From the Office of the State’s Attorney for Harford County:
Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Duke Wayne Lambert, 37, of Elkton, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
On February 3, 2021, detectives with the Harford County Narcotics Task Force responded to the scene of fatal overdose. During the course of the investigation, detectives recovered the victim’s phone and through analysis of the listed phone contacts, text conversations were observed between the decedent and numbers utilized by Lambert and a co-conspirator.
Later that same day, detectives with the Task Force utilized the victim’s phone to contact Lambert. In a series of text messages and using coded drug language, the detectives arranged to purchase a quantity of narcotics.
The detectives then rented a room at the Red Roof Inn in Edgewood. The detectives texted the room number and told Lambert both the quantity and type of narcotics they wanted. After hearing a knock on the door to their hotel room, detectives opened the door and confronted Lambert, who was placed under arrest. A search incident to the arrest of Lambert revealed multiple glassine bags containing fentanyl. Lambert had a cell phone on his person which the detectives linked to the decedents phone.
On December 3, 2021, the Honorable Yolanda Curtin imposed a total sentence of 20 years suspend all but 14 years incarceration to be served at the Division of Corrections. The Defendant will be on five years of supervised probation when he is released.
Mr. Peisinger thanked Assistant State’s Attorney Christopher J. Romano who prosecuted this matter and commended the Harford County Narcotics Task Force and the Maryland State Police Forensic Science Division for their hard work and dedication in conducting the investigation that resulted in the arrest and conviction of Mr. Lambert. Charges are still pending on Lambert’s co-conspirator.
“What To Make Of Polls That Show Americans Are Trending Toward The GOP”
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-to-make-of-polls-that-show-americans-are-trending-toward-the-gop/
(FiveThirtyEight – Bias Rating: LEFT CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH)
The problem right now is that many – way too many – Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, are frustrated and angry. They feel our political, judicial, economic, and social systems are fundamentally broken. The question ahead of us is can we put it back together again? It’s not a ‘party thing’. It’s an ‘American thing’ and I just don’t know if we’re up to the challenge ahead of us.
Hi Bob,
I was going to continue to ignore you until you answered one of my questions… you won’t. Okay.
I’m bored… so let’s go. I know your cowardice will avoid these as well… but, as I said, I’m bored.
You wrote: ” It’s not a ‘party thing’. It’s an ‘American thing’ and I just don’t know if we’re up to the challenge ahead of us.”
Do you really believe this? And who is this ‘we’ you speak of? Don’t you dare project this train wreck you wanted onto anyone but you, and the folks who follow like you, do.
How do you reconcile this statement while the left has a monopoly on cancel culture? And seeks to expand its use and borders?
Sorry, Bob… you are unhappy with the revolution your philosophy is unleashing. You voted for this division. You voted to crush freedom. You voted to drive wedges in society. You voted for class warfare. You voted for racial disharmony. You voted for $30T debt. You voted for inflation. You voted for destroying this country. Tell us, Bob… why are you not happy with your vote?
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms. Open Your Eyes
Sir, Ma’am
Good Evening to you and to all of the others who have replied to your posting. I hope that you will not think me obnoxious for these comments, and I certainly have no desire to walk over you, or the others on this thread. I have no problem leaving this thread so you all may continue.
On another thread, initiated by Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., Open Your Eyes contributors voiced there concerns about the present situation in this country. All agreed it was undesirable. Even Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms. Bob found the present situation to be undesirable on his own thread. I tried not to preach to the choir in my responses, rather tried to summarize everyone’s thoughts together, perhaps not gracefully. I did enjoy the comments, apologies if anyone was insulted.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., Bob lamented that the situation was to far gone. I disagree, most emphatically,, I believe that others from the previous thread do too. It can be changed, for the better. The question is not how, but when.
Just one question, If there was any one issue or topic that you would choose to change as a start point, what would you choose?
THNX
MALLAMO
The illegal and unconstitutional practice of persecuting our people over supposed “crimes” that cause absolutely no harm to others would be a good start. However, the enforcement of the unconstitutional Code of Rules and Regulations generates too much money and keeps our prisons full, which the New World Order and the Democratic TRAITORS Against America will keep in place because they OWN the Bureaucracy….
Notice the bias and factual rating that this traitor added to his statement. Bob, is a member of the Democratic “Not See” Party and is in allegiance with the NEW WORLD ORDER and the Chinese Communist Party. People like Bob, hate America and the values of this great country. Bob, will do anything to help the “Not See” Terrorists he worships destroy the United States. Bob, should be executed for treason, but Bob and the rest of the “Not See” traitors get a free pass for waging war against our country. Bob, is a serial liar who uses the “misinformation” of all the terrorist regimes I have mentioned to try and convince the uninformed to join his “Not See” coup. If you believe in the “Not See” treason like Bob, you are a traitor too. Don’t be a traitor, a Democrat or a Republican. Be an American. Be a citizen of the United States. I’ve been saying this for the last decade, but now, Bob, seeks to use my idealism as a platform to expand the “Not See”ism onto others. Please ignore Bob. He is a traitor and a piece of garbage…just like Joe Biden.
Ha…. I don’t take him seriously… long past that. I saw his posts about gerbils have been removed, too bad; those were easily the most entertaining things posted. Was hoping responding and giving good reason to respond with drivel would provoke another round of hilarious posts. Otherwise Bob is just another troll… I suspect he likes to stir the pot, thinking we’re getting upset… I’m not… I just love his adventures, I laugh about them all day, that part of me that will never quite get out of middle school.
“Maryland Gov. Hogan won’t run for Senate, despite GOP push”
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-larry-hogan-maryland-mitch-mcconnell-congress-0f370b28db8afacfbb41ba72d1954ee1
(Associated Press – (Bias Rating: LEAST BIAS Factual Reporting: VERY HIGH)
This is good news for Dems who are concerned about maintaining the majority in the Senate. I think Larry might have his eye on the 2024 Presidential race.
“Scientists link doubling of Texas earthquakes to oil company water injections”
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/02/08/Texas-earthquakes-fracking-oil/4161644324920/
(United Press International) – Bias Rating: LEAST BIAS Factual Reporting: HIGH)
If you live in west Texas, near these fracking wells, you might want to consider moving. I never realized that the current fracking process produced such a nasty by product. The disposal of which could cause earthquakes. Go figure.
As far as our environment and our planet goes there is no such thing as a ‘free lunch’
“Watters: Biden administration coordinating with Mexican cartels”
https://www.foxnews.com/media/watters-biden-administration-mexican-cartels
(Fox News (The Bulls**t Factory) – Bias Rating: RIGHT BIAS Factual Reporting: MIXED)
This is absolutely revolting. It’s hard to find words that even begin to describe this Fox broadcast. This kind of junk is garbage. It’s worse than yelling fire in a crowded theater. “If we lose our decency, we lose America”
Bob, there is nothing new about the government being involved in the importation of supposedly illegal substances and other illegal activities. The CIA was bringing in heroin thru the military way back in Vietnam and was bringing cocaine and marijuana in the 70’s and 80’s. The funds were used on “Black Projects” and the whole thing was used as an allowance for the traitor government to wage war against the United States. Furthermore, if you examine Biden’s past and his dealings with foreign nations used to enrich himself and his family, there should be little reason not to believe that Biden is once again in bed with enemies of the United States to cause damage to this country while putting more money in the pockets of his scumbag family. Keep being a brainwashed idiot and watch our country be destroyed by Biden and his administration…
By the way, WE THE PEOPLE find your sources that you list as “factual” to be nothing more than propaganda agents of the Democratic “Not See” Party and the sources you list as “biased” to be the tellers of truth.
Lynching Postcards: ‘Token Of A Great Day’.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1078977454/race-racism-lynching-postcards-ahmaud-arbery-george-floyd
(NPR – Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH )
This is a sobering reminder of man’s inhumanity to man. I just can’t comprehend how so many people could accede to such brutality and hatred. Racism is vicious! To this day the legacy of American slavery continues to hold us back, keeping us from fulfilling the American dream.
Slavery hasn’t been practiced in over a 150 years, yet the Democratic TRAITORS wish to remind everyone of the evil practice every time they can. Always remember, the Democrats were the slave holders and fought hard to keep slavery in America. Democrats, like Joe Biden, fought hard to keep the civil rights movement down and opposed freedom of the black race. Democrats were the KKK and other organizations that did these lynchings, even after slavery was ended. The Democrats are an evil bunch of treasonous liars and you can not trust a Democrat. To this day, Democrats are working hard to enslave all Americans, regardless of your race. The Democratic Party must be destroyed for being a treasonous anti-American terrorist organization parading around like a political party. They created ANTIFA and BLM. That should be all the proof you need…
“Biden signs into law first anti-lynching bill in U.S. history”
https://www.axios.com/biden-congress-lynching-bill-54440966-ad83-4bfb-919d-4b71959c4f0f.html
(Axios – Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH)
“This law makes us face our nation’s history, and helps us recognize the need for systemic change to advance the values of a truly multicultural society.”
You are an idiot. This bill was signed by the man who tried to prevent the civil rights movement for decades and has created crime bills that were obviously racially biased when he created them. Furthermore, the study is based on lynchings between 1865 and 1950, which makes the data used as stale. When was the last time we heard of a person being murdered by a lynch mob? The text of the bill will be used to give whites harsher sentences than blacks for the same damn crime and is once again a racist statute from the start. This is what Democrats do, they make racially biased bills, especially against white people. The Democratic war on whites is appalling. We are ALL equals and should receive the same punishment for the same crime. Bob, you disgust me and are an obviously racist piece of crap. The statute is illegal, unconstitutional and an act of fraud, war and treason.
First of all I am a firm believer that hate crimes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The laws should be fairly enforced and the current assumption that only certain groups can be victimized needs to be eliminated. Hate is hate. With that being said I concur with much of what SoulCrusher has said. Clearly the Democrats and liberals know that their guy is an abysmal failure in almost all of his endeavors. He is arguably the worst President this country has experienced in my lifetime. The country is spiraling in to a sewer. The Democrats know this. What do they do? They reach into their old playbook (which has about two pages) and attempting to deflect “Exceptional Joe’s “ extreme ineptness by trying to energize their rapidly dwindling base by attempting to further fuel division to gain political traction. Truly pathetic. By the way, the last lynching in recent years that I can recall occurred in episode 3 of “Yellowstone”.
Sorry, my wife just corrected me. Season 3 of Yellowstone.
The point is the statute doesn’t address “lynching” and will be used to progress a narrative of racial hate crimes that will not be actual hate crimes. I also don’t like the way they expanded the definition of what “lynching” is, but that seems to be what Democrats do. If we keep allowing them to redefine everything, based upon their “Not See” Treason, they will literally be able to call anyone a lynch mob participant, yet no one ever got lynched. It is plain Democratic stupidity and is part of their “Not See” agenda. Look, I would hope that most murders are born of hatred because I wouldn’t kill another person unless I hated them or I was defending myself. Hatred is a human emotion and their is no Constitutional Authority to prosecute hate. Who determines what hatred is? Statutory jibber jabber like this is going to be used in a manner to prosecute whites and allow stiffer sentences for whites, which isn’t what this Country is about. We haven’t seen blacks or any other race prosecuted for hate crimes, except white people. It is what it is and if..the statute is nothing but pure Democratic idiocy and their narrative that white supremacy is the greatest threat to America is a joke. The greatest threat against America is the Democratic Traitors Against America and their Democracy of idiots and thieves.
Why Are Canadian Protesters Flying Confederate Flags?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/09/canada-trucker-protests-vaccines-covid-19-far-right-confederate-flags-ottawa-trudeau/
(FP News (Foreign Policy) – Bias Rating: Least Bias Factual Reporting: HIGH)
Recently, the likes of Cruz, Jordan, Greene, Boebert, DeSantis and Trump have been speaking out in support of the Canadian Truck drivers. The DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is tracking the potential of a truck convey in America. Far-right American extremists would like nothing better than to have this movement spread chaos and unrest in the US.
One redneck flying a Confederate flag does not make ALL the protesters extremists. We have all seen what is going on. What the protesters are saying is the COVID shutdowns will end or they will shut everything else down. Shutdowns didn’t work. Masks didn’t work. Experimental drugs marketed as vaccines, but weren’t really vaccines, didn’t work. It is time for the Democrats to get their heads out of their asses.
“Three Senate Republicans urge archivist not to certify the Equal Rights Amendment”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/senate-republicans-archivist-era/index.html
(CNN News – Bias Rating: LEFT BIAS Factual Reporting: MIXED)
It’s ridiculous for ERA supporters to think that the 28th Amendment will become part of our Constitution if the archivist of the United States merely publishes and certifies it.
Congress extending the original deadline and states being able to rescind their original support of the amendment has made the entire process unmanageable. There should have been a new resolution or maybe the Supreme Court should have stepped in and made some sort of a ruling.
I am a strong supporter of the ERA. It’s a given we need some sort of Equal Rights amendment Let’s straighten out the current mess, pass an amendment, and move on.
Maybe Democrats, liberals, and BLM can learn something from the Canadian truckers. It is possible to make your point, through peaceful means, without committing arson, destroying millions of dollars of property, contributing to the unnecessary deaths of innocent citizens and injuring and killing police officers. Some how they are trying to play the only card they know how to play. The race card. When you know you have nothing try that. One of the truckers was photographed holding a Confederate battle flag with a truck tractor in the center and the left automatically characterize all of the protesters as racist due to the actions of one redneck who happens to be a truck driver. I watched many video news accounts of riots during the summer of 2020. Many of those observed destroying property and assaulting police officers were wearing or displaying BLM clothing or flags. So this question is directed at some of the race baiting, divisive POS who post on these topics. Following the logic of the liberal left would it be fair for me or anyone to conclude that based on the actions of the rioters, many of which were displaying BLM memorabilia, that all supporters of BLM are arsonists, destroyers of property, and enemies of police. I open the floor to the King of the race baiters.
“Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox calls for impeachment of Maryland Gov. Hogan”
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-endorsed-gubernatorial-candidate-dan-031200920.html
(Yahoo News – Bias Rating: LEFT CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH)
This QAnon conspiracist regularly genuflects & kisses Trump’s ring. He is an embarrassment to our state. Perhaps he should pack his bags and move to Mar-a-Lago.
Five police officers shot, three others injured while trying to save a child in Phoenix . I have to wonder why the story about a red neck in Canada gets posted by the liberal police hating, race baiting POS on this thread and the Phoenix issue does not. Why do you think this is? How about this. The liberals are in tailspin panic mode. All they have left is to attempt to create further division and blame it on conservatives. They will attempt to create a narrative based on the actions of some misguided Idiot and project it as the ideology of an entire group in attempt to regain some type of political traction. They are truly pathetic and seem not to concern themselves with long term negative consequences of their actions. Truly pathetic POS!!!
Hey OYE,
First, I think we all know the answers to your questions.
Second, please be more respectful to feces.
Third, as I said to our resident dimwit a long time ago… when you’re only firing blanks… when every punch you throw catches air… whatever cliché is used; it boils down to this: When all you have is nothing, nothing is all you have. AOC is called out for her levels of stupidity and responds that her opponents just are jealous not to date her. Really? Can that be taken seriously? Of course not.
Let the flame baiter post his little links… none of us should respond or even hint at what we all know.
This post is about opioid overdose and a conviction connected with the dealer… first thread is about political affiliation… then we get Hogan’s intentions, earthquakes, Mexican cartels, lynching, Canadian protesters, the ERA, and impeachment… none of it about the article. I’m going to take my own advice and just plainly ignore this individual. It is either a juvenile thinking it is upsetting folks or some old idiot… either way, not worthy of anyone’s time.
Advice to me – ignore… everyone else – ignore, please. Hopefully the gerbil posts come back… I need a good laugh.
Enjoy the weekend.
It is because the so called news organizations aren’t really reporting news. They are reporting politics and political propaganda. It can truly be said that we are living in an age of not just State run news agencies, but politically motivated news agencies. Sometime in the last few months, I saw an ad on a local news broadcast. I can’t remember if it was channel 11 or 13, but it was one of the two. The ad was targeted at asking your local Congressmen to increase Federal Funding of the local news agencies. You see, even our local stations are already being controlled by the government and this is the definition of State run media. It is truly sad that not just the big national media networks, but our local news networks are actually being funded by the government to the point that if they don’t get their Federal Funding they might not be able to stay afloat. It doesn’t get any more corrupt than this and this is how your government is controlling what is being reported. Now, with new findings in the Durham investigation, we now see that the Clinton Campaign actually paid to have Trump’s servers hacked so they could then link his servers to Russian IP addresses and this would confirm the so called Russian collusion. The FBI always knew this, but they let the Democratic hoax go on and this plagued Trump’s Presidency from the very start. Totally unbelievable that the FBI and Intelligence Operatives were all involved in this….to try and diminish the 2016 election, yet we are supposed to believe the 2020 election results.
Great Super Bowl! Moving on. Somebody on this thread once said that there was nothing there in the Durham investigation. Possibly that individual might not have had all the facts or was just a naive blind Trump hating liberal. The sad part is the findings of the Durham Investigation may not be formally pursued by the Biden DOJ but the truth has been exposed even though some will chose not to accept or will chose just to ignore it. A lot of liberal commentators look a little bit silly lol.
ALL of the Democratic Traitors said it. ALL of the RINO’s said it. I’m actually surprised the Bureaucracy has allowed the Durham Investigation to continue. It seems that Trump was the BEST President of my lifetime, which I already knew, but condemned for saying it. He was truthful to the American people and tried to make our Country get back to being number 1. It is now obvious that only Democrats command the Bureaucracy, even when the Commander in Chief isn’t a Democrat. The Bureaucracy must be disassembled. The Democratic Traitors that currently occupy unelected positions of government and are running the Country on behalf of the Democratic “Not See” Party and the New World Order, must be removed. The problem is half our population has been “educated” and conditioned to accept the “Not See” rule of those whom have no authority ordained by WE THE PEOPLE and will elect morons, like Joe Biden, to keep us moving in the direction of brainwashed idiots that want to be ruled, not governed….
Dude,
What do you do for a living that allows you to compulsively comment on every topic, every issue to advance your narrative…..Just asking as you seem obsessed with commenting on the Dagger Press Comment lines???
Dude,
What do you do for a living that allows you to ask someone what they do for a living and expect them to answer your stupid question? Why do you care? I can comment on the Dagger just like everyone else and I can do it anytime I like. There is no law that states otherwise…
Word on the street is that some of the employees of the computer tech company that were paid for by the Clinton’s have made it clear that they will not be the one without a chair when the Durham music stops. I think the Democrats have been caught bobbing when they should have been weaving and zigging when they should have been zagging this time. Somebody might have stepped on it hard. Going to be interesting to see how it plays out.
“Six questions about Clarence Thomas and Supreme Court conflict of interest”
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/28/six-questions-clarence-thomas-scotus-ethics-00021142
(Politico – Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH)
The Supreme Court has become all about partisan politics. We need to depoliticize our highest court before it loses all credibility. Term limits and a Code of Ethics would be a good beginning.
Another issue that should be addressed is the Senate’s Supreme Court confirmation process. We have allowed these hearings to erode into some sort of political circus.
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I agree with Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) when he said the following:
“Cameras change human behavior” “I think we should recognize that the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities.”
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-maryland-lawmakers-pass-ghost-gun-bill-20220330-chubnl4q2vd5lppvwxe4sz63e4-story.html
It’s always been legal to manufacture a firearm in the United States for personal use.
Maybe this state needs to a better job keeping its Klingons under control.
I’m going to have my video equipment ready for the last day of the gas tax repeal. It should be a blast at the gas pumps. FJB
“In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union”
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/01/1089318684/amazon-labor-union-staten-island-election-bessemer-alabama-warehouse-workers
It’s all about the power of one person to make a real difference — Christian Smalls sure did!
Elon Musk just became the major stockholder in Twitter. Could mean big changes. It might contribute to a more fair playing field during the election process. I am quite sure the Democrats are watching the situation very closely. How does the saying go? “What goes around comes around.” The plot thickens
It is interesting because we will now find out if the Democrats will destroy a person and a company that makes electric cars, which is part of their green agenda. There is no doubt in my mind that they will now concentrate on Musk and attempt to destroy him, due to his political beliefs in fairness and free speech. The Democrats do not like anything fair and they hate free speech….To be a Democrat, at this point in time, is to be a TRAITOR against the United States.
Well, I hope it doesn’t mean that he reverses the tables on them by restricting their free speech… such childish and/or tyrannical behavior is not fitting for adults. I expect the left to do those things.
I find the break down of the Left both amusing but also incredibly hypocritical. They had absolutely no issues with Twitter and it’s usage until Elon Musk acquires it and states that he intends to make it more “free speech “ oriented. Now you have the likes of Joy Reid and Ari Melber, to name a just a few, having a total meltdown. Reid is playing her usual race card. Big surprise. Then you have Ari Melber whining like a little bitch. He suggests that the restructure of Twitter could compromise the outcome of elections by silencing candidates and inhibiting their ability to have their message get out to the public. I’m quite sure that has never happened before. What a whiny little Bitch! I guess when he was young his mother would only let him play football when the odds were 11 against 1. I have to wonder if he thought that was fair. Now the restructuring of Twitter may have reduced his odds to maybe 11:5 and he and the Left are concerned. Having to win without cheating, lying, or the “fix” being put in place concerns them greatly. Maybe he and the Left need to take a “chill pill” as another poster once said and start thinking about addressing the real issues. Thank God they have “Exceptional Joe” to navigate them through these very troubled waters. I sure hope that boat has enough life vests.
Agreed. If the left has their way they are allowed to prohibit any free speech that doesn’t suit their narratives. it is disgusting, as well as unconstitutional. If it is unconstitutional, it is illegal because the Constitution is the SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. Neither side should be able to prohibit free speech and using corporations to satisfy that political whim is unconstitutional.
I will bet you that Mr. Musk will not lose any sleep over the opinions of Joy Reid or the epitome of veracity and integrity Adam Schiff. I love watching the left implode.
If the Democrats possessed an ounce of integrity and desire for transparency they would push for an independent special investigation regarding the activities of Hunter Biden and let the chips fall where they may. The smart money says it will never happen. Let’s all see just how “exceptional” Joe really is.
Who knows, the Biden family may end up making the Corleone family like the Cleaver family. Just saying.
The new Democratic talking point is that the Biden’s did all their corruption while Joe Biden was a private citizen, yet they went after Trump’s whole family for things they did as private citizens. Does anyone see the hypocrisy? No. The Democratic morons do everything they accuse everyone else of. There is no way that Joe Biden didn’t use the office of Vice President to help himself and his family financially. There is no way that Obama didn’t know he was doing it. This isn’t just about the Biden’s. It is about the entire bunch of Democratic TRAITORS betraying our country and our people.
Well Joy Reid is at it again. Now she is saying that “Americans are only concerned about Ukraine because it is white and mostly Christian “. How long is MSNBC going to give this race baiting POS a forum? It is no wonder the ratings remain where they are. She is causing incredible amounts of unnecessary division. Maybe she will subsequently try to deny making these comments and attempt to say she was “ hacked” again. Truly a pathetic POS!!!
She is a racist and those she appeals to are racists too.
America is a violent country. And sadly, it’s growing more violent with each passing day!
Why is it becoming more violent everyday? How about because many liberals and Democrats have been waging war against police and coddling criminals. How about because you have a President , who is a terrible leader, and who puts issues of crime on the back burner. How about when the improper actions of certain groups are ignored or diminished in the name of political correctness. How about the lack of assigning accountability and culpability to many because it doesn’t fit certain narratives. How about so called entertainers poisoning the minds of our youth and promoting violence. How about the absence of a strong family unit and Christian values. That should get you started. You might want to consider how liberal philosophies have exacerbated the issues which you are concerned about. Liberals are like the grasshoppers in the Aesop’s fable. They played and played and only thought about themselves and didn’t think about the future while the ants prepared for it. I guess the liberals are going to find out real soon about how rough the winter will be.
Looks like you have it covered. However, it won’t matter to the left. They are busy using wide brushes to paint the entire country to mirror what their philosophies have done in relatively small parts of the country. For example, I see some on the left will say the country is violent… by what measure? If you remove the Democratic, progressively run cities from the crime statistics this country actually has one of the lowest murder rates on the planet. To acknowledge this FACT would require the left to confront the TRUTH they advocate for crime, they advocate for corruption, they advocate for racism, they advocate for genocide, they advocate for every illness society can suffer. However, do not wait for such confessions… blame the guns.
A perfect example of my point regarding the MSM lunacy regarding the application of the concept of “political correctness”: Yesterday there was a horrific mass shooting in New York City injuring several people. Preliminary suspect information obtained by police was that the suspect was a short, “dark skinned”, heavy set male, wearing a construction vest, For what ever reason, many of the MSM outlets omitted the suspect’s race or color description during their reporting, Why??? This is an extremely important descriptor. The police rely heavily on following up on leads and information provided by the public to assist them in their investigation. I am quite sure there are many short heavyset males, many legitimately wearing construction vests on the streets of the city. I have to wonder how many times yesterday that the police investigations were hindered and misdirected by concerned citizens calling in sitings of short, heavyset males of any race. Why did the MSM omit this extremely important piece of the puzzle? One logical explanation is that they did not want to cast a negative light on a certain group in the interest of political correctness. Absolute insanity! People of all races sometime commit terrible acts. Sorry. Withholding information for any reason keeps dangerous people on the street unnecessarily. If the shooter was white I would hope that his race was clearly stated, repeatedly, by any all news sources. He needs to be removed from society. Bottom line. Failure to report properly or attempting to conceal bad behavior is wrong in any circumstance. Actually when the smoke clears and people think about the incident in it’s totality, there is a good possibility that the actions and intent of the MSM may have actually contributed to further division.
Will the President, Jen Psaki, or the MSM label and condemn the New York City subway shooting incident for what it was? A savage “Hate Crime”.
I’m sure none of them will say anything. They hate America. Most likely he’ll get a day pass to a Disney park. FJB
Why would they condemn it? It is what they want. If the Democratic TRAITORS Against America can convince WE THE PEOPLE that we need to be ruled because of violent behavior created by the government, its policies and the education provided to us then they will be able to take every right away that we are guaranteed. Yes, the shooting was horrific, but the assailant was educated to hate everyone around him either by the Democracy of idiots and thieves or from personal experiences. This doesn’t mean he isn’t responsible for his actions and should be let go. He committed legitimate Common Law Crimes against innocent people who never did a damn thing to him. I say he should be given a trial and executed.
The violence is caused by a combination of unconstitutional law, government policy and the lack of a real education. It is the government that causes this crime. If there wasn’t unconstitutional law, the governmental policy of betraying our neighbors and turning in one another and the fake education that behavior is a crime, even when there is no victim, there wouldn’t be violence as we see today. People are people. People will do violent things when angered. The government creates anger, division and violence. It is time to take our government back and make it law abiding again. The greatest criminals in this nation are those whom work for the government or the elected officials of the government. It is sad, but true….
I find it interesting that the MSM has already buried the coverage of the New York City subway shooting/hate crime. I guess they placed it in the same vault where the Waukesha incident and the Sacramento massacre are stored. Out of sight out of mind when it conflicts with your narrative. Can you say blatant hypocrisy?
“What to know about Judge Kathryn Mizelle, who struck down the travel mask mandate”
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/19/1093566982/florida-mask-mandate-judge-kathryn-mizelle
(NPR – Bias Rating: Left-Center – Factual Reporting: HIGH)
What a piece of work this lady is. Just what you would expect from someone who thinks SCOTUS Judge Clarence Thomas is “the greatest living American.”
“If CDC concludes that a mandatory order remains necessary for the public’s health after that assessment, the Department of Justice will appeal the district court’s decision.”
“Outrage After Police Detain Crying Black Child Over Stolen Chips”
https://news.yahoo.com/outrage-police-detain-crying-black-231257515.html
(Yahoo News: LEFT-CENTER BIAS Factual Reporting: HIGH)
This sort of thing screams “Alternative response option”
The article by its title alone implies a possible inference of police bias towards black peoples. Welcome to today’s liberal journalism. Let us analyze the situation from the limited information provided. First of all there had apparently been the the theft of a bag of chips from probably a store. How did the police become involved? Probably from a call for service initiated by a call from a representative of the store. It appears that the initial information was that a black child, approximately 8 years of age, who appeared to be unsupervised had taken these chips prompting a call to the police. It is not known if an attempt was made to contact the child’s family or if it was attempted without success. The poster speaks of “alternative response options”. Ok, what would they be? Allow the child to leave, not knowing if he were a runaway due to issues at home. Allow an 8 year old to leave and walk the streets unsupervised running the risk of being abducted by a predator or hit by a car. I can hear the news now. “ A young black child, who was in need of supervision, was abducted or killed after being allowed to roam the streets by a white police officer who failed to follow policy”. How about calling a social worker and have them respond in their usual timely manner only to have them punt back to the police once they finally got there. The police officer decides to drive the child home. The child refuses to get in to the car. The officer does not handcuff him but instead grabs him by the arms above the elbows and slowly walks the child to the car. The video did not not indicate that the child was yanked or excessively manhandled. Yes the child was crying. He was probably scared or possibly having a tantrum. There appeared to be no improper conduct, name calling , or profanity.
I have to wonder why the race of anyone needed to be in injected in to this article. If it were a white child would this have been a story? Probably not. There was no improper conduct. It does not surprise me at all that the story was presented this way. In my mind just another attempt by liberals and the left to fan unnecessary division. Furthermore, I was definitely not surprised that this minor incident was chosen to be be posted by Bob on this forum. I have called him out in the past for being a cop bashing race baiter. I thought he might have tried to amend his divisive ways. I guess I was wrong.
“Syracuse mayor responds to viral video of police accosting 8-year-old boy accused of stealing chips”
https://news.yahoo.com/syracuse-mayor-responds-viral-video-181208586.html
This incident highlights the tension between law enforcement and the people they serve. I agree with Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh when he said, ” What has occurred demonstrates the continuing need for the City to provide support to our children and families and to invest in alternative response options to assist our officers.”
After reviewing this incident I’m sure the Syracuse Police Department will learn and adjust their response to future similar situations.
The police did the proper thing. The kid was stealing. I don’t know what you want. If you teach them that they can steal then they will steal. I think you need to get your head out of your ass and realize that no matter what age they are stealing is wrong and the appropriate thing is to at least scare them when they get caught stealing. Nothing to see in this video except what happens when police are doing their job properly…
“A new angle, a discussion with dad: Police and mayor discuss viral video for first time”
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/watch-syracuse-police-mayor-discuss-viral-video-of-8-year-old-stolen-chips
“Viral video prompts question: Who should respond to calls involving kids?”
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/viral-video-prompts-question-who-should-respond-to-calls-involving-kids
“Best practice would be someone else responding to this call. Simple as that.” – Syracuse Police Deputy Chief Joe Cecile
“I Did That” while I was paying $4.01.9 for a gallon of regular today. Good job SNIFFY.
As far as the little thuglet in Syracuse is concerned, I really don’t give a fuck. I’m sure he’ll grow up to be an upstanding member in his community. As long as he stays there, and doesn’t get out to infect the law abiding areas of New York State, I’m sure the taxpayers are just fine with that. It’s the same way I feel about that Gumby/Mosby shithole called “charm city”. FJB
McConnell slams president behind ‘court-packing’ panel for completing Jackson appointment before Breyer leaves
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-court-packing-biden-jackson-supreme-court-breyer
(Fox News: Bias Rating – RIGHT – Factual Reporting – MIXED)
What a hypocrite McConnell should be the last person to accuse the Biden administration of “continuing to erode norms and our institutions.” This is the same guy that blocked President Obama’s Garland nomination in 2016. If Republicans regain control of the Senate in 2022, Mitch will likely attempt to block hearings should any Supreme Court nominations open up in 2023 and 2024.
LOL, Garland as attorney general has testified under oath that he is either a liar, incompetent, or both. Blocking him from a lifetime spot to rule on cases that affect virtually every aspect of life (and life itself) was a true public service. Be happy… you got one through… she may not know what makes a man a man and a woman a woman, but at least she isn’t lying to us – yet, that we know of.
And the icing on the cake for this post… condemning McConnell for something he will ‘likely’ do… HAHAHA!!! I guess the phrase “elections have consequences” applies only in convenient situations.
Quit whining about things that have not even happened. However, your entertainment value has not diminished. Too bad for you HB 1 didn’t pass… the outcome of the midterms would already be determined.
The following is a summation of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s testimony in court today:
‘I don’t know’ – ‘I can’t remember’ – ‘I don’t recall’
I was somewhat surprised that this horrible lady didn’t show up in full body armor, toting an AR-15. She has zero credibility and is the absolute bottom of the barrel.
“Opinion | Kevin McCarthy Will Live to Lie Again”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/22/kevin-mccarthy-gop-lie-trump-again-00027260
(Politico – Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH )
It’s a given that McCarthy is a chronic liar, without honor, who has violated his oath of office. What’s really alarming in this matter is that his constituents will likely reelect this deplorable in 2022.
Not me for sure.
I enjoy high rates of inflation.
I like paying out the ass for fuel and food.
I think it’s great the stock market is taking a shit and wiping out retirement plans.
I thinks it’s wonderful how the useless democrat motherfuckers want to disarm the AMERICAN PEOPLE while their cesspool cities are turned into kill zones.
I think it’s great to appoint people who carry their cocks in their pocketbooks to cabinet posts.
FJB
“It’s a given that McCarthy is a chronic liar, without honor, who has violated his oath of office”. – The same can be said of every Democratic Traitor who took part in ALL the Trump hoaxes. I think McCarthy made some statements before he had all the evidence that he has now…however, it is what it is.
“New study suggest Baltimore residents largely against calls to ‘defund police'”
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/new-study-suggest-baltimore-residents-largely-against-calls-to-defund-police
(WBFF Baltimore News: Bias: Center Right – Factual Reporting: HIGH)
This doesn’t surprise one bit. I have always believed the overwhelming majority of Baltimoreans, especially those who reside in communities most impacted by violent crime, want to REFORM, not defund, the police.
I am not sure that we would all agree on the same definition of “REFORM”.
ABSOLUTELY, REFORM IS NEEDED.
Does anyone know how I can apply for a civilian police job down in charm city? I’ve got no law enforcement or criminal justice experience (except for maybe a related time or two) so, do I qualify? Or, are those jobs going to be filled by friends and relatives of mayor Gumby and other baltimore “leaders”? I know they’re going to pay well, probably a lot more than a qualified uniformed officer makes. It’s worth a shot to do my part to reform the system, plus I’m confident I won’t have to do a fucking thing except collect automatic raises.
FJB
“Police reform bills stall in Maryland General Assembly’s 2022 session”
https://dbknews.com/2022/04/25/mga-police-reform-bills-barriers/
I disagree with Sen. Robert Cassily (R-Harford County) when he said the following.
“I’m watching what we’re doing again, this session, and it seems like we’re continuing the theme of anti-police legislation.”
Meaningful reform is pro-police. Reform is not a ‘nice to have’ it is an absolute ‘must have’. We must move forward and make it better for both our citizens and the police that serve and protect them.
What exactly does meaningful reform mean? Define that with some details… perhaps a utopian version what it looks like. Please.
UrKidding
I fully understand the rationale behind your post. During my career as a police officer on different occasions I was selected to participate in committees formed to address police reform. Input was requested from the community. Some of the input was beneficial to include various types of police/community interaction, citizen review boards, eduction programs, etc. Unfortunately a large part of the input was in my mind counterproductive. Basically many were demanding that the police should have no right to engage certain groups. They basically wanted to be free to conduct their affairs with total immunity. Teflon. Much of the input received was provided from known career criminals where the police doing their jobs was interfering with their criminal income. Certainly positive aspects of police reform should always be welcome and evaluated. However, the motive of those providing input should also be a factor in determining subsequent policy.
Thank you for that. I’m curious what Bob actually thinks here.
I consider ‘meaningful reforms’ to be measures that improve the situation. I don’t have issues with anything in the Police Accountability Act 0f 2021, Do you? So, if you want some detailed examples of what I would consider ‘meaningful reforms’ just go online and read the Act.
A “meaningful reform” would probably require the police to actually follow the law instead of breaking it to investigate a suspected crime. In particular, the police, prosecutors and judges are ALL allowed to break virtually ANY law in order to gain a conviction of a CDS case, as according to the current statutory jibber jabber involving CDS cases. They can lie, fabricate evidence, illegally incarcerate and coerce to gain CDS convictions as according to the Maryland Code involving CDS investigations. This is all illegal, unconstitutional and an act of fraud, war and treason. This reform needs to happen, as it has effected many Marylanders, including myself, to remove all life, liberty and pursuit of happiness unless we follow the orders of a traitor judge who illegally and unconstitutionally convicted a private citizen of their unconstitutional law and then that particular citizen has to agree to let the police get away with everything thru the use of a reconsideration hearing. This is more than grievous, it is TREASON and is punishable by death as according to the Constitution and the 2nd Continental Congress whom did set the penalty. When you war against the Constitution, either State or Federal, you have committed TREASON and violating our rights to enforce unconstitutional law made on behalf of foreign nations and religions is unacceptable. WE THE PEOPLE don’t need the redemption of a criminal organization who claims to be the law. There is only ONE law and that is that of the Constitution for the United States and the Maryland Constitution in this State. Anything in violation of that REAL law is TREASON. That is the way it is and until these provisions involving the CDS Act are removed from the codified jibber jabber, the Judicial Department will remain a criminal organization, under color of law.
Okay, looked it over… I do not have enough information to either have an issue with or against the new law. I suspect I need to see its impact first. Holding officers accountable for excessive force sounds really good, I’d agree. I suspect I need to educate myself to see the extent of these types of laws already in practice, fully implemented, in other jurisdictions to begin to form my opinion. I know that LEOs are being killed at a 60% higher rate this year compared to last. If that stems from ambushes as opposed to officers fearing for the legal mess they find themselves to run afoul of these new laws… well, that will impact my opinion.
Since we have broken ground with your willingness to answer a question… I’ll try my luck with a couple more.
If studies reveal that LEOs are dying at an increased rate due to these types of reforms; would you still support them?
Secondly, since holding policing agencies accountable seems to be popular; what would you support for holding criminals accountable? What kinds of reforms would you support to curb this crime wave created by progressive municipal policies (example, district attorneys not prosecuting cases of theft under $1,000 in value)?
Honestly, Bob, this second one truly has my interest. You have spoken on here before about the abysmal condition of Baltimore City. I think that city is worse in some parts than others, we can call those areas ‘underserved’ areas. If crime rates in those areas exceed a businesses ability to operate, and thus create deserts of goods/services; what can the governing authority offer to restore those areas?
It seems to me a solution can be found, but there are those in power keeping that power and profiting from their position of power not willing to risk losing that power and wealth to actually do anything. These folks are easy to spot: they keep blaming the instruments of crime rather than the criminals holding the instruments. Crimes are not committed BY instruments, but WITH instruments. Democrats and progressives control the entire power structure in Baltimore City, and have done so for decades. The sad condition of that city sits entirely on the shoulders of those governing, as does the solution. Lately the state has been a convenient scapegoat to blame, since the governor is a Republican. The next occupant is likely going to be a Democrat. So, now the focus will – again – be taken away from the real problems and allow to fester or grow, as has been the case for over 50 years.
How do you fix that?
Urkidding,
I understand and share your concern for our Law Enforcement Officers. I would never support any reform, change, or practice that would endanger their safety. I agree with FBI director Christopher Wray when he said the following,
“Violence against law enforcement in this country is one of the biggest phenomena that I think doesn’t get enough attention.’
“Some of it is tied to the violent crime problem as a whole. But one of the phenomena that we saw in the last year is that an alarming percentage of the 73 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year were killed through things like being ambushed or shot while out on patrol. … Wearing the badge shouldn’t make you a target.”
What has happened in cities like Baltimore boggles the mind. Our politics are broken. Our leaders have allowed ‘underserved’ areas in our cities to become ‘racial ghettos’, where crime & violence rule the day, not law & order. Politicians like Scott and Mosby have abdicated their responsibility to lead. I was hoping that perhaps Governor Hogan would intervene and provide some state resources to help the situation, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. It’s not a Democratic or Republican thing. Sadly, it’s an American thing.
In my opinion, to say guns are only the “instruments” of violence is somewhat disingenuous. The bottom line for me is America has too many guns, legal and otherwise. It’s just too damn easy to get a gun, pull a trigger, and wound or kill someone.
Regards,
Bob
Phenomenon defined:
‘A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen especially one whose cause or explanation is in question’
“Violence against law enforcement in this country is one of the biggest phenomena that I think doesn’t get enough attention.’
I have to wonder why a 60% increase in police deaths, to include ambush and targeting situations in our country should be considered by anyone , especially those on the Left, to be a “Phenomenon”
For years the Left and the MSM’s weaponization of race for the purpose of fueling division and their vilifying of police has been common place. They have projected and image, particularly to people of color, that the police are targeting certain groups. This gross misinformation spawns fear which sadly incites violence towards and against police. It is my contention that both the Left and the MSM are in many ways responsible for the uptick in violence towards police. In many cases the blood is on their hands. Then they attempt to put up a facade that they are unaware of how this could happen. Truly pathetic.
Hey Bob, thank you for the response.
The city is worse than a quagmire. I’m not confident I share the view that Hogan or any other governor would or could intervene in the city. Again, the progressive/Democratic end of the spectrum profits too much in terms of holding power and making money to resolve these issues. Face it, do you honestly believe the city of Baltimore is going to elect a mayor and city council dedicated to restoring law and order? If so, it would have happened long before now. Sadly, the voters seem to respond to those offering the most from the public feeding trough. Add to it, we all know if Hogan were to take one step into fixing the mess all kinds of accusations would fly out of City Hall akin to shaking a hornets’ nest. It will just never happen.
Sorry, I just cannot share the position this is an ‘American thing’. I’ve done nothing to create or perpetuate the ‘snitches get stitches’ culture of the city. I have neighbors who look out for each other. We keep an eye on each other and our property to ensure safety. If and when someone runs counter to our local peace and order we call for help. My local politicians may make money from developers turning farms into subdivisions, but at least the criminal element is held at bay.
Your assessment of firearms is also a bit disingenuous. It is far too easy to ILLEGALLY obtain firearms and use them ILLEGALLY. The problem is that criminals are the ones who entertain criminal enterprises. When I buy a firearm I have a background check, a required license even to make the purchase, a wait period, etc. The criminal just let out on bail after holding up a convenience store will take less time to replace his/her illegal firearm than it takes me to fill out the paperwork to legally make a purchase. The problem is not guns or even access, but WHO has easy access… criminals. Get them in jail and keep them in there. If that means 40% of the population is incarcerated… so what? It’s like a drunk a trying to drink himself sober. If the solution to the drinking problem is taking shots of vodka after taking shots of whiskey… honestly, don’t expect me to agree.
I’d agree the solution is not a Republican vs. Democratic one. However, the problem becomes partisan political when the solutions are not really solutions. I think the problems get exacerbated when we have elected officials thinking that simply offering recreation facilities alone are going to erase the ‘gang culture’ these kids are immersed in. When we think addiction treatments and job training are also part of the solution is another false flag.
Do I think these things should be offered? Yes, of course. However, to think that simply securing a few million dollars to build and operate a recreation center that will bear the name of the sponsoring politician is going to get rid of ‘snitches get stitches’ or keep felons behind bars… yeah, no.
As for state takeover… read this about a recent city problem and the state stepping in. The leadership’s response? ‘It started before I got here.’ And we have to scratch our heads and wonder why the city is a mess? https://www.wbaltv.com/article/mde-state-takeover-back-river-wastewater-treatment-plant/39561985
Have a nice day.
What the hell do any of the Cassilly’s know about reform? This treasonous family has absolutely no business even being allowed to hold public office. I agree that police should be allowed to do their jobs. I agree the police should be allowed to gun down thugs and murderers, without remorse or penalty, especially if the offender pulls a gun on them. I agree that ALL crime involving theft or destruction of property should be prosecuted fully. However, the Cassilly’s created a statewide CDS racketeering ring and used their positions to enrich themselves and other members of the government using that same racketeering ring. For God’s sake, DeHaven even got a Jaguar from that racketeering ring. Let’s not leave out that they tried to give the eldest brother a PAY RAISE thru legislation that did blow up in their faces. It may be best that the Cassilly’s just fade away and stop acting like their shit doesn’t stink.
Wow, Marjorie Taylor Green’s latest ‘conspiracy’ theory now includes a comment about “Satan controlling the Church”.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1519353308254773252
It goes without saying that she’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. This lady is dangerous. The good news for America is, left to her own devices, she is self-destructive. I urge the citizens of her district to vote this abomination out of office.
8 dead, 24 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings and the there is still ten hours left. Typical Democratic run big city. What is the Mayor doing about this routine senseless loss of human life? What is President Biden doing? Maybe this should be addressed as a Home Land Security Issue but apparently the Biden administration has assigned them other priorities. After all according to President Biden and his administration “White Nationalism” is the greatest threat to America. I would be interested to see data correlating the weekly senseless deaths occurring in our Democratic cities, particularly to people of color, and White Nationalism. I realize their narrative supports the weaponizing of division, a frequently used strategy of the Left, but is often times not based in fact. I really don’t think that the President’s commission to address disinformation will attempt debunk “fake news” that facilitates the Left in their endeavors.
“This home has been on the city’s vacant building list for nearly 30 years”
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/vacant-home-for-nearly-30-years-causing-concern-baltimore
The crime and violence that is ongoing in cities like Baltimore are heartbreaking. Approximately, 5,000 of the 15,000 abandoned, vacant properties are in the 9th district. The real tragedy of this situation is that city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland have the ‘wherewithal’ to address and fix the problem; however, they lack the ‘will
Take a few extra minutes and use the google search within the image to explore the neighborhood. Now, try to imagine what it would be like to live in and raise a family in this environment. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that many, if not most, outcomes in this environment would not be good.
‘Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters’
https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html
(Axios – Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER – Factual Reporting: HIGH)
“Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?”
Many (too many) on the right are more upset with the ‘leak’ than the fact that America women could be on the verge of losing their rights to abortion.
Hey Bob,
You should really ask yourself a few questions before posting like you just did.
First, the right to an abortion is not going away. It might be relegated to the states as the DRAFT suggested. If someone living in any state wishes to enjoy the rights, privileges, and opportunities awarded by another state that option exists. For example, during the pandemic all the Democratic politicians flocking to Florida to avoid the mask mandates they imposed on the citizens of their own jurisdictions to have mask-less super-spreader events.
Second, perhaps the leak was a nefarious attempt to politicize the process for which the SCOTUS is supposed to be insulated. Your lack of outrage over the leak, and thus the usurpation of the process for political gain over constitutional roles, is illustrative of my previous statement toward you: You wish to politicize the Court rather than allow them to do their jobs. That lends me to believe the leak originated with members or staff from the far left side of the spectrum. To undermine the process of free and open dialogue among the justices to foster healthy debate, and perhaps even affect a vote on the issue when it arises has been damaged.
If indeed this is how the sequence of events rolled out; this leak is far more than a ‘leak’. It is an attempt to manipulate the justice system, it is every bit detrimental to our institutions as the events of January 6th. Last night I received a missive from Senator Van Hollen echoing the mere possibility of overturn and suggesting nothing can stand in the way of codifying infanticide laws in the US. The rhetoric he used was inflammatory, misleading, and indeed open to wide interpretation. He ought to be censured for inciting insurrection and perhaps even civil war.
Put your outrage back in the holster… go back to advocating for this type of jurisprudence… or perhaps jump on the court packing train (?)… by the way… Biden suggesting this opens the doors to a wide array of freedoms… talk about scare tactics. Good grief… such an irresponsible thing to be fed through his earpiece to recite… go back to posting hack links.
Perhaps “Exceptional Joe” should( from time to time, revisit some of his past statements and positions which are on recoverable record. You know things like abortion, school segregation, etc. When will the Left finally be able to admit that this guy doesn’t make a pimple on the ass of the type of leader we need NOW! Furthermore, when will they acknowledge that wheel is falling off the Democratic Party. Not just one but all of them.
Urkidding, Thanks so much for validating my POV regarding “many” on the right.
Sure, Bob… I validated your point was pointless. Agreed, I validated it. I do find it odd that you seem to care at all about a woman’s right to anything. I mean, it’s not like you care about rights at all. I mean, you have applauded the erosion of Second Amendment rights with as much regularity as someone on Metamucil. So, are you a hypocrite or ignorant?
Urkidding, Again, thanks for validating my POV. I appreciate it. You have a great day!
There is no loss of the rights to abortion. The States will decide individually if the procedure will be allowed in their State. There is no Constitutional Right to abortion, but the right to abortion is engrained in the 9th Amendment, as is all rights not enumerated in the Bill of Rights. The fact is there is no Constitutional Authority to allow Federal Jurisdiction over such matters and the same applies to the majority of the US Code. If this majority opinion stands as the opinion of the court, it will in effect uproot much of the unconstitutional law created by the TRAITOR government whom has over reached into society. I have no problem with women having the right to an abortion, as long as reasonable guidelines are followed to make sure we don’t take it too far. Anybody who believes that some of the recent law adopted by certain States involving late term abortion or negating the procedure completely is out of their minds. WE THE PEOPLE have the right to do just about anything we want, as long as it doesn’t infringe on the rights of others. That is just the way it is and if you don’t like it, learn to love it…
If this unprecedented leak which occurred out of the Supreme Court was perpetrated by the left, which I believe it was, I have but one question. Do they need to “stack the deck” or as I prefer to describe it as “cheat” to facilitate their agendas? Even if the left was not culpable this time my question still stands. Obviously abortion issues are extremely important to many. I am not sure if the situation can or will ever be resolved. What can and should be addressed is the Left’s continuous attempts at distorting facts and attacking a fair Democratic process to achieve their goals. Case in point, the slow but damning findings of the Durham report. You remember that investigation where “there was no there there”.
It’s time for you to buck up and face the fact that the Durham investigation is an absolute ‘nothingburger’.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/steele-dossier-reckoning/index.html
Hey Bob… almost missed this one from you. A ‘nothingburger’ you say?
Interesting. I was hoping to link something a bit more reliable than CNN, but, hey… I suspect you trust them.
Urkidding, I’m curious. What media source(s) do you trust?
None.
The Supreme Court is clearly out of control. If the court overturns Roe vs Wade that will be a step too far. We need the following court reforms and we need them NOW:
• Term Limits
• Binding & enforceable Code of Ethics
• Reform the “Shadow Docket”
While we’re at it we also need to clean up the mess that is the Senate SCOTUS confirmation process.
I think it is interesting how the SCOTUS was running well until it didn’t agree with a certain shade on the political spectrum, much like the electoral college (boy, that got quiet fast, didn’t it? LOL). When Harry Reid threatened to push the nuclear button all the observers warned it would unleash a world of misery. And it did.
And this is the one thing I really cannot get past in regard to the left’s crying and screaming hissy fits: Why do you folks defecate on your pillow and then complain how bad it smells?
Term limits are a stupid solution. We now see how desperate the left will get over a hot button issue. The new precedent is being set to leak info to swing a decision. Yes, it is a big deal despite you thinking it is nothing. In the present case the right to an abortion is NOT going away, even if Roe is overturned. It is merely relegated back to the states. RBG warned about this a long time ago, you should really have listened to her. Despite Biden’s dire threats of government coming after other rights in the wake of this… yeah, scare tactics do work on the weak minded.
The justices are already guided by the canons… I’d agree when RBG voiced a public opinion on the outcome of the 2016 election she crossed the line of impartiality. I found that particularly disturbing since it was possible she would she might have had to review the outcome of that election. Very careless, but the canons were there and she chose to ignore them. I might agree that a separate code of ethics may have triggered a harsh rebuke, but we survived. She would likely have recused herself, and if not… she could have been impeached. Again, stockpiling layers of rules won’t make people behave better. See Baltimore City’s crime rates to confirm this.
Shadow Docket: I can get on board with this one, especially since the government is now getting into the business of selectively censoring the media/public. Given the fact recent testimony from the Sec’y of Homeland Security could not even define was ‘disinformation’ was… Agreed.
As for the confirmation process… agreed. The Democrats ought to stop fabricating slime stories to impeach nominees. The last several performances by the Democrats have been horrific. Yet, it also reveals that some nominated to the top bench cannot tell the difference between a man and woman… I find that revealing. Leve it alone. I’m sure the left will be able to invent some accusations against another nominee and you can get all lathered up about it again.
Urkidding, You and I disagree on ‘term limits’. I don’t think they would be a “stupid solution”. Nor, do I believe, it would further ‘politicize’ the court. As I’ve said before, I believe they would increase the Supreme Court’s ‘accountability’.
I’m fine to disagree. The problem, though, is that what you mean by accountability is not necessarily what anyone who has read or studied the Constitution means by accountability.
Creating a rotating cadre of jurists who will each spend at least one year as a lame duck before leaving have ‘nothing to lose’ by leaking drafts on a routine basis.
If accountable means knowing how deliberations are going so crowds of extremists can camp outside justices’ homes is what you mean… then, no.
If accountable means that Chuck Schumer can issue threats against sitting justices… then, no.
If accountable means that Chris Van Hollen sends out inflammatory and misleading information to incite potential violence in response to a decision… then, no.
Perhaps you are correct… it may not be politicizing the court when justices are threatened, when justices are intimidated, and when elected officials incite insurrection; it may just be the type of utopian society the left dreams about. You know… where a ministry of truth can ensure the party line is communicated… where dissenting voices can be muted… where threats and violence keep people in line… yes, a left wing dream world. Regardless what you call it… if you strongly desire and seek this type of totalitarian reform you should make sure you try it on first, I suggest an extended stay in North Korea, Iran, or some other place embracing the world you are seeking. Personally, I prefer the liberalized republic. It has never been perfect, but it is certainly better than any of the rest out there. Yes, you and I disagree.
Bob, the Supreme Court is only accountable to WE THE PEOPLE and the Constitution for the United States, not a political faction. Any inference to “term limits” is unconstitutional as Justices are appointed for life or until they step down. Why is it that every idea a Democrat has is completely against the Constitution? Why is it that Democrats always seem to want to violate or abrogate the Constitution? When you violate the Constitution you are breaking the law because the Constitution is the SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. One more time, please explain to us why you don’t think the LAW should be followed in order to facilitate your political whims.
“Washington Journal: Gabe Roth on the Push for Supreme Court Code of Ethics”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?519247-6/washington-journal-gabe-roth-discusses-push-supreme-court-code-ethics
(C-Span: Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED Factual Reporting: VERY HIGH)
This interview is very interesting and informative. Gabe Roth, the Executive Director founded Fix the Court in 2014. He has worked hard to reform our federal courts, especially “The Supreme Court – America’s most powerful, least accountable government institution…” Check out his site – Fix the Court!
Don’t have the interest for an interview, but did look over the website. Thanks for sharing. Since you cite term limits numerous times, and that seems to be a priority for this organization as well as a panacea… I do have a question: How does it prevent a lame duck justice or justice’s clerk from stifling debate on a decision (akin to what recently happened) to coerce intimidation, threats, and indeed violence to effect a favorable outcome?
There is a solid argument that an 18 year term ‘could’ prevent a retirement from occurring under a more favorable administration, but that is not a bullet proof solution either. Such tactics could still be used via resignation prior to an election. If a far right justice was in year 15 at a halfway point of a president’s term, who happened to share ideology, what would stop them from ‘retiring early’ to ensure a similar philosophy would and indeed could survive 18 years (at least) past that point?
In other words, term limits – as I said earlier – are a stupid solution. Changing the rules to avoid a ‘fix’ has never worked in sports, politics, or anything… what makes anyone think it would work here? It would only take some crafty strategy to avoid unfavorable outcomes. I suspect the stars could align once in a while to truly change the complexion of the Court, which recently happened. Again, the left was fine with it when that alignment was favorable to them, but now needs modification because it went against them.
Cue the whining and hissy fits about the electoral college… it’s all good and functional when it suits the favorable outcome, but once it doesn’t… things are outdated and in need of serious reform, etc… it gets tiring. Selective outrage is easy to spot.
I think the more serious problem for the left, and Bob you embrace it, is that the extreme end of that spectrum is embracing extremism even tighter. The problem is that the extreme left probably comprises an even smaller measure of actual power (notice how AOC and her lunatic tribe were shuttered when Biden’s numbers were nearing single digit approval) and she only is allowed to open her idiot mind when things improve. Most issues the extreme left embrace are supported in polls at less than 10% nationally.
And I suspect it is those extremely low supported issues are the ones the left fear the most in the hands of judicial review. One, because they know they are unpopular; and two, because they are unconstitutional. It is the direct result of sinking in affirmation-bias, which the left does all the time and reflected in the obsession of mandates and forcing people to comply with their desires/choices, etc.
Urkidding, You’re short-changing yourself by not checking out the interview.
Fair enough… I’ll check it out. Could you entertain my questions, though, please. I tucked two of them in there, and I am truly curious how you respond to them.
Urkidding, ‘Term Limits’ wouldn’t prevent, nor would they necessarily cause, a ‘lame duck’ justice to attempt to stifle debate within the court. The same goes for a situation where a justice would play politics by ‘retiring early’. What ‘Term Limits would do is increase judicial accountability.
Okay, I watched it… another layer of nothingness toward Clarence Thomas who had to endure the wiles of a racist senator Biden at his confirmation hearings. I think it is properly identified at another misogynist double standard by the left.
He identified January as a ‘coup’? Really… I guess someone should share the FBI’s assessment of that day. Not only not a coup, but not even to the level of insurrection by legal definition. An ugly display for certain, but not what the left truly wants it to be.
Furthermore… lad talks about her tweets ‘somehow’ influencing Thomas on the bench? Conspiracy? Isn’t that convenient… perhaps Biden’s ministry of truth will be helpful.
Lastly, he feels confident the latest appointee will recuse herself ‘as required”. By what? Thought the court operated without any ethics expectations…
Next…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has ‘already’ pledged to recuse herself in the Harvard discrimination case. Now, Judge Thomas should pledge to recuse himself from any Jan 6th cases that may come before the Supreme Court.
The problem with the Court’s code of ethics is that they are not binding and enforceable.
Actually, I see a fair trade in the works… since it was his wife’s messages and the influence ‘must’ be there…
Now that the laptop has been verified, Biden can confess to being ‘Big Guy’ on all those wonderfully scandalous emails…
A recusal in exchange for a confession. Seems the level of evidence is stronger against the email’s on Hunter’s laptop, but…
In this case the left jumped to gun so they could use a ‘refusal to recuse’ as grounds for demanding his resignation so they could flip the seat… the left’s hysteria is off the rails and laughable for those of us not lathered up by such trivial things.
Think of it like this… imagine, if you will a former president meeting on board an airplane with the attorney general to just share photos of grandchildren… then suddenly a criminal investigation of the former president’s wife running for public office (top job even) disappears days later, poof, just like that! Almost as juicy as another attorney general investigate himself to see if he had committed a crime… guess what? He determined he didn’t! Confess, I didn’t see that coming! /sarcasm off
I keep telling you… every little or big hissy fit exposes the flagrant desperation…
Should he have recused himself? Yeah, he should have. Turns out it didn’t make a difference in the end (hey wait! What difference does it make now?! Thought I heard that one before… haha! Can’t make this stuff up…).
Now, please answer my questions. Thank you.
To remind… term limits won’t get rid of convenient early retirements, so it is likely the ‘fix’ will fix nothing; do you agree?
As the reality that overturning Roe doesn’t really have any effect at all, the focus is back on the politicization and breach of trust within the court. The independence of court has been fractured, honestly, I think irreparably. What among the items in the ‘Fix the Court’ list could or would prevent another leak, or routine leaks by lame duck justices?
I disagree with you about stifling debate. In fact, I’m confident you are beyond wrong on that one.
“MSNBC’s ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ replaced by ‘MSNBC Prime’ four nights a week”
I will miss Rachel. She is one of my favorites. The way she lays out and presents a story line is top notch.
Even though it appears that Nicolle Wallace has the edge for this 9PM slot, I would like to see Ali Velshi get the job
Rachel Madcow is one of your favorites… such a surprise to hear this. Hahaha…
CNN took a gamble with a new pilot so why shouldn’t MSNBC. I had a great idea. How about if they come up with a panel show structured similar to “Outnumbered “ on Fox. I haven’t thought of a name yet but the panel could consist of possibly Joy Behar, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, Sunny Hostin, and to round it off “Bob”. Talk about fair and balanced. They should give it a shot. With their current ratings what do they have to lose?
SHe’ll have to munch on it for awhile but I’m sure SHe’ll find something to sink her teeth into.
Well the Left has overstepped it again. Now they are posting on line the home addresses of Supreme Court Justices and suggesting that protesters go to those locations. Wrong! The residence of anyone, including public officials should be off limits, but not to a group that makes up their own rules as they go along. At one time, the Left had no problem with Supreme Court, term limits, and the amount of Justices as long as it facilitated their agenda. The same goes with their current feelings regarding the filibuster. They are truly hypocrites.
I have no problem with lawful assembly for the purpose of a peaceful demonstration at government and other public places. I had no problem with people going to the Capitol on January 6th to peacefully protest what many felt to be the results of a questionable election. Once you had segments of that group lowering themselves to the level and tactics of the Left and BLM and attempted to violently breach the building they became criminals and should be held accountable. The Left proved during the summer of 2020 that they basically had only one way to deal with conflict. Violence and more violence. I look for the violence to worsen. The Left feels threatened now because they are losing control of a portion of social media and can no longer readily be able to control the tempo of the flow of information. You know censor to benefit their agenda. They are becoming frustrated and will turn to their most commonly used method to deal with conflict. Violence. More is coming! What kind of message is being taught to our children? Truly pathetic.
USA TODAY
“McConnell calls US abortion ban ‘possible,’ says he won’t change filibuster to pass it”
Don’t believe McConnell. He would scrap the Senate ‘filibuster’ in a minute to get a federal abortion ban if SCOTUS overturns Roe v Wade. This guy has zero credibility. Let’s hope America votes Democratic in the midterms. A Republican controlled Senate led by Mitch would be a complete & utter disaster for our country.
Except…. the judicial philosophy of returning the issue to the states would be the very grounds to appeal any such law, notwithstanding anything done to the filibuster to achieve it!
Bob… the economy is about to tank for real. Come November, except those regions where Democrats are locked in, I suspect every competitive race will go to Republicans. The House will flip, not sure who is up in the Senate, but if it is a toss, you can expect both to flip.
Biden would be smart right now to sign back all the energy EOs he signed his first day. It is a safe thing to do. Those Democrats who would consider voting Republican would then have to weigh other issues. Folks like you will vote Democrat regardless, he knows it… so even pissing you off is a safe thing. You’ll vote for him or the Dem ticket no matter who is on it.
Republicans only have leverage one issue that is always a deciding factor: are you better off today than you were last year, or two years ago? Right now 95% of the country is way worse off. The strategic reserve tap expired and prices reacted. By end of the summer I think $5/gallon will be cheap if you can find it. Fed interest rate hikes will hit, perhaps pump the brakes on inflation, but then housing slow down will trigger a recession likely pretty deep.
My advice… tell your allies in Congress to stop dismantling all the mechanisms that worked for a very long time to deal with their childish tantrums. You guys threaten it, do it, then whine when the other side follows your lead. As I said earlier, you folks on the extreme left suffer severely from affirmation bias, and it shows. Hint, on most of your topics, your position garners less than 10% in public polling. You guys act like 90% agree… it’s just not true.
If you believe the Supreme Court, as currently configured, would overturn a federal abortion ban law, I have a bridge to sell you. And I suppose you and the rest of the ‘extreme right” aren’t guilty of “affirmation bias”. You need to wake up!
Ah… the gaslight came on. I get it now. Not on the market for any bridges, but that waterfront property you bought has a few issues.
So it seems the mobs are gathering to intimidate justices. Tell me, Bob, do you support that? And the violence against pro-life locations over the weekend, what is your take?
Typically these types of acts of violence draw some sort of rebuke in the form of some categorical condemnation or link to an article doing that for you… so, can we safely presume silence is affirmation?
Violence is the Left’s most frequently used weapon when they don’t get their way. I think that was very evident during the summer of 2020 and currently everyday. Truly pathetic. If a conservative would go to a Justice’s residence to protest the MSM, the Left, and Bob would have a total meltdown. They constantly are attacking the Democratic process when they don’t get their way. The Supreme Court was fine until it conflicted with the agenda of the Left. Now it needs to be amended. The same with Filibuster. The same with Twitter. The Left are total hypocrites in the eyes of the country with less and less people talking them seriously every day. Between “Exceptional Joe”, the radical Left, and the Squad to name just a few the country is going down the toilet. $4.50 gas, inflation, immigration, crime……and the list goes on but we still have those who have posted ridiculous things on this site. You know the ones that said under President Biden the country “is on the right track “ or it is moving in “the right direction” or he “is cleaning up his predecessor’s mess”. To those people I say show me the facts or seek help for delusional disorder. In a lighter note. I recently had occasion to visit the Trump Winery in Virginia. Definitely worth the trip. I was thinking about buying Bob a bottle of wine but I wouldn’t know how to get it to him.
Urkidding, I wouldn’t characterize the activists that protested at the conservative Justices’ homes as “mobs”. With that said I’m not in favor of protests or demonstrations at their homes. Also, I’m against all violence irrespective of what side of our politics it comes from.
If you really want an example of a ‘mob’ in action look no further than those who stormed and broke into our Capitol on Jan 6th in an attempt to overturn the election.
Or how about the swaths of ANTIFA and BLM protestors during the George Floyd riots and the Portland siege…they were magnificent terrorists…as long as they aided the Democratic “Not See” Party.
Bob, that’s precious… ‘activists’… well, I’ve heard the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist is whose side you are on. I wholeheartedly would call that mass of misfits that stormed the Capitol a mob, I might even call them traitors. I hope they get everything coming their way.
How would you characterize the ‘mostly peaceful’ protestors from the summer of 2020? You know the ones who killed numerous, torched countless cars and buildings, and otherwise burned cities to the ground to advance the progressive Democratic agenda you embrace?
Bob, there is a difference between you and me that is more than mere politics. For what purpose would or could an ‘activist’ have to protest outside someone’s home? Their place of business is one thing, and frankly to be expected. But, to show up at their home, a place we should expect to feel safe has ONLY ONE REASON OR PURPOSE. ONLY ONE!!!!!! Intimidation to threaten. And once you cross that line you lose legitimacy of your cause, you have become a criminal.
Your ‘activists’ can join that mass of misfits in prison. They are simply two sides of the same coin. One group stormed the Capitol to alter a proceeding, and the other is latently threatening the lives of SCOTUS justices… I do not expect you to draw the same conclusion because – as I said above – you desire the outcomes they seek. You may not agree with the methods (yes, I believe they’d kill them in an instant but for the police stationed there to prevent EXACTLY that from happening), but you sure would be pleased with the court tilting back to the extreme left.
As I said, we are very different.
Urkidding, Yes ,”we are very different”. And that’s a good thing.
“MSNBC guest wants to ‘make sweet love’ to Supreme Court leaker, ‘joyfully abort’ fetus if she gets pregnant”
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-guest-make-sweet-love-to-scotus-leaker
(Fox News: Bias Rating – RIGHT – Factual Reporting – MIXED)
I know it might not be appropriate. I’m sorry. I just couldn’t help myself. I laughed hysterically when I watched this piece from Ayman’s show on Sunday night. Laurie Kilmartin, a comedian, said the leaker was her hero and she would like to find out who that person is so she could make sweet love to him. And if that person was a Republican and she got pregnant she would gladly abort the fetus.
Bob, I laugh at the fact that Democrats say “My Body, My Choice”, when we are talking about aborting a fetus. However, the same doesn’t apply when we are talking about having an experimental cocktail of chemicals injected into our bodies in the name of COVID. The COVID cocktails don’t prevent infection and do not prevent the spread. Neither do masks. Then everyone wonders why I call it the Democratic “Not See” Party…..
I find it very hypocritical that there are many people that adamantly oppose Capital Punishment because it is “barbaric “ even when the intended recipient committed a heinous act but are willing to take the life of an unborn child that has committed no crimes and has done nothing other than inconveniencing the lifestyle of a woman. Sure there are valid arguments regarding exceptions but you can certainly see the argument of the pro-life side.
The Left has had a lengthy track record of trying to “stack the deck” to control the tempo and manipulate the system to facilitate their needs. When that can not be accomplished by legitimate means alternative measures, to include violence are often employed. With that mindset in place I have legitimate concerns regarding the safety of Elon Musk. The Left have lost their minds regarding the fact that they can no longer control Twitter. The man is too smart and wealthy for the Left to engage by reasonable means.
I hope with all my heart that elimination is not a consideration of the Left but quite frankly I can not discount that possibility.
Currently the Left has concentrated their strategy on utilizing the current abortion as their “silver bullet” . They think that the passion regarding that issue will negate the concerns regarding inflation, immigration, the economy, gas and food prices, and crime to name a few. You can see that the Left’s failure to condemn the violence and protests regarding the current abortion issue confirms that they are “going all in”. Right now, as long as you have “Exceptional Joe” at the helm this is all they have . I have to wonder come midterm time exactly how much juice this crusade will have.
OYE,
That was my point to Bob earlier… I think the only thing that matters is the economy come election time. The question I have, though, is if the Fed’s actions are going to tank the housing market and cause a catastrophic recession/depression before then? Either way, I don’t see the Dems hanging onto to much. Access to abortion may be important to many folks in some areas, but in most areas I strongly suspect it ranks pretty low, particularly when faced with a tanking economy. But they always have Russia… maybe Steele’s next dossier will be valid…
Urkidding, I’ve got a question for you. I tried to post a message yesterday about comments made by Laurie Kilmartin, a comedian, on the Ayman Mohyeldin show. I included a Fox News link. For whatever reason the Dagger didn’t post my message and flagged it ‘Awaiting moderation’. I have had several messages in the past few months that were the flagged the same which never appeared on the forum.
Have you ever had any of your posts flagged ‘Awaiting moderation?
It has happened in the past. Your post did get posted, look above.
I think the problem is that the post is trolling and in poor taste. I think the ‘joke’ or attempt at humor is the same as cerebral humor or a racist joke. Yup, we’re different.
So what is your take on Lori Lightfoot ‘call[ing] to arms’ abortion supporters? A call to arms? I think we all know what that means… your side is embracing violence, again. What does your support look like when a violent campaign of assassination or insurrection is being promoted to advance your ideas?
Urkidding, I’m not sure about the ‘trolling and taste’ thing. If that were the case most of the posts on the Dagger would never see the light of day. That post appeared on the forum only after my post of May 10, 2022 at 1:12pm to you, which also was initially flagged “Awaiting moderation.
I seemed to have only been ‘pending’ when I attached a link, but not recently. Okay, trolling might be a stretch, but poor taste for certain. I don’t find it funny on any level. But then again I seem to prefer funny humor as opposed to sarcastic/political humor of today where creativity has to be replaced by mockery.
Urkidding, Also, if the issue was so outrageous regarding “taste” I don’t believe Fox News would have posted it on their web site.
Outrageous versus questionable… I don’t see it as outrageous, but very questionable. I wouldn’t ‘censor’ it, I think it is helpful to know who finds humor in racist jokes, cerebral humor, and perhaps even questions about life. When it can be trivialized to simply ‘getting back at someone’ it lowers itself to the level of playground, childish behavior. The annoying kind where the person knows better but went ahead anyway.
Urkidding, Regarding, Lori Lightfoot’s “call to arms’ comment. In the past Trump and his supporters would try to explain away some of their most outrageous comments by calling them “hyperbole’. Maybe, that’s the case with Lightfoot’s comment?
Well Bob, I’ve said it before… I’m not one of Trump’s MAGA crowd… remember, I voted third party. I voted for the woman, and I didn’t need a bio degree to say that. Sitting ‘outside’ this nightmare, of sorts, allows me to see this more clearly. Indeed I view it through the eyes of an old fashioned conservative, the type that embraced enlightened freedom at face value; but clear enough to see that Biden and his extremism is every bit as dangerous as Trump and his. You align with Biden’s vision so you do not see its dangerous side.
Let’s take Kentaji Brown Jackson’s appointment as an example. Is she qualified? Yes. Was she chosen for those qualifications? No, not exactly.
You see, she was chosen because she fit an ‘identity’ promised previously. The deck was stacked in her favor before the vacancy happened. We used to call that racist if it took on a different look.
Was there a more qualified individual for the spot? Maybe, maybe not. I don’t know. I’d find it hard to imagine she was ‘qualified’ above all others that could have been considered. There will always be that one final characteristic to define who gets a job versus someone else. The problem here is it boiled down to identity.
Thus, the only thing you can say FOR CERTAIN, is that she was the ‘most qualified’ in that identity. Does that equate to getting the best? Not really, unless, all other things are equal. In this case, I can’t say that is true, none of us can.
So I ask you… is new racism better than old racism?
Urkidding, Regrettably, extremists have hijacked traditional conservatism? Now is the time for ‘old fashioned conservatives’ to take it back.
Bob, the same can be said of the Democratic Party. I don’t use terms like the “Democratic Traitors Against America” and the Democratic “Not See” Party for no good reason.
“US has the highest rate of gun-related deaths in more than 25 years, new CDC data shows”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/health/firearm-homicide-suicide-rates-2020/index.html
(CNN News – Bias Rating: LEFT BIAS Factual Reporting: MIXED)
There was another mass shooting in East Baltimore today. One killed and 3 wounded. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the gunman was armed with an assault rifle, fired over 60 rounds, and fled into an alleyway nearby. Baltimore City has become a veritable battlefield.
Maybe the CDC should concentrate on disease and not gun statistics. At this point, if anyone actually believes anything the CDC says then they probably should be examined for a mental illness. It is common knowledge that CDC actually stands for “Center of Democratic Control” and not “Center for Disease Control” that it is actually supposed to mean. The CDC has given false information about medicines, treatments and masks to further a governmental agenda, which the MSM has pushed as well. Only the Democratic TRAITORS Against America actually believe this nonsense and maybe the sheep that they intend to lead to the slaughter as well….
“Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply”
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098564711/baby-formula-shortage-kirsten-gillibrand
The infant formula shortage “is a life or death issue” for a lot of babies in the U.S. and a national emergency, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says.
It’s time President Biden gets off his duff on this issue. I listened to a mother & father today on TV. The father gets up every morning goes to a half a dozen stores to try and find formula. Whatever needs to be done to address this problem, get it done NOW, Mr. President!
This issue is NOT one to be considered to invoke the Defense Act, especially since the issue is partially created by Biden’s incompetent Administration. How about he just allows the manufacturing plant to reopen? I also find it to be reprehensible that there is plenty of formula for the babies of illegal immigrants, but not for the American people. This is just more Democratic hatred against our people and Joe Biden needs to be removed from office.
Somebody needs to get in contact with Nina Jankowicz and tell her she has her first investigation. That would be “Exceptional Joe”. It looks like he just got caught speeding on Twitter. Oh no! Question. When are the MSM and the left going to throw in the towel on this guy? He is a sinking ship.
What a good job they’re doing starving our babies by giving formula to the border jumpers; sort of a retroactive abortion.
Pretty soon they’ll be giving out discount coupons to the rest of the fetus flusher crowd.
FJB
“Payton Gendron, Buffalo Mass Shooting Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know”
https://heavy.com/news/payton-gendron/
The only fact that really matters is the police didn’t gun the little bastard down when they arrested him. When something as horrible as this happens, the police shouldn’t be interested in making an arrest. The police should’ve killed him and then we wouldn’t have to pay for his trial, incarceration and eventual rehabilitation, which will probably lead to his release from prison in 20 years. What he did was pure evil and there is no reason to figure out why he did it.
I truly hope that Mr. Gendron’s case is investigated and prosecuted on the Federal level utilizing Federal statutes where the death penalty could and should be applicable. This guy is a truly disturbed and dangerous sociopath which the country can do without. My prayers go out to all of those who were killed and injured because Gendron’s racist mentality was not immediately identified by law enforcement and or mental health professionals. I watched a press conference made by New York Governor Hochul where she pledged to attack and eliminate racist extremism. I think this is a good endeavor but have to wonder why it wasn’t initiated earlier. On April 12th, Frank James, a Black Nationalist, who posted numerous anti-white messages on line, threw a smoke bomb into a crowded subway, and shot people as they exited the train. Obviously an incident motivated by hate. Obviously racially motivated extremism. For what ever reason the incident was not enough of a catalyst to initiate an anti-extremism action and efforts by the Governor’s Office at that time. The bottom line is hate is hate no matter who harbors it.
“Fox News suddenly goes quiet on ‘great replacement’ theory after Buffalo shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/17/buffalo-shooting-fox-news-tucker-carlson-great-replacement-theory
(The Guardian: Bias – Left-Center Factual Reporting: High)
How much longer will Fox News (The Bulls**t Factory) continue to give Tucker Carlson and other far-right extremists a forum to spread their racist hate? Enough is enough!
Last time I checked, it is the Democrats who are STILL pushing race based policy and have always been the party of racism. You can keep pushing the Democratic lie, but anyone with common sense knows that the Democratic “Not See” Party is full of crap. That includes YOU, Boob.
“37-Second Montage Is All It Takes To Expose Tucker Carlson’s Hypocrisy”
https://news.yahoo.com/37-second-montage-takes-expose-084103557.html
(Yahoo News: Bias – Left-Center Factual Reporting – High)
‘Testicle tanning’ is not really an issue for Tucker because he doesn’t have any of those to worry about.
“Scoop: Chris Wallace to anchor new show on CNN”
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/18/chris-wallace-new-show-cnn
(Axios: – Bias – Left-Center – Factual Reporting – High)
This is good news. Chris has always been one of my favorites. Unlike his previous employer, Fox News (The Bulls**t Factory), he is ‘fair and balanced’.
“Biden invokes Defense Production Act to increase infant formula supply”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-invokes-defense-production-act-increase-infant-formula-supply-2022-05-18/
(Reuters: Bias: – Least Biased – Factual Reporting: Very High)
It’s about time! I can’t quite figure out why it took so long for the President to initiate this sort of emergency action.
“Tired of Massacres? Get Rid of the Guns”
Gail Collins wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times today with the above title. Check it out. Her solutions to the problem are simple and straightforward. A big step forward would be to bring back the 1994 ban of semiautomatic rifles.
Unless we do something quickly ‘body armor’ will soon be a ‘must have’ for grocery shopping. Concerning guns –Less is Best!
Ban the American Hating Liberals. FJB
When you disarm the public it allows a tyranny to flourish. What do you really think the Democratic “Not See” Party really wants to do? If WE THE PEOPLE can not defend ourselves from a senseless regime of idiots and thieves then freedom will be lost. Guns keep us free. That’s just the way it is…
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/theres-no-better-case-for-changing-new-yorks-gun-laws-than-the-buffalo-supermarket-shooting/
“In the past,” Gottlieb said, “Biden has advocated bans on semi-auto rifles and 9mm pistols. That’s also not a solution because it attaches blame to guns instead of the people who misuse them. At a time when we need to bring Americans together against these unspeakable crimes, Biden and his fellow Democrats always find a way to divide us over guns. This is a time for sound judgment, not sound bites. It’s too bad anti-gun Democrats have chosen to not be the adults in the room.
“Half of the states have adopted permitless carry to make it possible for citizens like the ones murdered in Buffalo to fight back,” he added. “It never occurs to politicians such as Hochul or Biden that they have been wrong on gun rights all along. But they have been disastrously wrong, and the proof is the police tape around the Tops supermarket in Buffalo.”
Bob,
Your advocacy of this is unsurprising. The problem is that these types of measures do not do anything. You seem to recall the infamous North Hollywood Shootout in 1997, a few years after your coveted semiauto ban. Why did the two perpetrators of that crime not abide by the law?
Let us make this simple… if you are in fear of possessing a semiautomatic firearm that will cause you to go on a massacre type event, do not legally or illegally buy one. I have no fears, none what so ever, I will commit such a crime. Therefore, I do not, and frankly neither does the state, fear I pose any risk to the population.
If you think these types of measures actually will work, you need to exert your efforts finding ways to get the criminals to obey those laws better than the ones they plot to violate. Good luck.
Whoopi says that gas prices and inflation are not the fault of “Exceptional Joe”. Maybe he should get rid of the clueless Janet Yellen and appoint Whoopi.
I was rather convinced after the recent hearings on UFOs that somehow the blame would shift to ET as well… I guess my question becomes this: If prices did miraculously drop by 40% in the next two weeks, would the credit for such a favorable fluctuation also get pinned on Putin’s collar? How exactly will this game work? Some of us are curious.
“Speculation over whether Biden will run again heats up”
https://thehill.com/news/administration/3493586-speculation-over-whether-biden-will-run-again-heats-up/
(The Hill: Bias Rating: LEAST BIAS Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL)
My guess right now is President Biden will not run for reelection. At this point I’m undecided regarding an alternative. I’m not a big fan of Vice President Harris. Her job performance, so far, leaves much to be desired. Let’s hope she gets her act together.
Job performance so far? Oh boy.
As most Democrats did, I find her average… out of, what was it?, 25 or 26 candidates in 2020, she exited almost square middle of the pack. That gives her average credentials in terms of the campaign. Willie Brown of course saw a greater asset for her future, though.
You see, Bob, that’s the problems with identity over actual merit promotion – or, well, you know… – other types of promotion methods… you are not really getting the best. I covered this topic for you recently. You get the ‘best’ of a certain characteristic (or performance), but certainly not the ‘best’ candidate.
If I were a Democratic strategist… I’d find a way to get Bernie his shot. I personally think he would make Biden look brilliant economically, as Bernie would have us harvesting meat from the zoos before midterms. Biden’s reputation can go from a plagiarist/worst president to plagiarist/second-worst president. At the very least, make sure it doesn’t become or remain a field of 13… the image of 13 people, that could represent each of the 13 troops Biden had killed in Kabul; may not play well with most audiences. (Yeah, not forgotten…)
Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio blamed the recent Dallas Korean Salon shooting on a white supremacist. The only problem was the shooter was a black man with a history of anti-Asian interactions. Oops! Looks like the Left got caught speeding. They have attempted to weaponize race for political leverage again. In the last two months there have been to high profile horrific displays of racial hatred in our country. In one a Black Nationalist throws a smoke bomb in to a crowded New York subway and starts shooting people as they left the car. The suspect had a documented history of hating white people as displayed by his on line posts. He was a disturbed man who committed a violent act of hate. Then you have a deranged young white supremacist sociopath who travels over 200 miles to a predominantly black area of Buffalo and begins shooting black people in supermarket. The suspect had a documented history of hatred towards black people as displayed by his on line posts. I am not sure if either of these individuals had formal affiliation with actual hate groups or organizations. What has been displayed by both of these incidents? Racism exists by both white and black people and needs to stop. Instead of addressing the issue from all sides the Left, the liberal MSM, and the Democrats attempt to weaponize race to gain political traction. They know that is their go to strategy. They have implied if you are white, a conservative, a Republican, and you don’t follow their narrative you are a racist and or a white supremacist. Furthermore, anyone in that category is an immediate and real threat to all black people. A total fallacy. They don’t care because in their warped minds they can gain political headway. They really don’t concern themselves with the long-term effects of their actions by constantly fueling division. Hate and prejudice can and is harbored by people of all races. The problem
needs to be addressed fairly and transparently on all fronts. Sometimes it appears that the Left is comfortable and has no problem moving our country in the direction of a civil or class war to accomplish their goals. I am an old man with not an abundance of time left on this earth. I do have great concerns regarding the safety and quality of life in the future for my children and grandchildren.
Agreed, for the most part. You have to remember that it isn’t illegal to hate or be a racist. Emotions can not be criminalized. It is the crime that occurs that is illegal. Just because someone hates a certain race or religion doesn’t make it a crime. You can still live peacefully and choose not to include that race or religious follower in your life. The problem of teaching hate and using it politically is another issue. Yes, we shouldn’t teach hate, even if it is to hate one’s self. We shouldn’t use hate politically as well. Those whom do so should be shunned or ignored. However, I’m not gonna cry foul at someone because they hate, I’m just not gonna be part of their lives. That’s my opinion.
“Biden’s approval dips to lowest of presidency: AP-NORC poll”
https://apnews.com/article/biden-approval-rating-drops-ap-norc-poll-d41bce85e1b062b588a32908b2affa65
(Associated Press – (Bias Rating: LEAST BIAS Factual Reporting: VERY HIGH)
Of particular concern for the President and the Democrats is the precipitous one month drop (82% to 73%) of support within his own party.
Why should it concern them? Do you expect anything differently?
Biden has spent his entire life on the public trough, and plagiarized along his way. He has always been an empty suit carefully hidden and obscured from his own racism, ineptitude, and flagrant inability to do anything productive beyond spend the money others work hard to make. At long last he has to ‘lead’ and has to ‘perform’…. but we can see what his type of creature can actually do. Little wonder he failing miserably.
Add into this nightmare the very strong probability he is only doing and saying what the teleprompter typist is saying… well… yeah… poor showing. Let us just hope the ship doesn’t sink before we can get to a safe harbor.
“Catholic bishop bars communion to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over abortion rights support”
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/20/catholic-bishop-bars-communion-to-nancy-pelosi-over-abortion.html
(CNBC – Bias – Left-Center – Factual Reporting – Mostly Factual)
Not a good thing for Archbishop Cordileone to do especially “after the Vatican last year warned U.S. bishops against a move to deny communion to President Joe Biden, a Catholic who supports abortion rights”.
All this does is politicize religion. My advice, as a fallen-away Catholic, for this Bishop is worry less about barring people from Communion and more about addressing the child abuse issue within the clergy.
She knows how to do the right things to get a head and certainly how to get to the root of the issue
FJB
Just received a silver alert on my phone for the D.C. area.: White male , 78 years old , with what appears to be broken puppet strings hanging from his body, who thinks he is the POTUS and who repeatedly will utter “it is Putin’s fault” He may rarely be seen in the company of a middle aged giggly, clueless, light skinned black female .