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Mid-Day Digest

Jan. 24, 2017

IN TODAY’S EDITION

    Trump and his spokespeople must stop engaging in petulant and sophomoric molehill battles with media and celebrities.
    Give Trump time to work on immigration before insisting he broke a promise.
    And more news, policy and opinion.

THE FOUNDATION

“We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press. It is however, the prostituted companion of liberty, and somehow or other, we know not how, its efficient auxiliary.” —Fisher Ames (1807)

FEATURED RIGHT ANALYSIS
Memo to Trump: Don’t Swap Spit With Jackasses!1


By Mark Alexander

For the eight years Donald Trump hosted his successful reality TV show, he had complete control over the script. But in actual reality, as president, the Leftmedia talkingheads are well versed in promulgating their own narrative and it can be a lot louder than Trump Tweets. When these two competing forces meet, there is inevitable conflict. Unfortunately, these conflicts between Trump and the mainstream media continue to erupt over petty tussles, diverting political capital from much more important issues.

The latest example of this tug of war was the contested claims about the size of the inaugural crowd. There is little doubt that the Leftmedia’s intent in this debate was to belittle Trump and bait him into a response, which they received. And the Trump administration’s “alternative facts2” and suggestions that photographs of the inaugural crowd were intended to “lessen the enthusiasm” and were “shameful and wrong” only succeeded in turning a molehill into a mountain.

Trump’s White House spokesman Sean Spicer burned up half of his first press briefing Saturday defending attendance numbers, including this questionable assertion: “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe.”

Now, as it pertains to turnout for inaugurals, in 2012, Barack Obama won 91% of the vote in Washington, DC, and mass majorities in surrounding government bureaucrat bedroom communities in Maryland and Virginia. Notably, Hillary Clinton also won 91% in 2016. It was easy for millions of Obamaphiles to commute to the national mall for his coronation, and just as easy for hundreds of thousands of local libs to converge on DC to protest the Trump inaugural3.

Meanwhile, most of Trump’s voters are much more evenly spread across the nation. Of course, the mainstream media ignored this rather significant detail in their reporting.

But the point is, Trump and his spokespeople must stop engaging in petulant and sophomoric molehill battles with media and celebrities. Throwing out “alternative facts” does not “win” the argument, nor does it expose the genuine media bias, like fake news claims that a bust of Martin Luther King had been removed from the Oval Office4.

Spicer would have won the day responding to the question of attendance with 15 words instead of 500: “There were far more people here for Donald Trump’s inaugural events than for Hillary Clinton’s!” Or he could have taken the tack of Kellyanne Conway, who opined, “I don’t think ultimately presidents are judged by crowd sizes at their inauguration. I think they are judged by their accomplishments.”

The ancient wisdom of Proverbs 26:4 warns, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.” Trump’s eagerness to challenge Leftmedia bias and “fake news” resonates only when it does not propagate “alternative facts” that are demonstrably false. And, being that Trump is now president and no longer a candidate or a reality TV star, diverting from much more important issues by engaging in petty molehill battles is a costly unforced error.

TOP RIGHT HOOKS

Trump Yet to Act on Immigration5


Concern has begun to mount among various conservatives over the fact that Donald Trump has not yet kept one of his more significant campaign promises. At a speech in late August last year, Trump vowed to “immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties, in which he defied federal law and the constitution to give amnesty to approximately five million illegal immigrants.” Trump was referring to DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents), two of Barack Obama’s most lawless executive actions enacted in June 2012.

When Trump spokesman Sean Spicer was asked about why the new president had not rescinded DACA and DAPA, he answered, “‘First and foremost, the president’s been very, very clear that we need to direct agencies to focus on those who are in this country illegally and have a criminal record or pose a threat to the American people. That’s where the priorities are going to be and then we’re going to continue to work through the entire number of folks that are here illegally. But right now the clear focus is on that.” In other words, hang on and we’ll get to it.

Yesterday, Chris Wallace of Fox News asked White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus a similar question regarding Obama’s executive orders on amnesties. Priebus hinted at a long-term solution: “I think we’re going to work with House and Senate leadership as well to get a long-term solution on that issue.” Once again the answer was “wait.”

So, what’s happening here? Has that infamous Beltway water begun to so infect the Trump administration that they’re no longer concerned about the problem of illegal immigration? Not likely. For one thing, consider Trump’s speaking style, which is typically hyperbolic. The mainstream media lampoon him for this and therefore can’t take him seriously. However, the key to understanding Trump is listening to what he means while not getting hung up on the particulars of how he says it. Obviously, this is no simple task, nor is it an excuse to not hold him accountable for his campaign promises. Still, holding him to the “immediately” statement on timing a few days into his presidency and claiming he broke his promise fails to see the bigger picture.

Trump can’t do everything “immediately.” Various issues require priority of focus and logistical considerations as well as both public and private dealing, all of which are part of the way both businesses and politics function. Give him a little time before declaring that he has failed to keep a campaign promise.
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The Patriot Post Digest 1-24-2017
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Top Headlines6

    Trump signs order to freeze federal hiring in order to reduce     bureaucracies. (Government Executive7)

    Trump advancing Keystone, Dakota Oil pipelines today. (Bloomberg8.)

    A look at four of the GOP’s ObamaCare replacement plans. (The Daily Signal9)

    Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as CIA director. (The Washington Post10)

    Senate committee approves Tillerson for State. Now to the full Senate… (Associated Press11)

    DNC Chair candidates bash white people in racially charged forum. (News Grabien12)

    Hillary Clinton plots her next move. How about retirement? (Politico13)

    President Trump restores ban on international abortion funding. (Alliance Defending Freedom14)

    Obama quietly sent $221M to Palestinians in final hours as exec. (Fox News15)

    Israel approves huge expansion of West Bank settlements. (The Washington Post16)

    Satire — or is it? Survey says 100% of the people marching on the nation’s capital for abortion rights as part of the “Women’s March on Washington” were found to have not been aborted. (The Babylon Bee17)

    Policy: Jeff Sessions can help stop the “American carnage.” (Real Clear Policy18.)

    Policy: What science really says about sodium and hypertension. (Competitive Enterprise Institute19)

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MORE ANALYSIS FROM THE PATRIOT POST

    The Good Cop, Bad Cop Routine With Russia22 — Seeing Trump’s cabinet nominees, Moscow isn’t quite so happy.
    A Trump Mandate: Restore America’s Military Strength23 — It’ll take some time to undo eight years of damage.
    When the Press and Prejudices Collide24 — Trump is taking on the media — for good or ill.
    Conservatives Must Stand Up to Fascist Bullies25 — Inauguration Day was turned into Retribution Day by angry leftists.
    Why Good Teachers Want School Choice26 — In a video for PragerU, Rebecca Friedrichs makes the case for school choice.
    How Health Care Should Be: Beyond the Basics27 — Bridging the gap between coverage and access at a fraction of the cost.

BEST OF RIGHT OPINION

    Rich Lowry: Donald Trump’s New Culture War28
    Cal Thomas: Rhetoric and Reality29
    Todd Starnes: Passengers Cheer as Police Toss Anti-Trump Bully From Plane30

For more, visit Right Opinion31.

OPINION IN BRIEF

Rich Lowry: “The nation’s foremost culture warrior is President Donald J. Trump. … There is no way Trump could be a credible combatant in the culture war as it existed for the past 40 years. But he has reoriented the main lines of battle away from issues related to religion and sexual morality onto the grounds of populism and nationalism. Trump’s culture war is fundamentally the people versus the elite, national sovereignty versus cosmopolitanism, and patriotism versus multiculturalism. It’s the difference, in a nutshell, between fighting over gay rights or immigration, over the breakdown in marriage or Black Lives Matter. The new war is just as emotionally charged as the old one. It, too, involves fundamental questions about who we are as a people, which are always more fraught than the debate over the appropriate tax rate or whether or not we should have a defense sequester. … His emphasis on borders, cultural coherence, law and order and national pride will engender a particular fear and loathing. It is an article of faith among the cultural elite that these priorities … are the relics of a rapidly disappearing America that can’t possibly represent the country’s future. Trump and his supporters beg to differ.”

SHORT CUTS

Insight: “Destroy the family, you destroy the country.” —Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924)

For the record: “Just as in Western Europe, the Left in America seeks to erase America’s Judeo-Christian foundations. The melting pot is regarded as nothing more than an anti-black, anti-Muslim, anti-Hispanic meme. The Left suppresses free speech wherever possible for those who oppose it, labeling all non-Left speech 'hate speech.’ To cite only one example, if you think Shakespeare is the greatest playwright or Bach is the greatest composer, you are a proponent of dead white European males and therefore racist.” —Dennis Prager

Non Compos Mentis: “Say NO'Betsy Devos'.HER QUEST,2 DEFUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UR CHILD DESERVES MORE.” —Cher, opposing school choice and needing remedial grammar

A blind squirrel finds a nut: “[Trump’s inaugural] speech was full of hope and inclusion and he reached out to cities in a way they’ve not been reached out to for a long time. … I’m hopeful. … I hope he’ll have the grace and commitment to put all of us under one big tent.” —Jesse Jackson

Braying Jenny: “My job is to shut other white people down when they want to interrupt.” —DNC chairwoman candidate Sally Boynton Brown

And last… “I don’t get what’s so interesting or significant about a White House Press Secretary blatantly lying.” —Frank Fleming

Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis
Managing Editor Nate Jackson

Join us in daily prayer for our Patriots in uniform — Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen — standing in harm’s way in defense of Liberty, and for their families.
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