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FEBRUARY 22,  2021

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT: 

MISERY IS GOOD! – FROM REDSTATE:   They’re never going to let you go.  The Biden administration is still coasting on the vaccine rollout developed by the Trump administration, but according to Joe Biden’s Press Secretary Jen Psaki, we’re still in for “months and months” of suffering and sacrifice.  “We need to remain vigilant…It’s still going to be months and months of sacrifice, of work, of suffering, unfortunately, in order to get through the pandemic,” Psaki said during Monday’s press briefing.  As of this writing, the vaccination rate in America is 1.7 million a day, making it the world leader. This rate alone does not indicate “months and months” of suffering and sacrifice are needed in order to make sure Americans will be safe from the pandemic.  Moreover, the additional precautions such as the “mask mandates” Psaki said are coming down the line aren’t going to help the situation, especially when you have states like Florida showing up the rest of America with its thriving economy and a near-total absence of lockdown procedures or mask requirements. Meanwhile, states like California have nearly draconian measures and have a ruined economy and extensive infection rate.  I really do believe that the leftists love suffering, and poverty too, and surely high crime rates.  All these things require programs, the kind where government money is sent to local leaders, and tends to stay there.  The worse things get, the more programs are called for.  What a business.

INTELLIGENT LIFE IN FRISCO? – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:  San Francisco has made a stunning about-face, walking back a controversial decision to scrub 44 “racist” names from its schools — including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — after the move drew nationwide ire and was criticized for being based on flawed information without insight from historians.  “I acknowledge and take responsibility that mistakes were made in the renaming process,” the president of San Francisco’s School Board Gabriela López wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Reopening will be our only focus until our children and young people are back in schools. We’re cancelling renaming committee meetings for the time being.”  In late January, the school board voted 6-1 to rename schools honoring “racist” historical figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Paul Revere and replace them with people who didn’t aid or abet slavery, genocide or human rights abuses.  The move was widely criticized as a symptom of cancel culture and for being based on misinformation and “casual Google searches” without the input of historians.
Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco was set to have its name changed.  The board was also widely panned for focusing on renaming when kids were still attending remote school with no end to virtual learning in sight.  Let's see how long this lasts.  Apparently, some grown-ups stepped in.  But they are in short supply in San Francisco politics, so we shouldn't be sure the battle is won. 

February 22, 2021       Permalink

OUTRAGEOUS – OVERNIGHT:  The lack of respect by public officials for the glorious freedoms of this country is becoming alarming.  Weren't these people elected to do something else?  From Daily Mail: 

Two Democratic lawmakers sent letters Monday to a dozen cable, satellite and video streaming companies, including Amazon and Hulu, urging them to drop right-leaning news networks they claim pushed 'misinformation' in the 2020 election.

Representatives Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerny, both of whom represent California and sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee, claim it's the responsibility of these companies to address media outlets 'disseminating misinformation to millions' through their airwaves.

In the letters, Eshoo and McNerny accuse the right-leaning outlets Fox News, One America News Network (OANN) and Newsmax of serving as 'misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm.'

Recipients of the letter include Alphabet – the parent company of Google – AT&T, Verizon, Roku, Hulu, Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Charter Communications, DISH and Altice.

In the text of the letter, the California lawmakers claim these cable, streaming and satellite companies played 'a major role in the spread of dangerous misinformation that enabled the insurrection of January 6th and hinders our public health response to the current pandemic.'

The companies have so-far declined to comment or did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Specifically, the letter states that the three aforementioned outlets 'aired misinformation about the November 2020 elections.'

COMMENT:  How sick.  It is becoming clear that an important part of the "woke" movement does not believe in true freedom, only freedom for itself.  Ronald Reagan warned that we're only a generation away from losing our liberties.  Are we in the generation now?  I hope we're not, and I still believe we have a core population that values America and its history, and will not let the country down.  But hopes and beliefs may not turn into reality.  The continued existence of the United States of America is not guaranteed by contract or written in stone.  Two of our most important institutions – our press and our educational system – are already in a state of collapse.  One of our two major political parties is slipping toward socialism, or worse.

February 22, 2021       Permalink   

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM BIDEN IS NEGOTIATING – AT 8:33 P.M. ET:  Our new president, and the Obama groupies around him, think they can deal with these creatures.  Read this and make your own judgment.  From Alliance of Iranian Women:

The woman hanged in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj last Wednesday had already suffered a fatal heart attack before her turn to be hanged.

According to Zahra Esmaili’s lawyer, she witnessed 16 prisoners hanged before her eyes, and while waiting her own turn, she had a heart attack. Omid Moradi reported that after suffering the fatal coronary, prison authorities hanged the lifeless body of his client anyway.

“Today, I saw Zahra Esmaili’s death certificate. They claimed the cause of death was heart failure,” Omid Moradi noted on February 19, 2021 on his Facebook page.

Zahra Esmaili was hanged at dawn on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Gohardasht (a.k.a. Rajaiishahr) Prison in Karaj. She was 42 and had two children.

According to some reports, Zahra Esmaili claimed responsibility for murdering her husband to save her teenage daughter from execution. Alireza Zamani was one of the directors of the Ministry of Intelligence who allegedly abused his wife and children and intended to rape his daughter. He is said to have routinely taken women with whom he had sexual relations, to his family home. Eventually, in 2019, their daughter, with the help of her younger brother, kill their father, with his own handgun.

In his Facebook posting Omid Moradi also added: “Alireza Zamani’s mother, Fatemeh Assaal-Maahi, brought a stool and sat and watched for a while, gloating while her daughter-in-law’s body was hanging.”

COMMENT:   I'm sure that the appeaser-in-chief, in the Oval Office, will tell us that, while we don't approve of such behavior, it's an old cultural problem and shouldn't get in the way of returning us to that great Iran nuclear deal.  John Kerry, who negotiated the original Iran nuclear agreement, will nod his head in deeply intellectual agreement, and fly off in his private jet.

February 22, 2021       Permalink

FEBRUARY 21,  2021

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

THE REAL THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY EXPOSED! – FROM FOX BUSINESS:  Before playing the music and lighting the lights, fans who choose to binge "The Muppet Show" on Disney+ will be shown an "offensive content" warning ahead of select episodes. The classic series, which first aired in 1976, was released on the streaming service on Friday.  “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together,” the disclaimer states. "Disney is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe."  Variety reported the disclaimer has been added to a total of 18 episodes throughout the show’s five seasons, including those guest hosted by Jim Nabors, Joel Grey, Steve Martin, Peter Sellers, Cleo Laine, James Coco, Spike Milligan, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Beverly Sills, Jonathan Winters, Alan Arkin, James Coburn, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Debbie Harry, Wally Boag and Marty Feldman. The disclaimer appears at the beginning of these episodes for 12 seconds.  Our children are finally protected against the Muppets.  I will sleep easier tonight.

February 21, 2021       Permalink

APPALLING – AT 11:30 P.M. ET:   Most Americans are no doubt unaware of attempts to change the magnificent American military from a fighting force into a leftist social agency.  Yes, those attempts are underway, and they will get worse under the Biden presidency.  Read this.  It's hard to believe it.  From Fox: 

The recent revelation that a senior Navy task force is proposing an oath to be taken by every member of the Navy was a warning of how deep woke-think has penetrated American institutions – even the Defense Department.

Consider this pledge proposed by Task Force Navy One, which was formed in June to develop strategies to combat discrimination in the Navy:

"I pledge to advocate for and acknowledge all lived experiences and intersectional identities of every sailor in the Navy. I pledge to engage in ongoing self-reflection, education and knowledge sharing to better myself and my communities. I pledge to be an example in establishing healthy, inclusive and team-oriented environments. I pledge to constructively share all experiences and information gained from activities above to inform the development of Navy-wide reforms."

Reread this pledge and think of the young men and women who will be asked to commit to it.
First, how many new recruits will have any idea what this "intersectionality" they have pledged to advocate for and acknowledge actually is?

As wikia.org defines it:

"Intersectionality is a concept often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another."

The website goes on to say it is "largely used in critical theories, especially Feminist theory, when discussing systematic oppression."

It is profoundly wrong to have our young men and women in uniform take a pledge like this.

Since most of the sailors will not know what "intersectionality" is, they will be instructed by woke professionals who make a living teaching wokeness in government, corporations and educational systems. There is now an entire industry of woke instructors and woke experts who make pretty good livings putting on mandatory woke lessons – where people are trapped by the power structure and forced to learn left-wing nonsense as a condition of keeping their jobs.

So, should this pledge be instituted, we will soon have a brainwashed military spouting largely partisan ideological nonsense. Members will be told their survival in the military and their chance for promotion is dependent on learning left-wing baloney.

This isn’t what we want in a military.

COMMENT:  No it isn't.  But that's what we're getting.   What it will do to recruitment and officer training programs is too grim to contemplate.  You may be sure that the nation's press will avert its eyes.  After all, we don't want to be called "racist," do we?

And what if we had to go to war?  Douglas MacArthur wondered just before his death whether Americans of the future would be willing to defend their country.  I'm convinced we'll always have a core in the heartland that will.  But will they be enough?

February 21, 2021       Permalink 

THIS MUST STOP – AT 8:30 P.M. ET:  There are signs that Republican disunity may boil over, seriously compromising the push to take back control of Congress in 2022.  From Fox: 

Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined an invitation to attend this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, Fox News has learned.

Pence was invited to speak at the annual event but turned it down, according to a source familiar with the event planning.

Former President Donald Trump will be in attendance, however, as he is scheduled to make his first major public appearance since leaving office.

Two sources told Fox News that Trump is planning to address the conference on Sunday, Feb. 28. The event will kick off in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday.

Members of Pence's team had said that Pence harbored some "bitterness" toward Trump after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol building.

"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace reported earlier this month that according to Pence's aides,Trump's failure to call off the mob and ensure the safety of his loyal second-in-command represented the "ultimate betrayal."

Former Pence chief of staff Marc Short, however, told Fox News on Friday that Pence and Trump still speak.

Trump is expected to talk about the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement.

Also, look for him to take on President Biden's "disastrous amnesty and border policies," according to a source familiar with Trump's speech.

The former president has stayed relatively quiet since leaving the White House on Jan. 20, but he has indicated he wants to stay politically active and told his supporters after his impeachment acquittal the MAGA movement is still going strong.

"Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again (MAGA) has only just begun," Trump said in a statement last week. "In the months ahead I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people. There has never been anything like it!"

COMMENT:  These tensions are rising to the surface.  Trump needs Pence on his side as much as Pence needs Trump.  The Biden/Obama team in its first month has done about as much damage as any administration can do, and prospects down the line look grim – a grim economy and a failing foreign policy. Republicans will be well positioned to undo the damage via the 2022 elections, if they can keep the party together.  Republicans must come to understand that the enemy is the Democratic Party, not fellow Republicans. 

February 21, 2021       Permalink