{"id":102733,"date":"2022-06-14T17:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=102733"},"modified":"2022-06-14T17:15:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:15:44","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-june-13th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=102733","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, June 13th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Monday, June 13th, 2022&#8230;but before we begin, further proof you cannot put your faith in any man&#8230;or <em>FOX<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This would be absolute despicable insane lunacy if I saw it on CNN or MSNBC. To see it on Fox News is a complete betrayal of anything remotely resembling conservatism or decency. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GByzfB2F5c\">https:\/\/t.co\/GByzfB2F5c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1535348701920743428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>BTW, anyone who believes a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>child<\/em><\/span> can &#8220;come out&#8221; as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>anything<\/em><\/span>\u00a0at the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>age of 5<\/em><\/span> is as crazy as this kid and his parents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, owing to a number of family commitments over the weekend, here&#8217;s an abbreviated installment of\u00a0<em>The Gouge<\/em>, a nonet of items certain to pique the interest of inquiring Conservative minds:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(1).\u00a0<em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Kevin Williamson says the Dims are in triple-digit trouble, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2022\/06\/triple-digit-trouble\/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=right-rail&amp;utm_content=top-stories&amp;utm_term=first\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>the $100 fill-up could be the Dimocrats&#8217; death knell<\/em><\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Right now, our Democratic friends are having a series of hissy fits: about abortion, about gun control, about whatever it is that they\u2019re going to move on to tomorrow. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">That\u2019s the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>1.8 percent of America<\/em><\/span> that consists of angry partisans on Twitter.<\/span> What is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>rest<\/em><em> of the country<\/em><\/span> thinking about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/balls4-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/balls4-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/balls4-2.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/balls4-2-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">For better and for worse, I think that what happens in November is going to tell us a great deal about where the people of this country <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>really are<\/em><\/span> and what they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>really care about<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> The political consultants are always going on about \u201ckitchen table\u201d issues, which were supposed to be Joe Biden\u2019s forte but may now very well be his undoing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>And Biden isn\u2019t going down alone.<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/the-question-raised-by-the-january-6-committees-prime-time-hearing\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20220610&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jim Geraghty recently noted<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>If you\u2019re an incumbent who\u2019s betting that abortion or gun control or the January 6 hearings will be a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>bigger issue<\/em><\/span> in the November midterm elections than inflation and gas prices,&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102753\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon3.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon3-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>you might as well start cleaning out your office now<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Hat tip to the lovely Shannon for the meme and Balls Cotton for the graphic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(2). Meanwhile, 46* isn&#8217;t faring much better on the foreign affairs front, as\u00a0<em>The Washington Free Beacon<\/em>&#8216;s Matt Continetti makes a very convincing argument why Biden must abandon his quest for a nuclear deal because <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/columns\/the-iran-crisis-is-here\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>the Iran crisis is already here<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>As if we didn&#8217;t have enough to worry about: This week Iran escalated its war against the West.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">On June 8 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iaeas-35-nation-board-passes-resolution-chiding-iran-uranium-traces-2022-06-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a>\u00a0calling on Iran to explain traces of uranium that it found at three undisclosed sites of nuclear activity.<\/span> Hours before the IAEA vote, Iran disconnected security cameras from one of its declared nuclear sites. <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Then Iran began taking down IAEA cameras throughout its territory.<\/span> The world&#8217;s nuclear watchdog is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>flying blind<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;When we lose this,&#8221; IAEA director Rafael Mariano Grossi told reporters, &#8220;then it&#8217;s anybody&#8217;s guess&#8221; what Iran is doing<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Truth is, Biden is as overmatched by the Mad Mullahs as he is&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/biden-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/biden-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/biden-2.png 295w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/biden-2-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8230;by Mad Vlad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: Since January 20, 2021, the entire federal government has not only been flying blind, but deaf and dumb to boot!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3). Here&#8217;s Bill Maher in a rare moment of dead-on, balls accuracy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe New York Times buried this. If this had been a liberal Supreme Court justice that someone came to kill, it would\u2019ve been on the front page&#8230;They wear their bias on their sleeves and if it\u2019s not part of something that feeds our narrative, fuck it\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billmaher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillMaher<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RealTime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RealTime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0amc13ddlf\">pic.twitter.com\/0amc13ddlf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brent Baker \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@BrentHBaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentHBaker\/status\/1535454698555195392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>As we&#8217;ve noted before, Bill Maher isn&#8217;t often accurate; But when he&#8217;s right, he&#8217;s &#8220;Right&#8221;!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(4). After watching what he christened <em>Bennie&#8217;s Hill Show<\/em>, <em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Andy McCarthy recounts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2022\/06\/what-the-january-6-committee-hearing-left-out\/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=right-rail&amp;utm_content=top-stories&amp;utm_term=first\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what the January 6 Committee hearing left out<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>, expertly explaining why the charade was in no way a traditional investigation, much less a fact-finding exercise.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s hoping it&#8217;s Liz Cheney&#8217;s last hurrah.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u00a0(5). Turning from the completely right to the utterly wrong, courtesy of the Nickel, witness, to the extent you can stomach it, the moral degeneracy Dimocrats desire as America&#8217;s future:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8gKE7WV81I\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(6). Since we&#8217;re on the subject of moral degenerates, Napa County&#8217;s D.A. has been less than forthcoming with the details of Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s husband&#8217;s DUI, as Jesse Watters details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eyK1JJf4skE\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(7). Speed provided <a href=\"https:\/\/blackmon.substack.com\/p\/exxonmobil-responds-to-bidens-inflation?s=r\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>the recent response of ExxonMobil<\/em><\/span><\/a> to 46*&#8217;s latest lies concerning the energy company&#8217;s tax avoidance and responsibility for record-setting prices at the pump.\u00a0 Hairplug Joe: He&#8217;s lied but once, and that continually, likely since the moment he learned to talk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(8). Tucker offers the truth behind the January 6 Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9KMExbfZH4\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(9). Ya gotta love the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nra-real-solutions-stop-violence-bipartisan-agreement-gun-framework\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>NRA&#8217;s response<\/em><\/span><\/a> to the announcement a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-bipartisan-framework-gun-control\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>bipartisan group of senators had agreed to the framework of a measure<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0intended to prevent another Uvalde tragedy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The NRA is committed to real solutions to help stop violence in our communities.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We encourage our elected officials to provide more resources to secure our\u00a0schools, fix to our severely broken mental health system and support law enforcement.<\/span> As is our policy, the NRA <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>does not take positions on \u2018frameworks<\/em><\/span>\u2019.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We will make our position known when the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">full text<\/span><\/em> of the bill is available for review.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Hey, the devil&#8217;s always in the details; And Dimocrats are nothing&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6jgt78.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102757\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6jgt78.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6jgt78.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6jgt78-300x156.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8230;if not demonic!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>Which brings us, appropriately enough, to <em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk061022dAPR20220609084504.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102758\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk061022dAPR20220609084504.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk061022dAPR20220609084504.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk061022dAPR20220609084504-300x237.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MC_Snort_web20220610121513.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102759\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MC_Snort_web20220610121513.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MC_Snort_web20220610121513.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MC_Snort_web20220610121513-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaa-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102760\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaa-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaa-4.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaa-4-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102761\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-3.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-3-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaa-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102762\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaa-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaa-4.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaa-4-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk060922dAPC20220608084608.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102763\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk060922dAPC20220608084608.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk060922dAPC20220608084608.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sk060922dAPC20220608084608-300x236.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cb060922dAPC20220608114505.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102764\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cb060922dAPC20220608114505.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cb060922dAPC20220608114505.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cb060922dAPC20220608114505-300x227.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaaa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaaa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaaa.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aaaaa-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-10-22-at-10.43-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102737\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-10-22-at-10.43-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-10-22-at-10.43-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-10-22-at-10.43-AM-300x226.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-12-22-at-3.55-PM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102738\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-12-22-at-3.55-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-12-22-at-3.55-PM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-6-12-22-at-3.55-PM-300x242.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this instant classic from Balls Cotton&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balls2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102745\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balls2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balls2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balls2-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;along with these from the lovely Shannon&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102746\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102748\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shannon2-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102749\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon1-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102751\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon21.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon21-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102752\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon4.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shannon4-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;Ed Hickey&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102743\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey2-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey3-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hickey3-1-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hickey1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102742\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hickey1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hickey1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hickey1-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;Speed&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screensho.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102770\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screensho.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screensho.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screensho-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4901.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4901-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4901-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and last, but never least, Mark Foster:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102739\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster32.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster32-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102740\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster2-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102741\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/foster-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BTW, we checked the accuracy of that last meme, and while the U.S. figure is significantly higher than shown, those of the others are lower.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s go, Brandon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video of the Day<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At least David Gregory gets it, even if every leading Dimocrat refuses to acknowledge it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MRC TV video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrctv.org\/embed\/571080\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Tales of The Darkside<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The great Thomas Sowell identifies another critical element in the moral and civil degeneration of America promoted by Progressives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcHQkxs97aM\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>On the Lighter Side<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Yeah,&#8230;like Kevin Bacon said in <em>Animal House<\/em>: &#8220;Remain calm, all is WELL!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sd8BeLS0lI0\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Monday, June 13th, 2022&#8230;but before we begin, further proof you cannot put your faith in any man&#8230;or FOX: This would be absolute despicable insane lunacy if I saw it on CNN or MSNBC. To see it on Fox News is a complete betrayal of anything remotely resembling conservatism or decency. https:\/\/t.co\/GByzfB2F5c \u2014 Ben Shapiro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1988,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1988"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102733"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102817,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102733\/revisions\/102817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}