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Sun. April 30, 2017
Elizabeth Warren Proves She Still Doesn’t Understand why Trump Won
Heaven help those who declare themselves holier-than-thou! That’s a lesson Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts might want to learn before accusing President Trump of using racism to achieve his election victory last November.
In this clip, Warren makes two bold statements — first, that the nation’s voters are angry because of economic circumstances and second, that Trump took advantage of this and used people’s innate racism to fuel his win at the ballot box.
It’s unquestionable that the first statement is totally true — there are plenty of statistics (including many readily found on Wikipedia) to show that median household income fell precipitously during the presidency of Barack Obama.
But the second statement is patently false — it’s not racist to blame illegal immigrants who don’t pay taxes but who send their children to our public schools for free and use our superior medical services. And it’s not racist to blame workers who assemble American automobiles in Mexico for less money than American workers make doing the same job in America.
In fact, it’s the policies of Warren’s allies like Obama and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who supported disastrous free-trade treaties like NAFTA, CAFTA and TPP, which helped fuel the original problems that led to voters’ anger in the first place.
Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for populist rage. And it’s these voters who President Trump cares about and is trying to help with his policies, now that he’s in office. Watch as liberal Warren tries to play the race card, when it’s really economics (and recent political history) that she should be talking about.
Here’s What Ronald Reagan Did When College Kids Went Ape At UC-Berkeley
As governor of California, Ronald Reagan had to deal with rioting at UC-Berkeley. He sure didn’t tell police to stand down, like officials have for recent protests of conservative speakers.
The University of California at Berkeley, the cradle of the free speech movement, just last week cancelled yet another conservative speaker. The college’s Young Republicans had invited Ann Coulter to speak on April 27. Campus officials cited “security concerns” as their reason for cancelling Coulter’s speech, but Coulter says it was all they had left after “imposing ridiculous demands” that hadn’t scared her away.
They demanded she speak off-campus; she acceded. They demanded she speak during the day when students are in class; she acceded. How mad are Berkeley officials that even though they cancelled her, she plans to speak on April 27 at Berkeley anyway? It’s almost like she has courage and a backbone.
Clearly, UC-Berkeley officials have neither, and this is not news. When the Young Republicans invited former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulis to speak in February, campus officials cancelled his speech a few hours before it was to start, also due to “security concerns.” They then hid behind their oak-paneled desks while violent protesters tore down metal barriers, broke windows, set fires, hurled rocks at police, attacked bystanders, and damaged a construction site.
Police were reportedly told to stand down and take no action against the violence. An attorney for the union representing UC-Berkeley police said, “When these rioters saw that there was no action taken against them, it emboldened them into acting more aggressively.” Indeed. When protesters were done demolishing the campus—to the tune of $100,000—they moved on to smash windows of local businesses.
What a Real Leader Does When Facing Petty Thugs
Where is Ronald Reagan when we need him? He would have put a stop to it all right quick. Reagan had made campus unrest at Berkeley one of his major campaign issues when he announced his candidacy for California governor in 1964:
[D]o we no longer think it necessary to teach self-respect, self-discipline, and respect for law and order? Will we allow a great university to be brought to its knees by a noisy dissident minority? Will we meet their neurotic vulgarities with vacillation and weakness? Or will we tell those entrusted with administering the university we expect them to enforce a code based on decency, common sense, and dedication to the high and noble purpose of that university?
Not unlike another wildly popular, yet wildly unpopular politician, Reagan was elected partly to restore law and order. A group of protestors put the governor to the test in 1969.
They had been using a vacant plot of land for protests against the Vietnam War and decided to block the university from developing it. The day in May 1969 when the university attempted to erect a fence around the plot of land is called “Bloody Thursday.” A rally called to protest the action drew thousands and soon turned into a riot. Reagan ordered the Berkeley police and California Highway Patrol to shut it down.
A campus publication tells what happened next: “[T]hree students suffered punctured lungs, another a shattered leg, 13 people were hospitalized with shotgun wounds, and one police officer was stabbed. James Rector, who was watching the riot from a rooftop, was shot by police gunfire; he died four days later.”
Then Reagan Doubled Down
In an extremely controversial move, for which he never apologized, Reagan declared a state of emergency and sent in 2,200 National Guard troops. He enacted a curfew and banned public assembly for two weeks. The National Guard patrolled the streets of Berkeley, dispersing any crowd of four or more. It wasn’t pretty, but they restored order.
There is a classic, should-be-in-the-Smithsonian clip of Reagan at a press conference after the fact with university administrators. He says: “Those people told you for days in advance that if the university sought to go ahead with that construction, they were going to physically destroy the university.”
Someone in the crowd shouts that Reagan should have negotiated with the students. Reagan, with the incredulity of someone who understands that youth don’t run the world for a reason, says: “Negotiate? What is to negotiate? All of it began the first time some of you who know better and are old enough to know better let young people think that they have the right to choose the laws they would obey as long as they were doing it in the name of social protest.”
To underscore the point, Reagan got up and walked out of the room. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.
The university eventually caved to the People’s Park protesters, long after Reagan was out of office. They caved to the Yiannopoulis protesters in February. Now they’ve caved to the Coulter protesters. Cave, cave, cave, cave, cave. Every time they cave, they put another nail in the coffin of self-discipline, decency, common sense, and respect for law and order.
Where is Ronald Reagan when we need him?
Donna Carol Voss is a political commentator and co-author of the recently released "Deep Dive: Sanctuary Cities." She appears weekly on Ringside Politics WGSO 990 AM New Orleans.
US Admiral Testifies About Danger of a Nuclear North Korea
BY TIFFANI GREY
The situation with North Korea is nuclear, and a United States Navy admiral has just outlined how dangerous this crisis really is.
Admiral Harry Harris testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday and let the committee — and in turn the United States American people— know what’s at stake.
“The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is real. It’s the worst I have ever seen” Harris said, according to Time magazine.
This statement comes on the heels of many missile tests conducted by Kim Jong Un that have neighbors the U.S. and North Korea’s neighbors increasingly worried.
“Harris said he has no doubt that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to fulfill his pursuit of a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the United States,” CBS News reported.
When asked by Sen. John McCain during the testimony if it’s a matter of whether North Korea will be able to do this or when, Harris responded, “It’s clearly a matter of when.”
“Thomas Edison tried a thousand times before he got the light bulb to work. Kim Jong Un is going to continue to try until he gets his ICBMs to work,” he added.
The United States is reportedly using both military and diplomatic efforts to deal with this rising problem, with the Trump administration stating that “all options are on the table.” However, an imminent attack is unlikely.
It seems the administration’s goal is to put pressure on Pyongyang and “bring Kim Jong Un to his senses, not to his knees,” Harris explained. However, it seems that Kim’s goal is to bring the U.S. to its knees. Which side will succeed?
This is getting real, folks.
Admiral Harry Harris testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday and let the committee — and in turn the United States American people— know what’s at stake.
“The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is real. It’s the worst I have ever seen” Harris said, according to Time magazine.
This statement comes on the heels of many missile tests conducted by Kim Jong Un that have neighbors the U.S. and North Korea’s neighbors increasingly worried.
“Harris said he has no doubt that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to fulfill his pursuit of a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the United States,” CBS News reported.
When asked by Sen. John McCain during the testimony if it’s a matter of whether North Korea will be able to do this or when, Harris responded, “It’s clearly a matter of when.”
“Thomas Edison tried a thousand times before he got the light bulb to work. Kim Jong Un is going to continue to try until he gets his ICBMs to work,” he added.
The United States is reportedly using both military and diplomatic efforts to deal with this rising problem, with the Trump administration stating that “all options are on the table.” However, an imminent attack is unlikely.
It seems the administration’s goal is to put pressure on Pyongyang and “bring Kim Jong Un to his senses, not to his knees,” Harris explained. However, it seems that Kim’s goal is to bring the U.S. to its knees. Which side will succeed?
This is getting real, folks.
Japanese Destroyer Escorts Joining USS Carl Vinson in Massive Show of Force
BY KIM SMITH
The latest efforts to show North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un what he’s up against include the USS Carl Vinson getting extra protection as it makes its way toward the Korean Peninsula.
The Japan Times reported that Japan’s defense ministry said two Japanese F-15 fighter jets participated in an ongoing exercise Friday involving the carrier strike group and two Japanese destroyers.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Ashigara and the destroyer JS Samidare were seen traveling in the Philippine Sea toward the peninsula for an exercise with South Korea, according to the Boston Herald.
The exercise took reportedly place in waters east of Okinawa. Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said the exercise was scheduled for Wednesday but was canceled due to bad weather, reported Xinhua Net. The news agency also reported that it was rare to hold military drills with aircraft carriers.
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said the exercises “would further strengthen the overall deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance, and showcase our country’s commitment and high ability in serving the regional stability.”
An MSDF spokesman told The Japan Times that the MSDF “always looked for opportunities to conduct joint drills with the U.S. Navy, and we consider this good timing,” adding that it was unknown when the drills would wrap up.
The Vinson strike group conducted two exercises with the Japanese navy last month.
Tetsuo Kotani, senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo, said the exercises were one of several “flexible deterrent options” aimed at preventing unintentional escalation of the Korean crisis.
This escort, along with the exercises being performed with the MSDF, demonstrates a growing effort to send a message to Kim — one that expresses a united show of strength to fight the North’s repeated aggressive acts.
The Japan Times reported that Japan’s defense ministry said two Japanese F-15 fighter jets participated in an ongoing exercise Friday involving the carrier strike group and two Japanese destroyers.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Ashigara and the destroyer JS Samidare were seen traveling in the Philippine Sea toward the peninsula for an exercise with South Korea, according to the Boston Herald.
The exercise took reportedly place in waters east of Okinawa. Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said the exercise was scheduled for Wednesday but was canceled due to bad weather, reported Xinhua Net. The news agency also reported that it was rare to hold military drills with aircraft carriers.
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said the exercises “would further strengthen the overall deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance, and showcase our country’s commitment and high ability in serving the regional stability.”
An MSDF spokesman told The Japan Times that the MSDF “always looked for opportunities to conduct joint drills with the U.S. Navy, and we consider this good timing,” adding that it was unknown when the drills would wrap up.
The Vinson strike group conducted two exercises with the Japanese navy last month.
Tetsuo Kotani, senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo, said the exercises were one of several “flexible deterrent options” aimed at preventing unintentional escalation of the Korean crisis.
This escort, along with the exercises being performed with the MSDF, demonstrates a growing effort to send a message to Kim — one that expresses a united show of strength to fight the North’s repeated aggressive acts.
Democrats Turn to Bureaucrats to Stop Trump
Originally published at Fox News.
When Neil Gorsuch won long-overdue confirmation this month to serve on the United States Supreme Court, Republicans in turn won control of all three branches of the federal government – at least the three envisioned by our Founding Fathers – for the first time in a decade.
As a consequence, Democrats have pinned their hopes to stifle President Donald Trump's pro-growth agenda on the unprecedented insurrection of an unchecked, de facto branch of government: the bureaucratic state.
Now that Alexander Acosta is confirmed as secretary of labor, President Trump has a better ability to reign in the bureaucracy.
Through executive orders, President Trump immediately began cutting needless red tape draped across the federal government by his predecessor. This led deliberately resistant entrenched civil servants to wage a campaign to subvert the administration's clear intention of deregulation.
Consider this: In February, the president ordered the Department of Labor – previously run by Tom Perez, who is now the chairman of the Democratic National Committee – to review and re-evaluate the implementation of the so-called fiduciary rule, a controversial Obama-era rule that would deny middle-class Americans access to sound investment advice.
The order's intention was clear-as-day. It aimed to indefinitely delay or outright kill this bad rule before it could hurt middle class American investors. Instead, Perez's faithful holdovers at the Department of Labor effectively expedited the rule with minimal changes. This was exactly the opposite of President Trump's instructions.
Now, the department will make the rule effective on June 9, before completing the president's review, and argued that "the Fiduciary rule and Impartial Conduct Standards … are among the least controversial aspects of the rulemaking process."
Nothing about this rule is uncontroversial. It would be the single largest government expansion over individual savings in four decades and the second-most expensive regulatory regime crafted in the last 12 years that doesn’t deal with environmental issues.
The rule changes the law to give the Department of Labor direct authority over individual retirement accounts, which are already regulated by the Securities and Exchange Committee, the federal agency responsible for protecting investors. For the first time, IRAs would be pulled into a complex Labor Department system created 43 years ago to regulate employee pension and health plans. Seizing control over IRAs by the Labor Department leads to bigger government, less competition, fewer jobs, and diminished savings for the American worker.
Disingenuously marketed as a way to raise the standards of advice provided to retirement investors, the rule would result in the "orphaning" of most ordinary American savers, left to seek advice on saving for their golden years from an online computer program using algorithms no investor would know about or understand.
The rule has received extensive criticism from those who've historically regulated the securities market. Acting SEC Chair Michal Piwowar called the rule a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad rule," adding that it was a "highly political" move that was "never about investor protection."
President Trump and the Congress want the rule gone. Business wants the rule gone. Ordinary Americans want the rule gone.
President Trump and the Congress want the rule gone. Business wants the rule gone. Ordinary Americans want the rule gone.
But none of that matters to the bureaucratic state. They've lost the battle over the Supreme Court and the president's cabinet. More than anything, the swamp wants to win this battle. That's why it's so important that President Trump and Secretary Acosta implement the president’s instructions in a timely way.
President Trump’s first order wasn't enough to reign in Tom Perez's faithful deputies, and only now did Senate Democrats stop obstructing Acosta’s confirmation. So, the president and the secretary must work quickly to delay indefinitely or completely rescind the fiduciary rule under the secretary's statutory authority. More than that, the president needs to fully drain the swamp – especially by getting rid of the mutineers at the Department of Labor.
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