From my perch on 6 January 2021

George Rebane

A socialist imposes unequal opportunity, promises equal outcomes, and delivers uniform misery.  A capitalist imposes equal opportunity, enables individual initiative, and delivers unequal outcomes that provide the best possible prosperity to all.

Today President Trump’s talk sunk the walk of the thousands of conservative DC protesters.  This dreadful character defect of his has done incalculable damage to his work while in office, to his legacy after he leaves office, and his political future by how he transfers power to his successor.

The message to Congress and the American electorate on this day should be evidence centric and NOT election outcome centric.  Assembling thousands on the Mall and Capitol grounds to shout and wave signs reading ‘Biden stole the election’ and ‘Trump won by a landslide’ helps get the real message and purpose of the demonstration to no one.  And it amply feeds the waiting propaganda factories of the lamestream.  There was not a single sign I saw that demanded the examination and adjudication of the mountains of evidence that substantiate election irregularities and voter fraud.  That should have been the obvious and clearly displayed reason for the anger and frustration of those assembled, and their demands for redress of grievances.

Instead, on the day Congress was to actually certify the Electoral College vote count, the peaceful protest became a mob that stormed the Capitol to display their most base sentiments as they destroyed property and disgraced legislative chambers and legislators’ offices by posing for the cameras like a bunch of ignorant rock apes which indeed they were.  (I would still like to see the authorities confirm the conservative bona fides of the idiots who rampaged through the Capitol.)

The subsequent videos and tweets by the President did nothing to quiet the emotions of his loyal supporters.  If anything, these communicated a back-handed imprimatur to continue running amok.  IMHO, today’s presidential performance tremendously increased the likelihood that the Republicans will splinter, and that DJT’s hopes for a White House reprise are dashed.  It should not surprise anyone to see VP Mike Pence emerge from this imbroglio as the courageous Horatius at the bridge to lead what is left of the Republicans.  The comparative lassitude of the McCarthys, Cruzes, Cottons, and Jordans gives strong evidence that their best days are behind them.  And it will be interesting to see if the former majority leader McConnell will be allowed his last hurrah to marshal the Senate’s de facto minority in a rear guard action against the socialist onslaught of Pelosi and Schumer.

For those of us who continue to believe that society will best be served by a governance that promotes individual enterprise, open markets, capitalism, equal opportunity, and freedom, it definitely has not been a good day.

Comments

[rlcrabb]

Everybody wants to know who the furry horned fellow is. This is what turned up... https://fox8.com/news/horned-shirtless-man-at-the-capitol-protest-identified/?fbclid=IwAR0QFg16tH1fMQ3crWRcw3-Z_25UodAe7Hz8iu9s9veVf5-y-lHo9Qf21QQ

[Walt]

No,,, Not really Crabbster. Crazed loons can show up anywhere they may be a crowd. I'm sure you can find another just like him on Fisherman's wharf in Frisco.

[fish]

.....and now from the fattest stage.

jeffpelline says:

January 6, 2021 at 7:10 pm

And now from the smallest stage: “Too little too late” from our local yocals! https://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2021/01/from-my-perch-on-6-january-2021.html

God but you’re whiny and tedious....

[Barry Pruett]

Crabb. It is this guy.

https://babylonbee.com/news/electoral-college-successfully-overturned-buffalo-guy-selected-as-president

[RXCross]

On July 27, 2020 then President Trump tweeted "anarchists, agitators, or protesters who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland or any federal buildings in any of our cities or states, will be prosecuted under our recently reenacted Statues and Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON."

Do you suppose trump will demand that those who broke into Congress get their 10 years in jail? He probably will pardon them..goombah goombah goombah

"For those of us who continue to believe that society will best be served by a governance that promotes individual enterprise, open markets, capitalism, equal opportunity, and freedom, it definitely has not been a good day."
Why has this not been a good day? Because thugs and mobs gave trump a black eye for doing exactly what he wanted them do? Because trump's championing of those words will make it more difficult for the next wanna-be dictator to use those trigger words to set up the con?

The myriad of desperate problems the world faces are global in nature. Pandemics, the effects of climate change , etc. all require cooperation on a global scale to mitigate. Just think how much faster Covid vaccines might have been created and tested had the global community shared knowledge rather than privatize it in the hopes of making big bucks with a vaccine patent that governments will shell out billions tax dollars to acquire. Cooperation is not communism. It is not a political or economic theory or practice. It is a way to solve problems. Competition does not solve problems, it creates winning and losing sides... and today the trumpanzies are the losers beyond anyone's wildest dreams, led down the path to insurrection by believing in a mad man.

[fish]

Posted by: RXCross | 06 January 2021 at 09:01 PM

.........yawn

[Scott O]

A deluded fool - 9:01 "Just think how much faster Covid vaccines might have been created and tested had the global community shared knowledge rather than privatize it in the hopes of making big bucks with a vaccine patent that governments will shell out billions tax dollars to acquire. Cooperation is not communism."
He says as China continues to openly impede WHO trying to investigate the origin of CV19.
The above statement might have a lot to do with why millions of Americans have absolutely had it with the Dems.
"Cooperation".
Keep it up, fool. Calling all American conservatives foul names and denigrating our Constitutional rights is hardly cooperation.

[Barry Pruett]

If the riots this summer didn’t bother you or you quietly or overtly thought that they were okay as a means to ends but what happened in Washington yesterday bothers you, please understand that we think that you are an idiot. Violence is never acceptable. We should be able to freely and without intimidation and violence discuss politics. Violence from either side is abhorrent. It you can’t say that, you are part of the problem.

[fish]

Just think how much faster Covid vaccines might have been created and tested had the global community shared knowledge rather than privatize it in the hopes of making big bucks with a vaccine patent that governments will shell out billions tax dollars to acquire.

Cooperation? Look to how well the government is handling distribution!

As far as actually manufacturing a vaccine....I'm sure they'll get to it just as soon as they cobble together their Commitment to Diversity plan and write up a mission statement. Say in eleven or twelve years.

[Barry Pruett]

Further DC Mayor Muriel Bowser should resign. As demonstrated by her lack of effort last summer and yesterday, she is completely incompetent to lead any city.

[RXCross]

fishy -- in the battle of wits you appear to be unarmed. "Look to how well the government is handling distribution!" that would be trump's government..

Scooter 7:05 --"Keep it up, fool". .. yet another case of the kettle calling the pot black. "why millions of Americans have absolutely had it with the Dems. " millions of morons like yourself who have constantly and consistently believed trump's lies..pathetic

[RXCross]

Barry; " she is completely incompetent to lead any city." -- and your hero trump is completely incompetent to lead anything, yet you have continued to support him. What does that say about your own competence?

[fish]

Posted by: RXCross | 07 January 2021 at 11:13 AM

"Look to how well the government is handling distribution!" that would be trump's government..

It's really more Gavin, Andrew and Phils government(s) as this is a state level thing for the most part. Same principle applies though. Andrew "Grandma Killer" Cuomo has threatened providers with million dollar fines if they screw up the vaccine prioritization.So they're going really S L O W L Y. But you're a sharp gal and a model progressive so you probably already knew that! Better people die so as to not violate "equity" huh!

And in two weeks Trumps government will be Bidens government and still be every bit as clumsy and incompetent. I know this scares you and it should but you're going to have to buck up sis!

[D]

This Trumper is all butthurt because he attacked the Capitol,got maced and smacked with a billyclub,

https://twitter.com/PissOffTrumpkin/status/1347046009298366464?s=09

[D]

Let's review, when was the last time the US Capitol was attacked? That would have been on 9-11, but Bin Laden's attack was foiled by real Patriots.
Jan.6 is a day that will live in infamy.

[D]

The poor woman who was shot had been radicalized by Trump, rightwing news, talkradio, QAnon, and turned into a domestic terrorist - and she paid the ultimate price. Here you can see her ranting and raving,

https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1347230019572166661?s=09

[Gregory]

rxc

"The myriad of desperate problems the world faces are global in nature. Pandemics, the effects of climate change , etc. all require cooperation on a global scale to mitigate. Just think how much faster Covid vaccines might have been created and tested had the global community shared knowledge rather than privatize it in the hopes of making big bucks with a vaccine patent that governments will shell out billions tax dollars to acquire. Cooperation is not communism. It is not a political or economic theory or practice. It is a way to solve problems. Competition does not solve problems, it creates winning and losing sides... and today the trumpanzies are the losers beyond anyone's wildest dreams"

Just think how much faster a vaccine could have been developed? This vaxx was rolled out in record time.

"Cooperation is not communism"

Spot the looney.

[Scott O]

A known liar @11:13 - " millions of morons like yourself who have constantly and consistently believed trump's lies..pathetic"

Name one.

Ah - that's right - you can't.
Must be fun to be able to go through life just making up BS.
Good to see we're coming together in cooperation for the next few years!

[Scott O]

Duh - "...and turned into a domestic terrorist"
You lefty snowflakes do frighten easily.
Pretty soon Biden will be sworn in and you can come out from under your urine soaked beds.

[Bill Tozer]

Get Ready For The Californication Of America

https://issuesinsights.com/2021/01/07/get-ready-for-the-californication-of-america/

[Don Bessee]

Provocations from antifa -

According to further reports, Sullivan was arrested during BLM riots in Salt Lake City last year. He was arrested for felony rioting, criminal mischief and threats of violence. Sullivan has also called for attacks on government institutions, which raises many questions in connection to his presence at the Capitol Hill protest.

https://www.oann.com/blm-linked-activist-found-inside-capitol-during-protest/

;-)

[Don Bessee]

Hmmmmm -

In several follow-up tweets, Brooks said a congressman warned him on Monday about a growing Antifa threat. This source even advised him to sleep in his office. The congressman then told him, on Tuesday, that he was warned by Capitol Police that ‘fascist Antifa’ was going to infiltrate the Trump rally by dressing like the President’s supporters.

https://www.oann.com/rep-gaetz-highlights-possibility-antifa-infiltrated-trump-march/

;-)

[Bill Tozer]

Daily quotes and a meme.

Insight: “The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily the supreme rule.” —Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992)

Upright: “Teaching black children that they are living in a racist country and that they have no chance without government intervention, without diversity politics, without receiving special treatment because of their race destroys that child’s sense of humanity, personal uniqueness and personal responsibility. We have two competing cultures in America today. One culture says that life is, by nature, hard and that achievement comes from diligence, good character and struggle. The other culture says that life is only hard if it is unfair, and that life can be made fair and easy through politics. The latter is the culture of the left, which damages the very individuals it pretends to help. If we want to build a more perfect union, believe that every person is unique and that what people look like tells you nothing about who they are.” —Star Parker

For the record I: “[Jon Ossoff] is an unusually entitled young man who has never in his entire life … done anything meaningful or impressive, or even had a real job. He has a list of credentials the length of your arm, all of which we are supposed to be impressed by, but not a single actual accomplishment. In a world of shallow politicians, Jon Ossoff is lighter than air. He makes Beto O'Rourke look like Teddy Roosevelt!” —Tucker Carlson (Actually, Ossoff has held a job … answering constituent letters for Representative Hank “Guam Could Capsize” Johnson, the dumbest member of Congress)

For the record II: “In recent days, Rep. Louie Gohmert filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Electoral Count Act. His lawsuit sought to give Pence the power to make authoritative rulings. By virtue of filing that lawsuit, Gohmert acknowledged that the vice president currently does not have that power. Two federal courts dismissed the case. Those suggesting that Pence has that power would be agreeing with the notion that four years ago Joe Biden could have rejected the Electoral College votes and declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the 2016 presidential election.” —Gary Bauer

Observations: “I’m going to be interested in seeing how many media accounts say that the protests [Wednesday] were ‘mostly peaceful’ (which is true). I’ve heard only one such characterization. To the contrary, am I the only one who detects a barely concealed glee in the non-stop, furrowed-brow media coverage going on right now? This is not to excuse Trump for blundering, but our garbage media can’t help themselves, and while Trump will be gone two weeks, we’re stuck with these horrible people.” —Steven Hayward

Sobering reality: “President Trump seems determined to leave office in a manner that vindicates the vile accusations hurled at him by his opponents over the past four years. After a speech rehearsing his electoral grievances and calling on his vice president to abrogate his ministerial duty [Wednesday], some of the assembled multitude followed the logic of Trump’s grievances and stormed the Capitol.” —Scott Johnson

And last… “The greatest thing we all have the power to do right now, wherever you are, is to pray for the best outcome for this country.” —Will Witt
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https://www.facebook.com/PatriotPost/photos/10157949250925914

[Bill Tozer]

From my perch. The montages have begun.

MEDIA: YES, VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER [SUPERCUT]

https://news.grabien.com/story-media-yes-violence-answer-supercut
———
TUCKER: MSM HAVE BEEN ROMANTICIZING RIOTS UNTIL YESTERDAY
‘The point today is that all of a sudden, this is not the language of the unheard, these are people who are unheard for a good reason

https://news.grabien.com/story-tucker-msm-have-been-romanticizing-riots-until-yesterday
————-
MSNBC Guests: Police Made ‘Active Choice’ ‘By Design’ to Allow Capitol Violence

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2021/01/08/msnbc-guests-police-made-active-choice-design-allow-capitol
—————-
-'View' Spins for BLM, Antifa: Police ‘Enabled’ Trump Mob While Tear-Gassing ‘Peaceful’ Protesters!

-‘Nets Push Bogus Claim Cops Harsher on BLM than Trump Supporters’

-‘MSNBC Guests: Police Made ‘Active Choice’ ‘By Design’ to Allow Capitol Violence’

https://www.newsbusters.org/
———————————-
Hmmm. Next time send in the social workers. Things that have stuck since the mostly peaceful protest is : a one day unlawful and un-peaceful assembly is not insurrection. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

“They weren’t protesters – don’t dare call them protesters.” “They were a riotous mob. Insurrectionists. Domestic terrorists. It’s that basic. It’s that simple.”— Joe Biden.

But, but, but Joe. We were told for months that when witnessing 2,000 cops injured, 2 billion (with a B) dollars worth of damage, with businesses destroyed that will never ever come back....that looting of high end stores and rioting and wanton destruction was as American as Apple Pie. Those bloody protests of 2020 were compared to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. In fact, defenders of the arsonists who attacked the Federal Court Building Point out that America was founded as a protest against England.

We have been told that the rioters across the land were just blowing off steam for being locked down due to C-19. We have even been told by mayor Lori Lightfoot that the reason the already shocking murder rate in Chicago (mostly black men murdered) was due directly to Chicago being locked down and the natives grew restless..and mass gatherings are justified because people need to celebrate while being locked out. Huh?? Anyway, no problems to see here, it’s how Americans have always done things....we where told.

When one of our lefty friends posted immediately after or during the DC protests that we are hypocrites for not condemning the lack of law-n-order (DC breach, un-peaceful assembly) ), my knee jerk reaction is I would love to loudly condemn lawlessness in any form.....but unfortunately after months of condemning the riots and billions of dollars of property damage and MSM giving them a pass and actually covering for just riotous behavior that my voice is quite hoarse and it’s hard to shout, nay, impossible. My voice needs a break aftet 6 straight months of condemning violence by the Dangerous Left.

[D]

Let's see what excuses the Roundtable comes up with?

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/01/08/west_virginia_state_rep_arrested_by_fbi_for_partaking_in_us_capitol_riot.html

[fish]

Posted by: D | 08 January 2021 at 01:49 PM

You wants to riot you takes your chances...

....now tell me again how the 30 or so dead and multimillions in property damage by BLM & the Teefers is better!

Go ahead...!

[D]

Not better 💩fish, and not the same. Fish logic concludes that because street rioters did something, Republicans can trash the Capitol and endanger the lives of Pence, Senators, and Congressmen.

Fishbrains at work.

[fish]

Posted by: D | 08 January 2021 at 02:18 PM

I know that defending Urban Shoppers is a central tenet of your progressive faith but you’re not fooling anyone here.

[RXCross]

First it was phony election fraud now it's 'ANTIFA incited the riots not moron trumpanzees.' When are you people going to stop making up bullshit excuses for the treason of the trumpers including those elected officials who incited the lawlessness? When are going to stop passing on lies of election fraud that have been dismissed in dozens of courtrooms across the country as bullshit? Enough already.. throw out the orange Kool-aide and move on with your lives before you make total fools of yourselves if you haven't already.

scooter: "A known liar @11:13 - "millions of morons like yourself who have constantly and consistently believed trump's lies..pathetic" ...Name one." OK... what about the word "yourself" in describing morons who believe trump do you not understand?

[fish]

Posted by: RXCross | 08 January 2021 at 02:55 PM

Shorter Roberta......”Not fair......not using approved sources”

[RXCross]

I'm sorry that I have to repeat myself but, in the battle of wits you appear to be unarmed.

[fish]

Posted by: Wine Aunt | 08 January 2021 at 05:38 PM

......sniffle......whimper.....! Show you guys one of these days......

It’s Ok Roberta.....menopause is tough on a gal. We understand.

[Gregory]

"First it was phony election fraud"-Crossman 255pm

It was never phony election fraud.

[paul emery]

Here's a reaction to Trumps behavior from an Republican Senator:

During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt this Friday, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) was asked about his assessment of President Donald Trump's behavior and culpability in the run-up to and after the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters on January 6.

"This is a deep brokenness in his soul. ... Donald Trump is a guy who hurts. And I hurt for him at an anthropological and a human level, but at a level of his oath of office to the Constitution, the duty of the president of the United States is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution," Sasse said. "And the President is addicted to social media and to television, and to division, and he's been lying to During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt this Friday, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) was asked about his assessment of President Donald Trump's behavior and culpability in the run-up to and after the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters on January 6. the American people for eight straight weeks and planned it long before. No matter what was happening in any state, he was going to say the election was being stolen, and the people needed to rise up."

Sasse stressed the fact that Trump "said repeatedly to 'go wild' when you get to the Capitol" during a Wednesday morning address to his supporters.

"I think Donald Trump wanted there to be massive divisions, and he was telling people there was a path by which he was going to stay in office after January 20th," he said. "That was never true. And he wanted chaos on television. I don't have any idea what was in his heart about what he wanted to happen once they were in the Capitol, but he wanted there to be chaos, and I'm sure you've also had conversations with other senior White House officials, as I have."

Later in the interview, Sasse claimed that as Trump was watching his supporters storm the Capitol, he "was walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was as you had rioters pushing against Capitol Police trying to get into the building."

"That was happening. He was delighted," the Republican senator said.

read the full intergiew here:

https://hughhewitt.com/senator-ben-sasse-on-impeachment-and-transition-the-gop-in-minority/

[fish]

Posted by: paul emery | 08 January 2021 at 06:39 PM

Trillions Punch.....Biden wants to spend trillions. As a serious budget hawk.....just thought you’d want to know.

[Gregory]

This isn't about Trump anymore, Punchy.

[Scott O]

A total idiot @2:55 - Hilarious!
Since you were addressing me, why would I ask you to 'name' myself?
You claimed I believed all of Trumps lies.
I asked you to name one.
And I followed by averring that you couldn't do it.
Looks like I was correct - you can't.
It would be easier for you just to plead insanity coupled with a permanent OD of badly manufactured recreational drugs.
Get some sleep - a bunch of the yellow ones will do the trick.

[paul emery]

The most disturbing thing Sasse said in his interview was that "Trump was walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was as you had rioters pushing against Capitol Police trying to get into the building."

[Scott O]

Paul 7:14 - "The most disturbing thing..."
Yeah that sounds waaaaay worse than people burning businesses to the ground and Biden saying it isn't real - it's just an 'idea'.

[Bill Tozer]

Well, one more time around the barn....from my perch. Saves me from repeating myself. Oh, BTW, strike the word ‘appear’ from the sub title below:

‘Black Lives Matter boomerang: How media flipped script on violent protests after Capitol riot’
After a year of equivocation on destructive BLM riots, journalists appear to reverse position.

Media drops rationalization of violence in favor of condemnation

https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/black-lives-matter-boomerang-how-media-flipped-script-violent-protests-after

[paul emery]

So Scott it seems that you have no problem with Trump applauding his supporters forattacking police trying to protect legislators at our Nations Capital.

[fish]

Posted by: paul emery | 08 January 2021 at 08:22 PM

So Scott it seems that you have no problem with Trump applauding his supporters forattacking police trying to protect legislators at our Nations Capital?

So Punch it seems that you have no problem with Biden heaping trillions on to the National Debt in our Nations Capital.

Good to know!

[Walt]

Biden sure is out to piss off the masses.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/08/ted-cruz-says-biden-comparing-him-to-nazi-propagandist-is-vicious-rhetoric-tears-country-apart/

You LIBS really want to go there? Just which side is looking to the socialist way of life? It sure wasn't ours.
Need a history lesson?
LIBS are the ones right now banning free speech. Can you say,
"fascist"?
Now which side is out tearing down statues? The Proggy American Taliban.

I don't even need to point out the burning and looting for months on end...(But I did it anyway)

So tell O DIMwits,, just which side is closer to Nazis.

[fish]

......trillions.

[paul emery]

fish

Didn't hear you complain about Trump wanting $2000 assistance checks.

[scenes]

Just stopping by on the Internet Night of the Long Knives.

Paul Emery: "So Scott it seems that you have no problem with Trump applauding his supporters for attacking police trying to protect legislators at our Nations Capital."

Wait, wait. Hang on. When did he say that?

Was it anything like K. Harris? (Courtesy the Colbert show). Talking about mostly peaceful protestors.

'"That's right," Harris replied. "But they're not gonna stop. They're not gonna stop, and this is a movement, I'm telling you."

"They're not gonna stop, and everyone beware, because they're not gonna stop," she added. "They're not gonna stop before Election Day in November, and they're not gonna stop after Election Day."

"Everyone should take note of that, on both levels, that they're not going to let up — and they should not. And we should not," she concluded.'

[scenes]

Just to keep up the tote board (among hundreds of lesser lights who have been purged).

Kicked off of Twitter.
D. Trump.
Official POTUS account has had all new tweets removed.
Several Trump factotums
Flynn
Powell

Kicked off of Facebook.
D.Trump

Left Twitter.
R. Limbaugh.
D. Bongino (after suspension)

Reddit dump the remaining Trump groups

Kicked off of Google apps, soon on Apple apps.
All of Parler

DC AG is ramping up to charge Trump, Trump's family and associates with as much as possible.

Plus, in the spirit of the New Red Guard, daughter doxxes Trump supportin' mom who was at protest. Attempts to get mom fired (along with uncle and aunt I believe). Gofundme shuts down medical account for mom.
https://imgix.pedestrian.tv/content/uploads/2021/01/08/mumsucks.jpg

Gloves are off. Watch your six. Expect Patriot Act 2.0 early in new administration.

[scenes]

Ben Stein speaks on Parler.

"Goodbye to the First amendment. If I can get arrested for giving a speech to my supporters, thanking them for their loyalty and principles, and not in any way advocating anything illegal, then there is no more freedom of speech. And there is no more America."

[Bill Tozer]

“Didn't hear you complain about Trump wanting $2000 assistance checks.”

And you complained about $2,000 assistance checks? Look in the mirror lately? Rhetorical question. Go tell all your friends and starving artists on food stamps that you are opposed to $2,000 assistance checks (free money) and see how popular you become among the Progressive Marxists. They lost their jobs at no fault of their own! A lot of people did, millions. I don’t need the White Man’s money or for them to pay for my healthcare or bad choices in life.

Go ahead Punch, tell those buddies of yours that they should give the money back, be it another 600 clams or not. Tell them we need to pay as we go. Sing it loud and proud.

When the Botox Queen was asked what was the most important accomplishment she had after her first term as Madam Speaker, she answered, “Pay Go”. Gotta show how you are going to pay for a program before it passes. Pay as you go. Not a bad way to live life.

The first thing this new Congress has done is elimate Pay-Go. Now, no need to even state how to pay for the Dem’s New Raw Deal or even where the money might come from. Tax the rich and you will have money to burn, right? Blame the Republicans. You will anyway.

[Scott O]

Paul 8:22 - I take it from your post Paul, that you have no problem with school custodians beating baby elephants to death while riding bicycles made in Mexico.

[Bill Tozer]

Paul has zero problem with his Great White Father in Washington payIng 18% of his salary. Never miss a check and gets virus money to boot! Such a deal for the tax payers. Paying the non-essentials is important. Anyway, guess Trump, who has a deed aversion to getting the US involved in another war, is going to launch some nukes on the way out the door. Rightttt

Oh, please, let me more. Can you say, “crackpots”? I knew you could.

[Bill Tozer]

re: Parler, Rumble, etc.

Too bad it had to come to this. Can’t have the Technocrats (and their interns) shut down any conversations that might make the left look silly or they just don’t like. Willy Nilly.

Unfortunately the influence of controlled monolithic social media is too big, too far reaching, too dominating to brush aside in today’s Brave New World. Have no choice but to build our own platforms so our voices and opinions are heard, even if it’s among ourselves to begin with. The techno-monopoly is a game changer and has to countered, like it or not. An imperative. And that’s the way the cookie crumbles....

[paul emery]

Gosh and golly Bill. You are a Trump supporter and just this week he was supporting the $2000 payment. Was he wrong in doing that or did you not support him after all ?

[Bill Tozer]

Gish and Golly News Rredirector. I would have to see whom the 2k was going to. Certainly not people who never missed a check or folks like me. Or anybody on welfare. Its for the dishwashers who got laid off. And no gig workers. Blame CA, not the virus for that one. Oh, theu have great plans for gig workers. Higher wages, unionized, dues to be paid. The gig workers will be fine once they get off the anti-union train. Employer pays your medical as well. A win-win situation, so the gig workers get no money. They will be juat fine with CA Dreaming.

And no hospital workers get money. Those burnt out nurses nake too much mobey anyway and are always complaining. Good. Give them something else to bitch about.

Gotta see who gets 2k and why. Why pay the non-essentials and the essentials never missed a check, so why pay them. Pay the dishwashers extra.

[Barry Pruett]

https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/1004872/18

I don’t think that the socialists truly understand all of the America patriots in this country. Most of these socialists come from moderately wealthy families and can’t relate to folks that play softball and drink beer with their buddies. They think that they are better than those folks and should be obeyed. They can’t relate to folks that were raised with the rights priorities - God, family, and country. They mock them. They look down on them. They underestimate them as well.

[fish]

Posted by: paul emery | 08 January 2021 at 08:42 PM

fish

Didn't hear you complain about Trump wanting $2000 assistance checks.

What does that have to do with your deep and heartfelt concern about the last administrations budget and spending shenanigans.

[fish]

Posted by: scenes | 08 January 2021 at 09:12 PM

Always like it when you drop by and comment if ever so briefly. Keep your head down and enjoy the show!

[Bill Tozer]

Internet Night of the Long Knives. Good one Scenes. Saw this Shapiro video last night and he nails it again. Internet Night of the Long Knives indeed.

https://www.facebook.com/DailyWire/videos/438627193940171/

[scenes]

I'll leave you with a tweet I rather liked. https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1310926238287101952

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The soft coup of networked power:

Network power > State power

Terms of Service > Bill of Rights

Social AIs replace secret police

Social deplatforming replaces arrest and imprisonment (for dissidents)

This is the hidden path to a real and tangible totalitarianism.

There are no checks and balances to block it. No history to reference. It's a straight and clear path.
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[Barry Pruett]

And for Trump’s next trick...declassify and release all of it.

[George Rebane]

BarryP 912am - Exactly!

[paul emery]

Republicans are starting to speak out favoring impeachment. From Breitbart;

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Donald Trump did commit impeachable acts by inciting the riot on Capitol Hill last week.

Host Jake Tapper said, “Your Republican colleague Senator Murkowski of Alaska says President Trump should resign. She said, quote, ‘He’s caused enough damage.’ Do you agree?

Toomey said, “Yeah, I do. I think at this point, with just a few days left, it’s the best path forward, the best way to get this person in the rearview mirror for us that could happen immediately. I’m not optimistic it will. But I think that would be the best way forward.”

Tapper asked, “Do you think the president should be impeached? Would you vote to remove him from office?”

Toomey said, “I think the president did commit impeachable offenses. There is little doubt in my mind about that. I don’t know. As a practical matter, it is actually possible to do an impeachment in the handful of days that are left. It is likely if the House does pass Articles of Impeachment, we wouldn’t get them until — I don’t know Tuesday or Wednesday. We are less than one week to go at that point. I am also not at all clear that it is constitutionally permissible to impeach someone after they have left office. So there may not be a viable impeachment route at this point. But certainly, he could resign, and that would be a very good outcome.”

He added, “I think there is also a possibility that there is criminal liability here.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/10/sen-toomey-trump-committed-impeachable-acts-faces-possible-criminal-liability/

[George Rebane]

re PaulE 1031am - A more knowledgeable and reasoned voice -
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/533469-swift-second-impeachment-would-damage-the-constitution

Also see 10jan21 update to Dark Days Diary.

[Douglas Keachie]

Just passing through, from link in Pelline's blog, to see how the Whataboutisms are going? Looks like they are in great shape. Why not cut to the chase and identify Biden as the leader of Antifa? Enjoy the ride, who's your President now, and four years? I'll bet that most of your worst fantasies never come to pass. Put your energies into high speed rail. Buffett, he's a smart man. Only chance to beat China.