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the swamp fears DJT

friday, july 5th, 2024

As we all know, Democrats and the Swamp hate Donald Trump. They probably hate him more than any president ever. Those elites, including celebrities, journalists, and politicians, used to love Trump, with thousands of them smiling and taking pictures of him over the years. But not anymore.

All of that changed in 2015 when he decided to run for president. It wasn’t that he was running for president that made him enemy number one, but rather because he was running for president as a Republican.

[FULL TITLE: "The Swamp Fears Donald Trump, With Good Reason".]

But of course, being a Republican wasn’t always the polarizing factor that it became in 2015 and beyond. Sure, the media disliked Bush, McCain, and Romney, but they were OK because they were all within the acceptable limits of what could be tolerated and controlled. Trump was and is something altogether different.

To understand why he was and is different, look at the people at the heart of the Swamp, the government.

Nancy Pelosi, is 84 years old with 47 years in politics & government, a Political Science major with no experience in the private sector.

Chuck Schumer, 74 years old, 49 years in government, a lawyer with no private sector experience.

Hakeem Jeffries, 54 years old, 17 years in govt. A lawyer with no private sector experience.

Joe Biden, 82 years old, 50 years in government, a lawyer with zero private sector experience.

Bernie Sanders, 83 years old, 53 of which were in politics and government, a Political Science major who held a smattering of odd jobs prior to joining government.

Adam Schiff, a 64 year old lawyer who’s spent 38 years in government with zero private sector experience.

Pete Buttigieg, 42 years old, 12 years in government, a Political Science major who spent 3 years working for consulting giant McKinsey & Co. mostly working with NGOs and corporations. He was in the Navy and did a stint in Afghanistan.

AOC is a 35 year old Econ and International Relations major who’s spent 8 years in government and whose private sector experience is that of a bartender.

Gavin Newsom, a 57 year old Political Science major who’s spent 27 years in government and who in 1992 was brought in by his friend, Gordon Getty, as the co-founder of PlumpJack Winery in Napa, California.

Elizabeth Warren, a 75 year old lawyer who’s spent 30 years in government and has zero private sector experience.

And it’s not just Democrats…

Mitch McConnell is an 82 year old lawyer who’s spent 50 years in government and never held a private sector job.

Kevin McCarthy is a 59 year old MBA who worked in government for 37 years and sold sandwiches out of his uncle’s yogurt shop while in college.

Paul Ryan is a 54 year old Political Science and Economics graduate who spent 28 years in government before retiring to become a lobbyist in 2019. He was a waiter and fitness trainer in college.

So there you have it, of the dozen or so most powerful people in American government & politics, only one has any real experience in running a business (Newsom) and that business was funded by one of the richest men in the world at the time. But somehow they’re the ones making the laws that increasingly impact the businesses that employ every American, and indeed the lives and communities of every single American.

For these people, government is virtually everything in life. For most of them, they know nothing about the private sector, the thing that powers America. They know nothing about running a business, creating jobs, meeting payroll, and perhaps most importantly, doing all of those things while risking everything and while trying to abide by a stultifying labyrinth of ever changing government regulations from an endless array of agencies.

None of them, aside from Newsom, has built anything of any consequence. They have no experience of what it’s like to be in business, where 86% of employed Americans work, run a business or be an entrepreneur, the economic fount of America. For most of their adult lives none of them had to worry about the solvency of their next paycheck. Their healthcare plans and those of their families and their employee’s families weren’t resting on their success. They’ve not had to worry about selling enough products or services in order to keep the lights on, the employees’ paid and fresh product on the shelves or services in the pipeline. Worrying about and conquering those pressures are what created America’s prosperity. Those are the things that fund the paychecks Americans pay taxes out of that the government turns around and redistributes. Those are the things that make most Americans’ lives better than those of almost every person in human history. It’s those things, not the government…and the people arrayed against Donald Trump have virtually no experience with any of it.

But Trump, he has it in spades. He’s built giant hotels in the midst of economic turmoil. He’s done so having to deal with unions, mafia, government regulators, contractors, competitors, bankers and more. He’s built hotels, golf courses, casinos, apartment buildings, communities, and more around the world. He owned the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. He was a founding member of the USFL, a competitor to the NFL. He was the star and producer of The Apprentice, the business-focused reality show that averaged 14 million viewers per episode for its first six years. Sure, Trump’s had failures, bankruptcies and lots of lawsuits, but you don’t accomplish anything without risking those outcomes. He’s failed plenty of times, but he’s succeeded far more often. He’s created companies that have made millions of paycheck deadlines, that have fed tens of thousands of families and have generated billions of dollars in revenue.

Donald Trump accomplishes things. Not only without government but usually in spite of government. Maybe the best example of this is his renovation of Wollman Rink, a project that had languished for six years in the hands of the NYC government, who wasted $13 million working unsuccessfully on the project. Trump completed it in a matter of months, and under budget. And that’s what scares them the most. The Swamp cannot afford to let Donald Trump, on the world’s biggest stage, show Americans that they don’t need government to succeed, that problems can be solved without government “help” and to demonstrate that many times, government is actually the problem. If you’re in the government business, that’s a bad thing because as anyone who’s ever picked up a history book knows, Americans, when unshackled from government regulation, can do extraordinary things. And once they’re reminded of that, all bets are off.

The last time Trump was president he said he was going to drain the Swamp. He didn’t. The truth is, he had no idea how deep or wide the Swamp was and is. Most of us didn’t. Now he does and now we do. This time he’ll be under no illusions about what he’s up against, and ideally, will act accordingly. The Swamp knows that. They see the writing on the wall. And it terrifies them.

© 6.22.2024 by Vince, "Flopping Aces".

A Day In The Life.

Up at 5:30a on Friday, I went thru my finger stick to check my BSL (Blood Sugar Level) and recorded it on my Diabetes 2 chart, made coffee and held-off on breakfast, took two 50mg Tramadol and a 300mg Gabapentin for various pains, fired-up the Win-7 Pro x64 Pentium HP desktop to let 32 million lines of code load, had a couple smokes in the cool 60° garage and checked the leftover errands list. Just a stop at Rite Aid to p/u some waiting Rxs, and to Home Depot, if the outdoor water spigot rebuild kit has arrived.

It was already a NICE 60°, overcast/partly-sunny, low 24% humidity outside, headed to low-80s, and low humid. I had some wonderful Monarch (Hawaii) Coffee Co Kona "Peaberry" Coffee, then scanned the news and weather sites, caught most of "Chris Stigall Show LIVE" (CS Show) from 6-9a, then the "Chris Plante Show LIVE" (CP Show) 9-12noon, and Sherry stopped by for a visit. I opened-up the condo, turned-off the AC, and enjoyed the fresh air. I fed the squirrels and Bluejays. Heh.

After 2 mugs of coffee, I scanned the major news headlines at FNC, NEWSMAX, ABCNBCCNNMSNBCDNC ETC. it was all about last night's 'debate' spectacle I watched on NEWSMAX-TV), and the panicked demonKKKrats are now publicly trying to figure out how to get Bidet&Co out of the way before their nominating convention, and get rid of "Heels Up Harris", too. Full panic mode. Crooked, senile Joe was a disaster. Trump was good. I was smiling. I curse the demonKKKrats for putting that "Husk" of a man into the WH, over the past almost 4 years, and for what's happened to this once great Country. It's will take Trump, if he wins in November, at least 4 years to repair all the damage done by Bidet and the radical, hate-America leftists. For now, Crooked Joe is staying in the fight, if you can call it that. I've called it "elder abuse" for years.

After a couple of morning errands, I made 2 6oz Maryland Crabcakes and 2 Hash Brown Patties; good lunch and I crashed from the morning coffee, and headed to the LR couch for a short nap, until Sherry stopped by after doing some display work for Daughter Hollie's local shop. We had a great 4hrs together until just after 7p, when she had to leave. We set aside a day next week, and will talk over the weekend. I had dinner, watched the news and switched to Discovery's "Gold Rush" until 1a, and bagged it for the night.

I slept-in until 9a on Saturday, a cloudy, already 70° and headed to 90°, humid morning. I made coffee, had a smoke in the warm garage, and scanned the news sites' headlines on the HP desktop. I needed to get over to nearby Home Depot before July 5th, to get the waiting spigot rebuild kit package. I'll get it Monday, as an added stop on my usual trip down south to Red Lion, Dallastown and back up to East York.

A person with growing problems of memory and judgment is frequently the last to acknowledge it.

We all saw it happen on the CNN "Presidential Debate" 90min debacle, and the crying, whining and garment-wrenching from demonKKKrats on Friday, as almost everyone was calling for Bidet to "leave office" or "quit", for the "sake of the party and country". Note the order of that sentence. Now, "reviews" from around the world are posted on various sites, and if true, are telling. Dementia Joe won't go away to a medical facility, Shrill Jill covets the President's Office in the WH and all the perks, benefits and trappings of the WH, and she's pulling Joey's strings. This'll get ugly in the coming weeks and months.

Sis stopped by around 12noon, with a bag full of FIVE GUYS Dbl Cheeseburgers and Large Fries, and we visited for a while. After she left, I had one of each for lunch, closed the condo down, and grabbed a 3hr nap on the LR couch. 91° and VERY HUMID.

★★★ TORNADO WATCH! ★★★

• WHAT: Tornadoes sighted in Southern York, Lancaster and Adams counties.

• WHERE: PA . PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: ADAMS ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG COLUMBIA CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FAYETTE FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JUNIATA LANCASTER LEBANON MIFFLIN MONTOUR NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY SCHUYLKILL SNYDER UNION WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND YORK Counties.

• IMPACTS: THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BERWICK, BLOOMSBURG, CARLISLE, CHAMBERSBURG, DANVILLE, GETTYSBURG, HARRISBURG, HERSHEY, HUNTINGDON, LANCASTER, LEBANON, LEWISBURG, LEWISTOWN, MCCONNELLSBURG, MIFFLINTOWN, MOUNT UNION, NEWPORT, POTTSVILLE, SELINSGROVE, SHAMOKIN, SUNBURY, WAYNESBORO, AND YORK.

• WHEN: From 4:00 PM EDT to 9:00 PM EDT Saturday, June 29th.

• ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Take immediate cover against inside walls if notification is given. For more information on tornado safety, visit Tornado Safety.

No tornadoes thankfully, but a serious ***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING!*** hit the York area around 7:30p, and gave us some much needed rainfall. The thunder and lightening display went on for hours, and the rain continued. I watched History's "Holy Marvels" episode until 1a, and unplugged.

Up at 7:30a on Sunday, an overcast, a soggy 91% humidity, an already sticky 77° and forecast to hit 91°. I made coffee, scanned the news headlines and got ready for the F1 Austrian Grand Prix race at 9a. An amazing race with a totally-unexpected turn of events, with 10 laps to go. Wowzer! After a shave and refreshing shower, I went out into the 55% humidity and 91° heat, with zero breeze, and within a few minutes, felt like another shower was needed. YUK. I put off all errands today, until tomorrow's usual trip down south. I'm just staying inside.

In between 2 loads of laundry, I got the garbage and recycle bins out to the curb for tomorrow morning p/u, had the last of the delicious Baked Chicken Pie (not PA Dutch Chicken Pot Pie), from The Markets at Shrewsbury, hit the LR couch for a few hours and, after noticing the ***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING!*** posted, the skies went black, t-storms rolled into the area, opened-up with 1.1" of rain. We seriously needed the rain. Temps dropped from 92° to 84°. No couch-time today.

After dinner, the fireworks started at nearby 52ac Springettsbury Twp Park, with hundreds of cars clogging the roads, as they got an early start on the July 4th Independence Day Celebrations. Some of the displays shook the condo. I watched the news, and since Sunday's another NBC (Nothing But Crap) TV Day, watched past episodes of Motor Trend's "Iron Insurrection" and History's "Ancient Aliens" until 12 midnight. Lights out.

Up at 7:30a on Monday, a very comfortable, cool, low humidity, 64° -- this is what the past 4-5 weeks should have been like -- and I fed the birds and squirrels. Back to the "CS Show LIVE" w/ "Fast Eddie" the show engineer, as the host is on a vacation cruise. I checked the news headlines, weather forecast and email. Another good weekend for that "Toddlin' Town", Chi-Congo. SCOTUS ruled 6-3, for POTUS immunity on job-related activities; this could affect DJT's 4+ charges in his GA trial cases. Bidet&Co are taxing our Medicare Advantage program almost-to-death; natch. Meh.

Lunch Bucket Joey Bidet&Co will be "gone", very, very soon. Like by the end of the week.

I left for points south of York, around 12:30p, with moderate traffic, not that many construction choke points -- all probably because of the very short, 3-day July 4th Week -- and got back at 3. After unloading from 4 stops, I finally had breakfast/lunch, and no couch-time, again. Temps dropped from 81° and 50% humidity, to 64° and 35% humidity. Nice. I had dinner, watched the evening FNC Newscast, and settled-in on Motor Trend's "Iron Resurrection until 12midnight. Time for sleep.

Nowhere to go, nothing to do, and no one to do it with.

I slept-in until 8:30a on Tuesday, a sunny, blue sky, light breeze 68° morning, fore cast for 85°. I made coffee, had a mug and a smoke in the open garage with the morning bird cacophony. I tuned into the "CS Show LIVE" (Philly) with sub "Fast Eddie", until 9, and switched to the "CP Show LIVE" (DC). Beautiful start to the day. I fed the squirrels and birds. I called Sherry and we rescheduled today's get together until tomorrow, so she could take care of some things on the home front. I lounged around in gym shorts and t-shirt until 12noon, and decided to put-off a trip to Weis Market, until Thursday. I had a load of laundry from last week, to do, and got that done right after a late breakfast/lunch. The lawn care company showed-up this morning, after skipping last week due to the drought and heat, and mowed the burned-up and dormant lawns, spewing dust and dirt, everywhere.

Our Nation's 248th!

After a Grilled Cheese w/ Ham Sandwich & Potato Salad for lunch, I finished the load of laundry, did a couple condo chores and hit the LR couch for a 2hr snooze. After dinner, I watched NEWSMAX News, and switched to History's "Secret at Skinwalker Ranch" until 11p, watched the news again, and unplugged.

Up at 8:15a on Wednesday, a sunny, already warm 78° and forecast to hit 90°+, more humid, breezy morning. I made Kona Coffee, fired-up the HP desktop, had a couple smokes in the open garage, fed the squirrels and tuned into the "CP Show LIVE" at 9. The news headlines have been the same old shit crap for the past 5-6 days, since Lunch Bucket Joe's disastrous 'debate' with Trump, on Thursday. How to get rid of his sorry ass, and replace the Old Husk with a winner on November 5th and someone more charismatic than the Nasty Old White Man. The Indian-Jamaican Harris bitch is incensed that any White Woman or Man would be put in front of her. "Big Mike", aka Michelle Obummer's tranny name, is in the running, or so I'm hearing now. And 10-15 other 'scenarios' and combinations. Like I give a flying rat's rearend.

I'm being deluged with Biden Re-Election Campaign email; HUNDREDS OF THEM in my email's (Thunderbird) Inbox. Damn. I keep tagging them as junk, but each one seems to have a different sender's address, and gets thru the spam blockers, which route them to the Junk folder, and then to Trash, and flush them from the system. I have to manually delete them, by the clumps/dozens.

By 12noon, I finally got ready for the day, and for Sherry who'd be here around 1p. 86° and 25% humidity, was very tolerable for my COPD. She arrived, and we decided to drive east to nearby Flinchbaugh's Orchard & Farm Market in Hellam, and got some goodies (the peaches were unbelievably sweet!). Back at my place for a short while, Sherry had to leave to get some baking done at home for tomorrow's Family Picnic, so after seeing her off, I had some dinner, missed the FNC news, but scanned the headlines online. I settled-in on History's "American Pickers" until 9, and switched to MotorTrend's "Full Custom Garage" until 12midnight; lights out.

Up at 6:15a on Thursday, an overcast but partly sunny, 71° and forecast to hit 92°+, very humid, bad air quality morning "start" to Independence Day. Aka, the July 4th Holiday Weekend outdoor party of all outdoor parties. I'll just stay inside, except for an occasional smoke. No critical errands which can't be done tomorrow. Major t-storms coming this afternoon, and the Jeep may have to get put into the garage quickly, so I'll be watching the weather radar maps often and closely.

Happy Independence Day!

After a large Smoked Salmon, Onion & Cream Cheese on Rye Sandwich for lunch, I grabbed a 2hr snooze on the LR couch, and heard the thunder coming 10mins before the t-storms" arrived. Nothingness: 196 drops (I counted them), and a big let down for the flora & fauna. I had dinner, watched the evening news, and watched a History Channel series, called "America: The Story of Us". The fireworks' noise started mid-afternoon, and went full bazooka after dark, around 9p. By 11:30, I was nodding-off, and unplugged for the night.

Tomorrow starts a new week here in the "Journal", and I have another clear schedule. Just a bunch of necessary but niggling errands. It's going to be in the 90s, most all week; not my kind of weather.

Did "The Daily Mail" Just Accidentally Uncover The Biden Family Money-Laundering Scheme?

[This theory is *VERY INTRIGUING*, so read this original article first. Go ahead, I'll wait].

"Did the Daily Mail accidentally uncover a money-laundering scam in the Biden family? No, we’re not talking about Hunter Biden’s fake “artwork.” This new theory hits much closer to Joe’s home—literally. It involves two of his homes in Delaware. Either Joe Biden is broke and needs a lot of cash, or he’s up to something mighty shady. The big question now is: why are the Bidens refinancing their Delaware homes so often? One of their houses was actually refinanced an astounding 15 times.

Honestly, who needs to refinance their home 15 or more times? We wanted to find out the average number of times Americans refinance their homes. Unfortunately, that data isn’t readily available. However, when we asked ChatGPT if refinancing a home 15 times was “excessive,” this was the response:

“Yes, refinancing a single home 15 times does seem excessive.”

So, what is Biden up to, especially given the fact that he’s worth millions? There are some interesting theories floating around.

Insurrection Barbie:

The Daily Mail is reporting that Joe and Jill Biden have refinanced their Delaware home 20 times and taken up to 4.2 million dollars in cash out of its equity.

This is really weird because the Biden’s are worth 10 million dollars. So why are they refinancing their property over 20 times and why did they refinance their previous Wilmington property 15 times?

Well according to Chat GPT, the number one reason people frequently cycle mortgages is to launder money gotten from illegitimate places.

You don’t say. Fascinating.

So, how exactly does this scam work?

First AML:

Money laundering doesn’t only happen at the purchase stage. Sometimes, money laundering doesn’t start until after a purchase is complete, where money launderers use loans or mortgages to layer and integrate illicit funds into high-value assets such as real estate.

Essentially, loans or mortgages are taken out as a cover for laundering their criminal proceeds. For example, criminals will buy property using legitimate funds for the deposit, then take out a mortgage on the remainder – as with a normal purchase. The mortgage is then paid with funds from criminal activities, allowing illicit funds to be blended with legitimate funds.

As mortgage payments are rarely over the $10,000 threshold that triggers a laundering investigation, this easily allows criminals to filter money through the lender without being detected. When the property is sold, the proceeds from the sale are legitimate and far less likely to be traced back to its criminal source.

We asked ChatGPT how somebody might use home refinancing to launder money, and this was the response:

Money laundering through refinancing a house multiple times typically involves a series of financial maneuvers designed to disguise the origins of illicit funds. Here’s a simplified explanation of how this could work:

1. Initial Purchase and Refinancing

  1. Purchase Property: The launderer buys a property using a mix of legitimate and illicit funds.
  2. First Refinancing: The launderer refinances the property, obtaining a loan for more than the original purchase price. The excess funds from the loan are then deposited into a bank account, making it appear as though the funds are legitimate.

2. Repeated Refinancing

  1. Increase Property Value: The launderer may make superficial improvements to the property to justify an increased appraisal value.
  2. Second Refinancing: The launderer refinances again at a higher property value, pulling out more cash. This process can be repeated multiple times, each time extracting more money and integrating it into the financial system.

This is an interesting theory to keep in mind as you read the article from the Daily Mail."

© 6.26.2024 by News Dept, "Revolver News".

Democrat Media Aren’t Upset Biden Is Senile, They’re Mad They Can’t Hide It Anymore.

Shortly after Biden’s disastrous debate ended Thursday, Ben Rhodes tweeted: “Just think about what that debate looked like to people and leaders around the world.” Rhodes, a loyal Democrat soldier, was careful not to say that everyone was far more concerned about how the current president came off than Donald Trump, but he didn’t have to.

Besides, the concern abroad over Biden’s mental state wasn’t exactly new. Just a few weeks ago, concern over Biden’s addled appearances at the G7 summit was reported on unsparingly by the foreign press without the repugnant “don’t believe your eyes and ears” qualifications applied by the turnspits in the American media.

The only reason anyone ever believed Biden was up to the job is that they were lied to, even though most Americans have always understood Biden has been exhibiting signs of dementia before he ever became president. At this point, it’s impossible to deny that Democrats and their media allies have betrayed and endangered America by spending the last few years lying to us about Biden’s age-related mental competency.

Of course, it’s only fitting that Rhodes would come around, however circumspectly, to admitting that as far as Biden’s concerned, the wheel’s turning but the hamster is dead. Rhodes, “the boy wonder of the Obama White House,” is chiefly famous for admitting in print that he openly manipulated reporters on behalf of the president to push Obama’s ill-advised Iran deal because the “average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. That’s a sea change. They literally know nothing.” Rhodes and his colleagues even bragged that certain reporters were so dedicated to helping them push their foreign policy narrative that they would just “find everything and retweet it.”

While this admission was briefly scandalous, it was only notable because Rhodes had merely said out loud what everyone knew to be true: The Beltway press corps will print whatever Democrat politicians tell them to, no matter how outrageous or even dangerous for America’s national security their policies are.

Indeed, in Thursday’s debate, Trump would rightfully hammer Biden for turning on the money spigot to the world’s leading state sponsor of terror after he turned it off during his presidency. Naturally, Iran was flowing money to Hamas, which helped trigger the current war in Israel, as well as the Houthis, whom Biden took off the terror watch list almost as soon as he took office as a sop to their paymasters in Tehran. The Houthis have now spent months attacking ships in the Red Sea, exacerbating America’s inflation woes as well as causing major environmental disasters.

But the media largely shrugged when Obama started flying planes to Iran with hundreds of millions in cash and Rhodes told them not to care about it. The media seemed to care even less when the Biden administration decided to give Iran access to $10 billion more a short time after they were responsible for killing American soldiers.

Yet the media narrative that has been landed on following the debate, which is more a matter of consolation than accuracy, is that while Biden appeared frail and incompetent, his character still shined through standing next to a serial liar like Donald Trump who lied throughout the debate. Oh and did we mention Donald Trump is a lying liar? He lies, you know.

One need not defend Trump’s aggrandizing rhetoric and personal peccadillos to acknowledge that it’s not obvious to most voters that Biden is the better or more honest person. Indeed, Biden’s own lies, immoral behavior, embrace of racists, and foreign corruption with his felonious, sex-trafficker of a son are plenty egregious even by Washington standards.

But for those who insist Biden is objectively more honest, particularly those in the media, here’s a question they should be forced to answer: What lie did Trump tell in Thursday’s debate more damnable than Biden’s claim that he’s “the only president this century” that did not have any troops “dying anywhere in the world”?

Just a few months ago, Biden’s State of the Union address was interrupted by the screaming of the anguished father of one of the 13 service members who were killed in Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Yet this prostest barely registered in the media, when we all know such a heartrending display would be used as a cudgel against any Republican. And that’s wholly aside from the fact that there’s a merit to the argument that the reckless nature of the Afghanistan withdrawal means Biden bears real responsibility for their deaths.

Of course, don’t expect anyone to acknowledge the real problem here. It’s not just that voters are upset about Biden’s debate performance or are rightfully concerned the nation is in peril under his addled leadership. It’s that they feel lied to. A week ago, The New York Times was regurgitating the White House spin that “Misleading Videos Are Trailing Biden As He Battles Age Doubts,” as if the voluminous number of videos of Biden stumbling over his words and wandering off on stage were all “cheap fakes” per the White House’s talking points.

Following the debate, at least three of their op-ed columnists called for Biden to withdraw, and the paper has run an official editorial telling him to bow out. The dwindling number of people who still trust legacy media outlets such as the Times will no doubt insist their willingness to call out Joe’s problems is a sign of their integrity. However, this would only be a sign of integrity if they called for him to drop out after it became obvious Biden was senile, and that happened years ago. The about-face occurred only after they started to panic that he couldn’t win reelection.

Besides, the fact that it’s nearly impossible to recall another time when any big elitist media institution diverged with a Democratic White House on such a big issue is the exception that proves the rule. Biden may yet withdraw, but if he doesn’t, he need not worry whether the media will line up behind him.

Following Biden’s debate catastrophe, on MSNBC Jen Psaki asked California Gov. Gavin Newsom, “What should people out there who have social media platforms and like President Biden be pushing out there that was damaging and terrible from Donald Trump tonight?”

To be clear on what’s happening in this exchange, a woman who went straight from being the current president’s press secretary to joining a major news network with no real objection from her peers is asking Biden’s official debate surrogate how to send out literal talking points to damage the incumbent Democrat’s opponent on live television.

It’s not just that the debate made it impossible to deny Biden’s cognitive decline, it’s that the media’s desperation to defend him is also laying bare the total moral and ethical collapse of journalism.

It’s tempting for Trump supporters to revel in schadenfreude over this mess because Trump, who’s been leading in the polls since September, just saw his odds of winning jump even more, and the downballot effects for Dems of a lopsided victory could be devastating. But the reality is that there’s no good outcome for the country.

Democrats have spent years insisting Trump and the Republican Party were a threat to Democracy because of Jan. 6, 2021. But that threat may pale in comparison to having a non compos mentis man in the White House with two separate wars raging involving nuclear powers. If distrust between voters and our leadership class was already a problem, it’s about to get a lot worse.

Even if Dems do try to hot-swap the candidate in the middle of the election, Kamala Harris has the lowest approval ratings of any vice president in modern history. And the process for substituting any other candidate would likely cause so much strife within the Democratic coalition and legal turmoil that it would swallow the election. You think 2020 was divisive because people questioned the results? Just imagine heading into this election with active litigation about whether it’s against state law to take Biden’s name off the ballot in crucial swing states a couple of months before the election.

It didn’t have to be this way. All Democrat leaders and the media had to do was not be so craven in their desire to cling to power. In fact, had they been honest about how obvious Biden’s condition was a year ago, they might have a candidate who is winning the election.

Instead, they sowed distrust with citizens, empowered enemies who are taking advantage of an enfeebled leader, and brought the country to the brink of domestic turmoil. And still, they have no intention of accepting responsibility for what they’ve done.

They’re not actually upset to have just discovered the man in charge of our nuclear weapons is senile — they’re upset they can’t continue to hide this fact from you any longer.

© 7.01.2024 by Mark Hemingway, "The Federalist".

Biden's Condition Is Worse Than You Think. He's A Threat To National Security.

By virtually all accounts, Joe Biden’s debate performance was disaster. At first the left was in denial and eventually shifted to “it was a just a bad night.” The family gathered together at Camp David for a summit to determine Biden’s future course. It was speculated that the family might be trying to talk Biden into stepping down, but apparently that was inaccurate. It was reported that they were rather displeased at some advisers.

Members of Joe Biden’s family privately trashed his top campaign advisers at Camp David this weekend, blaming them for the president’s flop in Thursday’s debate and urging Biden to fire or demote people in his political high command.

Biden’s campaign staff was angry about the debate conditions that they demanded.

Biden’s campaign staff only grew angrier at CNN as to how the debate was run, according to several people familiar with the conversations. Their complaints were lengthy, including that the moderators should have fact-checked Trump more often, that Biden was not told which camera he’d be on when not speaking and that the makeup staff made him appear too pale, according to the three people. Biden did, however, agree to the terms of the debate before it was held.

The editorial boards of a few newspapers (NY Times, AJC) called for Biden to drop out of the race but that’s not likely for a number of reasons.

Most unsurprising was who was strongest in urging Biden to continue- Jill and Hunter Biden. But they have a big problem on their hands. Biden is exhibiting the symptoms of real mental and physical debilitation- specifically, sundowning and Parkinsons. Liberals tried to take solace in Biden seeming to be more alert the next day while the sun was shining, and he had a teleprompter to read.

And there is the problem.

Axios reported that Biden functions better between 10 am and 4 pm.

From 10am to 4pm, Biden is dependably engaged — and many of his public events in front of cameras are held within those hours.

Outside of that time range or while traveling abroad, Biden is more likely to have verbal miscues and become fatigued, aides told Axios.
Sundowning:

Sundowning is increased confusion that people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia may experience from dusk through night. Also called “sundowner’s syndrome,” it is not a disease but a set of symptoms or dementia-related behaviors that may include difficulty sleeping, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, pacing and disorientation. Although the exact cause is unknown, sundowning may occur due to disease progression and changes in the brain.

Cleveland Clinic

What is sundowning?

Sundowning is the name for a group of behaviors, feelings and thoughts people who have Alzheimer’s or dementia can experience as the sun sets. The behaviors start or get worse around sunset or sundown. However, this delirium can potentially occur at any time, not just at sunset.

Also known as late-day confusion, sundowners syndrome or sundown syndrome, sundowning is most often experienced by people with dementia, a group of symptoms that can affect:

  • Memory.
  • Thinking.
  • Personality.
  • Reasoning.
  • Behavior.

All of this was on display Thursday night.

Then we have the staccato voice cadence, the stiff walk and robotic stance.

Stand up and let your arms hang. Look at your hands. Then look at his hands.

Mayo Clinic

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves. Symptoms start slowly. The first symptom may be a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder also may cause stiffness or slowing of movement.

In the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, your face may show little or no expression. Your arms may not swing when you walk. Your speech may become soft or slurred. Parkinson’s disease symptoms worsen as your condition progresses over time.

Here is Jill Biden imploring people to support her husband in a debate postmortem.

Watch Joe Biden’s face.

She clearly doesn’t want to let go of her throne, no matter how much he’s deteriorated. But again, look at his face. The blank stare.

As I said before, she treats him like a child.

The truth is that after sunset he is a child.

When they arrived at the Hamptons for a fund raiser, Biden got off Marine One clutching Jill’s arm.

Joe Biden is sundowning, and that’s a prelude to the onset of dementia. Right now, he is only cognitively functional between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm. Think about that- the American President is mentally fit between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm. Unless the next debate (which the Biden team claims they want) is held between those hours and Biden is allowed a teleprompter the result will be the same. This is only going to get worse over time.

Our G7 allies are well aware of this and are pretending Biden is OK but behind the scenes….

President Biden has been “losing focus” during discussions at this week’s G7 summit in Italy, with one diplomatic insider saying the commander-in-chief is “the worst he has ever been.”

Another attendee from a non-US delegation told the Sun Friday that the 81-year-old’s public missteps on the first day of the gathering were “embarrassing.”

Biden should not be running for President. I read that the country ought not be concerned because he’s a got a “great team” behind him. Who is this “team.” Who is really making the decisions?

The bottom line is that Biden is not capable of carrying out his duties as President outside of a narrow window of the day. Problem is, being President is a 24-hour job. Biden is a threat to our national security.

Both China and Russia know this. So do democrats, who are stuck with him.

Jill Biden should be ashamed of herself.

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