“A transgender lawmaker in Montana was censured Thursday after she was accused of presenting a “hate-filled testimony” while debating a bill that would ban transgender medical care for minors.
…The bill that was being debated would ban transgender minors in the state from receiving surgical procedures, hormones, and puberty blockers…”
First, “her” is a “he“, and second, how on earth does one classify “surgical procedures, hormones and puberty blockers” for minors as “medical care“?!?
Here’s the juice: Surrender the language, surrender the battle.
And now, here’s The Gouge!
First up, NRO‘s Andy McCarthy offers a must-read look into what should be the criminal activities of…
“So how shocked, shocked should we be that, when the Biden campaign needed to call in a pro in the dark art of politicizing intelligence, it turned to none other than former CIA muckety-muck Michael Morell? You may remember him as the man behind the infamous Benghazi talking points . . . about which he has been just as honest as he is now in Deep State–splaining to us that his effort to help Joe Biden slough off Hunter’s scandalous laptop as Russian disinformation was not — really not, cross-his-heart — a scam to frame the laptop as Russian disinformation.
As our Ari Blaff reports, Morell has fessed up to the House Judiciary Committee that, in the weeks just before the 2020 presidential election, he and his pal Antony Blinken (then a top Biden campaign adviser, now the secretary of state) cooked up the shameful letter signed by 51 partisan Democrats — I mean, er, scrupulously nonpartisan former intelligence and national-security officials. That letter, which branded the Hunter Biden laptop as Russian disinformation, is itself an exquisite piece of disinformation, based on exactly zero, zip, nada evidence, and trading exclusively on the credentials of the former officials.
In other words, this is strictly a case of Washington insiders’ cashing in, for partisan gain, on the perception of credibility that results from having had privileged access to national-defense secrets. Worse, they issued their deceptive letter in the teeth of incontestable indicia of the Hunter laptop’s authenticity — evidence so overwhelming that even alumni of our spotty $90 billion per annum intelligence community should have figured it out.
As illustrated by Steve Hayes’s excellent review of Morell’s revisionist memoir, he and his admirers in the media–Democrat complex have energetically labored to memory-hole his doctoring of the talking points generated by the Obama administration following the jihadist massacre of U.S. personnel in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. As Obama officials well knew, the operation in Libya that night, on the eleventh anniversary of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 atrocities, was a coordinated terrorist attack. But because it occurred less than two months before Election Day, with Obama campaigning for reelection on the fiction that he had “decimated” al-Qaeda, the unvarnished truth would not do. Thus did Obama officials strain to depict the massacre as triggered by protests run amok in reaction to an anti-Muslim video.
In the days after the massacre, the Obama White House wanted the role of terrorism erased. To report what had happened forthrightly would not only have undermined the president’s reelection-campaign messaging. It would also have underscored the reckless failures to secure the American compounds. That’s what made them such an inviting target for jihadists who, on that fateful night, murdered U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, State Department official Sean Smith, and two government-security contractors and former Navy SEAL officers, Glen Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods.
Consequently, as Obama adviser Ben Rhodes put it in outlining the administration’s messaging “goals,” officials needed “to underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy.” Gregory Hicks, the State Department official who was briefing his superiors from Libya during and after the attack, later testified that the video was a “non-event” in Benghazi. Yet, after consulting with President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put out a statement blaming the video for the attack, despite privately informing her daughter and the Libyan president that the attack appeared to have been carried out by Ansar al-Sharia, an al-Qaeda affiliate.
Talking points about the attack, to be shared with Congress and ultimately the public, were prepared by intelligence officials in coordination with the White House, the State Department, the FBI, and other relevant agencies. The originally drafted talking points mentioned attacks that had been conducted by Islamic militants with ties to al-Qaeda, including Ansar al-Sharia. The talking points were then edited and, as Hayes recounts:
In every case, the changes made by administration and intelligence officials to the Benghazi talking points originated by the CIA had the effect of downplaying the significance of the attacks—cutting “Islamic,” replacing “attacks” with “demonstrations,” removing “with ties to al Qaeda,” excising mention of the involvement of Ansar al Sharia.
The talking points became a script for Susan Rice, the Obama White House adviser — and now Biden White House adviser — who notoriously made the Sunday talk-show rounds to sell the administration’s claim that the video had ignited the attack.
When it eventually emerged that the intelligence had been politicized to obscure the role of terrorists and create the misimpression of a “spontaneous” uprising, members of Congress pressed intelligence agencies for answers. At a House Intelligence Committee hearing in mid November 2012, Morell testified along with Obama’s national-intelligence director, James Clapper, and other top intelligence officials. The committee asked Clapper who was responsible for the talking points. As Clapper replied that he had no idea, Morell — who had been directly responsible — sat mum.
Later, as Obama mulled nominating Rice to replace Clinton as secretary of state but worried that her disastrous post-Benghazi Sunday show rounds would prevent her confirmation, the White House persuaded the ever-accommodating Morell to accompany her to Capitol Hill meetings with key senators. Morell knew Rice’s statements in the media appearances had been misleading, but agreed to tag along when she met with three Republicans who had closely followed Benghazi developments — John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte. Pressed about the editing of the talking points, Morell falsely told the senators that the FBI had been the culprit. Risibly, he elaborated about how the bureau had supposedly raised concerns that allusions to al-Qaeda could compromise its criminal investigation.
Senator Graham proceeded to call FBI headquarters, and later recalled that “they went ballistic” over Morell’s allegation. Whereupon Morell changed his tune, suddenly remembering that, well, actually, his CIA had made the changes to the talking points. Eventually, called to testify under oath, he further, shall we say, refined this account, conceding that he’d personally made significant changes.
I know this will stun you, too: Originally, Morell insisted that the talking points were developed by intelligence officials and shared with the White House only for its “awareness,” and certainly not to coordinate a message about the events in Benghazi. Later, when the administration was forced to release emails that showed close coordination, Morell admitted that, well, there just might have been some coordination afoot.
Remarkably, in putting together the letter from the 51 former officials, Morell has told House investigators that his motive was twofold: “One intent was to share our concern with the American people that the Russians were playing on this issue; and, two, it was [to] help Vice President Biden.”
Good ol’ Mike Morell, always with the security of the American people in the front of his mind. In point of fact, while the Russians had nothing to do with Hunter Biden’s laptop, the data from the laptop elucidated the tight connection between the Biden family and America’s most challenging adversary, the Chinese Communist Party. The latter’s operatives, with their close ties to Xi Jinping and his regime, have poured millions of dollars into the Biden family coffers, and the laptop contents corroborate that the point of this operation was to buy the elder Biden’s influence.
But why would that be of any concern to a selflessly dedicated, scrupulously nonpartisan intelligence pro, right?”
“The Biden administration is reportedly finalizing a proposal that would force fossil fuel-fired power plants to substantially curb emissions or utilize costly carbon capture technology. The proposal — which will soon be released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — is expected to require coal- and natural gas-fired power plants to cut or capture the vast majority of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2040, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing officials briefed on a draft of the plan. The regulation, if finalized, would represent the first-ever federal action curbing power plant emissions.
“EPA cannot comment because the proposals are currently under interagency review,” EPA spokesperson Maria Michalos told Fox News Digital in a statement. “But we have been clear from the start that we will use all of our legally-upheld tools, grounded in decades-old bipartisan laws, to address dangerous air pollution and protect the air our children breathe today and for generations to come,” Michalos said.
An Office of Management and Budget filing from late last year stated that the EPA anticipates issuing a proposed rule for the action, described as a proposal to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired plants, in spring 2023 and promulgating a final rule by summer 2024. The filing noted there are no EPA regulations on the books limiting emissions from existing electric generating units.
Overall, there are 3,393 fossil fuel-fired power plants nationwide, the majority of which are natural gas plants, according to the most recent federal data. Those plants generate more than 60% of the nation’s electricity, compared to the roughly 14% of electricity generated by wind and solar projects…”
Both of which are demonstrably undependable and require fossil fuel-powered back-ups. And need we ask how a naturally-occurring gas which plants need to grow became a “dangerous air pollutant”, let alone something the effects from which our children require protection?
Next, courtesy of The Corner, John McCormack informs us…
A new poll conducted for the Wall Street Journalby the polling firm run by Tony Fabrizio, the pollster for Donald Trump, finds Ron DeSantis leading Joe Biden by three points but Trump trailing Biden by three points:
The good news for Trump is that the same poll finds Trump regaining his lead over DeSantis in a head-to-head GOP primary matchup. After the midterm elections, which saw DeSantis win by 19 points while many of Trump’s key picks crashed and burned, DeSantis had a 13-point lead over Trump in a head-to-head matchup. Those numbers have now flipped:
The same poll finds that 51 percent of Republican primary voters would prioritize the electability of a GOP presidential candidate, while 44 percent would be most likely to vote for the candidate who “best represents” a voter’s values.
Thus do Republican primary voters…
They purportedly prioritize a candidates electability, yet prefer a hopelessly flawed individual with no chance whatsoever of unseating the incumbent over a candidate with all of Trump’s limited strengths and none of his innumerable weaknesses. It’s a riddle, alright.
Meanwhile, despite the poll showing Trump leading DeSantis, the fact it showed him trailing Biden led The Donald to vent his anger on Truth Social:
“In the Polls, I am beating Biden everywhere, by a lot, except in the Globalist inspired Wall Street Journal, one of the worst, and most partisan, media outlets anywhere. It was that way with them in 2016, until I beat Crooked Hillary. Now they are using the same Fake Playbook, that I beat Ron DeSanctimonious easily, but Biden is close. All other media outlets have me beating both by a lot. Don’t buy their Bull…. They are FAKE NEWS!!!”
Yeah,…despite the fact the firm that conducted the poll is run by TRUMP’S OWN POLLSTER!!!
Since we’re on the subject of The Donald’s unreasoned aggression against any opposition, as indicated by our Quote of the Day at the top of the page, Team Trump continues its unwarranted and highly misleading attacks on an experienced, eminently capable and popular governor who, unlike The Donald, was reelected by a significant majority:
Former President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) are not slowing down soon, claiming that the governor has ruined Florida. According to Trump’s campaign team, the sunshine state is among the worst states to raise a family, work, and retire, despite thousands of Americans migrating to Florida in recent years. “The real DeSantis record is one of misery and despair,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said in a campaign email Friday. “He has left a wake of destruction all across Florida, and people are hurting because he has spent more time playing public relations games instead of actually doing the hard work needed to improve the lives of the people he represents.”
Trump, who lives in Florida, has thrown blistering comments at DeSantis since rumors began to swirl that the governor is mulling a potential 2024 presidential bid. The two Republicans are neck to neck in the polls, making it a close fight for the GOP nominee.
Trump’s campaign claims that Florida faces multiple issues, citing statistics from organizations like the U.S. News and World Report, Money Inc., and the Florida Policy Institute. For example, the email points out that the state’s cost-to-living (cost-OF-living?!?) has jumped over ten percent in the last year (Uh…inflation?!?), adding that home prices have exponentially increased in areas such as Miami and Tampa. However, that could be because the state has become too popular, with more and more people moving to DeSantis’s turf. (Uh…”could” be because?!?)
In response, a DeSantis PAC Trolled Trump following his latest targeted attacks on the governor, encouraging him to move to Democrat-run California if he thinks Florida is so bad. “Never Back Down announces we are offering Trump financial assistance to help him leave Florida and move to his beloved California, so he can be close to his good buddy @GavinNewsom, whom he loves so intensely and gets along with so well,” the PAC’s tweet read.
Trump’s are the words and actions of a man who could never hope to campaign against Ron DeSantis on the facts, his record or his character.
Moving on, here’s another sextet of special selections certain to sate the curiosity of inquiring Conservative minds:
(1). The Post Millennial is reporting Riverview Elementary School in Snohomish, WA has canceled Mother’s Day and Father’s Day events to avoid “triggers” for students, but IS promoting a Pride event featuring a drag show. Parents are apparently triggering, while Pride…
…is all the rage. Yeah, as in raging queens!
(2). Reading the account of a Florida landlord’s attempt at “speaking out and raising awareness about a squatter problem in the state after several squatters moved into her Jacksonville property and caused nearly $40,000 in damages“, we were initially sympathetic, until we read the last lines of the article:
The landlord shared that she would like Gov. Ron DeSantis to “focus on property rights.” “I invite him, instead of focusing on Disney, I welcome him to focus on this critical issue that’s affecting almost every community in the state of Florida,” she said. “Property rights in this state are absurd.”
It was then we realized, more likely than not, she was a shill for The Donald. Welcome to the realities of being a Landlord, honey, not only in the Sunshine State, but, to the best of our knowledge, most if not every other state in the union.
“…to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same. CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.”
Answer: It doesn’t!!!
(4). Just when you thought Progressives’ descent into insanity couldn’t accelerate, L.A. city councilwoman Nithya Raman proves you wrong:
This can’t be real…but it is! Councilwoman Nithya Raman blames *Toyota* for making their catalytic converters too easy to steal. Huh?! The extremists on the left never, ever blame the criminals. Maybe that’s why crime has been skyrocketing?! Watch! h/t @CollinsCitypic.twitter.com/aW5g8APtqT
…there have been no reports indicating Anheuser-Busch has terminated its relationship with Mulvaney. Nor has the Nashville shooter’s manifesto been released.
(6). In a related item, this forward from Speed details the startling increase in…
Which brings us, appropriately enough, to The Lighter Side:
Then there’s these from Mark Foster…
…TLJ…
…and The Patriot Post:
Finally, we’ll call it a wrap with the details of King Charles’ coronation. Then again, maybe we won’t, as we don’t give a hoot in Hell about King Charles’s coronation, or Charles himself; Or for that matter, now that Elizabeth II has been laid to rest, the rest of the “royal family”.
Magoo
Video of the Day
Dr. Scott Jensen tells Jordan Peterson of an email he received from the Department of Health with a link to the CDC advising him they were going to adjust the way death certificates were completed to further the myth of COVID mortality.
Tales of the Darkest Side
Jordan Peterson and his guest reveal the moral monster behind gender theory, and the atrocious lie on which he based it. It’s a little lengthy, but WELL worth your time. Feel free to skip through the commercial. Note how Dr. Money’s response to those questioning his conclusions mirrored Faux Chi’s.
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