence that contravened the FBI's prior conclusion in the Clinton email/sever investigation. They brought it to Comey and he followed protocol by going to Justice to get a warrant to review everything on the laptop. And Lynch would not give it to him. He was so appalled at the obvious contravention of the rule of law by Lynch for political ends that he did the only thing he could and wrote the letter to Congress in order to let some sunlight disinfect the rot. The action follows a long line of instances where public servants went public instead of letting people in power block the truth from coming out....quoted at RenMan
Minor side-note to Charlie: the FBI is not a 'prosecutor,' and therefore there is no 'prosecutorial misconduct.' The FBI is the cop-shop. In this particular case, however, there IS 'prosecutorial misconduct.' It is the gross misconduct of Loretta Lynch which is better described as 'felonious malfeasance.'
Got it, Charlie??
Dancing Around the Real Issue
Owen is a very reliable guy who knows near-all the Wisconsin players. So his brief summary of the current 'conservative' split is--given its brevity--solid stuff.
But he doesn't address the 600-lb. canary: populism.
It should be pretty clear that I despise Trump, who is not much more than an opportunist who understands McLuhan better than anyone of the 'Conventional' political class. It should also be clear that I would choose the SMOD over Clinton.
Ugh.
But what has really gotten traction for Trump is his populism--something that Conventional Conservatives and the (D) Party have totally abandoned in the last decade or so. (We should be clear: the (D) Party pays a lot of lip-service to populism, but they don't really give a damn--for them, claiming to be populist is simply a path to complete power. And true to (D) principles, they pervert the meaning of the term, anyway, making it into a giveaway scheme.)
This populist strain in the Trump campaign, however, has the Conventional Conservatives spitting mad--so much so that they have applied every epithet in the dictionary to "populism". It may as well be the Black Death.
This is where Conventional Conservatives get it wrong, as 16 of them learned to their chagrin.
There is NOTHING WRONG with defending the border, something that Conventional Conservatives have deliberately failed to rectify. There is NOTHING WRONG with limiting--or eliminating--cheap-labor 'professional' (I.T.) entry to this country, similarly deliberately frustrated by Conventional Conservatives. There is NOTHING WRONG with US citizens earning more for their labor than citizens of other countries. There is NOTHING WRONG with FAIR trade, which Conventional Conservatives have derided and (again) frustrated with "arguments" from Wally-World Econ 101. (In that regard, there is NOTHING WRONG with politics governing economics for the benefit of the polity rather than the Chamber of Commerce. Granted, there are limits--but those limits apply to BOTH sides of the equation).
And that's just the politics. We could get into the higher matters, such as morals, where Conventional Conservatives have played both sides to the middle for 30+ years, or fabricated 'crises' such as man-made 'warming/cooling', again played to benefit Conventional Conservative funding-sources but not the Polity. We could get into the Perpetual War disaster which has the backing of the Conventional Conservatives, too....)
If Conservatives want a following, they damn well better figure out who is voting, and why. Here's a clue: Ron Reagan did NOT win with just (R) voters. Neither did Trump.
UPDATE: Here's a closely-related post from Erickson on Limbaugh. Yes, it's related. Just read the damn thing.
But he doesn't address the 600-lb. canary: populism.
It should be pretty clear that I despise Trump, who is not much more than an opportunist who understands McLuhan better than anyone of the 'Conventional' political class. It should also be clear that I would choose the SMOD over Clinton.
Ugh.
But what has really gotten traction for Trump is his populism--something that Conventional Conservatives and the (D) Party have totally abandoned in the last decade or so. (We should be clear: the (D) Party pays a lot of lip-service to populism, but they don't really give a damn--for them, claiming to be populist is simply a path to complete power. And true to (D) principles, they pervert the meaning of the term, anyway, making it into a giveaway scheme.)
This populist strain in the Trump campaign, however, has the Conventional Conservatives spitting mad--so much so that they have applied every epithet in the dictionary to "populism". It may as well be the Black Death.
This is where Conventional Conservatives get it wrong, as 16 of them learned to their chagrin.
There is NOTHING WRONG with defending the border, something that Conventional Conservatives have deliberately failed to rectify. There is NOTHING WRONG with limiting--or eliminating--cheap-labor 'professional' (I.T.) entry to this country, similarly deliberately frustrated by Conventional Conservatives. There is NOTHING WRONG with US citizens earning more for their labor than citizens of other countries. There is NOTHING WRONG with FAIR trade, which Conventional Conservatives have derided and (again) frustrated with "arguments" from Wally-World Econ 101. (In that regard, there is NOTHING WRONG with politics governing economics for the benefit of the polity rather than the Chamber of Commerce. Granted, there are limits--but those limits apply to BOTH sides of the equation).
And that's just the politics. We could get into the higher matters, such as morals, where Conventional Conservatives have played both sides to the middle for 30+ years, or fabricated 'crises' such as man-made 'warming/cooling', again played to benefit Conventional Conservative funding-sources but not the Polity. We could get into the Perpetual War disaster which has the backing of the Conventional Conservatives, too....)
If Conservatives want a following, they damn well better figure out who is voting, and why. Here's a clue: Ron Reagan did NOT win with just (R) voters. Neither did Trump.
UPDATE: Here's a closely-related post from Erickson on Limbaugh. Yes, it's related. Just read the damn thing.
A Feature, Not a Bug
Headline:
More than a quarter of federal government employees would consider quitting if Donald Trump were elected president, according to a new survey.
Aaaaannnnnd so?
Here's a follow-on question: What percentage of FedGov employees will be sent to prison after Trump is elected?
More than a quarter of federal government employees would consider quitting if Donald Trump were elected president, according to a new survey.
Aaaaannnnnd so?
Here's a follow-on question: What percentage of FedGov employees will be sent to prison after Trump is elected?
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