Posts on Wednesday, December 23, 2020
RUSH: A yearly tradition. We wrap up with Mannheim Steamroller and Silent Night, and my ongoing attempts to thank everybody in the audience--all of you--for everything you mean to me. That last call. That reminds me how much I love all of you, how much I so appreciate everything you’ve meant to me and my family.(Snip)The day’s gonna come, folks, where I’m not gonna be able to do this.(Snip).I want to, but the day will come where I’m not going to be able to, and I want you to understand that even when the day comes, I’d like to be here.
RUSH: Greetings and welcome back, my friends. It’s great to have you here. This is Rush Limbaugh, the most-listened-to radio talk show in the country. You made it so. I have eternal, never-ending gratitude for all of you for so much. You have meant so much to me. You’ve meant so much to my family. You have meant so much to the happiness and joy that I have been able to experience. You have been integral in my dreams coming true--my wildest dreams when I was a young kid pretending to be a deejay on the radio when I was 8 years old.
A smart friend of mine who is a moderate liberal asked why I was not recognizing Joe Biden’s victory.
The friend made the case that Mr. Biden had gotten more votes, and historically we recognize the person with the most votes. Normally, we accept the outcome of elections just as we accept the outcomes of sporting events.
So, my friend asked why was 2020 different? Having spent more than four years watching the left #Resist President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 election, it took me several days to understand the depth of my own feelings.
President Donald Trump engaged in some saber-rattling from 30,000 feet, issuing 'health advice' to Iran and tweeting out images of unexploded ordinance following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.Trump blasted out the tweet after taking off from Washington for Mar-a-Lago, where he plans to spend the holidays with family including First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron. He referenced the attack on the embassy Sunday, and hinted at a possible military response, not long after vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act, which provides billions in U.S. military programs, infuriating Democrats
President Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran after rockets were fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Tweeting a photo of the purported rockets, Trump said that the “embassy in Baghdad got hit Sunday by several rockets.” He made the comments as he was traveling to Mar-a-Lago in Florida for Christmas.
“Three rockets failed to launch. Guess where they were from: IRAN. Now we hear chatter of additional attacks against Americans in Iraq,” Trump wrote.
Trump then warned: “Some friendly health advice to Iran: If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. Think it over.”
The Big Apple’s staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits — but the NYPD has signed off on fewer than 1,100, The Post has learned.The 8,088 applications for first-time pistol and rifle permits submitted since March 22 — when coronavirus-related restrictions went into effect — represent a threefold-plus increase over the 2,562 submitted between March 22 and Dec. 31, 2019, NYPD statistics obtained by The Post this week show.But only 1,087 applications were approved, far less than the 1,778 granted during the same period last year,
California Governor Gavin Newsom earned praise from Latino politicians for nominating Secretary of State Alex Padilla (D) to replace Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as she takes office as Vice President — but also earned criticism from black leaders.
Padilla will be the first Latino U.S. Senator from California. However, black leaders had urged Newsom to choose a black woman to replace Harris, who has been the state’s first black female member of the Senate(Snip)
the Latino Community Foundation: “We’re just so glad Gov. Newsom made a historic pick because one of our own is going to the senate to fight not just for the Latino community but for all
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s choice of Alex Padilla to replace Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) may force the Senate to take a critical look at a controversial $35 million contract awarded by the California Secretary of State to a firm with deep ties to three Democratic presidential nominees.
Padilla awarded the contract to SKDKnickerbocker (SKDK), the Washington, D.C.-based public-relations and political strategy firm in August as part of the state’s program of providing mail-in ballots to all of the state’s 22 million voters.
(Snip) The program was partially funded with money provided by the $2.2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020” (CARES Act)
President Donald Trump has vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) because it fails to remove Section 230—the liability shield that protects social media companies, among other reasons.
“Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military’s history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions,” he said in a Dec. 23 statement. “It is a ‘gift’ to China and Russia.” (Snip) Conservatives have said it enables social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook to engage in censorship of dissenting views,
I have sad news for Never Trumpers. Opposing, defying, and resisting President Donald John Trump will not protect you if the fascists take over the country next month.
Chris "Maynard G." Krebs learned this lesson on live TV on Sunday when Jake Tapper of CNN held him accountable for foreign governments hacking our computers when Krebs was director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, (Snip)
TAPPER: Was this a failure of CISA? Was this a failure of U.S. Cyber Command? How do you see it?
KREBS: So, the way I look at it is, yes, it happened on my watch at CISA. And we missed it. A bunch of other folks missed
Barack and Michelle Obama are warming up for the holidays in Hawaii, where they were pictured on Tuesday soaking up the sun in some colorful swimwear as they kayaked together in the ocean. The pair were photographed in the water at Kailua Bay, a stone's throw from Plantation Estate, their 'winter White House' which they rented over the holidays when Barack was in office.
Sporty Michelle appeared to be putting in most of the work while her former President husband sat back and took in the sights, before eventually lending a hand then hauling their kayak to shore. It's unclear if they're staying
Fox Business host Charles Payne slammed Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman over his “dangerous” claims about American capitalism.Payne called out the incoming New York Democrat for being part of a “concerted effort” to attack the nation and its system of capitalism in order to usher in an alternative that has proved “disastrous” everywhere else. The host of “Making Money with Charles Payne” spoke with Fox News anchor Trace Gallagher about Bowman’s claims that capitalism is a form of “slavery.”The newest member of the so-called progressive “Squad” told “The Root” in an interview published Monday that “our current system of capitalism is slavery by another name.”
78-year-old Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his ‘nominee’ for Secretary of Education.As usual, virtually no one watched Joe Biden’s press conference on Wednesday but we’re supposed to believe he got 81 million votes.Biden unveiled his plans to make most college degrees absolutely worthless.Joe Biden said, “Public colleges and universities are going to be tuition-free for families earning less than $125,000.”“Free” college tuitions and forgiving student loans only puts more strain on the average American taxpayer.
President Trump on Wednesday vetoed a major defense bill as promised, citing its failure to repeal legal protections for social media giants, plus its renaming of military bases that are tributes to Confederates, and other objections. The president said the National Defense Authorization Act “fails even to make any meaningful changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, despite bipartisan calls for repealing that provision.” The president had vowed to veto the annual measure unless lawmakers inserted a late provision to repeal Section 230, the shield from litigation for companies such as Twitter and Facebook. “Section 230 facilitates the spread of foreign disinformation
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump unleashed on Georgia governor Brian Kemp for "slow walking" the signature verification process in the state of Georgia.The President accused Kemp of not wanting the "results to get out" before January 6th."They are slow walking the signature verification in Georgia," President Trump tweeted. "They don’t want results to get out prior to January 6th. They know what they are trying so hard to hide. Terrible people!" (Tweet) Check out what The Epoch Times reported: A lawyer for Trump on Dec. 1 wrote to Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger for the “immediate audit” of tens of thousands of ballots.
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) revealed Tuesday on MSNBC that she would like to see President Donald Trump “marched out” of the White House by either the military or Secret Service.Anchor Ayman Mohyeldin said, “I know there is a lot of Democrats counting down the ways. I wanted to read something Speaker Pelosi said about Trump. She said she’s counting down the hours until he’s gone. ‘I plan to pull him out of there by his hair, his little hands, and his feet.’ I’m curious to get your thoughts. Is that what a lot of Democrats are thinking right now about President Trump that he’s got to get out of there
Yes, It Was a Stolen Election
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As Americans continue to watch the 2020 election controversy unfold, the very same publications that spent years lying about President Trump’s “Russia collusion” are once again telling us what we are dutifully supposed to believe.(Snip)But so much for what the comic books have to say. What follows is a compilation of vital facts that will demonstrate, to anyone interested in following the truth wherever it may lead, that the 2020 presidential election was indeed rife with fraud, and that Joe Biden, if he should in fact be sworn into office next month, will be an illegitimate president from the very start.
He’s scrolling in mysterious ways. Pope Francis’ Instagram account is being accused of liking another racy photo by an X-rated model. “Hey thats me,” wrote Margot Foxx Tuesday as she shared a screenshot seemingly showing the pontiff’s verified Franciscus account among more than 2,500 liking a shot of her in a risque black bodysuit. “The pope liked my picture that means i’m going to heaven,” wrote the self-styled “tiddy queen” and popular OnlyFans model. It comes weeks after Natalia Garibotto, 27, said the pontiff’s verified account “liked” an image of her standing at a school locker with a white crop top and a skirt barely reaching her behind.
Alaska Airlines said Tuesday it has ordered 23 more Boeing 737 MAXs, bringing its total order to 68 MAXs that over the next three years will replace most of the Airbus aircraft in its fleet. (snip) The cheap Boeing MAXs will replace all of Alaska’s 51 Airbus A320s and 10 smaller A319s (snip) And since the MAX planes are 20% more fuel efficient and new jets should require less maintenance, Alaska expects to reap big operational cost savings. “With each delivery, our ownership costs go down, our maintenance costs go down, our fuel costs go down
A homeless man with 77 prior arrests sucker-punched a 68-year-old woman in a random attack inside a Manhattan subway station—and was only issued a desk appearance ticket before being set free, according to cops and police sources. The victim was inside the 34th Street-Herald Square station, on the northbound R train platform, just before 8 p.m. Tuesday when John Chappell, 64, suddenly clobbered her in the face, according to police. The woman was taken to Bellevue for her injuries, cops said. Chappell was busted a short time later on West 34th Street near Sixth Avenue, and charged with assault.
Manhattan—When will the lights turn back on for Broadway? That’s still unclear, but what is known is that if the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress becomes law there will be some relief on the way for workers in the arts and entertainment industry. Following this report on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he did not support the bipartisan bill.(Snip)“I’m so thankful 'Save our Stages' is included in the stimulus, I hope it’s gonna be distributed fairly and correctly," Tom D’Angora told PIX11 (Snip).“This year has been devastating,” he said. "From Broadway producers, off-Broadway, actors, backstage workers, costume, concession, ushers… it's destroyed the industry and people need help badly.” The $900 billion coronavirus relief package includes $15 billion to help them through Correction*
Two Republican state lawmakers are suing Gov. Tony Evers as part of a federal lawsuit to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Reps. Jeff Mursau of Crivitz and David Steffen of Howard are plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought in federal court late Tuesday against officials in all five states... Corrections*
Amistad Project Says State Legislators,
Not Executive, Need to Certify Presidential
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Not Executive, Need to Certify Presidential
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A group has brought a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block the counting of electoral college votes from several contested states when Congress meets in a joint session on Jan. 6.
The Amistad Project filed the lawsuit arguing that the state legislatures of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Arizona were prevented from exercising their power under the U.S. Constitution to certify the presidential electors’ votes cast on Dec. 14. The group claims that a number of federal and state laws had unconstitutionally delegated the authority of state legislatures to certify these votes to state executive branches.
Under Article II of the U.S. Constitution, presidential electors must be appointed by each state
GOP state senator hails 'great patriot'
Robert E. Lee following removal
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Robert E. Lee following removal
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Wendy Rogers, a Republican state senator-elect for Arizona, lumped praise on Robert E. Lee, calling the late Confederate general a “great patriot” in a series of social media posts made about him Monday. Ms. Rogers, a former Air Force pilot, made the remarks after the removal that morning from the U.S. Capitol building of a statue honoring Lee, who led the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. "Robert E Lee was a great patriot and a great leader. They are not just tearing him down. They are coming after all of us. Get involved now. You could be next,” Ms. Rogers posted on Twitter.
The author of the books which inspired new Netflix drama Bridgerton has backed the decision to cast King George III's wife as black. Queen Charlotte is played by British actress Golda Rosheuvel, 49, in the new period drama, which has been tipped as a rival to the enormously popular Downton Abbey. American author Julia Quinn, whose book series of the same name inspired the show, has backed the 'colour-conscious' casting, saying that 'many historians' believe Queen Charlotte had 'some African background'. The theory that Charlotte—who was born into an aristocratic German family—had African ancestry is partly based on how she looks in some portraits.
Falls Church, Va.—A Black defendant’s right to a fair trial would be harmed if the jury heard the case in a courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists, a northern Virginia judge has ruled. The upcoming trial of Terrance Shipp on charges of eluding police will be held in a courtroom that has no portraits on the wall, said Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard. Bernhard noted that his usual courtroom has no portraits. But jury trials that were postponed during the coronavirus pandemics are now being held in larger courtrooms. The walls of those rooms are lined with portraits of retired judges
Classified information may be utilized in the probe scrutinizing the origins of the FBI investigation related to the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a presidential order from President Trump.
U.S. attorney John Durham, who had been conducting the investigation, was named as a special counsel in the probe in October.
"The Attorney General is currently conducting a review of intelligence activities relating to the campaigns in the 2016 Presidential election and certain related matters," the memo states. "On May 13, 2019, the Attorney General directed John Durham to conduct that review, which subsequently developed into a criminal investigation. On October 19, 2020, the Attorney General appointed Mr. Durham to
Patrick Byrne, Overstock’s founder, has long suspected that Obama set up a police intelligence state that’s been calling the shots in American politics since 2015. On Sunday, he pushed back against those of Trump’s legal advisors demanding surrender. On Tuesday, he claimed Obama blackmailed Hillary Clinton to own her politically. If that’s true, what Byrne is saying can upend the American political scene. (Snip) While Byrne may be eccentric, he’s often right. He was the first to realize that investment firms and stock traders were colluding to drive stock prices down. He was accused of being paranoid, but the financial crisis proved he was correct.
It is now an established fact that the numerous naysayers who predicted President Trump could never deliver a vaccine this year were wrong. Thankfully, he did what they insisted couldn’t be done.
But the no-can-do crowd now has a second puerile act: a miserly and grudging recognition of the miracle Trump and his team performed. Those expressing pinched gratitude for a fact they can’t deny include the man who has reason to be the most thankful of all Americans.
“I think that the administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground with Operation Warp Speed,” Joe Biden said
Prepare for supplies to tighten for the cheap, effective therapeutic treatment for early stage Covid-19 infection, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Just as the medical establishment in the US is relaxing its absurd and lethal suppression of the cheap, generic drug, following President Trump’s endorsement of it early in the pandemic, HCQ’s continued availability may suffer. The world’s second largest pharmaceutical facility producing the precursors for HCQ has been destroyed by an explosion and fire. (snip) it would take at least six months to rebuild the plant, as most production lines were damaged by the fire
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) majority in the lower chamber was eviscerated on election night, after pollsters predicted that Democrats would make significant gains in congressional elections. Pelosi currently holds an 11-seat majority, losing 9 seats thus far; likewise, Republicans lost no incumbent seats thus far, and flipped upwards of 14 seats previously held by Democrats.A fresh Politico/Morning Consult poll spells even more trouble for Democrats’ self-proclaimed “master legislator.” Just 31 percent of voters across the board believe that Pelosi should serve another term as speaker, while 56 percent say that she should step aside.
President Donald Trump pardoned fifteen Americans Tuesday night, including his former campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos.Papadopoulos was charged with one count of making false statements during Special Counsel Robert Muller’s investigation into accusations of the Trump campaign colluding with Russia.“Notably, Mueller stated in his report that he found no evidence of collusion in connection with Russia’s attempts to interfere in the election,” the statement from the White House read. “Nonetheless, the Special Counsel’s team still charged Mr. Papadopoulos with this process-related crime.”The president also issued a pardon to Alex van der Zwaan in connection with Mueller’s investigation,
The Arizona Republican Party has filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit filed by Maricopa County against state senators, as the county fights against subpoenas to audit voting machines and ballots.
In the 16-page motion obtained by The Epoch Times, Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward and other Republicans say they have several interests related to the legal battle, including being registered voters in the state.
The complaint “recognizes that the Republican Electors have an obvious interest in any investigation into whether they were improperly deprived of recognition as Arizona’s true electors,” the motion states.
The New Phony War
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As of the November elections, the nation is at war. It’s a 21st-century war, so it’s very different. Because it’s new, the scope and magnitude aren’t easily understood. It hasn’t been declared. It may never be. Hence, for many millions of Americans, perceptions are clouded or lagging. In human affairs, with change, this often occurs.
It’s the second American civil war, and its origins predate the November elections fraud, which seems on track to steal the presidency from the rightful winner, Donald J. Trump. The genesis of this civil war is the ideo-cultural war that has waxed and waned
For the second time in a month, weekly vinyl album sales in the U.S. hit a new record high.
A total of 1.445 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending Dec. 17 (up 9% compared to the previous week) – the biggest week yet for vinyl LP sales since Nielsen Music/MRC Data began electronically tracking music sales in 1991. The previous record week was set only two weeks earlier, when 1.253 million were sold in the week ending Dec. 3.
The city of Detroit is trying a new tack during a year in which it, like many other U.S. cities, saw violent protests and destruction in the streets. Detroit has filed a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter activists, alleging a "civil conspiracy" and claiming the protests in the city "have repeatedly turned violent, endangering the lives of police and the public," according to reports. The city claims the activists participated in the conspiracy, "defamed" the mayor and police, and contends that the city should be awarded damages, The Intercept reported.
President Trump on Tuesday night gave an update on his fight against Democrat voter fraud in a statement from the White House. “The truth is we won the election by a landslide. We won it big,” Trump said. “By midnight [on Election night] we had a commanding lead in the swing states...these numbers were impossible for Joe Biden to overcome and the Democrats knew it.”(Snip) Democrat operatives deployed every dirty trick in the book to steal the 2020 election including:(Snip)President Trump assured the American people that he is still fighting for justice. “We cannot allow a completely fraudulent election to stand,” Trump said as he concluded his statement.
The ex-wife of Georgia senatorial candidate Raphael Warnock accused him of running over her foot in his car during a domestic dispute in March, and told police he is 'a great actor' obsessed with his reputation.
Police bodycam footage of the incident, shown by Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, shows a tearful Ouleye Ndoye, 35, telling cops that her then-husband had injured her foot while trying to drive away with their children. [SNIP] Ndoye told officers that she 'tried to keep the way that he acts under wraps' for the sake of the election.