1. Devin Nunes. The Trump era has brought forth a multitude of ignominities. We seem to jump from crisis to crisis. In his first year in office, President Trump has visited numerous horrors on Americans as well as citizens throughout the world.
So, what does Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee, consider to be one of the most serious hazards facing America? Well, of course, it's late night television comedy, and specifically Stephen Colbert. Nunes was interviewed on Fox News by their resident Financial Distortion Anchor, Neil Cavuto. The segment had nothing to do with the economy, but it did get to the bottom of the frightening assault on America by radical satirists. It began with this probing exchange:
Cavuto: "You mention that the media doesn't present a fair case of [Trump/Russia]. Maybe the indication of that is that you've recently become the butt of late night comic jokes. Particularly Stephen Colbert was up on Capitol Hill. I think making you the butt of some jokes. What did you think of that? Did Colbert make any effort to talk to you?"
Nunes: "Well, I think that this is the danger that we have in this country. The left controls not only the universities in this country, but they also control Hollywood in this country, and the mainstream media. So, conservatives in this country are under attack and I think this is a great example of it."
Exactly. Stephen Colbert absolutely is "the danger" that America faces. And kudos to Cavuto for bringing up this looming peril. Where else but on Fox News could this travesty be exposed? Nunes points out that the reason the nation is undergoing such unprecedented turmoil is that leftists have seized control of the most powerful institutions in the country -- universities and Hollywood -- and are using them to enslave the minds of decent citizens. However, he doesn't explain why these scurrilous lefties allowed Republicans to control the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the White House.
Also unexplained is how the special counsel, Robert Mueller, managed to get (so far) 19 indictments and five guilty pleas connected to his investigation of Trump's unsavory connections to Russia. But rest assured, somehow it's the fault of universities, Hollywood, and Colbert. And Nunes isn't taking it lying down. He doesn't intend to be the butt of anyone's joke, no matter how much he deserves it. In fact, he likes it:
Nunes: "So I hope they continue to do it. Because on the one hand you'll see the left and the media running out there saying 'OMG, this is the end of the world. The Russians attacked our democracy. And we have evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.' However, they can't show it. They have no proof [...] they resort to going to their friends in Hollywood to make fun of people and attack people who are trying to get to the truth. I enjoy the attacks. If they want to continue to attack me, that's fine."
Well, we certainly wouldn't want to disappoint him, would we? Although it's puzzling that he says he enjoys it while simultaneously complaining that it's an unfair attack and a danger to the country. Is he an unpatriotic masochist?
Nunes' remarks were rife with allegations as to the identity of the real colluders -- naturally, Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. And when Cavuto asked him about allegations that he was "doing the President's bidding," he curiously replied "I don't know." Then quickly stammering to add "I mean, we don't get any orders from the White House." Which makes perfect sense. They are probably coming from Mar-A-Lago, where the President spends most of his time.
Nunes went on to praise his committee's work and insisted that he "follows the facts where they lead." So long as they lead to Clinton and the Democrats. He refused to allow his Democratic committee colleagues to call witnesses. And he wouldn't hold White House witnesses accountable when they refused to answer questions. Nunes falsely claimed that 'no one would know ... that Fusion GPS was paid by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party' but for his efforts. In fact, it was reported by the (fake?) media long before he ever got around to it. No surprise his committee subsequently ended its investigation of a possible connection between the Trump campaign and Russian meddling in our election.
Once again, Fox News uncovers the atrocities in Washington that are neglected by the "mainstream" media (which, for some reason doesn't include Fox News). And heroes like Devin Nunes are permitted time to inform the American people about what is really going on in this gawd-awful country. With journalism like this we will hopefully soon be rid of fake reporters like Colbert who are working tirelessly to destroy America.
2. Michael Flynn, Jr. The confessed perjurer’s son jumped on the opportunity to chime in on the Ingraham-Hogg fray. According to Flynn Junior, the reason David Hogg didn’t willingly accept the nice Nazi lady’s apology about his college prospects is because his parents didn’t smack him enough as a kid.
“Someone (hint: parents) clearly didn’t smack this kid much growing up. Your emotional high will run out soon so savor it while it lasts.”
Smacking your kid around when he gets out of line/mouths off seems to be seems to punishment of choice by fellow travelers on the right. Maybe the practice has something to do with the fact that American kids are #22 in the world in education. Called LACK OF DISCIPLINE.
It was previously reported that Flynn Senior told his son last year that “The ability to speak multiple languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.”
Words of wisdom. Maybe Flynn Senior didn’t smack Junior enough, ya spose? Or maybe he smacked him too much and that’s why his brain is rattling?
3. Rocker and Self-styled Fascist Pontificator Ted Nugent. The rapid NRA board member minced few words in blasting evil gun control advocates:
Don’t ask why. Just know that evil, dishonesty, and scam artists have always been around and that right now they’re liberal, they’re Democrat, they’re RINOs, they’re Hollywood, they’re fake news, they’re media, they’re academia, and they’re half of our government, at least … There are rabid coyotes running around. You don’t wait till you see one to go get your gun. Keep your gun handy, and every time you see one, you shoot one.
No comment necessary.
4. Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. The astute Bevin lashed out against protesting teachers, saying educators exposed some of the “hundreds of thousands” of children to rape and drug use by walking out of class.
“I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today, a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them,” Bevin told reporters “I guarantee you somewhere today, a child was physically harmed or ingested poison because they were left alone because a single parent didn’t have the money to take care of them.”
And, he added, “children were harmed—some physically, some sexually, some were introduced to drugs for the first time—because they were vulnerable and left alone.”
This is the Governor Bevin who saw his veto of a two-year spending bill, which included a nearly half-billion-dollar tax increase, over-ridden by fellow Republicans in the legislature. In true Trumpian fashion, Bevin of course did not explain why teachers should be held accountable for what occurs among students outside the classroom, and he did not provide any evidence of any crimes being committed.
With Kentucky teachers among the lowest paid and a pension system among the nation’s worst funded, it’s hard to imagine why a young person living in Kentucky would choose to go into teaching. Oh yes, maybe they’d be motivated by a desire to stop drug use, sexual assault, poisoning or being mugged. Thank God for Governor Bevin.
5. Foster Friess, GOP candidate for governor of Wyoming. Friess launched his ignominious campaign for governor by accusing Obama of funneling money to cousins in “Zoowanatou.” Got that?
The conservative megadonor took everyone, including state Wyoming GOP politicos, completely by surprise when he announced he would enter the August primary for governor. Brace yourself.
Friess used a state party convention luncheon to call for a return to "civility" in American politics. He then suggested that Barack Obama had funneled money intended to mitigate global warming to cousins in a foreign country Friess didn't know how to pronounce, adding,
"Zoowanatou ... it’s some little country I’ve never been."
Friess also addressed the importance of arming the Kurdish military force in Iraq, or as he called them, "my Pershmerga pals." Friess's best buddies are actually called the "Peshmerga," but it's not exactly a surprise he messed up their name: This is the guy who sent an email to the Casper Star-Tribune praising Sen. John Barrasso while saying he was thinking about running against him. In character, Friess repeatedly misspelled his idol/would-be opponent's name as "Barrosso." And unlike "Zoowanatou," the Peshmerga actually do exist, though the governor of Wyoming has very little say in whether the United States arms them or not.
Friess admitted he had a lot to learn about the issues facing the state, blaming his hometown paper, the Jackson Hole News & Guide, which he said had not done a good job informing its readers. Friess argues the paper "is very left-wing so they give a perspective on what some of the issues are—but we hear about the grizzlies, we hear about the coal issue."
But know that Friess is making a big sacrifice by getting involved in state politics: He said the campaign would have "some unpleasantness—I love my golf."
It’s hard to tell if Friess is really serious about running. He hasn’t hired a campaign staff and failed to show up at the state party convention along with his primary rivals. But, heh, this is the Trump era. Who knows, with several other Republicans running in August, it's always possible a strange candidate could secure enough support to win with a small portion of the vote. And of course, we haven't forgotten what happened the last time a golf-happy—Obama-conspiracy spouting—media-bashing rich guy baffled the party establishment and ran for major office.
6. Colorado State Republicans Rep. Paul Lundeen and Sen. Bob Gardner. Colorado teachers are getting ready to join the wave of teacher walkouts to fight for pay raises and increased education funding. If two Republican lawmakers get their way, their act of activism could land them in jail.
The Republican bill, SB18-264, would prohibit public school teacher strikes by authorizing school districts to seek an injunction from district court. A failure to comply with the injunction would “constitute contempt of court” and teachers could face not only fines but up to six months in county jail, the bill language reads.
The bill also directs school districts to fire teachers on the spot without a proper hearing if they’re found in contempt of court. It would also ban public school teachers from getting paid “for any day which the public-school teacher participates in a strike.”
Presumably Lundeen and Gardner have not read recent polls showing widespread support for teacher walkouts and an even more widespread sentiment that teachers are underpaid. Or maybe they have read the polls and they just don’t care how unpopular their jail-the-teachers bill would be. But while I don’t want to see any teachers fired and jailed … please, guys, pass this bill on Republican votes in an election year. Send it to your Democratic governor for a veto and give state Democrats an unbelievably good issue to run on.
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And the winner is . . .
Worthy candidates, indeed, but this month’s winner is pretty clear: it has to be Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin.
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