SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC PARTY INTELLECTUAL – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:   A New York lawmaker from Queens is getting big blowback for tweeting that since Wednesday’s Capitol riots, the 9/11 attack is no longer his most frightening memory.  “Seeing the Twin Towers crumble is no longer the most frightening moment of my life,” tweeted state Sen. John Liu (D-Queens).  The tweet, which Liu sent at 4:26 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, as the Washington, D.C., riot unfolded, is still being blasted as tone-deaf days later.  “Tell that to the families of those who died that day,” responded @CatalinaLauf.  “And to the men and women still suffering, being killed by the Global War on Terror as a result of that day. Truly shameful.”
“C’mon, man,” snarked @michaelsmass.  “You were this close to being indicted for campaign finance fraud,” he added, referencing the then-city comptroller’s brush with the law in 2014, during his failed run for mayor. “I imagine that was a bit more harrowing.”  Many critics of Liu’s tweet noted the utter destruction of 9/11.  Sadly, this is pretty much the level of comment we're getting from Democrats.  Children.  Little children.

TRUE AMERICAN HEROES – FROM DAILYWIRE:  On Friday, a watch company released a video promoting the American ideal of freedom.  Egard Watches has generated buzz twice before with its videos — one in response to Gillette’s ad regarding “toxic masculinity,” and another defending police officers during the height of the “Defund the Police” movement.  The company’s latest video comes at a time when our personal independence is being undermined at a frightening pace.  “What is freedom?” the video, narrated by Egard owner Ilan Srulovicz, begins. “Is it allowing others to decide what’s best for you while this is how they live their lives?”  As the question is posed, a news story about how lockdown isolation negatively impacts the elderly is juxtaposed with the now infamous photo of California Governor Gavin Newsom dining with a group of people at the wildly expensive French Laundry restaurant.  A Gallup poll number showing that a large percentage of Americans blame the media for our political divide is displayed as Srulovicz states that we are not defined by our skin color, gender, or any other immutable characteristic, but by our “individuality, by our very soul, created under God as divine and unique.”  He continues, noting that we, as Americans, determine our fate and that we have a right to make choices despite risk.  The video then contrasts the ongoing wave of legacy news and big tech censorship with our right to free expression before cutting to multiple clips of political leaders and news anchors condoning or encouraging the summer riots and making outlandish claims.  I wonder how long this watch company will be allowed to stay in business.

January 9, 2021