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OCTOBER 24,  2021

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT: 

GOVERNOR RON RIDES AGAIN – OVERNIGHT – FROM THE HILL:   Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Sunday that he is looking to enact legislation that will provide a $5,000 bonus to police officers to relocate to Florida, where they can avoid vaccine mandates.   DeSantis told host Maria Bartitomo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Florida is “actively working” to recruit law enforcement officers from other states who are being fired for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.  “We're actually actively working to recruit out-of-state law enforcement, because we do have needs in our police and our sheriff's departments. So, in the next legislative session, I'm going to hopefully sign legislation that gives a $5,000 bonus to any out-of-state law enforcement that relocates in Florida,” DeSantis said.  “So, NYPD, Minneapolis, Seattle, if you're not being treated well, we will treat you better here. You can fill important needs for us, and we will compensate you as a result,” he added.  The governor’s comments come amid his escalating conflict with the Biden administration over its impending vaccine mandate, which will require businesses with 100 or more workers to require vaccines or weekly testing.   Agree with him on every issue or not, DeSantis is the most innovative governor in the country and runs a nonstop office.  He would be an excellent presidential candidate in 2024 if you-know-who decides not to run. 

October 24, 2021       Permalink

OBAMA GOES WEIRD IN VIRGINIA – OVERNIGHT:  Former President Obama, who, I believe, has decisive influence in the Biden administration, went campaigning in Virginia for Terry McAuliffe, and demonstrated that he's still totally out of touch with America, and still doesn't like its people very much.  From Breitbart: 

Former President Barack Obama campaigned for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Saturday, urging voters to dismiss controversial issues raised by parents of children in public schools.

Parents in Virginia and around the country are furious over a report of a female student who was allegedly raped by a “gender fluid” boy in a in a public school girls’ bathroom in Loudoun County.

They were even more furious after the Loudoun County school system tried to cover up the assault, and prosecute the victim's father for speaking out during a school board meeting. The 14-year-old was arrested in July and charged with two counts of forcible sodomy.

Obama dismissed the recent controversies as “fake outrage,” and “trumped-up culture wars” although he did not specifically refer to the incident. Parents are also deeply upset by efforts to implement critical race theory into the public school curriculum.

“We don’t have time to be wasted on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage, the right-wing media’s pedals to juice their ratings,” Obama said.

Republican candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin has focused on the incident as evidence that major reforms are needed in public schools to protect children.

Obama argued that Youngkin was campaigning on the outrage, rather than talking about “serious problems that actually affect serious people.”

“That’s a shame,” he said. “That’s not what this election is about. That’s not what you need Virginia.

COMMENT:  Can you imagine what the response of the woke press would be if a Republican spoke that way about an alleged rape?  Or if a Republican dismissed the concerns of parents as phony or trumped-up?  CNN would have a three-week story.  The New York Times would be too outraged even to publish before its editors got medical attention.

Obama once again proves that he's a party-line wokester, not a liberal.  Too far gone for America.

October 24, 2021       Permalink

OCTOBER 23,  2021

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

BRAVES WIN; DOES ATLANTA? – OVERNIGHT, FROM CNN:   For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic.  The Braves knocked out the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The series had been a rematch from last season, when the Dodgers came back from a 3-1 game deficit to beat the Braves and go on to win the 2020 World Series.  The Braves will face the American League champion Houston Astros, who defeated the Boston Red Sox in six games Friday.  Atlanta jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning after Austin Riley's ground-rule double brought home Ozzie Albies from second.  Now, here is the profound question:  Will the Braves be permitted to play their home games in Atlanta?  Remember the All-Star game?  It was scheduled to be played in Atlanta, but was moved to Colorado by a suddenly woke Major League Baseball office to protest Georgia voting laws.  Everyone knows that voting laws are closely related to ball games.  Will the ban on Atlanta be reimposed for the World Series?  Frankly, I don't think so, but no doubt some "activists" will try for a repeat performance, or, failing that, for some special representation of their views at Series games.

October 23, 2021        Permalink   

DEFUND THE POLICE?  WHY, OF COURSE – OVERNIGHT:  After all, what could possibly go wrong?  From Fox: 

A business owner in Austin, Texas says police told him to gather his own evidence at the scene of his burglarized store, saying it was due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kirk Andrews, owner of Petticoat Fair Lingerie in north Austin, told KVUE News that he called authorities after his shop had been robbed and was told that he should put on gloves and search for bullet casings because police would not be able to assist due to the coronavirus.

"They got back on the phone with me and said that nobody would be coming out and said it was due to COVID restrictions, which didn't make any sense to me," Andrews said.

Andrews said 911 told him to call 311 where he was told to put on gloves and search for bullet casings and other evidence to give to police.

"That to me is extremely frustrating," said Andrews.

Andrews says that on Saturday morning his surveillance video showed a white car driving up to his store before a passenger shot out the window and grabbed clothing. The incident happened around 6 AM when no one was in the store.

And...

The city is currently plagued by a police shortage that Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon has referred to as a "crisis."

The staffing shortage was caused, in part, by the city’s move to strip funding from the police department and has coincided with a surge in crime that includes the murder rate rising over 90%.

In November, Austin residents will vote on Prop A which aims to restore police staffing and some units that were lost in the 2020 defunding.

"We are in the midst of the most profound police staffing crisis in Austin history," Save Austin Now co-founders Matt Mackowiak and Cleo Petricek said in a statement to Fox News. "This is occurring during a historic violent crime wave here, as homicides are up 80% since last year's modern-day record. Austin police morale is at an all-time low. We are roughly 300 police officers down in one year due to the $150 million police budget cut last year. ADP recently made the stunning announcement that due to the staffing crisis they can no longer respond to 911 calls unless it's a life-threatening situation or the assailant is on the premises. Rank and file officers are being asked to put their lives on the line without the support they need to do the job. On Nov. 2nd, Austin must pass Prop A to fix this mess."

The advocacy group founded by liberal billionaire financier George Soros has dumped $500,000 into a campaign to defeat the proposal.

COMMENT:  Once again we read that the ultra-leftist billionaire George Soros gets involved to wreck our law enforcement system.  No major news organization seems to care.

Vote for Prop A if you live in Austin.

October 23, 2021       Permalink