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What If Iran Wants to Punish Biden? David Strom By Western standards, we would expect any rational actor to choose the lesser of two evils, and in a race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, it sure looks like Iran is backing Harris. You couldn't blame them for that. Harris and Biden have been very good to Iran, while Trump killed their top IGRC General. They would be nuts not to back her. https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/08/16/dumb-question-what-if-iran-wants-to-punish-bidenharris-n3793231

Cornel West Tossed Off Ballot in Michigan Jazz Shaw You may be starting to detect a pattern here. First, they did it to RFK in New York. And now, they have removed independent presidential candidate Cornel West from the ballot in Michigan. This could have a much bigger impact than removing RFK, for reasons we'll address shortly. But the excuse they came up with for removing him was, if anything, even weaker than the one put forward to give Kennedy the old heave-ho. Call me paranoid if you wish, but it's almost as if the Democrats don't want voters to show up at the polls on November 5 and see the name of anyone from any party or no party at all on their ballots except for Kamala Harris. Why do you suppose that might be? (USA Today) https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/17/cornel-west-tossed-off-ballot-in-michigan-n3793275 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/16/michigan-disqualifies-cornel-west-november-election/74835299007/

‘Black Vote Ain’t for Sale’: Prominent Activist Exposes Kamala’s $10K Interview Offer, Slams ‘Democrat Plantation’ Tactics to Manipulate Black Voters by Jim Hoft Dr. Umar Johnson, a well-known activist and educator with millions of followers on social media, rejected an interview offer of $10,000 from the Kamala Harris campaign, calling out a manipulative strategy to win over the black vote. “Black vote ain’t for sale no more,” Johnson said, emphasizing that the days of pandering to black voters with empty promises and financial incentives are over. Johnson shared a screenshot of the text from the Kamala campaign offering him money to do the interview. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/black-vote-aint-sale-prominent-activist-exposes-kamalas/

Not surprising when Leftists lie. Christian evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the "Evangelicals for Harris" organization for using footage of his late father in an attack ad against former President Trump. Graham is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, which were founded by his father, the late Billy Graham. Billy Graham was a world-famous evangelist and considered to be an icon of American culture. A statue of him was installed at the U.S. Capitol in May. Evangelicals for Harris, formerly Evangelicals for Biden, is a project of Faith Voters, a 501(c)4 organization. A new attack ad from the pro-Harris organization against Trump juxtaposes footage of the late Billy Graham talking about confessing one’s sins with an old interview of Trump saying he wasn’t sure at the time whether he had ever asked God for forgiveness. https://www.foxnews.com/media/rev-franklin-graham-calls-out-evangelicals-harris-trying-mislead-people-using-his-father-ad

Yeah. Bernie approves of Kamala's 'agenda' That's all you need to know really. https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-strong-progressive-agenda-sen-bernie-sanders-reacts-to-harris-economic-agenda-217353285603

24 States Join Forces to Defend Voter Integrity — Coalition Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Law by Jim Hoft A coalition of 24 states has joined forces to support Arizona in its battle to uphold proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration. This united front comes in response to a controversial ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court on August 1, which struck down Arizona’s law requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. On August 1, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a narrow 2-1 decision that struck down Arizona’s requirement for proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The ruling allows individuals to register using a state form without providing documentation of their citizenship status, which could lead to widespread voter fraud. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/24-states-join-forces-defend-voter-integrity-coalition/

President Trump Announces 2025 Transition Team With the announcement of the 2025 transition team well in advance, you might note that President Donald Trump is taking a much more aggressive stance on the vetting of potential members of his administration. This is a critical and necessary proactive plan; it should be considered a very good sign. President Trump has appointed Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick as co-chairs of the transition team. However, President Trump has also appointed JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump as honorary chairs, likely with veto authority over any staffing recommendation. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/08/16/president-trump-announces-2025-transition-team/

Said the "couch" peddler. LOL

My boundless joy tends to drive away my staff .

Too bad the usual suspects here at PPP can't see it (or won't admit it) What Happened to My Party? Joel Kotkin I grew up among people who worshipped the key pillars of the twentieth century Democratic Party: the New Deal, Franklin Roosevelt, and the great public works project known as New York City. The Democrats then were the party of progress—of new roads, bridges, ports, factories, and laboratories. They were also the party of national defense, a holdover from the triumph of World War II that was sustained by a fear of Communist aggression. But the Democratic Party’s recent evolution contrasts sharply to its glory days. Today, the Democrats are losing out among some of the party’s core constituencies, notably those who work with their hands, Latinos, Jews, Asians, and even some African Americans. In their new configuration, the Democrats function as an electoral cabal forged by an alliance between the business elite, the professional classes, the federal bureaucracy, and dependent voters. If anything, the Democrats synchronized swimming of the past month could only occur in a party largely uniform in its core constituencies and essential beliefs. They shift positions and allegiances through technology and media control, using influencers to hide troublesome past positions with a dexterity that a Communist vozdh like Joseph Stalin would have appreciated. The new mindset is obvious considering the Democrats’ embrace of censorship in alliance with the tech oligarchs, who have been long-time backers of Kamala Harris, and the universities, another bulwark of progressive power. It also builds upon the assumption that the experts embraced by progressive voters should be allowed free reign since they know better than the masses. The keys to understanding the increasingly authoritarian Democratic Party are threefold: class, racial politics, and sexual politics. As someone schooled in Marxist theory, I tend to place the class component first. In the past, Democrats were a party that appealed to “the little people” like factory hands, small shopkeepers, yeoman farmers, skilled mechanics, and artisans. Democrats from Kennedy to Clinton focused on private sector growth as a means to achieve upward mobility for middle- and working-class Americans. But in the new Democratic policy world, most employment growth has been focused on government and public-funded health care. And the Democrats’ electoral base is largely those professionals who benefit from an expanded regulatory state. MORE at the link: https://americanmind.org/salvo/what-happed-to-my-party/ .

Kamunism. Kamala Harris unveils economic plan — including a whopping $1.7T in handouts, federal ban on grocery store ‘price gouging’ By Diana Glebova, Josh Christenson and Victoria Churchill RALEIGH, North Carolina — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled the economic policies she would enact in her first 100 days in office — and it comes with a whopping estimated $1.7 trillion in handouts, as well as government price controls on groceries amid ravaging Biden-Harris administration inflation. https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/us-news/kamala-harris-unveils-economic-plan-including-a-whopping-1-7t-in-handouts-fed-ban-on-grocery-store-price-gouging/ .

Very Funny.

What is going on at the Washington Post?

Giving away more money. . . . . . that's the ticket Kamala Harris to Propose $25,000 Down Payment Support for First-Time Homeowners https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/08/15/kamala-harris-to-propose-25000-down-payment-support-for-first-time-homeowners-n2399691 .