Why Is AOC Sobbing on the House Floor?

 

The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to replenish Israel’s life-saving Iron Dome despite best efforts by the Democrats’ Hamas caucus to defund the missile defense system. 

JUST IN: House passes $1B bill to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, two days after a progressive revolt forced the money out of a gov’t funding package.

Vote was 420-9-2.

8 Dems & 1 Republican voted no.

2 Dems voted present.— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) September 23, 2021

House now voting on bill to reload Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system with $1 billion. Needs a 2/3 vote for passage— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 23, 2021

At the last second, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) changed her planned vote against Iron Dome funding to “present.” She then started sobbing and hugging colleagues. 

AOC seems distraught. She is in the middle of the house floor wiping away tears, crying into her colleagues shoulders. https://t.co/ami3Cj44EP— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) September 23, 2021

AOC appears to be sobbing after she voted ‘present’ for funding to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome Defense Systemspic.twitter.com/dItuF0eRM5— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 23, 2021

Some have a theory about why she changed her vote. 

Her heart was with her Israel-hating, bigoted friends — but she represents New York City. Tragic stuff. https://t.co/qotcBcoW7v— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 23, 2021

AOC’s “present” may be the most concrete sign so far of her Senate ambitions— (((Ron Kampeas))) (@kampeas) September 23, 2021

Poll Now Shows Joe Biden More Unpopular Than Donald Trump

 n the earlier days of Joe Biden’s presidency, as his approval numbers started to dip, though not as catastrophically as they have no, we were constantly reminded that at least he wasn’t polling as badly as his predecessor. Well, that’s no longer the case when it comes to a a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll which was shared with The Hill on Monday.

As Max Greenwood reported for the outlet, 48 percent of respondents have a favorable view of Trump while 46 percent have a favorable view of Biden. Further, 49 percent have an unfavorable view of Biden, while 47 percent have an unfavorable view of Trump. Voters also say the Trump was a better president than Biden has been, by 51 percent to 49 percent. 

The poll was conducted September 15-16 with 1,578 registered voters. 

Greenwood called it “a remarkable shift for Biden,” and sure enough went on to note that the president “repeatedly outperformed Trump’s favorability numbers throughout the early months of his presidency.”

Mark Penn, the co-director of the poll, provided comment for The Hill:

“The mounting issues on all fronts have led to the surprise conclusion that Trump is now seen as good a president as Biden, suggesting the honeymoon is being replaced now with buyer’s remorse,” Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey, said. 

“Since Trump lost the popular vote by 5 points, Trump getting 51 percent as a better president is actually an improvement from Election Day.”

Voters are longing for other members of the Trump administration as well:

Other members of Biden’s administration aren’t faring any better than Biden in the public eye, according to the poll. 

Fifty-five percent of those surveyed say that Mike Pence was a better vice president than his successor, current Vice President Harris. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs even worse, with 63 percent of respondents saying that his predecessor, Mike Pompeo, was the better secretary of State.

Penn said that for Blinken, in particular, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has proved particularly tough.

“People see Pence as a better VP by 10 points and overwhelmingly see Pompeo as far better than Blinken, who has been out front on Afghanistan,” Penn said.

This is hardly the only poll where Biden has performed poorly in lately. He’s been continuously performing record low in other polls, including in Gallup, another headline grabber.

On Wednesday, Gallup released the results of their poll, which was conducted September 1-17, with 1,005 adults and a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

According to the poll, 43 percent of respondents approve of Biden’s job performance, while 53 percent disapprove. Then President Trump saw 37 percent approval at this point of his presidency. 

In her write-up for Gallup, Megan Brenan highlights not only that “For the first time, a majority, 53%, now disapproves of Biden’s performance,” but how poorly Biden is performing with independents, a crucial voting bloc when it came to electing the president in 2020. We’ve highlighted how Biden has been performing poorly with Independents as of late.

As Brenan wrote:

Independents have shown the greatest variation in their opinions of how Biden is doing. Biden’s current 37% approval rating among independents is his lowest to date and 24 points below his personal high of 61%. Two-thirds of Biden’s slide among independents since he took office has occurred in the past three months.

Harris has been faring poorly as well, though Biden is so underwater that the vice president is surpassing him.

this is the first poll I have ever seen that Kamala Harris has a higher approval than Biden— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) September 22, 2021

Brenan also wrote:

Harris enjoys nearly unanimous approval from Democrats (92%) while receiving very low approval from Republicans (4%). Her overall approval rating is higher than Biden’s primarily because independents rate her performance better than they rate Biden’s, 46% versus 37%, respectively.

In addition to her high approval rating among Democrats, Harris receives majority-level approval from Democratic-leaning groups, including women, young adults, college graduates and those with annual household incomes under $100,000.

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Although Vice President Harris’ approval rating is slightly higher than the president’s, she is also underwater with independents. Americans continue to rate Congress’ job negatively and to express general dissatisfaction with the way the nation is being governed.

And the polls keep coming in. A Pew Research poll released on Thursday shows Biden with similar approval ratings, in that 44 percent approve while 53 percent disapprove. It’s also worth noting that 56 percent say he is not “mentally sharp” compared to the 43 percent who do. Sixty six percent are not confident Biden can “bring the country closer together.” 

Ryan Girdusky highlighted how Biden is underwater with key demographics. 

Among the demographics that mostly disapprove of Biden:

Men: 55%
Women: 51%
Whites: 61%
18-29 year olds: 57%
Republicans: 90% pic.twitter.com/h56pqj79dF— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) September 23, 2021

“Biden’s job approval ratings today are higher than Trump’s were at a similar point, but lower compared with other previous presidents,” the deep dive report notes. Trump had 38 percent approval rating. 

The poll was conducted September 13-19, with 10,371 panelists responding and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Half agree: Jan. 6 suspects are ‘political prisoners’

 

According to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, 49% said that those jailed for violence and other charges are being held as “political prisoners.” Some 30% “strongly” agree.

Just 42% disagree, said the survey.

Notably, 45% of Democrats agree that the more than 500 arrested are political prisoners.

Rasmussen also found more agree that the FBI’s Jan. 6 dragnet is targeting “patriots.”

Well.

It certainly doesn’t look to Insanity Wrap like that fake “insurrection” narrative carries much weight with the American public.

But there is something very scary and very real going on.

The term “political prisoners” used to be something of an unfunny joke in this country, applied by the Left to some justly convicted killer and/or terrorist.

Insanity Wrap is thinking now of Mumia Abu-Jamal, celebrated by the Left precisely because he’s a cop killer who said all the right things and joined all the right fringe groups before murdering — in the first degree — Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

Abu-Jamal is not a political prisoner. He’s a killer doing life. Period.

The flip side is what happened on and after January 6, 2021.

There were two events that day. One was a peaceful protest by a great number of people outside the Capitol. The other was a riot, at least partly instigated by the FBI, by a small number of loons, well-meaning fools, and hangers-on inside the Capitol.

The only person killed on January 6 was an unarmed woman, Ashli Babbitt, shot dead by a police officer who was allowed to skate.

Many arrests were made. Many people still languish in jail awaiting trial, some in solitary confinement.

Not one has been charged with insurrection or anything like it.

Yet they languish still. It’s not at all far-fetched to conclude that they are being held for political reasons, to add some small luster to the tarnished “insurrection” narrative.

So the term “political prisoner” has taken on a very real meaning for tens of millions of Americans.

We’ve reached a point where it’s also not at all far-fetched to conclude that if it can happen to them, it can happen to us.

To anyone. For almost any reason.

That’s a very dangerous place for a supposedly liberty-based constitutional republic to be, and the Left brought us here.

The Radical Communist Takeover of Our Country: America is Finished ... Unless We Move Quickly

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Exhibit A is the California recall election that just ended last week. It was rigged from the get-go. Larry Elder never had a chance. California Democrats just conducted a test run of the expanded plan. It worked to perfection.

Before I get to the details of the why this is happening, I have some good news: I have the solution.

I have formulated a multipronged action plan that puts us (conservatives, Christians, patriots and Trump warriors) on offense. It's time to play offense. It's time to counterattack.

Part I of this action plan is my new book, "The Great Patriot Protest & Boycott Book." With the information in this book, "once a company goes liberal and woke, we will make them go broke."

This book transforms 80 million Trump voters and patriots into the LOUD MAJORITY. The days of being silent while our money is looted, our quality of life destroyed, our civil rights stolen, are over. We can't afford to be silent any longer.

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With protests, boycotts and nonstop phone calls and emails, 80 million Trump voters, Christians and patriots can change corporate behavior. Democrats like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and various union bosses have used these exact tactics for decades, with great success. Now it's our turn. Two can play at this game.

"The Great Patriot Protest & Boycott Book" is just Part I of my multipronged action plan. Over the coming weeks I'll release many more creative ideas and strategies to defeat the Left, beat back this radical communist takeover and take back this great country.

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GOP Rep Slams Biden Administration’s Pro-Abortion Agenda: Our Laws Must Uphold the Value of Each Person’s Life

 

On Tuesday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) delivered remarks defending the Hyde Amendment and addressing the government’s responsibility to uphold the dignity of life.

Rodgers opened up her remarks by posing the question “should taxpayer money be used to fund abortions?” She noted that the majority of Americans believe taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund abortion or subsidize insurance plans that cover abortions. But, as we reported, President Biden omitted the longstanding Hyde Amendment from the 2022 budget, which opens the door for taxpayer-funded elective abortions.

“As a pro-life woman, I want to share with you my story. I’ve never had an abortion but I have thought in my younger years of what I would do if I found myself pregnant and alone. It would have been a desperate situation. I can imagine an abortion seeming like an easy solution,” Rodgers said. “It breaks my heart to think anyone would consider abortion as their only option or their best option.”

In her remarks, Rodgers detailed her journey to becoming a mom and raising a child diagnosed with Down syndrome, as Down syndrome has long been a component of the abortion argument. 

“Growing up, I was not much of a ‘baby person.’ I was 35 and single when I was elected to Congress and I didn’t know if becoming a mom would even happen for me. Today, I can testify that bringing a new life into the world is the most amazing thing. Being a mom to three beautiful children is the best part of life,” Rodgers attested. “Our oldest, Cole, now 14, was born with an extra 21st chromosome. It’s the most common chromosomal abnormality – Down syndrome. In this debate over abortion, Down syndrome has been at the forefront.” She recalled disability advocate Frank Stephens’ speech at a congressional hearing in 2017, where he stated “I’m a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living.”

Rodgers added on, explaining how over time, people have recognized certain (sometimes, common) medical practices and procedures as inhumane and have ceased performing them. She hopes that abortion follows suit. 

“We learned from science, research, and technology. My hope is that we learn again and reject abortion because it is inhumane. As Pope Francis calls it, we have adopted a ‘throwaway’ culture for the weak, disabled, and disposable,” Rodgers said. “My challenge before us all is to be warriors of human dignity and win the future. Let’s focus on the very foundation of our laws – that they must uphold the value and potential of every person’s life. I urge my colleagues to join me and save the Hyde Amendment.”

Previously, Biden supported the Hyde Amendment up until 2019 when he announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Originally signed into law by President Carter, the Hyde Amendment was reenacted every year by every president – Republican and Democrat – for more than 40 years. This is the first instance in decades that the amendment is excluded altogether.

Watch Rodgers’ remarks below.

My hope is that we learn from the science, research, and technology that allows us to see the development of a baby day-by-day in the womb — and reject abortion because it’s inhumane. pic.twitter.com/BM2LDpwZ2n— CathyMcMorrisRodgers (@cathymcmorris) September 15, 2021