Left-wing Violence
A Senate hearing today addressed a deeply disturbing and growing problem in America—political violence. Media commentators often frame any discussion of political violence with the mantra that “both sides” are guilty.
The problem with the “both sides” mantra is that it doesn’t reflect the reality that political violence today is coming from one side—the Left. Virtually every day there is a new incident.
A radical leftist was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month for threatening the life of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The thug, Tyler Maxon Avalos, posted a picture of Bondi with a “sniper-scope red dot” on her forehead. The picture was captioned: “WANTED: Pam Bondi -- REWARD: $45,000 -- DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD).” Avalos has a long rap sheet with convictions for assault, domestic violence, and stalking.
Violence by unhinged leftists shows no signs of easing. In fact, their hate and anger are fed by the rhetoric that comes out of the mouths of leading Democrats.
Several recent studies offer another possible explanation that deserves extra attention. Read more in my latest opinion piece at AFA’s The Stand.
The Schumer Shutdown
It’s Day 28 of the Schumer government shutdown. Pressure is growing on Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer and his party to open the government back up.
Has anyone noticed the irony in this?
For the first four months of the Trump administration, all Schumer and his Democrat allies could talk about was how much President Trump was decimating the government by laying bureaucrats off and closing down various programs.
But now, Schumer has kept the whole government shut for nearly a month without federal workers being paid. So, it’s Schumer and congressional Democrats who have decimated the government.
As a result, Senate Democrats have alienated the largest federal workers union. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) issued a statement yesterday endorsing the Republican position. Of course, it would never say that so directly. But the statement did say, “It’s time to pass a CLEAN continuing resolution and end this shutdown today.”
What is a “clean” continuing resolution? A clean resolution simply means that there are no partisan policy priorities, extraneous amendments, or so-called “poison pills” in the spending bill. That’s why it’s called a clean bill. And that’s exactly what House Republicans passed weeks ago.
The GOP clean bill keeps Joe Biden’s spending levels consistent for seven weeks in order to keep the government open. It’s Democrats who are demanding the spending bill be “dirtied” with left-wing policies and $1.5 trillion in new spending.
The federal workers union isn’t the only one calling on Democrats to back down. At least four unions representing airline pilots are also demanding that Democrats support a clean funding bill.
Some Sunday talk show hosts surprisingly pressed their Democrat guests by noting that it was their party that closed the government, while Republicans voted to open it 12 times. Any reporter or commentator who is not telling the truth by making that point should be written off as a left-wing propagandist.
A vote to reopen the government failed again today because Senate Democrats—for the 13th time—refused to support the GOP’s clean resolution.
The Democrats’ argument is the most insane, illogical argument in a city full of insane, illogical arguments. You need a lobotomy to understand their argument.
Their argument is: We are not going to open the government until we get taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens. At the same time, they’re saying, “Republicans shut the government down.” What?! Those are two contradictory things.
They are bragging that they won’t open the government until they get another $1.5 trillion in spending, and in the very next breath they’re saying Republicans shut the government down.
Not A King
You have probably noticed the avalanche of criticism over President Trump building a ballroom at the White House commensurate with the needs of any president. It is ludicrous that the largest White House room can accommodate only 200 people.
One of the Left’s attacks is that Trump thinks of himself as “King Trump” and wants a massive ballroom as a monument to himself and to entertain his friends as if he were France’s extravagant king, Louis XIV.
Well, someone did a little research and discovered that Citizen Trump, way back in 2010, went to then-President Barack Obama and offered to build a ballroom at the White House so state dinners wouldn’t have to be held outside in tents. Obama turned him down.
So, the Left says Trump is doing this now because he thinks of himself as a king, even though he offered to do it for Obama, whom he didn’t particularly like. Just another example of how the media is always lying to us.
He’s Back!
Joe Biden emerged from his Delaware basement over the weekend. He gave a sleepy speech in Boston after accepting a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute.
An achievement award for what? A lifetime of living off the taxpayers? A lifetime of bad ideas and failures?
In his remarks, Biden referred to President Trump as a “dictator” and said, “These are dark days. . . In over 50 years of public life, this is the worst I’ve seen it. It’s time to get re-engaged. . . To fight like hell!”
Is that a call for insurrection? It supposedly was when Donald Trump said it.
The audacity of Joe Biden saying this is the worst time in 50 years is breathtaking. This from the man who allowed 15 million illegal aliens to walk into the country without any vetting. He allowed hundreds of thousands of children to be turned over to strangers without any vetting.
He spent humongous amounts of money, running deficits that approached $1 trillion a quarter. He tempted dictators all over the world to take a bite out of other nations.
Again, I was struck by the contrast between Biden and Trump. I know Biden is dealing with advanced cancer, but he looked like he was barely able to finish the speech. He had to be helped up to the stage.
He was president just nine months ago and thought he could do it for another four years! But the autopen signed so many documents because it had more energy!
Speaking of the autopen, the House Oversight Committee has concluded its investigation into the operation of the Biden White House and his fitness for the presidency. The committee’s report is titled “The Biden Autopen Presidency: Decline, Delusion, and Deception in the White House.”
Chairman James Comer is asking the D.C. Board of Medicine to revoke the medical license of Biden’s White House physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, for hiding the extent of Biden’s decline. The Oversight Committee is also calling on the Justice Department to determine if Biden’s autopen pardons and executive actions are legally valid.
The Pro-Choice Crowd Isn’t
Planned Parenthood is in full-blown panic mode. Why? Because crisis pregnancy centers are offering more health services for women. So, why is the “pro-choice” crowd worried about women getting health care? They brag about providing many health services, even though the vast majority of their profits comes from killing defenseless preborn babies.
While Planned Parenthood is closing abortion mills all across the country, faith-based crisis pregnancy centers are growing, and not just in numbers. Many are now offering a full range of additional medical services, including primary medical care.
For example, Karolyn Schrage, executive director of Choices Medical Services in Joplin, Missouri, says that more than two-thirds of its work is unrelated to pregnancy.
Planned Parenthood shouldn’t feel threatened by more groups helping women in need. But the truth is that the “pro-choice” crowd really isn’t pro-choice at all. It doesn’t want women to have a choice other than abortion, and they don’t want women to have the choice of getting medical care at a center that doesn’t promote abortion.
Abortion is like a religion to many leftists. The entire religion is built on child sacrifice, and they don’t just do it on “holidays.” Their god is death, and they want to deliver dead babies every day of the week.
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