Scandal Watch

Captain Ed Morrissey keeps a weather eye on a couple of scandals the media would rather bury.

First, the Durham indictment of Clinton attorney Sussman may - I say MAY - be the start of something from Durham, finally. The notion that the Russian Collusion scandal was launched as a Hillary dirty trick and carried by sympathizers in the FBI, CIA and mass media is not a story the mass media has been eager to probe.

We all spent a lot of time waiting for Durham. Maybe he has more.

And, in other non-surprises, a Politico reporter is confirming the obvious - the Hunter Biden e-mails financially implicating "the big guy" look legit. Yet another "not in front of the kids" moment of infamy for the media, bith social and mainstream.

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[MissMarple2]

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Kamala Harris going remote in-studio on 'The View' after co-hosts test positive for COVID-19 https://trib.al/rGzQuqL
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Ta-da!!

[Melinda]

Moar here:

http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2021/09/24/a-sophisticated-vaccinated-crowd/

Click for Ana Navarro's "Shocked Face" pic.

[joan]

Hey, Melinda! Thanks for a link you shared re Jason Kint. I went thru his threadreader and quite enjoyed Kint's four-thread 'presentation' of Cruz questioning a fb privacy executive on instagram's policy that led to suicides of teenage girls.

My new-found cynicism soon squelched it, dang it! But, for a few minutes, I was happily encouraged.

[jim nj]

Off to the library to return my wi-fi hotspot. Maybe they'll give it right back to me again?

[MissMarple2]

Kristinn Taylor Retweeted
Jessica Taylor
@JessicaTaylor
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Big ratings change this morning at @CookPolitical: As the national environment sours for Democrats and public & private polling shows an increasingly close race, we're moving our #VAGov rating to Toss Up: ($) https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/governors/virginia-governor/national-environment-sours-democrats-virginia-governor-moves

[MissMarple2]

The Far Side foresaw the future:

[Melinda]

Chuck Callesto

@ChuckCallesto

BREAKING REPORT: Fox News Corp. has BANNED FORMER NY MAYOR and Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani from appearing on the network…

https://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1441458561557565441

[Melinda]

They're still paying the guy:

Chuck Ross
@ChuckRossDC
NEW @FreeBeacon:
Biden's Defense Department recently gave $250k grant to EcoHealth Alliance, which worked with the Wuhan lab and whose founder Peter Daszak led a secret PR campaign to undercut the lab leak theory.

freebeacon.com/coronavirus/bi…

https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1441425739514011648

[Davod]

Hmm. This, after the NY Supremes knocked back the attempt to stop him practicing in NY.

[Jim Eagle]

F**k Fox.

I haven't watched that network except for sports since I-don't-know-when.

[clarice]

The View should be banned for poisoning idiot womens' minds with crap.

[Davod]

15 Minutes of War. This is the official Legion account of what occurred.

{The Legion involvement included its own snipers and was far more extensive than portrayed in the movie.]:

1976 Loyada Hostage Rescue Mission "In early February 1976, two French Foreign Legion units were involved in an important hostage rescue mission in Loyada, a small village located at the border between modern-day Djibouti and Somalia, in the Horn of Africa. Their objective was to save 31 French children kidnapped by local militants from a Pan-Somali guerrilla organization supported by the Somali government. Although the Foreign Legion was conducting such an exceptional anti-terrorist mission for the very first time, the legionnaires did well..."

http://foreignlegion.info/1976-loyada-hostage-rescue-mission/

[Davod]

Re. Border patrol loosing horse privileges. Maybe the States could borrow a few of the horses?

[Melinda]

PENNSYLVANIA IS TRUMPS 🗣 🇺🇸
@RED_IN_PA_2
Concerned parent follows the money and the schools mandating of masking and vaccination.

She schools the school board.

She’s a total boss.

Legendary.

https://twitter.com/RED_IN_PA_2/status/1441162961347878913

[Neo]

Joy Behar announces #TheView co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro left the table mid-show after testing positive for Covid-19.
BREAKING: Fully-vaccinated Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro have tested positive for COVID
They seemed to find out right as VP Kamala Harris was set to appear on #TheView

[Neo]

'Lying flat': The millennials quitting China's '996' work culture to live 'free of anxiety'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/tang-ping-lying-flat-generation-rejecting-chinas-work-culture/100477716
I’ve seen this originally described as “Lying Down”.
There is a basic economics behind the movement.
There really isn’t a social safety net in China, so dependence on relatives is important.
With the “One Child” system, a married couple (of two “One Children”) may have to support up to 4 parents and whatever number of children (China now allows up to 3). This is 6 to 9 persons on whatever wages the couple can make. This is not shared among multiple couples because up until recent, there was no possibility of other siblings, so no other couples.
This gets worse when you realize due to parental desires, there are more unmarried men than unmarried women.
This puts a heavy burden on these couples.
Add into the mix that many Chinese now believe the era of major growth is over.
These unmarried's and couples are feeling trapped.

[Melinda]

Updated for today's events:

MARICOPA COUNTY JUDGEMENT DAY: Arizona Audit Report Revealed Today at 1 PM – CRIMINAL EVIDENCE Will Be Referred To Attorney General Mark Brnovich — LIVE STREAM VIDEO
September 24, 2021, 7:15amby Jordan Conradson 5393 Comments

UPDATE: Rock County Wisconsin Still Holds Key to 2020 Election — Nearly 20,000 Vote Switch — Will GOP Investigators EVER Look Into This?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/update-rock-county-wisconsin-still-holds-key-2020-election-nearly-20000-vote-switch-will-gop-investigators-ever-look/

[Not if Ryan can help it...]

[Neo]

Legendary Star Trek actor William Shatner is set to become the oldest man ever in space as part of the second crew to travel with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. The 90-year-old actor will take off in the New Shepard capsule in October for a 15-minute civilian flight, according to TMZ.

[henry]

Rock County is Janesville - land of ::spit:: Paul Ryan ::spit::

There is zero chance Robin Vos will look at anything there. Especially because what matters is the canvassing, not what shows on TV. If the canvassing backed up Biden’s lead (which it did), end of story.

Hoft hall of malicious ad clickbait aside.

[clarice]

Any thoughts?https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/opinion/ron-desantis-florida.html

[Marlene]

Good afternoon! clarice, we've been back almost a month and the only place I've worn a mask is the dentist's office. A kayak buddy of hubby's said that Florida will become a purple state. Hubby said, "yeah, if you a**holes from CT and NY and NJ keep moving here."

[Pinandpuller]

Aussi Cops beating people who are on the ground: "I don't really want to do this, but I need the paycheck."

Sounds like you need some Workmen’s Comp, if you see where I’m going with that.

[sbwaters]

Was on Delta flights yesterday and there were repeated announcements during beverage service to remind passengers to replace their masks after taking a sip of drinks or a bite of food.

Almost badgering, probably because of pictures of [cough!] celebrities [cough!] without masks on photographed while flying.

Would rather they just passed out Vitamin D3 capsules with the cookies and chips.

That said, the Delta flight attendant we had was exceptional in attitude and service.

[sbwaters]

Has anyone asked #Democrats, "Can you point to anything you like about America?"

[John S]

I've read a lot about the Sussman indictment. They remark on what a long speaking indictment it is for being just a single false statement claim. It seems to me that Durham may want to get some of his narrative out there in public. That way, it discourages Biden or Garland refusing to agree to any more indictments or shutting the investigation down. It would be much more obvious as a coverup

[Dave (in MA)]

co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro left the table mid-show after testing positive for Covid-19.

Holy comorbidities, Batman

[Jane]

Clarice,

I don’t buy anything from The NY Times even if it is a guest writer. Either Trump or Desantis could beat Biden with their eyes closed,

[clarice]

It's an anti-Trump guest who also wrote for Bulwark if that matters.

[Jane]

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2021/09/24/it-gets-worse-look-who-worked-together-to-frame-donald-trump-with-fake-russia-hoax-n1481097

BUT OF COURSE

[Davod]

From ACE.

"...Parents in Fairfax, Virginia have discovered that their school board offers book to children containing detailed diagrams of men having sex with boys, and elegant sentences such as "I want your c*** in my mouth."

The school board dared to silence her by claiming "There are children here."

Really?

Really."

https://asrainvestigates.substack.com/p/fairfax-county-puts-the-x-rated-in

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Were the Vierw hosts barfing? Is that how they knew. That would be almost as epic as Bush's projectile barf in Japan.

Did biohazard clad nurses run up and grab them and drag them off? That would have a great TV moment.

And to have Ms. Personality on Zoom answering questions must have been must watch television.

I wonder if Pissaki goes back to her office and watches video of her performances? Today she was asked about something at the border and responded with some drivel about pregnant Haitians being released into the country. Totally avoided the question.

And Harry and Megs got the royal treatment by DiBlasio and Hochul today. The pathetic greeting the most clueless couple since Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Funny how attention whores seek each other out.

[Pinandpuller]

Anonamoms HATE him:

“Eating pungent radish and drinking hot tea, let the starved doctors beg on their knees."—Chinese proverb

[Davod]

PP ????????????

[Davod]

I am re-watching White Nights, mainly because I love the music. Mind you, it's hard to get past the beginning half hour with Gregory Hines spiel about defecting because of being a rapist and thief in Vietnam.

[Davod]

Of course, the problem with watching something online is they never let you listen to all the music at the end, because they switch to what they consider you want to watch next.

[Davod]

"‘They said …’ Tom Elliott looks back at some of the most egregious examples of the media ‘[telling] us the exact opposite of the truth’
Posted at 2:35 pm on September 24, 2021 by Sarah D."

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/09/24/they-said-tom-elliott-looks-back-at-some-of-the-most-egregious-examples-of-the-media-telling-us-the-exact-opposite-of-the-truth/

[Dave (in MA)]

I totally get the barfing aspect of the View, but I don't think reverse peristalsis is a symptom of Commie China Corona, unless maybe you ate some bad pangolin tartar.

[Davod]

From Ace. Duckling and Doggie dad.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1441379390588346368

[jim nj]

Iggy posted this on JOM2

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/housing-market-almost-frozen-even-bigger-problem-emerges-china

It's quite good.

[MissMarple2]

My local phone pal and I think The View was political performance art.
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Whenever the NYT wants to push a story against anyone they oppose, they drop the paywall. Liz Mair is not a notable success as a consultant, but apparently the GOPe fears DeSantis almost as much as Trump.

[Davod]

Another Ace pet video (6 secs)

What have you got up there?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1440152554030211072

[MissMarple2]

Melinda,

Thanks for that thread with the multiple videos of that Illinois woman reaming out her school board. She is an absolute hero!

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/marjorie-taylor-greene-gets-in-shouting-match-with-dem-lawmakers-on-capitol-steps/

I think my favorite part of this story is Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif) yelling at her "You're so performative!"

[MissMarple2]

This is for Jack:

How did @JordanSpieth ...

A) Not fall over?
B) Get it that close?pic.twitter.com/jxi11xBCN3

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 24, 2021

Video at the link. Amazing shot!

[MissMarple2]

Good night, all!

[Neo]

New Pew Poll: Biden lost 18 points in his job approval rating among Blacks in last two months, 16 points among Hispanics, 14 points among Asians. Only 8 points among Whites.

[Pinandpuller]

I suspect that Dan Brown’s new novel ‘A Priori of Sion’ will be a bestseller.

[James D.]

Liz Mair is not a notable success as a consultant, but apparently the GOPe fears DeSantis almost as much as Trump.

She certainly helped flush Scott Walker’s 2016 primary campaign straight down the toilet.

[Jim Eagle]

MM,

That was a terrific shot by Spieth. He is very athletic and young(?) which probably helped his balance more than anything. Quite compelling golf and the best is yet to come.

[Tom Bowler]

New Pew Poll: Biden lost 18 points in his job approval rating among Blacks in last two months, 16 points among Hispanics, 14 points among Asians. Only 8 points among Whites.

Posted by: Neo | September 24, 2021 at 11:49 PM

White Democrat privileage.

[MissMarple2]

New York Post
@nypost

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William Shatner to go to space in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship https://trib.al/LyBMQAq

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

To boldly go where...Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, chimps, dogs and Elon Musk's Tesla have gone before.

[MissMarple2]

Ignatz,

LOL! True, but you have to give credit to a guy who is 90 and wants to take the trip. He's also on Twitter and is pretty funny, although apolitical.

May he live long and prosper.

[MissMarple2]

The Hill
@thehill

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"View" host Ana Navarro tests negative for coronavirus after testing positive before Harris interview http://hill.cm/TvYire9
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Someone must have questioned the results.

[henry]

The Build Back Better nonsense isn’t working anywhere. Italy with the latest fun:

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/italy-orders-companies-not-pay-unvaccinated-workers

[henry]

The guy that led the charge?

@thehill

JUST IN: FBI had Proud Boys affiliated informant in crowd during Capitol riot: report hill.cm/MhtXZ1F

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/female-service-member-assaulted-afghan-refugees

This happened at Ft. Bliss. Statement by the Army:

“We can confirm a female service member supporting Operation Allies Welcome reported being assaulted on Sept. 19 by a small group of male evacuees at the Doa Ana Complex in New Mexico. We take the allegation seriously and appropriately referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The safety and well-being of our service members, as well as all of those on our installations, is paramount. We immediately provided appropriate care, counseling and support to the service member. Task Force-Bliss is also implementing additional security measures to include increased health and safety patrols, additional lighting, and enforcement of the buddy system at the Dona Ana Complex. We will cooperate fully with the FBI and will continue to ensure the service member reporting this assault is fully supported.”

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Why does the FBI get the report, and not State or Defense or Homeland Security?

[MissMarple2]

FURTHERMORE, I want to know if she was sexually assaulted or just beat up (which is bad enough). Why did she need oounseling? Why will they continue to support her? How badly was she injured?

[Jim Eagle]

MM,

I think counseling is mandatory in the Armed Services where this is induced trauma to female members, or something like that.