Trump Really Hopes Convention Doesn’t Involve Violence Or Something

By William Teach April 18, 2016 – 6:48 am

One problem: he never really discourages violence

(Washington Post) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he hopes a contested Republican convention in July “doesn’t involve violence” if he is denied the nomination during second-ballot voting.

“I hope it doesn’t involve violence. I hope it doesn’t. I’m not suggesting that,” Trump told reporters on Sunday here in Staten Island. “I hope it doesn’t involve violence, and I don’t think it will. But I will say this, it’s a rigged system, it’s a crooked system. It’s 100 percent corrupt.”

Regardless, it is the system that’s been in place for a long, long time, and if Trump is unable to navigate the process, how can he tell us he’d be able to perform the job of president? Trump’s ground game has been non-existent in many states, which meant he was unable to woo delegates

“Nobody has better toys than I do. I can put them on the best planes and bring them to the best resorts anywhere in the world,” Trump said. “You’re basically saying, ‘Delegate, listen, we’re going to send you to Mar-a-Lago on a Boeing 757, you’re going to use the spa, you’re going to do this, you’re going to do that, we want your vote. That’s a corrupt system.”

Except, all that’s really necessary is to show up in states and talk to them, lay out your vision and policy platforms. It’s really that simple.

As Ann Althouse notes

Does he sound like he’s encouraging violence even when he’s saying he hopes there won’t be violence? If so, it’s because he doesn’t say “I don’t want violence” or “I urge my supporters to refrain from violence.” There’s something oddly passive about “I hope it doesn’t involve violence” — as if he holds no sway with his supporters, as if he’s suggesting it’s up to the other side to resist doing the things that will necessitate violence from my people. So I hear a vague, deniable threat.

It does rather sound like an “if you don’t do what I want, well, things might get ugly” threat. Leon Wolfe

Make no mistake: “reform its system” is code for “let me win even though I did not get 50% of the delegates as the rules specifically require.” All this is from Trump is more not-very-subtle threats of violence and chaos if he doesn’t win, even though he’s not entitled to win under the rules.

And this could have all been avoided if Trump had hired even marginally competent people. Trump has enough supporters that he could very easily have done what Cruz has done in terms of getting delegates for other candidates who are loyal to him, and he wouldn’t have this problem. But contrary to his own bluster, he hires crappy, incompetent people instead of good ones, and so we have what we have.

If Trump manages to get the required number of delegates to be the GOP nominee, or wins the balloting at a contested convention, you can utterly guarantee 100% that the media will be slobbering to destroy Trump, and this kind of talk in the general election will be quickly spun to position him in the worst possible light.

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Obama To Score Big Win On Paris Hotcoldwetdry Accord On Earth Day Or Something

By William Teach April 17, 2016 – 3:42 pm

Remember Earth Day? It was established to provide a day for everyone to think about being environmentally friendly, a laudable goal. Like most real environmental initiatives, it has been co-opted by the Cult of Climastrology, and Obama plans to use it

(Washington Examiner)  More than 130 nations have pledged to sign the Paris climate change accord on Earth Day when the signing ceremony begins at United Nations headquarters in New York, the U.N. announced Friday.

The number of signatures would secure ratification of the global deal in one day, achieving a key objective of President Obama’s final year in office.

Nations have one year to sign the accord, and it takes 55 signatures to ensure it goes into effect.

Of course, this is an accord that was deliberately set up so as it need not be ratified by those pesky elected officials, elected by the citizens of the districts and states. Because, overall, it is bad for the citizens. It will be interesting if we see Obama golfing or taking a big fossil fueled trip Friday, April 22nd, using vast amounts of fossil fuels.

Since it will not be ratified by the Legislative branch, it really will have no force of law beyond the day Obama leaves office. There’s another great reason to make sure that a Republican wins in November

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 17, 2016 – 1:00 pm

….is evil leather which comes from cows which put out evil greenhouse gases and produce evil meat, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Outside The Beltway, with a post on a judge ruling Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen.

A friend of mine sent that photo, saying “ha! See if you can work this one in!” I can see 3 or 4 different elements, Ted, that could be used, but, let’s say we go with girls in leather week, shall we?

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach April 17, 2016 – 9:23 am

Happy Sunday! A great day in America. The sun is shining, the birds are signing, Trump is whining…OK, moving on. I’m not sure who did this pinup, which I added a bit to.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Jo Nova covers NASA’s “smackdowns”
  2. Adrienne’s Corner notes that you should always believe what you read and hear
  3. Chicks On The Right notes Obama not paying his fair share
  4. Creeping Sharia notes Obama’s demands for Burma
  5. Dakota Voice says Trump’s Colorado outrage was planned from the start
  6. Director Blue discusses Trump as comedian in chief
  7. Fire Andrea Mitchell covers the man of the people, Bernie Sanders
  8. Flopping Aces notes an easy way for equal pay for the US women’s soccer team
  9. Free North Carolina covers the way to deal with university crybabies
  10. Legal Insurrection has a high school violating freedom of association
  11. Moonbattery notes Trump getting specific
  12. Ne0 Neocon discusses Republican vs Republican
  13. Noisy Room covers Paris as a Muslim war zone
  14. Powerline wonders why Democrats hate their own presidents
  15. And last, but not least, The Daley Gator discusses Trump and the politics of victimhood
  16. And one to grow on: Evil Blogger Lady discusses the Left yammering about bathrooms while ignoring the real rape culture

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. (BTW, since someone asked, the reason I leave links for the previous week up (or you might see a *) is because they are place holders for later in the day or for next weeks. Easier than rewriting all the time. Also, the listing order has to do with how they are added over time, not how good a post is. I just copy and paste from the previous week, then edit. If you see one of the *’s, go ahead and check out the blog anyhow, see if there is an update. I cannot update with my Android during the day.

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Cirque Du Soleil Cancels Shows In North Carolina, But Not In LGBT Hating Dubai

By William Teach April 17, 2016 – 8:04 am

Yet another company playing the “oh, look at us, we’re so progressive and aware”

(WRAL) Renowned acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil said Friday that it is canceling all of its shows in North Carolina because of the state’s new law setting discrimination policy.

“Cirque du Soleil strongly believes in diversity and equality for every individual and is opposed to discrimination in any form,” the troupe said in a statement, calling the North Carolina law “an important regression to ensuring human rights for all.”

It’s “regression” to restrict the gender confused from using whatever bathroom they want to? To keep fake men out of the bathrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms of real women? This only applies on state, county, and local government property, mind you, and doesn’t apply to private property and federal government buildings. Nor are there any penalties embedded as part of HB2, because it is about stopping government from forcing people to comply, not about penalizing the gender confused.

“Cirque du Soleil believes in equality for all. It is a principle that guides us with both our employees and our customers. We behave as change agents to reach our ultimate goal of making a better world with our actions and our productions,” the troupe said. “We sincerely hope that the customers that have purchased tickets for our performances in North Carolina will understand our motivation and we look forward to performing in North Carolina when this issue is addressed.”

Se, I’m seeing a lot of equality and making the world a better place and diversity and equality. Like all the other big companies and organizations taking Brave Stances, Cirque has a wee bit of a problem

(Breitbart) The world-famous circus, however, has not canceled its upcoming performances in the United Arab Emirates of Dubai.

Indeed, Cirque du Solei has a planned production, Varekai, scheduled to run from September 16 to 24 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The United Arab Emirates of Dubai has outlawed same-sex marriage, sex or gender reassignment surgery, adoption by same-sex couples, openly gay and lesbian military service, with the aforementioned being punishable by death, fines, or imprisonment.

In fact, Cirque du Solei has performed for years in the anti-LBGT United Arab Emirates, including Michael Jackson: The Immortal Tour in 2014, Dralion in 2013, Alegria in 2009, and Quidam in 2006.

Will Cirque cancel these performances? How about those in Russia, not exactly a hotbed of support for LGBT. Will the media note that Cirque has these performances planned? And that they have had no problem with them in the past?

The NBA did not cancel their 2017 All Star game, but did say they were super concerned and disappointed. Yet, they have not forced all their stadiums to adopt official policies allowing the gender confused access to the bathrooms of their choice. Furthermore, they do business with Nike, which uses child labor and sweatshops to produce their merchandise, has serious pay practice issues, and produces merchandise in nations that have poor human rights issues, along with how LGBT are treated in those nations. Oh, and they haven’t pulled out of Houston, what with their TG bathroom law.

It’s great that these companies and city councils (such as LA, SF, and others) and entities want to take Brave Stances, because that’s all they are, mostly a way to make themselves look good while quietly being hypocrites. Of course, this can all backfire when many people decide they do not like the politics and refuse to patronize any of these businesses and cities.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 16, 2016 – 1:00 pm

…is a world starving for water because Someone Else refuses to switch from fossil fueled vehicles to biking, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Raised On Hoecakes, with a post on whether you can outrun something special. And a big Happy Birthday on 5 years of blogging!

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Ted Cruz: ‘Climate Change” Has Become A Religion Rather Than A Science

By William Teach April 16, 2016 – 12:07 pm

And just to prove Ted wrong, Warmists will call for him to be prosecuted under blasphemy laws

(CNBC) The government regulations put in place to combat the “pseudoscientific theory” of man-made climate change drive up the cost of living for everyday Americans, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz told CNBC on Friday.

“If you look at the world of global warming, it has become, in effect, a religion rather than a science,” the Texas senator said in a “Squawk Box” interview.

Expressing skepticism about whether changes in climate threaten the planet, Cruz blasted what he suggested was the left’s one-size-fits-all approach: “Whether it gets hotter or it gets colder, whether it gets wetter or drier, the climate is always changing. And the solution is identical … [for] cooling and warming. It’s massive government control over the economy.” (snip)

“Climate change is the perfect pseudoscientific theory for a power-hungry politician because it can never be disproven,” he said.

This is what I’ve been saying for a long time: every solution is about increasing the size, scope, and power of government. These solutions will harm the middle and lower classes. And they have set it up so that no matter what happens, it can be blamed on Hotcoldwetdry.

Video is available below the fold, as I’m not sure if it autostarts or not

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Bernie Sanders, Who Is Thrilled By Higher Taxes, Pays Low Effective Tax Rate

By William Teach April 16, 2016 – 7:29 am

Bernie Sanders, like most Democrats, constantly calls for higher tax rates for Other People. For people “paying their fair share.” What about for himself?

U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a top campaign theme, had taxable income of $205,271 in 2014, putting him almost in the top 5 percent of American earners, according to the release of Friday of his federal tax return.

That figure was still far below the millions earned by his main Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in recent years.

Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid $27,653 in federal income taxes in 2014, an effective federal tax rate of 13.5 percent, on income of $205,271, which is their adjusted gross income before deductions. That figure is just below the $206,563 that Census data show as the lower limit for the top 5 percent of U.S. households in 2014.

It should be noted

Actually, he paid less in taxes per rate than Mitt, who paid in the 14-15% rate, due to his huge charitable contributions and the way the tax system is set up. The question for Sanders is, why is he not paying his fair share when his income is certainly much higher than the average American? Why is he taking advantage of the loopholes in the tax system?

Interestingly, the returns do not show Sanders’ net worth. Also interesting is the tone the article takes in firing shots at Hillary over her ability to rake in the cash. Usually, articles take subtle, and not so subtle, shots at Republicans, not fellow Democrats. It’ll be interesting to see what Hillary’s effective tax rate is.

But, hey, Bernie, pay your fair share!

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Transcript Shows Hillary Knew Benghazi Attack Had Nothing To Do With Video

By William Teach April 16, 2016 – 7:15 am

More evidence that Madame Secretary lied to the American public about what happened in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, and surely the Obama administration knew (via Twitchy)

From Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch announced today it has obtained new documents from the Department of State containing the telephone transcripts from the evening of September 11, 2012, in which then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informs then-Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil that the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi “had nothing to do with the film.”  The documents include previously unreleased telephone transcripts with world leaders about the Benghazi attack.

Clinton’s admission to Kandil was first produced to the Select Committee on Benghazi on October 13, 2015 and publicized on the day of Mrs. Clinton’s testimony, October 22, but court filings in Judicial Watch litigationshow that the record was only produced after two federal court judges ordered the State Department to produce more Benghazi-related records to Judicial Watch.  Similarly, Judicial Watch litigation also forced the release of the September 11, 2012 email in which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed her daughter by email that the attack had been staged by an “Al Qaeda-like group,” rather than as the result of “inflammatory material posted on the Internet,” as Mrs. Clinton had claimed in her official public statement one hour earlier.

Don’t forget, this is the most transparent administration ever!

At 10:08 p.m. on September 11, Mrs. Clinton issued an official State Department press statement, approved by the White House, placing the blame for the attack on an Internet video:

Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind.

Yet the next day, in her 7:49 PM September 12 conversation with Kandil, Clinton said, “We know the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film.  It was a planned attack – not a protest.”  Kandil responded, “You’re not kidding. Based on the information we saw today we believe that group that claimed responsibility for this is affiliated with al-Qaeda.”

This shows that Hillary, and certainly the Obama administration, willfully misled the citizens of the United States (misleading the world is inconsequential) over the events of 9/11/12. And we can certainly infer that this was for political purposes with an election coming up. And their obstruction in producing the documents, forcing Judical Watch to “play wack a mole”, further shows they know Hillary, and others, lied to the American People.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 15, 2016 – 1:00 pm

…is a wonderful carbon friendly bicycle, which Everyone Else should be forced to used for their daily commutes, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Protein Wisdom, with a post on having something to say.

Don’t forget, all these IAYS posts are open threads to discuss whatever you want.

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