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The Patriot Post® · Mid-Day Digest
Jan. 11, 2019 · https://patriotpost.us/digests/60498-mid-day-digest
THE FOUNDATION
“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.” —Thomas Paine (1776)
https://patriotpost.us/fqd/60497-founders-quote-daily
IN TODAY’S EDITION
A look at what the media derides as a “manufactured crisis.”1 The threat of a “national emergency” puts pressure on Democrats.2 Daily Features: On the Web3, Columnists4, Headlines5, Memes6, Cartoons7, Opinion in Brief8, and Short Cuts9. Featured Analysis: The ecofascist ‘Green New Deal’ is a terrible idea.10
IN BRIEF
Leftmedia Buzzword of the Week: ‘Manufactured Crisis’11
Nate Jackson
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave their rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address Tuesday night, they accused Trump of “manufacturing a crisis.” The Democrats’ Leftmedia super PAC dutifully picked up the term and ran with it. Incessantly.
As Mark Alexander says12, “So let’s review what they consider a ‘manufactured crisis’: ICE officers made 266,000 arrests of aliens with criminal records, including those charged or convicted of 100,000 assaults, 30,000 sex crimes, and 4,000 violent killings. The need to secure the border and stop the criminal gangs, drug smugglers, and human traffickers is imperative. Thousands of Americans have been brutally killed by those who illegally entered our country, and thousands more lives will be lost. Last month, more than 20,000 migrant children were illegally brought into the United States, many being used as human pawns by vicious coyotes and ruthless gangs. One in three women are sexually assaulted on the dangerous trek up through Mexico. Women and children are the biggest victims of the lack of a secure border and broken immigration policies supported by Democrats. Illegal migration puts enormous strains on public resources and drives down jobs and wages, especially for black and Hispanic Americans. More Americans will die from drugs this year than were killed in the entire Vietnam War — many of those drugs are ‘imported’ from south of the border.”
Don’t believe us? How about an authority on the actual situation on the ground at the border? Despite being fired one day after Trump took office, Barack Obama’s Border Patrol chief, Mark Morgan, confirmed that Trump is correct: “I was briefed every single day about the men and women who are risking their lives every day and they’re apprehending murderers, rapists, pedophiles, other violent offenders and gang members. That’s not manufactured; that is real … and it’s still happening today.” Moreover, Morgan continued, “127 Border Patrol agents have died. They didn’t die playing Monopoly. They died … being the front-line defenders of our borders. … I wonder if you asked their families if this is a manufactured crisis?”
In another instance, Morgan argued, “The [wall] issue is political, so we have to be honest about that. The substantive issue is what is important. It doesn’t matter whether it’s called the Secure Fence, Secure Wall, or Secure Barrier Act. The reason it was approved on a bipartisan front is because it was needed. What changed is that at one point it was wanted and needed, and now, because we call it a wall, it’s ‘immoral.’ Really? That’s what we’re talking about now? The size and width of the barrier is the delineation of what is moral or not?”
Finally, Morgan said, “I’m outraged that we haven’t fixed this problem. I’m outraged. Who can say that this is a manufactured crisis? Anyone? … I don’t care who it is — anyone that says this is a manufactured crisis — they are absolutely lying to the American people.”
https://patriotpost.us/articles/60495-leftmedia-buzzword-of-the-week-manufactured-crisis
‘National Emergency’ Threat Puts Pressure on Dems13
As the partial government shutdown concludes its third week and shows no signs of ending, President Donald Trump has sought to turn up the pressure on Democrats by threatening to bypass Congress entirely to fund construction of a border wall. On Wednesday, Trump said of his repeated threats14, “I have the absolute right to [declare a] national emergency if I want. My threshold will be if I can’t make a deal with people that are unreasonable.”
On Thursday, Trump doubled down, saying, “If we don’t make a deal, I would say it would be very surprising to me that I would not declare a national emergency and just fund [the wall] through the various mechanisms.”
It has become clear that the possibility of the president invoking his power to declare a national emergency was not merely an off-the-cuff remark but is rather a calculated threat. In his Oval Office address12, Trump appealed to Democrats to work toward a bipartisan solution to the border crisis. But this message was really aimed at the American people, whom Trump wants asking: If we have a border crisis that the president is eager to address, why are Democrats standing in the way?
While many presume that Democrats have the upper hand when it comes to government shutdown showdowns, this time it may be Democrats feeling the heat. Most government shutdowns in the past have been blamed on Republicans, primarily because it was the GOP attempting to refuse funding for something Democrats insisted was essential. Here we are witnessing the reverse — it is Democrats who are on the defensive, trying to block funding for a needed government program. And $5 billion is such a small amount when compared to other budgeted items, such as the $10.6 billion being sent to Mexico for its own immigration enforcement, that the party of Big Government will have a difficult time defending their stinginess.
Trump’s power to bypass Congress is up for debate, and conservatives are divided as to whether he should even attempt it. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) believes Trump has the authority and should use it: “Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to negotiate on Wall/Barrier funding — even if the government were to be reopened — virtually ends congressional path to fund Wall/Barrier. Time for President [Trump] to use emergency powers to build Wall/Barrier.”
However, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) offered a very insightful warning15: “If today, the national emergency is border security … tomorrow the national emergency might be climate change.” In other words, Trump invoking the power to declare a national emergency here may be setting a dangerous precedent.
The longer this shutdown drags on, the more Democrats rather than Republicans will be feeling the pressure to compromise. That’s especially true as Trump continues to declare that this is an issue of national security for which he has the power to bypass Congress to address, all while insisting he would much rather have Congress on board.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/60496-national-emergency-threat-puts-pressure-on-dems
ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY
China Confab With NoKo’s Kim Is Tariff Gamesmanship16 — Beijing summoned its puppet to talks because Trump’s trade moves are hurting. Statism Isn’t Working in South Korea, Either17 — Higher taxes and minimum wage in the name of economic growth aren’t working there either. Faking Happiness at Facebook18 — Former employees say company maintains a “cult-like” culture that discourages dissenting opinions. Video: Acosta’s Own Goal — He Proves Walls Work19 — He posted a video showing viewers how an already-walled section of the border is “crisis-free.” Video: How Wokescolds Are Ruining Everything20 — The Daily Wire gang discuss how Hollywood is hurting itself by embracing political correctness.
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TOP HEADLINES
Payday without pay hits federal workers as shutdown drags on (Associated Press22) Obama Border Patrol chief: Agents arrest “rapists, murderers, gang members every single day” (Washington Examiner23) Texans fight to stop government from seizing land for border wall (National Review24) Dems introduce gun-ban bill as GOP seeks to expand gun-carry protections (The Washington Free Beacon25) Sen. Jones asks FEC to probe “deceptive tactics” in 2017 election win over Roy Moore (The Washington Times26) Michael Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress (Associated Press27) Troop withdrawal from Syria has started (The Washington Times28) Pompeo, at site of Obama’s address to Muslim world, rebukes his legacy: “Age of self-inflicted American shame is over” (Fox News29) Venezuela’s tyrant gets six more years (The Washington Free Beacon30) Humor: Church greeters stationed at southern border to deter immigrants (The Babylon Bee31) Policy: Yes, there is a crisis at the border — the numbers show it (Investor’s Business Daily32) Policy: Don’t join the media freak out over recent jump in CO2 emissions — it won’t last (Investor’s Business Daily33) For more of today’s news, visit Patriot Headline Report34.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/60492-friday-top-headlines
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