Despite the mainstream media’s attempt at suppressing the sexual assault allegations against the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, and despite most Democrats treating these allegations much differently than they did the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, hoping they will go away, it does appear as if people are starting to see the problem with nominating a candidate who apparently has trouble keeping his hands to himself in the #MeToo age.
After all, these same Democrats told us all allegations must be taken seriously and all women must be believed, and they also told us Donald Trump was disqualified for the Presidency for a decades-old comment, so you can see where it could be a problem.
There is talk, albeit it mostly seems to be coming from Bernie Sanders’s corner, that Joe Biden will be replaced at the convention due to these allegations and now according to this story a former advisor to Hillary Clinton is calling for good ole Uncle Joe to drop out of the race. Here is more:
Peter Daou called Saturday for former vice president and presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden to drop out of the race.
Citing new evidence of possible sexual misconduct, Daou — who had previously advised both former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry — argued that the party could not afford for Biden to not take the accusations of former aide Tara Reade seriously.
Daou began by saying that “BIDEN SHOULD WITHDRAW,” noting that, while he respected the will of the American people, “Credible rape accusations are disqualifying or we have NO moral standards.”
Calling a Biden withdrawal both “the ethical position AND the smarter strategy to beat Trump,” Daou went on to say that Democrats would “lose ALL moral authority if we embrace ‘the lesser of two accused rapists.’”
Coming from a former Clinton advisor this opinion should carry some weight and he is right about the Democrats losing any moral authority they think they might have after the way they have attacked Donald Trump on the same issue. If the Democratic voters are honest with themselves there would be no way they could vote for Joe Biden. But of course we know a little hypocrisy will not stop them if they think Joe Biden gives them the best chance to oust Donald Trump, and that would show us they never really cared about Donald Trump’s alleged victims in the first place.
malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium
Sunday, April 26th open thread: ‘Bleach Boys’
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24 KJV)
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I guess there was a bit of a kerfuffle over the last few days because apparently the President told everybody to go out and drink a case of bleach so here is The Dead Milkmen’s “Bleach Boys.” This song was written over 30 years ago, enjoy:
The COVID-19 heroes on the flanks
One thing that we have all learned during this COVID-19 outbreak is who the real heroes are. Or should I say, one thing that we have been reminded of is who the real heroes are because I think while we often times get distracted we know who they are. They are the doctors, nurses, first responders, truckers and railroaders, farmers and more.
There are others as well who have been largely forgotten in the memes on Facebook and in the advertisements on television so I thought I would take a moment to give a shout out to those people as well.
These people are still going to work every day but they wear a different uniform.Their uniforms usually consist of jeans, work boots, safety glasses, a flannel shirt, and maybe a hard hat. Their tee-shirt might have a company name on it and many of them also wear gloves, masks, and face shields. But these pieces of protective equipment are worn not to protect themselves from the virus but to protect themselves from metal dust and for keeping other agitators out of their lungs. (They knew what “PPE” stood for before it was cool…)
Their hands are calloused, their flannels are ripped, their jeans are dirty and might also be ripped, sometimes they have foul mouths, sometimes their faces are unshaven, and their hair might be unkempt. All signs of long hours and many years doing what they do without fanfare. They do not look this way because they do not care, they look this way because they do care. These people are some of the best at what they do.
These people build things. Important things. They are in a line of work which is considered “critical manufacturing” and many of them are in the biopharm/ life sciences field. These people are welders, pipe fitters, electricians, metal finishers, machinists, mechanics, and general all-around do whatever it takes kind of people.
They might not be on the front lines in this battle but they are still going to work every day and they are still risking exposure to the virus to make sure the product is built. Their work environment has changed and they have to adapt sometimes on a day to day basis as they work together while staying apart. Sometimes they laugh and sometimes tempers flare because of the uncertainty, but in the end they come together and make the best of the situation.
So what is the product that is so important? These people are building systems which one day soon might manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine, or possibly the cure or even protect people from the next virus, and when COVID-19 ends its frontal assault on the American people these products will be there protecting the flanks because of these people. And when the next battle begins in the Autumn hopefully their hard work will come to fruition and they will be the vanguard. These people build things. Important things. Thank you.
The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel–Florence Nightingale
For the sake of this post we have to assume two things; first, that the party conventions are still going to happen and second, that there is still going to be a free election in November…or ever again for that matter. On those assumptions here we go.
The Democratic party is hoping we will not see a repeat of the 2016 election when disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporters stayed home en masse rather than vote for Hillary Clinton after the party rigged the process to give her the nomination. This year the circumstances were a little different but there is enough evidence for Bernie Sanders supporters to come to the conclusion that the system was again rigged against their candidate. It was…
However we are seeing indications which show disgruntled supporters of the Democratic Socialist are not giving up the fight to get their candidate the nomination even though he has already dropped out of the race.
They are hoping, and they believe, there is still a chance that the Democratic Party will replace Joe Biden as the nominee at the convention and it could all hinge on the sexual assault allegations which have been levied against the former Vice-President.
Here is more:
While the mainstream media has mostly kept a lid on this story, the sexual assault allegations by Tara Reade against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden aren’t going away soon. As PJM’s Rick Moran reported earlier this week, the D.C. police are treating the allegations as an “active and ongoing” investigation.
Briahna Joy Gray, Bernie Sanders’ former campaign press secretary, who has been a vocal critic of Biden, suggested in an interview with The Atlantic that the allegations might just thwart Biden’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
Gray told Emma Green that the Democratic primary is far from over. “The Democratic Party would like us to believe [we’re now in the general election season], and they behaved that way even before Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race. But we are, in fact, still in a Democratic-primary season. Biden is only the presumptive nominee,” she said, before adding, “And there’s all kinds of whispers and rumors about whether or not something might happen at the convention, which might mean Joe Biden isn’t even the nominee.”
“There’s a lot of reasons why Democrats might want to substitute a different person for Joe Biden as the nominee,” said Gray. “The Tara Reade allegation has been handled abysmally by the press. If anyone looks at this closely, then they will see reason for concern.”
Briahna Joy Gray is a former press secretary for Bernie Sanders so we do not know if there truly are rumors or if these are the hopeful rumblings of the former candidate’s supporters. Either way, this could be a troubling sign for the Democrats if and when they do head into the convention.
It does send out the signal that Bernie Sanders supporters are not quite ready to give up the fight just yet and, as the article I linked to above states, these people have a vested interest in keeping the Joe Biden sexual assault story alive. If Bernie Sanders and/or his people can keep the story in the press, despite the press and the Democratic leaders attempts at suppressing it, it could pose a real problem for Joe Biden.
Would they be willing enough to do so much damage to Joe Biden in an attempt to get their guy the nomination that when their bid fails the former Vice-President will no longer be a viable candidate? Honestly, I do not think they think that far into the future and I also do not think they care who wins the Presidency of it is not going to be the Vermont Socialist and they proved the later when they stayed home the last time around.
malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium
Over the last several years we have seen frustrated gun-grabbers open up a second front in their war on the Constitution. Because their attack on the second amendment has not been as successful as they hoped they decided to focus on ammunition. It makes sense, if you cannot get the guns out of the hands of the citizens then make it so the guns are useless by taking away the ammunition.
Back in 2016 California passed a law requiring background checks for all ammunition purchases. The intent was obviously to make it too onerous for lawful gun owners to purchase ammunition, as well as clogging up and slowing down the system frustrating lawful gun owners into submission.
This law was challenged in court and today a Federal Judge blocked the law, here is more:
A federal judge Thursday blocked background checks for ammunition buyers in California, calling the state’s law on the matter “onerous and convoluted.”
San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez granted a preliminary injunction against the rule after plaintiffs, including the California Rifle and Pistol Association and six-time Olympic medalist skeet shooter Kim Rhode, sued the state.
“California’s new ammunition background check law misfires, and the Second Amendment rights of California citizens have been gravely injured,” he wrote. “In this action, Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction enjoining California’s onerous and convoluted new laws requiring ammunition purchase background checks and implementing ammunition anti-importation laws.”
The judge argued that the checks hurt legal ammo buyers while doing little to prevent criminals from obtaining firepower. “Criminals, tyrants and terrorists don’t do background checks,” Benitez wrote.
I would be shocked if California does not appeal the decision but at least for now this is a victory and right about now I will take any victory we can get.
malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium
People are finally beginning to get upset at the government’s authoritarian response to COVID-19 and they are beginning to push back. People are now starting to take to the streets in protest because they are sick and tired of the government telling them they are only allowed to work, eat, and sleep. In in most cases the people are not even allowed to work, these people are stuck in the homes and in their yards and it is no wonder they are getting upset.
Now some of the politicians are starting to be questioned by the media and they do not like it. Take the smarmy Andrew Cuomo and his response to a question about non-essential workers not being able to make ends meet. When asked about letting people go back to work he almost sounded offended by the idea and this is what he had to say about non-essential workers who would like to make a living:
“You want to go to work, go take a job as an essential worker,” Cuomo said. “Do it tomorrow.”
“There are people hiring. You can get a job as an essential worker, so now you can go to work and now you are an essential worker and now you won’t kill anyone,”
That is a “let them eat cake” comment if I have ever heard one. We have talked about how demeaning the term “non-essential worker” is in the past, to think that the government believes what you do for a living is not important is offensive. Every job is essential to the person who holds it and every business is essential to the person who owns it.
But Andrew Cuomo’s solution to a problem his government created is even more offensive; if you are non-essential and you would like to feed your family and keep the roof over your head just go out tomorrow and get a job the government deems is important, otherwise just shut up. How hard can it be?
That comment alone tells us everything we need to know about the government elites. And what about that comment about not killing anyone if you are essential? Isn’t the risk greater that you would infect and kill somebody or become infected and die if you are in the workforce? It makes no sense.
malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium
I think it is safe to say that most people in this country are tired of the tyranny and long for the day when the government allows people to get back to their normal lives. Most people are ready to get on with their lives and would like to see their family and friends again, and most people would like to go to work to earn a living so they can put food on the table and pay the bills that have been piling up because the government stole their livelihood from them.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a different idea however; because Donald Trump wants to get Americans working and living again the New York Representative wants people to say screw that. Here is what she had to say:
“When we have this discussion about going back or reopening, I think a lot of people should just say, ‘no, we’re not going back to that. We’re not going back to working 70 hour weeks just so that we can put food on the table and not even feel any sort of semblance of security in our lives.’”
Those who still have jobs to go back to after this lock down is over should just say no in order to spite the President. You can tell that AOC does not live in the real world any more and because she personally is unaffected by the lock down it is easy for her to tell people not to make money to pay the bills.
malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium
Sunday, April 19th open thread: ‘Anarchy in the UK’
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24 KJV)
Here is this week’s open thread. Please feel free to post links to interesting articles and to discuss whatever issues arise during the course of the day. Nothing is off-topic here.
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Here is the Sex Pistols performing “Anarchy in the UK” live in 1978. I chose this version because this was from a gig in the United States and Johnny Rotten changed the lyrics to “anarchy in the USA.” It seemed fitting to me today, of course I would never advocate anarchy but maybe we could use just a little…
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