{"id":32666,"date":"2015-08-13T20:19:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T00:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=32666"},"modified":"2015-08-13T20:19:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T00:19:30","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-august-10th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=32666","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, August 10th, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, August 10th, 2015…but before we begin, a quick quote from the great Jonah Goldberg on the biggest sell-out of global security since Munich:<\/b><\/p>\n

“They are dishonestly threatening war because war<\/em> is the only<\/em><\/span> option less<\/em> preferable<\/em><\/span> than this unbelievably bad deal<\/em><\/span>. It\u2019s a magic-beans deal, minus the magic<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> It\u2019s the equivalent of giving the Clintons millions in exchange for Mrs. Clinton attending your wedding<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It was the<\/em><\/span> most shameful presidential speech on foreign policy in my lifetime<\/em>. Shame on him and his fans.”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

F*ck him…and anyone who ever voted for him<\/em><\/span>. \u00a0Oh,…and<\/em><\/span> the horse he rode in on!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/b><\/p>\n

First up, an item courtesy of the AP<\/em> via FOX News<\/em>\u00a0which provides us the perfect opportunity to vent:<\/b><\/p>\n

Michael Brown’s death marked by crowd in Ferguson, Missouri<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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The “gentle giant”: myth versus reality.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“A march to mark the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown has begun in Ferguson, Missouri.\u00a0The march Sunday afternoon started at the site where Brown, who was black and unarmed<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>, was fatally shot by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., was leading the march, holding hands with others.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong> grand jury and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to prosecute Wilson<\/em><\/span>, (Duh…’cuz he was beyond any reasonable<\/em><\/span> doubt, indeed even a shadow<\/em><\/span> of a doubt,\u00a0INNOCENT<\/em><\/span>!!!)<\/span>\u00a0who resigned in November,<\/strong> <\/span>but the shooting touched off a national “Black Lives Matter” movement<\/strong><\/em><\/span>…”<\/p>\n

Black Lives Matter<\/em> is the very embodiment<\/em><\/span> of modern Liberalism; as, like every other Leftist program, policy or movement ever<\/em><\/span> initiated, it’s based on a LIE<\/em><\/span>! \u00a0Everybody knows it, but few, particularly in the political class, are willing to call this particular spade a spade.<\/b><\/p>\n

Take the environmental movement: birthed by the falsehoods set forth in\u00a0Silent Spring<\/em>, its first “victory”, the utterly unnecessary and unsupportable ban on DDT, has cost the lives of tens of millions<\/em><\/span>\u00a0of malaria victims in the Third World. \u00a0And now, through the junk science of anthropogenic global warming, it seeks to suck untold trillions<\/em><\/span>\u00a0from the world economy with no discernible effect whatsoever<\/em><\/span> on global temperatures, while further<\/em><\/span> impoverishing billions<\/em><\/span> of the planet’s poor in the process. \u00a0Thus, those they claim<\/em><\/span> to champion continue to bear the consequences of their ill-advised, ill-informed and altogether asinine ideas.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

As Conservative MP Daniel Hannan once observed, Liberalism represents “the elevation of motive over outcome”<\/em><\/span>. \u00a0Who cares if every single Progressive policy supposed to eradicate poverty has actually aided its advance<\/em><\/span>? \u00a0They meant<\/em><\/span> well! \u00a0You not only lost the health insurance policy you loved<\/em>, but are now forced to pay three times as much for an inferior<\/em><\/span> plan? \u00a0Sorry; it (supposedly<\/em>!) l<\/em>ooked good on paper<\/em><\/span>! \u00a0Oh, and though they violated every long-standing legislative procedure in passing this monstrosity, not to mention enacted a blatantly unconstitutional law, they did it with the best<\/em><\/span> of intentions!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a Liberal not only means you never have to admit you’re wrong, mountains of facts and studies to the contrary notwithstanding, it means never even having to say you’re sorry for causing the deaths countless millions, and perpetuating the suffering and misery of hundreds of millions, if not billions, more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thus does the definition of a woman’s “right to choose” omit<\/u><\/i>\u00a0the responsibility not to hop from bed to bed with the frequency of a cheap ham radio in the first place, but permits the dismemberment of the unborn and the sale of their organs after the fact.<\/b><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as detailed in our Quote of the Day<\/em> above, having sown the wind, Socialists…er,…”Liberals” are reaping the inevitable whirlwind:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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“Protesters who claimed<\/em><\/span> affiliation with the Black Lives Matter movement stormed the stage during a rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Seattle on Saturday, taking over the microphone and forcing Sanders to leave without ever speaking.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Moments after Sanders took the stage at Westlake Park, two women and one man climbed the stage and confronted the Democratic presidential candidate, demanding a chance to speak<\/em><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>After several moments of confusion and confrontation, an event organizer took the microphone and said the protesters would be allowed to speak before Sanders. Some in the crowd booed.\u00a0Some in the crowd jeered the protesters and yelled \u201cget off the stage,\u201d but others replied \u201clet her talk.\u201d\u00a0At times, shouts of \u201carrest her\u201d were audible.<\/p>\n

One protester, who identified herself as Marissa Johnson, began by saying, \u201cI was going to tell Bernie how racist this city is \u2014 with all of its progressives \u2014 but you\u2019ve already done that for me. Thank you.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

…<\/span>Johnson requested four-and-a-half minutes of silence from the crowd, to honor the four-and-a-half hours Brown allegedly laid dead in the street after being killed.\u00a0After the four-and-a-half minutes<\/span>,<\/span> protesters did not<\/span> relinquish the stage<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>…”<\/p>\n

Several thoughts come to mind, not necessarily in this order. \u00a0(1). We’re shocked…SHOCKED<\/em><\/span>…these supposed Progressive protestors didn’t keep their promise; (2). We say “supposed” because we wouldn’t be a bit surprised to learn, even were they members of\u00a0Black Lives Matter<\/em>, they’re travel arrangements were made and paid for by Hillary Clinton via George Soros; and (3). Bernie’s failure to take these Black bulls by the balls and give his speech over them, or have them escorted off the stage, tells you all you need to know about the craven nature of a Sanders presidency: he’d make Jimmy Carter look like Ronaldus Maximus.<\/b><\/p>\n

Next up, the\u00a0WSJ<\/em>‘s Kimberly Strassel correctly identifies…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump: A Mismatch for the GOP<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

Conservatives are more focused than ever on substance and consistency<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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“…He\u2019s not<\/em><\/span> conservative.<\/strong> <\/span>Remember all those recent primaries in which Republican voters fired sitting legislators for being too wimpy on taxes or health care or spending? Mr. Trump makes the losers look good. He\u2019s on record in favor of single-payer health care, and on Thursday night praised it again in other countries. He\u2019s said he likes gun control; higher taxes and eminent domain.<\/span> He has said he\u2019s pro-choice, against a flat tax, and opposed to free trade. He has personally given money to help elect pretty much every politician Republicans view as a threat to the Western world: Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer.<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Imagine the pitchforks in New Hampshire if Chris Christie had this track record.<\/p>\n

…None of this is to say that Mr. Trump didn\u2019t have a right<\/em><\/span> to be on stage debating. Just not this<\/em><\/span> particular stage, at this<\/em><\/span> time, in this<\/em><\/span> party.<\/span> He isn\u2019t the culmination<\/em> of the new conservative movement; he\u2019s its wrecking ball<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span>“<\/p>\n

In The Donald’s own words<\/em><\/span>, we hear the vituperative invective with which H. Ross Perot sunk Bush I in 1998…and ushered in 8 years of Der Shlickmeister:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“I cannot say. I have to respect the person that, if it\u2019s not me, the person that wins, if I do win, and I\u2019m leading by quite a bit, that\u2019s what I want to do. I can totally make that pledge.<\/span> If I\u2019m the nominee, I will pledge I will not run as an independent. But \u2014 and I am discussing it with everybody, but I\u2019m, you know, talking about a lot of leverage.<\/span> We want to win, and we will win. But I want to win as the Republican.<\/span> I want to run as the Republican nominee.”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In all seriousness, WTF does that even mean<\/em><\/span>?!? \u00a0And at least Perot had the defense of opposing a sitting President who’d broken a\u00a0solemn<\/em> promise<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n