NYT No Longer Paper of Record

For John, BLUF:  Once upon a time The New York Times represented probity.  Today it is so partisan it can not admit the legitimacy of the President or the Republican Party.  This will not end well.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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NYT Writer:  Treating ‘Rogue’ GOP Fairly ‘Doesn’t Actually Work’

From Newsbusters, by Reporter Nicholas Fondacaro, 7 June 2020.

Here is the lede plus one:

Journalism is dead.  That fact was made abundantly clear by New York Times staff writer and founder of the factually-inaccurate 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones in an appearance on the CNN’s so-called “Reliable Sources” Sunday, where she argued that the media couldn’t legitimately treat the Republican Party fairly because they were a “rogue” organization and being fair would be “picking sides.”

In a segment about The Times’ recent controversy where they were bullied by radical leftists inside the newsroom into apologizing for publishing an op-ed from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Hannah-Jones claimed the “main issue” was that Cotton was “in the party of power” and “he wants to use the military to suppress dissent.”

That was a lie.  Cotton’s op-ed was about President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act to crack down on the rioters and looters plunging American cities in chaos.

She also asserted Cotton’s piece wasn’t subjected to “the normal fact-checking process that anyone making such claims should go through, and making assertions that our own reporters had discredited through their reporting.”

The idea that The Times would publish something they disagreed with without editing it was so ridiculous it was laughable, especially since multiple editors defended publishing Cotton’s words before the internal pressure became too great.

Yes, this is like the Red Guards of China, back in 1966 and 67, when Mao was in charge.

This will not end well.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

New York Seized by Terror

For John, BLUF:  The campaign of Mr Donald J Trump was attacked with suggestions that he was not willing to play by the rules, when it was the other side not playing by the rules.  Now we have attacks saying that President Trump won't play by the rules.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Will We Actually Get to Vote in November?

From The New Yorker, by Staff Writer Sue Halpern, 4 June 2020.

Here is a select paragraph:

We have now crossed the threshold where we must think about the unthinkable: what happens if the November election is subverted.  For the past three and a half years, we’ve watched the Trump Administration, along with its enablers in Congress and in the courts, ignore or decimate democratic norms.  Since January 20, 2017, we’ve seen this play out in ways big and small—the Muslim ban, the children in cages, the demonization of the press as “fake news,” to name just a few.  Each outrage has undermined a basic tenet of our democracy: the American government will not discriminate based on religion, asylum seekers will be granted court hearings, and government officials will uphold and respect the freedom of the press.  If we shook our collective head each time there was a new evisceration of a democratic principle, it was always with the understanding that, after four years of cruelty and kleptocracy, the American people would go to the polls and vote Donald Trump and his collaborators out of office.  Even those who expected the Trump campaign to flood the zone with disinformation and find new ways to cheat, and its candidate to lie, most likely believed that if enough people voted, none of that would matter.

Do you think she means like in the election in 2016, where Candidate Trump won, notwithstanding the shenanigans of the Democrats?

From my point of view this is fear mongering, plain and simple.  That said, I am sure Ms Halpern is since in her beliefs.  And that means reconciliation is not going to be easy in 2021.  Especially if Nancy the Ripper is re-elected.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Avoiding Future George Floyds

For John, BLUF:  Decades of Federal Government intervention and we are still miles from solving this problem.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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THIS IS CNN:  Antifa Supporter Chris Cuomo All but Lights Matches for NYC Rioters in Despicable On-Air Rant

From Red State Blog, by Sister Toldjah, 3 June 2020.

Here is the InstaPundit except:

“Now, too many see the protests as the problem.  No, the problem is what forced your fellow citizens to take to the streets, persistent, and poisonous, inequities and injustice.  And please, show me where it says that protesters are supposed to be polite and peaceful.”

And, of course, the InstaPundit Blogger, Mr Ed Driscoll, obliged, by quoting the First Amendment.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

So Newscaster Christ Cuomo doesn't really know the First Amendment.  I am not shocked by that.  He seems to be all emotions and little knowledge.

The other place Mr Cuomo falls down is in not acknowledging that this problem of minorities feeling they are not being listened to is decades old and thus falls on his Brother and his Father, with regard to New York State.  Why is he not excoriating his own kith and kin?

The death of Mr George Floyd is an example of a failure of local government.  Not just the police department, which failed to discharge this officer with over a dozen complaints, but also the local States Attorney, who let him slide on a previous complaint.  And she, now Senator Amy Klobuchar, was short-listed for the Democratic Party Vice Presidential nomination.  If she had acted decisively back in the day might we not be here today.

The problems we are facing today, the abuse of civil rights, the lack of trust in government on the part of some groups in these United States, is not for lack of laws.  It is for lack of good law enforcement.  And not just the police.  This includes things like building inspectors and folks enforing zoning codes.  It is about the education of our children and where the sewer lines are being installed.

If we want to fix this we need to elect local leaders who want to make thing fair.  As for legislation, we might consider this tweet:

Jane Coaston  @cjane87 · 21h
1. End qualified immunity.
2. Curtail the power of police unions
And here’s the toughest one:
3. We probably need fewer laws, in general.

The InstaPundit himself, Law Professor Green Reynolds, bumped this, because it is true.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

President Out and About In DC

For John, BLUF:  Protest is our right.  Riots are an attack on fellow citizens and must be stopped and condemned.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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The Morning Briefing:  Trump Holds Bible in Front of Church, Libs Everywhere Are Triggered

Here is the sub-headline:

Trump Derangement Syndrome Has Reached Pandemic Status

From PJ Media, by Mr Stephen Kruiser, 2 June 2020.

Here is the lede plus five:

President Trump provided the nation a perfect social media snapshot of why so many of us are way beyond being able to seem the American Left as anything but a bunch for raving lunatics.  Yeah, I may be a little over the top now but I think I’ve been drowned in so much hyperbole and anti-Trump hysteria AMID THE PANDEMIC that I now feel like responding in kind.

It began when he gave a speech from the Rose Garden addressing the violence of the past few days that expressed some sentiments that are difficult to find fault with:

“All Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death of George Floyd,” Trump said, adding that “For George and his family, justice will be served.  He will not have died in vain.  But we cannot allow the righteous cries of peaceful protesters to be drowned out by an angry mob.

“The biggest victims of the rioting are the peace-loving citizens in our poorest communities. And as their president, I will fight to keep them safe.

“I will fight to protect you. I am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters,” Trump said.

Trump then pointed out what has been plain for all to see: there has been a complete failure of leadership in every city where the violence has gotten hand.  He was polite and didn’t mention that they were all Democrats running those cities.

I don't think there is much of anything the President can do that won't elicit criticism.  But, that is not a promise that he won't win in November.

My take is that it was the right thing to do for the President to walk over to St John's, across Layfette Park from the White House, a church that burned during a riot in DC.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Dave Patrick Underwood RIP

For John, BLUF:  We know about Mr George Floyd, who died in police custody, in Minneapolis.  Should we not known about this man, murdered by a rioter this last weekend  Yes, we expect higher standards of those who provide us protection, but that does not mean that rioters are not to be held to a high standard.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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FBI identifies federal officer killed near protest

From The Federal Times, by Reporter Daisy Nguyen, 1 Jun 2020.

Here is the lede plus one:

A federal law enforcement officer who was shot and killed while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland, California, during a protest has been identified.

Dave Patrick Underwood, 53, died from gunshot wounds sustained after someone fired shots from an unidentified vehicle Friday night, the FBI said Sunday.

For irony, Mr Underwood was a Black man.

For further irony, he was murdered while providing protection to the Ronald Vernie Dellums Building in Oakland.  Representative Ron Dellums was the first Black Member of Congress from Northern California and served thirteen terms.  He also served as Mayor of Oakland.

Mr Underwood is survive by a Sister, Angela Underwood Jacobs.  Ms Jacobs, earlier this year, ran for the Republican nomination for the US Congress in the California 25th District.  The seat was won by Republican Mike Garcia, who replaces disgraced Democratic Representative Katie Hill (resigned November 3, 2019),

Our condolences to Ms Jacobs and other members of Mr Underwood's family.  He should not be forgotten.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Confusion Over Freedom

For John, BLUF:  No Church Servics, but it is OK for mobs of people to wander through US Citizes.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Clever Churchgoers Avoid Arrest By Disguising Themselves As Rioters

From The Babylon Bee, 1 June 2020.

Here is the lede plus one:

LOS ANGELES, CA—Religious people in Southern California have found a bold, creative solution for in-person meetings in spite of the continuing lockdown.  This past weekend, several area churches attended church services disguised as righteously indignant rioters.

"We already have the righteous indignation thing down," said one church elder.  "Now, we've simply added black balaclavas, hoodies, Guy Fawkes masks, and baseball bats!  We found that when we do this, we can meet in large groups without much interference from the local authorities.  It's been a delightful experience."

Makes sense.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Only Twice A Year

For John, BLUF:  What can I say?  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Happy Anniversary

To My Beautiful Wife

Regards  —  Cliff