[Breitbart] John Dowd, a former personal attorney representing President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation, said the FBI probe into whether the president was a Kremlin asset shows there is an ongoing "coup" against him by top federal law enforcement officials.
Commenter 'NationalCapitalist' writes:
NationalCapitalist • 6 hours ago
Of course they all didn't believe the false Russian conspiracy; this whole witch hunt's purpose was to use unrestricted, un-Constitutional powers to dig into every facet of Trump's life and the lives of his associates for opposition research for 2020. A loyal deep stater running an investigation full of Democrat loyalists was going to build a massive information warchest for the 2020 Democrat nominee to use. This whole thing isn't just pathetic, it's a perversion of justice indicative of the typical leftist mantra "One set of laws for me, one set of iron clad rules for you to live under".
[Free Beacon] House Republican leaders on Monday removed Rep. Steve King (R., Iowa) from his assignments on the Judiciary and Agricultural Committees after the congressman questioned why white supremacy is offensive.
The move took place after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) called a meeting of the House Republican Steering Committee, which voted unanimously to strip King of his committee assignments, the New York Times reported. King also lost his spot on the Small Business Committee.
The decision to remove King from the committees came amid a wave of backlash in Congress for his comments. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R., Utah) sharply criticized the Iowa congressman for his remarks, and Democrats have introduced several resolutions to censure King.
In an interview published last Thursday, King questioned why white supremacy is offensive.
"White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization‐how did that language become offensive?" King asked.
King also commented on the large number of minorities in the Democratic House majority.
"You could look over there and think the Democratic Party is no country for white men," he said.
On Sunday, McCarthy condemned his fellow Republican congressman, saying, "That language has no place in America."
"If he doesn't understand why ’white supremacy' is offensive, he should find another line of work," McConnell said the next day.
King tried to explain his remarks during a speech on the House Floor on Friday, calling himself "simply an American nationalist."
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Meanwhile, the recently elected haters on the Democratic side are lauded, along with the Democrats’ long-standing racists.
Western culture is superior, but it is not a race-linked thing — anyone or any group that adopts its tenets will do better than those who don’t. (Christianity is likewise universalist — Jesus Christ is not reserved for the Jews he preached to during his lifetime and their descendants.) Contrariwise, anyone who adopts a race-based culture will do worse, regardless which race they rank highest in the hierarchy.
There is nothing wrong, and much right, with being an American nationalist. But white nationalism and white supremacy belong to the KKK, which has done as much to hold this country back as the equally racist black nationalism and its corollaries are doing now.
The opposite of the anti-white and — as white beliefs — anti-Christian and antisemitic racism of the Democratic party is not to merely be pro- those things for white people, but a universalist welcoming of all who choose Western civ including accepting believing Christians and Jews. This is Congressman King’s mistake. Not taking the opportunity to explain his conceptual error to him and to the country is a mistake by the leadership of the Republican party — what a selling point they’re throwing away!
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Remember, Black Majority rule, Black Nationalism, and Black supremacy for South Africa is OK for the same people who object to a country that is 75%+ white being anything but 'DIVERSE'.
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Nearly all western civilisations that create wealth are originally white.
Yes. We figured it out first. Or you did, because Jews were not considered “white” until recently. But then neither were Italians and Slavs, among so many others, so the term has been becoming more inclusive for a while. Thus we demonstrated that the learnings can be applied by anyone.
That they can be applied beyond Western Europe is in the process of being demonstrated. Even partial adoption improves things, witness India, which is at least opening up somewhat, economically. On the other hand, we are seeing in Europe, Britain, and the US the harm caused when even some of the population switches to totalitarian thought control.
Nichts zu danken, European Conservative. Sometimes it is you who gets there first.
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"You could look over there and think the Democratic Party is no country for white men," he said.
Well, there is Steny Hoyer. Ever notice how he's always there to kiss Nancy Pelosi's butt? I guess that's one white man they can tolerate.
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The term "white supremacist" is troubling but what is even more troubling is the politically correct concept that Steve King loses his committee assignment for asking a politically incorrect question. We are losing our democracy and our freedom when any group is able to decide what speech is acceptable and what speech is not.
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Likewise, even though I have precious little sympathy for Megyn Kelly, I find it troubling that she lost her job at NBC simply because she didn't know what's wrong with wearing black face and didn't even know better than to ask about it. Can we no longer have a free, fair and robust exchange of ideas in this country?
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Can we no longer have a free, fair and robust exchange of ideas in this country?
No. (Not that I'm endorsing that situation...)
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One of my quotes in a New York Times story has been completely mischaracterized. Here’s the context I believe accurately reflects my statement.
In a 56 minute interview, we discussed the changing use of language in political discourse. We discussed the worn out label “racist” and my observation that other slanderous labels have been increasingly assigned to Conservatives by the Left, who injected into our current political dialog such terms as Nazi, Fascist, “ White Nationalist, White Supremacist,— Western Civilization, how did THAT language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”…just to watch Western Civilization become a derogatory term in political discourse today. Clearly, I was only referencing Western Civilization classes. No one ever sat in a class listening to the merits of white nationalism and white supremacy.
When I used the word “THAT” it was in reference ONLY to Western Civilization and NOT to any previously stated evil ideology ALL of which I have denounced.
My record as a vocal advocate for Western Civilization is nearly as full as my record in defense of Freedom of Speech.
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Yes. We figured it out first. Or you did, because Jews were not considered “white” until recently. But then neither were Italians and Slavs, among so many others, so the term has been becoming more inclusive for a while.
That's the new narrative but it's BS. Jews, Italians and Slavs have always been considered white. That's why the laws prohibiting miscegenation never applied to them procreating with other whites. What is a fact is that northern European whites were considered superior to other whites. And whites of British origin were considered superior to Germans, and so on.
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So who was doing the chanting "Jews will not replace us"?
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What is a fact is that northern European whites were considered superior to other whites. And whites of British origin were considered superior to Germans, and so on.
True. My northern German grandmother tried to condescend to my Russian/Latvian father even though he was a professor and a department head, and had moved in high government circles in Israel before he moved to America. The attempt proved unwise on her part, according to my mother, but that is a different story.
Slomoling Phusoper9782, thank you for the link to the full context for the quotes for which Rep. King is being slammed. That makes a great deal difference.
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It just seems that not a single soul in the House bought it. Quite rare I might say.
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So who was doing the chanting "Jews will not replace us"
I seem to recall the chanters claimed they were saying “You will not replace us,” European Conservative. The claim thqt the other was said startled me at the time — except in the greater New York City area and around Miami Beach there simply aren’t enough Jews avalanle to replace anyone. Nationwide Jews make up about 1.7% of American; in my community here, I am regularly the first Jew people know well enough to ask questions.
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tw
Of course you know better than anyone else that antisemitism doesn't depend on Jews actually being present.
"You" instead of "Jews"? Really?
This would be a very strange way to pronounce "you"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8yPQBigTSg
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Also consider this:
In 1925, 563,733 people declared themselves members of the Jewish religious community, or 0.9% of the total population of the German Reich.
Eight years later, after the census of 16 June 1933, their number had been reduced to 499,682. At that time the share of German Jews in the total population was only 0.8%.
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I should also add that it doesn't matter whether Jews are considered "white" or not.
The racism of white supremacists clearly targets Jews as well.
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Rep. Steve King has been given a gift: No more boring time burning committee meetings. Every disaster is a new opportunity.
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Not at my best, and lord knows y'all deserve better, but... when has that stopped me?
It was three men of Indostan,
All worldly and refined,
Who misdefined Supremacy
(For each in spots was blind,
And each by overreaching
Might seem to each unkind).
The chosen first approached the word
And kissed its worthy hem.
"Bright shining pride of all my tribe,
I thank thee!" Then, to them,
"God tells me that Supremacy
Is mighty like a GEM!"
The Second empathetic dear
Cried, conscious of his loss,
"Could all mankind be lifted up,
Well, that'd be the sauce!
Who doubts this, shows Supremacy
Is, oddly, like a CROSS!"
Der Dritte temperately raved,
And strictly on the level,
"Supremacy is everywhere!
You must be very careful,
Because it is -- believe me, please --
Precisely like the DEVIL!"
And lo these men of Indostan
Politely all day long
Disputed somewhat subtly
But tolerably strong,
For each was partly in the right
And all were in the--
[Wash Examiner] Senate lawmakers have formed a new bipartisan "gang" to try to resolve the impasse over border wall funding that has caused the longest government shutdown in history.
The group includes 20 Senate lawmakers ‐ 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats ‐ according to Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Cornyn is not in the gang but is a member of the GOP leadership team and has been briefed on the discussions so far.
"My hypothesis is when federal employees start missing their paychecks, that changes the picture," Cornyn said. "A lot more Senate Democrats are under pressure. If people start breaking off, maybe there is a chance to end the impasse."
Cornyn said he also talked to "a senior Senate Democrat about some ideas of what we could do," but he added a proposal would ultimately have to meet President Trump’s demand for border wall funding, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have so far refused.
"I"m glad they are talking, but no real progress yet, other than talking," Cornyn said, referring to the gang.
It's been nearly six years since the Gang of Eight organized an immigration bill that envisioned a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants in exchange for tougher border security measures and language aimed at ensuring immigrants don't overstay their visas. The Gang of Eight bill passed in a 68-32 vote in the Senate, but it was never taken up in the Republican-led House.
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The reason for supporting the open border by the Democrats is to dilute the voting power of the Democracy leaning citizen and to replace Democracy with a centralized socialist government.
When Barack Obama finally leaves Washington DC is the sign that they finally realize solid movement in that direction won't happen anytime soon.
Illegal immigration is the life line of hope and change this neo socialist shadow government complex. They don't care about this government shut down, they want to replace it anyway, until the shutdown begins to jeopardize the overall mission.
[Wash Examiner] House Democrats are quickly intensifying oversight of the pharmaceutical industry, opening what may be one of the most significant investigations into prescription drug pricing in decades.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings of Maryland sent letters to 12 drugmakers requesting detailed information and documentation on "price increases, investments in research and development, and corporate strategies to preserve market share and pricing power," according to a statement.
"For years, drug companies have been aggressively increasing prices on existing drugs and setting higher launch prices for new drugs while recording windfall profits," Cummings wrote. "The goals of this investigation are to determine why drug companies are increasing prices so dramatically, how drug companies are using the proceeds, and what steps can be taken to reduce prescription drug prices."
The panel is focusing its initial efforts on medications that were the costliest for Medicare Part D, as well as those with the most significant price hikes during the past five years. Among the companies that received requests for information are AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly & Co.
The oversight committee is slated to hold its first hearing on the issue on Jan. 29.
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Big Pharma has a lot to answer for and has done some really shady shit.
However, this investigation is bullshit and nothing more than political cover as any real investigation would drag most of congress into it with big pharma.
The two go hand in hand with their illegal and unethical dealings.
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However, this investigation is bullshit and nothing more than political cover as any real investigation would drag most of congress into it with big pharma.
"Most of congress" yes, quite similar to Gowdy's Benghazi Kabuki theater.
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Derek Lowe (In The Pipeline blog) as a research chemist working for Big Pharma had various things to say about this idiocy...
Basically, if you make people lose money they will quit. Look at what has happened to the Vaccination industry as an example: microscopic profit margins and unlimited legal risk equals fewer and fewer suppliers.
One thing that might work though is for the Feds to require that Medicaid/Medicare recipients get the lowest price offered worldwide. Don't sell it in Canada cheaper than you do to old folks in the USA.
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#12 Don't sell it in Canada cheaper than you do to old folks in the USA. -FGG8594
Did you hear what India did? What do you do when the government extorts "negotiates" lower drug prices by saying that they were Not going to recognize Pharma's copyrights? The Indian government threatened hypothesized that it would "naturally" support its own companies in flooding the world market with copycat drugs. This may be "fine" in the short run for the consumer, but it means the initial research company has to eat All of the sunk costs and their competitors don't.
[American Thinker] President Trump is staying put in snowy Washington while his government shutdown duel with Democrats continues, canceling every fancy trip out (that doesn't include a non-touristy one to the Texas border), including even a Christmas trip to his home in Florida.
That's fitting for the times, and it suggests a leader looking for a resolution.
But then there are...the Democrats.
A whole slew of them packed off to Puerto Rico for a junket, getting hold of those hard-to-get Hamilton tickets (no shutout there); bunking in with 109 K Street lobbyists in $429-a-night hotel rooms; and, sure enough, partying hearty. WashEx's Paul Bedard has the opening story. Warning: Lounge chair arse ripples cannot be unseen.
[BPR] As wildfires raged in California last year, a group of lawmakers from the state were apparently off on a trip to Hawaii with utility companies.
The nonprofit Independent Voter Project hosted the annual event in Maui in November as a dozen lawmakers ‐ mostly Democrats ‐ met with representatives from utility companies who lobbied for a bailout as they seek to raise electricity rates in an effort to offset financial costs due to the wildfires, according to The New York Times.
Lawmakers met with representatives from San Diego Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison at the five star Fairmont Kea Lani hotel, KABC-TV reported.
"These 12 legislators have gotten over $630,000 from the three utilities in campaign contributions. Traditionally these trips are paid for by the sponsor. They are comped," Jamie Court, the president of Consumer Watchdog, said.
California Assembly members Frank Bigelow, Bill Brough ‐ the only Republicans in the group ‐ as well as Ian Calderon, Jim Cooper, Tom Daly, Heath Flora, Jim Frazier, Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Freddie Rodriguez and Blanca Rubio attended the event, according to Consumer Watchdog. State Sens. Ben Hueso and Cathleen Galgiani were also in attendance.
[Hot Air] There’s no pressing question in American politics to which the answer is "John Kasich."
Except "Which anti-Trump Republican is the most likely to sign up with a left-friendly cable news network to bitch about the president all day?"
Maybe also, “Which Republican would pose the weakest primary challenge to Trump?”
Seriously, America. One Ana Navarro is enough.
Republican John Kasich, who is thinking about running for president in 2020, is likely to announce as soon as this week that he will join a major cable news network, CNBC has learned.
Kasich has signaled to close advisors and some donors that he is looking to sign with either CNN or MSNBC as he finishes his two-term tenure as Ohio’s governor, according to three people with knowledge of the conversations, including two who have been close to the governor since his 2016 presidential run.
These people would not say the role Kasich will play at a network, only to say that he’s ruled out joining Fox News Channel. Kasich hosted his own show on Fox News for several years in the 2000s.
If you’re thinking hard about an independent run for president in 2020, what’s the easiest way to start introducing yourself to voters early and often? Right. Gotta get a toehold in cable news, if only for a little balance in case they decided to become “Trump’s accomplice” again in 2020. But Kasich also wants to be there as the Mueller findings unspool to make the case that America can and must do better. He’ll have an opportunity to push his anti-Trump message every day now to a national audience as the campaign heats up, and to be paid for the privilege.
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The plan is to decouple the concept of conservatism from the GOPe brand. Never mind that the definition of conservative in the political sense was long ago subverted into meaninglessness.
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Run, John, run! Trump could use a warmup piñata before the general election.
[DailyWire] Last week, a federal judge ruled that Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, could proceed to sue the state for anti-religious bias.
Phillips previously fought a case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Colorado Civil Rights Commission cited him for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. The Supreme Court found that the commission discriminated against Phillips for his religious views.
On the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take Phillips' appeal, Denver attorney Autumn Scardina requested Phillips to bake a cake that celebrated gender transition with a blue outside and an pink inside, The Western Journal reports. After Phillips refused, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission cited him again.
Despite Phillips winning his case at the Supreme Court, the state still decided to prosecute him, causing him to file a lawsuit.
In a statement, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which is defending Phillips, said that Colorado is treating Phillips differently than other cake artists who decline custom projects if they disagree with the message.
"While the state ‘allow[s] other cake artists to decline requests to create custom cakes that express messages they deem objectionable and would not express for anyone,' Colorado treats Phillips differently," ADF said. "This ‘disparate treatment,' the court said, ‘reveals' the state officials' ongoing ‘hostility towards Phillips, which is sufficient to establish they are pursuing the discrimination charges against Phillips in bad faith, motivated by Phillips' … religion ... '"
"The same agency that the Supreme Court rebuked as hostile to Jack Phillips has remained committed to treating him unequally and forcing him to express messages that violate his religious beliefs," ADF Senior Counsel Jim Campbell said in a statement. "Colorado is acting in bad faith and with bias toward Jack. We look forward to moving forward with this lawsuit to ensure that Jack isn't forced to create custom cakes that express messages in conflict with his faith."
Campbell added that Phillips serves all customers regardless of their lifestyle but doesn't create custom cakes that express messages that conflict with his religious beliefs.
"He can't get a fair shake before the state commission," Campbell said. "A commissioner set to decide the state's new case against Jack has publicly referred to him as a ‘hater' on Twitter, one of several indications of the commission's ongoing bad faith toward him and his beliefs."
ADF argues that the state is violating Phillips' First Amendment rights of exercise of religion, free speech, and due process rights.
"Over his years as a cake artist, Phillips has declined to create cakes with various messages that violate his faith, including messages that demean LGBT people, express racism, celebrate Halloween, promote marijuana use, and celebrate or support Satan," the statement concludes.
In September, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) called on the Justice Department to investigate the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and its director for harassing Phillips.
"[N]owhere is the assault on religious freedom more pervasive then at the Colorado Civil Rights Commission through their selective application of the law, using it to target viewpoints that contradict their own personal beliefs [sic]," Lamborn said in a letter to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "For over six years now, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission has been on a crusade against Jack Phillips because its officials despise what he believes and how he practices his faith."
"I am asking the Department of Justice to protect the rights of religious Coloradans by ensuring that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission cannot continue its harassment of people of faith in my home state and its attempts to violate their first amendment freedoms," he added.
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[Free Beacon] House Republican leaders on Monday removed Rep. Steve King (R., Iowa) from his assignments on the Judiciary and Agricultural Committees after the congressman questioned why white supremacy is offensive.
[Wash Examiner] Senate lawmakers have formed a new bipartisan "gang" to try to resolve the impasse over border wall funding that has caused the longest government shutdown in history.
[BPR] As wildfires raged in California last year, a group of lawmakers from the state were apparently off on a trip to Hawaii with utility companies.
[Hot Air] There’s no pressing question in American politics to which the answer is "John Kasich."
[DailyWire] Last week, a federal judge ruled that Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, could proceed to sue the state for anti-religious bias.
