hotair--2020-09-24--NYT: No sign in new polls of three red-leaning states that Ginsburg vacancy has changed anything

After the news broke last week that Ginsburg had died and righty conventional wisdom quickly congealed that Republicans should confirm someone before Election Day , I thought of Corey Lewandowski , of all people .
Two years ago , before the midterms , he made the case to the Times that Republicans shouldn ’ t run on the Trump tax cuts , their biggest achievement of Trump ’ s first two years .
His quote stuck with me : “ People don ’ t turn out to say thank you .
If you want to get people motivated , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason to vote .
Saying ‘ build the wall and stop illegals from coming in and killing American citizens ’ gives them an important issue.
” People don ’ t turn out to say thank you .
People turn out to vote against what they fear .
Normally Trump grasps that point very well .
One of his recurring talking points since August has been that electing Biden would mean that Antifa will rule America ’ s streets , even though a core theme of right-wing media at this stage of the race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ true now .
Still , he understands that averting an apocalypse caused by the other side is a much stronger motivator for undecided voters than asking them to reward your own side for the things they ’ ve accomplished .
Which means , logically , in the case of the Ginsburg vacancy , the smart “ fear ” play is … to not fill the seat and scare the hell out of righties that Biden will get to fill it if they don ’ t turn out in historic numbers .
“ Elect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the appointment ” worked out okay for him as a campaign message in 2016 .
I think he might even have considered it this year *if* he , not Biden , had a five-point lead in the national polls .
But because he ’ s an underdog , he really has no choice but to fill this seat while he has the power to do so .
Which means his strongest strategy , a “ fear ” play , is unavailable .
And which also means , pew Lewandowski ’ s logic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t do much to boost his support on the right .
People don ’ t turn out to say thank you .
On the contrary , with Trump soon to have appointed more justices than any president since Reagan — a span that includes three two-term presidents — soft Republican supporters might conclude that they ’ ve gotten everything out of him that they could have possibly hoped for in terms of judges and end the Faustian bargain they made with him in 2016 by voting for Joe .
All of which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it doesn ’ t surprise me that Nate Cohn found no day-to-day change in the Times ’ s new polls of Texas , Iowa , and Georgia last week after the Ginsburg news broke .
( Trump leads by three in Texas , trails by three in Iowa , and is tied with Biden in Georgia . )
If the seat ’ s going to be filled before the election then it ’ s not strictly an election issue , is it ?
Cohn also notes , though , and I agree that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mile of a marathon until the nominee is confirmed next month .
There are things that could happen between now and then that will alienate some voters from Biden .
And there are things that could happen between now and then that will alienate some voters from Trump .
The Times asked a Republican-leaning group from Texas and Georgia what they thought of the vacancy .
Results : The surveys began on Wednesday , two days before Ms. Ginsburg ’ s death .
Neither Mr. Biden nor Mr. Trump fared significantly better in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controlling for the characteristics of the respondent , like state and party .
If anything , Mr. Biden fared a bit better , but the difference was not meaningful… These voters said they trusted Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden to choose the next Supreme Court Justice by a six-point margin — the same as his overall lead among those respondents .
This Republican-leaning group also preferred that the winner of the presidential election choose the next Supreme Court justice , rather than have Mr. Trump appoint the next justice before the election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same time , the results suggested that Mr. Trump was unlikely to face a serious political cost : By a 14-point margin , the same voters thought the Senate should act on any Trump nominee before the election .
A reddish group trusts Trump slightly more to fill the seat and prefers to see the Senate act before the election if a nomination is made — but , interestingly , thinks the winner of the election should make the pick even though that creates an enormous risk that Biden would be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve seen upwards of 10 different polls on that point over the past week and every last one of them has found the same thing , that voters think the next president should make the call .
They may not feel strongly about that ; as Cohn notes , the Times ’ s group still thought the Senate should proceed on a nomination if Trump picks someone .
But when they ’ re asked the question , the answer across multiple surveys is consistent .
Here ’ s one , for example : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some “ jitters ” in the White House too : Again , just because voters prefer a different outcome to the one they ’ re about to get doesn ’ t mean they prefer it strongly enough that votes will move as a result .
And there are , as I say , ways that Democrats could so badly botch how they handle the next month that they end up turning some voters against them .
The obvious one is by attacking Amy Coney Barrett ’ s faith , something they did once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Barrett was up for confirmation to the Seventh Circuit .
A poll this week shows that Biden enjoys a 12-point lead among Catholics , a wider spread than Hillary Clinton enjoyed in 2016 .
Shaming Barrett for her religious devotion could change that , and could also offend non-Catholics who are impressed by her and resent seeing her attacked personally for a matter of conscience .
But there are pitfalls for Republicans too .
We ’ ll see if this changes once Barrett is formally nominated , but thus far Democrats have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grounds that Trump ’ s pick is likely to overturn both Roe v. Wade and ObamaCare .
The idea of dumping ObamaCare in the middle of a pandemic , when tens of millions are laid off and without employer-provided insurance , is a potential gamechanger in swing states .
Axios calculates that upwards of 10 million people in battlegrounds would be at risk of losing their coverage if O-Care were nuked .
The unfairness of holding open a seat that was vacated in February of an election year and then filling one that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year is fine fodder for political junkies to argue about , but I don ’ t think Dems will get far with undecideds with process arguments .
Bottom-line appeals about health care — the issue that won them back the House in 2018 — are much stronger .
As for Roe , a poll taken earlier this year found that 69 percent of the public opposes overturning it .
But the risk to Trump from the issue goes beyond that .
Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report pointed out a few days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large part of his winning margin in 2016 : Trump ’ s whole appeal for some of these voters was that he was a different kind of Republican .
Yeah , he said he was pro-life throughout the campaign and has continued to say so , but he never presented himself as an evangelical or a warrior for “ values.
” He was a louche Manhattan billionaire who said what he had to say to win a primary .
Then he filled two Republican seats on the Supreme Court , which *might* have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Kennedy ’ s support for the decision ) but probably didn ’ t given John Roberts ’ s allergies to sweeping conservative victories .
Now that Trump ’ s in a position to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg , though , the stakes are real .
Maybe his pro-choice voters won ’ t care ; conceivably they ’ ve joined his cult of personality and will support him no matter what .
But 69 percent is a big majority to be on the wrong side of .
If he held the seat open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these problems .
His base would be outraged , granted , but they ’ d be in the same position as Susan Collins ’ s base in Maine .
You may resent your candidate for not seizing the opportunity they ’ ve been granted to make the Court conservative for another generation , but the cold hard fact is they ’ re the only game in town .
You want to fill that seat ?
Then you turn out and you vote for them , period , no matter how annoyed you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think McConnell and Trump and others might seriously have considered that strategy if he were favored to win .
As things stand , though , they ’ re going to make the same ruthless calculation that Pelosi made in 2010 with passing ObamaCare : It ’ s worth doing this even if the price is being turned out of power for years .
*If* there ’ s any electoral fallout from filling the Ginsburg seat , I suspect it ’ ll mainly show up in fundraising .
Democrats have already blown the roof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of donations .
I can ’ t even imagine how much rage-cash they ’ ll be pouring in over the final few weeks , after Barrett is confirmed .
But it ’ s also possible , and significant , that the sheer anger on the left over the GOP ’ s bizarro-Garland approach to this plus the prospect of losing Roe and ObamaCare will bring out progressives who were otherwise too disenchanted to bother showing up for Biden .
If there ’ s to be a surge in polling for one party or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order words , you ’ d expect it to be for Democrats .
For exactly the reason Lewandowski stated : You don ’ t get psyched to vote because you ’ re feeling grateful , you get psyched to vote because you ’ re angry and afraid .
And Democrats are enraged and terrified .

After the news broke last week that Ginsburg had died and righty conventional wisdom quickly congealed that Republicans should confirm someone before Election Day, I thought of Corey Lewandowski, of all people. Two years ago, before the midterms, he made the case to the Times that Republicans shouldn’t run on the Trump tax cuts, their biggest achievement of Trump’s first two years. His quote stuck with me: “People don’t turn out to say thank you. If you want to get people motivated, you’ve got to give them a reason to vote. Saying ‘build the wall and stop illegals from coming in and killing American citizens’ gives them an important issue.”
People don’t turn out to say thank you. People turn out to vote against what they fear.
Normally Trump grasps that point very well. One of his recurring talking points since August has been that electing Biden would mean that Antifa will rule America’s streets, even though a core theme of right-wing media at this stage of the race is that that’s sort of true now. Still, he understands that averting an apocalypse caused by the other side is a much stronger motivator for undecided voters than asking them to reward your own side for the things they’ve accomplished. Which means, logically, in the case of the Ginsburg vacancy, the smart “fear” play is … to not fill the seat and scare the hell out of righties that Biden will get to fill it if they don’t turn out in historic numbers.
“Elect me so that I get to make the appointment” worked out okay for him as a campaign message in 2016. I think he might even have considered it this year *if* he, not Biden, had a five-point lead in the national polls. But because he’s an underdog, he really has no choice but to fill this seat while he has the power to do so. Which means his strongest strategy, a “fear” play, is unavailable. And which also means, pew Lewandowski’s logic, that filling the seat in October shouldn’t do much to boost his support on the right. People don’t turn out to say thank you. On the contrary, with Trump soon to have appointed more justices than any president since Reagan — a span that includes three two-term presidents — soft Republican supporters might conclude that they’ve gotten everything out of him that they could have possibly hoped for in terms of judges and end the Faustian bargain they made with him in 2016 by voting for Joe.
All of which is a long way of saying that it doesn’t surprise me that Nate Cohn found no day-to-day change in the Times’s new polls of Texas, Iowa, and Georgia last week after the Ginsburg news broke. (Trump leads by three in Texas, trails by three in Iowa, and is tied with Biden in Georgia.) If the seat’s going to be filled before the election then it’s not strictly an election issue, is it? Cohn also notes, though, and I agree that we’re still in the first mile of a marathon until the nominee is confirmed next month. There are things that could happen between now and then that will alienate some voters from Biden. And there are things that could happen between now and then that will alienate some voters from Trump.
The Times asked a Republican-leaning group from Texas and Georgia what they thought of the vacancy. Results:
The surveys began on Wednesday, two days before Ms. Ginsburg’s death. Neither Mr. Biden nor Mr. Trump fared significantly better in interviews conducted after her death, after controlling for the characteristics of the respondent, like state and party. If anything, Mr. Biden fared a bit better, but the difference was not meaningful… These voters said they trusted Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden to choose the next Supreme Court Justice by a six-point margin — the same as his overall lead among those respondents. This Republican-leaning group also preferred that the winner of the presidential election choose the next Supreme Court justice, rather than have Mr. Trump appoint the next justice before the election, by a 12-point margin. Yet at the same time, the results suggested that Mr. Trump was unlikely to face a serious political cost: By a 14-point margin, the same voters thought the Senate should act on any Trump nominee before the election.
A reddish group trusts Trump slightly more to fill the seat and prefers to see the Senate act before the election if a nomination is made — but, interestingly, thinks the winner of the election should make the pick even though that creates an enormous risk that Biden would be the one to do it. I’ve seen upwards of 10 different polls on that point over the past week and every last one of them has found the same thing, that voters think the next president should make the call. They may not feel strongly about that; as Cohn notes, the Times’s group still thought the Senate should proceed on a nomination if Trump picks someone. But when they’re asked the question, the answer across multiple surveys is consistent. Here’s one, for example:
Republicans’ internal polling is reportedly causing some “jitters” in the White House too:
Among some of the president’s advisers, jitters stem from a recent internal Republican poll discussed among officials in the White House and the Trump campaign this week that contained an alarming range of signs about the vacancy, according to people who reviewed it. The poll — conducted over the weekend among about 1,500 likely voters in 17 swing states, including Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — showed that 51 percent of voters said they trust Biden more than Trump to handle the vacancy, while only 43 percent said they trusted Trump. The document also found that only 28 percent of the voters said they would be more likely to vote for Trump if a replacement is confirmed, while 38 percent said they would be less likely. And 52 percent said the Senate should hold hearings after the election, while 41 percent said it should hold hearings before the election.
Again, just because voters prefer a different outcome to the one they’re about to get doesn’t mean they prefer it strongly enough that votes will move as a result. And there are, as I say, ways that Democrats could so badly botch how they handle the next month that they end up turning some voters against them. The obvious one is by attacking Amy Coney Barrett’s faith, something they did once before in the person of Dianne Feinstein when Barrett was up for confirmation to the Seventh Circuit. A poll this week shows that Biden enjoys a 12-point lead among Catholics, a wider spread than Hillary Clinton enjoyed in 2016. Shaming Barrett for her religious devotion could change that, and could also offend non-Catholics who are impressed by her and resent seeing her attacked personally for a matter of conscience.
But there are pitfalls for Republicans too. We’ll see if this changes once Barrett is formally nominated, but thus far Democrats have shrewdly stuck to attacking the nomination on grounds that Trump’s pick is likely to overturn both Roe v. Wade and ObamaCare. The idea of dumping ObamaCare in the middle of a pandemic, when tens of millions are laid off and without employer-provided insurance, is a potential gamechanger in swing states. Axios calculates that upwards of 10 million people in battlegrounds would be at risk of losing their coverage if O-Care were nuked. The unfairness of holding open a seat that was vacated in February of an election year and then filling one that was vacated in September of an election year is fine fodder for political junkies to argue about, but I don’t think Dems will get far with undecideds with process arguments. Bottom-line appeals about health care — the issue that won them back the House in 2018 — are much stronger.
As for Roe, a poll taken earlier this year found that 69 percent of the public opposes overturning it. But the risk to Trump from the issue goes beyond that. Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report pointed out a few days ago that pro-choice voters were a surprisingly large part of his winning margin in 2016:
Although Trump downplayed abortion in 2016, voters w/ mostly pro-choice attitudes made up more than a fifth of his support in plenty of battleground states: 25% in Iowa
24% in Florida
24% in Pennsylvania
24% in Michigan
21% in Arizona
20% in Wisconsin
20% in Ohio — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 19, 2020
Now, there may actually be an opportunity for Dems to win back many of these voters by tying Trump to the "DC swamp:" Mitch McConnell and Rs who want to "end Roe v. Wade, cut more taxes for billionaires" etc. In fact, Biden is *already* winning many of these blue-collar voters. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 19, 2020
Trump’s whole appeal for some of these voters was that he was a different kind of Republican. Yeah, he said he was pro-life throughout the campaign and has continued to say so, but he never presented himself as an evangelical or a warrior for “values.” He was a louche Manhattan billionaire who said what he had to say to win a primary. Then he filled two Republican seats on the Supreme Court, which *might* have tilted the balance against Roe (given Anthony Kennedy’s support for the decision) but probably didn’t given John Roberts’s allergies to sweeping conservative victories. Now that Trump’s in a position to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, though, the stakes are real. Maybe his pro-choice voters won’t care; conceivably they’ve joined his cult of personality and will support him no matter what. But 69 percent is a big majority to be on the wrong side of.
If he held the seat open, he wouldn’t have any of these problems. His base would be outraged, granted, but they’d be in the same position as Susan Collins’s base in Maine. You may resent your candidate for not seizing the opportunity they’ve been granted to make the Court conservative for another generation, but the cold hard fact is they’re the only game in town. You want to fill that seat? Then you turn out and you vote for them, period, no matter how annoyed you are. As I say, I think McConnell and Trump and others might seriously have considered that strategy if he were favored to win. As things stand, though, they’re going to make the same ruthless calculation that Pelosi made in 2010 with passing ObamaCare: It’s worth doing this even if the price is being turned out of power for years.
*If* there’s any electoral fallout from filling the Ginsburg seat, I suspect it’ll mainly show up in fundraising. Democrats have already blown the roof off over the past week in terms of donations. I can’t even imagine how much rage-cash they’ll be pouring in over the final few weeks, after Barrett is confirmed. But it’s also possible, and significant, that the sheer anger on the left over the GOP’s bizarro-Garland approach to this plus the prospect of losing Roe and ObamaCare will bring out progressives who were otherwise too disenchanted to bother showing up for Biden. If there’s to be a surge in polling for one party or the other due to SCOTUS politics, in order words, you’d expect it to be for Democrats. For exactly the reason Lewandowski stated: You don’t get psyched to vote because you’re feeling grateful, you get psyched to vote because you’re angry and afraid. And Democrats are enraged and terrified.


hotair--2020-09-24--Portland riot: Mostly peaceful Molotov cocktails thrown at police

The rioters in Portland escalated their attacks on police last night .
Most of the action took place near the central precinct where large rocks were used to break glass above the doors and slingshots were then used to fire rocks inside the building .
An unlawful assembly was declared .
When officers went out to push the group away from the building they were hit with bottles and fireworks .
A little after 10 pm the crowd returned to the central precinct and set it on fire .
A riot was declared and everyone was ordered to leave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next according to police : Group members continued to block traffic in the streets and throw full soup cans towards officers .
Green lasers , which cause permanent damage to vision , were shined at officers situated in the sound truck .
Officers began to disperse the crowd outside of Central Precinct again and a Molotov cocktail was thrown towards officers striking one in the foot .
According to police , two more Molotovs were thrown at officers last night but there doesn ’ t appear to be video of those incidents .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ very differently .
If that first Molotov had hit the officer in the chest instead of the foot this would have been life threatening .
Andy Ngo reports that one person has been arrested for attempted murder , assault and arson .
He is going to face federal charges so the progressive Portland DA will not get a chance to go easy on him .
While all of this is happening , candidates for Mayor of Portland are competing over who wants to cut the police budget the most .
The answers range @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to $ 25 to $ 50 million .
It appears no one is listening to the Portland Police Bureau which explained earlier this month how budget cuts and nightly riots have resulted in the inability to answer 911 in a timely manner across the city .

The rioters in Portland escalated their attacks on police last night. Most of the action took place near the central precinct where large rocks were used to break glass above the doors and slingshots were then used to fire rocks inside the building. An unlawful assembly was declared. When officers went out to push the group away from the building they were hit with bottles and fireworks.
A little after 10 pm the crowd returned to the central precinct and set it on fire. A riot was declared and everyone was ordered to leave the area. Here’s what happened next according to police:
Group members continued to block traffic in the streets and throw full soup cans towards officers. Green lasers, which cause permanent damage to vision, were shined at officers situated in the sound truck. Officers began to disperse the crowd outside of Central Precinct again and a Molotov cocktail was thrown towards officers striking one in the foot.
There’s video of this attack:
Protestor throws Molotov at police pic.twitter.com/i3afKRalAT — Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 24, 2020
Another angle:
Watch: A rioter at the BLM-antifa Portland riot throws a large Molotov cocktail at @PortlandPolice. #PortlandRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/mRGCAbFOQe — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 24, 2020
According to police, two more Molotovs were thrown at officers last night but there doesn’t appear to be video of those incidents.
A second Molotov cocktail was thrown towards officers near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest Main Street, and a third Molotov cocktail was thrown at officers near Southwest Broadway and Southwest Main Street. As the crowd was dispersed they aggressively threw rocks at officers and other projectiles.
Needless to say this could have gone very differently. If that first Molotov had hit the officer in the chest instead of the foot this would have been life threatening. Andy Ngo reports that one person has been arrested for attempted murder, assault and arson. He is going to face federal charges so the progressive Portland DA will not get a chance to go easy on him.
Breaking: Joseph Robert Sipe, 23, was arrested at the Portland #antifa riot where firebombs were used. He's charged w/1st-degree attempted murder, 1st-degree arson & other felonies. There is a federal hold on him, so he can't be quickly released. #BLM https://t.co/m7BIoxRd65 pic.twitter.com/2NAGK0LD86 — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 24, 2020
While all of this is happening, candidates for Mayor of Portland are competing over who wants to cut the police budget the most. The answers range from $10 million over 2 years to $25 to $50 million. It appears no one is listening to the Portland Police Bureau which explained earlier this month how budget cuts and nightly riots have resulted in the inability to answer 911 in a timely manner across the city.


hotair--2020-09-24--Woke Prince Harry and Meghan get out the vote for Biden, Trump responds perfectly

The woke royals are living large in California , doing all the woke celebrity things like asking Americans to get out and vote .
Though Prince Harry and Meghan didn ’ t specifically name-check Joe Biden , the implication is clear .
The bad Orange Man must go .
Their contempt for President Trump is nothing new , mind you , but it takes a certain kind of hubris to enter the fray as the presidential election grows closer .
Meghan is an American so it isn ’ t so unusual for her to weigh in against Trump , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and since joining the royal family .
Prince Harry , though , is another matter .
The royal family is supposed to steer clear of their own politics , much less American politics .
We fought a war over this and America won .
Meghan can vote in the November election but Prince Harry , of course , can not .
Nonetheless , both appeared in a video that aired on ABC .
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex participated in 2020 TIME 100 , TIME ’ s list of the world ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aired on Tuesday , National Voter Registration Day .
Markle has worked to get out the vote in the past month .
Usually , the two are speaking out about climate change or racism .
Markle even did some cold calling of voters last summer with Gloria Steinem .
Meghan will make history as the first member of the British royal family to vote in America .
She sounds as though she wants to be all things to all people .
In August , Markle shared a statement with Marie Claire about why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 election .
“ I know what it ’ s like to have a voice , and also what it ’ s like to feel voiceless , ” she said .
“ I also know that so many men and women have put their lives on the line for us to be heard .
And that opportunity , that fundamental right , is in our ability to exercise our right to vote and to make all of our voices heard.
” Super-woke Harry whined about not being allowed to vote in England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good and evil .
It ’ s all a bit much , if you ask me .
During his White House press briefing Wednesday , President Trump was asked about Harry and Meghan ’ s not so veiled endorsement of Joe Biden .
He gave the perfect answer – he ’ s not a fan of Meghan ’ s and wished Harry luck in his life with her .
Before he was elected in 2016 , Meghan actively campaigned for Hillary and took shots at Trump in the media .
She called him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Larry Wilmore .
No love is lost between the two .
Trump called Meghan a “ nasty woman ” before going to the U.K. for a visit with the royals .
Meghan wasn ’ t participating in a formal reception for Trump and Melania , though , as she was conveniently on maternity leave .
He referred to the couple as “ rogue royals ” when they announced their relocation to California .
Let ’ s be honest , these two are spoiled brats , emboldened by slobbering coverage by the American media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperate to be relevant .
Their 15 minutes may be up , though , once another president is inaugurated , whether it is in 2021 or 2025 .
They won ’ t be useful idiots for the Democrats anymore – they ’ ll just be run-of-the-mill left coast liberals .
Until then , they have their sweet deal with Netflix and Meghan can hang with her new bff , Michelle Obama .

The woke royals are living large in California, doing all the woke celebrity things like asking Americans to get out and vote. Though Prince Harry and Meghan didn’t specifically name-check Joe Biden, the implication is clear. The bad Orange Man must go.
Their contempt for President Trump is nothing new, mind you, but it takes a certain kind of hubris to enter the fray as the presidential election grows closer. Meghan is an American so it isn’t so unusual for her to weigh in against Trump, as she has done in past remarks before and since joining the royal family. Prince Harry, though, is another matter. The royal family is supposed to steer clear of their own politics, much less American politics. We fought a war over this and America won.
Meghan can vote in the November election but Prince Harry, of course, can not. Nonetheless, both appeared in a video that aired on ABC. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex participated in 2020 TIME 100, TIME’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. It aired on Tuesday, National Voter Registration Day. Markle has worked to get out the vote in the past month. Usually, the two are speaking out about climate change or racism.
“Every four years we are told the same thing, that this is the most important election of our lifetime,” Markle said. “But this one is. When we vote, our values are put into action and our voices are heard. Your voice is a reminder that you matter, because you do and you deserve to be heard.”
Markle even did some cold calling of voters last summer with Gloria Steinem.
Over the summer, Markle cold called members of the U.S. electorate with Gloria Steinem and encouraged them to vote. “We sat at the dining room table where I am right now,” Steinem told Access Hollywood. “And cold-called voters and said ‘Hello, I’m Meg’ and ‘Hello, I’m Gloria’ and ‘Are you going to vote?’ That was her initiative.” Markle and Steinem had earlier in the day discussed the link between representation and voting for Makers.
Meghan will make history as the first member of the British royal family to vote in America. She sounds as though she wants to be all things to all people.
In August, Markle shared a statement with Marie Claire about why she’s planning on voting in the 2020 election. “I know what it’s like to have a voice, and also what it’s like to feel voiceless,” she said. “I also know that so many men and women have put their lives on the line for us to be heard. And that opportunity, that fundamental right, is in our ability to exercise our right to vote and to make all of our voices heard.”
Super-woke Harry whined about not being allowed to vote in England or the U.S. while he virtue-signaled about good and evil. It’s all a bit much, if you ask me.
“When the bad outweighs the good, for many, whether we realize it or not, it erodes our ability to have compassion and our ability to put ourself in someone else’s shoes. Because when one person buys into negativity online, the effects are felt exponentially. It’s time to not only reflect, but act,” he said. “As we approach this November, it’s vital that we reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex: "Congratulations to this year's transformative leaders and change makers. You work tirelessly to create a better world, a better global community for all of us" #TIME100 https://t.co/3aojLBhOVu pic.twitter.com/aqOkVUNFBX — TIME (@TIME) September 23, 2020
During his White House press briefing Wednesday, President Trump was asked about Harry and Meghan’s not so veiled endorsement of Joe Biden. He gave the perfect answer – he’s not a fan of Meghan’s and wished Harry luck in his life with her.
Reporter: "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chimed in on the U.S. election and essentially encouraging people to vote for Joe Biden. I wanted to get your reaction to that." Trump: "I'm not a fan of hers…I wish a lot of luck to Harry because he's going to need it." pic.twitter.com/AqO0ORI1jB — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 23, 2020
Before he was elected in 2016, Meghan actively campaigned for Hillary and took shots at Trump in the media. She called him a misogynist on The Night Show With Larry Wilmore. No love is lost between the two. Trump called Meghan a “nasty woman” before going to the U.K. for a visit with the royals. Meghan wasn’t participating in a formal reception for Trump and Melania, though, as she was conveniently on maternity leave. He referred to the couple as “rogue royals” when they announced their relocation to California.
Let’s be honest, these two are spoiled brats, emboldened by slobbering coverage by the American media because they trash Trump. They are desperate to be relevant. Their 15 minutes may be up, though, once another president is inaugurated, whether it is in 2021 or 2025. They won’t be useful idiots for the Democrats anymore – they’ll just be run-of-the-mill left coast liberals. Until then, they have their sweet deal with Netflix and Meghan can hang with her new bff, Michelle Obama.


hotair--2020-09-24--Pence to ABC: Don't repeat "intolerance" shown Barrett over her faith

It ’ s a subtle brushback pitch , to be sure , but that ’ s Mike Pence ’ s style .
In a clip from ABC ’ s interview with the Vice President released this morning , Linsey Davis asks about whether Donald Trump will promise a repeal of Roe v Wade with his next Supreme Court nominee .
Pence ignores that to offer a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and then promise that the nominee to be announced on Saturday will follow in Antonin Scalia ’ s footsteps on judicial restraint and originalism .
When Davis tries to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affiliation with a Catholic group , however , Pence shuts it down by reminding her of the “ intolerance ” Barrett faced over her faith : DAVIS : It ’ s been reported that Amy Coney Barrett is a top contender for the Supreme Court job .
There has been some scrutiny from some about her alleged affiliation with a religious group , People of Praise in Indiana .
Some people have suggested that they have practices that many Americans might find extreme .
Do you feel that there is any concern that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this covenant with the organization at the same time serve the American people independently and objectively on the Supreme Court ?
PENCE : Judge Barrett is an extraordinary jurist , and she ’ s among a number of women who are currently under consideration by the president of the United States .
But I must tell you that the intolerance expressed during her last confirmation hearings about her Catholic faith , I really think was a disservice to the process and a disappointment to millions of Americans .
Judge Barrett and other judges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidence , are exactly the kind of jurists that the president has appointed from early in this administration .
Oddly enough , ABC didn ’ t include Pence ’ s reference of “ intolerance ” in their report on the interview .
Perhaps that ’ s because they published a deep dive into the old People of Praise issue this morning , with some of the same old nonsense about the group and its supposed connection to The Handmaid ’ s Tale , which has recently been debunked : As U.S. Judge Amy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ atop a list of possible replacements for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court , her long affiliation with a small , Charismatic Christian community in Indiana has drawn fresh attention – in part due to the group ’ s historical use of the term “ handmaid ” to describe its female members .
The ecumenical organization , People of Praise , has fought to distance itself from comparisons to the oppressive fictional religious order in the Margaret Atwood book and television adaptation , “ The Handmaid ’ s Tale.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitutional attorney with the Freedom From Religion Foundation , the symbolic comparisons to Atwood ’ s dystopian narrative invite real and important questions .
“ There are serious and deep concerns about Judge Amy Coney Barrett ’ s affiliation with People of Praise and her past comments about the conflict between faith and law , ” Seidel said .
“ Not only is her connection to this community and her previous writings fair to ask about , but senators have a duty to the constitution to ask those questions.
” As might be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This issue came up in her previous Senate confirmation hearing , in which Dianne Feinstein solemnly intoned that “ the dogma lives loudly within you , and that ’ s a concern.
” That blew up in the face of Senate Democrats at the time , who spent days trying to backpedal from essentially attempting to enforce a religious test for the Supreme Court .
Feinstein eventually resorted to the “ some of my best friends are Catholics ” defense , but the issue faded off the screen in 2017 .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a couple of weeks before an election in which Democrats hope to recapture the Catholic vote away from Trump with Joe Biden ’ s candidacy .
If they ’ re smart , they ’ ll find a line of attack that has nothing to do with faith , but that would require them being smart .

It’s a subtle brushback pitch, to be sure, but that’s Mike Pence’s style. In a clip from ABC’s interview with the Vice President released this morning, Linsey Davis asks about whether Donald Trump will promise a repeal of Roe v Wade with his next Supreme Court nominee. Pence ignores that to offer a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and then promise that the nominee to be announced on Saturday will follow in Antonin Scalia’s footsteps on judicial restraint and originalism.
When Davis tries to bring up Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with a Catholic group, however, Pence shuts it down by reminding her of the “intolerance” Barrett faced over her faith:
Vice Pres. Mike Pence tells @LinseyDavis in an exclusive interview that potential Supreme Court pick Judge Amy Barrett is an "extraordinary jurist," and criticizes "intolerance" about her faith he says was expressed in her last confirmation hearing. https://t.co/NBZLdj2VKw pic.twitter.com/PoNRL7Ofg9 — ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2020
DAVIS: It’s been reported that Amy Coney Barrett is a top contender for the Supreme Court job. There has been some scrutiny from some about her alleged affiliation with a religious group, People of Praise in Indiana. Some people have suggested that they have practices that many Americans might find extreme. Do you feel that there is any concern that she would be able to potentially keep this covenant with the organization at the same time serve the American people independently and objectively on the Supreme Court? PENCE: Judge Barrett is an extraordinary jurist, and she’s among a number of women who are currently under consideration by the president of the United States. But I must tell you that the intolerance expressed during her last confirmation hearings about her Catholic faith, I really think was a disservice to the process and a disappointment to millions of Americans. Judge Barrett and other judges currently under consideration, we have every confidence, are exactly the kind of jurists that the president has appointed from early in this administration.
Oddly enough, ABC didn’t include Pence’s reference of “intolerance” in their report on the interview. Perhaps that’s because they published a deep dive into the old People of Praise issue this morning, with some of the same old nonsense about the group and its supposed connection to The Handmaid’s Tale, which has recently been debunked:
As U.S. Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s name has emerged atop a list of possible replacements for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, her long affiliation with a small, Charismatic Christian community in Indiana has drawn fresh attention – in part due to the group’s historical use of the term “handmaid” to describe its female members. The ecumenical organization, People of Praise, has fought to distance itself from comparisons to the oppressive fictional religious order in the Margaret Atwood book and television adaptation, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But to Andrew Seidel, a constitutional attorney with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the symbolic comparisons to Atwood’s dystopian narrative invite real and important questions. “There are serious and deep concerns about Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with People of Praise and her past comments about the conflict between faith and law,” Seidel said. “Not only is her connection to this community and her previous writings fair to ask about, but senators have a duty to the constitution to ask those questions.”
As might be said in court, asked and answered. This issue came up in her previous Senate confirmation hearing, in which Dianne Feinstein solemnly intoned that “the dogma lives loudly within you, and that’s a concern.” That blew up in the face of Senate Democrats at the time, who spent days trying to backpedal from essentially attempting to enforce a religious test for the Supreme Court. Feinstein eventually resorted to the “some of my best friends are Catholics” defense, but the issue faded off the screen in 2017.
It won’t go away as easily a couple of weeks before an election in which Democrats hope to recapture the Catholic vote away from Trump with Joe Biden’s candidacy. If they’re smart, they’ll find a line of attack that has nothing to do with faith, but that would require them being smart.


hotair--2020-09-24--GOP closing gap with Democrats on voter registrations in Florida

For once , it ’ s hard to argue with one of his tweets : It is looking good for him .
I don ’ t know why anyone would bet against Trump there right now in light of recent history given the state of the polling .
FiveThirtyEight has had Biden as a steady ~60 percent favorite to win the state , but consider : — Trump has gained more than seven points on Biden in Florida since late July , reducing his lead to 1.3 points today ; — pollsters have repeatedly underrated Republican candidates there , first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeSantis and Rick Scott in 2018 ; — various surveys have showed Trump cutting into Democrats ’ margins with Latinos , with at least one showing him leading among that group statewide ; — one of America ’ s best pollsters , ABC/WaPo , dropped a bombshell yesterday finding Trump leading in the state , 51/47 , the first time he ’ s led in any non-Republican poll since March ; — if things are verrrrry close on Election Day a la 2000 , Trump has a Republican governor and a Republican state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battle plus a state supreme court composed entirely of Republican appointees ( although three were named by Charlie Crist ) ; — Trump ’ s stalled deal with pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices could still come together before the election , giving him a boost with Florida ’ s large senior population ; — maybe most significantly , per this new Politico story , the GOP ground game there is cutting into Democrats ’ traditional registration advantage .
Democrats were shocked by Trump ’ s ability to turn out working-class white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s steep leads with nonwhites .
Politico ’ s report leads you to wonder if his campaign might do an even better job this time .
In August , Republicans added a party record of almost 58,000 new voters — a 91 percent increase compared to August 2016 , the Florida election data show .
The number of new Republicans added in August is 41 percent more than the number of new Democrats who registered .
Democratic registration , meanwhile , was 6 percent lower than the total racked up in August 2016… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter-registration edge over Republicans , when Trump won the state by a little more than a point .
Now the GOP has reduced that Democratic advantage by 44 percent .
Recent polls show Florida is essentially tied between Biden and Trump… Ryan Tyson , a Republican pollster and strategist , said that an electorate with more Republicans could have an effect on polls , some of which model a far-higher Democratic voter base than exists and therefore run the risk of making Trump appear to be farther behind Biden .
In an analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that 119,000 more Democratic voters have switched their registration to Republican or independent than Republicans Party switchers since 2016 .
The registration gap between the parties has now shrunk to 1.3 points .
Which makes you wonder if Tyson is right about the polls ’ turnout models — except maybe ABC/WaPo ’ s — being wildly wrong .
Biden ’ s team insists that they have a huge advantage in voting by mail , which should offset some of the GOP ’ s registration gains , but there ’ s a conspicuous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” fingerpointing on their side in the quotes given to Politico for this piece .
Dems on the ground in the state say the campaign made a major , possibly fatal mistake : They chose not to do traditional door-knocking because of the pandemic whereas Republicans have been full speed ahead , something I ’ ve flagged before as an error that might end up costing Biden the presidency .
What ’ s especially weird about that , added one Democrat , is that Team Biden encouraged people to go out and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrations .
If that ’ s important enough to risk infection , you would think basic GOTV efforts involving personal contact would be important enough too .
It ’ s striking to read today ’ s story in light of the story a few days ago about Mike Bloomberg raising money to re-enfranchise felons who still owe fines and court fees in Florida .
Democrats thought the constitutional amendment that passed in Florida in 2018 re-enfranchising everyone except murderers and sex offenders was their ticket to a decisive advantage in Florida .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by passing a statute that required payment of outstanding debts before a felon would be eligible to vote again .
That statute was recently upheld by Barbara Lagoa ’ s 11th Circuit Court of Appeals , and it ’ s certainly too late now for SCOTUS to intervene before the registration deadline passes .
Had that decision gone the other way , or if the state legislature had lacked the votes to pass the statute about debts in the first place , the posture in Florida might look very different today .
Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complain loudly about voter suppression even if Trump wins the state semi-comfortably .
As it is , I wonder if Team Biden might consider giving up on Florida in an alternate universe where Trump still retains a huge fundraising advantage .
It ’ s a *very* expensive state to campaign in ; given that voters seem to be trending Trump ’ s way there and that the GOP has made major inroads on registering people , a Democratic operation strapped for cash might decide that they ’ re better off spending the money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Arizona instead .
Trump needs Florida to win , Biden doesn ’ t .
In this universe , though , Biden and his party are drowning in donations from anti-Trump Democrats , especially since Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s death .
He ’ ll contest Florida aggressively all the way to November 3 because why shouldn ’ t he ?
He has a forest of money trees bearing fruit for him every hour .
Money ’ s no object .
By the way , voter-registration groups are also reporting a surge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last Friday .
Whether that ’ s enough to matter in Florida , we ’ ll see .

For once, it’s hard to argue with one of his tweets:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1309135887083728903
It is looking good for him. I don’t know why anyone would bet against Trump there right now in light of recent history given the state of the polling. FiveThirtyEight has had Biden as a steady ~60 percent favorite to win the state, but consider:
— Trump has gained more than seven points on Biden in Florida since late July, reducing his lead to 1.3 points today;
— pollsters have repeatedly underrated Republican candidates there, first Trump himself in 2016 and then Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott in 2018;
— various surveys have showed Trump cutting into Democrats’ margins with Latinos, with at least one showing him leading among that group statewide;
— one of America’s best pollsters, ABC/WaPo, dropped a bombshell yesterday finding Trump leading in the state, 51/47, the first time he’s led in any non-Republican poll since March;
— if things are verrrrry close on Election Day a la 2000, Trump has a Republican governor and a Republican state legislature in his corner in the ensuing battle plus a state supreme court composed entirely of Republican appointees (although three were named by Charlie Crist);
— Trump’s stalled deal with pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices could still come together before the election, giving him a boost with Florida’s large senior population;
— maybe most significantly, per this new Politico story, the GOP ground game there is cutting into Democrats’ traditional registration advantage. Democrats were shocked by Trump’s ability to turn out working-class white voters in 2016, nullifying Hillary’s steep leads with nonwhites. Politico’s report leads you to wonder if his campaign might do an even better job this time.
In August, Republicans added a party record of almost 58,000 new voters — a 91 percent increase compared to August 2016, the Florida election data show. The number of new Republicans added in August is 41 percent more than the number of new Democrats who registered. Democratic registration, meanwhile, was 6 percent lower than the total racked up in August 2016… In 2016, Democrats had a 327,000 voter-registration edge over Republicans, when Trump won the state by a little more than a point. Now the GOP has reduced that Democratic advantage by 44 percent. Recent polls show Florida is essentially tied between Biden and Trump… Ryan Tyson, a Republican pollster and strategist, said that an electorate with more Republicans could have an effect on polls, some of which model a far-higher Democratic voter base than exists and therefore run the risk of making Trump appear to be farther behind Biden. In an analysis, Tyson’s data analytics team found that 119,000 more Democratic voters have switched their registration to Republican or independent than Republicans Party switchers since 2016.
The registration gap between the parties has now shrunk to 1.3 points. Which makes you wonder if Tyson is right about the polls’ turnout models — except maybe ABC/WaPo’s — being wildly wrong.
Biden’s team insists that they have a huge advantage in voting by mail, which should offset some of the GOP’s registration gains, but there’s a conspicuous amount of early “Who lost Florida?” fingerpointing on their side in the quotes given to Politico for this piece. Dems on the ground in the state say the campaign made a major, possibly fatal mistake: They chose not to do traditional door-knocking because of the pandemic whereas Republicans have been full speed ahead, something I’ve flagged before as an error that might end up costing Biden the presidency. What’s especially weird about that, added one Democrat, is that Team Biden encouraged people to go out and protest during this summer’s BLM demonstrations. If that’s important enough to risk infection, you would think basic GOTV efforts involving personal contact would be important enough too.
It’s striking to read today’s story in light of the story a few days ago about Mike Bloomberg raising money to re-enfranchise felons who still owe fines and court fees in Florida. Democrats thought the constitutional amendment that passed in Florida in 2018 re-enfranchising everyone except murderers and sex offenders was their ticket to a decisive advantage in Florida. The GOP thwarted that attempt, though, by passing a statute that required payment of outstanding debts before a felon would be eligible to vote again. That statute was recently upheld by Barbara Lagoa’s 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and it’s certainly too late now for SCOTUS to intervene before the registration deadline passes. Had that decision gone the other way, or if the state legislature had lacked the votes to pass the statute about debts in the first place, the posture in Florida might look very different today. Because it doesn’t, Democrats will complain loudly about voter suppression even if Trump wins the state semi-comfortably.
As it is, I wonder if Team Biden might consider giving up on Florida in an alternate universe where Trump still retains a huge fundraising advantage. It’s a *very* expensive state to campaign in; given that voters seem to be trending Trump’s way there and that the GOP has made major inroads on registering people, a Democratic operation strapped for cash might decide that they’re better off spending the money earmarked for Florida in the Rust Belt and Arizona instead. Trump needs Florida to win, Biden doesn’t. In this universe, though, Biden and his party are drowning in donations from anti-Trump Democrats, especially since Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. He’ll contest Florida aggressively all the way to November 3 because why shouldn’t he? He has a forest of money trees bearing fruit for him every hour. Money’s no object.
By the way, voter-registration groups are also reporting a surge in registrations nationally since Ginsburg’s death last Friday. Whether that’s enough to matter in Florida, we’ll see.


hotair--2020-09-24--Cosmopolitan: Support the brave protesters in Louisville, donate to pay their bail

Cosmopolitan magazine , a liberal women ’ s publication owned by the Hearst Corporation , is encouraging its readers to take action over the Grand Jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case .
One way to do so , according to an article published online yesterday is to contribute money to the fund that helps bail out those who are arrested during protests that turn into riots .
Cosmo didn ’ t agree with the Grand Jury indictment so the rag published ways to readers to respond .
It lists some “ actionable steps ” for readers to take .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ BLM Louisville , the first action is for readers to donate money for reparations to black families in Louisville .
That ’ s quite a stretch , lumping black families in with the actual grieving family of Breonna Taylor , but this is how the game is played .
Everyone is a victim .
That ’ s the Democrats ’ playbook .
The problem with “ supporting the protesters ” is that those being arrested are breaking the law , usually in a violent way .
They are not being arrested for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested when protests take a turn and the violence begins .
Then it becomes a riot , not a part of First Amendment rights .
Shooting two police officers , for example , as happened in Louisville on Wednesday night , is a crime .
One man has been arrested for that .
Remember when some Biden campaign staffers contributed to such a fund in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd and the protests and riots began there ?
Kamala Harris even promoted doing so .
She ’ s at it again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot during the protest Wednesday night in Louisville that turned into a violent event , she tweeted her support of “ say her name ” rhetoric .
One interesting point that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made during his press conference was that the public shouldn ’ t pay attention to the celebrities and influencers who have inserted themselves into this case .
He said none of them live in Kentucky , or in Louisville , and they shouldn ’ t try to come in and say how public officials and the Grand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words , he was telling outside agitators to mind their own business .
So , celebrities and athletes responded to the Grand Jury indictment .
“ It ’ s a very complicated situation .
But it ain ’ t right and enough already .
Enough already .
It ’ s time for some people to go to jail.
” – Queen Latifah , recording artist and actor , in an interview with The Associated Press .
“ I don ’ t have many words right now… .
but all I can say is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Louisville right now !
!
!
” – Donovan Mitchell , NBA player , former Louisville Cardinals player , via Twitter .
“ No amount of money has ever brought a life back .
Ask yourself ‘ Why so long for Breonna Taylor ?
’ ” – Stevie Wonder , in a video message .
“ The white supremacist institution of policing that stole Breonna Taylor ’ s life from us must be abolished for the safety and well being of our people .
# BreonnaTaylor # SayHerName # AbolishThePolice.
” – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daniel Cameron is on Donald Trump ’ s short list as replacement of # RGB on the Supreme Court .
The same man who decided to not charge the officers responsible for killing # BreonnaTaylor .
Vote.
” — Kerry Washington , actor , referring to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron , via Twitter .
“ I don ’ t pretend to be an expert in the law , an expert in the legal system of every state .
What I do know , what I do understand is whatever the law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this case and many other cases is hard to comprehend , hard to understand .
If this is the protections they have , we have a real problem .
There was an anticipation that this was not going to go down the way it should have .
That ’ s been proven with the news we got today.
” — Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce , in a media call on Wednesday .
“ I was born and raised in Kentucky .
Cut tobacco on the farms of Kentucky .
Both my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I own a home in Kentucky , and I was there last month .
The justice system I was raised to believe in holds people responsible for their actions .
Her name was Breonna Taylor and she was shot to death … by 3 white police officers , who will not be charged with any crime for her death .
I know the community .
I know the commonwealth .
And I was taught in the schools and churches of Kentucky what is right and what is wrong .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clooney , in a statement , referencing Cameron ’ s comments about celebrities .
Queen Latifah is right – it is a complicated case .
However , it is not a BLM case .
This is a drug case .
The police didn ’ t respond to the color of her skin , they were serving a warrant that had her name on it and her address on it .
Law enforcement connected her with her ex-boyfriend and his drug trafficking .
Breonna ’ s current boyfriend reacted to the police coming through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do – he protected himself and her by shooting at the intruders .
Allegedly he didn ’ t understand at the time that they were law enforcement .
Skin color had nothing to do with any of this .
Cosmopolitan also suggests its readers register to vote and to rest .
The reader has to take care of herself so that she can donate money or hit the streets in a protest , you know .
The scene in Louisville after the Grand Jury indictment was announced is how our cities look now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cities burn , mobs gather , and people are injured or even die .
This can ’ t continue .

Cosmopolitan magazine, a liberal women’s publication owned by the Hearst Corporation, is encouraging its readers to take action over the Grand Jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. One way to do so, according to an article published online yesterday is to contribute money to the fund that helps bail out those who are arrested during protests that turn into riots.
Cosmo didn’t agree with the Grand Jury indictment so the rag published ways to readers to respond. It lists some “actionable steps” for readers to take. Inspired by a social media post by BLM Louisville, the first action is for readers to donate money for reparations to black families in Louisville. That’s quite a stretch, lumping black families in with the actual grieving family of Breonna Taylor, but this is how the game is played. Everyone is a victim. That’s the Democrats’ playbook.
Ahead of the grand jury decision, the city of Louisville imposed a curfew and declared a state of emergency, which could mean a bigger police presence at protests. It’s so important to support the protestors who are brave enough to go out and take a stand in the coming days. As was the case when the Black Lives Matter protests gained steam earlier this summer, make sure you donate to national and local bail funds to ensure that those who are arrested for protesting and exercising their constitutional rights won’t fall victim to the predatory bail system and legal fees.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfOl6GFKmI/?utm_source=ig_embed
Support protestors who are brave enough to go out and take a stand in the coming days. To ensure that those who are arrested for protesting & exercising their constitutional rights won't fall victim to the predatory bail system, donate to #TheBailProject: https://t.co/1tIT17p9uR — Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) September 23, 2020
The problem with “supporting the protesters” is that those being arrested are breaking the law, usually in a violent way. They are not being arrested for the act of protesting, they are being arrested when protests take a turn and the violence begins. Then it becomes a riot, not a part of First Amendment rights. Shooting two police officers, for example, as happened in Louisville on Wednesday night, is a crime. One man has been arrested for that.
Remember when some Biden campaign staffers contributed to such a fund in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd and the protests and riots began there? Kamala Harris even promoted doing so. She’s at it again. After the two police officers were shot during the protest Wednesday night in Louisville that turned into a violent event, she tweeted her support of “say her name” rhetoric.
Tonight, I’m thinking of Breonna Taylor’s family who is still grieving the loss of a daughter and sister. We must never stop speaking Breonna’s name as we work to reform our justice system, including overhauling no-knock warrants. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 24, 2020
One interesting point that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made during his press conference was that the public shouldn’t pay attention to the celebrities and influencers who have inserted themselves into this case. He said none of them live in Kentucky, or in Louisville, and they shouldn’t try to come in and say how public officials and the Grand Jury should move forward. In other words, he was telling outside agitators to mind their own business.
“There will be celebrities, influencers and activists who having never lived in Kentucky will try to tell us how to feel, suggesting they understand the facts of this case, that they know our community and the Commonwealth better than we do, but they don’t,” Cameron said. “Let’s not give in to their attempts to influence our thinking or capture our emotions.”
So, celebrities and athletes responded to the Grand Jury indictment.
“It’s a very complicated situation. But it ain’t right and enough already. Enough already. It’s time for some people to go to jail.” – Queen Latifah, recording artist and actor, in an interview with The Associated Press. “I don’t have many words right now…. but all I can say is I’m praying for the city of Louisville right now!!!” – Donovan Mitchell, NBA player, former Louisville Cardinals player, via Twitter. “No amount of money has ever brought a life back. Ask yourself ‘Why so long for Breonna Taylor?’” – Stevie Wonder, in a video message. “The white supremacist institution of policing that stole Breonna Taylor’s life from us must be abolished for the safety and well being of our people. #BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName #AbolishThePolice.” – Colin Kaepernick, via Twitter. “Daniel Cameron is on Donald Trump’s short list as replacement of #RGB on the Supreme Court. The same man who decided to not charge the officers responsible for killing #BreonnaTaylor. Vote.” — Kerry Washington, actor, referring to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, via Twitter. “I don’t pretend to be an expert in the law, an expert in the legal system of every state. What I do know, what I do understand is whatever the law, whatever is protecting (the police) in this case and many other cases is hard to comprehend, hard to understand. If this is the protections they have, we have a real problem. There was an anticipation that this was not going to go down the way it should have. That’s been proven with the news we got today.” — Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce, in a media call on Wednesday.
Kentucky native, actor George Clooney weighed in, too:
“I was born and raised in Kentucky. Cut tobacco on the farms of Kentucky. Both my parents and my sister live in Kentucky. I own a home in Kentucky, and I was there last month. The justice system I was raised to believe in holds people responsible for their actions. Her name was Breonna Taylor and she was shot to death … by 3 white police officers, who will not be charged with any crime for her death. I know the community. I know the commonwealth. And I was taught in the schools and churches of Kentucky what is right and what is wrong. I’m ashamed of this decision.” — George Clooney, in a statement, referencing Cameron’s comments about celebrities.
Queen Latifah is right – it is a complicated case. However, it is not a BLM case. This is a drug case. The police didn’t respond to the color of her skin, they were serving a warrant that had her name on it and her address on it. Law enforcement connected her with her ex-boyfriend and his drug trafficking. Breonna’s current boyfriend reacted to the police coming through the door as many gun owners would do – he protected himself and her by shooting at the intruders. Allegedly he didn’t understand at the time that they were law enforcement. Skin color had nothing to do with any of this.
Cosmopolitan also suggests its readers register to vote and to rest. The reader has to take care of herself so that she can donate money or hit the streets in a protest, you know.
The scene in Louisville after the Grand Jury indictment was announced is how our cities look now when the aggrieved are not satisfied. Cities burn, mobs gather, and people are injured or even die. This can’t continue.


hotair--2020-09-24--Breaking: Biden calls lid for the day at 9:26 am ET; Upda

Breaking: Biden calls lid for the day at 9:26 am ET; Update: Ninth half-day this month?

This raises two important questions .
How many days are there before the election ?
And has anyone told Joe Biden the answer to that ?
( The answer is 40 days , by the way . )
Er , okay , but … does Biden need eight hours of prep a day for several days ?
After all , this is hardly the first early lid that Biden ’ s media team has gotten , and Charles C.W .
Cooke sees history repeating itself : Those with suspicious minds have started to wonder if there is something wrong with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work every day ?
Perhaps his schedule needs to be set up in such a way as it can be amended without notice ?
There are , of course , other explanations for Biden ’ s absence .
It may be that he is determined to avoid contracting coronavirus , or that he has noticed that he ’ s winning from his redoubt and so wishes to avoid rocking the boat .
Irrespective , the dynamic surely has to be worrying some observers .
The dirty little secret of 2016 was that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more rallies , visited more states , and made himself more available to the press .
This worked .
It could plausibly work again .
From the perspective of Democrats , that would fit the formula of history repeating itself — first as tragedy ( Hillary ) , and now as farce .
This is as farcical a presidential campaign as we have ever seen — no ground game , and a candidate who ’ s unwilling even to come out to the porch to meet with reporters .
It ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to update the Biden PTO calendar ( via Twitchy ) : Clearly , this isn ’ t just a debate-prep phenomenon .
That makes nine part or full days off from making news this month .
That would be notable in a primary ; in a general election , with its compressed three-month window , it ’ s inexplicable .

Shhhh. Grandpa needs his nap, apparently:
Biden has called a lid for the day. — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 24, 2020
This raises two important questions. How many days are there before the election? And has anyone told Joe Biden the answer to that? (The answer is 40 days, by the way.)
Hugh Hewitt sees strategy behind the fade:
I think the former Vice President is quite shrewdly lowering expectations for next Tuesday debate. @GOP and @realDonaldTrump should be talking about his strategy, not his absences. @JoeBiden will be very well prepared and very ready to mix it up next week. https://t.co/gDr1zqLGur — Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) September 24, 2020
Er, okay, but … does Biden need eight hours of prep a day for several days? After all, this is hardly the first early lid that Biden’s media team has gotten, and Charles C.W. Cooke sees history repeating itself:
Those with suspicious minds have started to wonder if there is something wrong with Biden. Perhaps he is unable to work every day? Perhaps his schedule needs to be set up in such a way as it can be amended without notice? There are, of course, other explanations for Biden’s absence. It may be that he is determined to avoid contracting coronavirus, or that he has noticed that he’s winning from his redoubt and so wishes to avoid rocking the boat. Irrespective, the dynamic surely has to be worrying some observers. The dirty little secret of 2016 was that Donald Trump outworked Hillary Clinton. Trump held more rallies, visited more states, and made himself more available to the press. This worked. It could plausibly work again.
From the perspective of Democrats, that would fit the formula of history repeating itself — first as tragedy (Hillary), and now as farce. This is as farcical a presidential campaign as we have ever seen — no ground game, and a candidate who’s unwilling even to come out to the porch to meet with reporters. It’s the first Vaporware Candidacy.
Update: Time to update the Biden PTO calendar (via Twitchy):
This is every day so far in the month of September that the Biden Campaign has called a full lid before Noon pic.twitter.com/dqdJlqdjMc — Alec Sears (@alec_sears) September 22, 2020
Clearly, this isn’t just a debate-prep phenomenon. That makes nine part or full days off from making news this month. That would be notable in a primary; in a general election, with its compressed three-month window, it’s inexplicable.


hotair--2020-09-24--WaPo: Senate GOP fast-tracking SCOTUS confirmation at a rate "unprecedented in modern history"

Do Senate Republicans plan the fastest confirmation process “ in modern history , ” according to the Washington Post ?
Only if “ modern history ” started after the disco era , and somehow doesn ’ t include the grunge era either .
Regardless of media ignorance , Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham will set their aim for the end of October for a full floor vote on the nominee , whomever that might be , and it would fit well within the pre-judicial wars timeframe for confirmations : The timeline for a hearing as tentatively envisioned by Senate Judiciary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) is unprecedented in modern history , particularly during an era in which toxic partisan fights over the judiciary have only further polarized the Senate .
If he sticks to his preliminary schedule , the Senate would be on track to hold a final confirmation vote by the end of October to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who died Friday .
GOP senators say they are confident there will be sufficient time to vet whomever Trump announces as his pick on Saturday , particularly if the nominee is someone already known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coney Barrett of the U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit .
She is by far the leading candidate , according to people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to publicly comment on them , as Trump mulls his third pick for the Supreme Court .
That would give the Senate about thirty-five days to conduct a full cycle of confirmation on Donald Trump ’ s nominee .
That ’ s only a week less than it took for the Senate to confirm Ginsburg herself in 1993 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final floor vote .
The previous dean of the liberal wing , John Paul Stevens , got confirmed in 19 days in 1975 , which even in sports is considered “ modern history.
” Why , we even have a handful of people alive at this very moment who can still dimly recall 1975 in their lives !
What makes this an even sadder reflection on the Post and its reporters and editors is that the paper had just graphed out the data on this five days ago .
A 35-day process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Connor ’ s 1981 confirmation cycle ( 33 days ) by two days .
The average for days to confirm since Stevens is 68 , but at least some of that comes from the usual retirement cycle for justices ; they would usually announce in the summer , and a president would make his choice known before the Senate returns from its summer recess .
Clearly , a 35-day confirmation process would be a bit speedier than some , but well within practice in “ modern history , ” and plenty of time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a bit trickier in this case , though , because the Senate doesn ’ t have 35 legislative days on its calendar .
A third of its members will be on the campaign trail , and the Senate schedule in October would normally have been light to accommodate that .
They will have to cram a bit more than some of the other confirmations in “ modern history ” because of that lack of legislative time .
One way to get around that problem is to choose someone the Senate Judiciary Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And that would probably mean an eventual Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett , whom Trump recently met for a discussion .
The only discussion , perhaps : Despite discussions earlier this week about Trump interviewing another finalist , Judge Barbara Lagoa of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit , later this week in Florida , the president said at a news conference late Wednesday that he had no plans to meet with her .
He also suggested he had already selected someone , referring to “ the person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for a woman to be chosen , with everything that ’ s happened and with Justice Ginsburg ’ s passing , ” Trump said .
Barrett had long been rumored as Trump ’ s choice for replacing Ginsburg when the time came .
The White House has been very focused on judicial appointments at all levels , but especially for the Supreme Court because of its import with conservatives .
Trump and his team see that as one of the keys to his win in 2016 , and a potential key to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not exactly a huge surprise that this decision was made months ago , if not years ago .
Since everyone more or less knew that was the likely choice , it also makes it easier to unite the Senate GOP caucus around Barrett too , as opposed to a wild-card choice where support would have to build from scratch .
That ’ s certainly one way to speed the process , even if it ’ s still well within “ modern history ” precedents .
As is disco , I might add @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ alive , stayin ’ alive …

Do Senate Republicans plan the fastest confirmation process “in modern history,” according to the Washington Post? Only if “modern history” started after the disco era, and somehow doesn’t include the grunge era either. Regardless of media ignorance, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham will set their aim for the end of October for a full floor vote on the nominee, whomever that might be, and it would fit well within the pre-judicial wars timeframe for confirmations:
The timeline for a hearing as tentatively envisioned by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is unprecedented in modern history, particularly during an era in which toxic partisan fights over the judiciary have only further polarized the Senate. If he sticks to his preliminary schedule, the Senate would be on track to hold a final confirmation vote by the end of October to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. GOP senators say they are confident there will be sufficient time to vet whomever Trump announces as his pick on Saturday, particularly if the nominee is someone already known to senators, such as Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She is by far the leading candidate, according to people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to publicly comment on them, as Trump mulls his third pick for the Supreme Court.
That would give the Senate about thirty-five days to conduct a full cycle of confirmation on Donald Trump’s nominee. That’s only a week less than it took for the Senate to confirm Ginsburg herself in 1993, which took 42 days from appointment until the final floor vote. The previous dean of the liberal wing, John Paul Stevens, got confirmed in 19 days in 1975, which even in sports is considered “modern history.” Why, we even have a handful of people alive at this very moment who can still dimly recall 1975 in their lives!
What makes this an even sadder reflection on the Post and its reporters and editors is that the paper had just graphed out the data on this five days ago. A 35-day process would even exceed Sandra Day O’Connor’s 1981 confirmation cycle (33 days) by two days. The average for days to confirm since Stevens is 68, but at least some of that comes from the usual retirement cycle for justices; they would usually announce in the summer, and a president would make his choice known before the Senate returns from its summer recess.
Clearly, a 35-day confirmation process would be a bit speedier than some, but well within practice in “modern history,” and plenty of time to vet a candidate. It would be a bit trickier in this case, though, because the Senate doesn’t have 35 legislative days on its calendar. A third of its members will be on the campaign trail, and the Senate schedule in October would normally have been light to accommodate that. They will have to cram a bit more than some of the other confirmations in “modern history” because of that lack of legislative time.
One way to get around that problem is to choose someone the Senate Judiciary Committee has recently vetted to a significant level. And that would probably mean an eventual Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, whom Trump recently met for a discussion. The only discussion, perhaps:
Despite discussions earlier this week about Trump interviewing another finalist, Judge Barbara Lagoa of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, later this week in Florida, the president said at a news conference late Wednesday that he had no plans to meet with her. He also suggested he had already selected someone, referring to “the person I chose.” “It’s time for a woman to be chosen, with everything that’s happened and with Justice Ginsburg’s passing,” Trump said.
Barrett had long been rumored as Trump’s choice for replacing Ginsburg when the time came. The White House has been very focused on judicial appointments at all levels, but especially for the Supreme Court because of its import with conservatives. Trump and his team see that as one of the keys to his win in 2016, and a potential key to unlock a second term. It’s not exactly a huge surprise that this decision was made months ago, if not years ago. Since everyone more or less knew that was the likely choice, it also makes it easier to unite the Senate GOP caucus around Barrett too, as opposed to a wild-card choice where support would have to build from scratch.
That’s certainly one way to speed the process, even if it’s still well within “modern history” precedents. As is disco, I might add. Ah ah ah ah, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive …


hotair--2020-09-24--Riots redux: Two Louisville officers shot after grand jury indicts only one officer in Taylor case

This time , everyone knew it was coming … and yet only the activists seemed prepared for it .
After a grand jury indicted only one officer in the Breonna Taylor case — and not for Taylor ’ s death — demonstrators poured into the streets of Louisville and other cities across America .
Two police officers got shot in Louisville , while a video of a confrontation in Seattle shows a cop getting hit by a baseball bat .
The shootings in Louisville prompted Kentucky governor Andy Beshear to do what he should have done earlier in the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louisville turned violent as police said two officers were shot during demonstrations that erupted after a Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted one officer for allegedly endangering the neighbors of Breonna Taylor during the police shooting that resulted in her death .
The Louisville Metro Police Department provided limited details about the shooting , which took place just before the 9 p.m. curfew went into effect .
Both officers are stable and have non-life-threatening injuries .
“ I am very concerned about the safety of our officers , ” interim Police Chief Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night .
Both officers are expected to survive , although a gunshot to the abdomen is a difficult wound to predict .
Earlier in the day , Beshear had called up 500 National Guard troops to assist local police in maintaining order .
It ’ s unclear what impact they had , but apparently the numbers weren ’ t enough to keep riots and mobs from forming in the streets : About 500 Kentucky National Guard members have been sent to Louisville on Wednesday amid the fallout from the grand jury decision in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andy Beshear authorized the deployment of the guard Wednesday morning , guard spokesman Maj. Stephen Martin said .
The guard members are providing “ civil disturbance support ” to the Louisville Metro Police Department and are protecting “ critical infrastructure sites , ” such as hospitals , in and around Louisville .
The city had reportedly geared up for problems once they knew the grand jury had finished its work on the Taylor case .
However , they were not the only people to prepare .
Townhall ’ s Julio Rosas captured this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grand jury report was released , which shows just how prepared the activists were for what followed : Protests erupted in other cities as well .
In Minneapolis , a contingent of BLM marched down Interstate 94 , which connect the Twin Cities , but thus far no reports of violence have emerged .
The Associated Press called the Louisville protests “ largely peaceful , ” which may make their credibility on other protests a bit suspect in this report : Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Taylor ’ s name and marched in cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Philadelphia and Las Vegas .
People gathered in downtown Chicago ’ s Millennium Park , chanting demands for justice as passing drivers on Michigan Avenue honked their horns .
Authorities unleashed chemical agents on some protesters after they tried to climb on a SWAT vehicle in Atlanta and others were arrested .
While protests in Louisville had been largely peaceful , scuffles broke out between police and protesters and some people were arrested before the two officers were shot while investigating reports of gunfire Wednesday night .
That ain ’ t “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , arrests , and gunshots at police are the opposite of “ peaceful.
” Those are called riots .
The AP doesn ’ t mention Seattle , where a largely peaceful baseball bat landed largely peacefully on the back of a police officer ’ s head in another riot .
Fortunately , the officer wore his “ largely peaceful protest ” helmet at the time : Cheong grabbed it before it could be memory-holed , after Antifa activists implored the videographer to trash it lest the largely peaceful batter be identified .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : This is one reason why Antifa activists will occasionally attack people who take video of their exploits .
They don ’ t want to be identified committing their crimes .
If their actions were as peaceful as media outlets want to paint them , that wouldn ’ t be a problem .
And if the violence wasn ’ t part of their movement and are instigated by outsiders , as they claim , then why would they want to prevent those outsiders from being identified ?
No one except their sympathizers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everyone else recognizes this as a violent social movement at this point , and that will have a major impact on their decisions regarding public policy over the next few weeks .
How many people who see these riots and the ugly confrontations in sidewalk restaurants will decide that fewer police are necessary ?
Or that these rioters ’ political allies should get elected to office ?

This time, everyone knew it was coming … and yet only the activists seemed prepared for it. After a grand jury indicted only one officer in the Breonna Taylor case — and not for Taylor’s death — demonstrators poured into the streets of Louisville and other cities across America. Two police officers got shot in Louisville, while a video of a confrontation in Seattle shows a cop getting hit by a baseball bat.
The shootings in Louisville prompted Kentucky governor Andy Beshear to do what he should have done earlier in the day — impose a curfew:
2 Louisville police officers shot, multiple injured in Seattle, following Breonna Taylor grand jury decision. @perezreports has the story, https://t.co/4nQUxifVNl pic.twitter.com/ikaYQI9qku — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 24, 2020
Protests in Louisville turned violent as police said two officers were shot during demonstrations that erupted after a Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted one officer for allegedly endangering the neighbors of Breonna Taylor during the police shooting that resulted in her death. The Louisville Metro Police Department provided limited details about the shooting, which took place just before the 9 p.m. curfew went into effect. Both officers are stable and have non-life-threatening injuries. “I am very concerned about the safety of our officers,” interim Police Chief Robert Schroeder said at a press conference Wednesday night.
Both officers are expected to survive, although a gunshot to the abdomen is a difficult wound to predict. Earlier in the day, Beshear had called up 500 National Guard troops to assist local police in maintaining order. It’s unclear what impact they had, but apparently the numbers weren’t enough to keep riots and mobs from forming in the streets:
About 500 Kentucky National Guard members have been sent to Louisville on Wednesday amid the fallout from the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Gov. Andy Beshear authorized the deployment of the guard Wednesday morning, guard spokesman Maj. Stephen Martin said. The guard members are providing “civil disturbance support” to the Louisville Metro Police Department and are protecting “critical infrastructure sites,” such as hospitals, in and around Louisville.
The city had reportedly geared up for problems once they knew the grand jury had finished its work on the Taylor case. However, they were not the only people to prepare. Townhall’s Julio Rosas captured this moment on video yesterday shortly after the grand jury report was released, which shows just how prepared the activists were for what followed:
While the BLM crowd was marching in Louisville, a U Haul truck pulled up with shields and supplies for the group to use. pic.twitter.com/VestCPdyTk — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 23, 2020
Protests erupted in other cities as well. In Minneapolis, a contingent of BLM marched down Interstate 94, which connect the Twin Cities, but thus far no reports of violence have emerged. The Associated Press called the Louisville protests “largely peaceful,” which may make their credibility on other protests a bit suspect in this report:
Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Taylor’s name and marched in cities like New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Las Vegas. People gathered in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, chanting demands for justice as passing drivers on Michigan Avenue honked their horns. Authorities unleashed chemical agents on some protesters after they tried to climb on a SWAT vehicle in Atlanta and others were arrested. While protests in Louisville had been largely peaceful, scuffles broke out between police and protesters and some people were arrested before the two officers were shot while investigating reports of gunfire Wednesday night.
That ain’t “largely peaceful,” pal. Scuffles, arrests, and gunshots at police are the opposite of “peaceful.” Those are called riots.
The AP doesn’t mention Seattle, where a largely peaceful baseball bat landed largely peacefully on the back of a police officer’s head in another riot. Fortunately, the officer wore his “largely peaceful protest” helmet at the time:
Antifa asked the student journalist to remove the video to protect the safety of the people who attempted to murder the police officer. pic.twitter.com/PABzjMETLF — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 24, 2020
Cheong grabbed it before it could be memory-holed, after Antifa activists implored the videographer to trash it lest the largely peaceful batter be identified. She complied, but it was too late:
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This is one reason why Antifa activists will occasionally attack people who take video of their exploits. They don’t want to be identified committing their crimes. If their actions were as peaceful as media outlets want to paint them, that wouldn’t be a problem. And if the violence wasn’t part of their movement and are instigated by outsiders, as they claim, then why would they want to prevent those outsiders from being identified?
No one except their sympathizers are fooled by the “outsiders” claim. Everyone else recognizes this as a violent social movement at this point, and that will have a major impact on their decisions regarding public policy over the next few weeks. How many people who see these riots and the ugly confrontations in sidewalk restaurants will decide that fewer police are necessary? Or that these rioters’ political allies should get elected to office?