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MAY 6,  2021

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT: 

ANOTHER NUT HEARD FROM – FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER:    Rep. Cori Bush was slammed on social media Thursday over a tweet that referred to black mothers as “black birthing people.”
“Every day, Black birthing people and our babies die because our doctors don’t believe our pain,” the Missouri Democrat tweeted Thursday. “My children almost became a statistic. I almost became a statistic. I testified about my experience @OversightDems today. Hear us. Believe us. Because for so long, nobody has.”  Critics on Twitter, especially opponents of abortion, were quick to accuse Bush of diminishing the role of motherhood.  “The words 'birthing people' are so absolutely insulting it is almost unimaginable,” Daily Wire editor Emily Zanotti tweeted. “Eff off with that nonsense.”  “'Birthing people' - you mean women or moms?” Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace tweeted. “The left is so woke they're stripping from women the one thing that only we can do. Leave it to libs to botch highlighting an important issue ppl in both parties can agree on by catering to the fringes.”  Bush is an extreme leftist and certified whack job.  But I repeat myself. 

OH PLEASE – FROM FOX:  Members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet have been told not to give in-person commencement addresses at universities this year, according to a report Thursday.  The administration enacted the ban on in-person speaking engagements due to ongoing guidance to avoid large gatherings, Axios reported. Cabinet members are still permitted to give virtual commencement addresses.  "The White House and administration remain vigilant to the public health challenges posed by the pandemic, and we’re taking every step necessary to prevent the spread of the virus and model leadership for the country," a White House official said in a statement.  Despite the ban, Biden is slated to speak at the US Coast Guard Academy’s graduation ceremony later this month. Sitting presidents speak at one of the four military academies each year. The event will proceed with COVID-19 safety protocols in place, including a reduced crowd.  Isn't this silly?  Does the Biden White House really think colleges will cancel large commencement gatherings because they can't get the secretary of commerce?  It's time for the Biden people to get around the country a bit.

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AH TRUTH, IT IS SO RARE – OVERNIGHT:  The emperor has no clothes.  We know that, and now it's confirmed.  From Fox: 

White House press secretary Jen Psaki admitted in a CNN podcast published Thursday that President Joe Biden taking impromptu questions from reporters "is not something we recommend."

Psaki made the admission while being interviewed by CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod on his podcast "The Axe Files," and claimed that she, at times, even tells Biden to not take questions from reporters.

The two began discussing the subject when Axelrod asked Psaki about a particular instance when Biden inadvertently ran into CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins at the White House, who proceeded to ask the president if a minimum wage increase to $15 would be included in the coronavirus relief package that was signed into law in March.

Axelrod stated that Biden gave the honest answer that he didn't think the increase would be included in the bill, but him telling that to the reporter must have given Psaki a lot of heartburn and made her ask herself why Biden would be allowed to roll around in the hallways doing impromptu interviews. He then asked Psaki how she managed that.

Psaki laughed off the incident, and explained that it happened after she had already left work and Biden was heading back to his residence. She then claimed that Biden takes questions "nearly every day that he's out in front of the press."

"That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'" she continued. "But he's going to do what he wants to do because he's the president of the United States."

Psaki then claimed the administration has kept from being distracted by avoiding having Biden do more consistent press conferences in which he would have to answer questions about certain topics. She gave examples of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., impeachment, and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy. She added that they wanted to focus his time on addressing subjects that they claim the American people care more about, such as the coronavirus pandemic and the economy.

Biden held his first solo press conference on March 25, the 65th day of his term, following heavy criticism from the usually supportive media for not holding one. This marked the longest a president had gone without a news conference after taking office since former President Calvin Coolidge in the 1920s. Biden has also been known to consistently leave announcements, speeches, and other events without answering questions from reporters, according to the New York Post.

COMMENT:  So far Biden has gotten away with his strange approach to the press.  But the clouds of conflict are forming in the western Pacific, in Iran, in Ukraine, and the American people will demand detailed explanations from this or any other president if American forces become involved.

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MAY 5,  2021

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

JOE THE STORYTELLER – FROM DAILY MAIL:   President Joe Biden's strange anecdote about reaching 1.5 million miles on Amtrak has come under scrutiny after key inconsistencies emerged that make it impossible to have occurred as he told it.  On Friday, delivering a speech in Philadelphia commemorating the 50th anniversary of Amtrak, Biden launched into the tale of a certain conductor congratulating him on reaching the milestone as he traveled to visit his sick mother.   Biden said the incident occurred in his 'fourth or fifth year as vice president', or around 2014-2015, at which time the conductor he named had been retired for 20 years and his mother had passed away, inconsistencies first pointed out by Fox News.  The White House did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the inconsistencies from DailyMail.com on Wednesday night.   Oh, I'm sure there's some explanation.  Joe has been explaining most of his life.  Part of his charm, you know.

A SOROS BENEFICIARY IN TROUBLE – FROM JUST THE NEWS:   Missouri's chief legal disciplinary officer accused St. Louis's top prosecutor of sweeping misconduct in the failed prosecution of former Gov. Eric Greitens, saying she lied to judges in court filings and testimony, withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense, misled her own prosecution team and violated the constitutional right to a fair trial.  St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, one of the early local prosecutors bankrolled by liberal megadonor George Soros since 2016, engaged in 62 acts of misconduct that resulted in 79 false representations during Greitens's now-dismissed criminal prosecution, according to Chief Disciplinary Counsel Alan Pratzel's memo obtained Wednesday by Just the News.  "Probable cause exists to believe that the respondent is guilty of professional misconduct," Pratzel declared in a 73-page memo that repeatedly accused Gardner of withholding evidence of innocence and providing a false portrait to the courts, the defense and even her own prosecution team.  Pratzel also accused Gardner of lying during the disciplinary proceedings, long after the case was dismissed against Greitens, a former Navy SEAL and rising Republican star who was forced to resign as governor in 2018 less than two years after he was sworn in.  This is important because Greitens is running for Missouri's open Senate seat in 2022.  It's also important because it adds to the sense of dismay at the Soros movement and some of the hard leftists it has backed.

May 5, 2021       Permalink

GOP COMING ALIVE, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT – OVERNIGHT:  There is real life in the Republican Party.  The party, which is well organized, is not taking 2022 for granted.  We sense in daily statements and moves, that Republicans intend to fight as if they were 20 points behind.  And they show no fear of taking on the Dems whenever possible.  From Fox: 

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are demanding answers from the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on whether new school reopening guidelines were based on politics and Democratic campaign donations rather than coronavirus science.

GOP leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are raising alarms over newly released emails that show a flurry of communication between CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, her top advisors and teachers union officials. The emails revealed that the powerful teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was making language suggestions for the CDC's latest school reopening guidelines released on Feb. 12.

The emails "raise significant concerns about whether you, as the Director of the CDC, are putting politics over science and Biden-Harris campaign donors over children," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., wrote Walensky on Wednesday in a letter obtained first by Fox News.

"Such revelations also raise serious questions as to whether you are honoring your pledge to ensure CDC guidance is evidence-based and free from politics."

Rodgers is the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee. She was joined in the letter by Morgan Griffith, R-Va., and Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., who also serve on the committee that has oversight over healthcare matters.

The Republicans told Walensky that the emails "shed new light on your public about-face" on her stance on whether schools can safely reopen without teachers first being vaccinated.

COMMENT:  Now the GOP should demand major congressional hearings, whether they get them or not.  It's the constant grinding at the Democrats that will eventually make a difference.  Wear them out.  Force them to defend their Soviet values.  Expose them.  It's working already.

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