Trump: We Need A Wall In Similar Manner To One Obama Built Around His House

By William Teach December 31, 2018 – 7:31 am

You have to know that something like this sends the Democrats and their pet media into full blown apoplexy

(Breitbart) President Donald Trump pointed to a 10-foot security wall around the Obama’s “mansion/compound” as he called for a wall along the U.S. border Sunday.

“President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound,” Trump wrote. “I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!”

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1079497288605683712

Here’s what that looks like

Further, you can bet the doors are locked and that the Obama’s have armed security.

Are walls perfect? Of course not. But, they stop people way more often, as shown by the fact that people have used them for thousands and thousands of years.

Meanwhile, here’s a case of “me thinks thou doth protest too much”

‘Open borders’ claim just a right-wing myth | Feedback

In response to Luis Perez’s recent letter, “A wall works in Israel, why not here?” I say: Give it a rest.  (the wall there does work)

The disingenuous argument from the right — if you don’t support President Donald Trump’s plans for a border wall, you want “open borders” — is nothing more than propaganda. We do not need a monument to Trump’s ego to protect our southern border. We have 21st century technology that would be far more effective in securing the border than a 14th century solution like a wall.

A wall will not solve our immigration problems. Almost half the people who are in this country illegally came here legally and overstayed their visas. The majority of drugs smuggled into this country come through legal ports of entry. How will a wall stop this? The short answer is: It won’t.

In fact, about 55% of the illegals have crossed the border, more often at the southern border. So we could seriously reduce that flow with walls in certain areas. And we should deport the hell out of the 45% who overstay their visas. But, liberals like William Roth, who wrote the letter above, just want to let anyone in.

The wall is just a simple solution from a simple mind. The problem is far more complex and requires comprehensive actions. There are some places on our border where a wall would be effective, and others where drone technology would be a better solution. Also, creating an easier path to citizenship for asylum seekers and migrants would reduce the count of undocumented persons in our country. Then, there is the idea of prosecuting those who hire undocumented workers.

Drones cannot stop anyone, unless we’re arming them. But, hey, if we just give cheap citizenship to all the illegals we wouldn’t have that many illegals! Problem solved!

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Hot Take: Jerry Brown Says ‘Climate Change’ Challenges As Serious As WWII

By William Teach December 30, 2018 – 4:44 pm

It’s so serious that the vast majority of Warmists, including Jerry Brown, refuse to actually act like it’s as big a crisis as what the Axis powers attempted to do

Jerry Brown: Climate change challenges as serious as those faced in World War II

California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown warned that America and the rest of the world are falling behind in the fight against climate change and likened the challenge to fighting the Nazis in World War II.

In an interview for Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” the outgoing governor called on President Donald Trump to take the lead in addressing the issue. “Instead of worrying about tariffs, I’d like to see the president and the Congress invest tens of billions in renewable energy, in more-efficient batteries, to get us off fossil fuel as quickly as we can,” Brown said.

“I would point to the fact that it took Roosevelt many, many years to get America willing to go into World War II and fight the Nazis. Well, we have an enemy, though different, but perhaps, very much devastating in a similar way. And we’ve got to fight climate change. And the president’s got to lead on that.”

Not one person on Meet The Press, not one so-called journalist, challenged him on this

But even Brown admitted that his efforts have been “not even close” to enough.

“Not close in California, and we’re doing more than anybody else. And not close in America or the rest of the world,” Brown said.

“We’ve got to get those zero-emission cars on the road. We have to figure out new ways of making cement. We’ve got to clean up our ships, which are creating more pollution than California and Texas put together. The technology, the investment, the lifestyle changes, the land-use changes, this is a revolutionary threat.”

So, even in uber-Warmist California they are unwilling to make the changes necessary for their beliefs, at least in their own lives. In fact, MTP spent the entire hour on ‘climate change’, and issue that people say they really care about, but aren’t willing to make changes in their own lives.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 30, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is a wonderful low carbon bike which Everyone Should be forced to use, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Chicks On The Right, with a post on an epic Woke brawl.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach December 30, 2018 – 9:19 am

Patriotic Pinup Bill Garland

Happy Sunday! It’s yet another great day in America. The birds are chirping away, the squirrels are squirreling, and this is the last Sunday in the year. This pinup is by Bill Garland, with a wee bit of help.

What’s happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Weasel Zippers notes that Facebook is suspending accounts for calling a cop killer and illegal alien
  2. Victory Girls Blog covers a cat fight between Democrats
  3. This ain’t Hell… notes that no one is turning in their high capacity magazines in NJ
  4. The Right Scoop highlights another tolerant Democrat
  5. The Other McCain covers the lunacy of intersectionality on campus
  6. The Lid features a win for gun rights, as a court says cops can’t search cars over out of state gun permits
  7. The First Street Journal covers a movement based on mental illness achieving insane results
  8. The Feral Irishman wonders why “theirs” aren’t referred to as assault weapons
  9. The American Conservative covers whiteness and the Women’s March
  10. Jo Nova covers the economic damage of our climate crisis
  11. Ice Age Now wants to follow the climate money
  12. Climate Change Dispatch notes the reality of rising seas
  13. Raised On Hoecakes notes the U of Florida being sued by a Conservative student group
  14. Powerline discusses the cure for Socialism
  15. And last, but not least, Pacific Pundit notes another Democrat inspired migrant caravan headed towards the U.S.

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page. While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your “Pinups for Vets” calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list.

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Trump Tweets Who’s Responsible For Migrant Deaths, Liberal Media Loses Mind

By William Teach December 30, 2018 – 8:09 am

The thing about Donald Trump is that he does not do Political Speak. He lays it out there. You know what he is saying. His tweets, and speeches, are not poll tested in front of test group.

And now the same who had zero outrage when Democrats were saying everyone was going to die from the end of Net Neutrality, the recent tax cuts, granny was going to be thrown from the cliff, etc and so on, is Outrage, utterly showing their partisanship. Here’s Karen Tumulty at the Washington Post

Trump’s tweets on children dying in U.S. custody are a new low

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It is not news that the president is indifferent to human suffering. His limp response to the devastation of the 2017 hurricane in Puerto Rico — which he claimed to have been a “fantastic job” on the part of his administration — stands out in that regard. But on Saturday, we saw yet another level of depravity when Trump made his first comments regarding the deaths in recent days of two migrant Guatemalan children after they were apprehended by federal authorities. It revealed not only callousness but also opportunism, as he sought to turn this tragedy into a partisan advantage in his current standoff with Democrats over the government shutdown.

His statements came, not unexpectedly, over Twitter. First this: (she shows the two above tweets)

Not a word of sympathy here — much less remorse on the part of the government over the deaths of a 7-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy while in its custody. Nor does Trump address questions that are being raised about whether the administration’s new policy seeking to limit the ability of immigrants to seek asylum protection might be a factor in putting more at risk. Under recent changes, migrants must remain in Mexico as their asylum cases are processed, possibly increasing their willingness to do something reckless to come across the border.

I wonder if Karen will write an opinion piece on how the majority of elected California Democrats did not mention the murder of a California police officer at the hands of an illegal alien gang member with a history of arrests by California law enforcement, let go because of the state’s sanctuary policies? Is there any sympathy for the infant son of Corporal Singh, who will now never know his father?

Twitchy is highlighting many of the Liberal Media’s Outraged tweets in response, things we never saw when Democrats were saying we’re all doomed and going to die from GOP policies.

Anyhow, Trump is mostly correct. You can’t blame it all on Democrats, because people would come to the U.S. illegally no matter what for various reasons. There would be a hell of a lot fewer illegals if Democrat political stances didn’t invite them to come illegally, promising all sorts of things, as well as attempt to shield them all when they are here, including serious criminals. This includes murderers, arsonists, child rapists, and so forth. Democrats always have some excuse to protect illegal aliens, often to the disadvantage of American citizens.

We’ve seen the way Democrats have acted on illegal aliens, particularly this century, so, yes, they bear a huge amount of the blame. Most illegals wouldn’t come/overstay their visas if they knew they would be stopped/immediately deported. Seriously, look at Karen’s last paragraph above (as well as her later paragraphs at the link): she is against policy changes that will make it harder for illegals to come to the U.S.

In the meantime, we have a president who is willing to politicize the deaths of two young children to score points against the opposition party. And the most shocking thing about seeing him scrape along a new moral bottom is this: It is no longer shocking at all.

Perhaps Karen could discuss how tons of elected Democrats, and tons of liberal journalists, have politicized the deaths of the two migrants to assail Trump and Republicans.

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Nancy Pelosi Names *Spins Wheel* Karen Castor To Lead House Climastrology Panel

By William Teach December 29, 2018 – 5:35 pm

Unless you live in Florida, and many still then, you are probably going “who?”

Karen Castor named to lead restored House panel on climate change

The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi, has appointed the Florida representative Kathy Castor to lead a special committee on climate change that will be reinstated in the new Congress.

The climate panel is similar to one that Pelosi created when Democrats last controlled the House, from 2007 to 2011. It was eliminated when Republicans took the majority.

Pelosi, the likely House speaker, said Castor brings experience, energy and “urgency to the existential threat of the climate crisis” facing the US and the world. Castor is set to begin her seventh term representing the Tampa Bay area and serves on the energy and commerce committee.

“Congresswoman Castor is a proven champion for public health and green infrastructure, who deeply understands the scope and seriousness of this threat. Her decades of experience in this fight, both in Florida and in the Congress, will be vital,” Pelosi said.

I’ve focused on this issue on this blog for over a decade, and her name never comes up. Oh, and Pelosi made this announcement while in Hawaii, for which she took a long fossil fueled flight, and you can bet it wasn’t commercial.

Hilariously, the name for the committee is

This is to deal with the existential threat or something. But, hey, this should make Progressives happy, right? Nope

Castor also refused to mandate that all committee members reject political contributions from fossil fuel companies, saying it would violate the First Amendment.

Progressives, including Ocasio-Cortez’s office, already are criticizing the new panel as an insufficient step forward.

“This committee, if it turns out that the rumors about it are true, sounds about as useful as a screen door on a submarine,” said Corbin Trent, a spokesman for Ocasio-Cortez. “As it’s portrayed it’s going to be completely incapable of solving the greatest threat to human kind.”

He blamed Democratic leaders for not listening to the demands from incoming freshman focused on addressing climate change.

A lot of these far, far, far left nutters are upset.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 29, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrid plastic water bottle causing cold weather to come from the Arctic, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Scoop, with a post on a Dolphins player more upset over the media ignoring his protest than missing the Playoffs.

As always, don’t forget to recycle.

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You Driving A Fossil Fueled Vehicle Are Causing *Spins Wheel* More ‘Climate Change’ Homelessness

By William Teach December 29, 2018 – 10:30 am

Warmists will always find a way to link their cult to everything

Climate Change Is Already Helping To Drive Up Homelessness

We already can reasonably expect that climate change will increase gentrification in the future, as people with money who get pushed by rising seas on the coasts seek replacement housing further inland.

But climate change is already causing housing problems. It helps increase homelessness.

Earlier in December, the Department of Housing and Urban Development released its annual report on homelessness, this year called The 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. Here’s a summary paragraph:

Homelessness increased (though modestly) for the second year in a row. The number of homeless people on a single night increased by 0.3 percent between 2017 and 2018. The increase reflects declines in the number of people staying in emergency shelters and transitional housing programs being offset by increases in the number of people staying in unsheltered locations. Between 2017 and 2018, the unsheltered population increased by two percent (or 4,300 people).

Anyway, back to reality. The question is why, at a time when the economy is supposedly doing so well, an increasing number of people find themselves without a permanent home. One reason is that, as often discussed here, the economy concentrated benefits upward. Those who had got.

Can the author name one person pushed away from the coast by the slightly rising seas, which, as I’ve mentioned ad nauseum, is way lower than expected during a Holocene warm period?

Another reason is the ongoing upward march of rental housing costs. More U.S. households are renting their home than in the last 50 years. That has helped create a growing rent burden that threatens financial security for millions.

That has nothing to do with a changing climate, natural or man-induced.

Falling into homelessness is much easier to happen than often supposed, as millions have found. Buckling under the weight of the financial burden can be one reason. But there are others. As the HUD report noted, close to 1% of the homeless counted in January when the agency takes its sample were in shelters for people displaced by national disasters, whether Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate, western wildfires, or some other storm or event. And many of these events showed greater destructive power tied to climate change.

We are in the early stages of seeing effects from climate change and already there is evidence of weather driving people from homes. For a more recent example not included in the count, look at the Camp Fire disaster in northern California. In 11 days, wildfires destroyed almost 14,000 residences. A one-day count can miss many people who have lost their housing.

Hurricanes, storms, and wildfires happened well before fossil fueled vehicles, before the industrial revolution, and haven’t gotten any worse due to “carbon pollution.” You just have more people in the way.

The numbers of homeless likely will only go up due to climate change. And when you don’t have a home, you have a hard time keeping a job, raising a family, and building wealth.

“Likely.” Prove it.

Oh, and the same people pushing the climate change scam also like tons of illegal aliens and un-secured borders, meaning there is less money to take care of our own people.

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Super-Warmist Is Super Excited For Economy Crash To Save Us From ‘Climate Change’

By William Teach December 29, 2018 – 7:29 am

This is nuts, but, do you expect different from the Cult of Climastrology?

Seriously, this is where he goes (the article was written by Eric)

There’s evidence that an economic downturn could be good for the planet. The rare times the world has successfully temporarily stabilized or decreased annual emissions were during economic recessions like 1990-93 and 2008-09.

Recessions can force a rethink of the status quo; they demand efficiency and innovation. In short, during a recession, the economy must figure out how to do more with less. That’s exactly the challenge we face now that the science is absolutely clear that radical change is our only hope to stop climate change before irreversible tipping points kick in.

But, for those who are slamming him, many aren’t reading the article

But while our capitalistic, growth-based economy is still closely tied to fossil-fuel use and a sustained downturn would likely reduce emissions, the whole truth is not so simple. Economic hardship doesn’t just hurt the rich, who are (by far!) the world’s biggest carbon emitters. Economic downturns hit hard in places with large inequality like Miami and Puerto Rico, which are also slated to bear some of the biggest burdens of climate change.

Not only would another recession impact unemployment, it could result in a shift in priority away from long-term challenges (like climate change) and onto short-term survival. And because governments have a bad habit of choosing austerity as a tool for cutting spending, it’s likely the rich will try to pass off the burden of their mistakes on the backs of the working class.

He does note that downturns hurt actual people. However, it does seem like a secondary concern, since Eric jumps into class warfare and the notion that people will ignore Doing Something about ‘climate change’ (even more than they do now).

Climate change is much more terrifying than a potential recession. Still, we SHOULD care about the volatility of the stock market and a looming recession — at the very least, it should make us pay attention to the fragility of our current system and provide excuses for rethinking the way things work.

In other words, like so many Warmists, he wants to change the economic system. He doesn’t say to what, but, I understand the old Soviet Union had a pretty low carbon footprint, at least from the average citizen.

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Sheriff Blasts California Sanctuary Laws For Murder Of Police Officer

By William Teach December 29, 2018 – 7:14 am

So far, California officials have arrested eight on charges surrounding the murder of Newman, California police Cpl. Ronil Singh, who was shot dead early Wednesday. One is Gustavo Perez Arriaga, who is a Mexican national illegally present in the U.S. His girlfriend and brother have both been apprehended for aiding and abetting. We know that at least his brother is in the country illegally. Further, his other brother and a coworker have been arrested for being accessories after the fact.

Both are illegally present. And three others have been arrested for aiding and abetting. No word on their legal status as of yet. But, the chances of them being illegally present are pretty high.

Watch–Sheriff: California ‘Provided Sanctuary’ to Illegal Alien Arrested for Alleged Cop Killing

Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson says the alleged murder of 33-year-old Newman, California police officer Ronil Singh “would have been prevented” if not for California’s “sanctuary state” law that shields criminal illegal aliens from deportation. (snip)

On Friday, during a news conference, Christianson noted that Perez Arriaga should have been deported out of the United States but that California’s sanctuary state law prevented law enforcement from contacting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency about the “known” gang member.

“This could have been preventable. And under S.B. 54 in California, based on two arrests for DUI and some other active warrants that this criminal has out there, law enforcement would have been prevented, prohibited from sharing any information with ICE about this criminal gang member,” Christianson said. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is not how you protect a community.”

“This is not how you assure the people who live in our community, regardless of their ethnicity, their culture, their race, any of that, that they live in a safe community,” he continued.

“This is a criminal illegal alien with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to ICE and … law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws and that led to the encounter with Officer Singh,” Christianson said. “I’m suggesting that the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasn’t restricted, prohibited or had their hands tied because of political interference.”

“If he wasn’t here, he wouldn’t have been driving drunk and it wouldn’t have been reported to Officer Singh and the encounter … potentially never would have occurred,” Christianson said.

“My point is, why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members? It’s a conversation we need to have,” Christianson continued.

It’s a conversation that most California Democrats do not want to have. Neither of California’s two Senators, Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, have mentioned it. Nor has Nancy Pelosi. They have yammered about the illegal alien children who have died in custody after being dragged two thousand miles with poor food, little water, little shelter and other bad hygiene.

In fact, I cannot find one California federally elected Democrat who has mentioned the murder of the officer, including the high profile ones like Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Juan Vargas, Ted Lieu, Brad Sherman, Barbara Lee, Jackie Speier, and Eric Swalwell.

Nor has California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Current Ca. gov Jerry Brown doesn’t tweet that often, but incoming gov Gavin Newsome does, and would you be surprised no mention or statement on the murder?

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