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The Twenty-Fifth Hour is the 1950 novel by the Romanian writer C. Virgil Gheorghiu that weaves a tangled, early post-modern tale of central Europe and the Balkans in World War II. It is justly forgotten today, but the title is back in a manner of speaking because it highlights the great irony of the Left's Ahab-like pursuit of the Great Orange Whale (to mix literary references).
Anyone else recall back in 2017 how a concerted mob of concerned citizens suggested the presidential disability clause of the 25th Amendment be invoked to remove President Trump from office? Think of it as a 25th Hour moment. This week ended with the 25th Hour being invoked to remove Joe Biden from office because of his obvious and rapidly advancing senility. Yet one more example of how a strategy to get Trump, like the Me Too movement, has circled around like a rogue torpedo to explode in the face of the Left.
The week began with such promise for the anti-Trump crusade. The walls were closing in on the breaking dam that would drown the freshly roosting chickens! Bam: no immunity for you! And the Supreme Court might allow Trump to be banned from the ballot! Except that didn't go according to script. And then the report of the greatest Hur since Ben Hur, declaring that Biden isn't competent to stand trial for the very same "willful" crime for which Trump is being prosecuted, but is somehow competent to remain president? The Left should have taken a lesson from those failed exploding cigars they tried to use on Castro 60 years ago.
But about that disability clause in the 25th Amendment: we take a closer look, and note that Section 4 in particular is not as clear cut and simple as it sounds. Meaning we're likely stuck so long as Edith Wilson. . ., er, we mean, DOCTOR Jill Biden has anything to say about it.
And finally, we close out this week's epsiode with happy 64th birthday wishes to Lucretia, so the exit bumper music is fairly predictable, isn't it? (Though I chose a rendition from an obscure artist just to annoy this week's host!)
John Yoo
'Lucretia'
Steve Hayward
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John says that it’s against the law to lie to the FBI. But how can you tell if someone has lied? The FBI has manipulated 302 reports and has falsely claimed that people have lied to it. The only solution for the average person is to not cooperate with the FBI or federal law enforcement in general. If you do cooperate, you must videotape everything. Even then, you should realize that the Feds are not your friends and will persecute you if it’s in their political interest. I don’t think John realizes how terrible our situation is.
Steve, the Beatles arrived 60 years ago not 50.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah—stop making me feel older than I already feel!
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The FBI keeps track of that and will let a federal prosecutor know if you have lied to them.
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The FBI has manipulated the 302s and indicted innocent people for lying. It’s a corrupt political organization.
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