Breaching the Capitol: The Surprise
That Was No Surprise
American Spectator,
by
Melissa Mackenzie
Original Article
Posted By: zephyrgirl,
1/7/2021 10:37:36 AM
A toxic brew bubbled in 2020. It burst January 6, 2021. Mark this day. Like 9/11, there will be a before and after quality to what comes now. 9/11 was a generation ago. Breaching the Capitol in Washington, D.C. will be this generation-defining moment for the United States of America. Like in the aftermath of 9/11, many stupid policy decisions will be made. Liberty will be lost.
What is obvious right now:
Capitol security is woefully inadequate.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
blueline 1/7/2021 11:10:09 AM (No. 651755)
Good read. I agree that yesterday's events signaled the end of the GOP as anything viable, at least at the federal level. We simply will not be fooled again (you listening, Mitch?).
We who want the MAGA agenda need to hear from wise voices about the way forward. John Solomon has an excellent article at justthenews.com "How the GOP Lost Control of Washington, and What Comes Next".
I believe that we need to focus on the same thing evilSOROS has; state governments and local governments. If he seeks to dismantle our constitutional republic there, we should seek to restore/strengthen it there. The DC beltway cabal is resilient, as we have seen. Trump is/was a force, but the cabal is a beast that mutates and regenerates itself. I do believe that while it is unlikely to be defeated at this time, it can be neutered by strong, resistant states made up of strong, resistant communities.
America is We The People, not They the Powerful.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Poliskeptic 1/7/2021 11:14:11 AM (No. 651757)
We have to remember that this chaos was not Trump's fault. It is the fault of the people who conspired to steal the election and in the process stole our feeling that our votes count. Now what do we do?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 1/7/2021 11:17:59 AM (No. 651761)
What happened in Washington was orchestrated, probably by the CIA. Trump fell into the trap and all those he counted on have turned their backs on him. The chances of overturning this fraudulent election are now close to zero. The GOP is finished, except as a front to gather those who still think the traditional political processes and institutions still work; they don't. Our country is now run by a loose coalition of ruling elite and powerful outside interests. The next real struggle will occur as the winners fight over the spoils. Our country just went down the tubes and elections from here on will be a farce. But don't listen to me; I'm an optimist.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
MOBeef4u 1/7/2021 11:26:53 AM (No. 651770)
I’ve come to the sad conclusion that now that the Left has been allowed with impunity to manufacture however many votes it needs to seize control of any election there is nothing to stop it from “winning” every state office in any state that has a blue city which is pretty much all of them. We’re all going to be California, New York, Illinois soon. The 2022 mid-terms will tell the tale but I have lost hope. They will come for your guns, your retirement accounts, your religious institutions, your schools, any wealth you may have accumulated throughout your whole life. They will implement their entire agenda. There is nothing to stop them. Say good-bye to the country you knew and loved.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Citoyen 1/7/2021 11:35:28 AM (No. 651773)
The author makes excellent points. I disagree with her assessment that after the election was stolen that Trump has lost the good will he had. Certainly many career politicians deserted what they thought was a sinking ship but I believe most American people supported his efforts to correct an election system that is a disgrace. Unfortunately yesterday's events will turn off much of the support he enjoys by average Americans. Whether the tiny fraction of rally attendees who broke into the capitol were manipulated by Antifa-type agitators is irrelevant. The crowd was there because of President Trump's call to march to the capitol. He has to accept that.
Can he recover? I hope so. I watched his speech at the rally and applauded, except for his ridiculous exhortation for Vice-President Pence to derail the certification. I'm sure now he regrets having the rally. His enemies, including so-called supporters in the Republican political class, are enjoying today very much.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
marbles 1/7/2021 11:44:20 AM (No. 651784)
A set up ? You bet. How was it known where pelosis office was ? It's a big building. I was there standing among millions of peaceful people talking about the election. Talking, not rioting. And hardly any masks. The police fired off tear gas but due to the winds it came right back to them.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
bighambone 1/7/2021 11:46:26 AM (No. 651787)
The liberal media is already suggesting, based upon his speech last night, that the Stupid Party should nominate the sure loser Mittens Romney to be the 2024 Republican nominee. The media and the Democrats know that if the Stupid Party pushed Romney through the 2024 Republican primaries and nominate him for President that the aggressive leftist and liberal Democrats would easily beat the wimpy Romney in the 2024 General Election. That thought by the liberal media discounts the fact that the Trump Supporters, who make up the majority of grassroots Republican voters would never vote for the wimpy Romney in the 2024 Republican primary elections.
In about two weeks the corrupt Democrat “experts” will be fully in charge in DC supported by a bunch of RINOs, what they do to sabotage America as we have known it should be the decider as to who the Stupid Party nominates for President in 2024 and not suggestions from the liberal media to fall back and nominate a wimpy covert liberal Republican RINO.
Clearly the leftist and liberal Democrats are scared to death that Trump could run again as a Republican in 2024 and win. That’s why the Democrats and some RINOs are suggesting that Trump should either be impeached and removed from office after a quick Senate trial or be removed by the Republican office holders in the Trump Administration by way of the 25th Amendment so that Trump would be ineligible to run again in the future for President. If the Stupid Party went along with the Democrats on any of that, they would be committing political suicide. No matter what the Democrats and RINOs are doing that respect, Trump would still have an escape hatch, he could immediately resign a few days before the end of his term, give Pence the Presidency for a few days, and then live to fight his “Make America Great Again” political battles on into the future.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Nimby 1/7/2021 11:51:00 AM (No. 651792)
Melissa Mackenzie does not even have her facts straight and is preaching!!
FTA...."Senator Josh Hawley’s wife and infant child was threatened in Missouri in the middle of the night."
Just stop writing incorrect things Melissa!!! The senator's wife and child were in their "Virginia home" not in MO
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Twinkle93 1/7/2021 11:59:07 AM (No. 651804)
Where were all these people that are criticizing the "breaching of the Capitol bldg. six months ago
when Washington, D.C. was burning ever night?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
jinx 1/7/2021 12:07:22 PM (No. 651810)
The same people who are crying foul over yesterday are the same ones who called the Antifa riots peaceful protests. They are the same ones who want to defund the police. They are the same ones who defended Hillary and Stacy who are still whinning about losing the elections and have not conceded. They are the same ones who neglected to report anything about Hunter Biden or the Clinton Foundation or the truth about Benghazi. I could go on but I know the LDotter's know what I am talking about. Pres. Trump did his best against all odds. I still like him.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 1/7/2021 12:09:34 PM (No. 651813)
January 6th will be marked as the end of the American republic, and very possibly the start date of the second American civil war.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 1/7/2021 12:14:40 PM (No. 651819)
Antifa/BLM thugs burning out entire city blocks and it is called "mostly peaceful" by the Enemedia.
People walk in to the Capitol, disobeying officers who told them not to, no rocks thrown, no fires set, AT WORST a bit of pushing and shoving and a couple of flimsy temporary fences pushed over, and THIS IS A RIOT! .......according to the lying propagandists at the Enemedia.
Fox News lies about "Four Dead in Riot....." screaming headline -- one innocent Air Force veteran doing nothing violent at all shot down by some unnamed federal officer, and three people in the crowd who had 'medical emergencies' and died. Likely heart attacks from all the excitement. The "four dead" is a lie using facts.
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Personally, I don’t think it went far enough. This was just another manufactured event, made to yet again paint Trump as deranged and out of control. Our “elected representatives” were not remotely scared enough by whatever transpired. They should be looking over their shoulder every time they step out in Public, just like we do.
Had the DC denizens actually done their jobs, we wouldn’t be where we are. They have passively, or even in some cases participated in allowing our freedoms and right to fair elections expire. They don’t yet realize that they have lost the consent of many of the governed, and they will not get it back, short of war.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 1/7/2021 3:22:22 PM (No. 652033)
Capitol Security wasn't woefully inadequate.
They were COMPLICIT. This was. at the heart, a deep state false flag operation, with ANTIFA operatives being ALLOWED in to the Capitol Building, with a few overly enthusiastic Trump supporters swept along. In fact several Trump supporters were beat up trying to stop the riot-garbed Antifa Sturmabteilung from entering the Capitol.
There are videos out proving that, but good luck finding them. They are deleted from Twitter, Youtube etc within moments of being uploaded.
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She makes very good points, especially towards the end of the article