US Politics | April 2024
Joe Biden and the "Middle Class", Civil War, & Authoritarian Hush Money
Joe Biden and the "Middle Class"
In his
2020 campaign, haven't we heard repeatedly about his humble upbringing and commitment to the "workers" or the so-called middle class? Looking at the situation in 2024, the stock market has gained, corporate profits are up, but the real income of the middle class has shrunk. His rhetorical attack on the rich is nothing but window dressing on his image. Just look at his donors then and now. His politics of appeasement – the Biden doctrine – blowing smoke to all sides, is typically reserved for sociopaths who assume they are the smartest people in the room. He is surrounded by yea-sayers and incompetence on all levels of his administration. If you check some of the
names in all the efforts, there is not much allegiance to the US, but rather to the party ideology.
The blessing of the group,
Future Forward, marks a changing of the guard in the
important world of big-money Democratic politics. Since the 2012 election, a different group, Priorities USA, has been the leading super PAC for Democratic presidential candidates.
“In 2020, when they really appeared from nowhere and started placing advertising, the Biden campaign was impressed by the effectiveness of the ads and the overall rigorous testing that had clearly gone into the entire project,” Anita Dunn, a senior White House adviser to Mr. Biden, said of Future Forward. The group, she added, had “really earned its place as the pre-eminent super PAC supporting the Biden-Harris agenda and 2024 efforts.”
Future Forward represents a one-party democracy, with the looming threat of authoritarianism at stake. They call it perks, while in other countries we would call it corruption. If you follow some leading politicians, they also use the Chips Act for political purposes.
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., personally courted Micron to build what would ultimately be a set of four chip factories near Syracuse in the town of Clay. He noted in a Wednesday interview that the announcement was a sign to voters about how Democrats were reviving the manufacturing sector.
In October 2022, Micron Technology pledged $100 Billion for a giant semiconductor complex in the White Pine Commerce Park located in Clay, NY.
As a comparison, the Unions are gaining in popularity thanks to the strikes in Michigan. Wonder why pay disparity is most noticeable between Hispanics and Asians when Food and Gas are up by some 20% and wages on average are down 2.1%? It is considered a great economy?
Average income by race and ethnicity: The lowest earners in the U.S. were Hispanics and Latinos, with an average of $45,968, and the highest earners were Asians, with an average of $79,456.4
Do you think “newcomers” undocumented will get the $25.00 minimum wage, while fast food and grocery stores are asked to absorb it in their profits? Inflation is caused only by the Government.
The Trump haters lack substance and facts
No one represents the Trump haters better than
Jennifer Rubin and its corrupted news reporting. She, along with all the liberal reporters on CNN and elsewhere, simply base their standards on personal resentment that their political favorites have not won, and personal resentment of a person’s communication style, rather than anything of substance. None of these opinion writers understand democracy or policy; they are simply addressing the interests of their employers and personal opinions.
Criticism of Donald Trump
Rubin has been one of the most vocal conservative writers to criticize Donald Trump, as well as the overall behavior of the Republican Party during Trump's term in office. Rubin denounced Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement as "a dog whistle to the far right", and designed to please his "climate change denial, right-wing base that revels in scientific illiteracy." Previously, after Barack Obama had approved the agreement, Rubin characterized it as "nonsense" and argued that it would not achieve anything. Rubin described Trump's 2017 decision to not implement parts of the Iran nuclear deal as the "emotional temper tantrum of an unhinged president." She had previously said that "if you examine the Iran deal in any detail, you will be horrified as to what is in there." Rubin strongly supported the United States officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Early in his presidency, she criticized Trump for not doing so, saying that it was indicative of his tendency to "never keep his word." She concluded that Trump "looks buffoonish in his hasty retreat". In December 2017, after Trump announced that he would move the embassy, she said it was "a foreign policy move without purpose."[33]
In a tweet referred to by CNN Media, Mike Huckabee questioned Rubin, writing: "Jen Rubin is WAPO's excuse for conservative," and adding that Rubin's "contempt for all things Trump exposes her and WAPO as fake news"
Here is her latest rant on
MAGA; incompetence is no high crime. Sadly, this is true also for journalists, politicians, and members of the Administration. Killing for the Mafia’ interest is considered a symbol of status. “Newcomers“ killing and raping Americans, ignoring the rule of law is simply fine, topped with a milkshake?
The CIVIL War movie, a Brit's lesson for America?
If you have not heard about it in media,
CIVIL WAR is a movie from the play originated by Sinclair Lewis, and it forces some fantasies to face reality. But at least he writes about an authoritarian President, and the fictive
California – Texas dispute should rather be a real reason to have a fight, that is about immigration, and that is manifest of an authoritarian President? Well, you can learn more about the
Director here.
Civil War focuses on a band of four war correspondents. Kirsten Dunst plays our hero, Lee Smith, a photojournalist well aware that the most celebrated female World War II photographer was also named Lee. At her side is Joel (Wagner Moura), a reporter for Reuters. In the back seat are veteran journalist Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson), who works for “what’s left of the New York Times,” as well as newbie photographer Jessie (Cailee Spaeny), who idolizes Lee and fits nicely as a screenwriting crutch to explain the front lines to the audience. The four decide to travel from New York City to Washington, D.C., before the White House falls. Joel wants a quote from the president and Lee wants to get the shot.
This is the entirety of their motivation. Any political opinions they might have about the state of the nation are sublimated in pursuit of this goal. Lee even goes so far as to say, “We record so other people ask. That’s the job.” Civil War is a lot of things, but it is certainly not subtle.
Immigration and Impeachment
While the Democrats see nothing wrong with
Alejandro N. Mayorkas and the handling of the Homeland Security Department, some people may question if they have no right to be involved in deciding who sits with them at the kitchen table. Furthermore, some people need to go through a costly legal process to get visas and green cards, while others simply ignore it and get the administration's blessing. Ever wondered why we don't simply open US prisons to get the labor needed for the farmers, gang members included? Some people find more solace in statistics and justifications on who shot who and where than in solving problems. Well, farmwork is an unacceptable burden.
At least, since the department knows how to get the American system to work, especially the Democrat-friendly organizations, in one of the most horrific crimes, closing and screening the border entries would be too easy and would not showcase the hard work of Mr. Mayorkas.
There Were Over thirty-six million Reports of Suspected Child Sexual Exploitation in 2023, More Than Twice the Number Reported in 2019
Department’s New Know2Protect.gov Campaign to Provide Young People, Parents, Community Leaders, and Educators with Resources to Better Prevent and Educate Themselves on These Crimes
Mr. Mayorkas thinks, since his parents were immigrants, all people are like him and deserve a better life. What happened to his parents to overthrow Castro like the BLM movement? Does he think Americans just go to Russia if they do not like his policies? Does that give him the right to use US generosity to lecture all of us? Perhaps, Rep. Rashida Tlaib is free to voice her opinion as a defender of democracy, but representing more Jihadi law?
The authoritarian regime and the Hush Money.
Prosecutors accused Mr. Trump of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. It is the first criminal trial of a former president.
The charges trace back to a $130,000 hush-money payment that Mr. Trump’s fixer, Michael D. Cohen, made to Ms. Daniels in the final days of the 2016 campaign. The payment, which Mr. Cohen said he had made at Mr. Trump’s direction, suppressed her story of a sexual liaison that she said she had with Mr. Trump.
Paying hush money is not always illegal.
But while serving as the commander in chief, Mr. Trump reimbursed Mr. Cohen, and the way he did so constituted fraud, prosecutors say.
In internal records, Mr. Trump’s company classified the repayment to Mr. Cohen as legal expenses, citing a retainer agreement. Yet there were no such expenses, the prosecutors say, and the retainer agreement was fictional too.
Those records underpin the 34 counts of falsifying business records: 11 counts involve the checks, 11 center on monthly invoices Mr. Cohen submitted to the company, and 12 involve entries in the general ledger for Mr. Trump’s trust.
Make your case. All legal proceedings so far against Trump have come out as hoaxes, so the state of New York chooses a Democrat bench, Democratic judges, and a jury pool, most of them getting the news from CNN and MSNBC. And we should believe it's all democratic and fair. Hunter Biden, at the same time, is wetting his pants in joy, and the Democrats in Congress applaud. In most countries, including democracies, sex is a personal matter, whether one time or more, married or not. If it involves a person who sees it as a profession, you pay for the service, and that includes secrecy. Otherwise, it is an extortion attempt. It does not matter who or what pays for it. But with a current Roman Catholic President who advocates the killing of babies, sex must have some traumatizing effects. Here's an example of the Fixer. Wonder if that money came from donations or government grants?
Falwell scandal involvement
In 2015, President of
Liberty University Jerry Falwell Jr. reached out to Cohen and asked him for a personal favor. Falwell had told Cohen that a third party had obtained compromising nude photos of Falwell's wife Becki Falwell. Cohen met with the third party, and after the meeting, the person destroyed the photos. Shortly after Cohen did this favor for Falwell, Falwell endorsed Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In August 2020, Cohen told CNN that there was no link between the favor and the endorsement, saying “There is absolutely no connection between the photos and my personal request to the Falwell’s to assist the
Trump campaign."
History has lots of examples, one a Catholic should really know.
Perhaps Jesus got a more fair trial? And who should get out of jail in exchange – Julian Assange? Here's a list to pick from
8. Jesus or Barabbas:
On their return, Pilate resumed his place on the judgment seat outside. What followed, however, properly formed no part of the legal trial, as it was a mere travesty upon law as well as upon justice. Pilate resolved to make another attempt to secure the consent of the Jews to the release of Jesus. To this end, he summoned not only the chief priests and the rulers but "the people" as well, and after mentioning the failure to prove any of the charges made against Jesus, he reminded them of the custom of releasing at the feast a prisoner selected by them, and offering as a compromise to chastise or scourge Jesus before releasing Him. At this point, Pilate's anxiety to release Jesus was still further increased by the message he received from his wife concerning her disturbing dream about Jesus and warning him to "have nothing to do with that righteous man" (Matthew 27:19). Meanwhile, the chief priests and elders were busily engaged in canvassing the multitude to ask for the release of Barabbas, the notable robber, and destroy Jesus. When Pilate urged them to release Jesus, they cried out all together, "Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas"; and upon a further appeal on behalf of Jesus, they cried, "Crucify, crucify him." A third attempt on his part met with no better result.
The US and its Wars
It was U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower who warned his compatriots about the military-industrial complex, the sinister interplay between the Pentagon and the defense industry. What is less well known is that he added a third accomplice: Congress, which must sign off on the expensive contracts.
Congress approved the so-called
aid package to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. Call it an aid package, but it is nothing short of an extended war declaration with no strategies or solutions attached. The most striking part is that most of the weapons are already available in storages around Europe, sounding more like an inventory clearance to protect the shelf life. All this maneuvering is from an incompetent administration lost in a global world. Zelinsky has no people to shoot, and if we escalate this with NATO troops, the chances of winning are slim. European politicians may support it, but the people certainly do not. And Israel, at one point in time, will need to realize that with all biblical history, the Old Testament with an eye for an eye is not necessarily a diplomatic approach. So the settlers may have to share the territory with their Palestinian neighbors.
If you follow this story, agitation seems to be the buzzword, in the hope that NATO and Israel can kill everything east of the Bosporus. And why should China be enthused if the US installs rockets in Taiwan? Read “USA, The Ruthless Empire” and think about the defenders of democracy, or the latest from Zelinsky on the money. Thank you for defending democracy. I did not approve of elections so we make sure I am right, a Biden playbook? Put Trump in Jail?
While peace was near, the warriors prevailed. Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, and Zelinsky wanted to be hero's, but also thought it was a comedy show.
To put a finer point on it: if the United States and its allies were unwilling to provide Ukraine such guarantees (for example, in the form of NATO membership) before the war, why would they do so after Russia had so vividly demonstrated its willingness to attack Ukraine? The Ukrainian negotiators developed an answer to this question, but in the end, it didn’t persuade their risk-averse Western colleagues.
Do you think the US wanted this war, or was it just pure ignorance that got us here?
