Job trail in February

 I completed the Track Program in Mankato for two months. This was after employment in Fun.com in October 2020. I was at Walgreens and Minnesota State University. At Walgreens, I was stocking, mopping floor, and replacing shopping cart wheels. This Walgreen’s manager, was a Eagle scout. I could talk about Lutheranism, because there was an exception with the Kiwi Holiday Lights show in Sibley Park in Mankato annually. It was just frond upon even tough during Easter decorations. At Minnesota State University, I was cleaning tables and chopping melons, refilling shotguns. They gave me a knife. The students would have a lot of lef over food and liquid on the table, because they’re messy. At least I could talk to the manager about Xbox Series X, and first person shooters. The manger was playing a Farmville/ Simcity game. I told this manager, Nick, about the times I played Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Doom, Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament, and Half-Life over 56k modems and some modern ones like call of duty modern warefare, Half-life 2, Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, and Resistance Fall of Man.

I graduated the Track program and had Pizza and took photos in the Wow zone. I drove to work while the others took the van. The Mankato State University manager said I did a good job. Now they’re helping me to deep dive for employment.

I also took class with 5 people for two hours a day, 5 days a week, for 2 months. I ate lunch with these classmates. They’re into everything like progressive house like Madonna – Ray of Light album, rock music, anime, Family Guy, Spongebob Squarepants, Tiktok, Snapchat. The women thought they were actresses.

The Latest Target of the Woke Left Will Make You Laugh at Their Stupidity

 

DeSantis and Trump Both Dismiss the Idea of Being Each Other's 2024 Running Mates

 

Former President Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) doubted being each other's 2024 running mates. 

On separate occasions this week, the two Republicans addressed the possibility that they would run together for GOP nomination. However, both of them shot down the idea. 

DeSantis said he sees himself as "more of an executive guy," adding that he gets things done rather than leaving Americans with broken promises. 

"I think I'm probably more of an executive guy," the governor told Newsmax. "I think that you want to be able to do things. That's part of the reason I got into this job because we have action. We can make things happen, and I think that's probably what I am best suited for."

He called the idea of having Trump as a running mate an "interesting speculation." 

"The whole party, regardless of any personalities or individuals, you have got to be looking at 2024 and saying, if the Biden regime continues, and they're able to pick up 10-15 seats in the House and a Senate seat or two, this country is going to be in really, really bad shape," DeSantis continued. 

Meanwhile, Trump said it is "very unlikely" he would recruit the Florida governor as his sidekick in 2024. 

"No, I think that would be a very unlikely alliance," Trump told Newsmax. "We have a lot of great people in the Republican Party. I've never thought of it, but, you know, some people every once in a while mention it, but that's about it."

Trump once again took credit for DeSantis's fame, claiming he was the one who got the governor elected. 

"He was failing badly in the polls. He was out of politics. He was going to be out of politics, and I endorsed him," Trump said. "And he went from a very small number to a very high number. I had rallied for Ron, and we got him in. Then a couple of years later, they said, 'Would you run against the president for president?' He said, 'I have no comment.' I said, 'That's not supposed to happen.'"

Despite DeSantis not yet announced an official run for the White House, he is widely seen as the top contender to compete against Trump in the next presidential election. 

When asked about a potential bid, DeSantis said, "we'll see what happens" after Florida's state legislative session. 

Trump has taken copious shots at DeSantis, such as calling him "Ron DeSanctimonious." However, the governor believes his landslide victory win in Florida is the primary thing that has changed the former president's tune. 

In addition, Trump, who previously endorsed DeSantis in 2018, said earlier this month that he "probably" regrets endorsing his run for governor.

AOC Joins TikTok to Voice Her Unwanted Opinion On the App's Potential Ban

 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being heavily criticized after joining the Chinese-owned app TikTok so that she can argue against its potential ban in the U.S. 

“Now, this week, the CEO of TikTok came and testified before Congress as there are growing rumblings and discussion over a nationwide ban on the app. Do I believe TikTok should be banned? No,” the squad member said. “The United States has never before banned a social media company from existence, from operating in our borders, and this app has over 150 million Americans on it.”

Her defensiveness drew concerns since many reports revealed the Chinese government may be stealing American data and that the app could be used to promote pro-Beijing propaganda and misinformation.

An unnamed senior member of New York’s congressional delegation reportedly told the New York Post that "AOC clearly stands for ‘Ambassador of China.'"

AOC insisted that banning TikTok “doesn’t really address the core of the issues,” despite the Department of Justice investigating allegations the app spied on several American journalists.

“Major social media companies are allowed to collect troves of deeply personal data about you that you don’t know about without any really significant regulation whatsoever,” she continued. “The United States is one of the only developed nations in the world that has no significant data or privacy protection laws on the book.”

AOC downplayed the risks saying since Congress has not received a classified briefing on the matter, there must be nothing to worry about. 

“And usually when the United States is proposing a very major move that has something to do with significant risk to national security, one of the first things that happens is that Congress receives a classified briefing," she said. “And I can tell you that Congress has not received a classified briefing around the allegations of national security risks why would we be proposing a ban regarding such a significant issue without being clued in on this at all? It just doesn’t feel right to me."

Xi and Vlad, a Wake-Up Call for America and the West

 

The recent visit of the Communist Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin was partly intended to be a big poke in the eye to America, and a message to the West in general that China is on the move and fully intends to replace the United States as the world’s only superpower. A quote that is often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte might seem appropriate at this point in time, “Let China Sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” China is definitely awake.

The Moscow meetings were full of pomp and ceremony, but truthfully, Russian President Vladimir Putin is really just along for the ride, a junior partner and temporary ally of China during this period of transition as a result of China asserting itself internationally. China really doesn’t need Russia, but Russia and Vladimir Putin definitely needs China.

Vladimir Putin’s ill-conceived invasion of Ukraine, with the Ukrainians proving to be a tenacious enemy exacting huge costs in Russian lives and materiel, has made Putin’s grip on power in Russia somewhat tenuous. Xi Jinping knows this. Putin needs China’s support to keep him from possibly having an unanticipated ‘accident’ or ‘health emergency,’ as has sometimes been the case when a Russian leader falls out of favor with the ruling elite in the Kremlin.

Xi Jinping has provided that support, for the moment. But Xi Jinping has no intention of allowing Putin to drag China down with Russia should the Ukrainian invasion continue to go badly for Putin. China will cut Putin loose in a heartbeat if this new relationship threatens China’s long term goals in any way. China has embarked on what can only be described as something akin to a ‘marriage of convenience’ with Russia, and will only maintain that relationship as long as it benefits China’s agenda.
The diplomatic full court press that China’s been pursuing in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and in our own hemisphere is a direct result of the weakness of the Biden Administration. Joe Biden simply isn’t physically or mentally capable of meeting the rigors of the job as president. He can barely make it to Delaware every weekend to rest and recover from his demanding 20-hour work week.

And he has surrounded himself with many Obama administration retreads who were scoffed at and ridiculed by our adversaries during Obama’s eight years in office. Our friends and enemies in the world have never had any professional respect for the Obamunists, either during Barack Obama’s administration, or now again under Joe Biden.

Whomever is president following Joe Biden’s disastrous four years in office will have a huge, deep hole to dig America out of. Whether it’s Trump, DeSantis, or anyone else, the failures of the Biden administration will resonate long after Joe Biden leaves office.

The damage that’s been done may be insurmountable. At the very least it will certainly take more than one presidential term to fix what Biden and his Obamunists have caused to our international position, and to our relations with friend and foe alike.

Not to mention the domestic problems that will also need to be addressed. Both will have to be worked on at the same time, a monumental task requiring someone with the stamina to meet those challenges head-on. Obviously Joe Biden hasn’t been up to the job from the very start.

Xi and Vlad, along with the Ayatollah and Kim Jung Un, have created a new “Axis of Evil,” and they have every intention of trying to exploit this renewed American weakness every chance they get.

America better wake up, because China certainly has, and Xi intends to make the world tremble.

Republicans Call DeSantis’s Attacks Against Trump ‘Childish’ and ‘Cute’

 

Republicans are criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-Fla) recent attacks on former President Trump, saying his comments are too late.

During an interview with Piers Morgan earlier this week, DeSantis fired shots back at Trump for the first time as the country awaits the former president’s potential indictment.

A GOP operative told the Hill that the Florida governor’s backhanded comments toward Trump might be too late and weak.

“What’s happening this week is the party thinks it’s wildly unfair and the way President Trump is being treated is a total joke, and they’re rallying around him — and that’s from a lot of people who love him, people who hate him who think he’s being treated unfairly,” the Republican operative said.

He claimed voters view DeSantis’s remarks as childish and too cute, adding he doesn’t think it will age well with the governor.

“These attacks are being perceived as cheap shots. Kicking someone while they’re down. So I don’t think they’ve helped [DeSantis]. If anything, they’ve helped Trump,” the operative continued.

The Republican operative also said that it would have been fine if DeSantis had made his comments the same day Trump speculated his potential arrest. However, waiting days to say something made it seem like a “calculated line.”

“When the two guys who can claim the moral high ground in their own response don’t criticize the moral failings, that means you’re probably wrong as well,” the GOP operative said.

During the interview with Morgan, DeSantis questioned Trump’s leadership style, criticizing him for hiring people who did not align with his policy positions, ultimately leading to private information leaking to the press.

DeSantis also claimed that character is most important when it comes to someone leading the U.S., giving an example using George Washington because he “always put the republic over his own personal interest.”

However, several Republicans disagree with this DeSantis. Se. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) argued that winning should be the top priority when running for president rather than what type of person you are.

“You look at college football, basketball, [or] anything in this country — winning matters first,” Tuberville told reporters. “Unfortunately, sometimes, character should be more involved. But people look for success; they look for people to get things done. That’s the way it is.”

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) also challenged DeSantis’s recent attacks on Trump, calling it “gutsy.”

“He’s stepping into a big arena. It’s a big arena. He’s probably calculating that if he’s going to be in that arena, you can’t just take all the blows. You have to land a couple yourself,” Cramer said, according to the Hill.

However, Cramer acknowledged that DeSantis does have what it takes to be the next president.

Wisconsin Is the Most Important Race in the Country in 2023

 Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus tweeted seemingly out of nowhere last week about the Wisconsin State Supreme Court race coming up next month. In her breezy post, she listed fair maps, abortion rights and control of Congress as the key reasons to get involved. For added measure, she embedded a cheerful video of herself in the tweet encouraging people to get involved, with the promise that she would “lift them up” on social media if they did so.

She followed that by retweeting Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler’s dire warning about the race:

“RED ALERT: A MAGA PAC just reserved $3.2 million in TV ads for the April 4 Wisconsin Supreme Court race. For the next two weeks, GOP groups are outspending Dem groups on TV. This could spell disaster for 2024. Read on, retweet, and help fight back.”

So why is Hollywood interested in this? Simply put, the Democratic Party is the party of Hollywood, and Democrats know this is the biggest race of 2023. It matters more than anything else in the same way the race for control of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court mattered in 2015. Democrats understood the stakes and invested heavily, whereas Republicans fell asleep at the wheel.

In November 2015, Pennsylvania voters — with a lot of Republicans sitting at home, not paying attention, and a lot of Democrats showing up — chose three judges who ensured that Democrats would have the upper hand in the state once again. Kevin Dougherty, Christine Donohue and David Wecht, all Democrats, were elected on the same day.

It was a win that changed everything in Pennsylvania. The newly activist court would go on to rip up and redraw the congressional districts to favor Democrats, years after they’d been drawn and weeks before petitions were due. They would also change voting rules during the pandemic as to how mail-in votes were accepted — a decision that made many conservative voters believe the system was rigged to favor Democrats in 2020.

That decision also cost Republicans their majority in the state House when a committee carved numerous state House districts to blatantly favor Democrats.

Ask Republicans now how they feel about not investing in Pennsylvania in 2015, and they will candidly admit they blew it. That decision not to invest outside money for ads and staffers caused an activist Democrat-controlled court to run amok.

So, are Republicans about to blow it again now?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s tweet said it all — the Wisconsin Supreme Court race’s importance has risen to the level that Democrats have their entire ecosystem paying attention to it. The question is, will the Republican ecosystem pay attention or shrug it off in the same way that they did with Pennsylvania in 2015?

To date, Democrats have spent and reserved a total of $7.6 million in advertising; Republicans have spent and reserved a total of $5 million. Reports from earlier this year show the Wisconsin Democratic Party had raised $3.5 million by Feb. 6, compared to the Republican Party’s mere $56,061. Disclosures also show that Wisconsin Democrats have been raising big dollars from New York and California, both for last year’s Senate and gubernatorial races and for this high-stakes race.

Last month Wisconsin held its primary election for the Supreme Court race that can only be seen as a victory for state progressives — they not only earned over 50% of the vote in the non-partisan primary, but the conservative they are now going to face next month also lost significantly in a 2020 court election.

In just over two weeks, the two candidates — progressive Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly, a conservative former State Supreme Court justice — will face off in a race that will, on the face of it, be about abortion, but in reality is a race to tip the closest state in the country toward the Democrats.

How? The last time the Supreme Court dealt with redistricting, it punted back to state supreme courts. This is why North Carolina is now redrawing its map after Republicans took control of its Supreme Court. Wisconsin will redraw its map, too, if Democrats do the same.

As of today, Republicans in Washington, D.C., hold a four-seat majority in the U.S. House. Democrats could easily add two or more seats to their total just by remapping Wisconsin.

Republicans have a lot to make up for in three short weeks in terms of fundraising and campaigning. The question is not whether they can but whether they will bother. They missed the biggest race in 2015 because it wasn’t sexy enough, and it cost them down the road.

As the saying goes, elections have consequences. Democrats get that with this race. Time will tell whether Republicans do.

Michigan Is Headed Back to Rust Belt Poverty

 Since the early days of Henry Ford, Michigan was the proud symbol of America’s industrial might.

But then, starting in the 1970s, things went south — in part because of the might of the unions that ran the state’s political machine. That’s when Michigan transitioned into the sad symbol of closed factories: the American “Rust Belt.” Flint, Michigan, became a ghost town.

From the 1970s to the early 2000s, Detroit lost nearly half its population. Whole neighborhoods were bulldozed, and homes were selling for less than $10,000 as poor and minority residents fled the area’s crime, lousy schools, high unemployment and political corruption.

If you traveled to Florida or Arizona, you saw lots of Michigan license plates.

But then, Michigan began to reform itself with tax cuts and leaner and cleaner government. One big reform was Michigan became a “right to work” state. The state went through an amazing economic renaissance. According to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s “Rich States, Poor States” report (which I co-wrote), few states rose on economic competitiveness faster than the home of the Wolverines. Prosperity returned.

Now the shine is off the engine. The Democrats took back control of the politics in the state, and the first thing they did was repeal “right to work” — a big wet kiss to the union bosses for all those campaign contributions.

“Right to work” is the law of the land in 26 states. These laws do not prohibit unions. There are many unions in these states. “Right to work” simply means that workers cannot be compelled to join a union.

Democrats are falsely advertising this as a restoration of workers’ rights. That’s a bald-faced lie. Now, to keep your job in Michigan, you must join the union, and you must pay dues to the union bosses. The United Auto Workers union has been plagued with corruption, including massive pay packages to the union leaders.

This bill will not only take away the right to choose from Michigan workers, but it will also do great damage to the state’s economy. States that have “right to work” laws create jobs at almost twice the pace of states with forced union policies.

Many businesses won’t even consider locating a new factory or blue-collar operation in a forced union state. The auto jobs in America will now accelerate their move to the Southern states, which happen to be “right to work.”

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), a stooge of the unions, will sign the bill into law. And Michigan is about to see a return to the Rust Belt era.

Here is what’s really telling. The Communist Party of America put out a press release celebrating the demise of “right to work” in Michigan. They note correctly that Michigan is now the first state in more than half a century to turn back the clock and force union chains on workers. Most states have been moving in the opposite direction.

What is sadly ironic about this endorsement is that throughout the 20th century, the unions in America were staunchly anti-communist. It was Lech Walesa, the Polish union organizer, who stood up to the evil communist government that tried to outlaw unions. He and President Ronald Reagan and the AFL-CIO helped defeat the evil empire.

Now the communists in America cheer on the unions as they sow the seeds of their own demise — as well as the demise of a once-mighty state.

Ex-Trump Lawyer Accuses Trump of Creating ‘Violent Clash’ Ahead of Possible Indictment

 The liberal media is having a heart attack over former President Trump’s statement following the news he will possibly be indicted over allegations he had an affair with Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election.

Many news outlets are comparing Trump’s message to his January 6 Capitol Hill announcement, where he urged his supporters to “protest” on his behalf.

On Saturday, Trump took to his Truth Social account to tell his supporters to “protest” to “take our nation back,” calling Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s effort “corrupt” and “politically motivated.”

Trump’s ex-attorney, Michael Cohen, accused the former president of advocating for violence in his honor.

“Donald would have no reason to put out the statement unless he has been contacted by the and advised accordingly,” Cohen claimed. “Donald’s post is eerily similar to his battle cry before the January 6th insurrection, including calling for protest. By doing so, Donald hopes to rile his base, witness another violent clash on his behalf, and profit from it by soliciting contributions.”

Leftist reporters also accuse Trump of inciting civil unrest before his possible indictment on Tuesday.

Politico Senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney said that Trump’s message came straight from his “January 6 playbook.”

\”Lots of similarities to 1/6 calls by Trump, including giving backers a target day to gather. But unlike two years ago, there’s no natural place to convene, or even a certainty that Tuesday is the correct day,” Cheney tweeted.

NEW: Predicting imminent charges against him in Manhattan, Trump called on supporters Saturday to “take our nation back,” an ominous exhortation reminiscent of his Jan. 6 calls.
 
w/ @joshgerstein @eorden https://t.co/W5dfWoQIxI
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 18, 2023

MSNBC contributor David Corn attacked Trump for “threatening the nation.”

“And in recent posts, he has excused or dismissed the violence of January 6. Yet, he is an authoritarian willing to (again) use violence for his ends. That is a threat to the nation,” he wrote on Twitter.

‘That’s Obviously the Play Here’: Matt Walsh Has an Interesting Theory on Why Trump Might Get Arrested

 The possibility of the Manhattan Criminal Court indicting former President Donald Trump on charges related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels has led to a variety of theories around the inevitable political fallout to come.

Though the charges reportedly to be brought against Trump initially don’t appear to be anything that would land him in jail for even a day, the possibility of handcuffs and a perp walk for the former president has Democrats salivating and conservatives, even Trump critics, aghast that partisan politics have descended so low. This is the stuff of banana republics and Third World dictatorships, not what was not so long ago the beacon of the free world.

    Arresting the leader of the opposition party is the signature move of socialist and Third World despotic regimes. Moreover, it’s always done in the name of “fighting corruption” and “rule of law” #TrumpIndictment— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) March 18, 2023

As to the motivations, assuming there are any beyond blind hatred for the former president, former Trump advisor and attorney Jenna Ellis suggested that the goal could be to “keep him from being able to raise enough money for a serious campaign.”

    Here’s what you need to know about the possible Trump indictment:

    The goal isn’t the political fallout. They know he isn’t going to exit the race, nor is he constitutionally required to. The goal to keep him from being able to raise enough money for a serious campaign. It’s the… https://t.co/rWqtdMAVDB— Jenna Ellis 🇺🇸 (@JennaEllisEsq) March 17, 2023

Some, including Dilbert creator Scott Adams and Trump defense lawyer Joe Tacopina, believe the move could propel him back to the presidency:

    “I believe this will catapult him into the White House” – Trump Defense Lawyer Joe Tacopina on the Manhattan DA’s case. pic.twitter.com/Tnycj0yweH— The Beat with Ari Melber 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) March 15, 2023

    If they handcuff Trump, he is your next president. https://t.co/Mqk0hDcRkB— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) March 18, 2023

But with a drained war chest and potential donors shying away, it seems unclear how the former president could win what would already be an extremely tough general election against any Democrat.
Enter the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh, who suggested Saturday that the motivation could be to make just enough of a martyr out of Trump to ensure he wins the GOP nomination – even against a potential strong challenger like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – but ultimately runs out of steam and loses the general election.
“They want Trump to be the Republican nominee,” Walsh wrote Saturday morning. “That’s obviously the play here. There is no other conceivable reason to arrest and perp walk him on a bullshit misdemeanor charge. I might be overestimating the tactical intelligence of the idiot power-hungry hacks behind this. But if there is any political strategy then that has to be it.”

    They want Trump to be the Republican nominee. That’s obviously the play here. There is no other conceivable reason to arrest and perp walk him on a bullshit misdemeanor charge.— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 18, 2023

I think Walsh is on to something. If Democrats want Trump to be the nominee – and if you watch two seconds of MSNBC punditry you’ll know all arrows point to yes on that score – it’s because they know he can be easily beaten in the general. They can’t wait to ignite their base and replay January 6th footage from the time Trump is nominated until the day Biden or whoever replaces him wins in an Electoral College landslide. Their worst nightmare, on the other hand, is someone with Trump’s policies but none of his baggage, like DeSantis.
Finally, I’ll leave you with BlazeTV host Steve Deace raising another potential motivation that Trump’s most earnest supporters should certainly watch out for – a replay of January 6th.

    Just what they want. They are gonna goad us into another January 6 narrative but on a bigger scale. Once we assemble to protest, the feds will already be in place to stoke the flames. Having fun yet? We need to play chess here. Not react to this injustice emotionally. https://t.co/Eab3F8Ci56— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) March 18, 2023

    If you’re dumb enough to walk right into a fed trap with a “protest” on behalf of the banana republic they want to do to Trump, please at least be smart enough to secure legal counsel beforehand. And make sure his name isn’t Ray Epps.— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) March 18, 2023

Mike Pence Compares Trump’s Possible Indictment to the Political Prosecution of the Russia Hoax

 Former Vice President Mike Pence reacted to the news that former President Trump may be indicted over claims he paid Stormy Daniels to keep quiet over their alleged affair.

While speaking on SiriusXM s Breitbart News Saturday, Pence said he was “taken aback” by his former boss’s possible arrest, noting that the American people are more worried about issues caused by the Biden Administration, such as the ongoing border crisis and record-high inflation.

“Well, like many Americans, I’m just, I’m taken aback,” Pence said. “You have literally a Democratic party that’s literally dismantled the criminal justice system in that city, undercut the NYPD, and this is what the Manhattan DA says is their top priority? It reeks of the kind of political prosecution that we endured back in the days of the Russia hoax and the whole impeachment over a phone call.”

As New York City crime runs rampant, progressive leftists care more about punishing Trump than their residents’ safety.

Pence continued to compare the news about Trump to the Russian hoax and the impeachment nonsense to his potential arrest, all to rid the U.S. of Trump since they know he can expose their radical agenda.

“It reeks of the kind of political prosecution that we endured back in the days of the Russia hoax and the whole impeachment over a phone call. And one thing I know is that former President Trump can take care of himself,” Pence added.

The former Vice President, who, in the past, has thrown Trump under the bus, supported Trump by expressing his anger with the woke justice system as President Joe Biden continues to get away with shady business deals connected to his family’s relationship with Communist China.

Pence acknowledged that there is one standard for Republicans, especially those associated with Trump.

“But the fact that the media has almost no interest whatsoever in the truth about Hunter Biden’s ties and the investments being made into the Biden family and the connections in China and elsewhere,” Pence added. “The American people see through it, and I think — look, no one is above the law, but I am deeply concerned about the politicization we’ve seen in the Justice Department. And frankly, the criminalization of politics in America, it’s doing absolutely nothing to help relieve the struggles that the American people are facing every single day.”

Democrats Are Terrified Of An Educated And Informed Public

 It’s a strange time in the United States, where one political party is actively engaged in a series of actions to keep as many people as possible ignorant. Ignorant not of one particular event, study, or story, but of so many topics that reality itself” is what they’re ultimately attempting to obscure. It’s evil, honestly, and it begs the question “What are Democrats so afraid of?” The only answer is simple: an informed public.

Communists in the old Soviet Union were terrified that their citizens would discover how well people in the free west were living. There were no bread lines, there were options – lots of options, for everything. This reality worried the communist leadership and would have confused their subjects, much like Bernie Sanders in 2015 lamented the idea that there were too many choices for deodorant and shoes. “You don’t necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers when children are hungry in this country,” he famously said.

The great thing about capitalism is you can have both choices and charity. Options matter, and an educated public, free from government tyranny, make choices about those options that is best for them rather than a faceless bureaucrat thousands of miles away imposing what they think is best for you.

The only way that second prospect gains any traction is ignorance. Ignorance of history and how that model has failed every time it’s been tried, and ignorance of information where people are kept in the dark about reality and, therefore, draw manipulated and pre-selected conclusions and act accordingly. This is where Democrats live.

I’ve known Tucker Carlson since we met back in 2008, and I never noticed the horns. Granted, I’ve never touched his head, but next time I see him I will pat it down since I need to know if I’m hanging out with the Devil, as I’ve been told by Democrats, and, while it would be awkward to run my hands through his hair, it beats patting his ass to check for a tail.

What was his sin? Providing more information to the American public on something Democrats do not want us to have more information on: January 6th. He played more video, un-Democrat-approved video, of people in the Capitol building. He exposed truth that contradicted what Democrats have gotten so much political mileage out of, thereby exposing them as liars, both by commission and omission.

You’d think this would be a big story – Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th committee manipulated the public, weaponizing Congress and its subpoena power to influence an election. The Democrats were Putin without invading Ukraine.

Nope. The media – the people who throw out their shoulders patting themselves on the back over their “speaking ‘truth’ to power” tramp-stamp tattoo – had no interest.

Rather than demanding answers from Democrats, who so obviously lied that even Stevie Wonder could see it, the press-credentialed class were incredulous toward Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy for releasing the footage. Journalists upset over the public gaining access to more information, which used to be what they lived for. No questions for any member of the committee, Pelosi, or prosecutors who put a guy away for 4 years claiming he was some sort of violent ringleader, when new footage proved he was escorted by police alone and confronted exactly no one. Cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal is a figure worthy of sympathy and support – hell, he’d have a show on MSNBC right now if he were out of prison – but Jacob Chansley needs to spend every second of his sentence in prison because he dressed weird and upset Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff and Jamie Raskin.

To call the press the flying monkey army of the DNC is to insult fictional flying monkeys.

But it’s not just January 6th the left is circling the wagons to keep people ignorant of, it’s everything. Not a single Democrat asked any serious questions designed to gain information about the origins of COVID at a hearing this week. Those who bothered to show up did all they could to protect Tony Fauci’s reputation. Not a single Democrat expressed any concern for government bureaucrats pressuring social media companies to censor American citizens because they found what they were saying to be inconvenient or wrong. None gave a damn about the express violations of the First Amendment, not one.

It’s not that they do not care – indifference isn’t nefarious, and what Democrats are doing is evil – it’s that they benefit from the lies and ignorance. Most of the left-wing attacks on Tucker and conservative media aren’t on substance – Democrats don’t engage in substantive arguments, they simply dismiss with contempt and move on, preaching only their ignorant choir – they are designed to prevent people from consuming unapproved information. They couch it as “We watch conservative media so you don’t have to” but it’s really “We watch conservative media and lie about it in the hope you never do it yourself.”

Make up your own damn mind. I encourage you to flip on MSNBC every once in a while, if only to keep up with what the enemy is doing. Like visiting a zoo when you’re likely never going to run the risk of being trampled by an elephant, you should at least know what one looks like and is capable of. And when it comes to politics, Democrats are capable of anything. There is no bottom for them, no line they won’t cross. And the only way that works is with an ignorant public. Explains the schools in every left-wing stronghold in the country, doesn’t it?

Here's How McCarthy Responded to an Invitation to Visit Ukraine

 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has declined an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the war-torn country.

The California Republican’s comments come after Zelensky told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that McCarthy “has to come here to see how we work, what’s happening here, what war caused us, which people are fighting now, who are fighting now. And then after that, make your assumptions.”

While reiterating his support for the country, McCarthy was clear he doesn’t support "blank checks."

“Let’s be very clear about what I said: no blank checks, OK? So, from that perspective, I don’t have to go to Ukraine to understand where there’s a blank check or not,” McCarthy told CNN's Manu Raju. “I will continue to get my briefings and others, but I don’t have to go to Ukraine or Kyiv to see it. And my point has always been, I won’t provide a blank check for anything.” 

When Blitzer asked Zelensky whether he's concerned about Republicans who could threaten continued aid, the Ukrainian president said he was grateful for the bipartisan support his country has received thus far and was hopeful for ongoing support. 

 “We don’t care about the side of the support as long as it’s powerful and constant," he said.

Dirty Mining, Slavery, and Child Labor Are at the Core of Elites’ Green Energy Obsession

 The much-touted green energy economy and the net zero goals it aims to obtain are built upon a dirty little secret: slavery and child labor.

A large percentage of the rare earth elements and critical minerals required for modern electronics, in general, and green energy technologies in particular, are produced and/or refined in countries where, if labor and environmental standards exist at all--and are enforced if they do—the standards are far short of what is required in developed countries.

The mining, refining, manufacturing, and transportation of the huge amounts of rare earth elements and critical minerals is a dirty business. Yet, they are vital to the magnets used in wind turbines, the cables, and stations used to transform the electricity produced by turbines and solar panels, and transmit it to its final destination, and the battery back-up needed to maintain electric power supply and reliability from those intermittent sources.

The International Energy Agency reports that offshore wind requires more scarce minerals, rare earth elements, and other critical metals per kilowatt hour of energy produced than any other source of electric power generation, renewable and non-renewable alike. Onshore wind and solar are the next most critical-mineral-intensive sources.

The vast majority of these critical minerals and elements are mined abroad, and almost all the refining of them is done by China alone.

A single on-shore wind turbine requires up to three metric tons of copper and magnets. Much larger offshore wind turbines require even more copper and magnets composed of rare earth elements. Thousands of pounds of ore must be mined to produce a single pound of rare earths, much less the combination of rare earths required for the magnets used in wind turbines. In addition, between 200,000 and 1.5 million pounds of earth must be mined and moved to produce the lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, and other metals and trace elements necessary to produce a battery pack for a single electric vehicle. Thus, billions of tons will have to be mined and refined to produce the thousands of batteries that will compose the large-scale battery facilities providing backup power when wind and solar facilities are offline.

 The conditions under which many of these minerals are produced are appalling. For example, cobalt is a necessary component of the green energy technologies President Biden is pushing on an expedited timeframe. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest producer of the cobalt in the world, by far. A large percentage of the cobalt is produced from small mines, where child labor is the norm, not the exception.

What’s more, China is the largest single provider of most of the critical minerals and rare earths used around the globe, and is almost the only refiner of such products. This means minerals and rare earth elements mined elsewhere, often with Chinese funding, are shipped to China for processing into usable materials. Much of the mining and refining of materials in China is produced by forced or slave labor, often of persecuted religious minorities, like Falun Gong followers and Uighurs.

To be clear, those pushing Net Zero goals, like Democrats in Congress, green energy elites profiting from government support in the form of mandates and subsidies, and the Biden administration, know child- and slave-labor are used to produce the minerals their green technologies depend upon. They claim to care about human rights, but their actions belie their words.

The U.S. State Department has a memorandum of understanding with the DRC to reduce the practice of child labor, however, that agreement doesn’t carry the force of law. The United States wants the cobalt and other minerals produced in the DRC, and nearby regions where child labor is also a problem, in large quantities. Indeed, the Biden administration is leaning more on Africa to counter China’s control over U.S. energy. As such, there is little doubt that growing government demand for wind turbines, solar panels, and battery packs in America and elsewhere in the West will increase pressure on cobalt mines to produce more. This will result in either more children being put to work, or existing child laborers being forced to work longer and harder under extremely dangerous conditions.

Concerning China, the Biden administration acknowledged the problem of slave labor, having signed the Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act in 2021. Still, the reality of today’s globalized supply chain, combined with insufficient intelligence on the ground to track forced-labor manufacturing, and less still the raw materials, makes it almost a certainty the massive green energy transition being pushed by the Biden administration will be built with minerals and parts produced using Chinese slave labor.

In economic terms, Western climate hysteria is imposing severe negative externalities on developing countries. Ethically, the West’s climate obsession is immorally condemning present generations of impoverished peoples and nations to continued penury and early death. Make no mistake, this ruse exists to further enrich people in developed countries while they simultaneously avoid the cost and inconvenience of adapting to future climate conditions.

The January 6 Tapes: What They Really Tell Us

Tucker Carlson, on his show this week, has shown some footage from the 41,000 hours of security tapes recorded at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The American people should be able to see as much of this footage as they wish to see. It’s our country, it’s our Capitol, it happened in our land, and we have a right to really know what happened that day.

The tapes Carlson showed told us nothing surprising, however. The Democrats (and RINOs) have been lying about the full issue all along, preaching only one narrative, that Donald Trump was totally at fault. Well, that’s a lie and we all knew that was a lie and have known it all along. There’s really nothing new there.

But the Democrats (and RINOs) went ballistic and, frankly, they have handled the thing very poorly. A case in point—and, ultimately, what the tapes really tell us.

1. Chuck Schumer. The Majority Leader of the Senate opined on March 7, the night after the first Carlson show, that Fox News should shut Tucker down and not let his show air the second night. But why, Mr. Schumer? Just because you think Carlson is lying doesn’t mean everybody else does. And we have a right to decide that for ourselves. What are you afraid of on those videos? What are you trying to hide? If your narrative about January 6 is correct, the videos will show that, and you should want them aired all across the country by every network. If Schumer had had any sense, he would have said, “We appreciate very much Tucker Carlson airing these videos. In fact, we are going to make sure that every American who wants them can see every minute of footage. That way, Americans will know that Donald Trump WAS actually to blame for the worst insurrection in American history since the Civil War.” By condemning the release of the videos, all Schumer, et al, are doing is causing people of intelligence to wonder, “What are they hiding? If they are right, why are they afraid of the tapes?” It is suspicious, to say the least. If you shine a light on a cockroach, it is going to scamper for darkness. Light is the last thing it wants. Truth has no fear from exposure, and the Democrats are in full-blown panic mode. Why?
   
2. Mitch McConnell. Sigh Mitch shows his colors again. The division in America is not between Republican and Democrat, but conservative and liberal, traditional America and “progressive” hedonism, Washington, D.C. and you. But Mitch’s issue is a little more complex.

Mitch supports the Democrats any time a matter involving Donald Trump is involved. McConnell hates Trump, and, given some of the things Trump has said about him and his wife, it’s not hard to understand why. Some cockroaches are crawling out of Mitch’s cabinet, too, and he doesn’t want those revealed. But it’s mainly just his abhorrence of Donald Trump.

And I’m sorry, folks, but Mr. Trump is just not the man we need at the top of the Republican Party ticket next year. Most of the things he says he will do need to be done. But there’s the rub. They NEED to be done, but they can’t be done unless an American-loving patriot is elected to the Presidency. And Donald Trump is just not electable, not to the highest office in the land. Not any more.

Mr. Trump simply cannot control his mouth. He has alienated, not only all Democrats and probably most Independents, but too many Republicans as well. Trump, in 2016, was a fresh face on the scene, largely a political unknown, with a pro-American populist message that resonated with millions of people, and (with the help of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton) won the presidency—even though he lost the popular vote. He wasn’t overwhelmingly popular, even then. But in the last seven years, Mr. Trump’s political instincts (if he ever really had any) have completely deserted him. He shows absolutely no ability to build the coalition necessary to win another national election. Rather, he is splintering his own party. Any possible opponent—especially a Republican—is often subject to crude, unnecessary abuse. Most people can disagree without being disagreeable. Mr. Trump can’t do that, and fracturing the minority party would be disastrous next year.

Mitch McConnell irritates you and me to no end. But, the bottom line is, he IS Minority Leader in the Senate, and he carries great weight. As we saw last November, Republican candidates in state races can win or lose based on how enthusiastic (or otherwise) McConnell is towards their election. Yes, he is treacherously Washington Establishment. Yes, he needs to go the way of the dodo bird. But he’s there. He has tremendous influence. And he hates Donald Trump. And, barring a virtual miracle, it will be almost impossible for Trump to overcome the odds, especially given the people, in his own party, he is infuriating and repelling. Mitch McConnell is just the most notable example of that.

Back to my main thesis in this article. Yes, the Democrats are obviously hiding something in the January 6 tapes. But we’ve always known that. January 6 will pass; indeed, it almost already had until McCarthy gave Carlson those tapes and brought it to the fore again. But it will pass. 2024 is on its way. And we need to win. And one thing this tape-release certainly demonstrated to us is that, among many, many powerful Washington Republicans (not just Mitch McConnell), they do not support Donald Trump.

Again I say, America NEEDS what Donald Trump is talking about. But we won’t get that if our candidate isn’t elected. And Trump won’t win. Curse me till you die if you want to. But he won’t win. Not even against Biden.

Tucker Carlson Said He Hates Trump In Private Text Messages: ‘I Can’t Handle Much More of This’

 A series of private text messages between Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former President Trump was released by Dominion Voting Systems as part of their defamation suit against the network.

According to a January 4, 2021 text message, Carlson revealed he has a strong dislike towards Trump.

“I hate him passionately,” a text sent by Carlson to a colleague read. “What he’s good at is destroying things. He’s the undisputed world champion of that. He could easily destroy us if we play it wrong.”

Two days before the January 6 Capitol Hill protests, Carlson wrote that he was very close to being done having to talk about the former president on-air.

“We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait,” Carlson wrote.

The Fox News host has spent much of his time defending Trump against Democrats and the liberal media, such as his ties to Russian collusion, participating in protestors storming the Capitol, and other false allegations.

He has also praised Trump’s accomplishments, such as his efforts to secure the Southern border.

However, behind the scenes, Carlson was reportedly taking on another narrative.

“That’s the last four years. We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it because admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest. But come on. There isn’t really an upside to Trump,” Carlson wrote in a text message on a separate occasion.
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Carlson’s texts were used in a series of exhibits from Dominion, which is suing the network as part of its $1.6 billion lawsuit for defamation against Fox, arguing that they knowingly aired false claims about the company.

On the other end, Fox is pushing to dismiss the case on First Amendment grounds, saying they are “twisting” and “misattributing” quotes for their good.

On Tuesday, Dominion also alleged that owner and co-chairman of Fox Corp, Rupert Murdoch, reportedly said that hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham “went too far” on post-election coverage.

In a statement following the release of the text messages, Fox News said, “thanks to today’s filings, Dominion has been caught red-handed again using more distortions and misinformation in their PR campaign to smear Fox News and trample on free speech and freedom of the press.

Chris Rock Absolutely Obliterates Meghan Markle

 Lady, this will all stop if you just go away. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could have a comfortable life away from the spotlight, which they claim to want, but they also exhibit this penchant for reminding people they exist in the most insufferable way. You cannot have it both ways: you can’t claim to want privacy and virtual anonymity but then get huffy when people make fun of you. First, no one cares that your feelings are hurt; you are members of the British Royal Family. Second, emotional distress is part of the job description. And third, you’re some of the most privileged people on the planet. No one has time or patience to hear about how rich people are going through tough times. Prince Harry recently released his memoir, Spare, which earned him a $20 million advance.

The couple fled the United Kingdom for California and mostly renounced their duties as royals, with allegations of vicious racism within the family and claims of being silenced. Of course, all of this was detailed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, so not so sure the muzzled allegations hold water. Recently, Ms. Markle was reportedly triggered by South Park’s episode mocking the couple (via NY Post):
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The Duchess of Sussex apparently doesn’t think “South Park” is funny.
 
Comedy Central aired an episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour” mocking Meghan Markle, 41, and Prince Harry, 38, and their decision to move to the US to seek a private life — and Markle allegedly isn’t too happy about it.
 
The duchess is reportedly “upset and overwhelmed” by the episode and “annoyed by ‘South Park’ but refuses to watch it all,” a source told the Spectator.
 
A royal commentator even suggested that the episode could even bring on a lawsuit.
 
“Their legal team are casting an eye over the episode to see what is wrong, and what could be turned into something more sinister. This appears to be their course of action rather than laughing it off, enjoying the moment and showing the world that they get the joke,” royal reporter Neil Sean told Fox News, adding that the creators of “South Park” have not heard anything yet.

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Cue the eyerolls, and while South Park’s episode is hilarious, it’s comedian Chris Rock that rips the couple to shreds in his latest Netflix special, ‘Selective Outrage.’ The racism claims Rock does away with in minutes, noting that the Royal Family are the “original racists;” they virtually invented it.


    
Chris Rock unloads on Meghan Markle and the Royal Family at his live Netflix show:
 
• Meghan Markle playing the victim
• Royal family are the original racists
• The colour of her and Harry’s baby#ChrisRockLive pic.twitter.com/7rBqzpIZY7
— Jamie Johnson (@JamieoJohnson) March 5, 2023

“That’s like marrying into the Budweiser family and going ‘they drink a lot.'”

The comedian later dispenses with the claim that Markle was bombarded with questions about what color her biracial child would be, chalking it up to “in-law s**t” while adding that a lot of black families ask the same question. Rock wanted to know why Markle, now a royal, was complaining.

“Didn’t she hit the light-skin lottery?” he quipped.

Meghan and Harry are now punchlines, with no one really caring about them having a rough go of it as they try to maintain their ‘we’re non-public, public figures’ narrative who also earn millions of dollars.

In the words of Corrado ‘Junior’ Soprano, Meghan’s “like a woman with a Virginia ham under her arm, crying the blues ’cause she has no bread.”

Florida Introduces ‘Heartbeat Bill’ to Ban Abortions at 6 Weeks

 Republicans in the Florida House and Senate filed a bill that would virtually ban all abortions across the state.

Filed by Fort Pierce Republican Sen. Erin Grall, SB 300 would ban doctors from knowingly performing or inducing a termination of pregnancy after the sixth week of gestation.

The “Heartbeat bill” would prohibit a woman from receiving an abortion right around the time the baby’s heartbeat can first be detected, with the exception of saving the life of the mother, fatal fetal abnormality in a pregnancy that has not progressed to the third trimester, and in the case of rape or incest before 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Florida already has a 15-week abortion ban that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) signed last year. However, he signaled that he would support a six-week limit on the procedure.

“We’re pro-life. I urge the legislature to work, produce good stuff, and we will sign,” DeSantis said last month, adding that he is “willing to sign great life legislation. That’s what I’ve always wanted to do.”

The 15-week ban made no exception for rape or incest, with DeSantis arguing that it was “very reasonable.”

The Florida Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to the state’s 15-week ban, arguing that it violates the Florida Constitution’s privacy clause.

The Biden White House condemned the six-week proposal saying it would “jeopardize access not just in Florida but across the South where many states already have severe restrictions on abortion or outright bans. Florida law currently allows abortion up to the 15th week of pregnancy.”

“This ban would prevent not just the nearly 4 million Florida women of reproductive age from accessing abortion care after six weeks, but would also impact the nearly 15 million women of reproductive age who live in states across the South with abortion bans and would no longer be able to rely on Florida as an option to access care,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Biden Blasted for ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Pathetic’ Laughs About Fentanyl Deaths

 

Earlier this week Rebecca Kiesslin testified on Capitol Hill about losing both of her sons to fentanyl. She called on Congress and the White House to treat the situation like a war.

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Gut-wrenching opening statement from Rebecca Kiessling, who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning, at border hearing:   "You talk about children being taken away from their parents. My children were taken away from me...It’s not about race, fentanyl doesn’t care about race." pic.twitter.com/Kgn4rGvgTg — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 28, 2023

President Joe Biden, “Mr. Empathy,” listened to her pleas and decided to laugh about it during remarks at a Democratic conference in Baltimore.

1 2	Here's Joe Biden laughing at the expense of a mother who lost two sons to fentanyl. pic.twitter.com/d2UNDtpxOO — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 2, 2023

Kiessling responded with her own remarks later in the evening and on Fox News Thursday morning.

“What is wrong with you?” she asked. “This is how you speak about the deaths of my sons?”

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Rebecca Kiessling in a video recorded last night that she posted on Facebook slammed Biden for laughing at her story and demanded an apology and action against drugs coming through our border. pic.twitter.com/pXvSHFiz6i — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) March 2, 2023   Joe Biden laughed about the deaths of this mother's two sons.   "What a horrible human being. How can he sit there and joke about it?!"   "What kind of a person does that?!" pic.twitter.com/29NdGRg39V — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 2, 2023

Others also took notice of his Biden’s behavior, classifying it as disgusting and pathetic.

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What a disgusting and pathetic act by President Biden to laugh while discussing a mom who lost two sons to fentanyl.   He needs to apologize immediately. https://t.co/EI1JmDnktQ — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) March 2, 2023

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.@POTUS needs to apologize for this immediately. No person, let alone the president of the United States, laughs when speaking about a mother who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning. What, President Biden, do you find amusing about this? https://t.co/ItRtOa8x4Y — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) March 2, 2023   Biden & the left have ignored the border crisis for 10+ years & even fought the previous administration when they tried to secure it.   And what does Biden do when a woman loses her two kids to fentanyl?   He laughs.pic.twitter.com/DeoNxF7YKE — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 2, 2023   Joe Biden on the fentanyl crisis:   - Laugh about a mom losing her two sons   President Trump on the fentanyl crisis:   - Designate cartels as terrorist orgs - Death penalty for drug smugglers - Cut off cartel access to the financial system — Kimberly Guilfoyle (@kimguilfoyle) March 2, 2023   What an absolute scumbag! 🤬🤬🤬 Joe Biden Laughs at Mother Who Lost Two Sons to Fentanyl Poisoning https://t.co/oSBTqZLpty — America First Shemp 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇺🇸 (@Anti__Globalism) March 2, 2023

Green Party and Communists Partner For Propaganda

 “The Government of Cuba and The Ocean Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today,” announced The Ocean Foundation last week, “one that marks the first time the Government of Cuba has signed a MoU with a non-governmental organization in the United States. ..The MoU draws on over thirty years of collaborative ocean science and policy work between the organization and Cuban marine research institutions and conservation agencies.”

A prime example of that “cooperation” was a CBS “60 Minutes” program back in December of 2011 featuring another in its long line of joint CBS-Castro productions. On that program, Anderson Cooper and his production crew partnered with the Stalinist regime’s Centro de Investigaciones Marinas for a propaganda piece on the marvels of Cuban coral reef conservation. The co-host of the CBS show and conduit for this fruitful Communist infomercial was Dr. David Guggenheim, senior fellow at the Ocean Foundation in Washington, D.C. who chairs its “Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program.” Dr Guggenheim bills himself as a “Cubaphile” and toasted Castro’s fiefdom (which he proudly claimed to have visited over 40 times) as a “magical place!”

Needless to remind, such a gold-plated visa is not handed-out haphazardly by the totalitarian Castro regime. And such a welcome mat and red carpet are not rolled out randomly.

After surfacing from their scuba dive at Jardines de la Reina reef off southern Cuba, Cooper and Guggenheim of The Ocean Foundation rhapsodized for the CBS cameras thusly:

Guggenheim: “The corals are healthy. The fish are healthy and abundant. There are predators here, large sharks. It’s the way these ecosystems really should look.”

Anderson Cooper: “You’re saying this is like a time capsule, almost?”

Guggenheim: “It’s a living time machine. And it’s a really incredible opportunity to learn from.”

Cooper: “So something here holds the key to figuring out how to save other reefs and bring them back.”

Guggenheim: “it’s because this ecosystem is being protected, it’s got a leg up on other ecosystems around the world that are being heavily fished.”

Yes, amazing how that Communist conservation works! You simply convert free citizens of a nation which formerly enjoyed a higher per-capita income and car-ownership than half of Europeans, and with the third highest protein consumption in Latin American, into penurious half-starved serfs! Nothing to it!

In pre-Castro Cuba, the abundant lobster, grouper and snapper that so enchanted Cooper and Guggenheim on their scuba dive served as dietary mainstays of the humblest Cuban, who owned boats, fishing gear and were perfectly free to use them at every whim and then consume their catch. For Cuban landlubbers, pre-Castro groceries stocked seafood in abundance. Now these delicacies are reserved mostly for tourists, regime apparatchiks and valued foreign propagandists. Catching and eating a lobster can land a Castro subject in jail. And owning even a dinghy is the stuff of dreams, of escape.

“In 1996, the government of Fidel Castro, a diver himself, made this area one of the largest marine preserves in the Caribbean. Almost all commercial fishing was banned,” explained a smug Cooper to his “60 Minutes” audience.

Yes, amazing how that works in Stalinist Cuba! “Ah! Think I’ll decree my favorite diving and fishing site a preserve that prohibits my subjects from doing there what I do,” brainstorms the Lider Maximo (translates into German almost precisely as Fuhrer) one fine afternoon, then presents it to his “parliament”… “Now, do I hear any objections?…No?.. No?! OK, going once, going twice…The motion passes!”

There’s just something about running a KGB-tutored Stalinist regime that encourages this type of instant and gung-ho team-playing by regime “legislators.” Many among the tens of thousands of Castro’s prison, torture and firing squad victims were his former comrades, onetime regime officials. Unlike food, clothing, shelter, feminine napkins and toilet paper, one thing there’s never any shortage of in Stalinist Cuba is rubber stamps. Not that CBS or The Ocean Foundation even hinted at such unpleasantness.

Apartheid South Africa, by the way, did a bang-up job of wildlife conservation. The segregationist governments set up many national parks and nature preserves where vigilant police kept poaching to a minimum. Came the end of apartheid and the enfranchisement of South Africa’s black population and poaching became rampant for a while, with the populations of many endangered species (rhinos in particular) plummeting.

But extolling Apartheid South Africa’s “conservation consciousness,” by the mainstream media wasn’t much in evidence during the 1980s. Apparently, in the view of enlightened opinion worldwide, the vileness of that government’s segregationist policies negated the virtue of its conservation policies. If only Stalinist policies were regarded similarly by enlightened opinion worldwide. If only a totalitarian Cuban regime that jailed and murdered political prisoners at 10 times the rate of an authoritarian South African regime provoked a tiny fraction of the revulsion as the latter among the “enlightened” worldwide.