A storm for the ages, a stopgap funding bill and Joe Biden sees dead people
Link to the quote: https://news.yahoo.com/live-updates-hurricane-ian-makes-221151523.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
This was the week that the state of Florida took a direct hit from what is believed to be one of the most powerful hurricanes in US history. It hit Florida Wednesday with 150-mph maximum sustained winds and massive flooding. Thus far there are reports of at least 13 dead, widespread fooding, residents stranded in their homes, 911 centers that were swamped with calls and more than 2.6 million Florida homes and business that were without power as of Thursday. First responders are now working around the clock. Residents of Ft Myers say there is nothing to come back to with most of the city destroyed. Sanibel Island experienced damage so severe that the island has been cut off from Florida's mainland.
Ian has now regained strength and is heading towards the Carolinas. What the Carolina coast will experience might be nothing compared to what southwest Florida woke up to Thursday morning.
From a political perspective, recent events such as this devastating storm and the death of Queen Elizabeth have taken the media's midterm narratives off the front page. Democratic strategists will not settle for page two and thus:
"The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday due to Hurricane Ian , which is forecast to hit Florida the same day as a Category 3 storm.
"In light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida, we have decided to postpone tomorrow's proceedings. We're praying for the safety of all those in the storm's path," the committee said in a statement. "The Select Committee's investigation goes forward and we will soon announce a date for the postponed proceedings."
The hearing was supposed to be the committee's ninth and final hearing, and reveal some of the information the committee said they learned this summer.
Committee Chair Bennie Thompson said earlier this month that the committee plans to put together an interim report in mid-October, and will finalize the report before the end of the year."
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-january-6-committee-hearing-postponed/
And of course all things Trump would also be delegated to the second page. Oh well, we all know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men ....or in this case rats.
The week:
The stopgap funding bill: "The Senate approved legislation to keep the federal government operating until mid-December as well as fund new aid for Ukraine. The legislation, which passed 72-25, would prevent a partial government shutdown after the current fiscal year expires Friday night. “This legislation avoids a very bad thing—shutting down the government— and does a lot of good things: money for the people of Ukraine, funding for communities reeling from natural disasters, aid to families with their heating bills, just to name a few,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) on the Senate floor.
The bill now must be passed in the House, before heading to President Biden’s desk.
Without passage of the bill, a partial government shutdown would occur. A shutdown would trigger furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but critical functions such as border security, benefits payments and airport operations would continue."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-set-to-approve-stopgap-bill-to-fund-government-provide-more-ukraine-aid-11664469820
Where is Jackie?: When Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski died in a car crash over a month ago, Joe Biden performed the eulogy and later offered condolences to her brother. Yesterday on a stage in Indiana, Biden forgot she was dead and asked "where's Jackie?" "Is Jackie here?" A child might answer: "she's in heaven Joe." It turned out to be a twofer for the administration as the vice president hailed the alliance between the US and North Korea. The same child might say: "Kamala, there is a difference between North and South Korea." None of which is very reassuring for the American public.
The shrinking economy: The U.S. economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter in the three months ended June, according to the final estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, meeting the criteria for a so-called technical recession as raging inflation and higher interest rates weighed on spending.
The updated report, released Thursday, showed that gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, shrank by 0.6% on an annualized basis in the second quarter. That is below the initially reported 0.9% decline and unchanged from the second reading of a 0.6% decline.
Economic output already fell over the first three months of the year , with GDP tumbling 1.6%, the worst performance since the spring of 2020, when the economy was still deep in the throes of the COVID-19-induced recession.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/final-gdp-reading-shows-us-economy-shrank-spring-cementing-start-recession
Pipeline sabotage: "NATO said that a series of leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Europe were the result of sabotage and that attacks on its members’ infrastructure would be met with a collective response from the military alliance.
The statement, from the North Atlantic Council, the decision-making body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, didn’t provide details or evidence. It also noted that the damage to the pipelines occurred in international waters. But it marks the first time the alliance has formally warned that it would deter and defend against attacks on its members’ critical infrastructure following the now four documented leaks in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines ."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nato-formally-blames-sabotage-for-nord-stream-pipeline-damage-11664449396?mod=hp_lead_pos3
What have we learned?
Ron DeSantis has garnered a large standing within the GOP for standing up to the radical left. Right now he is being put to another test. This one involves his effective response to what may just be the most serious crisis to hit the state of Florida. We should all wish him well in that endeavour. It is also a test for the most divisive president ever. Failing to help could make Biden look petty toward his potential rival and he would be certain to drive Florida even further to the loving arms of the GOP. As is, the president talked to mayors before he finally called the Governor.
Democrats have had complete control of the federal government for a good part of two years. It's time for a little assessment: At the top of the list is the economy. It is collapsing. We are in a recession. Crime is rising across the country and our schools are failing. Our people are being poisoned by Fentanyl, which is coming into the country along with a surge of illegal migrants over the southern border. With the midterm elections only weeks away, the democrats and their allies in the media have chosen to focus on two priorities: 1) indicting Donald Trump or at least keeping his name in the news and 2) making abortion an issue. The end result seems to be an awakening throughout the country.
Here on our favorite social platform we witnessed the terrible smearing of Giorgia Meloni. Words such as Fascist were used repeatedly to describe her, which of course is untrue, but it shows how far the left has gone in character assassination. Anyone who is Conservative now gets called such names here, not members of course, but public figures. When they do such things, people who should know better call it free speech and when I call the left out for being the cause of all that has harmed the nation in the past 10 years, I get to hear a lecture from, again, those who should know better. Yesterday we were subjected to an op-ed, which I consider unworthy of our front page. It claimed to measure how racist MAGA Republicans are. Not only did it smear millions of Americans, but one of it's proponents proclaimed that America has a terrible past which guides our present. Nothing could be further from the truth. America today is the most generous decent country in the history of mankind. To add insult to injury, those who should know better, got engaged in the conversation and at least one defended the seeded article.
The cartoon of the Week:
Honorable Mention:
Bill Clinton:
"There is a limit to how many migrants any society can take without severe disruption and assistance, and our system is based much more on an assumption that things would be more normal," the former president said."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bill-clinton-says-limit-how-many-migrants-us-take-causing-disruption
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Has anyone heard from Chris Wallace?
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Chris Wallace got a skirting penalty?
Chris Wallace gave up a lucrative 25 year career on Fox News thinking he'd do better on CNN. What a jackass.
They never learn do they?
Deadbeat Durham still on the public dole, right?
Another currently relevant cartoon, captioned "Who gains most from NordStream sabotage?"
Tucker Carlson has asked the question every night.
So NATO is planning on declaring war on the US? That should be fun to see a bunch of countries that aren't able to defend themselves figure out how to retaliate against the country that protects them. I think a sternly worded letter is warranted sent directly to Brandon's desk.
Lol...What would happen if NATO had to confront the reality that the US might just be behind it?
And what of the green fanatics? The destruction of the pipeline caused an ecological disaster, yet no outrage from the greenies?
Haven't heard the Biden administration deny anything; or even voice concern over what is a real act of terrorism. No threats or warnings about attacking NATO countries; no offering help to contain the spill or close the breach; just flat out nothing. Crickets are chirping louder than Brandon; who can't seem to shut up these days.
The US is hinting really strongly that Russia sabotaged it's own pipelines. Putin is nuts; but not that damn nuts! He gains nothing from sabotaging his own pipelines. He doesn't need an excuse to expand the war. The shear amount of weapons, training, and money we have thrown at Ukraine is grounds enough. If he really is concerned with Russian security that is.
This is selective outrage at it's finest.
If this had happened under a Republican president Democrats would already be screaming about impeachment. Environmental wackjobs from all over the planet would be holding protests and vigils.
We'd have a Whistleblower and committee hearings
Did I say that? All I did was post a question.
I was being sarcastic Buzz. Exceedingly sarcastic at that.
Wasn't the comment over the top enough that I didn't need to include a sarc tag?
NATO isn't going to declare war on the US. In fact NATO and the US are going to let this slide as quickly as possible and hope the world quickly forgets.
Sorry, Ronin2. I've been so under fire for my opinions that don't always match those of a lot of members here that I have probably become overly sensitive.
Once again your weekly newsletter is self-parody.
One of the interesting things about that other article that you are whining about is that many of the comments by "conservatives" on that seed just re-inforced the point being made in the seeded article itself. White grievance abounded.
Complaints not withstanding, there is very little doubt that much of MAGA is racist. There are many millions of racists in America on the whole, and it is very safe to assume that the percentage is even higher among MAGA.
No matter how you phrase it, that shouldn't be allowed here.
LOL.
Its funny Vic, you attack "the left" and Democrats every day. You have directly suggested that Democrats and liberals are unpatriotic. No one says that you should not be allowed to say such things.
Here's what's not funny: There have been seeds taken down for being inflamatory on this site and they were far less "inflamatory" than that one.
I dont think its even controversial to say that there is a lot of racism in MAGA. Why would the article be taken down?
You said the Left aren't Americans or people.
Any thoughts on the article or the terrible week Biden had?
Gee, it's been about 2 weeks since I've heard anyone call hard facts Bull Shit. It's been pleasant.
Here's some thoughts on something that happened this week
"Former President Donald Trump ’s endorsement doesn’t have the same punch as it used to. On Thursday, Stephen Colbert pointed to one MAGA candidate who is struggling: Doug Mastriano .
Mastriano, the Trump-backed Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, is down by 10 points in the FiveThirtyEight average, and “The Late Show” host broke the candidate’s problem down to just two words.
“He suuuuuucks!” Colbert said, stretching out that second word as the audience cheered.
“Because historically, nothing projects winner like a Confederate soldier in Pennsylvania,” Colbert added.
Mastriano’s tanking popularity also led to an embarrassing moment this week when he held a rally and almost nobody came.
... and rightly so.
Sure they are American, however, most of them are Socialist or Communist.
Far leftists are to a large extent unpatriotic, illiterate, scum.
You think conservatives are fascists? [Deleted]
You are the one backing a party that has weaponized the IRS, DOJ, and FBI against their political opponents. Who tried to federalize election laws; who wants to do away with the electoral college; who wants to pack the Supreme Court to make sure it always rules in favor of Democrats; who wants to do away with the filibuster; who fights against school choice and parents having a say in how their kids are educated; and who seeks one party rule.
It is time for all Americans to stand up and kick Democrats to the curb at mid terms.
Enough of your fascist shit!
What a load of shit.
The sad thing is you think you have some kind of point when all you have is grievances made in to bullshit talking points.
I think the people who incorrectly and often misuse the word 'fascists' simply lack imagination and are reduced to merely parroting others' words they have heard, probably somewhere like on MSNBC, The Daily Show, or from some late-night comedian.
Can you refute what he wrote with facts, or is that just the way you 'feel'?
There is no refuting bullshit. Only gives relevance to idiotic claims...
To me, that reads like:
You asked me to support my statement.
I can't, so you are just wrong and I don't have to prove it.
Nyah, nyah, nyah.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
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Damn sure are, and usually they go about screeching about how 'democracy' is severely threatened by conservatives.
First remove the beam out of your own eye and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye
Not necessary, as I don't go bandying the word "fascist" about every time a Democrats does something I don't like.
Nor do I use "uh, uh" as an argument.
No, you just hate every Dem while ignoring what the Reps do...
So my comment stands.
Please stop with the juvenile projections.
Without crutches?
A little truth hurt?
The same could be said for the far right. In fact, I would say that about any extreme, wouldn't you?
Which one of the points that he listed was wrong?
It would be very easy to pull up proof of each, so make sure you post accurately.
Again, there is no explaining shit.
None.
It would if they were not accurate, but we see what happens when proof is asked for.
Sure there isn't....when you can't.
He made several points that multiple democrats have publicly shown approval for, and you essentially called him and his post lies.
If you can't back anything up, just say you made a mistake and move on.
No big deal.
Keep on thinking whatever you want. No matter what you all say I am not going to give bullshit legitimacy.
It's not bullshit, Ender. Each point he made has made news stories for a couple of years now.
If you don't want to back your comments, that's fine.
We understand.
Just kindly do not ask a conservative to back up anything that we call with your posts bullshit.
Aww. Now the threats...
Well here is another question.....
What was the threat....and....
to go back to my original post,
What was the bullshit that was posted.
Keep in mind...
Your hole is getting deeper.
The only hole is the one you want to be there.
I am done with you and the bullshit.
I am not giving this article any more hits.
So talk to yourself. Not worth my time.
SMMFH
Hilarious
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"What tiny fraction (if any) of the almost $75,000,000,000.00 that’s been sent to the Ukraine in the last few months will go to help the hundreds of thousands of American taxpayers in Florida many of whom who lost everything over the last few days?"....Donald Trump Jr
“....Donald Trump Jr.”
Desperate times call for desperate measures if you are actually citing this buffoon.
The federal government has already promised funding to aid in the aftermath. And you know that, so what is the point?
The point is that we've been throwing a lot of money around outside of the US that we really can't afford.
Fetterman’s lead over Oz shrinks in Pennsylvania Senate race: poll
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In addition to the shrinking economy and the recession that is here (all depends on your partisan outlook however as we have seen Biden and the Democrats reject the standard definition for the "official" definition that won't come out for another year or two, but had Republicans been in power then of course the Democrats would have turned the news into a weapon for the mid-terms. That's politics), we also get news that inflation ran higher than projected for August.
So the economy continues to get worse each passing month. You don't need to be Carnac the Magnificent to predict how this will impact the November elections. There is just not enough time for this to turn around.
Even the New York Times is beginning to prepare democrats:
I wonder if they even begin to realize how the lies they are telling, the manipulations they are doing are going to effect them, that the people are finally wising up to the bullshite spewed everyday by the insane crazies...
Even the excusers that normally make sense are getting so far out there to be unbelievable...
Biden is a disaster for the democrats, but he is showing this to the full nation as the nation is crumbling before our eyes...
They have used the almost 100% legislative power they have to put thru most of their liberal anti-american agenda... (something that frustrated them in Obama's first term when he was in the same situation and they couldn't get it done back then... but then the Republicans had such power as well and failed to make use of it in their misguided attempt to rescind Obamacare...
Doesn't matter how they got the power they have been using it and ignoring pretty much what the majority of citizens desire in favor of their interests and agendas...
Time to teach them a lesson...
like pro-choice, LGBTQ equality, and voting rights?
You realize no one ever watches your videos, right?
Any woman who wants an abortion can get one. Everyone who wants to vote is able to.
The LBGTB community is free to be who they are.
The Ten Commandments and the Cross have no place in the classroom....neither do Pride flags or drag queens
Not a thing to disagree with here. If only everyone was as clear sighted.
Actually, I think the vast majority of conservatives have the same thoughts.
"Today, I met with Marta, who had her house destroyed and was rescued by one of our high-water vehicles. Damage from #HurricaneIan flooding extends across the state, but our people are resilient."
Election red flag: Biden tapping tax dollars to boost Democrat registration and turnout, watchdogs warn.
"With midterm elections just around the corner, congressional Republicans and election watchdogs are sounding alarms that the Biden administration and left-leaning nonprofits may be tapping taxpayer dollars and tax-exempt funds, respectively, to boost voter registration and turnout among Democratic constituencies under the guise of protecting "democracy."
Oh, there's our left-wing media guide. I understand that our sources must be within the arrow heads, even if it's just within them.
I guess John Solomon's team is within the legal range?
It's allowed. It's not a credible source. But if you're ok with low credibility, well, you do you.
Can you point out anything John Solomon has been wrong about.....especially with the Russia hoax and pretty much anything concerning the Bidens?
Right wingers love conspiracy theories. Very few of them completely reject conspiracy theories. I have a brother that is a Republican . He is intelligent, very successful financially, and a good father and grandfather and friend.
But he believes in conspiracy theories such as those related to Jan 6. It is impossible to talk to people like this.
John Solomon , as is well known, lost his position as a straight reporter at The Hill because the rest of the staff thought his flights of fancy in his reporting was damaging the brand and they complained to management about him.
Everything he says must be taken with a huge grain of salt.
Solomon worked with Rudy Giuliani in Rudy's Ukraine adventures. Enough said.
I stand corrected on the health feedback link as they are a highly respected source, however, .......politifact?
Not exactly unbiased themselves.
Not changing goalposts because I acknowledged your sources, however, Solomon has been far more correct in his reporting than not......probably even more so than sources such as CNN.
I suspect you are speaking about me with this sentence. How about you prove that statement.
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As I said in the comment, I was talking about my brother.
You arent that special Bugsy , there are millions of right wing crackpot Trumpsters who believe conspiracy theories.
Sure, sure, bugsy. In the face of evidence of repeated falsehoods, you still support the guy whose credibility is shot, so long as he agrees with you politically.
Really?
How is that Russian collusion thing you harped on for years coming along?
Don't think those people that believed it were right wingers.
Where did I say I agreed with him?
I said he has been more correct than not.
Try not to put words in others' posts.
It's not a good look.
Hell, some foolishly STILL believe it!
But you gotta admit, it is kind of nice that so many Democrats are simply ignoring the fact that Trump isn't on a ballot this year. Maybe they can fool some on the margins who simply don't know better, but most voters are smart enough to know that if Democrats are running against Trump in the midterms, they have already lost!
That's agreement, bugsy.
Wrong.
Someone can be correct 100 percent of the time, but it does not mean everyone has to agree with it.
The problem with the left is they have zero positive to run on. If it were not for Trump, they may have already ceded the government to republicans because they know they have already lost.
This has become the policy of the New York Times:
They admit to activism over journalism. What does MBFC say about that? They have the Times slightly left of center, which is a farce.
Because they agree with it and believe the policy is main stream.
Ah, so you think he's correct, but disagree with him?
That makes sense.
Slight to moderate, and both the arrow and their description point more toward moderate. Factually, they're a much more credible source than the one you used.
Here is a little homework assignment and it should be easy for you.
Where did I say that?
No surprise a far left leaning media bias check site would rate another far left leaning media bias news source left-center.
They both believe they are in the middle and main stream.
Only in loon land.
But also:
There's a funny thing about languages, bugsy - there's generally more than one way to say the same thing. I believe the concept of "synonyms" is introduced fairly early in most schools, at the elementary level. If you think someone is correct, you agree with him. Those are synonymous statements.
Um, you realize that the MBFC site actually rated the Times as farther left than Vic reported, yes?
I'm not responsible for what Vic reports, no?
My post stands as written.
Your post is incorrect. MBFC does not rate the Times as "in the middle".
For several years, conservatives had been calling the Russian collusion hoax just that, a hoax. Mueller essentially verified that within his report. Conservatives were proven correct.
However, there are still millions of leftists that do not believe it and OBVIOUSLY, do not agree with it.
Get it, now?
No, only according to MBFC.
Any source can be put to the test with a little research. As a matter of fact Sandy, I intend to follow up on the Solomon story and you'll be hearing more about it.
Be sure to use sources that haven't failed multiple fact checks.
Where do you come up with that nonsense?
The right tends not to pay any attention whatsoever to details like that.
Set the example for me:
No fact checking there.
I'm not using the Times, Vic, and I have repeatedly said they're biased. But you are using a source that has failed multiple fact checks, and refuse to acknowledge its bias.
I'm using what I'm allowed to use. In the last election Mark Zuckerberg used private funds to do exactly what democrats would love to do again. There will be a follow up.
... like keeping privately funded republicans from using misinformation to influence elections?
I never said otherwise. I called out your source's credibility (or lack thereof), which you "defended" by deflecting to a source I haven't used. Weak sauce, Vic.
You love to call out, but you didn't disprove this story.
No, totally unlike campaigning.
You're still deflecting from your source's poor credibility, Vic. As I haven't cited the NYT, I don't need to defend its credibility. You cited a lousy source, and defending the credibility of that source is on you. It's not on me to defend a source I never cited to make up for the fact that there is no defense for the credibility of your source.
Back and forth we go!
As I haven't cited the NYT, I don't need to defend its credibility. You cited a lousy source, and defending the credibility of that source is on you. It's not on me to defend a source I never cited to make up for the fact that there is no defense for the credibility of your source.
The point I made, to most here, was that the New York Times, as well as just about any source can be questioned based on past history. The example you are setting is that stories can be rejected based on the source. If we all adopt that policy, none of the links will mean anything. If a story is false it needs to be disproven.
We're going back and forth because I'm not acquiescing to your deflection.
Lol....Ok Sandy