{"id":86320,"date":"2020-10-18T19:31:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T23:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=86320"},"modified":"2020-10-18T19:31:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T23:31:59","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-october-16th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=86320","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, October 16th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Friday, October 16th, 2020&#8230;but before we begin, does Dr. Faux Chi <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">really<\/span><\/em> think <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anyone<\/span><\/em> gives a hoot in Hell&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">&#8216;<a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8842607\/Dr-Anthony-Fauci-warns-Covid-cases-spike-Thanksgiving-gatherings-not-canceled.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bite the bullet and cancel Thanksgiving parties&#8217;: Dr Anthony Fauci warns Covid cases could spike if holiday gatherings are not sacrificed<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-4.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-4-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;what <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">he<\/span><\/em> thinks&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">about anything<\/span><\/em>?!?\u00a0 After all, as The Boss so accurately observed, by taking <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">both sides<\/span><\/em> of <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">any and every<\/span><\/em> aspect of the Wuhan virus, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">by definition<\/span><\/em> he&#8217;s been <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wrong 50% of the time<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 Only someone serving the interests of the Dimocratic Party and its MSM propagandists could still be termed an &#8220;expert&#8221; with that track record.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a related item, fresh off his denial of any responsibility whatsoever for condemning large numbers of the elderly to death in New York nursing homes&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-Book-tour_web20201015124455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-Book-tour_web20201015124455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-Book-tour_web20201015124455.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-Book-tour_web20201015124455-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;Sonny Cuomo offers the reality of <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/leahbarkoukis\/2020\/10\/15\/leaked-audio-shows-cuomo-admitting-the-real-reason-for-ny-lockdowns-n2578119\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Progressive claims their destructive lock-downs are dictated by &#8220;the science<\/em><\/span><\/a>&#8220;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019m a hundred percent frank and candid. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">This is a fear-driven response, you know.<\/span> This is not a policy being written by a scalpel; this is a policy being cut by a hatchet. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">It\u2019s just very blunt\u2026it\u2019s out of fear.<\/span> People see the numbers going up \u2013 \u2018Close everything! Close everything!\u2019 <span style=\"color: #800000;\">It\u2019s not the best way to do it, but it is a fear-driven response.<\/span> The virus scares people. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Hopefully we get the numbers down\u2026the anxiety comes down, and then we can have a smarter, more-tailored approach.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorry, but <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">precisely<\/span><\/em> who <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">are<\/span><\/em> these &#8220;people&#8221; who see the numbers going up and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">demand<\/span><\/em> &#8220;everything&#8221; be closed?\u00a0 At this point, w<\/strong><strong>ho on earth with a clue <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cares<\/span><\/em> about mere CASE NUMBERS?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: The original two-week lockdown was NEVER INTENDED to decrease the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ultimate<\/span><\/em> number of cases, only <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">slow the rate of spread<\/span><\/em> so as to not overwhelm hospitals.\u00a0 &#8220;Flattening the curve&#8221; did just that: It FLATTENED the curve, without impacting the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">overall<\/span><\/em> case number <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one iota<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 Besides, the number of cases HAS TO INCREASE in order for the country to achieve herd immunity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But those committed to dethroning The Donald will <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">do or say anything<\/span><\/em> to prevent him winning a second term&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even sacrifice the lives of untold numbers of their countrymen<\/span><\/em>\u00a0to the effects of a continuing, wholly-<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">un<\/span><\/em>scientific lockdown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.\u00a0 Forget about Chris Wallace, how on earth did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/c-spans-steve-scully-suspended-indefinitely-after-admitting-to-lying-about-twitter-hack\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=breaking&amp;utm_campaign=newstrack&amp;utm_term=21802961\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Steve Scully ever get selected as the moderator for one of the three presidential debates<\/em><\/span><\/a>?!?\u00a0 Seriously, there <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">had<\/span><\/em> to be more red flags flying in this guy&#8217;s history than over the Kremlin on May Day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, what came in a close second as our choice for the\u00a0<em>Quote of the Day<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8220;<em>Just so we understand the mindset of many Biden voters: They&#8217;re willing to elect a lying, cheating, corrupt, ineffective a*shole dedicated to undoing the Constitution rather than an incredibly effective incumbent who sometimes acts like a horse&#8217;s a*s.<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; Yours Truly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, we begin our coverage of the Biden corruption scandal with Bret Baier, the only real source of unbiased news on television:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DXsC-Avi2co\" 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><strong>Then there&#8217;s Tucker Carlson on both the facts of the Bidens&#8217; influence-for-cash conspiracy, as well as the effort by Big Tech to squash the story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxrsmF4IFiU?start=0&amp;end=228&amp;\" 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=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wUBHQZsvTXk?start=17\" 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><strong>Peter Schweizer of the <em>Government Accountability Institute<\/em> explains how the scam works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jlDVRhf0PxQ\" 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><strong>Without drawing any conclusions about the <em>New York Post<\/em>&#8216;s claims,\u00a0<em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Andy McCarthy tells us what <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is known<\/span><\/em> about&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<header class=\"article-header article-header--full\" data-component=\"articleHeader\">\n<div class=\"article-header__inner\">\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/10\/the-hunter-emails-report\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20201015&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Hunter Emails<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"article-header__subtitle\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/10\/the-hunter-emails-report\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20201015&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">A corrupt Ukraine firm reportedly got direct access to then-vice president Joe Biden through his son<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4g6xrv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4g6xrv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4g6xrv.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4g6xrv-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As for Big Tech attempting to squash the story, as the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">editors at <em>NRO<\/em><\/span>\u00a0note&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>There <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is no credible reason for this kind of targeted suppression<\/span><\/em>.<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Over the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">past five years<\/span><\/em> there have been <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">scores of dramatic scoops<\/span><\/em> written by major media outlets such as the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, the\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em>, and CNN <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that were based on faulty information provided by unknown sources that turned out to be incorrect<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Not once<\/span><\/em> has Facebook <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">or<\/span><\/em> Twitter <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">concerned itself with the sourcing methods of reporters<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Not once<\/span><\/em> did it censor <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">any<\/span><\/em> of those pieces.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Even today<\/span><\/em>, Twitter users are free to share stories <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that rely on the Steele Dossier<\/span><\/em>, which <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">includes<\/span><\/em> the Donald Trump \u201cpee-tape\u201d myth<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing at his <em>Morning Jolt<\/em>,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Jim Geraghty goes on to observe<\/em><\/span>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>If you believe that news organizations should <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">never publish anything that was not legally obtained or distributed<\/span><\/em>, you would bar the publication of <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Pentagon Papers and President Trump\u2019s tax returns<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.nationalreview.com\/click\/21798498.298185\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ueXBvc3QuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMTUvZW1haWxzLXJldmVhbC1ob3ctaHVudGVyLWJpZGVuLXRyaWVkLXRvLWNhc2gtaW4tYmlnLXdpdGgtY2hpbmVzZS1maXJtLw\/547fd4393b35d0210c8dec30B78d240de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note that according to the New York Post<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333399;\">, the information <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wasn\u2019t<\/span><\/em> \u201chacked\u201d by any traditional definition: \u201cThe email is contained in a trove of data that the<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/link.nationalreview.com\/click\/21798498.298185\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ueXBvc3QuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMTQvaHVudGVyLWJpZGVuLWVtYWlscy1zaG93LWxldmVyYWdpbmctY29ubmVjdGlvbnMtd2l0aC1kYWQtdG8tYm9vc3QtYnVyaXNtYS1wYXkv\/547fd4393b35d0210c8dec30B65260f86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">owner of a computer repair shop in Delaware<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333399;\">said was recovered from a MacBook Pro laptop that was dropped off in April 2019 and never retrieved.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">The computer was seized by the FBI, and a copy of its contents made by the shop owner shared with The Post this week by former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>In fact, the dynamic at work in the <em>New York Post<\/em> story about the emails regarding Biden <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is the same as the New York Times<\/em> scoop about the president\u2019s tax returns<\/span>. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">That computer repair shop in Delaware <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">has legal<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">access<\/span><\/em> to the files in the computer (because they were presumably hired by the FBI to fix something) but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not legal authority<\/em><\/span> to distribute what\u2019s in those files.<\/span> The <em>New York Times<\/em>\u2019 source <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">has legal<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">access<\/span><\/em> to the president\u2019s tax returns, but <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not legal<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> authority<\/span><\/em> to distribute what\u2019s in those tax returns.<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> There is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no moral distinction<\/span><\/em>, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">just a partisan one<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And here&#8217;s Jim&#8217;s money quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>In the middle of all this, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">keep in mind that Joe Biden does not believe that Burisma was attempting to influence U.S. policy when they hired his son<\/span><\/em>, that his son was hired <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on his own merits<\/span><\/em>, and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span><\/em> because <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">his father was vice president<\/span><\/em>, but \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/link.nationalreview.com\/click\/21798498.298185\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9mbGFzaGJhY2stam9lLWJpZGVuLWluc2lzdHMtYnVyaXNtYS1oaXJlZC1oaXMtc29uLWJlY2F1c2UtaGVzLWEtYnJpZ2h0LWd1eS8\/547fd4393b35d0210c8dec30Ba8f3ddc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">because he\u2019s a very bright guy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeah,&#8230;and Stormy Daniels finished a close second for the Nobel Prize in Physics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, in a classic example of <em>circulus in probando<\/em>, the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/elliebufkin\/2020\/10\/15\/biden-campaign-cites-twitter-censorship-as-proof-that-new-york-post-story-is-false-n2578138\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">Biden Campaign Cites Twitter Censorship as Proof That New York Post Story Is False<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZiYFJwXSag\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><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><strong>TWEET!!!\u00a0 We&#8217;re throwing the bullsh*t flag for&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15094155eea515168ed2069fe5081f4f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15094155eea515168ed2069fe5081f4f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15094155eea515168ed2069fe5081f4f.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15094155eea515168ed2069fe5081f4f-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankly, were it not an insult to James Tiberius Kirk and Harcourt Fenton Mudd, we&#8217;d suggest Team Biden&#8217;s claim is a bit more sinister than simple circular logic, falling, as it does, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">well<\/span><\/em> within the definition of deliberate deception:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wlMegqgGORY?start=77&amp;end=112&amp;\" 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-wait.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86209\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-wait.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-wait.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/but-wait-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As the <em>New York Post<\/em> additionally details&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"postid-16457116\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/15\/emails-reveal-how-hunter-biden-tried-to-cash-in-big-with-chinese-firm\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\">Emails reveal how Hunter Biden tried to cash in big on behalf of family with Chinese firm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-2-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-2-1.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-2-1-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As Jim Freeman relates at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-corruption-and-abc-news-11602794575?mod=djemBestOfTheWeb\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Best of the Web<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>The Biden influence-peddling racket <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">appears to be much more lucrative than previously reported<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Joe Biden presidential campaign <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">may be changing its story<\/span><\/em> on a Wednesday New York Post report about the family\u2019s Ukrainian enrichment project.<\/span> And now the Post reports on a new trove of documents suggesting that the Biden family was able to collect big money in China just for arranging meetings.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Post\u2019s Emma-Jo Morris and Gabrielle Fonrouge\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a class=\"icon none\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/15\/emails-reveal-how-hunter-biden-tried-to-cash-in-big-with-chinese-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a><\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em>Hunter Biden pursued lucrative deals involving China\u2019s largest private energy company \u2014 including one that he said would be \u201cinteresting for me <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and my family<\/span>,\u201d emails obtained by The Post show.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>One email sent to Biden on May 13, 2017, with the subject line \u201cExpectations,\u201d included details of \u201cremuneration packages\u201d for six people involved in an unspecified business venture.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>According to the Post, the email suggests that participants were considering <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reserving 10% of the equity in the deal for \u201cthe big guy<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Now <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who<\/span><\/em> might <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that<\/span><\/em> be?<\/span> Don\u2019t expect an aggressive pursuit of the answer from most of the press corps, but <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">voters<\/span><\/em> might be curious to know <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">how valuable the Biden name is among some Chinese investors<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Another<\/span><\/em> email \u2014 sent by Biden as part of an Aug. 2, 2017, chain \u2014 involved a deal he struck with the since-vanished chairman of CEFC, Ye Jianming, for half-ownership of a holding company <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that was expected to provide Biden with more than $10 million a year<\/span><\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hey, go big or go home!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once again, who are you going to trust: <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Joe Biden&#8217;s word<\/span><\/em>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/O4YSAK2M35DTVCXKMWSYVFLOYQ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85992\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/O4YSAK2M35DTVCXKMWSYVFLOYQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/O4YSAK2M35DTVCXKMWSYVFLOYQ.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/O4YSAK2M35DTVCXKMWSYVFLOYQ-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;or <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your own lying eyes and ears<\/span><\/em>?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like Lucy Ricardo, Groper Joe&#8217;s got some &#8216;splainin&#8217; to do&#8230;but for some reason we&#8217;ve a feelin&#8217; George Snuffleuphisass won&#8217;t be the one demanding the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving on, the <em>WSJ<\/em>&#8216;s Kim Strassel offers some incredibly timely advice to Team Trump, as she sagely suggests&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wsj-article-headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/a-justice-is-worth-1-000-tweets-11602797190?mod=opinion_major_pos8\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">A Justice Is Worth 1,000 Tweets<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-head\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/a-justice-is-worth-1-000-tweets-11602797190?mod=opinion_major_pos8\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Imagine if Trump were as determined and focused as Amy Coney Barrett<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-5.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-1-5-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Democrats spent the week pelting Judge Amy Coney Barrett with gotcha questions designed to trap her into making their political points.<\/span> The Supreme Court nominee refused to play their game, and kept her responses focused on what matters: her record, her philosophy, the big picture. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">It was a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">home-run performance<\/span><\/em>, even as it was a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">closing lesson for the Trump campaign<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How politically tough was this week for Democrats? <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tough enough that they generally felt compelled to behave well at the hearings\u2014<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a rarity<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> Senate Democrats in 2018 gave themselves over to their progressive base\u2019s rage about the Brett Kavanaugh nomination. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">They <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">paid for it at the polls<\/span><\/em>, with <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">four<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">incumbent<\/span><\/em> Democratic senators <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">losing<\/span><\/em> their seats.<\/span> <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Had they all won<\/span><\/em>, Democrats would have a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">51-49 Senate edge<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2019s ability to put through this nomination <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">today<\/span><\/em> is a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">direct result<\/span><\/em> of Democrats\u2019 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ugly antics two years ago<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Even Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knows this, which is why he directed his troops to generally steer clear of nasty personal attacks. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A few of the more progressive showboaters couldn\u2019t help themselves (see New Jersey\u2019s Cory Booker and Hawaii\u2019s Mazie Hirono).<\/span> But these low moments contrasted with GOP senators\u2014several up for re-election\u2014<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who used the questioning to remind voters that their races may prove the most consequential in this election<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Moderates were reminded that a Republican Senate would be <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a check<\/span><\/em> on a President Biden.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">(<em>Not to mention (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UGH<\/span>!) President <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Harris<\/span>!!!<\/em>)<\/span> The GOP faithful were reminded that a Republican Senate would be necessary to Mr. Trump\u2019s ability to continue his work on the judiciary.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">And all that is the lesson for the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Trump campaign<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> An election that is about Mr. Trump\u2019s <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">latest tweet<\/span><\/em> will prove <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a slog<\/span><\/em>. An election that is about Mr. Trump\u2019s <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">record<\/span><\/em>, his <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">campaign promises kept<\/span><\/em>, his <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vow to restore the economy<\/span><\/em>\u2014as well <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">his opponent\u2019s radicalism<\/span><\/em>\u2014is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">something else entirely<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Judge Barrett managed to keep the focus on what mattered\u2014record, philosophy, the big picture.<\/span> Mr. Trump\u2019s future <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hinges<\/span><\/em> on <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">his ability to do the same<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girl, you <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nailed<\/span><\/em> it!!!\u00a0 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Both<\/span><\/em> of you.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s hoping and praying Trump&#8230;or someone whose advice he values&#8230;reads Kim&#8217;s column.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us to\u00a0<em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101420dAPR20201014044510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86196\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101420dAPR20201014044510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101420dAPR20201014044510.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101420dAPR20201014044510-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sk101520dAPR20201015014513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sk101520dAPR20201015014513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sk101520dAPR20201015014513.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sk101520dAPR20201015014513-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bbb-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bbb-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bbb-4.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bbb-4-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ccc-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ccc-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ccc-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ccc-1-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101520dAPR20201015044505.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86191\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101520dAPR20201015044505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101520dAPR20201015044505.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/afb101520dAPR20201015044505-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ddd-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ddd-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ddd-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ddd-1-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-ACB-hearings_web20201014123221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-ACB-hearings_web20201014123221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-ACB-hearings_web20201014123221.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MC-ACB-hearings_web20201014123221-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-10.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-10-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-9.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-9-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Drawing-a-Blank-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86164\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Drawing-a-Blank-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Drawing-a-Blank-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Drawing-a-Blank-1-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-14-20-at-11.17-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-14-20-at-11.17-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-14-20-at-11.17-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-14-20-at-11.17-AM-300x208.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this from G. Trevor&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trevor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trevor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trevor.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trevor-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;another from the lovely Shannon depicting a typical Dimocratic voter&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shannon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shannon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shannon.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shannon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shannon-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;four from Ed Hickey&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86175\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey3.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey3-300x293.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey2-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86176\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey2-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey2-1-300x294.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hickey1-209x300.jpeg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-15-20-at-3.35-PM-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86224\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-15-20-at-3.35-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-15-20-at-3.35-PM-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Image-10-15-20-at-3.35-PM-1-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;one each from Speed Mach&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screensho27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86178\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screensho27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screensho27.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screensho27-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and Brenda Berry&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-11.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-11-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and last, but certainly never least, two more courtesy of Balls Cotton (and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>please<\/em><\/span> forgive his French!):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/balls2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86179\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/balls2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/balls2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/balls2-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Balls1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Balls1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Balls1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Balls1-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call it a week with the <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>First Amendment<\/em><\/span> segment, brought to us today by Jame<\/strong><strong>s Nichols, the local <em>CBS<\/em> affiliate and one righteously and rightfully angry lady, as the&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"index_storyHeadlineText__2Cb8\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/local\/wife-of-former-lancaster-police-chief-calls-out-firing-in-lengthy-social-media-post\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080; text-decoration: underline;\">Wife of Lancaster police chief responds to forced retirement in lengthy Facebook post<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86163\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-8.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/aaa-8-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>In a lengthy Facebook post last night, Berkihiser\u2019s wife Kristy confirmed the chief\u2019s forced resignation. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">The reason, she says, was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">her<\/span><\/em> social media post.<\/span> Defending her husband, Kristy Berkihiser said \u201c<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">he<\/span><\/em> did <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nothing wrong<\/span><\/em>\u201d but was forced to retire because of \u201c<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">my post<\/span><\/em> and apparently <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">his unwillingness to censor me<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cThis is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">completely unfair<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> It\u2019s a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">violation of freedom of speech<\/span><\/em> and so <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if we don\u2019t stand up now<\/span><\/em>, to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">protect that right<\/span><\/em>, we <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">may lose it<\/span><\/em>,\u201d Fisher said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Controversy started swirling a few weeks ago when Kristy Berkihiser commented on a Facebook post about President Trump visiting PA.<\/span> In that post, she wrote, \u201cThat\u2019s why <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I\u2019m<\/span><\/em> voting for him again. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Same reason as last time.<\/span> You don\u2019t see <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">him<\/span><\/em> meeting with Jacob Blake\u2019s family and speaking to him by phone.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>The comment refers to an early September meeting where the Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, met with the family of Blake who was shot seven times in the back by police in Wisconsin sparking riots<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeah,&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as<\/span><\/em> he was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reaching for a knife<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 This related segment from Tucker demonstrates the knife-edge the First Amendment currently occupies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bI2bLhUQK74\" 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><strong>Reason enough&#8230;though there are countless <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">other<\/span><\/em>\u00a0grounds&#8230;for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">supporting the occasional horse&#8217;s a*s<\/span><\/em> over <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the lying, cheating<\/em>, <em>corrupt<\/em>\u00a0A*SHOLE<\/span>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. In our opinion&#8230;as well as that of TLJ&#8230;The Donald <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">more<\/span><\/em> than held his own.\u00a0 And <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">we<\/span><\/em> wouldn&#8217;t piss on Savannah Guthrie <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">were she engulfed in flames<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.S. <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If<\/span><\/em> a young Joe Biden <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ever saw<\/span><\/em> two well-dressed men in Wilmington, DE kissing <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span><\/em> his &#8220;well-read, high-school educated father&#8221; offered the explanation, &#8220;Joe, they <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">love<\/span><\/em> each other&#8221;, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">we&#8217;ll confess<\/span><\/em> Hunter had the natural gas know-how to deserve the fees paid him by Burisma.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edIi6hYpUoQ?start=374&amp;end=376&amp;\" 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday, October 16th, 2020&#8230;but before we begin, does Dr. Faux Chi really think anyone gives a hoot in Hell&#8230; &#8216;Bite the bullet and cancel Thanksgiving parties&#8217;: Dr Anthony Fauci warns Covid cases could spike if holiday gatherings are not sacrificed &nbsp; &#8230;what he thinks&#8230;about anything?!?\u00a0 After all, as The Boss so accurately observed, by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1988,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86320","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=86320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86321,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86320\/revisions\/86321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}