By David Kamioner | January 29, 2020
When Army combat veteran and telegenic Democrat member of Congress from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard showed guts by voting “present” at last month’s House impeachment vote, she must have known she would pay a big price from her fellow Democrats and their lapdog pals in the media.
She was right.
Hillary Clinton, a woman who not only never served her country in uniform but has actively campaigned against U.S. combat troops in the field, called her a “Russian asset.” I believe psychiatrists call that “projection.” Though Hillary’s case would be ex post facto.
The Left in general has called for her head on a pike, expulsion from the party, and worse, making her attend a beer bash hosted by Elizabeth Warren.
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The latest slight is Gabbard’s exclusion from a CNN town hall scheduled only a few days before the New Hampshire primary. Now, there are rules for town hall inclusion that have to do with poll numbers. Gabbard is polling 5% in the Granite State. She is not included. Yet Democrat Governor Deval Patrick and limo leftist Tom Steyer, who are polling lower than she is, are included.
Here’s Gabbard:
Asked about not being invited to the @CNN town halls next week in NH, @TulsiGabbard tells @foxnewspolitics "we received no explanation. I don't even think we've gotten a response to date about why they're excluding the first female combat veteran ever to run for president" #FITN pic.twitter.com/njxusUoXWt
— Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) January 28, 2020
CNN refuses to comment on the topic.
Yeah, I bet they do.
It would be tempting to put on the leftist frock for a moment and scream, “Sexism! Misogyny!” But the actual reason is much easier to ken.
The Democrat media grupenfuhrers will truck with no rebellion, no opposition, or no independence. This is especially true if the rebel has a national stage and makes a good impression on camera, thus guaranteeing her an audience.
However, Gabbard goes farther in offense than that.
Her manner is not hysterical, her tone is not histrionic, her judgment seems sober and reasonable. While she is too liberal for my taste, what she is doing in the modern Democratic Party is a mystery.
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She represents what that party used to be. The party of Harry Truman and John Kennedy that was driven into exile long ago by the likes of George McGovern, Ted Kennedy, and now by Democrat national de facto leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
She may not be as moderate or even conservative on many issues as were Truman and Kennedy. But she has guts. She seems to, by her own lights, love this country.
And that’s something not many modern Dems can understand or tolerate.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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Wednesday was a big day for impeachment trial followers who have ever passed notes in class that were read out loud.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that there are enough votes to force Hunter Biden to testify in the impeachment trial, should senators vote to have any witnesses.
He was responding to a challenge from the top Democrat, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who seemed to doubt the GOP could muster the ...
Ryan Goodman, editor in chief over at Just Security, published a very interesting piece on Wednesday. In it, Goodman goes back through history and looks at the 10 Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee who voted both for and against the impeachment of then-President Richard Nixon in 1974. More importantly, he looks at their obituaries to see whether his backers’ decisions to support a clearly unhinged and corrupt politician were remembered. According to Goodman, not only was it mentioned in these long-deceased officials’ obituaries, but it was the defining moment of their careers. Reading some of obituary headlines, you begin to get the scope.
“Former Rep. Joseph Maraziti, 78, Defender of Nixon on Watergate”
“Wiley Mayne; House GOP Member Who Voted Not to Impeach Nixon”
“Sandman, Nixon Supporter, Dies”
“Charles Wiggins, 72, Dies; Led Nixon’s Defense in Hearings”
Alternately, Goodman looked at the obituaries of Republican congressmen who voted in favor of impeaching Nixon. Those GOP officials’ careers were also definitively marked by their decision to break with party rank-and-file to make the right decision.
Just Security is a U.S. national security law and policy think tank and media outlet.
On his way to listen to the Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump, Lev Parnas, indicted associate of the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, hinted Wednesday that there is much more to the impeachment allegations against the president, reports CNN. So it’s not just the July phone call in which Trump allegedly attempted to trade military aid to Ukraine for info on a political rival. Taking questions from surrounding reporters as he walked, Lev Parnas can be seen on video saying: "The president knew everything that was going on in Ukraine, and he put pressure, and there was many quid pro quos."
Parnas went on to say “a lot” happened before the call in question July 25. “I think there’s a lot of evidence,” he said. But when asked to detail that evidence, he, responded: “I think I should leave that to when I’m under oath because I think that would be more powerful than just giving different tidbits. I think I’ve said enough.”
Parnas has been submitting files, text messages, and audio recordings to assist House impeachment investigators, CNN reported. In one recording from a dinner April 2018, Trump can be heard demanding the removal of Marie Yovanovich, who at the time was the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the news network reported. When Parnas was asked whether he thought additional recordings submitted in the trial should be made public, he said: “I want everything to be made public.”
xLev Parnas: "The president knew everything that was going on in Ukraine and he put pressure and there was many quid pro quos." pic.twitter.com/fYLI99d86a
— The Hill (@thehill) January 29, 2020