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The Patriot Post Digest 1-29-2019
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The Patriot Post® · Mid-Day Digest
Jan. 29, 2019 · https://patriotpost.us/digests/60840-mid-day-digest
THE FOUNDATION
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” —George Washington (1793)
https://patriotpost.us/fqd/60839-founders-quote-daily
IN TODAY’S EDITION
Refusing to fund a border barrier is an effective way to secure the border?1
American socialists line up behind Venezuelan tyrant Maduro.2
Daily Features: More Analysis3, Columnists4, Headlines5, Memes6, Cartoons7, Opinion in Brief8, and Short Cuts9.
IN BRIEF
Dems Are ‘for Border Security,’ They Just Oppose Securing the Border10
Thomas Gallatin
Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw on Sunday inadvertently exposed11 the reason behind Democrat opposition to securing the U.S. southern border when he noted, “On the Republican side, a lot of people see the rise of an extraordinary, important new constituent in American politics, Hispanics, who will come here and all be Democrats.” Brokaw further asserted, “Hispanics should work harder at assimilation.” Predictably, such an “outrageous” statement caused a social-media backlash over his “racist” comments. Brokaw subsequently apologized.
The fact of the matter is Brokaw let the cat out of the bag. Leftists oppose immigrant assimilation because their aim is to create a hardened voting block of segregated Hispanics committed to their own unassimilated communities instead of the broader American society. This explains House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats objecting to funding a border barrier.
Immediately following President Donald Trump’s shutdown capitulation12, an important point may have been missed by the mainstream media. Trump effectively called Pelosi’s bluff. She claimed to want to debate the issue of border security after the government was funded. Trump has now forced her hand.
Suddenly Democrats are stuck in a contradictory position of, on the one hand, claiming to support border security, while at the same time defending their refusal to act on securing the border via a barrier. Listening to Democrats attempt to send a pro-border-security message is actually quite humorous. Pelosi on Monday insisted13, “Democrats are committed, uh, to border security, and we think we have some better ideas about how to do so, that, uh, protect our borders, honor our values, and are cost-effective.” Pelosi’s fellow Sanctuary-State-of-California Rep. Maxine Waters likewise claimed14 that Democrats “believe in border security … and we have offered, you know, how we think it can be done.” She then offered this tidbit: “We want to make sure that [Trump] understands that it’s not simply about a wall.”
Echoing the talking-points memo, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson declared15, “Democrats remain committed to effective border security but will only allow taxpayer money be spent on border security measures that will actually make a difference.” No word on what those “effective” measures would be.
Finally, there were the comments from Democrat presidential frontrunner Kamala Harris, who pledged16, “I’m not going to vote for a wall under any circumstances, and I do support border security.” She then talked about employing cameras and drones along the border, while at the same time decrying the effectiveness of a wall, stating, “The idea that we’re going to sell this thing to the American public and require taxpayers of our country to pay $5 billion for something that will not deliver what he is suggesting we need is ridiculous, and I will not support it.” In this same interview, Harris expressed support for eliminating private health insurance in favor of creating a government-run single-payer health care system that is estimated to cost taxpayers $32.6 trillion over the next decade17. Talk about wasting taxpayer money on an ineffectual government power grab.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/60838-dems-are-for-border-security-they-just-oppose-securing-the-border
American Socialists Unite Behind Tyrant Maduro18
Nate Jackson
Venezuela’s experiment with socialism has yielded predictable results, and the nation’s people are beginning to rise up against that tyranny. As our Thomas Gallatin noted last week19, “On … the anniversary of the ousting of military dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez in 1958, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaido, took the presidential oath before a massive crowd filling the streets of Caracas.” President Donald Trump immediately moved to support Guaido diplomatically and tighten the screws on dictator Nicolas Maduro economically. The administration announced new sanctions yesterday against Petroleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil company, which could result in $11 billion in lost sales.
Perhaps these U.S. moves — and National Security Advisor John Bolton’s warning that even military action is “on the table” to stabilize the country — explain why Guaido is still alive and holding rallies in Caracas.
So what are the Democrat socialism deniers20 saying about Trump’s moves against their preferred form of government?
Bernie Sanders is “feeling the Bern,” declaring, “The United States should support the rule of law, fair elections and self-determination for the Venezuelan people. We must condemn the use of violence against unarmed protesters and the suppression of dissent. However, we must learn the lessons of the past and not be in the business of regime change or supporting coups — as we have in Chile, Guatemala, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. The United States has a long history of inappropriately intervening in Latin American countries; we must not go down that road again.”
That’s right. Sanders is so worried about “regime change” that he’d rather support an anti-American murderous tyrant who stole the 2018 election21.
And California Democrat Ro Khanna got a retweet of endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for saying, “The U.S. should not anoint the leader of the opposition in Venezuela during an internal, polarized conflict.” Khanna might want to look up the word “anoint.” It was the elected Venezuelan National Assembly, not the Trump administration, that installed Guaido, and only after a protracted constitutional battle22 involving Maduro’s hand-picked Supreme Court dissolving the Assembly and reversing course only under international pressure.
Meanwhile, Demo Rep. Ilhan Omar decried “Trump’s efforts to install a far right opposition.” Wrong again23 — Guaido is actually center-left.
The history of Venezuelan socialism over the last few years is appalling. Is the Democrat position really that, no matter how bad an executive gets, “impeachment” is off the table? Keep that in mind as they #Resist the duly elected president of our own nation. A president, by the way, who’s leading a resurgence in economic freedom24 that stands in stark contrast to the Democrat/Maduro model.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/60835-american-socialists-unite-behind-tyrant-maduro
ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY
Featured Analysis: Leftist Policy vs. Liberty: The Economic Freedom Index24 — Contrasting the policies of Donald Trump with various Democrats is enlightening.
Demo Green New Deal Strengthens Russia and China25 — By hitting the U.S. military with deep cuts, “saving the planet” could have a dangerous result.
Women and Selective Service Registration26 — Questions regarding when and how women serve in the military are still prevalent.
Video: Why Trump Won27 — Were you shocked at the results of the 2016 American presidential election?
PROFILES OF VALOR
Profiles of Valor: Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, RIP28
Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. (ret.) Charles Kettles died last week at the age of 89. The Michigan native went above and beyond the call of duty during a battle in Vietnam, when in a daring rescue under enemy fire he saved over 40 soldiers and four crew members from a damaged UH-1D helicopter. His official Medal citation reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: |
