NY Times: Slow Joe Getting Slower
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/16/2021 12:22:47 AM
The New York Times has a remarkable story out this weekend that offers its typical “behind the scenes” construction of how the White House operates—in this case, under President Biden. While the story tries to soften the blows with lots of fluff and filler, it paints a devastating picture of Biden for the careful reader. It explains he has a quick temper, takes a long time to make decisions, and needs to be heavily propped up by staff to function. It reminds us that Biden is indeed a creature of the Senate, where he mostly attended hearings, made speeches, fiddled with legislation, and seldom made
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SCOTUS Watch: Pro-Abortionists Lose Their Minds
as a Sledgehammer Is Taken to Roe v. Wade 11 replies
as a Sledgehammer Is Taken to Roe v. Wade 11 replies
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The nation’s high court will consider whether “all pre-viability prohibitions on abortion are unconstitutional.”
My colleague Streiff digs deeper into the past ruling and potential implications here:
Me? I am popping popcorn and watching
A tax return from the governor’s office released Monday confirmed that Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s book deal was worth $5.12 million and is positioned to earn that sum in the next couple of years.
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Praises Hitler For Killing Jews. Yes, Really. 9 replies
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Prince Harry seemed determined to outdo Meghan Markle on the obnoxious celebrity front.
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Kid you not.
According to the London Spectator (hat tip: Daily Caller), citing a podcast interview that Prince Harry made with the Davos-like Aspen Institute:
I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers. I don’t want to start going down the
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U.N. Secretary General calls
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for immediate Gaza ceasefire
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after teasing ‘end’ of his show
in duplicitous publicity stunt 28 replies
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