Unexpected Candor In The New York Times

Sen. Kamala Harris has a pen and a phone and she's not afraid to shriek into it! The NY Times explains that she won't pin her hopes for gun control on Congress and will rely on executive orders. They include this surprisingly candid assessment (my mockery):

The executive actions would also include more strident regulation of gun manufacturers...

SpelChechnyan is an uncertain ally. Although I guess I should roll the videotape before concluding this was a mistake.

TRUST BUT VERIFY: I actually will be happier when the Times correct this, but meanwhile...

Comments

[Buckeye]

Top of the morning!!

[James D.]

Kamala Harris is a monster, full stop.

[Robin, eff 'em all]

Anonamom's Svetlana Lohkova thread - worth the read:

https://twitter.com/RealSLokhova/status/1120499112925958144

[Buckeye]

I read the Svetlana thread.

I'm doubling down on my belief that "journalists" should be at the "top of the list".

[jimmyk]

The MSM screamed that Bibi's talk of annexation would be destabilizing. Sure enough, he's reelected, and:

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, a tycoon from the UAE, called on the Gulf States to seek “peace and cooperation with Israel,” economically and scientifically, as well as in agriculture and defense.

Al Habtoor posted a video on Twitter calling on the Gulf States to declare peace and with Israel while underscoring that the biggest enemy is Iran and not Israel.

https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-welcomes-emirate-billionaires-call-for-peace/

[Buckeye]

Somebody should pull Kamala aside and explain that she isn't as young as she used to be, and the country isn't as desperate as Willie Brown used to be.

I can imagine Trump going there, on the debate stage.

Guess I'm not "woke" yet:)

[anonamom]

What's with this TM??? New Adderall prescription? Vacation?

I got up before hte sun and worked hard to post a bunch of stuff this morning when there was no sign of MM.
Too much to move all over.

Here's the link to where it is:

https://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2019/04/send-better-watchdogs/comments/page/5/#comments

[Buckeye]

I put out the liferaft as quick as I could Anonamom:)

[Beasts of England]

Make Executive Orders Grate Again!

[henry]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
53m

Sorry to say but @foxandfriends is by far the best of the morning political shows on television. It rightfully has BY FAR the highest ratings, not even close. Morning Psycho (Joe), who helped get me elected in 2016 by having me on (free) all the time, has nosedived, too Angry...

....Dumb and Sick. A really bad show with low ratings - and will only get worse. CNN has been a proven and long term ratings and beyond disaster. In fact, it rewarded Chris Cuomo with a now unsuccessful prime time slot, despite his massive failure in the morning. Only on CNN!

[MissMarple2]

My apologies. I slept later than normal because yesterday evening wore me out a bit.

anonamom, thank you for posting those things. I really appreciate it.

[henry]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
34m

“Harley Davidson has struggled with Tariffs with the EU, currently paying 31%. They’ve had to move production overseas to try and offset some of that Tariff that they’ve been hit with which will rise to 66% in June of 2021.” @MariaBartiromo So unfair to U.S. We will Reciprocate!

[henry]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
12m

“The best thing ever to happen to Twitter is Donald Trump.” @MariaBartiromo So true, but they don’t treat me well as a Republican. Very discriminatory, hard for people to sign on. Constantly taking people off list. Big complaints from many people. Different names-over 100 M.....

.....But should be much higher than that if Twitter wasn’t playing their political games. No wonder Congress wants to get involved - and they should. Must be more, and fairer, companies to get out the WORD!

[jimmyk]

Saw your links on the last thread, amom, no worries.

Meanwhile, Mayor Bane is going through with his own "Green New Deal":

https://therealdeal.com/2019/04/22/de-blasio-wants-to-ban-classic-glass-and-steel-skyscrapers/

At least Bloomberg only worried about super-sized soft drinks.

[anonamom]

MM, you earned your rest. I had assumed last evening took its toll, and you were recharging.
Nothing is harder for me than seeing loved one's suffering, and feel helpless to diminish the pain.

You are helping though, by your presence. As did everyone else who showed up last night.
I am glad she lives nearby, and has her boys. You are right about the evenings. That is what my momma and her merry widow friends all found the toughest.
Sundays can be long too. That's my mom's gang's movie day.

[MissMarple2]

Thanks for grabbing those tweets, henry!

[Captain Hate]

Somebody should pull Kamala aside and explain that she isn't as young as she used to be, and the country isn't as desperate as Willie Brown used to be.

She looks like a dragged out cum dumpster in every recent picture. Her taste in clothes isn't as wretched as Mooch's (faintest possible praise) but it isn't as flattering as her funhouse mirror is telling her.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
50s51 seconds ago

KEEP AMERICA GREAT!

[Buckeye]

In my inbox this morning:

Have you ever noticed that laws that promise to protect the public “actually bolster the corporate bottom line.”

For example, the ongoing and furthering of “The Asbestos Transparency Act” didn’t help people exposed to asbestos. It was written by corporations who wanted to make it harder for victims to recoup money.

The “HOPE Act,” introduced in nine states, was written by a conservative advocacy group to make it more difficult for people to get food stamps.

At the same time, it enriches private contractors by outsourcing the work of verifying people’s eligibility for social-support programs, including Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps).

Those who likely qualify for assistance off of these programs get thrown under the bus to improve profitability for the private contractors.

All under the guise of “Helping People.”

Talk about Orwellian.

These points (along with yesterday’s rant) are only a few things that get my blood boiling. (Can you tell?)

Add in the fact that 2019, The Political Year from Hell, is only in its fourth month and you’ll see how the term crazy may be an understatement.

Oh!

And while I’m ranting, what ever happened to Larry Silverstein? (who famously signed a 99-year lease on the World Trade Center complex in June 2001, two months before the attacks).

Silverstein took out an insurance plan that just happened to cover terrorism.

After 9/11, Silverstein took the insurance company to court, claiming he should be paid double because there were 2 attacks.

He won, and was awarded $4,550,000,000 (He originally claimed $7.1 Billion).

My question is, what happens to guys like this or corporations that write laws like “The Asbestos Act” or The Hope Act?”

Do they just slither under another rock somewhere?

Naahhhh!

Hopefully they’ll be in the spotlight soon when the indictments start to fall…quite possibly before 2019 is over.

The writer dislikes the GOPe as much as he dislikes the Dems.

[MissMarple2]

Buckeye,

That was a satisfying read. Thanks for posting it!

[Melinda]

BUckeye-

Care to guess which Senator views SNAP as his personal baby to watch over and grow? It does control Fed bux into every State, to some degree.

My senior Senator, Durbin.

Now go look at his donors. Oh, they're not visible? How Illinois.

[Extraneus]

Is anyone suggesting that MM has a responsibility to post links or Trump tweets, or that she should be thankful if others do when she doesn't?

This is a non-paying gig, MM. Sleep as long as you want.

[MissMarple2]

WISH-TV
‏Verified account @WISH_TV
31m31 minutes ago

U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Britain in June as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. https://bit.ly/2URCuur

[Buckeye]

Now go look at his donors. Oh, they're not visible? How Illinois.

Melinda

The guys who wrote what I posted is someone I have known since high school.

He is a retired wall steet guy (boyz in the club).

We used to compete to see who could be the most cynical:)

[Catsmeat]

Willowed: JimSunnyvale--that's a real keeper of oogitude in the ranks of the Insty come-ons, and I liked the one you posted the day before too. When, when will he learn to simply post "Open Thread"? Is "Open Thread: yak away" or "Open Thread: bring it" that far off?

[Buckeye]

MM

My thoughts and prayers are with your sister, you and all your extended family.

[Extraneus]

Beasts asked about the vinegar sauce recipe. Usually just cider vinegar and red pepper flakes, but last night we went with this:

Ingredients: Vinegar, water, salt, peppers and spices.

0 Calories, Fat, Carbs and Protein.

Excellent.

[Buckeye]

U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Britain in June as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday.

Bet that makes Prince Charles puke on his shoes.

[Buckeye]

Ext

What did you settle on to drink??

[MissMarple2]

Extraneus,

I took it upon myself to post his tweets here. Not everyone here is on Twitter, for one thing, and for another (as he alluded to in that long rant about Twitter) not all of his tweets will show up on your timeline even if you follow him.

It's my small contribution to this site and to MAGA. So I am thankful when I oversleep or have to be absent that henry picks up for me. I know I don't have to do it, but I do.

[Beasts of England]

Thanks, Extraneus!

[Extraneus]

It's a strange thing Reynolds has about his comment section. Probably because he went so long without allowing comments, he seems to think it's such a great favor to his readers that they should be thanking him on their knees. Most of his weird open thread messages seem to result from this thinking.

[Extraneus]

It didn't need any accompaniment, Buckeye, including the vinegar sauce, but I did have some of that. :-)

[Melinda]

Ext-

After some chats, I bet the comments section results in reducing his email down to a rush from a firehose. He does use tips emailed to him, which would be hard to see if not for the responses flooding that address.

And I'm sure there are no lefty flaming bags dropped off there either.

Just a side take.

[MissMarple2]

Buckeye,

Regarding that state visit: you KNOW that we will be treated to gossipy "leaks" from the palace (manufactured crap) about how gauche Trump behaved.

I will be satisfied that Melania will stand next to Camilla and the contrast will be striking. HA!

[MissMarple2]

Ryan Saavedra
‏Verified account @RealSaavedra

Socialist Bernie Sanders says he would let the Boston Marathon Bomber — who killed 3 people and injured 280 others — vote in U.S. elections from inside prison.

Sanders says he also supports letting sex predators and murderers vote from inside prison.
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John Hayward
‏ @Doc_0
53m53 minutes ago

The Democrat Party has gone stark raving mad.

"Vote Republican if you don't want the Boston Bomber to vote" will be one of the most effective campaign slogans in history.

[Buckeye]

I will be satisfied that Melania will stand next to Camilla and the contrast will be striking. HA!

I have noticed that photos from State dinners here almost always have Melania on one end, and the spouse of so-and-so on the other end.

Tough "act to follow":)

[Extraneus]

ZH:

Twitter Soars After Revenue Beat Despite Losing 6 Million Users In Last Year

[MissMarple2]

Donald Trump Jr.
‏Verified account @DonaldJTrumpJr

What does it say about the modern-day Democrat Party that @BernieSanders and @KamalaHarris seem more concerned about giving mass murderers like the Boston Marathon Bomber voting rights, than protecting the civil rights of law abiding American citizens who legally own guns?

[Neo]

The immediate point of interest in Russiagate at the moment .. Don McGahn.
Don McGahn stopped his POTUS from doing "stupid things" while Rhodes, Rice, Clapper, Brennan et al helped their POTUS to do "stupid things". Perhaps, a more cynical press may have helped, but that's water under the bridge.

[Melinda]

This was too bad. That California aircraft crash into the prison, yesterday? It was the last Northrop Flying Wing. I hope the pilot survived.

https://t.co/6e2yYT5h51

[Another Bob]

Pilot was killed Mel.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/mueller-report-contains-claim-russia-taped-bill-clinton-having-phone-sex-with-monica-lewinsky?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

[Momto2]

MM has spoiled us all with her early morning posts. Thank you - although I'm often on my way out the door, I look forward to seeing what's going on with our President. I often click over and like what he's posted, too!

"Vote Republican if you don't want the Boston Bomber to vote" will be one of the most effective campaign slogans in history.

I am beginning to feel a big envious of the ad/media people responsible for Trump 2020! Has there ever been a richer source from which to draw? I'm sure the talented amateurs online will come up with some great ones as well.

[MissMarple2]

http://www.fox9.com/news/-doctors-were-amazed-test-results-of-boy-thrown-from-moa-balcony-called-miraculous

"There was zero evidence of brain damage - there wasn't even swelling," Hammond said. "No spinal chord injury, no nerve damage, no internal injuries that were life-threatening."

Also no broken bones.

[anonamom]

Steve Holland
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Trumps to London for state visit June 3-5 at invitation of Queen Elizabeth and then to Normandy for 75th anniversary of D-Day June 6, per WH

[anonamom]

@AriFleischer
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“The reason [Obama and Hillary didn’t] mention Christians or churches is that the Left has essentially forbidden mention of all the anti-Christian murders perpetrated by Muslims in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa...”

[Buckeye]

“The reason [Obama and Hillary didn’t] mention Christians or churches is that the Left has essentially forbidden mention of all the anti-Christian murders perpetrated by Muslims in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa...”

But angry white males shooting up mosques are the problem.

[henry]

Uniparty at work, local edition:

https://www.bootsandsabers.com/2019/04/23/republican-lawmaker-from-pewaukee-proposes-pissing-away-taxpayer-money/

[anonamom]

Dan Lamothe
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Today marks the 11th anniversary of Jordan Haerter and Jonathan Yale staring down a truck as it barreled toward them at a security checkpoint. They could have run. Instead they held their ground, opened fire and stopped the vehicle before it exploded.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-29-na-heroes29-story.html

[Narciso79]

Yes that was a very informative piece:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-22/how-cia-allies-helped-jihadists-syria-french-covert-ops-expert-exposes-new-details

[MissMarple2]

Red Nation Rising
‏ @RedNationRising
6m6 minutes ago

Since there's no crime to PROSECUTE President Trump for in a Court of Law, the Democrats and the media are trying to PERSECUTE President Trump in the Court of Public Opinion. They will not win in 2020. We stand with President @realDonaldTrump 100%!!!

[Narciso79]

As I pointed out at the time why would one of the most notorious Russian banks be willing to pay out a 3 million dollar settlement and then hire her as an asset, but halper has Russian ties.

Also instructive the king like Vito corleone was enmeshed in all these doings, but the son is trying to go legit

[anonamom]

ext,
Help Professor Reynold's out and email him some suggestions for how he can better introduce his open thread.

I don't see the ego you do in the intros (which are pretty feeble, esp. in comparision to how witty he often is)---I think he's just struggling to find a different way to say "here it is, have at it."

He's had comments for quite some time--maybe for as long as I've read him?

[KevlarKid]

Hi, MM.

Would you share with me your relative's first name with me? tx in advance

Kev

[KevlarKid]

this radical swing farther left by the Commie Clownshow seems tone deaf to me.

PULL!

[Captain Hate]

But angry white males shooting up mosques are the problem.

Since the Sri Lankan attacks were responses to this, why don't we respond by carpet bombing a shithole like Khartoum? Who would miss it?

[KevlarKid]

Narciso? What have you done with Narciso?

[Narciso79]

Operation timber sycamore I touched on it in my dead blog, was as foolishly implemented as operation cyclone and the footprint for Libya, this is because one defers to qatari Turkish and Saudi services as they did before with general intelligence and isi.

[Captain Hate]

this radical swing farther left by the Commie Clownshow seems tone deaf to me.

By golly, an intelligent opposition party could really take advantage of that.

[Narciso79]

The first part was referring to lokhova if you only look at the present items

The second is about king Salman and son.

[KevlarKid]

MOAB on Mecca during the hajj. surveil every mosque (armory) in the US.

[Captain Hate]

I thought of Mecca as a first target but some of the radical nut jobs hate that site of fossilized dinosaur shit anyway. Khartoum is universally regarded as a pestilential shithole; turn that into a smoking crater and say "ok, next time we do our own version of the hajj."

[Narciso79]

I think the relevant post is at the end:

http://narcisoscorner.blogspot.com/?m=1

[Narciso79]

Do you mean I'm more or less clear kev.

[KevlarKid]

mas claro :D

[KevlarKid]

hit em both, CH. let's dial 1-800-daddy and get er done.

[KevlarKid]

POTUS' tweet about Lobot Joe was a scream.

[Beasts of England]

This is apparently the week for Biden's campaign announcement. Please grope clap.

[Captain Hate]

The transformative power of the word "and".

[James D.]

MOAB on Mecca during the hajj. surveil every mosque (armory) in the US.

Absolutely.

Also declare CAIR and similar groups terror organizations, prosecute their officers and donors and where possible strip them of citizenship and deport them (and, yes, that absolutely jncludes Reps Omar and Tlaib and probably 75% of the population in in their districts)

[KevlarKid]

part of a nap dream yesterday: mass suicide among the broad spectrum of Lefty true believers when Trump won re-election.

[Narciso79]

So the most obvious bit since the end of the crying game

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/islamic-state-group-claims-sri-lanka-attacks/

[KevlarKid]

mebbe this is old but first time i heard it:

Know how to make Granny say "fuck!". Have her buddy yell "Bingo!"

[KevlarKid]

so now does Trump lose the "i destroyed ISIS" campaign tout?

[Captain Hate]

POTUS' tweet about Lobot Joe was a scream.

He is so deep inside that cavernous forehead over that bulbous nose that Low IQ Meeka is more confused than usual about who she's talking to.

[JimNorCal]

"Is anyone suggesting that MM has a responsibility to post links or Trump tweets, or that she should be thankful if others do when she doesn't?"

Well, MissM has already replied.
I just want to ensure we can depend on hoyden posting about TWIP coming online.

[MissMarple2]

kev,

BIL''s first name Bart.

Leaving now. Don't know when I will be back, as there may be a dinner. Then my son is coming homoe with me to do some digging for planting.

I will catch up with you guys late this afternoon or this evening.

[KevlarKid]

sorry for the barrage but must get my rounds off. cataract consultation this morning and a busy day afterwards.

what is with American Thinker's login torture? last night i was unable to satisfy the picture-not a robot screener. it was endless. and could not get in. third time this month.

[Narciso79]

This ie what they wasted their time on, sheesh;
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/mueller-report-contains-claim-russia-taped-bill-clinton-having-phone-sex-with-monica-lewinsky?fbclid=IwAR2LDfmE91VaC1CCYnP56iJJrdnbmx2_0jba8oSJ1hAH6TgiHBHZdA0otwg

Captcha is dark magic kev.

[Narciso79]

The fellow who has been on this matter for two years now:

https://mobile.twitter.com/RobertPostings/status/1120688684498477056

[clarice]

I had the same problem, kK..Captcha--

[henry]

narciso, they needed to find out if Russia taped Epstein's Island shenanigans of Cletus, the pay appropriate bribes / ransom.

[Captain Hate]

what is with American Thinker's login torture?

When my WiFi was down and I was using my phone for internet stuff, the ads made that site completely worthless.

[KevlarKid]

final shot: back during Paw/Maw days in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley "la Migra" was a real threat to illegal Mexxykins.

a whisper of enforcement would send the roaches scurrying.

let's go old school.

time to use NSA resources to identify and deploy ICE-DEA-ATF resources to capture several thousand in seven states--- with Michael Corleone speed.

tattoo their foreheads with a skew number and bar code.

transport them all to Chiapas.

[Buckeye]

Since the Sri Lankan attacks were responses to this, why don't we respond by carpet bombing a shithole like Khartoum? Who would miss it?

No push back from me.

Of course when we first entered Afghanistan , I thought we should Agent Orange the poppy fields.

Every acre.

Just the way I roll.

[Melinda]

Lookie what popped up:

https://capitalresearch.org/article/crc-exposes-left-wing-dark-money/

I just love a good coincidence.

[Melinda]

Right after I saw this::

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/samantha-power-visits-sri-lanka-and-ignores-history-48282

[rse]

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/02/18/phi-beta-kappa-who-gets-in-and-who-is-left-behind/ is interesting as you can see the angst that Diversity should be a part of ALL selection processes.

Yesterday I went out with some of my mom's friends to celebrate her upcoming birthday and sat next to an old friend who is a retired missionary to a majority muslim country in asia. Apparently there was a gap at some point in their obtaining a renewal of their visa and they were sent to sri lanka to a church there. Her tone in discussing the bombings and anger reminded me that they must have believed for decades with being told they might be killed simply for being christian missionaries.

Big contrast to the news last night simply wanting to make it about a place and time as if there was no attendant meaning.

[Narciso79]

Speak of the devils:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news18.com/amp/news/world/why-new-wave-of-terrorism-may-strengthen-case-for-gotabaya-rajapaksa-as-next-lankan-president-2112605.html

[Buckeye]

rse

When Jr. was inducted Phi Beta Kappa, the group was not very diverse, and not very big. A few Asians and a bunch of "white" kids.

This was at the largest undergraduate University in the country.

Interestingly, another inductee was a girl from his high school, a public. I wonder what the statistical probability of that is?

[clarice]

Well, rse, universities should not be more high school. They should admit only those capable of handling university work IMO.

[Narciso79]

It will be a very selective cohort, I wonder how Rajapaksa acted toward our actions in iraq

[rse]

It's interesting to me because these same institutions give presentations now and have for the last five years at least proclaiming that they "want to be majority minority" institutions when that doesn't fit the population or their applying students' demographic. That makes it clear that the criteria then warps the expectations throughout.

I also am not sure when this selection as a junior designation began. Like I said, I found it interesting especially after the treatment of the christakis' couple. https://www.city-journal.org/free-speech-camille-paglia

[JimNorCal]

Melinda 10:18, that article seemed very pro-Tamil.
To me, the theme seemed to be "we waged a very bloody terror war and lost. Now what will you do to ease the pain suffered by our civilians, prisoners and the 'disappeared'?"

I don't know much about Tamil vs Sinhalese.

[Narciso79]

It's one of those Hatfield McCoy things on steroids, the ltte killed Rajiv gandhi as well as at least one Sri Lanka minister call him mr g, makes the troubles seem like a walk in the park, the ltte were not kerm on muslims either around 1990? That's just what I gleaned from a shallow dip.

[Narciso79]

Lots a scorpions invited

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/970119/plus4.html

[Ralph L]

What happened last night?

[fdcol63 🇺🇸]

Remember the good ole days, when Obama and the Dems assured us of this?

Obama on Election Can't Be Hacked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cruh2p_Wh_4