[Fox] Doug Schoen: George Floyd unrest — only this can save Dems from defeat in 2020.
As violent protests sweep the nation and fury fills city streets in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 presidential election is shaping up to be eerily similar to the 1968 campaign.
In 1968, the country was grieving from the assassinations of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who was on the path to claiming the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
The period preceding the 1968 election was a time of great civil unrest. There were riots across the country following Dr. King’s assassination, and the August 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago became a venue for protests against the Vietnam War — led by left-wing activist groups like Students for a Democratic Society — and culminated in a televised riot where police clashed with protesters.
As a result of that year’s civil unrest, which was also accompanied by inner Democratic Party division between the moderates and far left, Democrats embraced a more liberal foreign policy perspective while focusing mainly on social and racial justice issues, largely at the expense of economic issues.
Taken together, the party’s leftward movement and the accompanying civil unrest, which was associated with the far left, helped Richard Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” prevail in the 1968 election and in 1972, when he won by a 49-state landslide. Nixon’s approach appealed to the silent majority with a promise to restore “law and order,” while the Democratic Party was viewed as too far left.
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I understand where everyone is going with the '68 comparisons.
At the risk of being an Eeyore, let's take a look at what happened in those times.
Nixon won a very close race thanks to George Wallace taking a lot of his votes.
Nixon took office and gave us the EPA and a bunch of other items from the liberal wishlist.
Nixon then won a landslide in '72 (with some help from the assassination attempt on George Wallace).
There was a lot of noise from the Nixon camp that his second term would see the reining in of Leviathan.
Nixon's second term was a Golden Age of conservative policy initiatives and he left office in 1977 as one of the most beloved figures in American public life.
Thanks to these conservative policy successes, the rest of the '70s was one of the high points of American and indeed, human history.
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^ Going to bet "social justice / civil rights" trumps quarantine religion and St. Fauci and Scarf Woman know very well they would get a heaping dose of cancel culture if they said otherwise.
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Bringin' us all together, eh, Gretchen?
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Gretchen's got a decent rack....just trying to find something positive.
[NYPOST] Two weeks ago, the men and women of the NYPD were being hailed as heroes. As first responders in the war on the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... , they and their FDNY brothers, the EMTs, doctors, nurses, bus drivers, subway workers and essential personnel who kept the city open were applauded for their courage in helping to keep New York running during the lockdown.
This was done at no small risk to themselves and their families. Six NYPD members contracted the virus and died; thousands more became sick.
New York City is the epicenter of the disease, leading the nation by far in COVID-19 infections and deaths. Each encounter with a civilian or even another co-worker could expose a cop to the disease.
Yet the cops reported to work each day, climbed into their radio cars and patrolled the streets of this city, as they do every day. They did their job.
And it’s a job that cannot be done from home, as so many others were able to do. There is no way to telecommute to a person in need, a lost child or a robbery in progress.
Police work has always, and will always, be hands-on, up close and personal. Cops cannot social-distance from a person they are helping or a perp they’re arresting.
It was nice to see this dedication by first responders acknowledged by the public. Alas, I knew it would not last.
After 9/11, there was an outpouring of support and appreciation for the NYPD and FDNY. The sacrifice made by those who rushed into the burning towers, never to return, would not be forgotten. Or so it seemed.
Even as hundreds of first responders die each year from ailments acquired from working on "The Pile," the memories of their service, for many, have faded.
The events taking place in the city over the last few nights signal that the sacrifices made by the NYPD in the COVID-19 war have also been suddenly forgotten.
Last June, I wrote in these pages of my apprehension as the new criminal-justice reforms were to take effect. The closing of Rikers Island, no bail even for serious felonies and the non-prosecution of "quality of life" crimes, I warned, could return New York to the crime-ridden days of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s.
Yet I had no idea that flip would come so soon — practically overnight, with the emergence of the troubling George Floyd video.
The looting, arson and attacks on cops displayed over the past nights remind me of reading about the Civil War Draft Riots of 1863, riots so bad President Abraham Lincoln had to order Union troops, fresh from the Gettysburg battlefield, to New York, to put them down.
Our NYPD is now waging a two-pronged war: one against the coronavirus and a second against those looking to destroy the city and creating nights of terror for many New Yorkers.
On Wednesday, Commissioner Dermot Shea tweeted, "This is what our cops are up against: Organized looters, strategically placing caches of bricks & rocks at locations throughout NYC." It’s the urban version of war.
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What is the current status of the plandemic? Is it petering out? There are mixed reports on this.
[NYPOST] Mayor Comrade Bill de Blasio ...cryptocommie mayor of New York and for some reason a Dem candidate for president in 2020. Corrupt and incompetent, his qualifications for office seem to consist of being married to a black woman, with whom he honeymooned in Cuba. He has a preppy-looking son named Dante, whose Divine Comedy involved getting his back hair up when a police car drove past him slowly. New Yorkers voted for him, so they deserve him... was shouted down with boos and shouts of "F— you, de Blasio" when he tried to take the podium at a George Floyd protest in Brooklyn on Thursday.
"F— the mayor’s curfew!" some shouted. "Turn your back! Turn your back!" others shouted. Many in the crowd did turn their backs.
"Shut the f— up!" protesters shouted.
The heckling was so intense, the mayor kept his remarks under five minutes, and then was no longer seen on the stage.
"Black lives matter in New York," the mayor attempted to say at the protest at Cadman Plaza at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge.
"Not to you!" one heckler shouted.
The Rev. Kevin McCall, one of the organizers of the memorial, tried calm the crowd, to no avail.
Hizzoner stepped down from the podium after telling the angry crowd, "George Floyd could not have died in vain" and "We will not be about words in this city; we will be about change."
He added, "We will make peaceful change in this city."
The crowd turning their backs on de Blasio comes after police have repeatedly turned their backs on the mayor at funerals for slain officers.
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Forever quarantine scam is over. You will still encounter Karens whining at the grocery store about your lack of a mask, but you will not see them wading into street theater riots to preach the Gospel of St. Fauci.
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"Big Bird" has got to be worst mayor in the U.S. One has to wonder how he got elected?
I don't recall but who was he running against? Hate to think that they could be worse? IMO, any Jamoke picked at random off the street could do a better job.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday said he would seek to block two of Donald Trump’s nominees in response to the president’s firing of two inspectors general, citing the need for "checks and balances."
Grassley has been pressing the White House to provide a rationale for Trump’s decision to dismiss the intelligence community’s inspector general and his counterpart at the State Department, and has said responses from the White House have fallen short.
In statements submitted to the congressional record, Grassley said he would block any request for unanimous consent in the Senate to approve Christopher Miller to head the National Counterterrorism Center without an explanation for Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson’s dismissal.
Similarly, he said he would seek to block approval of the nomination of Marshall Billingslea to be an undersecretary at the State Department absent an explanation for the termination of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick.
Agency inspectors general are charged with guarding against illegal conduct and mismanagement.
Their job is meant to be nonpartisan, but a president has a right to remove them for any reason. U.S. law requires a president to notify Congress within 30 days of such action.
Linick became the fourth government watchdog dismissed by the Republican president in recent months when he was fired on May 15, leading to charges from Democrats that Trump was moving against internal critics.
In an interview with members of Congress on Wednesday, Linick confirmed he was fired while investigating the declaration of a "national emergency" to justify arms sales to Saudi Arabia, lawmakers said.
"All I want is a reason 4 (for) firing these ppl (people)," Grassley said in a tweet.
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Grassley has been pressing the White House to provide a rationale for Trump’s decision to dismiss the intelligence community’s inspector general and his counterpart at the State Department, and has said responses from the White House have fallen short.
A better question would be: "What role did these IGs have in the coup to take down POTUS?"
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Linick, appointed to his post in September 2013, oversaw the cover-up of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
His May 2016 report was critical of Clinton,noting the Secretary failed to inform key department staff regarding her use of a private server. No punishment resulted.
[JSONLINE] The Madison-based nonprofit has advocated for the release of all African Americans from jail and the defunding of police departments. As for the current protests, the group's leaders say "all actions against racist state violence are justified."
"Stop murdering black people, and your glass will be safe," Monica Adams, co-executive director for Freedom Inc., said while leading the third day of police protests in the state's capital on Monday.
"Thank all the youth freedom fighters who were in the streets fighting (Sunday) night and Saturday night," said Mahnker Dahnweih, community power-building coordinator for Freedom Inc. "Every action is a contribution to liberation."
So where does a group like this get the money it needs to promote its agenda?
A lot of it comes from you.
Records show that the state has awarded contracts and grants worth $3.6 million to Freedom Inc., which advocates for minority and LGBTQ communities, over the past five years.
That includes $876,674 in federal grants awarded by the state Department of Justice since January 2019, when Attorney General Josh Kaul took office. The state Department of Children and Families has paid out $732,403 to Freedom Inc. under Gov. Tony Evers over the past 1½ years.
That's a lot of money for an organization that reported a total budget of $3.3 million in 2018, according to federal tax records. Freedom Inc.'s income has increased tenfold since 2014, when it reported revenue of just $311,670.
Adams' salary has doubled in the past few years. She reported earning an annual paycheck of $104,230 in 2018 — up from $52,154 two years prior.
The group has a net fund balance exceeding $2 million.
It lists its purpose on tax forms as trying to "achieve social justice through coupling direct services with leadership development and community organizing."
State Sen. Steve Nass, a Whitewater Republican, said he was concerned that state tax dollars may be going to help Freedom Inc.'s "radical" political agenda. He called on the governor and attorney general, both Democrats, to investigate.
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Defunding police departments. Many blue cities are talking about this as a possibility. Also known as capitulation to the thug element. Not a good idea. Hmmmn, What could possibly go wrong?
[BIZPACREVIEW] White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany fact-checked CNN chief White House correspondent Ace Newshound Jim Acosta ...CNN's showboating White House correspondent... this Wednesday after he spewed a blatant lie at her.
The lie was the fallacious and already debunked claim that the Trump administration had "gassed and pummeled protesters" prior to President Donald Trump ...His ancestors didn't own any slaves... ’s "powerful" walk to St. John’s Church earlier this week.
To make matters worse, he spewed the lie while referencing deceased civil rights hero and legend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Kayleigh, you mentioned Dr. King. He likely would not have approved of what took place on Monday evening across from the White House as you probably know," Acosta said.
"If the White House president and his team had to do it all over again, would you have gassed and pummeled protesters to clear the park so the president could have a photo op?"
What actually happened was that, in response to "protesters" hurling projectiles at the authorities while demonstrating at Lafayette Square, the U.S. Park Police issued three warnings. After the "protesters" failed to heed them, the Park Police used smoke canisters and pepper balls to stop the attacks and move the "protesters" elsewhere.
All this happened before the president even began his reportedly spontaneous walk to St. John’s Church, which is located in Lafayette Square.
Moreover, according to McEnany, the USPP had been planning to relocate the "protesters" elsewhere since early that morning.
"First, I would note that these protests that were going on, in the morning, [Attorney General] Barr had determined that we needed to expand the perimeter by one block on each side," she tried to explain to Acosta, who’s known for his stubbornness.
"He was surprised, AG Barr, when he arrived at the White House, to see that that perimeter had not been moved. So, we said that we needed to get going with moving that perimeter. He told the officers that were out there. That was the late afternoon, so that decision was made in the morning, first of all."
The decision to relocate the perimeter was based on what had happened the night earlier, when so-called "protesters" tried to burn down St. John’s Church.
[FOXNEWS] The Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday voted to authorize subpoenas to the FBI and other agencies for records and testimony from Obama-era officials related to the bureau’s original Russia investigation and the Justice Department inspector general’s review of that probe.
The committee voted 8-6 to give Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., the authority to send subpoenas as part of the panel’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe and the process of "unmasking."
The committee authorized subpoenas to the FBI for the production of all records related to the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation—the bureau’s internal code name for the Russia probe, which began in July 2016.
The subpoenas would cover all records made available to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz for his review of the Russia probe and alleged misconduct surrounding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant approvals to surveil members of the Trump campaign.
The committee also authorized subpoenas to the State Department for the production of records related to meetings or communications between State Department officials or employees with ex-British Intelligence officer Remington Christopher Steele, who compiled the now-infamous anti-Trump dossier which served as much of the basis for the FISA warrant applications to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. The subpoenas would cover documents from June 2016 through January 2017.
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Should we go after a Shadow President and Veep as well? Is that on the table?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
...cryptocommie mayor of New York and for some reason a Dem candidate for president in 2020. Corrupt and incompetent, his qualifications for office seem to consist of being married to a black woman, with whom he honeymooned in Cuba. He has a preppy-looking son named Dante, whose Divine Comedy involved getting his back hair up when a police car drove past him slowly. New Yorkers voted for him, so they deserve him...
...CNN's showboating White House correspondent...
