Out of the Mouth of Babes

 

Friends, this week's Newsmaker Show is replete with gold-plated analysis of the election results from Tuesday, including right here in the People's Republic of New York and in the Celestial Kingdom of DeSantia.  Brian and I also consider President Biden's bold decision to spend more of your money on student loan forgiveness, the teetering American psyche, plus the likelihood that California will succeed in its ambition to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars.

When we turn to "This Day in History", Brian and I analyze the legacy of Samantha Smith, kid activist in the 1980s who paid a goodwill visit to the Soviet Union, and we also talk about German atrocities in Belgium in 1914, President Reagan's stance on civil rights, and President Truman's seizure of the railways in 1950 and the disturbing precedents that exist in American history for the curtailment of almost all of our rights.

Gee, sounds like a real downer!  And yet...you'd be a fool not to tune in...

https://wlea.net/newsmaker-august-25-2022-dr-nick-waddy/

 

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In other news, I said recently that we'll know the recession in the housing market is real when prices actually start to fall.  We didn't have long to wait!

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/home-prices-tumble-july-posting-biggest-decline-2011 

Finally, are you ready for Reason # 337 why the 2020 election was rigged in Joe Biden's favor?  Here it is.  There's a real possibility that good news about COVID vaccines was delayed until after the election so as to ensure Trump's defeat.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/covid-19-vaccines-nate-silver/2022/08/25/id/1084664/

Gulp!

 

Friends, my latest article is every bit as thrilling as a James Cameron film, but let's just say that the ending might resemble Titanic more than it does Aliens.  Read into that what you will.  The upshot of my analysis is that I am troubled by how depressed and anxious most Americans are already, when the worst of our economic challenges still lie ahead.  See if you don't agree.

https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2022/08/23/the-yawning-abyss-n2612119

 

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In other news, look for President Biden to play Fairy God-Grandfather to the American people in the next few weeks by greatly expanding federal student loan forgiveness.  Needless to say, Democrats couldn't care less about the long-term financial or fiscal consequences.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/politics/student-loan-white-house/index.html 

Here are two signs that the "looming" recession might already be here, or is at least nearer than economists would like to think.  The housing market is just beginning to slide into recession.  We'll know it's for real when prices start to ease.  And overall private sector economic activity is down: that's a metric that's harder to second-guess!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/23/homes/new-home-sales-july/index.html

 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-private-sector-activity-contracts-again-august-survey-shows-2022-08-23/ 

Finally, what North Carolina's Supreme Court is doing is truly shocking: they're selectively nullifying actions of the state legislature and popular votes on constitutional amendments because the redistricting of said legislature was later found to be improper.  Think about that precedent!  I mean, why not nullify everything that Trump did, including his SCOTUS appointments, because the 2016 election was compromised by foreign interference...  Makes every bit as much sense.  Look for more seditious pettifoggery like this to emerge after we win in November.  Many Democrats will reject the legitimacy of those wins, I guarantee you!

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/north-carolina-judges-progressive/2022/08/23/id/1084247/

I'm Sorry, Dave, But You're A Fascist Butthead

 

Friends, there's oodles of fascinating news today, including this piece, which discusses a novel form of artificial intelligence that Facebook hopes to use to "fact-check" Wikipedia articles.  That raises the intriguing question: can A.I., once it becomes mainstream, be taught to replicate and affirm the same twisted leftist values espoused by most of the "experts" who created it?  Remember, only conservatives are capable of creating and sharing "misinformation".  Information purveyed by leftists, even if it's false, is by definition safe for mass consumption.  It's not hard to imagine that leftist preferences can be transformed into hardware and software, is it?  Look out!

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/22/unholy-alliance-facebook-wants-to-fix-wikipedia-with-ai/

 

In yet another sign that civilization is slipping from our grasp, the American Historical Association, which I suppose I must have joined once upon a time when I was looking for work, has distinguished itself by its sycophancy towards woke radicals.  Read all about it here:

 

https://www.aier.org/article/the-suicide-of-the-american-historical-association/ 

Meanwhile, the leftist narrative, which is more or less synonymous with the mainstream media narrative, is increasingly coalescing around one simple theme: that conservatives and Republicans are violent, lawless, and dangerous.  Now, when you consider all the thousands of Americans who've been skinned alive by roving bands of maniacal Trumpers, sure, that makes a certain amount of sense.  The scary thing, though, is not that Americans will accept this leftist narrative at face value -- they won't -- but that leftists themselves believe their own crap, and leftists are running the country, in case anyone's forgotten.  I've said it before, and I'll say it again: assuming these people believe what they say, why wouldn't they assassinate or jail Trump, or mount a coup in 2024, or cancel the next presidential election, or send us all to live in camps?  I mean, they'd be doing a public service, by the logic of their own (demented) worldview...

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/21/all-republicans-are-now-terrorists/

 

The Left supports discrimination.  It's that simple.  Here's Exhibit #582.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/education/2022/08/22/report-uc-berkeley-off-campus-house-bans-white-guests-from-common-areas-to-avoid-white-violence/ 

Finally, the vast majority of economists believe that we're not currently in a recession, BUT we soon will be.  Ponder that.  What it means is that economic conditions now are but a modest foretaste of the adversity to come.  In that light, also ponder this recent Gallup poll.  It says record numbers of Americans define themselves as "suffering".  A slim majority still classify as "thriving", mind you.  Of course, these are extremely subjective psychological states.  The important thing is: how much worse could the public mood become, if a severe and deep recession were to unfold in 2023...or even a mild downturn?  Wait and see.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/08/22/72-of-economists-expect-a-recession-by-middle-of-next-year/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gallup-poll-americans/2022/08/22/id/1084074/ 

Make Babies, Already!

 

Friends, today I invite you to read this fascinating and detailed analysis of the fertility crisis besetting -- currently -- the Western world and -- soon -- the world as a whole.  Many of its insights I agree with completely, except for one.  It suggests that young people aren't procreating because of their rational concerns about climate change, poor job prospects, and declining standards of living.  Nonsense!  Never has humanity been less vulnerable to weather-related threats.  Never have personal incomes and living standards been higher, and they're still rising overall.  Sure, adjusting to the modern economy can be challenging, and some people have made dreadful choices that make their path to success moderately perilous, but if people just stopped to compare their "first world problems" to the deprivation, oppression, and constant physical danger that most human beings faced through most of history, they might gain a little perspective.  So, America, get off your backsides and get fruitful and multiply ASAP!  I insist.

https://quillette.com/2022/08/20/the-unexpected-future/?fbclid=IwAR29U0Hg-HwVW3ZYy0o9zDqBuoWeGu0miEQPt8yDCjVgDNBvLKGw0VSbgn0

 

In other news, here's a (terribly written) editorial defending the new policy of Minneapolis's public schools that they will fire white teachers before they fire black ones.  The shameless racism you'll see here is truly jaw-dropping.  The normalization of racial discrimination on the Left is something we have to contend with, though -- and, if we get another term of "Democratic" rule in 2024-28, you can bet that neo-Marxist judges will be imposing this sort of bigotry on all of us, and don't even dream of complaining about it when you're given a pick slip, because that would be (you guessed it) RACIST!

 

https://thegrio.com/2022/08/19/the-whitelash-behind-minneapolis-plan-to-fire-white-teachers-explained/ 

Speaking of education, here's an eloquent defense of charter schools, school choice, and indeed any alternative that presents itself to subjecting your kids to the horrors of a public school miseducation!

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/traditional-public-schools-deserve-all-the-blame-for-their-own-enrollment-crisis

The Gestapo: Back in Business?

 

Friends, today you might want to ponder two very interesting polls by Rasmussen Reports.  One asks likely voters whether, in the aftermath of the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid, Biden is now treating G-Men as his "personal Gestapo".  53% agree!  That's extraordinary.  Depending on how you look at it, this means most Americans equate the FBI with Nazi Germany's secret police, OR they equate Biden himself with Hitler and/or Himmler.  Either way, you'd have to conclude that a) the American people are deeply cynical and pessimistic about the state of the nation, and b) they are profoundly ignorant of the reality of fascism and totalitarian rule.  On the other hand, slightly more Americans have a positive view of the FBI, overall, than have a negative view.  Figure that one out!  I sure can't.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/majority-see-fbi-as-bidens-personal-gestapo-after-trump-raid

 

In other Rasmussen Reports-related news, Republicans have expanded their lead over Democrats on the generic ballot question, which, if you're keeping track, is precisely the OPPOSITE of what has happened in several MSM polls.  In other words, who's got the edge heading into November?  Pick your pollster carefully, and you'll get whatever answer to that question you desire.  That makes prognosticating more difficult than ever, although the average of polls, and the oddsmakers, agree that it's unlikely that the Dems can hold both houses.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/19/rasmussen-poll-republicans-expand-lead-generic-congressional-ballot-5-points/ 

Who's More Enraged?

 

Friends, the results that come in on election night in November will depend, as always, on turnout, and that in turn relies on motivation.  Some say that rank-and-file Dems are finally getting off their duffs because of anger over abortion rights, SCOTUS, miscellaneous "insurrections", and what not.  Maybe.  Others say that the most important issues to voters -- inflation, crime, illegal immigration -- all break Republicans' way.  Still others opine that the FBI raid on Trump's home might light a fire under Trumpers and drive them headlong to the polls.  Truthfully, no one knows for sure.  That's why we hold elections!  Personally, I'm still optimistic.  I believe that many MSM polls overstate Democratic support, and I would be genuinely shocked if, therefore, Republicans failed to capture the House.  The Senate, on the other hand, is a bigger lift.  Let's hope that Trump loyalists are fully activated, because without them the good guys don't stand a chance...

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/yougov-poll-trafalgar-group/2022/08/18/id/1083743/

Hitler's Understudy

 

Friends, this week's Newsmaker Show is replete with insights on the current predicament and future prospects of Liz Cheney, as well as the political fallout from the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid.  That is ample reason to tune in, but, in addition, Brian and I added some historical analysis of two WWII luminaries: George S. Patton and Rudolf Hess, Nazi Germany's Deputy Fuhrer.  Both men's careers took some mighty surprising twists and turns, as you'll find out (if you didn't know already).  I'd love to hear your thoughts on how history has judged, and misjudged, Patton and Hess...

https://wlea.net/newsmaker-august-18-2022-dr-nick-waddy/

 

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In other news, there is very significant overlap between the FBI officials who brought you the Trump-Russia hoax and the Mueller inquiry, and those who were involved with the recent raid on Mar-a-Lago.  It's the Deep State in action, people!  Far from being held accountable for their misdeeds, Trump's original accusers are up to their old tricks.

 

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2022/08/18/fbi_unit_leading_mar-a-lago_probe_previously_led_russiagate_hoax_848582.html 

I'm not generally impressed or interested in anti-vaxxer claims, but even I had to sit up and take notice of this story.  It requires further scrutiny, if you ask me.  The corners that were cut during the pandemic, and the lack of transparency about the vaccines, are greatly troubling.

https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/16/report-44-percent-of-pregnant-women-in-pfizer-trial-lost-their-babies-fda-and-cdc-recommended-jabs-for-expectant-mothers-anyway/

 

Finally, public attitudes towards immigration and illegal immigration have grown more critical in recent years.  Gee, I wonder why?  Democrats are under the impression that everything is hunky-dory at the border, but everyone else sees the situation for the crisis that it is.  And NPR, needless to say, sees a racist behind every bush.

 

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/southern-border-invasion-immigration/2022/08/18/id/1083616/ 

She Has Only Begun to Fight

 

Friends, Liz Cheney lost big last night, as expected, and, also as expected, she had a big grin on her face like the Cheshire Cat.  That's because ole Liz probably never entertained any hope of holding on to her seat in Wyoming, the reddest of red states.  Instead, she's auditioning for the role of the Anti-Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, or else she's going to continue her attempts to wreck the Republican Party by condemning anyone in it who doesn't profess vehement hatred of Donald Trump and Trumpism in all its forms.  In other words, she's a Republican who hates Republicans...and as such she's the only kind of Republican which the mainstream media can stomach.  She's got a bright future ahead of her in journalism, if she decides to go that route, but in all likelihood she intends instead to try to kneecap DJT on the campaign trail -- and perhaps to run in 2024 as an independent, although that would risk helping Trump as much, or more, than she hurts him.  Whatever happens, you can bet your bottom dollar that we haven't heard the last from Liz Cheney, and from all the Trump-hating RINOs she represents.

https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/16/wyoming-republicans-throw-liz-cheney-out-of-congress/

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62514009 

Electoral Hanky-Panky

 

Friends, while election fraud can be frustratingly hard to prove, inconsistencies in how the votes are counted can be every bit as decisive to the outcomes of our electoral process, and those inconsistencies are staring us in the face.  Check out this article.  Depending on whether election authorities in Los Angeles County are looking to maximize the numbers of votes -- as in a presidential election -- or minimize the numbers of signatures -- as in an attempt to recall a Democratic District Attorney -- they can fine-tune their screening of mail-in ballots accordingly to produce the desired result.  This happened in a big way in 2020: mail-in ballots, which had historically yielded high error rates, all of a sudden were almost never thrown out, because (you guessed it!) they were mostly votes for Biden, and therefore much too precious to waste.  This is why we need as many election observers, preferably with keen eyesight and law degrees, as humanly possible.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/16/l-a-claims-27-error-rate-in-recall-signatures-1-error-rate-in-mail-in-ballots-2020/

 

It's intriguing how few kids these days make use of Facebook.  Not so long ago Facebook was "cool", and everyone was on it, especially the young.  Now, the whippersnappers have all migrated to other social media platforms, and it's just your grandma on Facebook posting pictures of her cat.  Popular culture and public tastes sure do evolve quickly nowadays!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/08/16/pew-research-gen-z-is-done-with-facebook-but-67-use-tiktok/ 

President Putin of Russia is accusing the U.S. of prolonging the fighting in Ukraine, irrespective of how many Ukrainians get fed into the meatgrinder of an unwinnable war.  I have to say, he may be right: it's hard to see how Ukraine can accomplish anything by this fighting except delaying the inevitable loss of Donbas.  It sure looks as though our main objective in supplying weapons to Ukraine is hobbling Russia, even though, by all appearances, Russia is hobbling already!

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/russia-u-s-security/2022/08/16/id/1083257/

 

Don't look now, but Robert Reich -- the leftist I love to hate -- is praising Liz Cheney!  That's a sure sign that she's doomed in tonight's primary, and also that Republicans are 100% right to throw her under the bus.  Sadly, as I posted yesterday, I think it's very unlikely that Cheney will "go away" after her primary defeat.  She seems to enjoy the limelight, and for the forseeable future the media will almost certainly be happy to give it to her.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/16/liz-cheney-politicians-stand-by-principles 

The Left is refreshingly consistent, if totally off base, on one important point: they believe that the answer to racial discrimination is...more discrimination.  They're happy to codify it into law as well, or to put it down in black and white in a contract.  As a matter of fact, they like to brag about how they discriminate on the basis of race, and they'll shamelessly promote their latest iteration of bigotry as a "national model"!  These people are something.  They are, quite literally, everything they profess to hate.

https://nypost.com/2022/08/16/white-minnesota-teachers-would-be-laid-off-first-under-new-contract/

The Liz Cheney Show: Renewed For Another Season?

 

Friends, tomorrow, Tuesday, Liz Cheney finally faces Wyoming voters, after having spat in their faces for the past two years, promoting Trump-hatred over the interests of the GOP, the conservative movement, and the nation.  She'll almost certainly lose her seat in Congress, but, as this article persuasively argues, she may remain active in U.S. politics for years to come, with an eye on challenging Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024.  She may not get many votes in that race either, but she'll get a whole lot of media interviews and oodles of campaign cash (note that she's already got a massive wad, most of which she's saving for a rainy day).

https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/15/cheneys-wyoming-fiasco-is-the-prelude-to-her-gadfly-gop-presidential-run/

 

In other news, the Dems are pressing hard on "abortion rights" leading up to November.  Is that a sign that they're sure the issue breaks in their favor, or is it merely a factor of their desperation, and their realization that most other "bread and butter" issues are a lost cause for Democrats, given the poor state of the economy, the border, crime, etc.?  Can "social issues" and pure, blinding Trump-hatred save Team Blue?  We shall see.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/why-abortion-has-become-a-centerpiece-of-democratic-tv-ads-in-2022/

 

I know many rank-and-file Republicans like myself would love to see Lisa Murkowski, RINO extraordinaire, ejected from the Senate, but, as this article suggests, she's a wily competitor and might not be easy to beat.

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3598974-why-trumps-effort-to-oust-murkowski-could-hit-hurdles/ 

Finally, the campaign of legal harassment against DJT and his associates continues to escalate.  It turns out the FBI confiscated Trump's passports when they raided his home.  Now they're sheepishly agreeing to return them.  And Rudy Giuliani is the focus of a criminal probe in Georgia regarding the 2020 election.  I have to ask: if a Fulton County prosecutor can target Giuliani over his alleged violations of the law regarding the 2020 election -- a total crock, mind you -- then why can't some Republican prosecutors target all those politicians and elections officials who we know broke the law in their conduct of the same election?  Aren't they every bit as guilty of undermining our democracy and tainting the process?  But of course Democrats and Bidenists who break the law are never held accountable.  What was I thinking?

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/15/trump-team-drops-email-proving-fbi-wrongly-seized-passports-media-doj-attempted-mislead-public/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/giuiani-trumip-election/2022/08/15/id/1083167/