{"id":89264,"date":"2021-01-14T19:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=89264"},"modified":"2021-01-14T19:01:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T00:01:31","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-wednesday-january-13th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=89264","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Wednesday, January 13th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Wednesday, January 13th, 2021&#8230;but before we begin,\u00a0we&#8217;re reliably informed\u00a0an <\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fbi-internal-memo-warns-of-plans-for-armed-protests-in-all-50-state-capitals-ahead-of-biden-inauguration\" class=\"broken_link\">internal FBI memo warns of plans for armed protests in all 50 state capitals around the day of Harris&#8217;s&#8230;er,&#8230;BIDEN&#8217;s inauguration<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 As\u00a0<em>White House Dossier <\/em>notes<em>, <\/em>remember, once upon a time, when protests&#8230;armed&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NFAC-black-militia-1-700x420.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NFAC-black-militia-1-700x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NFAC-black-militia-1-700x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NFAC-black-militia-1-700x420-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;or otherwise&#8230;were a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">good<\/span><\/em> thing?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IDHbNEgZ1_Y\" 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>As this meme from Balls Cotton suggests,\u00a0Progressives firmly believe there&#8217;s nothing wrong with protests&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89244\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-1.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-1-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;provided the proper people are protesting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0courtesy of\u00a0<em>Project Veritas<\/em>\u00a0via Balls Cotton, meet one Michael Beller, Esq., Principal Counsel for the <em>Public Broadcasting Service<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIKfVu5qvww\" 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>Or, perhaps more accurately, <em>PBS<\/em>&#8216;s\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>unprincipled<\/em><\/span> counsel.\u00a0 Better yet, we can refer to Michael Beller as <em>PBS<\/em>&#8216;s <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">former<\/span><\/em> Principal Counsel, as <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/01\/12\/pbs-fires-principal-counsel-michael-beller-after-advocating-for-putting-children-in-camps-and-attacking-the-white-house\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">he was fired late Tuesday afternoon<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Still, you&#8217;d do well to heed Beller&#8217;s words, as he speaks for a significant segment of The Left, who&#8217;d just as soon see <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span><\/em> in a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">concentration camp<\/span><\/em> while your kids are being reeducated.\u00a0 This despicable piece of Liberal excrement typifies every element of The Left&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89267\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apple.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apple.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/apple-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;in his dismissive disdain (ala <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RzL7bAhOr0I\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Anderson Cooper<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>) for those who don&#8217;t think like him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reports Beller&#8217;s option was immediately picked up by Socialist dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro to aid in reforming Venezuela&#8217;s primary education system remain unconfirmed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of <em>politically-correct<\/em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Constitutionally-incorrect<\/em><\/span> Progressive thinking, <em>CBS<\/em> reports an&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"content__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/emily-rainey-fort-bragg-captain-resigngs-washington-rally-army-investigating\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Officer resigns as Army investigates her involvement in Washington rally that led to U.S. Capitol riot<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TS-Psychological-warfare-officer-Emily-Rainey-probed-by-Army-for-traveling-over-300-miles-to-attend-deadly-US-Capitol-riot-COMP-NEW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TS-Psychological-warfare-officer-Emily-Rainey-probed-by-Army-for-traveling-over-300-miles-to-attend-deadly-US-Capitol-riot-COMP-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TS-Psychological-warfare-officer-Emily-Rainey-probed-by-Army-for-traveling-over-300-miles-to-attend-deadly-US-Capitol-riot-COMP-NEW.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TS-Psychological-warfare-officer-Emily-Rainey-probed-by-Army-for-traveling-over-300-miles-to-attend-deadly-US-Capitol-riot-COMP-NEW-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Juxtapose <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>this<\/em><\/span> with the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">years<\/span><\/em> it took the Army to take action against unrepentant Commie cadet Spenser Rapone:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spenser-rapone-west-point-communist-che.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spenser-rapone-west-point-communist-che.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spenser-rapone-west-point-communist-che.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spenser-rapone-west-point-communist-che-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact, Ms. Rainey had <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">already<\/span><\/em> resigned her commission <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">prior to<\/span><\/em> participating&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">out of uniform<\/span><\/em>&#8230;in a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lawful<\/span><\/em> exercise of her First Amendment rights guaranteed <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">every<\/span><\/em> American.\u00a0 Note Commie cadet Rapone was IN uniform&#8230;yet still wasn&#8217;t immediately weighted down with concrete blocks and thrown in the Hudson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We should note, despite keeping some 25 &#8220;cadets of color&#8221; on the football roster in violation of long-standing West Point guidelines declaring <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anyone<\/span><\/em> charged with an honor offense ineligible for varsity sports competition, the Black Knights (no pun intended) of the Hudson still fell to the West Virginia Moutaineers in the Autozone Liberty Bowl&#8230;which is somehow fitting, since that&#8217;s the only place where most West Point grads\u00a0are qualified to work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But we digress!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a related item, writing at the <em>WSJ<\/em>, former assistant attorney for the District of Columbia Jeff Shapiro explains to the uninformed and politically-motivated why&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wsj-article-headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/no-trump-isnt-guilty-of-incitement-11610303966?mod=MorningEditorialReport&amp;mod=djemMER_h\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">No, Trump Isn\u2019t Guilty of Incitement<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-head\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/no-trump-isnt-guilty-of-incitement-11610303966?mod=MorningEditorialReport&amp;mod=djemMER_h\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Inflaming emotions isn\u2019t a crime. The president didn\u2019t mention violence, much less provoke it<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-1-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-1-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-1-7.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-1-7-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>House Democrats have drafted an article of impeachment that accuses President Trump of \u201cincitement to insurrection.\u201d<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin said Thursday that his office is \u201clooking at all actors here and anyone that had a role\u201d in the Capitol riot.<\/span> Some reporters have construed that as including Mr. Trump.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The president didn\u2019t commit incitement or any other crime.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I should know<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">As a Washington prosecutor I earned the nickname \u201cprotester prosecutor\u201d from the antiwar group CodePink.<\/span> In one trial, I convicted 31 protesters who disrupted congressional traffic by obstructing the Capitol Crypt. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">In another, I convicted a CodePink activist who smeared her hands with fake blood, charged at then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a House hearing room, and incited the audience to seize the secretary of state physically.<\/span> In other cases, I dropped charges when the facts fell short of the legal standard for incitement. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">One such defendant was the antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hostile journalists and lawmakers<\/span><\/em> have suggested Mr. Trump incited the riot when he told a rally that Republicans need to \u201cfight much harder.\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mr. Trump suggested the crowd walk to the Capitol: \u201cWe\u2019re going to cheer on brave senators and congressmen and -women, and we\u2019re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them.<\/span> Because you\u2019ll never take back our country with weakness. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You have to show strength and you have to be strong.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>In the District of Columbia, it\u2019s a crime to \u201cintentionally or recklessly act in such a manner to cause another person to be in reasonable fear\u201d and to \u201cincite or provoke violence where there is a likelihood that such violence will ensue.\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This language is based on\u00a0<em>Brandenburg v. Ohio\u00a0<\/em>(1969), in which <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Supreme Court set the standard<\/span><\/em> for speech that <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">could<\/span><\/em> be prosecuted without violating the First Amendment.<\/span> The justices held that a Ku Klux Klan leader\u2019s calls for violence against blacks and Jews were protected speech. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The court found that Clarence Brandenburg\u2019s comments were \u201cmere advocacy\u201d of violence, not \u201cdirected to inciting or producing imminent lawless action&#8230;likely to incite or produce such action.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>The president <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">didn\u2019t mention violence<\/span><\/em> on Wednesday, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">much less provoke or incite it<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">He said, \u201cI know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">peacefully<\/span><\/em> and patriotically make your <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">voices<\/span><\/em> heard.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>District law defines a riot as \u201ca <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">public disturbance<\/span><\/em>&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">which by tumultuous and violent conduct or the threat thereof<\/span><\/em> creates grave danger of damage or injury to property or persons.\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">When Mr. Trump spoke, there <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was<\/span><\/em> no \u201cpublic disturbance,\u201d <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">only a rally<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> The \u201cdisturbance\u201d <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">came later<\/span><\/em> at the Capitol by a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">small minority<\/span><\/em> who entered the perimeter and broke the law. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>They<\/em><\/span> should be prosecuted.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>The president\u2019s critics want him charged for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">inflaming the emotions of angry Americans<\/span><\/em>.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> That alone does not satisfy the elements of any criminal offense<\/span><\/em>, and therefore his speech is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">protected by the Constitution<\/span><\/em> that members of Congress are sworn to support and defend.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s also worth remembering last Wednesday&#8217;s mob wasn&#8217;t the first group to attack the Capitol looking to make a point, as evidenced by this photo of the Senate side following a 1983 bombing:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capitol_1983_bombing_damage.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capitol_1983_bombing_damage.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capitol_1983_bombing_damage.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capitol_1983_bombing_damage-300x256.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It must also be noted one of those involved, Ms. Susan Rosenberg&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rosenberg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89257\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rosenberg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rosenberg.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rosenberg-266x300.png 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;was pardoned by Bill Clinton after serving only 16 years of a 58-year sentence for possession of explosives, and is now gainfully employed as vice chair of the board of directors of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"new broken_link\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Thousand Currents (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Thousand_Currents&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Thousand Currents<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>, a non-profit foundation that sponsors the fundraising and furnishes administrative work for\u00a0<em>Black Lies Matter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submitted for your perusal are a few other clips which belie the myth January 6th constituted the first time Congress was attacked, the &#8220;people&#8217;s business&#8221; was interrupted or protestors trespassed on supposedly-sanctified federal property where they weren&#8217;t permitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5ENyy9eH0A\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xnCJs0HSxu0\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IRnmnxVtDqg?start=0&amp;end=93&amp;\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, courtesy of Daniel Francis, writing at the <em>Jewish World Review<\/em>, Dennis Prager highlights the utter inaccuracy (okay, we MEANT <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">stupidity<\/span><\/em>!!!) of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eU5SWa9aFhI\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ahnold&#8217;s Kristallnacht comparison<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a> (as featured in our <em>Tales of the Darkside<\/em> video, accessible through link #3 immediately below our <em>Quote of the Day<\/em> at the top of the page):<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"title simple\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishworldreview.com\/0121\/prager011221.php3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">The &#8216;Good American<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4tm2zj.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89276\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4tm2zj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4tm2zj.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4tm2zj-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>In my\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishworldreview.com\/0121\/prager010521.php3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">previous column<\/span><\/em><\/span>,<\/a>\u00a0I described how I have come to better understand the moral problem of the &#8220;&#8216;good German,&#8217; the term used to describe the average, presumably decent German, who did nothing to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hurt<\/span><\/em> Jews but also did nothing to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">help<\/span><\/em> them and did nothing to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">undermine<\/span><\/em> the Nazi regime.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Watching America accept the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">rationally and morally indefensible physical and economic lockdown of the country<\/span><\/em>, I concluded: &#8220;Apathy in the face of tyranny turns out not to be a German or Russian characteristic.<\/span> I just <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">never thought it could happen in America<\/span><\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one week<\/span><\/em>, it has gotten <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">worse<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> Now we are faced with a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lockdown on speech<\/span><\/em> the likes of which <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">have never been seen in America<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And the parallels with Germany are <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even more stark<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> The left-wing party (the Democrats) and the left-wing media (the &#8220;mainstream media&#8221;) are using the mob invasion of the Capitol <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">exactly the way the Nazis used the Reichstag fire<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">On Feb. 27, 1933, exactly <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one month<\/span><\/em> after the Nazis came to power, the German parliament building, the Reichstag, was set ablaze.<\/span> The Nazis <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">blamed the fire on their archenemy<\/span><\/em>, the communists, and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used the fire to essentially extinguish the Communist Party and its ability to publish, speak or otherwise spread its message<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Using the Reichstag fire as an excuse, the Nazis passed the Enabling Act, a law that gave the Nazi chancellor, Adolf Hitler, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the power to pass laws by decree<\/span><\/em> \u2014 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">without the Reichstag<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Now<\/span><\/em> to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">America 2021<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">know<\/span><\/em> the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">rest<\/span><\/em> of the story.\u00a0 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Not<\/span><\/em> sayin&#8217; it is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">so<\/span><\/em>, only that it might well <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">could be<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s two other items well worth your time: First, courtesy of <em>White House Dossier<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>\u00a0reveals\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-wants-giuliani-and-dershowitz-to-defend-him-impeachment-trial-2021-1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Trump is considering Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz for his defense team if he faces another impeachment trial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sorry, but a<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong>nyone represented by Rudy Giuliani has a fool not only for a client, but a counsel as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second, writing at\u00a0<em>NRO<\/em>, John Fund reveals\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/01\/what-caused-the-gops-georgia-train-wreck\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20210111&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What Caused the GOP\u2019s Georgia Train Wreck<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spoiler Alert<\/span><\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong>&#8216;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tweren&#8217;t<\/span><\/em> just The Donald.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And for those wondering how the Wuhan virus vaccines are progressing, as this graphic shows, Progressive states ain&#8217;t exactly at the head of the pack&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-1.22-PM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-1.22-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-1.22-PM.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-1.22-PM-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-1.22-PM-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;which means those paying sky-high taxes for sub-par services continue to take it up the kiester.\u00a0 Which is why they&#8217;re moving to Texas, Florida and other Red States&#8230;but bringing their failed Blue State politics with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For those interested, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/vaccine-queen-11610402218?mod=djemBestOfTheWeb\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jim Freeman offers additional details at Best of the Web<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, if you haven&#8217;t heard, both Barry and Hunter are pursuing new business ventures, Obama based on his brilliant command of numbers&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Obamas-retail-outlet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Obamas-retail-outlet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Obamas-retail-outlet.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Obamas-retail-outlet-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and Hunter owing to the renewed influence of his crime family&#8217;s Don:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bidens-business.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bidens-business.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bidens-business.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bidens-business-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us, appropriately enough, to\u00a0<em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-12.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-12-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/afb011121dAPR20210111044502.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/afb011121dAPR20210111044502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/afb011121dAPR20210111044502.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/afb011121dAPR20210111044502-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ccc-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ccc-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ccc-4.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ccc-4-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-11.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aaa-11-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-5.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-5-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-6.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bbb-6-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-11-21-at-8.00-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-11-21-at-8.00-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-11-21-at-8.00-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-11-21-at-8.00-AM-300x234.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-8.37-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-8.37-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-8.37-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-1-12-21-at-8.37-AM-300x234.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this from the Penguin&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image001.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image001-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;along with an extended string from Balls Cotton&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000005.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000005-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000005-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89245\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000004.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000004-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/balls3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000000-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89278\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000000-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000000-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000000-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000000-1-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89279\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000001-2-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000003.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000003-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image000003-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0005000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0005000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0005000.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0005000-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0010000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89282\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0010000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0010000.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image0010000-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and three more from the lovely Shannon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon1-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Resized_Screenshot_20210111-162519_Chrome1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Resized_Screenshot_20210111-162519_Chrome1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Resized_Screenshot_20210111-162519_Chrome1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Resized_Screenshot_20210111-162519_Chrome1-272x300.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shannon2-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we close on a rather sad note from<\/strong><strong>\u00a0the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Sports Section<\/em><\/span>, as the craven capitulation of yet another professional sports organization has led us to boycott their future events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/trump-golf-club-future-pga-championship-us-capitol-violence-fallout\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">Trump golf club no longer the host of 2022 PGA Championship amid US Capitol violence fallout<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1000.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1000.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1000-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The PGA selected the venue because of the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">golf course<\/span><\/em>, NOT its ownership.\u00a0 We for one won&#8217;t countenance such cowardice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Video of the Day<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you&#8217;ve been in a coma for the last year or so, Tucker gives you a taste of what Groper Joe&#8217;s about.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hy3Dya_-gR0\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tales of The Darkside<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As Michael Knowles observes, Arnold is an ass and AOC a liar&#8230;not that he&#8217;s telling us anything we didn&#8217;t already know!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eU5SWa9aFhI\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>On the Lighter Side<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>As for this lady, all we can say is, you GO, girl!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWzleBqMKdQ\" 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 Wednesday, January 13th, 2021&#8230;but before we begin,\u00a0we&#8217;re reliably informed\u00a0an internal FBI memo warns of plans for armed protests in all 50 state capitals around the day of Harris&#8217;s&#8230;er,&#8230;BIDEN&#8217;s inauguration.\u00a0 As\u00a0White House Dossier notes, remember, once upon a time, when protests&#8230;armed&#8230; &#8230;or otherwise&#8230;were a good thing?!? \ufeff As this meme from Balls Cotton suggests,\u00a0Progressives firmly 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