"Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent calls for incivility may come back to haunt the Democratic Party during the midterms if a new Republican ad resonates with voters.
The GOP opted for a kind of political aikido this week with the release “The Left: An Unhinged Mob,” an ad which seeks to use the Democrats’ own rhetoric against them. The spot features a handful of political leaders using strident messaging juxtaposed with violent and emotional outbursts from political activists.
“When they go low, we kick them,” former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. says after a clip of a pro-life protester is kicked in the face by an abortion activist.
“You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for,” adds Mrs. Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, before cutting to left-wing protesters pounding on the doors of the U.S. Supreme
Court.
"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/12/hillary-clinton-dems-vs-gops-political-aikido-unhi/
Monday, October 15, 2018
Trump’s list: 289 accomplishments in just 20 months, ‘relentless’ promise-keeping
Trump’s list: 289 accomplishments in just 20 months, ‘relentless’ promise-keeping:
But the White House believes that despite a lack of media coverage of his accomplishments, supporters know about them and will head to the voting polls to help the GOP maintain control of the House and keep the president on what CNN dubbed a “winning streak.”
In the Washington Post Friday, former Bush speechwriter and columnist Marc Thiessen agreed and said that Trump has proven to be successful at keeping his campaign promises. He wrote, “The fact is, in his first two years, Trump has compiled a remarkable record of presidential promise-keeping.”
But the White House believes that despite a lack of media coverage of his accomplishments, supporters know about them and will head to the voting polls to help the GOP maintain control of the House and keep the president on what CNN dubbed a “winning streak.”In the Washington Post Friday, former Bush speechwriter and columnist Marc Thiessen agreed and said that Trump has proven to be successful at keeping his campaign promises. He wrote, “The fact is, in his first two years, Trump has compiled a remarkable record of presidential promise-keeping.”
BELIEVE ALL WOMEN: Woman jailed for falsely accusing teenager of raping her in public toilets. A…
Instapundit Blog Archive BELIEVE ALL WOMEN: Woman jailed for falsely accusing teenager of raping her in public toilets. A…
"BELIEVE ALL WOMEN: Woman jailed for falsely accusing teenager of raping her in public toilets.
All the best people assured me of that, when it suited their political needs.
Plus, the value of cameras.
Quoth her victim: “If there was no CCTV in this case she may have been believed and I would be spending years in prison.
It would have ruined my life.”--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
"BELIEVE ALL WOMEN: Woman jailed for falsely accusing teenager of raping her in public toilets.
But women are morally stainless and never lie.A woman who falsely accused a teenager of raping her has been jailed for 18 months. Sophie Skinner, 25, went alone to a Wetherspoons pub in Abergavenny, Wales, in June 2016 where she was seen on CCTV ‘looking for attention’. She came across Damon Osborne, who was 18 at the time, and got chatting before she made her way to another bar.The mother-of-three came across Mr Osborne again later that night while he waited for a lift home. She asked him if he wanted to have sex and the pair went into some nearby public toilets where CCTV caught her initiating sex. She then told him she could get him into ‘trouble’ after he refused to have a relationship with her because he had a girlfriend. Skinner went to another bar where she was again captured on CCTV ‘desperately looking for attention from others’, before returning to the Wetherspoons and telling bouncers Mr Osborne had raped her.
All the best people assured me of that, when it suited their political needs.
Plus, the value of cameras.
Quoth her victim: “If there was no CCTV in this case she may have been believed and I would be spending years in prison.
It would have ruined my life.”--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman
Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman:
Please, stop telling me to believe all women. I did not go to law school to abandon rational analysis and basic concepts of fairness just because a particular accuser lacks a Y chromosome.
Imagine with me an alternate reality where instead of Christine Blasey Ford accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape when they were teens, we have a Christopher Ford accusing Kavanaugh of attempted murder:
Imagine with me an alternate reality where instead of Christine Blasey Ford accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape when they were teens, we have a Christopher Ford accusing Kavanaugh of attempted murder:
Teach the children well....-----Why can’t we hate men? - The Washington Post
Why can’t we hate men? - The Washington Post -Suzanna Danuta Walters June 8-2018"Suzanna Danuta Walters, a professor of sociology and director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Northeastern University, is the editor of the gender studies journal Signs.
It’s not that Eric Schneiderman (the now-former New York attorney general accused of abuse by multiple women) pushed me over the edge.
My edge has been crossed for a long time, before President Trump, before Harvey Weinstein, before “mansplaining” and “incels.”
Before live-streaming sexual assaults and red pill men’s groups and rape camps as a tool of war and the deadening banality of male prerogative.
Seen in this indisputably true context, it seems logical to hate men..."
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History for October 15
History for October 15 - On-This-Day.com
Friedrich Nietzsche 1844 - German philosopher, John Kenneth Galbraith 1908, Mario Puzo 1920
Lee Iacocca 1924 - Chrysler Chairman, Penny Marshall 1943 - Actress ("Laverne & Shirley"), Emeril Lagasse 1959 - TV chef
1951 - "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS-TV.
1984 - The Freedom of Information Act was passed.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Dems Blaming The Senate For Their Problems Need A Reality Check
Dems Blaming The Senate For Their Problems Need A Reality Check:
A Senate in which states are represented equally is not broken. If reporters and pundits have deficiencies in their civics education, that is not the fault of the Senate, and neither is it the Senate’s fault that Democrats have not held a majority since January 2015.
Pelosi-Affiliated PAC Sends Cash to Soros-Funded PAC Targeting Infrequent Voters
Pelosi-Affiliated PAC Sends Cash to Soros-Funded PAC Targeting Infrequent Voters:
Expanding the electorate by 10 million voters is a primary goal of Soros, according to internal documents from his Open Society Foundations. Soros also fueled a similar campaign during the 2016 elections, called the "Families Fight Back" campaign, and bankrolled lawsuits against state voter identification laws that were spearheaded by Marc Elias, a partner at the Washington, D.C., office of the Perkins Coie law firm and Hillary Clinton's top campaign lawyer.
Pelosi's PAC did not respond to inquiries on the donation by press time.
Pelosi's PAC did not respond to inquiries on the donation by press time.
Everything You Know About State Education Rankings Is Wrong - Reason.com
Everything You Know About State Education Rankings Is Wrong - Reason.com
"You probably think you know which states have the best and worst education systems in the country.
If you regularly dip into rankings such as those published by U.S. News and World Report, you likely believe schools in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are thriving while schools in the Deep South lag.
It's an understandable conclusion to draw from those ubiquitous "Best Schools!" lists.
It's also wrong.
The general consensus on education, retold every few news cycles, is that fiscally conservative states are populated by cheapskates.
In those necks of the woods, people are too ignorant to vote in favor of helping their illiterate and innumerate children.
Intelligent people understand that high taxes and generous pensions for public school teachers are the recipe for an efficient and smoothly functioning education system.
If skinflint voters would just lighten up, the story goes, they too could become erudite and sophisticated.
...That's a shame.
The time is ripe to re-evaluate education policy in this country. After all, minds and dollars are terrible things to waste."
Read all.
"You probably think you know which states have the best and worst education systems in the country.
If you regularly dip into rankings such as those published by U.S. News and World Report, you likely believe schools in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are thriving while schools in the Deep South lag. It's an understandable conclusion to draw from those ubiquitous "Best Schools!" lists.
It's also wrong.
The general consensus on education, retold every few news cycles, is that fiscally conservative states are populated by cheapskates.
In those necks of the woods, people are too ignorant to vote in favor of helping their illiterate and innumerate children.
Intelligent people understand that high taxes and generous pensions for public school teachers are the recipe for an efficient and smoothly functioning education system.
If skinflint voters would just lighten up, the story goes, they too could become erudite and sophisticated.
...That's a shame.
The time is ripe to re-evaluate education policy in this country. After all, minds and dollars are terrible things to waste."
Read all.
Cecile Richards: If You’re Pissed Off About Justice Kavanaugh, Go Vote Pro-Abortion | LifeNews.com
Cecile Richards: If You’re Pissed Off About Justice Kavanaugh, Go Vote Pro-Abortion | LifeNews.com:
Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion business in America, aborting approximately 320,000 unborn babies every year. Its most recent annual report showed a record income of $1.46 billion, with about half a billion dollars coming from taxpayers. In December, the U.S. Department of Justice said it is investigating whether the abortion chain illegally sold aborted baby body parts.
Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion business in America, aborting approximately 320,000 unborn babies every year. Its most recent annual report showed a record income of $1.46 billion, with about half a billion dollars coming from taxpayers. In December, the U.S. Department of Justice said it is investigating whether the abortion chain illegally sold aborted baby body parts.
Senate Dem hopeful Kyrsten Sinema said 'I don't care' if people go to fight for Taliban against US | Fox News
Senate Dem hopeful Kyrsten Sinema said 'I don't care' if people go to fight for Taliban against US | Fox News:
U.S. Democratic Senate hopeful Kyrsten Sinema said “I don’t care” if people go and fight for the Taliban in Afghanistan in a newly resurfaced radio interview and co-hosted a radio show with a conspiracy theorist who claimed the September 11, 2001 terror attacks were perpetrated by the government, Fox News can reveal.
Sinema appeared on a radio show in February 2003 hosted by Ernest Hancock, a libertarian activist who presented “The Valley of the Sun” program on a local Arizona radio station.
During the interview, Sinema told the host that she didn't object to individuals going abroad and fighting for groups hostile to the U.S.
Sinema appeared on a radio show in February 2003 hosted by Ernest Hancock, a libertarian activist who presented “The Valley of the Sun” program on a local Arizona radio station.
During the interview, Sinema told the host that she didn't object to individuals going abroad and fighting for groups hostile to the U.S.
Dissent and Disarray in Putin's Russia - Reason.com
Dissent and Disarray in Putin's Russia - Reason.com
"This year, with the start of a new presidential term that runs out in 2024, Vladimir Putin has achieved the dubious milestone of having been in power longer than Leonid Brezhnev, who led the country from 1964 to 1982.
It is an apt comparison, since the age of Putin in Russia bears definite resemblances to the Brezhnev era in the Soviet Union.
Now, as then, large segments of the population enjoy mostly oil-enabled material comfort relative to previous generations (even if the 1970s version of comfort, in which a color television was the height of luxury, bananas were a rare delicacy, and a trip to Crimea was a dream vacation, looks like squalor in the 2010s).
Now, as then, there is a relatively mild authoritarian regime with occasional spikes of repression (even if the level of freedom in modern-day Russia, where dissidents can sell books and virtually all content is accessible on the internet, would have been unthinkable in Brezhnev's USSR).
Now, as then, there was a stagnant stability and a cynical national mood, with no visible alternatives to the existing system.
Of course, the Brezhnev era turned out to be a prelude to reform, upheaval, and ultimately the collapse of the Soviet Union.
What comes after Putinism—and when?...
Read on.
"This year, with the start of a new presidential term that runs out in 2024, Vladimir Putin has achieved the dubious milestone of having been in power longer than Leonid Brezhnev, who led the country from 1964 to 1982.
It is an apt comparison, since the age of Putin in Russia bears definite resemblances to the Brezhnev era in the Soviet Union.
Now, as then, large segments of the population enjoy mostly oil-enabled material comfort relative to previous generations (even if the 1970s version of comfort, in which a color television was the height of luxury, bananas were a rare delicacy, and a trip to Crimea was a dream vacation, looks like squalor in the 2010s).Now, as then, there is a relatively mild authoritarian regime with occasional spikes of repression (even if the level of freedom in modern-day Russia, where dissidents can sell books and virtually all content is accessible on the internet, would have been unthinkable in Brezhnev's USSR).
Now, as then, there was a stagnant stability and a cynical national mood, with no visible alternatives to the existing system.
Of course, the Brezhnev era turned out to be a prelude to reform, upheaval, and ultimately the collapse of the Soviet Union.
What comes after Putinism—and when?...
Read on.
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