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Here’s my annual tribute to our troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy 77 years ago, (photos taken by my late father who skippered one of the LCTs onto Utah Beach):
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Collin Anderson at Washington Free Beacon reports on the House seat left
vacant by Marcia Fudge:
President Joe Biden's decision to
appoint former Ohio congresswoman Marcia Fudge to his cabinet has Democrats
poised to send another self-described socialist to Congress.
Liberal firebrand Nina Turner holds
a sizable polling and fundraising lead in the crowded primary race to succeed
Fudge. The former state senator is backed by a who's who of congressional
progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Reps. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), and Rashida Tlaib (D.,
Mich.).
Should Turner maintain her
advantage and win the August primary, she would fit right in with the so-called
Squad members. The former national co-chair of Sanders's presidential campaign,
Turner has pledged to pass the Green New Deal, eliminate private health
insurance through a government-run Medicare for All system, cancel student
debt, and "completely reimagine" law enforcement—in part by defunding
police.
Turner's frontrunner status
reflects the growing influence of the Democratic Party's progressive wing. Just
months ago, Ocasio-Cortez and company welcomed two
new Squad members after Reps. Cori Bush (D., Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.)
ousted longstanding Democratic incumbents in 2020. Bush and Bowman's freshman
class also includes fellow liberal representatives Mondaire Jones (D., N.Y.),
Ritchie Torres (D., N.Y.), and Marie Newman (D., Ill.), all of whom replaced
veteran party members in January.
Turner's campaign on Tuesday used a
Tulchin Research poll to declare the progressive "the favorite to serve as
OH-11's next Congressperson." According to the poll, Turner enjoys a
35-point lead over her closest competitor, with 21 percent undecided. Ohio
State University political scientist Paul Beck said that while the poll's
accuracy is difficult to assess, Turner is the "most visible
candidate" and has "emerged as the frontrunner in the campaign."
"My bet would be right now
that [Turner is] the person who is going to get the nomination—and win the
contest in November," he said.
. . .
Read the full report here.
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Bruce Bawer at FrontPageMag is nominating
The Most Important Book You Will Read This Year
Rarely has an author been proven
correct so quickly. Last month, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, the commander of a
Colorado-based Space Force squadron, published a book entitled Irresistible
Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American
Military. On May 7, podcaster L. Todd Wood (“Information Operation”)
posted an interview with
Lohmeier about the book.
In their 34-minute exchange,
Lohmeier – a former Air Force fighter pilot and flight instructor who, at Space
Force, was in charge of detecting ballistic missile launches – exuded decency,
rectitude, and a deep respect for the uniformed services. He didn’t criticize
anybody by name; he only made frankly undeniable statements about the Marxist
nature of some of the ideas that are now being taught to U.S. servicepeople. It
was crystal clear that in speaking out, he was convinced he was doing his
patriotic duty.
A week to the day after the
interview was posted, Lohmeier’s superiors abruptly relieved him of his
command. A Space Force spokesperson announced that an investigation had been
initiated into whether Lohmeier’s comments on the podcast “constituted
prohibited partisan political activity." In fact, the entire point of
Lohmeier’s commentary was that members of the American military are today being
brainwashed with hard-core Marxist ideas that not only constitute partisan
political activity but seek to demonize the country the military is supposed to
be defending. As for Lohmeier’s own comments, there was nothing remotely
partisan or political about them – unless you consider it partisan or political
to be a patriot.
On the one hand, Lohmeier’s dismissal is a disgrace. On the other hand, what better way to draw attention to the supremely urgent message of his book – a truly sensational exposé that should be read by everyone who cares about America’s fate in this perilous era of woke insanity.
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Mr. Bawer’s column is here.
Lohmeier’s book will have to compete with David Horowitz’s The Enemy Within: How a Totalitarian Movement is Destroying America for the Most Important Book.
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From Matt Braynard of "Look Ahead America":
Patriotic Americans became targets of the Biden Administration as the Department of Justice and the FBI have targeted, imprisoned, and persecuted non-violent American patriots.
Months have passed and our fellow citizens remain separated from their loved ones, isolated in solitary confinement, have been denied medical care, denied access to faith and worship services, and have faced financial ruin due to court costs and legal fees. This wrongful and unjust persecution must end.
Join us on Saturday, June 19th, at noon, in Washington, DC, as we Rally Against Political Persecution outside the Department of Justice, 10th Street NW, between Constitution Ave NW and Pennsylvania Ave NW.
This event is a peaceful demonstration of our First Amendment Rights.
Link: <https://lookaheadamerica.org/rally/> (includes RSVP option)
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Since my husband is a naturalized US citizen – and he played by all the rules to earn his American citizenship -- this article by Nigel Farage caught my attention. Forget that it’s Newsweek; the full article is here. Here’s the start:
On my tour of America over the last few weeks, I have inevitably spent a certain amount of time watching cable TV in hotel rooms. A recurring story that has cropped up on the news is the border crisis. Many of the images I've seen showed large groups of immigrants being rounded up. Others, which were even more distressing, depicted young children who have simply been abandoned.
The total number of people who have come into the U.S. illegally so far this year is unknown. Some estimates claim it is as high as 700,000. Many—perhaps most—voters agree that it is at an unsustainable level. Yet given the Biden administration's reluctance to return any of these people to their home nation, the upshot is that every state is now a border state.
It is fascinating to compare Joe Biden's handling of this situation with the approach of one of his Democratic predecessors, Bill Clinton. When Clinton delivered his State of the Union address in 1995, he received a standing ovation from Congress for his comments on illegal immigration, in which he repeatedly referred to those who were in the country illegally as "illegal aliens" or "criminal aliens." Clinton would not get away with uttering these words today, in the "new" America.
Although every commentator continues to describe this situation as a "crisis," I would suggest the time has come to call it an emergency. And yet as a political issue, doing so could prove to be electoral dynamite in the midterm elections of 2022. For those people who have done the right thing and entered America legally, the idea that those who came illegally—or those who have been trafficked—will soon have to have the same rights as them is an insult. It is for this reason that I believe this situation offers much hope to Republican candidates, especially when it comes to appealing to Latino voters.
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I decided that I would visit the border following a speaking event in Phoenix. What I discovered there is far more sinister and dangerous than anything that I could find on cable TV.
. . .
There is no getting away from the fact that this is a criminal enterprise from start to finish, and all American voters need to be told this truth.
FTA: “For those people who have done the right thing and
entered America legally, the idea that those who came illegally—or those who
have been trafficked—will soon have to have the same rights as them is an
insult.” Yup.
Full article is here.
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The National Pulse just published a fun poll:
A massive National Pulse reader
poll has revealed an overwhelming majority of the America First base want a
return to the White House for President Donald Trump in 2024, while the MAGA
faithful appear to have completely out of love with former Vice President Mike
Pence.
Asked, “Who Is Your Preferred Republican for 2024?”, a whopping 67 percent
chose President Trump. In second place is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on 17
percent. In third on just three percent is former Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo.
The rest of the field was as follows:
A total of 31,152 individuals voted
in the poll over the course of three weeks.
I would have thought that Nikki Haley would be tied with
Mike Pence.
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