Archive for 2020
July 4, 2020
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR GHISLAINE MAXWELL. Including:
5. Did Maxwell also supply information to the FBI?
Ghislaine Maxwell was, as Epstein said, his ‘best friend: the person who knew him most intimately and managed, prosecutors allege, the most secret aspects of his life. Yet she wasn’t prosecuted in the Florida case. A source familiar with the Florida investigation told me this week that Epstein personally requested and secured immunity for Maxwell from the FBI. The terms of the deal are unclear, but it granted immunity to ‘any potential co-conspirators’.
This week, a source familiar with Maxwell’s case told me they believed Maxwell had supplied information to the FBI, and had remained in the US because she believed she was protected by Epstein’s immunity deal of 2008. A second source familiar with both Epstein and Maxwell agreed that it was possible, and might explain why Maxwell didn’t leave the US.
Related: Woman Comes Forward, Details Horrific Abuse As a Teen By Ghislaine Maxwell.
Farragut, Tennessee. Happy Fourth of July! Leftists who hate America can drop dead.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS:
● Shot:
Betty Nguyen, CNN Anchor: Barack Obama is in South Dakota today. He arrived there last night. Take a look at this. He got a good glimpse of the majestic Mount Rushmore. Well, South Dakota and Montana have closed out the primary season on Tuesday.
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Rob Marciano, CNN Anchor: Well, while the surrogates battle it out in Washington today, the candidates are back on the trail. Hillary Clinton is in Puerto Rico ahead of tomorrow’s primary there. Barack Obama is campaigning in South Dakota. That state’s primary is Tuesday. Obama arrived there late last night and got a good look around Mt. Rushmore — it’s quite a sight if you haven’t seen it.
—CNN Saturday Morning News, May 31st, 2008.
● Double Shot:
Jim Acosta (voice-over): It’s a fitting campaign stop for a presidential contender looking to make history. Standing before Mount Rushmore over the weekend, Barack Obama was asked whether he sees his face joining the likes of Washington and Lincoln.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Presidential Candidate: I don’t think my ears would fit. There’s just only so much rock up there.
—CNN American Morning, June 2nd, 2008.
● Triple-shot:
Jake Tapper: In fact, today, Sanders had his eye on the ultimate in presidential achievements, South Dakota landmark, Mt. Rushmore.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic Presidential Candidate: This is our country at its very best. What an incredible achievement.
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny (voice-over): Visiting Mt. Rushmore today, Bernie Sanders taking in the majesty of the moment. This monument to four great American presidents.
Sanders: Just the accomplishment and the beauty, it really does make one very proud to be an American.
—The Lead with Jake Tapper, May 12, 2016.
—The Daily Wire, yesterday.
● Related: Trump Campaign Calls Out CNN, Alleging Mount Rushmore Hypocrisy.
—Newsmax, yesterday.
AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD IS A BIT TOO-ON-THE-NOSE WITH THIS ONE: Americans Excited To Celebrate Their Liberty While Confined To Their Homes By The Government.
BLACK LIVES MATTER, EXCEPT WHEN THEY DON’T: The first Black Lives Matter wave led to 2K extra black homicides — but new wave will be worse.
Related: When Black Lives Matter to Democrats — And When They Don’t.
CONTRARY TO CRITICS’ CLAIMS, TUCKER CARLSON DOES WELL IN THE YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHICS: “This week, it was announced that Tucker Carlson Tonight recorded the highest-rated quarter for a cable news show ever….”
Plus: “As was the case in total viewership, Fox News led by Carlson, dwarfed the competition in the 25-54 demo…. Carlson won the valued 18-48 demographic by an equitable margin… Executives are led to believe that the two demographics are highly influenced by Twitter and other social media platforms. Carlson, the media’s biggest star, provided a brutal counterpunch to that belief. Carlson tweets once or twice a week. He sent just one tweet in the entire month of April…. His head-to-head MSNBC competitor Chris Hayes’ timeline is updated by the minute. Hayes is beloved, retweeted, and praised…. Yet… [Chris Hayes is] a lackluster 23rd overall in the younger 18-49 demo…. Carlson’s most controversial monologues over the past quarter likely represent what at least half of Americans, young and old, think. He’s made no excuse for pathetic rioters, he’s raised concerns about the dangers of Black Lives Matter being immune from judgment, and has questioned if defunding the police force would truly make us safer. Publicly, online and on opposing channels, these comments are offensive, racist, and despicable. Privately, they are interesting, subjective stances worth considering…. Alternative views are particularly a refreshment to the younger demographics, who are showered in extreme thinking online. They are just trying to get through their days without getting fired or shamed. Carlson is that opposing perspective for them in the evening.”
July 3, 2020
There’s still room for Merry Pranksters, it’s just different from what it was 50 years ago.
OPEN THREAD: This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco.
UNEXPECTEDLY: Cleveland Indians ready to discuss changing team name.
Flashback: Scott Ott of Scrappleface: ACLU: Effort to Marginalize Indians Succeeding.
DISPATCHES FROM SHIRT WAR II: Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy Agrees to Take $1 Million Pay Cut After Review Prompted by Backlash over OAN Shirt.
HE’S RIGHT, AND THIS PROBABLY INDICATES WHAT THE DEMOCRATS’ INTERNAL POLLS ARE SHOWING: Biden Says We Should ‘Protect’ Columbus, Washington and Jefferson Statues.
LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES: Minnesota Madness: The failure of the state’s leadership means recovery is a long way off in Minneapolis. “Ultimately, Minneapolis was failed by its leaders.”
A LIBERTARIAN MOMENT? Post-Pandemic Americans May Be Done With Taking Orders: Governments overplayed their hands with mandates that they are losing the ability to enforce. I was talking to a friend about this today and he was like, “A lot of people who never noticed are noticing that the government is made up of idiots and nothing happens if you break their rules.”
SO HAMILTON IS COMING OUT ON DISNEY+ THIS WEEKEND, and I’ve got a chapter — on dueling, no less — in the forthcoming book, Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today’s Most Contentious Legal Issues through the Hit Musical. I even reference Zell Miller’s talk of a duel with Chris Matthews.
KAY HYMOWITZ: Lights Out For Gentrification.
As P.J. O’Rourke said, cars and suburbs are how we escaped corrupt urban Democratic machines, which is why Democrats hate both. But in an era of disease and urban riots, cities aren’t looking so great.
Also: Coronavirus lessons on density, mass transit, bureaucracy and censorship: They kill.
AMERICA: LOVE IT … OR VOTE DEMOCRATIC: “How dare you question my patriotism!”
WHY DO THE LEFTISTS WANT PEOPLE TO DIE????
ANOTHER PRIVILEGED TERRORIST: West Hills teen suspected of setting Santa Monica restaurant fire during civil unrest. “Micah Tillmon, 19, was arrested without incident by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and officers with the Santa Monica Police Department. . . . Tillmon was identified by Santa Monica police detectives, who reviewed numerous security videos and social media posts. Tillmon was also linked to the fire when investigators uncovered a video showing his white Ford Explorer parking next to the Sake House four minutes before the fire started and then reversing across the street soon after the fire started, according to the affidavit. That same video allegedly shows the Explorer parking about 500 feet away from the Sake House, and Tillmon exiting the vehicle and looting a nearby business, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”