This is an important thread from the indispensable Sean Davis who says, “The whole thing has been a Fusion GPS-style info op from the very beginning.”
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Author Archive: Stephen Green
September 26, 2019
MONICA SHOWALTER: Sorry, Greta, even your fellow Swedes aren’t buying the climate change claptrap anymore. “Thirty-six percent of Swedes think climate change is man-caused. Forty-eight percent think the climate is changing, and humans are only partly responsible. Eight percent say the climate is changing and it’s not people doing it. Two percent say it’s not changing at all.”
To be fair, she’s a horrible pitchwoman.
LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND DEMOCRATS: The MSM-DNC’s Worst Week Ever.
SAVANNAH SHOEMAKE: Pipeline Protest Could Hurt Democrats’ Chances in Minn.
While it hasn’t garnered much attention on the national stage yet, it could very well become the next Dakota Access or Keystone XL fight in the months ahead and just in time for the 2020 election. Democratic contender Bernie Sanders jumped into the debate early on by releasing a video in January opposing Line 3, and just last week Elizabeth Warren came out against the pipeline in a tweet prior to her rally in St. Paul, which drew criticism from local construction union members.
Just as we saw with Warren, Democrats need to be cautious about blindly joining this fight for a few important reasons. First, the project is supported by local labor unions and leaders, as well as lawmakers in both parties in the state. Second, as we’ve seen from past protests over pipelines, they usually have a costly and negative impact on local residents, taxpayers, law enforcement and government – and therefore a negative impact on any politician who is supporting the protests.
Finally, Democratic candidates wading into the issue are automatically aligning themselves with the organizations that are leading the battle. For example, organizations such as Honor the Earth, which led the Dakota protests, are already planning events to prevent the pipeline from being rebuilt in Minnesota. On the surface, it might not seem like the kind of group a Democratic candidate needs to be wary of, but there are questions about its funding and authenticity that could have repercussions.
Corn, popped.
JULIE KELLY: ‘Ukraine-Gate’ Is About the Russian Hack That Wasn’t. “President Trump asked the Ukrainian president about CrowdStrike, the politically connected cybersecurity firm that investigated the alleged Russian ‘hack’ of the Democratic National Committee. Here’s why that matters — and why it should not be ignored.”
Read the whole thing.
ORANGE MAN BAD: Trump vs. Iran: How Did Trump Become the Villain?
Iran attacked a Saudi oil facility in a desperate attempt to drive up global oil prices and fill their own coffers. Trump’s reaction was restrained, because clumsy, reckless warmonger or something.
TYLER O’NEIL: The Fastest, Most Premature Impeachment in American History.
At the time of Pelosi’s announcement, the text of the phone call had not yet been released, but the president had announced that he would release the transcript on Wednesday. Rather than waiting for that release, Pelosi went for the jugular, declaring that “the actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the president’s betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and betrayal of our election.”
Yet when the transcript was released, it proved far less damaging than Pelosi suggested it would be. The call between Trump and Zelensky was friendly, and Zelensky first brought up Giuliani, leading toward the conversation about Joe Biden. Crucially, there was no quid pro quo explicitly mentioned or hinted at during the entire call.
Yes, but Orange Man Bad.
ALLIES: The US just approved the $6.5 billion sale of 32 F-35 fighter jets to Poland.
Poland will finally be able to retire the last of the aging Soviet Su-22s and MiG-29s they’re still flying.
BREAKING: Whistleblower Complaint Has Been Released and It’s Another Nothingburger.
I’ve never seen the Democrats and the MSM — but I repeat myself — suffer a week of so many self-owns.
Then again, it’s only Thursday morning.
THE NARRATIVE HAS COMPLETELY UNRAVELED IN A RECORD-SETTING 48 HOURS:
I once co-hosted a couple hours of “fact-free” music radio as a gag. Now it’s just the news.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE. MOVE ALONG. Did You Know There’s a Treaty Between the USA & Ukraine Regarding Cooperation For Prosecuting Crimes?
IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE: ‘Well, Son of a Bitch’ : Ukraine Scandal Is About Biden. “Talk about a quid pro quo. The Democrats will need an electron microscope to find in the Trump-Zelensky phone call particles of either a quid or a pro or a quo — specks, in any event, compared to the Uluru of a quid pro quo in the Biden-Poroshenko palaver. How are Speaker Pelosi and her Democratic caucus going to make a federal case out of Mr. Trump without sacrificing Mr. Biden?”
For someone, maybe that’s the goal.
LAYERS OF EDITORS, FACT-CHECKERS, AND LIARS:
Damning video at the link.
And it isn’t just CNN. This is from last night, so it refers to today’s front page:
This isn’t a simple reporting error or editing miss. It’s a flat-out lie, right on the front page of one of the nation’s leading newspapers.
I’d say it was shameful, except the people involved are clearly incapable of shame.
UPDATE: First link was wrong before. Fixed now — sorry!
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: How Long Can Dems Live on a Diet of Nothingburgers? “This flailing has to be exhausting for them but, bless their little hearts, they don’t seem to be wearing down yet.”
September 25, 2019
GREAT MOMENTS IN SPORTS: Man throws tortilla 54 feet, 5 inches to break world record.
THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP: No Biggie. Dem Senators (And Biden) Threatened Ukraine Funding Over Trump Investigation.