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Democrats Are Desperate
The political rhetoric is heating up. Lies, distortions, and accusations have reached a new high. The Democrats are beginning to realize that their confidence about winning seats in the midterms this year may not be so certain. And they’ve moved beyond being concerned. They are desperate.
In looking at the following information, you’ll benefit by looking at it not through Conservative eyes, but through the eyes of the Left. You can be sure that their media pundits will disclaim the effects that I’m predicting. But the Democrats would be remiss if they didn’t at least consider that they may be in trouble in November.
Here are some of the reasons that their concerns may be growing:
Rasmussen Reports state that 48% of likely US voters approve of President Trump’s job performance, and 50% disapprove. At a glancem the approval number may seem low, but it’s been improving steadily.
The Democrats have no message, no leadership, and no new ideas; their strategy has focused on degrading and criticizing President Trump and his policies.
Many Americans, particularly blacks, are benefiting from the tax breaks and the improved economy.
Unemployment is down and more jobs are being created.
There are other positive indications, and I encourage you to add to the list.
In the meantime, the Democrats are revving up their attacks on the Republicans. They are controlling the discussion on immigration, and the Republicans are letting them drive the narrative (with the media’s help). The latest Democrat lie is about the separation of parents and children on the border, including photos of children in cages (from the Obama administration). To illustrate the willingness to make offer up lies, a Democrat woman on “Fox & Friends” talked about the administration putting children in cages. When the Republican protested and said the photos were from the Obama administration, the Democrat said they were “US government photos.” Then she smiled.
The Democrats will continue to speak of Russian collusion which doesn’t exist and defend the FBI and DoJ.
To ensure their success in the midterms, Democrats will also escalate the discord; when people are alarmed, they often take extreme action. I predict that there will be violent demonstrations before the elections by the usual suspects, such as Black Lives Matter and Antifa. In the fall term, colleges will also have protests which will likely turn violent. The lies and defamatory comments will escalate. And of course, the Republicans will be blamed for all of it.
What can Republicans and the country do?
First, Republicans have to stop quibbling about immigration and get to a resolution that puts the worst of the issue behind them.
Second, they have to be proactive against the DoJ and the FBI. If that means charging key leaders with contempt of Congress (including jail time) or impeachment, do it. It’s time for serious action.
Behind the scenes, communities and colleges need to prepare for the potential for hostility and be prepared to be assertive against violence. Law enforcement can no longer stand by and watch the destruction and mayhem unfold.
I’m not optimistic that the Republicans will be assertive against the Democrats.
But I’m willing to be surprised.
Do you see any signs that they might?
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The desperation I sense from the Left seems to come from their conviction that the nation has spiraled down into a fascist hell-hole, and this view is not shared by 99.5% of the people, and they are powerless to rescue the nation from the hourly depredations visited upon the country by a cruel tyrant. The situation is so dire that anyone who does not share the exact compliment of concerns with the exact (or greater) amount of stuttering anger is literally enabling fascism, and this breeds righteousness, which breeds desperation when their righteousness does not result in the immediate overthrow of the government. We need Antifa et al to take to the streets and smash as many windows as possible – otherwise, there will be Kristallnacht! Also, screw Israel.
I know Twitter’s not an accurate judge of these things, but I get the sense that there are lots of people who seem to want any solution to Trump, and would be relieved if there was a military coup. If the Constitution protects Trump, what good is it?
James, I hope this really is just 5% of the population.
Somehow, the whole transfer of power thing seems lost on the Democrats.
Stay off of Claire’s twitter feed.
If Contempt of Congress is worthy of jail-time, who among us would not be imprisoned?
Further to my post, let me say that the very concept is theft from the Judicial branch and should be anathema to any right-thinking American.
Congress is not a court of law. That they summon free American citizens and force them to testify is an abomination and wholly unsupported by the Constitution. Whether you loathe or admire the person in the hot seat, always remember that Congress stole the power that they are ‘using’. While abdicating so many powers (and concomitant responsibilities) that they do have. ANYthing that is ‘testified’ to before Congress is a dog and pony show no matter whose ox is being telegenically gored.
The Democrats should be desperate and SCARED! This story is about to get much bigger.
A. Mark Meadows today at the hearings exposed several more key people in the criminal DOJ/FBI ring to take down Trump:
Attorney No. 1 Sally Moyer
Attorney No. 2 Kevin Clinesmith
Their Boss : Trish Anderson who lied to keep their names out of the IG report.
Her Husband: Former NSC attorney and very importantly conduit and link to the Obama White House, Charles Newman.
B. It came out today that Hillary was never officially under investigation for her email crimes even though she obviously was guilty. However, Trump was being investigated without a legal predicate and was being spied upon illegally during the campaign. But of course there was no bias at all at the DOJ,CIA and FBI.
C. Several people have speculated that Admiral Rogers after Trump got elected went to Trump and gave him everything on the investigations, including the 30,000 missing emails, the salacious Weiner emails, the missing texts – everything. That is why Trump could know to hold out, because he had all the cards. If they are right Trump can slowly expose it all. The Democrats should be scared out of their minds for they are toast, because this entire Spygate scandal is going to come out in the open and expose the Democrats for the rank, treasonous criminals they are. Forget those stupid polls of today, if this is true the Democrats are going to get massacred in November.
You wanna maybe back that up? Or else retract it? Because that is a monstrous accusation.
Valiuth : “But, your statement just underlines the brutal cynicism of Republicans on the border issue. Which is that they like the missery inflicted on these people because they think they deserve it for breaking the law, and that for far too long they have gotten away with it.”
Please tell me why this salacious and unfounded insult was not moderated? If conservatives get the slightest bit insulting they are moderated right away, but somehow the Left wing Progressives like Valiuth and Mona Charon when they throw down rank insults seem to get a free pass.
Will liking that get one blocked?
Asking for a friend.
Has anyone ever been blocked for liking a comment?
Asking for me.
One of my big worries is that both George Soros and the Koch Brothers are all in for spending lots of money for those candidates who will do immigration the way they want it done. (That is, for pro-immigration candidates.) I don’t know how much money Soros has, but the Koch Brothers were said to have decided to spend 400 million dollars this year on the candidates they like. (And often they give money to both sides of the aisle.)
Also, the social media is being wildly manipulated. When I went on my twitter account about six days ago, all the people I follow were there. Over the weekend, I didn’t see any tweets from my usual “followed” tweeters. No James Woods, or President Trump. But lots of #Resistance types. And the names of the people – they are mostly folks with two names: Nancy Sally, Matthew George, Allen Mark, et al.
I finally resorted to putting the names of people I could remember into the search engine – they simply weren’t being allowed on my feed unless I deliberately called them up.
Pres Trump’s Twitter feed has about 99 hostile comments to one positive comment as replies to each of his tweets.
I looked. It never ceases to amaze me how small the political bubbles are. (Mine included, of course.) A handful of folks agreeing with one another, completely unmoored from any consensus reality – at least as far as politics goes. (Reminds me that I must finish reading that Carl Schmitt book…)
The battle of Trump Vs Anti-Trump, isnt for the soul of the republican party, but for the corpse of the democrat party. Trump’s strong protectionist actions should appeal to the union activists, and if unemployment continues to drop in the black communities, the democratic coalition could face some real competition for support in its own base.
In 1956, Eisenhower got more than 40% of the black vote – if that where to happen in a modern election – it would be seen as the collapse of the democrat party. Even reliable democrat strongholds would be gone.
The whole FBI thing should be a surprise to no one.
I thought it was funny that so many in the modern FBI want emulate Mark Felt (although not nearly as carefully) – there where so many practicing deep-throating in the FBI, they should rename the building “the Glory-hole” – if you’re unfamiliar with that term DO NOT google it.
Did “Deep Throat” mean something different in the pre-porn era?
Everywhere around the world, parties on the left integrate party interests into the state apparatus. The KGB for example was the sword and shield of the party. It really looks like Obama was attempting the same things – integrating the democrat party into the state. If you’ll recall there was a book published in 2009 by James Carville, called “40 More Years” that postulated that the democrat party would become the near permanent ruling class of the US. (I wonder if the publisher is offering refunds?). I really think this mindset undermined their ethical standards. If their actions will not be fodder for criticism of the next administration, why not conduct business away from congressional oversight. Then there would be no oversight at all on your actions?
I think this has been a greater threat to democratic norms than anything that Donald Trump has done so far.
That’s an old joke.
To address OkieSailor’s point, there’s a Wikipedia article on it, and there’s some interesting aspects to it, including that the sergeant of arms of a chamber can arrest you. I’ve read independently of that article that there is a jail cell in the cellar somewhere for the sergeant of arms’s use.
Eric Holder, as Obama’s Attorney General, was cited for contempt of Congress. The loophole, covered in the Wikipedia article, is that to enforce such a violation criminally the executive branch, by statute the Justice Department, has to process the charges. Somehow, that didn’t happen.
Is the paperwork still around? could someone pick it up and file it into a judge’s docket somewhere?
Thank you, Susan, for speaking hard truths. I agree with you about the Dems’ desperation. I fear that their decade long preference for immigration demagoguery over immigration solutions will continue. Chuck Schumer and his friends will not let anything pass that doesn’t eliminate our southern border.
We need to split the blue coalition by emphasizing economic issues. We need to let working class blacks know that Democrats don’t care about their wages or even whether they have a job. Black unemployment is the lowest on record. Democrats hate that. We need to point out that Democrats prioritize non-citizens with no connection to our country over US citizens of all races who are struggling.
We can’t compete with the left on open borders activism. They will always win. Trump should let the people know that he will do what he ran on doing: get the economy going, secure the border, and stop other countries from ripping us off on trade. If that agenda leads to defeat in November, then so be it. Let the people choose between broad-based prosperity or open borders chaos. They can’t have both.
So @tba, how is Congress supposed to be able to follow through on its responsibilities for oversight? If a person or department chooses to ignore them, shouldn’t there be consequences? Or are you just kidding? (I can’t tell sometimes . . . 0
Wow. Just wow. I’d love to know if “C” is true; if it is, what do you think Trump is waiting for? Release information closer to the election?
It wasn’t challenged because no one here was being personally attacked, there was no coarse language used, and it’s Valiuth’s opinion. Just because we despise what a person says is not a reason to remove it.
All Republicans running in the mid-terms, instead of the usual pablum they put out, should have these points on their campaign literature. Good points, all, @bloodthirstyneocon.
Agree Susan – isn’t it pathetic that this is all a major political party – half the country – has to offer? Hope you are wrong about the violence –
It is pathetic and I, too, hope I’m wrong about the violence, @frontseatcat.
Ouch. (And true.)
My lefty friends on Facebook were having fits yesterday because the US is apparently pulling out of the UN Human Rights council. Comments like “I don’t even recognize this nation anymore!” “I guess we’re no longer interested in human rights!” and similar cris de coeur.
I don’t even try to respond to them because of my pledge to not get political on Facebook, but all I could think was “Do you realize what a joke the Human Rights Council is? Cuba is on it! Venezuela is on it!” (But they probably think of those places as socialist paradises.)
And I also watched as a former pastor who seems to have gone hard left in his dotage completely unspooled on someone who disagreed with him (rather gently I thought) on the border issue, calling him immoral. Yikes! For a pastor to refer to someone as “immoral” for believing that both parties are uninterested in actually solving the border issue is pretty astounding. But this poor, elderly man seems to have been broken by the election of Donald Trump.
Desperate, and crazy.
As the saying goes “All Democrats have to do is not be insane. And they can’t do it.”
And that result could have been sheer luck.
All I’m saying is we put too much faith in polls other than the one that counts . . .
She was recently joking that Theresa May should slip poison in Trumps Tea. I guess that fits the any solution ideal.
“We think they’re wrong. They think we’re evil.”
And if someone is evil, you’ll stop at nothing to eradicate them.
Remember, it was just a year ago that a Bernie Bro tried to help the Democrats take control of the legislative branch through mass assassination.
Great comments, @drewinwisconsin! I was so pleased to hear Nikki Haley announce that we were leaving. We went through the motions of giving them a chance to reform, and of course they couldn’t or wouldn’t. I see this as a very powerful statement!
We have to have our folks briefed and prepared the way the left briefs and prepares their talking heads. We can’t shape how the media covers the issues but when our guys get invited we know what they’re going to be asked so we must prepare them. Most of our guys are clueless, scared to death of the media mob and not quick enough on their feet even if so inclined. That’s why I said in another story here, we should lock them up and make them listen to Klavan, then explain what the implications of their cowardice is and has always been.
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