{"id":90712,"date":"2021-02-21T17:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T22:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=90712"},"modified":"2021-02-21T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T22:05:48","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-february-19th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=90712","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, February 19th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Friday, February 19th, 2021&#8230;but before we begin, two brief thoughts evoked by the subject matter above.\u00a0 The Left Wing blogosphere has been abuzz attempting to make hay over the helicopter in our featured meme, suggesting it constitutes &#8220;misinformation&#8221; and represents &#8220;anti-climate propaganda&#8221;, as they purport it represents the frozen wind turbines in Texas we climate-deniers believe led to the rolling power outages.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Ya-FATbrF4?start=4&amp;end=8&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><strong>We for one <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">never assumed<\/span><\/em>, nor have we <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ever represented<\/span><\/em>, the photo depicted a wind turbine <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>in Texas<\/em><\/span>, nor does it matter.\u00a0 What matters is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>undeniable irony<\/em><\/span> it represents: A\u00a0helicopter&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">powered<\/span><\/em> by fossil fuel, is spraying a chemical&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>formulated<\/em><\/span> with fossil fuel, on a wind turbine&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">made<\/span><\/em> from fossil fuel. \u00a0For the record, the picture shows a rotary-winged aircraft in the winter of 2013-2104 near Arjeplog, Sweden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also<\/span><\/em> for the record, while the frozen Texas wind turbines <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>didn&#8217;t cause<\/em><\/span> the rolling blackouts, they sure as shootin&#8217; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>weren&#8217;t part of the solution<\/em><\/span> when <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>their help<\/em><\/span> was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>actually needed<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a related item, in one of the more tone-deaf moves we&#8217;ve seen since the 4th of July weekend back in 2012 when Mitt Romney remained at the family compound on Lake Winnipesaukee&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbdw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbdw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbdw.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbdw-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;rather than succoring millions of registered voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic who&#8217;d been battered by a monstrous line of thunderstorms&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ted-cruz-airport-power-crisis-texas\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Ted Cruz flew to Cancun with family amid Texas power crisis<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbpd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbpd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbpd.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ylbpd-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yes<\/span><\/em>, Ted <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>hurriedly returned<\/em><\/span>; and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>yes<\/em><\/span>, even though a U.S. Senator, there was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nothing he could really do<\/span><\/em> to unfreeze the wind turbines or provide power to Texas households.\u00a0 But <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">optics<\/span><\/em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>particularly<\/em><\/span> in <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">this<\/span><\/em> day and age, are <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everything<\/span><\/em>, while <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">intent<\/span><\/em> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the facts<\/em><\/span> surrounding the event&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6q4tVBTgTEc\" 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>&#8230;mean\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nothing<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 Cruz might as well have been J. Bruce Ismay availing himself of a seat on the last boat lowered from\u00a0<em>Titanic<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bMVdD22MROE?start=112&amp;end=130&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><strong>Hey, Romney&#8217;s kids wanted Daddy at the lake; all it may have cost <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">him<\/span><\/em> was the presidency, while the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>rest of us<\/em><\/span>\u00a0suffered four more years under The Dear Misleader.\u00a0 Only a certain amount of hubris&#8230;or a blatant disregard for appearances&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ted.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ted.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ted.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ted-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;could lead a politician to an act of such unseemly selfishness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, contrast Kommielaa&#8217;s stammering incoherence when confronted with 46*&#8217;s shifting standards for school openings&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4HKXwm494Uk?start=272&amp;end=370&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><strong>&#8230;with the consistent message delivered by Florida&#8217;s Ron DeSantis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cKo6tTHHbbw\" 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>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of Dimocratic dissimulation, misdirection and obfuscation of the facts, we learn&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/la-county-da-gascon-resigns-from-state-da-group-complains-its-board-is-all-white\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">LA County DA Gasc\u00f3n cuts ties with DA group, complains board is White, as association rips \u2018publicity stunt<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u2019<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-7.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-7-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Los Angeles County District Attorney\u00a0George\u00a0Gasc\u00f3n\u00a0has cut ties with the California District Attorneys Association, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">saying the group\u2019s all-White board indicates the group has failed to keep pace with changing times<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;The <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">absence<\/span><\/em> of a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">single person of color<\/span><\/em> on CDAA\u2019s 17-member board is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>blinding<\/em><\/span>,&#8221; Gasc\u00f3n wrote Tuesday, in a letter to the group\u2019s president. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">&#8220;This is the leadership that sets the direction for an organization of elected prosecutors, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all of whom disproportionately prosecute communities of color at a time when the nation is facing a reckoning over systemic racisim<\/span><\/em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span> in a state with a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>plurality of minorities no less<\/em><\/span>,&#8221; Gasc\u00f3n continued.<\/span> He <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">later<\/span><\/em> accused the DAs group of having &#8220;lost touch with the public.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">In a statement to Fox News, Vern Pierson, the El Dorado County District Attorney and President of CDAA, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">fired back<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> &#8220;Mr. Gasc\u00f3n <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cannot resign<\/span><\/em> because he <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">has not been a member of CDAA since October 2019<\/span><\/em> when he quit his job as DA of San Francisco,&#8221; Pierson said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">He added: &#8220;On the ethnicity issue, his remarks are disingenuous, as <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">he ran against the first sitting Los Angeles District Attorney who was both a woman and an African American<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> Incidentally, she was a CDAA board officer <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and in line to become president<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"> Shootings and other violent crimes are <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">skyrocketing<\/span><\/em> in LA.<\/span> This appears to be a publicity stunt to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">divert attention from his favoring criminals at the expense of victims and growing calls for his recall<\/span><\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nothing like the fear of losing their place at the public trough to lead a Liberal to pull out all the stops.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, the WHO&#8217;s recent conclusion of Beijing&#8217;s innocence sans any real investigation notwithstanding, writing at his <em>Morning Jolt<\/em>, Jim Geraghty strongly suggests&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/the-wuhan-lab-leak-scenario-is-still-plausible\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20210217&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">The Wuhan Lab-Leak Scenario Is Still Plausible<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90664\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-6.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-6-300x175.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Earlier on, that NBC News report states, \u201cscientists say that scenario is unlikely on its face, because animal-to-human transmission of viruses are common, while lab accidents are relatively rare.\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">If\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-pandemic-npr-report-virologists-faith-chinese-research-labs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you\u2019ve been<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/an-unnerving-review-of-accidents-in-high-level-labs-handling-viruses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reading<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/razib.substack.com\/p\/the-wages-of-conventional-wisdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">me<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a> for\u00a0the past year, you know the word \u201crelatively\u201d is doing <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a lot of work in that sentence<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> I\u2019ve seen a few people argue that <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Chinese government couldn\u2019t successfully cover up something this consequential<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">That<\/span><\/em> suggests a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">stunning unfamiliarity with the totalitarian, authoritarian, surveillance-obsessed nature of the modern Chinese government<\/span><\/em>, as well as not-so-distant history.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Along with a stunning unfamiliarity with the lap-dog nature of the WHO&#8217;s relationship with the ChiComs&#8230;not to mention those of Groper Joe, Bill Gates, Tim Cook, LeBron James and a significant segment of the rest of the West&#8217;s rich, powerful and famous.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which is part and parcel, as <em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Rich Lowry opines,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/02\/why-no-one-believes-anything\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20210217&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">why, in light of the MSM&#8217;s failures which continue to pile up faster than the bodies of suicide victims who crossed the Clintons, no one believes ANYTHING they read OR watch<\/span><\/a><\/em><span class=\"article-header__subtitle\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>one<\/em><\/span>, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">very simple<\/span><\/em>\u00a0reason behind these repeated reporting fiascos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/one-track-mind.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/one-track-mind.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/one-track-mind.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/one-track-mind-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving on, we submit for your perusal a number of new headlines inquiring minds may find of interest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(1).\u00a0<em>The Daily Caller<\/em>\u00a0details that\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/17\/liberals-celebrate-rush-limbaugh-death-twitter\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Liberals reacted as you would expect in response to Rush Limbaugh\u2019s passing: By sneering and celebrating<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>As Meghan McCain noted:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90691\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-22.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-22-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Meghan will forgive us if we didn&#8217;t allow what <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>she<\/em><\/span> deems sufficient time to pass before disseminating disparaging comments about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>her<\/em><\/span> late father&#8230;who deserved <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>far more<\/em><\/span> than we could ever distribute.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(2). In an item which tells you all you need know about discipline in the sharp edge of America&#8217;s sword, <em>FOX<\/em> informs us\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/thousands-of-service-members-saying-no-to-covid-19-vaccine\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thousands of service members are saying no to COVID-19 vaccine<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Really<\/em><\/span>?!?\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The troops<\/em><\/span> are determining whether or not they&#8217;ll be vaccinated against the Wuhan virus&#8230;another gift from 46*&#8217;s friends in&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KnX_iWAG6W4?start=17&amp;end=29&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=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vL-IXvwZGk8?start=45&amp;end=47&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=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Since when do members of our Military determine what shots they&#8217;re going to take or decline?!?\u00a0 This certainly wasn&#8217;t an option ever offered <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">us<\/span><\/em> before deploying overseas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3). If we neither liked <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nor<\/span><\/em> trusted Steve Mnuchin <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">before<\/span><\/em>, we <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>dislike<\/em><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>distrust<\/em><\/span> him <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>even more<\/em><\/span> after he stated\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/steven-mnuchin-joins-kudlow-in-first-interview-since-leaving-white-house\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COVID relief spending has saved the U.S. economy from a &#8216;great recession&#8217;, and he&#8217;d\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/steven-mnuchin-joins-kudlow-in-first-interview-since-leaving-white-house\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">like to see a fifth and sixth relief bill passed<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(4). <em>The<\/em> <em>Washington Times<\/em>\u00a0details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/feb\/16\/gun-registry-bill-sheila-jackson-lee-called-danger\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Dims are drafting a &#8220;very dangerous&#8221; bill to create a national gun registry accessible to the public<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>, and which would\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/feb\/16\/gun-registry-bill-sheila-jackson-lee-called-danger\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">require gun owners to buy firearms insurance and ban certain types of ammunition<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Hey, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">publicly disseminating<\/span><\/em> the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>names and addresses<\/em><\/span> of gun owners, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>number and type<\/em><\/span> of firearms they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>possess<\/em><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>where they keep them<\/em><\/span>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>WHAT<\/em><\/span> could go <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>WRONG<\/em><\/span>?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(5). <em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Epoch Times <\/em>tells us Kommielaa\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/vice-president-kamala-harris-calls-several-heads-of-state_3699031.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">has taken over the role previously reserved for Presidents by calling several heads of state HERSELF<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/but-wait.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90651\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/but-wait.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/but-wait.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/but-wait-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-pos=\"4\"><strong>This is more than passing curious, as, earlier the same day Kommielaa called President Macron of France, Jen &#8220;Little Joseph Goebbels&#8221; Psaki responded to a question whether 46* would be contacting de facto Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud by stating, &#8220;The <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">president&#8217;s counterpart<\/span><\/em> is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">King Salman<\/span><\/em>&#8220;, adding\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Biden<\/span><\/em> and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the king<\/span><\/em> will speak at an &#8220;appropriate&#8221; time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-pos=\"4\"><strong>Soooo&#8230;France hasn&#8217;t had a king since the mid-19th century, which makes Emmanuel Macron <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Biden&#8217;s counterpart<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 So why was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kommielaa<\/span><\/em> calling him?\u00a0 We&#8217;re gonna go out on a limb and say The Groper&#8217;s not up to assuming the full duties of his office.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(6). Kevin Williamson provides an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/02\/understanding-the-texas-blackouts\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-02-17&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">informative explanation of the Texas blackouts<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(7). Two must-read accounts, the former from the great Victor Davis Hanson as he records <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the country&#8217;s accelerating descent into politically-correct insanity<\/span><\/em><\/span>, the latter courtesy of <em>NRO<\/em>, where Andrew Michta warns us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/02\/the-american-cultural-revolution-will-leave-scars\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-02-17&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">America&#8217;s version of Chairman Mao&#8217;s Cultural Revolution is likewise going to leave scars<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in<\/span><\/em>appropriately enough, to <em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MC_PostTurtle_web20210217010000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MC_PostTurtle_web20210217010000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MC_PostTurtle_web20210217010000.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MC_PostTurtle_web20210217010000-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cb021721dAPR20210217034656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cb021721dAPR20210217034656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cb021721dAPR20210217034656.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cb021721dAPR20210217034656-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/texas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90672\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/texas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/texas.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/texas-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-20.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90673\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-20.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/aaa-20-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/afb021721dAPR20210217054503.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/afb021721dAPR20210217054503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/afb021721dAPR20210217054503.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/afb021721dAPR20210217054503-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bbb-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bbb-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bbb-10.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bbb-10-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image-2-17-21-at-8.37-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image-2-17-21-at-8.37-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image-2-17-21-at-8.37-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image-2-17-21-at-8.37-AM-290x300.jpeg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s these bits of humor from\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Rick Page&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image007.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image007-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90670\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image004.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image004-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90671\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image006.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image006-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image006-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;<\/strong><strong>as well as two from Speed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4685.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90694\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4685.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4685-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/speed-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90737\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/speed-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/speed-2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/speed-2-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call it a week with a special installment of <em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Tales of The Darkside<\/span><\/em> (as in evil, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span><\/em> skin color) forwarded by George Lawlor, in which we learn a certain&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nyc-public-school-asks-parents-to-reflect-on-their-whiteness\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">NYC public school asks parents to &#8216;reflect&#8217; on their &#8216;whiteness<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8216;<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-headline speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nyc-public-school-asks-parents-to-reflect-on-their-whiteness\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Passed out a ranking list titled, &#8220;The 8 White Identities<\/span><\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/white-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/white-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/white-1.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/white-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cw6_gCaW8AA1SJK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cw6_gCaW8AA1SJK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cw6_gCaW8AA1SJK.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cw6_gCaW8AA1SJK-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The scale is the work of one Barnor Hesse, who &#8220;teaches&#8221; African American Studies at Northwestern&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ye3nc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90665\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ye3nc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ye3nc.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ye3nc-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and to whom we pose two questions inquiring minds are dying to ask the prejudiced associate professor: What about <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Whites<\/span><\/em> who <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">identify<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>as Black?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-1-1.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-1-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">half<\/span><\/em>-Whites who identify as&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ydprx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ydprx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ydprx.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4ydprx-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>all<\/em><\/span> Black?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, here&#8217;s to Barnor Hesse:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuxJqIs2a-Y?start=1&amp;end=6&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><strong>Weememba, Bawnow, wabbits don&#8217;t wie!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Video of the Day<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tucker at the top of his game!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IBeMjyo2Wwk\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Tales of The Darkside<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inquiring minds would LOVE to know whether the business owners featured in this video are not only supporting the recall of Gavin Newsom, but whether they&#8217;d vote for another Dimocrat to mishandle their state as his successor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55bIIbdADSI\" 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;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>On the Lighter Side<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun with a .50 cal. 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