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The Patriot Post Digest 7-30-2019
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The Patriot Post® · Mid-Day Digest
Jul. 30, 2019
https://patriotpost.us/digests/64618-mid-day-digest
THE FOUNDATION
“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors?” —Thomas Jefferson (1781)
https://patriotpost.us/fqd/64617-founders-quote-daily
IN TODAY’S EDITION
Democrats aim to keep blacks on the blue plantation.1
Is Pelosi signaling that impeachment is possible?2
Daily Features: More Analysis3, Columnists4, Headlines5, Opinion in Brief6, Short Cuts7, Memes8, and Cartoons9.
IN BRIEF
The Demos’ Baltimore Race-Bait Strategy10
In 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency by winning the margins, that narrow group of voters who can tip a state into the win column. Trump was able to grab the historically consistent Democrat Rust Belt by winning with blue-collar workers snubbed by coastal Democrats. With the 2020 election just over 17 months away, Trump is actively and aggressively attempting to once again winnow away at the margins. That’s really what this latest hubbub over Trump’s calling out11 Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and the deplorable conditions of Baltimore is all about. The overreaction of Democrats and the Leftmedia to his factually accurate statements on Democrat-run Baltimore has provided Trump with exactly the kind of political freakout he wants. As we noted yesterday, the more Trump is able to poke Democrats, the more they expose themselves as irrational extremists.
Trump has eagerly gone where few Republicans have ever dared to go, unflinchingly calling out the failures of Democrats no matter what their race. Clearly, Trump refuses to bow to the Left’s nonsensical redefinition of racism — that only white people can truly be racist. And when the Democrats’ only criticism is to label Trump a racist in the face of evidence that demonstrates the exact opposite (Trump’s work on criminal-justice reform and support for Israel, to name just a couple), the bigger question emerges: Why?
Democrats vigorously wave the race card because they are clearly fearful that Trump may be making inroads with black voters; enough to win the margins. In 2016, Trump won 8% of the black vote to Hillary Clinton’s 88%. If Trump is able to substantially increase his percentage of the black vote, then he will have won that particular margin, and most likely the election. Democrats know this, which is why they are desperately trying to convince everyone that Trump’s “real” motivation behind criticism directed toward an individual who is a racial minority is an expression of racism, not policy disagreements. Democrats and the Leftmedia are hoping this race-hustling strategy will work to deceive enough people and blacks in particular to vote against Trump. It’s a one-trick pony that Democrats have been riding for a long time. But this time, a Republican is hitting back hard.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64615-the-demos-baltimore-race-bait-strategy
Pelosi’s Impeachment Pivot12
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemingly has been walking an impeachment tightrope for months. On the one hand, many Democrats have been trying to impeach President Donald Trump since before he even took office. On the other, numerous Democrats won districts in 2018 that Trump won in 2016, and they’d rather not explain an impeachment vote to their constituents. So, Pelosi’s objective is simple: Keep Trump on the ropes with incessant investigations to placate the base, but always stay just short of impeachment so as not to endanger “moderates.”
“I’m not for impeachment,” Pelosi insisted in March. “Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it.”
But after the debacle of Robert Mueller’s testimony last week13, she may be changing her tune. She denied the allegation that she’s trying to “run out the clock” on impeachment, saying a decision on pursuing it will be made in a “timely fashion.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, who led the first hearing with Mueller, has been at the forefront of the impeachment push. And he says the time is near, because such an inquiry is already “in effect” and “articles of impeachment are under consideration as part of the Committee’s investigation, although no final determination has been made.”
Over the weekend, NBC News reported, “More than 100 House Democrats have called for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump to begin. The threshold was crossed just days after former special counsel Robert Mueller testified on Capitol Hill about his investigation into Russian election interference.”
“He has done many impeachable offenses,” Nadler argues. “He’s violated the law six ways from Sunday. But that’s not the question. The question is, can we develop enough evidence to put before the American people? We have broken the logjam.”
Yelling louder doesn’t equal evidence, but by all means, we hope Democrats keep their focus in all the wrong places.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64613-pelosis-impeachment-pivot
ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY
Featured Analysis: After Mueller, Accountability Is a Must14 — America can survive honest mistakes, but it cannot survive double standards of justice.
Hospitals Must Reveal Prices, Says Trump15 — If Democrats had been serious about “affordable” health care, price transparency is key.
Judge Tosses Covington Catholic Teen’s First Lawsuit16 — Libel case appears far from over, as Nicholas Sandmann is certain to appeal.
Politicizing Jamestown at 40017 — As the nation marks its first settlement, Democrats are (still) playing politics.
American Spirit: Man Used Secret Fortune to Send 33 Strangers to College18 — “He wanted to help kids that were like him … have an opportunity to go to college.”
Video: One Word Has CNN Anchor in Tears19 — “Infested.” It seems Trump’s tweets about Baltimore were just too much for some men.
Video: What’s the Deal With the Green New Deal?20 — There’s been a lot of talk about The Green New Deal. Beyond the headlines, what is it really?
TOP NEWS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ASYLUM CLAMPDOWN: “Being part of a family that’s harassed by a gang isn’t enough on its own to qualify for asylum, Attorney General William P. Barr ruled Monday, in the latest effort by the administration to put a cap on the expanding universe of asylum claims. Mr. Barr overturned a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals, which had ruled that being part of a targeted family could qualify as a distinct social group, which is a key element of valid asylum claims.” (The Washington Times22)
NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS: “The Trump administration on Monday issued new sanctions against a North Korean official who the United States accuses of aiding Pyongyang’s illicit nuclear weapons and ballistic missile research programs. The latest disclosures indicate that a senior North Korean official sought to import and export sensitive materials through Vietnam, a matter that is rankling U.S. diplomats working to push North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table.” (The Washington Free Beacon23) |
