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The Morning Report 5/23/23

Good morning, kids. Well, Senator Tim Scott has thrown his hat into the GOP ring for 2024. Hooray. The Republic is saved. I’m sure you all can just sense my orgasmic glee that’s on par with Ben Stein after half a bottle of Wild Turkey and some ludes.

“I will rebuild and restore every rung of the ladder that helped me climb, because I want my American story to pale in comparison to yours,” Scott, 57, told supporters at Charleston Southern University. Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, has held the seat since 2013 and was reelected last year by more than 25 points.

Scott joins an increasingly crowded Republican field that includes Trump and fellow South Carolinian, Nikki Haley. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is also expected to make his run official this week. All three hopefuls lag behind Trump in the polls. A Harvard University poll conducted last week shows Scott polling at just 1 percent, Haley at 4, and DeSantis at 16. Trump, meanwhile, is polling at 58 percent.

But the numbers aren’t enough to deter Scott, who says he’s not running with the aim of becoming another candidate’s vice president. Scott argues that he offers voters a unique combination of optimism and winning conservative policies—an alternative to the pessimism and culture war politics that dominate much of the GOP primary field . . .

. . . Trump himself touted his work with Scott Monday in a statement wishing his primary rival well.

“Good luck to Senator Tim Scott in entering the Republican Presidential Primary Race,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I got Opportunity Zones done with Tim, a big deal that has been highly successful. Good luck Tim!”

I like Tim Scott, or to be more accurate I liked Tim Scott. Not that I don’t now but it was a hell of a lot more when he first came on the scene. Since then, he’s been at best a “meh” Senator and to the best of my recollection has gone along with Mitch McChiCom on a number of key issues. He gets just a “C” rating from the Conservative Review Liberty Score, although some of their positions on issues might not be in line with our’s either. But that said, he has been consistently underwhelming in the upper chamber, at least from my perspective on things. 

What he has going for him is at least he’s not Nikki Haley, a total fraud, ditto Asa Hutchinson, or even worse than both of those, the oleaginous lipid mass known as Chris Krispy Kreosote Christie. I find it most interesting that Donald Trump chimed in to wish him well, and to praise him for helping him on the enterprise zone thing. Is he telegraphing a VP pick? Certainly seems that way considering for the past several months, he Trump has taken every opportunity to trash Ron DeSantis, someone who IMHO has accomplished a hell of a lot more than Tim Scott.

If, after somehow surviving being kangaroo-courted into prison to go on and win the nomination, Trump picks Scott, he’ll be picking another Mike Pence. And whatever goodwill and respect I have left for him will go straight down the shitter.

And I see that John Thune – Conservative Review rated as an “F” – 
who will be given the royal jowls upon Yurtle’s retirement has come out and endorsed Scott. This is what we call in the trade “the kiss of death.”

As a complete aside, this Vivek Ramaswamy character has been throwing out a ton of red meat, among other things the pardoning of all J-6 political prisoners. “He’s part of the WEF! He got a Soros endowment!” (money, not yutzickle). Hundreds of people have and yes many have gone on to be part of the Dark Side, while many others have not. We’ll have to wait and see on Ramaswamy. “Trust but verify” as Reagan said about Gorbachev. I only put it out there because so far from what I have heard, I have liked. It’s not a presidential endorsement but he seems to have similar attitudes about things that we do, so let’s keep him in the reserves.

Psaki-psircling back, regardless of the bullshit nature of polling at this stage and perhaps at any stage, my own personal sense is that, barring some unforeseen event, Trump is going to be the nominee. His greatest asset more and more unfortunately becomes his Achilles heel: his mouth. For sure, he feels that DeSantis is probably the only one in the pack who has a shot at the nomination, and so he’s on the attack. The problem is, it’s counterproductive to our movement and I think to his campaign. As I said, DeSantis’ record in Florida in terms of the culture war insanity, education and Chinese COVID is self-evident. Small wonder that outside of Texas, people are fleeing there from all over the country. 

That said, Ron DeSantis does have baggage that troubles me. In particular the fact that people like Karl Rove and the Murdochs are singing his praises. What does that indicate? Either he’s their puppet or they’re just so blinded by Trump Derangement Syndrome that they’re backing him to make sure Trump doesn’t get the nod. That doesn’t make sense because they’re all globalist Deep State swamp-dwellers. Surely they realize that the vast majority of DeSantis’ policy positions are in line with the MAGA movement? They may be dumb but they’re not stupid. 

Oh well. Politics ain’t beanbag as the expression goes, but as I have stated, we are no longer in an environment of business as usual. Do any of the aforementioned realize this? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe there’s no other choice than for everyone to engage in retail politics despite the fact that we are rapidly devolving into some sort of neo-East Germany. I’d rather Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy and whoever else form a united front that both exposes the GOP-e grift stoogery, and stands united to confront the mortal danger that we are facing.

Stop laughing. I’m a cockeyed optimist.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

  • “What next?” The Post-Industrial Economy Failed
  • Richard Fernandez: “It might not have occurred to our excellent intellectuals that people might not like Communism. It’s really not Chomsky’s fault that he lost a bet on what, back then, seemed a sure thing. It’s just that reality had other ideas.” (everywhere I look, Communism seems to be winning; if not in its promises of utopia then tactically in the overthrow and destruction of the free world – jjs) A Dead Cert

CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG “RIOT” & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION 

FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

  • “By the time he left office, Obama had all his cucks in a row – prominent sycophants in every branch of the government and in every major newsroom prepared to ruin Donald Trump’s presidency in service to a lie.” For Obama, the Cover-Up Was Worse than the Crime

BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS

RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

  • “I am appalled and extremely concerned at the draft rule proposed on May 8, 2023, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding carbon pollution standards for coal and natural gas-fired power plants (the Rule). Simply put, the implementation of this Rule would be an all-out attack on the energy industry, the robust Texas economy, everyday taxpayers, and public education funding in the State of Texas.” New EPA Rule ‘All Out Attack’ on Texas Energy, Education Funding, Says Land Commissioner
  • “The Western ruling class considers food production a threat>” Will We Wake Up When We’re Hungry?
  • “Shimko’s contentions should come as no surprise to anyone who understands the requirements of fine food preparation. There are good reasons why natural gas stoves are the featured kitchen appliance in almost every fine restaurant and pretty much every cooking show on cable and broadcast television: They are vastly superior to their electric counterparts in pretty much every respect.” How One Celebrity Chef Exposed the Left’s Hypocrisy on Gas Stoves
  • As Milloy told me, “Activists like to dramatize their concern for the environment.” The current narrative on extreme weather and climate change isn’t about science, it’s about woke virtue-signaling. ‘No Correlation’: Steve Milloy Slams Climate Alarmists’ Extreme Weather Claims
  • “In all three cases it can be argued that these studies make sense. It also can be argued that the Biden administration is putting pressure on these agencies to find ways to squelch this new technology, especially because it is central to the development of SpaceX’s Superheavy/Starship rocket, and there is real hostility in Democrat/leftist circles to Elon Musk.” Three government agencies now investigating the safety of methane-fueled rockets

THE ECONOMY, STUPID

AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

  • Michael Walsh: “Latterly, there’s a movement afoot by those who brought you the continuing Covid disaster to feign remorse over what they did. Don’t buy a word of it. These crocodiles – a cabal of frightened women and pusillanimous yet power hungry men – enjoyed every minute of your misery, even as they swan about on their mini non-apology tours and warn direly about the next iteration of the Black Death that is surely headed our (but not their) way. Meanwhile, they’re allowed to quietly resign and cash in their enormous pensions, courtesy of you.” Never Forget, Never Forgive, Never Again

EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

  • Cooper urged residents of the state to call state lawmakers’ offices and tell them that recent school choice legislation and proposed teacher raises have the potential to “choke the life out of public education,” according to the special address. The state House passed a piece of legislation Wednesday in a 65-45 vote that would make all students eligible to have the state cover nearly half the average cost of attending a private school. Dem Gov Declares ‘State Of Emergency’ for Public Education Following GOP Legislative Gains
  • “Surveys reveal that most Americans who support teaching critical race theory in schools don’t understand its principles.” Flunking the Equity Test

OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

  • “Will this ruling change anything? Will California officials now stop working to impose the political will of leftist organizations like Planned Parenthood, in violation of the first amendment to the Constitution? Nah. They will simply try again, since it didn’t cost them anything to violate the law. The taxpayers paid, while it was the churches who suffered after almost a decade fighting their illegal action. These goons will simply keep trying to stamp their boots into the faces of their opponents until someone finally stamps back, hard, making them feel some pain.” Pushback: California loses big for trying to force churches to violate their religious beliefs

DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY 

POLITICS 

THE UKRAINIAN “FRONT”

  • Biden seems to have reconsidered his prior stance, saying over the weekend that he had received assurances from Zelensky that, should Ukraine receive F-16s, the jets would not be used over Russian soil. Zelensky promised that the fighter jets would be used “wherever Russian troops are within Ukraine and the area,” Biden said, according to Reuters. Biden Moves Toward Greenlighting F-16s For Ukraine
  • “While Ukraine would like to become part of the alliance, there are several hurdles that are currently keeping it from doing so – one of which is that the country cannot actively be engaged in a war.” German Chancellor says Ukraine “Cannot Currently Meet” NATO Membership Requirements

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

  • “Is he OK?'” “Someone get him a cane.” AMERICAN SHAME: Anime Nerds in Japan, Former U.S. Adversary, Mock ‘Granpda’ Joe Biden at G7 Summit
  • “An obvious conclusion is that China is assuring itself long-term oil and gas supplies at favorable and stable prices. A more dangerous possibility is that China will contract for supply capacity far exceeding its own needs and thus make itself a broker and middleman for a large part of the world’s oil and gas supplies. It would use this additional economic power for stronger coercive capability to subjugate its customers and trading partners to its dominance.” SHOT: Commodity Oil’s Short Future
  • “China’s oil weaknesses and U.S. oil strengths are an undervalued asymmetry in America’s favor.” CHASER: Oil Is Still King
  • “Extrapolating from a plethora of political and demographic polls, it would appear that over half of Americans are ready and eager for a change in political direction. In Canada, the figure might settle in the vicinity of one quarter and probably less. America at its root is not a socialist country. Canada demonstrably is. The problem with Canada is the people in it.”The Danger to Canada (and How It Differs from the Danger to the U.S.)
  • “A new chapter opens for the National Conservative movement with a massive conference in Britain.” Among the Reactionary Vanguards

DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM 

HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

  • “Republicans have broadly opposed Medicare For All, arguing that it would lead to higher taxes and poorer healthcare outcomes for most Americans. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that the proposal is tantamount to ‘socialism,’ while Biden vowed during the 2020 presidential campaign that he ‘will not support Medicare for All’ and would veto such legislation.” Vulnerable House Dems Back Bernie Sanders’ Left-Wing ‘Medicare For All’ Proposal
  • “The Catholic Church risks killing its own moral credibility.” Unassisted Suicide

ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY 

  • “The arrow in the image indicates the galaxy’s direction of travel through the intercluster medium, resulting in the outer parts of the leading arm to be pushed backward above the galaxy, while material at its rear trail behind. Note also the blue star-forming regions at the galaxy’s bow. The ram pressure is also apparently causing more star formation in this part of the galaxy compared to elsewhere.” Jellyfish galaxy plowing its way through the intercluster medium

FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

  • DeSantis recently signed a series of anti-groomer legislation designed to protect children from the radical left’s woke gender agenda, which includes pushing transgender ideology and gender confusion on minors. One of the pieces of legislation signed is titled the “Protection of Children,” or HB 1438, which imposes fines on establishments that allow children to attend sexually explicit adult shows, such as drag shows. Tampa Pride Festival Canceled After Florida Cuts Off Access to Children
  • The speech’s description defends the performance of drag in front of children, explaining that Executive Director of Drag Queen Story Hour Jonathan Hamilt will share “the necessity of LGBTQAI+ family programming and how the powerful art-form of drag teaches young humans about inclusivity, celebrating diversity, and the vital freedom of self-expression.”Washington State to Spend $83,000 on Training Featuring Drag Queen Story Hour Director
  • “A Washington Post essay provides a case study in the substitution of dogma for biology.”Gender Ideology’s Shaky Twin Pillars

CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

HITHER & YON 

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