{"id":97050,"date":"2021-10-03T16:41:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T20:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=97050"},"modified":"2021-10-03T16:41:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T20:41:59","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-october-1st-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=97050","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, October 1st, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Friday, October 1st, 2021&#8230;but before we begin, if this initiative is approved&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/minneapolis-to-vote-on-defunding-the-police-as-crime-soars\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=breaking&amp;utm_campaign=newstrack&amp;utm_term=25180376\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\">Minneapolis to Vote on Defunding the Police as Crime Soars<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5onvfc.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96999\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5onvfc.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5onvfc.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5onvfc-300x175.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;who in their right mind is going to want to live in Minneapolis?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, <em>The Reload<\/em>&#8216;s Stephen Gutkowski <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\/2021\/09\/30\/headshot-firearms-reporter-shreds-wapos-editorial-on-gun-control-in-one-twitter-n2596709\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>totally<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>s<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\/2021\/09\/30\/headshot-firearms-reporter-shreds-wapos-editorial-on-gun-control-in-one-twitter-n2596709\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>hreds a WaPo editorial on gun control with one Twitter thread<\/em><\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns1.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns1-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns2.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns2-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns3.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns3-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns4.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/guns4-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s life once again imitating art, as the writer&#8217;s abysmal ignorance of his subject matter reminds us one of our favorites scenes from <em>Seinfeld<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5XT9CifIlY?start=18&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><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of incredibly bad ideas, Jim Geraghty asks and answers the question&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/new-yorks-bright-idea-firing-doctors-and-nurses\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20210929&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">Does Firing New York Doctors and Nurses Really Help Us at This Moment<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">?<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nurse.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97042\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nurse.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nurse.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nurse-300x216.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>I want everybody who is medically eligible to get vaccinated \u2014 although if someone has caught and fought off an infection from COVID-19, they can reasonably argue that their natural immunity from past infection will protect them from any severe reactions to reinfection for a while. <span style=\"color: #808000;\">(Getting vaccinated on top of natural immunity wouldn\u2019t hurt, though!)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>But proposals <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to fire those who refuse<\/em><\/span> to get vaccinated strike me as penny-wise and pound-foolish, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">particularly<\/span><\/em> if the concern is the pandemic\u2019s strain on hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term-care facilities, now stretching well into its second year. <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Nurses, doctors, EMTs, those who care for the aged and disabled, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span><\/em> support staff have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>all been through an unparalleled ordeal<\/em><\/span> since 2020.<\/span> A\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/70\/wr\/mm7026e1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">CDC survey of 26,174 health-care workers this spring<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0found that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>53 percent<\/em><\/span> reported symptoms of<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em> at least one<\/em><\/span> mental-health condition in the preceding two weeks, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>including<\/em><\/span> depression (32 percent), anxiety (30 percent), PTSD (36.8 percent), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>or suicidal ideation<\/em><\/span> (8.4 percent).\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cuimc.columbia.edu\/news\/historic-nyc-ticker-tape-parade-honors-health-care-heroes-and-other-essential-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City gave these workers a ticker-tape parade<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #808000;\">, and they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>deserved every minute of it<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> But <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">now<\/span><\/em>, the state is telling them that if they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>don\u2019t<\/em><\/span> get vaccinated, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>they\u2019re fired<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Keep in mind, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses surveyed 6,000 critical-care nurses and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/lung\/news\/20210920\/survey-critical-care-nurses-consider-quitting-due-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found that two-thirds have considered leaving their jobs because of the pandemic<\/a><\/em><\/span>.<\/span> The state is threatening <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to <\/em><em>fire<\/em><\/span> workers who are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>largely burned out, exhausted, and who were already thinking of doing something else with their lives<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #808000;\">I am not sure that New York governor Kathy Hochul has nearly as much leverage as she thinks she does; a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>considerable segment<\/em><\/span> of fired, unvaccinated health-care workers <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>may just leave the profession<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>It\u2019s tough to argue that these remaining unvaccinated health-care workers are nutjobs <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>who don\u2019t know anything about human health<\/em><\/span>; it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is<\/em><\/span> what they do for a living<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This make about as much sense as preventing the deployment of SEALs who refuse to be vaccinated from duty.\u00a0 Or an ardent advocate of unrestricted abortion purporting to know the mind of God on being vaccinated&#8230;.or any other subject.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-excerpt\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: At this point in the scamdemic, odds are, the vast majority of the people unvaccinated healthcare professionals come in contact with are either vaccinated or undergoing treatment for the Wuhan virus, in some cases both.\u00a0 Regardless<\/strong><strong>, unvaccinated doctors, nurses, EMTs and others wearing masks and gloves pose little or no threat to either group; in fact, the only\u00a0threat unvaccinated healthcare workers pose is to themselves.\u00a0 And they certainly don&#8217;t deserve to be fired for refusing a vaccine the producers of which have no liability whatsoever for their product.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"share-section\">\n<div class=\"post-authors\"><strong>Call it vaccination control; like gun control, it isn&#8217;t about the former, rather all about the latter.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Next up, courtesy of the lovely Shannon,\u00a0<em>The American Conservative<\/em>\u00a0names&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"c-single-blog__title c-title wow animated\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/the-most-dangerous-man-in-america\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"c-title-inner\">The Most Dangerous Man In America<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"c-single-blog__title c-title wow animated\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/the-most-dangerous-man-in-america\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gen. Mark Milley is ambitious, incompetent, progressive, and wildly self-assured<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">. <strong>*<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>* <em>Just like his boss<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/milley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97059\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/milley.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/milley.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/milley-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Four-star General Mark A. Milley, 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and highest-ranking officer in the United States Armed Forces, is a walking answer to the unasked question, \u201cWhat if Jim Mattis were fat and dumb?\u201d\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">(<em>We get the author&#8217;s point, but have a far less flattering opinion of the toothless Mad Dog Mattis<\/em>.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">With his fellow four-star and President Trump\u2019s first secretary of defense, Milley shares a powerful but muted arrogance, a strong but less than rabid hawkishness, a clear political ambition that nonetheless defies immediate identification, and the obvious desire to be seen as a 21st-century warrior-scholar.<\/span> He does not share with Mattis the requisite intelligence to uphold these delusions of soldier-sagehood, nor the basic capacities required to competently lead men and fight wars.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Milley\u2019s warfighting incompetence\u2014<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shared by almost all the top military brass<\/span><\/em>\u2014was on full display in the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal executed last month, and the chairman, along with CENTCOM commander General Kenneth McKenzie and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (himself a retired four-star), was called yesterday before the United States Senate Armed Services Committee to answer for the failure.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>While granting an equivocal admission that \u201cit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is clear<\/em><\/span>, it is obvious, the war in Afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted, with the Taliban now in power in Kabul,\u201d Milley left it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>unclear<\/em><\/span> whether he would have let the war end on any terms at all, if it were up to him. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">After suggesting that he had played a part in killing President Trump\u2019s initial order to end the war by January 2021, Milley recounted:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><em>On <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">17 November [2020<\/span>], we received a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">new order<\/span> to reduce levels to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2,500<\/span>, plus enabling forces, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no later than 15 January [2021<\/span>]. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">When President Biden was inaugurated [on 20 January] there were approximately <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3,500<\/span> U.S. troops, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5,400<\/span> NATO troops, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">6,300<\/span> contractors in Afghanistan with the specified task of train, advise, and assist, along with a small contingent of counterterrorism forces.<\/span> The strategic situation at inauguration was stalemate.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>In other words: Either <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>deliberately<\/em><\/span> or through a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>fundamental inability to carry out their basic responsibilities<\/em><\/span>, the chairman and other military leaders had <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>failed<\/em><\/span> to meet the president\u2019s ordered drawdown target by a full\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>thousand<\/em><\/span>\u00a0troops. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">(It seems no senator noticed this discrepancy, as none pressed the general further on the matter.) <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Further, Milley, McKenzie, and Austin all testified repeatedly that they had <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>continued to advise in favor<\/em><\/span> of that residual force of 2,500\u2014the reduction to which they had <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>spectacularly failed to execute the first time it was ordered<\/em><\/span> by their commander-in-chief\u2014up to the bitter end, and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">apparently in perpetuity<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>That The Donald selected Milley as CJC<\/strong><strong>S in the first place is yet another reason we fervently hope and pray he isn&#8217;t in the race in 2024.\u00a0 For more on the subject of this disgrace to the uniform, we recommend this clip from Tucker Carlson:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tTGSoX3imPs\" 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>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of clear and present dangers to the homeland, <em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Andy McCarthy writes&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/09\/bidens-immigration-treachery-threatens-the-nation-not-just-national-security\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-09-29&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Biden\u2019s Immigration Treachery Threatens the Nation, Not Just National Security<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/09\/bidens-immigration-treachery-threatens-the-nation-not-just-national-security\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-09-29&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The president is telling Texas and other border states that the federal government will neither protect them nor allow them to protect themselves<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5otw7q.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97044\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5otw7q.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5otw7q.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5otw7q-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Over a quarter-million foreigners per month breaching our borders in blatant violation of our laws <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is an invasion<\/em><\/span> by any sensible standard. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(It may not be an\u00a0<em>armed<\/em>\u00a0invasion, but it\u2019s more accurately branded as an invasion than the Capitol riot is an \u201cinsurrection.\u201d)<\/span> Biden and his handlers would tell you that, given the breadth of the influx, they have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>no choice<\/em><\/span> but to parole even if they lack the legal authority to do so. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">That is laughably, though tragically, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>false<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> The administration\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>legal duty<\/em><\/span> is to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>detain whomever it catches trying to enter<\/em><\/span>; to the extent that it lacks the confinement space to detain the massive influx of illegal aliens its policies have created, its <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>duty<\/em><\/span> is to\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>prevent them from entering the country in the first place<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Releasing<\/em><\/span> them is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>illegal<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> Since the president is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not above the law<\/em><\/span>, his option is to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>follow the law<\/em><em> and<\/em> <em>honor his constitutional duty<\/em><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not abet law-breaking and imperil national security<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The peril, it must be stressed, is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not just<\/em><\/span> to national\u00a0security\u00a0but to the\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nation\u00a0itself<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> The border is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>under siege<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Biden has a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>choice<\/em> <\/span>to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>protect the states<\/em><\/span>, as he is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>sworn to do<\/em><\/span>, or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>align himself with foreign intruders<\/em><\/span>, as he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is doing<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> This is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not<\/em><\/span> a mere matter of the president\u2019s intruding on rental leases to preclude eviction, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>as tyrannically lawless as that was<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Biden is telling Texas and the other states that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the national government<\/em><\/span> will <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>neither protect them nor allow them to protect themselves<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> As Justice Scalia had the wisdom to see, that is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not<\/em><\/span> the constitutional arrangement to which Texas or any other state agreed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Biden is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>playing with fire<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We don&#8217;t know which is worse: That Biden continues to undermine the Constitution and our national security&#8230;or that John Roberts endorsed such lawlessness when it came before his court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving on, the <em>Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Kim Strassel highlights the hubris displayed by the Dimocratic leadership in moving forward with a massive reconciliation giveaway one specific senator had already warned he wouldn&#8217;t support, in what she terms&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wsj-article-headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/joe-manchin-moment-reconciliation-trillion-means-testing-spending-11633038630?mod=opinion_lead_pos9\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Joe Manchin Moment<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-head\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/joe-manchin-moment-reconciliation-trillion-means-testing-spending-11633038630?mod=opinion_lead_pos9\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Pelosi and Schumer\u2019s big mistake was to think they could bully him into submission<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5ourlm.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97058\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5ourlm.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5ourlm.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5ourlm-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Credit Sen. Joe Manchin for this week solving a paradox.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> What happens when an irresistible progressive force meets an immovable senator?<\/span> Physicists take note: The West Virginian is still standing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Politico has now made public a July 28 document, signed by Mr. Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, outlining what \u201cagreement\u201d it would take for Mr. Manchin to begin reconciliation.<\/span> His topline: $<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>1.5 trillion<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">His top corporate rate: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>25%<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>No debate<\/em><\/span> on the bill prior to Oct. 1. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>No reconciliation dollars to flow<\/em><\/span> until <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>after<\/em><\/span> Covid funds were disbursed.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Only<\/em><\/span> \u201cneeds based\u201d programs, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>with<\/em><\/span> \u201cmeans testing.\u201d <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>And conditions<\/em><\/span> on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>climate provisions<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> \u201cSenator Manchin <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>does not guarantee<\/em><\/span> that he will vote for the final reconciliation legislation <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>if it exceeds<\/em><\/span> the conditions outlined in this agreement,\u201d reads the paper, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>in bold<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>two weeks before<\/em><\/span> the Senate voted to begin the reconciliation process.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mr. Manchin <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>broadcast the same to his colleagues in public<\/em><\/span>.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> On Aug. 11, he issued a statement declaring the $3.5 trillion \u201cirresponsible,\u201d and in a Sept. 2\u00a0<a class=\"icon none\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/manchin-pelosi-biden-3-5-trillion-reconciliation-government-spending-debt-deficit-inflation-11630605657?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>op-ed<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in these pages reiterated he would <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>never support<\/em><\/span> that number.<\/span> He later noted the bill should be <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">at most<\/span><\/em> \u201c1, 1.5\u201d trillion, and laid out his corporate-tax marker. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">He said he\u2019d reject <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>any process<\/em><\/span> that set an \u201cartificial\u201d topline and \u201creverse-engineer[ed]\u201d priorities.<\/span> He said there was \u201cno way\u201d he\u2019d have any answers by Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s deadline of Sept. 27. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">He also voiced opposition to expanding Medicare and to certain climate provisions, and he noted his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>means-testing requirement<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Democrats\u2019 response? Mr. Schumer bulled through a $3.5 trillion resolution, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">disemboweling the Manchin agreement<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Mr. Manchin voted to begin the process, even as he warned he wouldn\u2019t support that as a final number.)<\/span> Mrs. Pelosi ordered committee chairmen to mark up by Sept. 27 an artificial $3.5 trillion topline that reverse-engineered priorities and included a Medicare expansion, climate provisions, a 26.5% corporate tax, and giveaways to everyone\u2014<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>with nary a means-test in sight<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And Democrats suggest <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Mr. Manchin<\/em><\/span> isn\u2019t operating in \u201cgood faith\u201d?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mr. Manchin\u2019s vote is essential in a 50-50 Senate; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>nothing<\/em><\/span> happens without him. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Democratic decision to plow ahead with this resolution\u2014knowing that nearly every policy element and some $2 trillion in additional spending had already been rejected by a senator whose support was indispensable\u2014<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>would at any other time be described as mind-boggling ineptitude<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Today<\/em><\/span>, it is progressives\u2019 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>standard operating procedure<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Is<\/span><\/em> reconciliation still possible?<\/span> Yes. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Might<\/em><\/span> Mr. Manchin be moved to a higher number?<\/span> Maybe. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is<\/span><\/em> clear is that Bernie Sanders\u2019s wild-eyed $3.5 trillion free-for-all is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>dead<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> It\u2019s a black eye to the Biden administration, Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Schumer, and it\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>their own fault<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mr. Manchin has reminded his colleagues all year that he expects the congressional process to remain one of negotiation, collegiality, order and norms. They should have taken him <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>at his word<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><strong>As Charlie Cooke notes at <em>NRO<\/em>, the likes of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/09\/joe-manchin-and-kyrsten-sinema-are-a-feature-not-a-bug\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-09-30&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are a feature, not a bug<\/em><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Though the fact <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/574667-arizona-democrats-activists-eye-protential-primary-challenge-to-sinema-over\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Progressives are already preparing to oppose Sinema in the 2024 primary<\/em><\/span><\/a> indicates they view her more as an invasive species in need of eradication.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>On the other hand, they can kiss Joe Manchin&#8217;s backside for all he&#8230;and far more importantly&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>West Virginia voters<\/em><\/span> care.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this octet of carefully culled articles certain to pique the interest of inquiring Conservative minds:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(1). Courtesy of <em>White House Dossier<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Hill<\/em>\u00a0tells us how\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/574397-ivermectin-disinformation-leads-to-new-kinds-of-chaos\" class=\"broken_link\">Ivermectin disinformation leads to new kinds of chaos<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Actually, it&#8217;s\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>precisely<\/em><\/span>\u00a0the kind of chaos to be expected when the public loses trust in every branch and level of government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(2). Case in point, as, in a forward from\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Breeze Gould, <em>The Defender<\/em>\u00a0relates how a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/childrenshealthdefense.org\/defender\/dr-danice-hertz-injured-pfizer-covid-vaccine\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dr. Danice Hertz claims people like her who have been seriously injured by COVID vaccines are being dismissed or ignored, and because health officials won\u2019t research their injuries and potential treatments, they have nowhere to turn<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3).\u00a0<em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Michael Brendan Dougherty relates the reality of New York&#8217;s new, incredibly disconcerting governor, correctly concluding<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/09\/governor-kathy-hochul-is-one-weird-duck\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-09-29&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Kathy Hochul is one weird duck<\/em><\/span><\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(4). <em>Best of the Web<\/em>\u00a0recalls\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-democrats-liked-the-1990s-11632866686?mod=djemBestOfTheWeb\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>w<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hy Democrats liked the 1990s.\u00a0\u00a0Hint: It\u2019s the same reason\u00a0NON-Democrats did<\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(5). If you&#8217;ve ever wondered what President would nominate a <em>Communist<\/em>&#8230;yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/comptroller-of-the-economy-saule-omarova-joe-biden-nominee-11632937029?mod=opinion_lead_pos1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>a real card-carrying Communist\u00a0awarded the Lenin Personal Academic Scholarship while matriculating at Moscow University<\/em><\/span><\/a>&#8230;for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>any<\/em><\/span> post in their Administration, let alone Comptroller of the Currency, after reading this item from the <em>Journal<\/em> courtesy of Keith Calcote you&#8217;ll wonder no longer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/beijing-biden.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/beijing-biden.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/beijing-biden.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/beijing-biden-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(6). Speaking of crazed incompetents, the <em>Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Dan Henninger finds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/nancy-pelosi-spending-plan-zero-cost-infrastructure-build-back-better-reconciliation-11632944432?mod=MorningEditorialReport&amp;mod=djemMER_h\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>t<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>his week\u2019s legislative agenda in the House of Representatives sounds like the to-do list of a madhouse<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(7). In response to proposed legislation which would have prevented the company from manufacturing products which account for more than 60% of its revenue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/smith-wesson-headquarters-tennessee-gun-legislation\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>legendary firearms manufacturer Smith &amp; Wesson will relocate from the only home it&#8217;s known since 1852, moving next year from in Springfield, Massachusetts to Tennessee<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(8). Matt Vespa sagely suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\/2021\/09\/30\/if-democrats-think-this-woman-is-the-secret-weapon-for-the-midterms-then-theyre-n2596619\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>i<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>f Democrats think THIS woman<\/em><\/span>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cackle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97025\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cackle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cackle.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cackle-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\/2021\/09\/30\/if-democrats-think-this-woman-is-the-secret-weapon-for-the-midterms-then-theyre-n2596619\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>is their secret weapon for the midterms, then they&#8217;re TOTALLY screwed<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us, appropriately enough, to <em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ramirez-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ramirez-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ramirez-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ramirez-1-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/now.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97060\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/now.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/now-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/varvel-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97020\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/varvel-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/varvel-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/varvel-1-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MC_MaricopaAudit_web20210928085700.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MC_MaricopaAudit_web20210928085700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MC_MaricopaAudit_web20210928085700.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MC_MaricopaAudit_web20210928085700-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/afb092921dAPR20210929044504.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/afb092921dAPR20210929044504.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/afb092921dAPR20210929044504.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/afb092921dAPR20210929044504-300x214.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/goodwyn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/goodwyn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/goodwyn.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/goodwyn-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-29-21-at-9.49-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-29-21-at-9.49-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-29-21-at-9.49-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-29-21-at-9.49-AM-300x175.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-30-21-at-7.58-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-30-21-at-7.58-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-30-21-at-7.58-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-9-30-21-at-7.58-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s these from Ed Hickey&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey3.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey3-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey1-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hickey2-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image008.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image008-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;Speed&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/speed-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/speed-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/speed-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/speed-1-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and Breeze Gould:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image001.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image001-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the record, the verse from <em>Revelation<\/em> is accurate, the quote attributed to Nostradamus&#8230;not so much.\u00a0 Yet, it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>still<\/em><\/span> should give you the chills!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call an end to the opening edition of the month with\u00a0<em>The Babylon Bee<\/em>&#8216;s list of&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/8-exciting-careers-for-gender-studies-graduates\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">9 Exciting<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"> Careers<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\"> For<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000; text-decoration: underline;\"> Gender<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"> Studies<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\"> Graduates<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-9597-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97027\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-9597-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-9597-1.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-9597-1-300x170.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Gender Studies is a growing field with many fulfilling career opportunities! <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">We find more and more genders every day, and we need professionals to sort through them all with their gender sorting machines so they can be placed on the correct gender shelf.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">That&#8217;s where <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>you<\/em><\/span> come in!<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">If <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>you<\/em><\/span> think gender studies is for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>you<\/em><\/span>, here are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>nine\u00a0exciting jobs<\/em><\/span> you can get once you graduate:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1) Burger flipper at McDonald&#8217;s, but a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>socially conscious<\/em><\/span> one:\u00a0You can spread the gospel of gender identity to your coworkers!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>2) Sign spinner in front of Little Ceasars, but a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>socially conscious<\/em><\/span> one:\u00a0Your manager might let you listen to your favorite gender studies podcast while you do it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>3) Foreman at the gender factory:\u00a0You know, where they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>manufacture all the genders<\/em><\/span>. Good pay and benefits, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>especially<\/em><\/span> if you join the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>gender union<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>4)\u00a0Portland Citizen:\u00a0Portland is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>paradise<\/em><\/span> for gender studies experts. If you play your cards right, they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>might<\/em><\/span> let you become a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>professional stabber for Antifa<\/em><\/span>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>5) Professional toxic coworker:\u00a0As an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>expert<\/em><\/span> in gender studies, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>you<\/em><\/span> can become a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>cancer in a large corporation<\/em><\/span>, slowly wreaking havoc on all relationships and infrastructure <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>from within<\/em><\/span>. Cool!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>6) Alyssa Milano:\u00a0Unfortunately, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>this<\/em><\/span> position is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>currently filled<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>7) Screenwriter for the next big Marvel or Disney movie:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>No actual writing skills required<\/em><\/span>, as long as you are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>really good<\/em><\/span> at gender stuff.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>8) Army General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>General Milley<\/em><\/span> did it, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>so can you<\/em><\/span>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>9) Unitarian\u00a0pastor:\u00a0Unitarian pastors are pretty much gender studies professors with fancy collars, so this should be easy for you.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>And good luck paying off your student debt on what you earn with your degree, you useless wankers!<\/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>Listen as this educated idiot refuses to connect the dots which would reveal the real reason behind the surge in murders in America is the polar opposite of what he claims.\u00a0 And CNN propagandist Erica Hill is either too ignorant or too in the tank to question his obviously incorrect conclusions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MRC TV video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrctv.org\/embed\/563883\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Tales of The Darkside<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tucker details the Dimocrats&#8217; truly warped priorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mhNaELdPH4s\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>On the Lighter Side<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Courtesy of Rick Page, proof positive sex can kill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NhPakm8Cts?start=3&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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday, October 1st, 2021&#8230;but before we begin, if this initiative is approved&#8230; Minneapolis to Vote on Defunding the Police as Crime Soars &nbsp; &#8230;who in their right mind is going to want to live in Minneapolis?!? 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