The Left Unhinged, Immigration Mania, Trump Diplomacy, SCOTUS, Krauthammer, etc.
Here is another series of my political Facebook posts over the period May thru July 3.
Contents:
1. Justice Kennedy's retirement & replacement
2. The Left in 2018: Unhinged
3. Maxine Waters calls on citizens to harass Trump administration officials in public
4. Angel Mom: Let Me Tell You What 'Real Separation' of Families Looks Like
5. The big picture: Dining out in D.C. is getting tough for Trump officials
6. The Demagoguery, Hyperbole & Hypocrisy of the Left on Immigration
7. Katie Pavlich - The Fraudulent Parent Problem on the Border
8. Charles Krauthammer, 1950-2018
9. WATCH: UK Official Shreds UN Human Rights Council Over Anti-Israel Bias
10. The Media Are Lying About Trump Separating Illegal Immigrant Families. Here’s The Truth
11. A Comparison of Reagan & Trump Diplomacy & Facebook Exchange
12. Rubio on our Continuing American Revolution
13. Fox News star Charles Krauthammer reveals he has weeks to live
14. Adam Carolla: Don't Make Things Worse
15.Comic on Things Americans can Still Agree On
16. Opinion | Liberals, You’re Not as Smart as You Think
17. Dinesh D'Souza got a felony conviction for illegal campaign donations; will Rosie O'Donnell get same treatment?
7/3/18
Looking forward to the announcement Monday of Justice Kennedy's
successor!
6/27/18
If you think they
were already unhinged, just wait until this week sets in, with several Supreme
Court decisions not to their liking, and yet another Trump Supreme Court
appointment now in the works with Justice Kennedy's announced retirement. You
ain't seen nothing, yet. Hold the course, and "let not your heart be
troubled." We're made of sterner stuff than they are. Just think of it as
we're the adults dealing with a 2-year-old's tantrums. We'll see if
there are many adults left in the Democrat Party. Of course there's the temptation to
stoop to their tactics, which by their own statements would be justified
(Waters: "What's good for the goose, is good for the gander"). But we
should reserve that for the "nuclear option" in the Senate (for our
Supreme Court nominee confirmation) that the Dems first used against us (thank
you, Harry Reid).
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I'm sure there's no
one in all the halls of Congress more diametrically opposed to my views than
the "representative" I'm stuck with -- Maxine Waters. Here she is in
this clip inciting hate & harassment of those we elected and their
families, similar to what we've seen with a number of administration members
(& now Pam Bondi in FL) just this week. If you agree with me that she and
her staff need to hear from us that she's gone over the line, here is the
contact info below.
This kind of
incitement will lead to violence. She incessantly calls for the impeachment of
this president, but she herself is more worthy of it, more hateful and more
divisive and destructive of this country. We get a much clearer sense of who
these people really are, and how unable they are to have rational or civil
discourse, by their despicable behavior. And just another example of their
hypocrisy, after their demands that Obama be respected. We never stooped to
these levels, despite I'm sure equally strong policy differences and feelings.
Her nickname, "Mad Max," is rather appropriate.
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"The media doesn't report truthfully what separation of
families really is," she said.
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There were loud
verbal assaults on administration officials Kirstjen Nielsen, Sarah Sanders
& Stephen Miller in restaurants and at home just this week, and Ivanka
Trump earlier on a plane. This derangement syndrome is really getting out of
hand. When you characterize people as not only wrong, but evil Nazis, then you
justify fighting them with whatever means possible, including violence. That's
where the resist movement is heading (and Antifa is already there), if they don't
wise up. These are typical Leftist tactics: personal attacks, character
defamation/assassination, dehumanization, profanity, intimidation, mockery, boycotts,
etc. They're not motivating me to cower, but rather to even more strongly
support these brave souls who stand up to them. And maybe even wear my MAGA hat
in public in support (and I don't wear hats). Of course that entails risks in
L.A. I was verbally assaulted multiple times with GOP bumper stickers on my car
during more than one election. So far no keying, but I hear that's not
uncommon. You don't hear about the same being inflicted on Dems, which says
something.
Just now
watching a One America News special report on the Las Vegas shooting. I'm aware
of early fake news reports, but apparently there is new evidence not reported
in the mainstream media that the shooter was extremely upset by Trump's
election, had Leftist leanings, and began accumulating his automatic rifle
collection after the election in preparation for the shooting. And the concert
attendees were commonly viewed as Trump supporters. Just another example of the
confrontational/violent tendencies being generated by the incessant drumbeat of
anti-Trump, anti-Trump-supporter hatred in the media and Left, just like the shooting
of GOP Congressmen, raft of police shootings following the Black Lives Matter
threats, and now anti-ICE rhetoric. But the Left and Democrats (the party now
largely taken over by the Left) must keep up this rage to mobilize their base,
because they really have inadequate rational motivations.
Sanders, Miller, and Nielsen all ran into trouble this week
while out and about.
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The Demagoguery, Hyperbole & Hypocrisy of
the Left on Immigration:
In the latest
immigration cause du jour, the Left seems desperate to find anything that even
by the greatest stretches fits their narrative and hatred of Trump and
conservatives. Now they fantasize that they are nobly fighting Nazis who are
motivated by racism, and are putting innocents into concentration camps. This
surely raises their self-esteem & feeling of moral superiority, and appeals
to the raw emotions – not rationality -- of their intended audience to support
their political agenda. It is political demagoguery – not genuine concern over
families and oppressed immigrants, legal or not. It is a diversion from Trump’s
successes/vindications in the IG report, N. Korea summit, economy, etc. And a
diversion from even bigger and more pressing concerns. But the Left controls
the narrative in the media.
There are various evidences of their political demagoguery vs
real concern for victims. Where were their crocodile tears and outrage when the
same was occurring under Obama, only there were several times more children
involved? Where is the moral outrage at the separation of over a million unborn
children a year in the U.S. from their mothers by abortions, many of them
Black? (Wikipedia: Between 1970 and 2014, CDC reports nearly 44.5 million legal
induced abortions in the U.S.). Where is the outrage over the more than 70% of
Black children separated from their fathers because the welfare system promotes
and facilitates single parenthood, and attendant social ills (including higher crime & incarceration rates, also
separating families)?
Where was the liberal outrage over that awful scene of federal agents under
Clinton seizing a terrified Elian Gonzalez whose mother had brought him to
America, only to have him returned to Cuba? Let’s not forget that FDR had real
racial internment camps. These people
remind me of those spoken of in Matthew 23: 24 “Ye
blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”
I guess if Trump &
Hitler are the same, then Hitler never starved, tortured or gassed 6 million Jews
and others, but rather cared for them better than their places of origin. Which makes these Leftists Holocaust deniers,
just as the Iranian Mullahs. They
cheapen the terms “Nazi” and “rape” with their gross mis-use of the terms for
emotional effect, and dishonor the real victims. They demonize ICE agents, just as they do the
police, putting targets on their backs. And give license to nuts to shoot GOP
Congressmen. Just as they use
mob mentality and tactics to harass administration officials and their
families. They are fundamentally just
thugs in word and deed – worse than those they accuse. But these are the usual tactics of personal attack, dehumanization, intimidation, mockery, profanity and even
violence (e.g., Antifa) of the Left – after all, they can’t appeal to
rationality.
And of course Trump is damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. Schumer demanded that he sign an executive
order keeping families together. Even though
it’s known that many adult illegals (often human/drug traffickers &
criminals including rapists) pair up with un-related, unaccompanied or
kidnapped/sold children (i.e., families already separated before they even got
here) as a shield to get through the system – which continues to put children
in danger after the dangerous trek where young girls are raped, sold into
sexual or other servitude, used as drug mules, etc. Of course a judge from the notorious 9th
circuit decreed in 1997 that children can’t be detained more than 20 days. And due to overwhelmed resources etc. it
often takes more than 20 days to gather information and adjudicate a decision
as to the family relationship, legitimacy of asylum claim, etc. Of course it didn’t satisfy the Left to do as
Schumer demanded – there’s always more to be done, because they really want
uncontrolled immigration, or “catch and release.” So if “families” are kept together, and they
can’t be detained more than 20 days, if the cases can’t be decided in that
time, which is likely, then they must be either released in the U.S. (the Left’s
preferred option, with the vast majority never again showing up for any
deferred court date) – or deported, which of course the Left will decry, and
may be judicially unjustified without a decision.
So Trump has requested an extension of the 20 days if
needed, as well as increasing the judicial staff and expedition, and expansion
of facilities, including using military bases.
Though with his experience dealing with the 9th Circuit vis-Ã -vis
the temporary immigration ban from the Middle East, the 20 day extension is
unlikely – an exercise in futility. And
so the ultimate solution lies in the legislative route – Cruz & Cornyn seem
to have a reasonable proposal on the table, but the likelihood of the Dems
going along with anything these days is bleak.
They’d rather continue their demagoguery and faux “concern” for
political capital than come up with any real solutions. They don’t want a wall,
they don’t want any border enforcement – Leftists hate any kind of nationalism
(and especially American), and want open borders, just as in Europe. And we see what that is leading to in Europe
with their immigration flood, problems, and the beginnings of backlashes there. But learning lessons from the past is not a
forte of Leftism.
June 22
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The Fraudulent Parent Problem on the Border - Katie Pavlich:
President Trump signed an executive order this week allowing adults .06/22/2018
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He lived only 2 weeks
after his goodbye letter I posted June 8.
We'll miss you, Charles, but cherish your writings. My parents also loved him -- now my mother can see him.
We'll miss you, Charles, but cherish your writings. My parents also loved him -- now my mother can see him.
Charles Krauthammer made people understand their own thoughts.
It was Charles who collated the various strands of Ronald Reagan's foreign
policy and codified them as...
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June 19
Another rare, brave
soul, like Ambassador Haley.
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He called the U.N.'s actions "disproportionate and damaging
to the cause of peace."
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June 18
About this article
Over the weekend, the media went insane over the supposed Trump
administration policy of separating illegal immigrant parents from their
children.
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June 12
A Comparison of Reagan & Trump Diplomacy & Facebook Exchange
I note that today is the anniversary of Reagan's "Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" speech. Also derided for his
"cowboy" diplomacy. But the beginning of a reunification long thought
impossible. Bold changes come with bold initiatives. And as George Castanza on
Seinfeld realized, if doing something isn't working, maybe doing the opposite
should be tried. The opposite of the definition of insanity -- doing the same
thing over and over and expecting different results. But of course Trump is
criticized no matter what he does. Fortunately it doesn't affect him -- he's
used to it by now.
Interesting that you say we see what we want to see -- presumably
that might apply to you, as well. That
your perceptions are also colored by the lens and personal interest and issues
with immigration, and women’s issues.
None of us is without some perspective bias. I’m sure we agree on moral issues because of
the gospel. I also note that Trump’s
DACA proposal more than doubled the number eligible from Obama’s original
number.
By the way, I think you jumped to a conclusion that my post
with Reagan was implying that Trump is like Reagan in many or all ways. I was specifically focusing on the
interesting coincidence of the 2 events I depicted, and the fact that both took
approaches frowned on at the time by all the nay-sayers. And sometimes that may be needed. And I’m sure we all hope that the N. Korean
negotiations will bear similar fruit – “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Of course it is obvious that Trump is hardly
the great communicator that Reagan was, and not as upstanding in speech or
deed. We miss him greatly, and wish
there were another like him. But I think
it despicable and small that some cannot acknowledge or praise any good that
Trump does because they are blinded by hate.
There is also the coincidence that both were in the entertainment
business, and both married more than once.
But objective conservatives do acknowledge Trump’s surprisingly
conservative policies and actions – some more so than other GOP predecessors
since Reagan (e.g., the Bushes), or even before. So even if you don’t like Trump as a person,
as you say, and in many ways I would agree, can’t you, as with Reagan, at least
acknowledge “decisions that [you] support?”
The Democrats were constantly complaining that conservatives weren’t
giving Obama the respect that the office deserves, yet they violate that all
the time with Trump. Sometimes in the
Church we may have personality differences with leaders, but respect their
office.
You seem to presume I am uninformed and biased by only
watching Fox News. You presume
incorrectly. I watch and read, as do
you, a good variety of sources. I tend
to follow the Europeans even less due to their even more extreme biases and
agendas. Whatever you think of Fox, they
do objectively give more balanced coverage than the others. One America News is also decent. A Harvard study showed significant bias in
the mainstream media – over 90% focus on negatives on Trump. Quite the opposite on Obama. That also correlates with the similarly high
percentage of liberals in the media – and on campuses.
As to Trump’s mental health.
I think some doctors with political agendas have tried to make
psychiatric diagnoses based on some of his public statements and behavior. Which goes against their professionalism, and
the reality that they cannot make a legitimate diagnosis without much more, in-person
assessment. And whatever your
background, I would say the same for you.
Various totalitarian states have had “professional” specialists declare
the ideologically impure mentally deranged to commit them to institutions. Trump certainly has various idiosyncrasies,
and personality traits that make many dislike him – especially many of us who
as mentioned find New Yorkers, and celebrities and businessmen egocentric and
abrasive. That doesn’t make him mentally
ill. But this dislike is almost
visceral, being called “Trump derangement syndrome,” and seems to extend beyond
the bitterness of the “snowflakes” still shocked and bitter about Hillary’s
loss. But it is generally acknowledged
that anyone aspiring to be president of the greatest country on earth has
probably an inflated ego already. Obama’s
“preternatural self-confidence” was acknowledged by many, and I found it
particularly disturbing and dangerous combined with his far Left, Alinsky-ite
ideologies, which Hillary largely shared.
Of course, I thought Romney was a much more upstanding
person of integrity and good character, and I served at my own expense (in
addition to other donations) as a California delegate supporting him at the
2012 GOP national convention. And I
preferred Rubio then Cruz in the 2016 primaries. But we got who we got, and must decide what
to do now. We could well have him for
another 3 to 7 more years. Some Republicans
choose to be never-Trumpers who incessantly shout his faults from the rooftops,
either intentionally or unintentionally to fight him and his agenda at every
turn, just as the Democrats and mainstream media. I don’t know if they think they can make
major changes in a 72-year-old man’s behavior (not likely to happen). Or just vent their moral outrage and proclaim
their moral superiority and preferences.
Or if they think they can get rid of him by impeachment like Maxine
Waters constantly chants (also not likely without “high crimes and misdemeanors”
-- certainly not found by Mueller, or the political plurality needed in
Congress).
Another option is to follow the counsel on marriage – go into
it with eyes wide open, and in it keep them half shut. That is, acknowledge but not dwell on his
faults, and acknowledge that we are not likely to change or impeach him, that
we not let anger and resentment fester in ourselves, and make the best of the
situation. I choose this approach. I choose to do what is best for the country –
to be supportive and praising of his conservative agenda and accomplishments,
which I’ve so far largely agreed with, and praise and encourage him for the
good he does (like my post about North Korea), rather than dwell on the
negative and obstruct a conservative agenda.
We know that God judges us by our works, and I think that is a good
example for us. And I pray for him to be
guided and strengthened in doing right – probably hard to do that if I only
dwelt on his negatives. We are told to
pray even for our enemies. Isaiah (29: 21) speaks of those in the latter days
who would “…make
a man an offender for a word,…”, which brings to mind the many today who
clamor to destroy the lives (end their careers, etc.) of those who misspeak
something politically incorrect, even if not intended as interpreted, and even
if the rest of their lives have been good, as if that counts nothing.
And Trump too often speaks before fully
formulating his words, unlike the more politically experienced, sly and savvy
(e.g., Obama), which gives many opportunities for offense.
Trump’s upbringing was not in a religious family or
environment, although he has certainly shown himself to be a friend of
religious liberty and causes, and I understand has shown more personal interest
in religion since his election. So I cut him some slack. His children have turned out well, and they
honor him, which should say something about his character as a family man. And
he shows love and respect to his wife, which is more than can be said of Bill
Clinton, LBJ, Kennedy, FDR, etc. He
shows efforts to be more presidential and dignified, and many have noted he has
grown in office, though sometimes out of habit resorting to the street-fighting
tactics of New York. Occasionally even
that has a place, and I believe may have helped sway Kim Jong Un to be more
amenable to dealing with Trump, who Kim acknowledged as the only president who
could have made this happen. God has and
does work at times (or all times) with imperfect people to make good things
happen. And as He said, “Blessed are the
peacemakers.” Surely you won’t curse him
for that, too?
As to his business failures in the past, I think some
failures in business are to be expected, but the question is whether lessons
are learned, and whether overall there is success, which I think one would be
hard-pressed to dispute he has achieved – not only in real estate, but
entertainment.
Why
do you assume that Trump is rushing to remove the sanctions before we see
results from N. Korea? You must have heard this "fake news" on some
other media. In your zeal, why did you not complain about illegal immigrant
children being separated from their parents under Obama, normal INS practice,
with the recent photo published falsely attributing it to Trump? Again, this is
the recent narrative of the Left that you are going along with, as they find
any fault they can to attribute to Trump, to play it up. If Obama does
anything, it's alright, but if it happens under Trump, he's terrible and must
be fought with moral outrage because he's evil and racist and should have
changed the standard procedure. American citizen criminals are separated from
their children every day. And we don't always know for sure whether these are
actually children of the adult they're with or not. If they don't want to be
separated from their children, then they should come here legally. If we just
accept everyone who crosses the border and claims asylum or refugee status,
regardless of our generosity and moral goodness, I guess we really have no
border or national identity at all, and will lose the identity that makes us
great, with less and less respect for our laws and system. And then we can't
control illegal human or drug trafficking, either, or terrorists. And we just
encourage more uncontrolled immigration, and discourage the countries of origin
from solving their internal problems. There are legitimate channels for
immigration. Why is Mexico never criticized for having stricter immigration
controls and border enforcement than we do? It's because Democrats want to use
the issue as a political weapon to pander to the immigrant vote. And too many
are duped by them.
Cesar Chavez was as strong as anyone against illegal immigration.
Cesar Chavez was as strong as anyone against illegal immigration.
June 8
I heard today at the
end of the Medved show the excerpt below of Sen. Rubio's speech yesterday. It
speaks to why we honor the American Revolution and its symbols, and continue
the fight for what it stood for. It reminded me why he was my first choice
(among a very qualified field) during the 2016 primary. Also below is the link
to the full speech.
"And finally, the fourth pillar is the belief that
doing all this is worth it, because America is a special country. Beli...
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I was saddened today
to hear of this great man's diagnosis. I've always admired his thinking, and
courage to press on despite having been paralyzed by an accident while in
medical school. His book, "Things that Matter," is a great collection
of many of his columns on a variety of topics, though I've especially
appreciated his political commentaries. Here's a link to his farewell letter,
and a link to the book I mentioned.
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Charles Krauthammer, the beloved and brilliant Fox News Channel
personality who gave up a pioneering career in psychiatry to become a Pulitzer
Prize-winning political…
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June 7
Some sage & funny 5 minute advice for grads (& all of
us) from comedian Adam Carolla, in Prager U's annual commencement address.
Adam Carolla,
comedian, social critic and host of the wildly popular Adam Carolla podcast,
delivers the 2018 commencement…
May 27 ·
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Well, thankfully we
can still agree on most of these -- especially chocolate. Beer not so much. And
there may still be some disco holdouts.
May 27, 2018
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How often do we hear
the Left/Liberals say that we need more dialogue on this or that? But dialogue
is 2-way, and more often than not they don't think so, and their words and
deeds actually inhibit dialogue, and drive deeper wedges. And may be shooting
themselves (& the nation) in the foot, as this NYT article (& short
YouTube video) explain. And for all their criticism of the religious being
self-righteous, what about self-righteous Leftists/Liberals?
About this article
Self-righteousness is rarely attractive, and even more rarely
rewarded.
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May 7
I seriously doubt Rosie will get the same
treatment -- the system is so heavily skewed in favor of non-conservatives. Sadly,
justice is no longer blind -- just as journalism is
no longer objective.
As has been obvious with the other high-profile cases lately with felony
leakers (FBI), liars (FBI), security breaches (Clinton), abuse of power (IRS),
etc. But they will relentlessly hound for many months someone with no real
evidence of wrongdoing -- just on the hope that eventually they'll find
something, even if unrelated to some imagined crime (even if there were
collusion, it's not a crime). And find any misstep by anyone who dares
associate with them, and ruin their lives. No political vendettas, though,
right? Wrong. At least one brave judge dared call out Mueller's investigative
motives and legitimacy. But that's by far the exception. [PS, some month or more after posting this,
Dinesh received a presidential pardon, along with a number of other worthy
recipients]
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