Althouse: Sunrise

August 10, 2024

Sunrise — 6:00.

78 comments:

I Shouldn’t Have Left the White House said...: Trump mocked political violence against Pelosi’s family and called upon a foreign government to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. But folks should totally feel bad for him when he’s the victim of foreign government hacking.; 8/10/24, 8:24 PM
Humperdink said...: Re: The Clinton emails. Give it a rest Rich. I watched the clip more than once. It is an absolute lie. I thought you could do better. I was wrong.; 8/10/24, 8:43 PM
Humperdink said...: It was a joke and you know it. Everyone knew it ….. that is excepting the moronic lefties and the MSM.; 8/10/24, 8:52 PM
Drago said...: You simply don't have any idea what to say in the absence of active directives from above. Its amazing. You clearly aren't even capable of hunting down something interesting on your own.

What a disappointment you are.

I suppose you come across as a very worldly and well informed guy over at Democrat Underground.; 8/10/24, 9:05 PM
MadTownGuy said...: *cough* Seth Rich *cough* Huma Abedin...; 8/10/24, 9:06 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Israel has just admitted the IDF prison guards have been raping palestinian prisoners in jail. And some in Israel have rioted over it. They aren't upset at the rapes, but that anyone would want to punish the rapes! Current estimates are that 39,790 people, mostly innocent women and children have been killed by Israel since October 7th.

All done with USA's approval and with USA supplied weapons and bombs. Funny how you dont see much about this is the MSM. Nor, outside of twitter, do you see much about UK judges putting Britons in jail for years for retweets or for "Yelling at a policeman" or "Observing a riot". Like the USA, the UK allows the "right sort" to riot, burn, and loot without punishment, while the "Far Right" are sentenced to jail for the slightest offense.; 8/10/24, 9:14 PM
Drago said...: I was asked to provide a link to pics of Stolen Valor / Blue Falcon Coward Liar Walz wearing the crest of Army Special Forces, which is in addition to the now dozens and dozens of videos of Stolen Valor Walz accepting praise for being a combat vet and presenting himself as such, so here is one of many that shows multiple incidences of Stolen Valor Walz doing what he does best---pretending:

https://x.com/GBNT1952/status/1821211642857975880; 8/10/24, 9:15 PM
Balfegor said...: I've a question -- does everyone else get constant Kamala advertisements on Youtube? In keeping with her campaign, there's zero substance, just some platitudes and a plea to send more money. But they're literally on every video I watch, sometimes twice, and have been since shortly after she was appointed Biden's replacement. I'm curious whether this relentless barrage of donation ads is targeted somehow (the ad copy seems to be written with the assumption that I am a hardcore Democratic partisan irrationally terrified of Trump) and has mistakenly been routed to me based on my viewing habits or demographics, or they're just pushing these out indiscriminately.; 8/10/24, 9:21 PM
Drago said...: Great news New Soviet Democraticals. Kamala-la-la-la-la's latest announced policy initiative is.....wait for it........wait for it........No Taxes On Tips!

That's very clever of her crack staff....and by "crack" I think we all know what I mean.....; 8/10/24, 9:24 PM
rehajm said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/10/24, 9:33 PM
Drago said...: "Re: The Clinton emails. Give it a rest Rich. I watched the clip more than once. It is an absolute lie. I thought you could do better. I was wrong."

They are just reopening all the previous exposed hoaxes one after the other all the way back to 2015/2016! They don't know what else to do!; 8/10/24, 9:33 PM
rehajm said...: not tomorrow, not next week; 8/10/24, 9:34 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: Reminder from the NYT:
Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation Amid Russian Uranium Deal; 8/10/24, 9:40 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: Hillary set up and used a private server as Secretary of State. Rich and other leftist Soviets are fine with it.; 8/10/24, 9:41 PM
FullMoon said...: From NYT
"A twist on that helicopter tale: Mr. Trump spent Friday doubling down on his story of nearly crashing during a helicopter ride with Willie Brown, the notable Black politician from California. Another Black politician from California, Nate Holden, said in an interview with The New York Times that he had been on a helicopter ride with Mr. Trump around 1990 when the aircraft experienced mechanical trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing in New Jersey.; 8/10/24, 9:42 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: Nancy Pelosi can get stretched. She is an evil greedy horror show.; 8/10/24, 9:42 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne aka Doug Emhoff's Pimp Hand said...: Balfegor said...

I've a question -- does everyone else get constant Kamala advertisements on Youtube?

Yes, I'm getting the same thing. I used to get a lot of ad with Obama and Biden that used basically the same script, but Harris showed up in them a week or two before Biden pulled out. I've seen very few Trump ads, which used to be numerous, in the past month. All they've done is made me loathe her voice.; 8/10/24, 9:45 PM
I Shouldn’t Have Left the White House said...: Harris and Walz will have to campaign hard and smart until Election Day to win, but they’re winning on message, money, and mobilization--which drives their momentum.

They bring a positive message that includes policies that are widely popular: abortion rights, paid family and medical leave, child tax credits, free meals for students, and infrastructure investment including affordable housing. Walz’s ‘mind your own damn business’ line is a highly effective counter to Republican positions on social wedge issues that resonates on both sides.

The Harris campaign is winning the fundraising battle by over 2:1, with most contributions coming from new, small donors.

The Harris campaign is also winning in mobilization. Over 300,000 people have volunteered to help the Harris campaign since Biden stepped down, and the normally sparsely attended local Democratic Party organization meetings are now full around the country. Her rallies are attracting big crowds--so much so that the campaign is having trouble booking venues big enough to host them. Their convention will provide another boost later this month.

At the same time, Trump is old and diminished. Over half the electorate thinks he’s too old to be president, and his rambling, recycled, negative rhetoric is wearing thin outside the MAGA base and maybe even within it too. His last press conference has caused more to question his mental capacity, as he rambles in increasingly incoherent sentences frequently devoid of truth and increasingly disconnected with reality. His VP pick is the most unpopular one in modern history at this point, while Walz has the highest approval rate of all the candidates.

There is still a long way to go, but the momentum has swung away from the Trump campaign and it’s doubtful at this point if Trump has the capacity to change that. He’s not campaigning much--another sign of old age--and he’s not about to change his style or message. He is who he is.; 8/10/24, 9:55 PM
Original Mike said...: It was nice seeing a women's soccer team proud to be Americans.; 8/10/24, 10:01 PM
Drago said...: "I've a question -- does everyone else get constant Kamala advertisements on Youtube?"

Given the astonishing corruption by ActBlue and other money laundering operations by the dems/left that take names of small donors (and potentially non-donors like yourself) and then funnel thousands of small money laundered donations, money provided by foreign sources, thru those small donors and non-donor names into the New Soviet Democratical coffers, if you feel you are being targeted by for donation-driver ads by the New Soviet Democraticals you should probably check the donation lists to see if your name is being abused for more Soviet money laundering.; 8/10/24, 10:22 PM
Inga said...: ‘Wikileaks, I love Wikileaks!”
Trump 2016; 8/10/24, 10:25 PM
Inga said...: And that other Black politician said terrible things about Kamala, right?; 8/10/24, 10:28 PM
Mutaman said...: Want to translate this into English, Sparky?; 8/10/24, 10:32 PM
Big Mike said...: Rich, you are a moronic imbecile with not the slightest concept of infosec (go look it up). Everyone who knows absolutely anything about secure communications assumes that her Emails have already been copied and decrypted (assuming the stupid bitch thought to use some form of commercially available encryption like PCP) by Russia, China, probably Iran, almost certainly Israel, probably Britain, France and Germany, Pakistan, India, and a bunch of other countries I'm not thinking of at the moment. Trump was, pretty humorously, pointing that out. I have no idea why Democrats are so careless -- make that downright contemptuous -- about computer security. Techies like me know better.

I get that Hillary, slick as she is, is nevertheless too stupid to grasp the concept that as Secretary of State she was a very high value target for espionage. If there was anything in those Emails that left her open for blackmail, there are thirty of forty countries that have it.; 8/10/24, 10:35 PM
Drago said...: Interesting:
The "CORRECTED" military service record of Stolen Valor / Blue Falcon Coward Liar Walz shows that his demotion to E-8 occurred just 4 months after his discharge after he abandoned his unit after lying to his HQ leadership team. It did NOT occur "years later" as the New Soviet Democraticals have been saying....which is odd given how many years Stolen Valor Walz repeatedly claimed publicly that he was a Command Sergeant Major....which was all in parallel with his repeated lies about having served in combat and even obfuscating his record to insinuate he, himself, suffered from combat related PTSD.

Again, this dude just can't help himself and that sort of bizarre and repeated, transparent, obvious lying about his record really seems to be a cry for help. Not unlike the LLR-democratical trolls that post at Althouse blog.; 8/10/24, 10:37 PM
Mutaman said...: Drago is still trying to get his tuition payments refunded by Trump University.; 8/10/24, 10:39 PM
Jim at said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/10/24, 10:49 PM
TickTock said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/10/24, 10:49 PM
TickTock said...: Yes, a lot of cackling Kamala ads. Not certain why I am a target but I've getthem when my grandson (4 years old) are watching garbage truck and steam engine videos). Maybe she is just indiscriminate.; 8/10/24, 10:49 PM
Jim at said...: If Harris is going to do all these wonderful things, just what in the hell has she been doing for the last 3 and a half years?; 8/10/24, 10:49 PM
Jim at said...: Didn't bother. The last group ruined the brand forever.; 8/10/24, 10:50 PM
TickTock said...: Grandson and I are watching; 8/10/24, 10:50 PM
Drago said...: I almost hate to say it, but that is a higher quality comment, such as it is, than LLR-democratical Rich is coughing up these days. Again, reluctant kudos to you.; 8/10/24, 10:54 PM
Big Mike said...: @Althouse, your post yesterday at 6:45 made me think about something the mainstream press pulled on Ronald Reagan back in the day. You and I are old enough to remember when Reagan included portions of a Medal of Honor citation in a speech about the heroics of a gunner in a crippled B-17 that resulted in driving off a flock of German fighters and getting the plane -- which had wounded men aboard -- safely home. In fact, the plane was so badly shot up that it broke in half when it landed in Britain. If you remember the incident then you will recall that the press insisted that Reagan was not really talking about a B-17 gunner, he was remembering dialog from a movie titled "Hellcats of the Navy." Ha, ha. Silly actor trying to pretend to be President. Crap along that line.

In fact, if one reads the citation for Staff Sergeant Maynard ("Snuffy") Smith, one can see that Reagan recited it nearly verbatim. So much for the investigation powers of that era's "investigative reporters."

And now we have the press insisting that Trump was not on a flight with Willie Brown, it was Pat Brown (as though all California politicians look alike to a New Yorker like Trump was then). And it never happened.

The Times lies, reflexively.; 8/10/24, 10:55 PM
Big Mike said...: I don't know if it's ruined "forever" for me, but but too much has happened with the immediate predecessors of this women's national soccer for me to take joy at the USWNT winning anything.

It appears as though the WNBA's best point guard was snubbed for the women's Olympic basketball team because she's young, white, and straight. If they don't beat France for the gold then I hope the coaches and the women on this team never hear the end of it.; 8/10/24, 11:04 PM
Big Mike said...: PGP. I apologize for missing the typo; 8/10/24, 11:32 PM
Rosalyn C. said...: IOW Israel has moral standards and is investigating and soldiers are being held and the guilty ones will be punished. People were being abused and the government wants that wrong behavior to stop. So what is your problem? Are you complaining that there are some Jews who don't act Jewish? Or that in wars even Jewish people can get screwed up?
Have you completely forgotten Abu Ghraib? And the US govt. didn't actually admit that -- and the guy, Joseph Darby, who accidentally found the photos on a fellow soldier's camera and reported it was treated like a pariah. Those were American soldiers doing that torture and abuse btw (most likely nice Christian boys).
Meanwhile Hamas has not allowed any visits by the Red Cross to any of the hostages who have been held for over ten months. How many are still alive? We don't know. How many of the young women Hamas kidnapped have been impregnanted against their will? We have no idea. Does this meet your standards of human behavior? Where is the outrage in the media over this? There is none. No one cares, especially left wing media and the UN etc., except for Jews. And not all the hostages are Jewish, but only the Jews and specially good people care.
What makes you so willing to quote numbers provided by Hamas, numbers which do not differentiate between civilians and combatants? We know they are liars and they've already admitted their numbers being off by 10K.
The war is a terrible tragedy which Hamas started intentionally. Why aren't you expressing anger towards Hamas if you care for Palestinian lives? Why aren't you condemning Hamas for prolonging this war and putting their own people in harm's way? Instead you are complaining that the US is supporting Israel in trying to defeat an existential threat. If Hamas is not defeated now they have promised to rearm and attack again and again.
You are saying you agree with their agenda and see them as kindred spirits because of your shared hatred of Jews. It's kind of pathetic and bizarre for an American to support a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist group.; 8/11/24, 12:49 AM
Drago said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/11/24, 1:10 AM
Drago said...: I loved wikileaks too! After Inga spent months and months screaming the dems didnt rig their primary in 2016,, which anyone with a brain could see they had, the emails taken by a campaign insider and given to Assange proved they most certainly had rigged their primary for Hillary!

Sorry Inga/Hillary/Fusion/Marc Elias/Crowdstrike, everyone knows the russkis didnt release the emails that proved the rigging against Bernie Jr Russki.

Then Inga claimed The New Soviet Democraticals didnt rig their 2020 primary...then Inga claimed The New Soviet Democraticals didnt rig the 2024 primary...then she denied the coup against biden was a New Soviet Democratical insider ploy!

LOL; 8/11/24, 1:10 AM
Kate said...: "It appears as though the WNBA's best point guard was snubbed for the women's Olympic basketball team because she's young, white, and straight. "

Caitlin Clark, in her rookie season, is a hugely promising point guard who, like all other rookies, wasn't invited to join the Olympic team. Sabrina Ionescu, a more seasoned point guard who is also young, white, and straight, was.; 8/11/24, 2:11 AM
wendybar said...: Kate= Then what do you say about THESE women who made the Olympic team in their rookie seasons?? Did they beat every record to get there like Caitlin did?? Say what you want, but she was discriminated against for not being gay and black. THAT is what this country has turned into because of Progressivism....REGRESSIVISM.

"Caitlin Clark, in her rookie season, is a hugely promising point guard who, like all other rookies, wasn't invited to join the Olympic team."

"Chamique Holdsclaw: Her dominance on the college court did not go unnoticed, and in 2000, she earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. The team ultimately secured a gold medal in Sydney.

Breanna Stewart: Her ascent to the U.S. Olympic team was a natural progression. Her impressive resume and outstanding performance on the court earned her a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team as a rookie. In Rio de Janeiro, Stewart played a crucial role in helping the team secure another gold medal.

A’ja Wilson: In 2021, she was selected to join the U.S. Olympic team as a rookie. In Tokyo, Wilson’s contributions were vital as the U.S. team clinched yet another gold medal.

These are not the only rookies to have been on the Olympic team before: Rebecca Lobo in 1996, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Candace Parker in 2008 also made it to the team." https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/has-a-rookie-ever-made-it-to-the-olympic-women-s-basketball-team-why-did-caitlin-clark-get-snubbed/ar-BB1nXYlY; 8/11/24, 3:04 AM
Christopher B said...: Balfegor said...
I've a question -- does everyone else get constant Kamala advertisements on Youtube?

It wasn't every video but it was plenty and often on rather odd channels. Enough that I figured I'd take advantage of a two months free deal for YT Premium so I could avoid them. That'll get me most of the way to the election. As best I can remember the only Republican ads I've seen were from Hayley, and I've seen no ads for local (KY or IN) candidates which seems odd compared to other years. Only Biden and Harris fund raising ads.; 8/11/24, 3:31 AM
imTay said...: I get videos "meant for me" that contain anti Trump propaganda, which is maybe a bit too on the nose, even for the people at Alphabet.; 8/11/24, 4:02 AM
imTay said...: Rich seems to have given up. He isn't even trying anymore. He knows his stuff is indefensible, which is why he just does 'drive by's now.; 8/11/24, 4:03 AM
imTay said...: Mutaman, you first. Maybe you could quote something from the video that you think is honest, and we could discuss it.; 8/11/24, 4:09 AM
imTay said...: "They bring a positive message that includes policies that are widely popular: abortion rights, paid family and medical leave, child tax credits, free meals for students, and infrastructure investment including affordable housing."

The Santa Claus strategy. How is this going to work out for inflation? Oh, Rich has a solution for inflation, we will just clamp down on wages by opening the southern border even wider, and make the breadwinners worry about asking for anything in the pay packet to help with the higher prices!

"More! Did you say more! There's thousands lined up to take your job who won't ask for more!" - Rich; 8/11/24, 4:21 AM
imTay said...: Harris's family strategy is a continuation of Joe Biden's: Make sure there are fewer full time jobs so parents can work part time and have more time with their families.

Of course, some wrecker and hoarder parents will work two or more jobs, but we will make sure they have lots of competition for those jobs, lots of competition.; 8/11/24, 4:24 AM
Big Mike said...: Do you know how to count assists?; 8/11/24, 4:37 AM
imTay said...: It's not sports. Could you imagine seeing the headline "Wayne Gretzky, like all other 18 year olds, did not play in the NHL this season."; 8/11/24, 4:51 AM
n.n said...: Human rites, redistributive change (e.g. progressive prices), single motherhood, asset inflation, political congruence, ethnic Springs, Diversity (e.g. racism), etc.; 8/11/24, 5:37 AM
Howard said...: It's nice and cool again this morning in center Mass (IOW, G_d's Country) after all of that hot humid air from Debby passed by.

Sounds like we're all getting treated too the obnoxious sickening screeching voice of Kamala Harris begging for $5 today right now because if we don't do it it's going to be too late and we're going to lose our democracy to download Trump and his fascist minions.

I can't imagine the shame and frustration that you folks must be feeling knowing that your lord and savior is going to lose to this cackling worthless conniving manipulative Charlie uniform November tango.; 8/11/24, 5:44 AM
Humperdink said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/11/24, 6:11 AM
Humperdink said...: I’m getting Sen. Bob Casey (D-Coma) ads on a regular basis. Two types of ads, one he chastises his opponent David McCormack for being rich and the absolute worst - how tough he is on the border. Sickening.; 8/11/24, 6:13 AM
Leland said...: I’m not worried about Iran hacking Trump. I expect them to try and therefore maybe get lucky. I more concerned about our own government wire tapping his campaign, like they did in 2016. Or labeling political opposition as domestic terrorist, as they have Tulsi Gabbard. Or reverse, letting an Iranian assassins into the country on a special visa while they planned to kill Trump.; 8/11/24, 6:14 AM
Breezy said...: Lots of infighting on the Harris team. Biden vs Harris insiders not playing well together, as I suspected would happen a cpl weeks ago. Not surprising though, especially since she’s proven to be a class A Bword toward her own staff, even.; 8/11/24, 6:17 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Cyber Security Failure.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/national_public_data_lawsuit/

Billions of Personal Info records for sale on the Dark Web; 8/11/24, 6:33 AM
Leland said...: IOC President says there is no scientific way to define a woman. These people were promoted way beyond their capabilities.; 8/11/24, 6:34 AM
Humperdink said...: ”IOC President says there is no scientific way to define a woman.”.

He needs to get the self-identified Mr. Science on the case. That would be Anthony Fauci. He could clear it up if he received enough grant money.; 8/11/24, 6:41 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Nah, he'd just obfuscate. He's had plenty of practice.; 8/11/24, 6:52 AM
Whiskeybum said...: I get tons of Harris money-begging videos on YouTube. I never let them play - when I see her face pop up, I just hit the refresh button until either the ad changes or the video just plays.; 8/11/24, 6:56 AM
Humperdink said...: So the Biden-Harris-Shapiro-Walz campaign is now for “no tax on tips”. Is it too late for these hard-core lefties to come out for mass deportations? With a wink and a nod of course.; 8/11/24, 6:58 AM
Inga said...: And how do you know this? Or just gossiping ? Why would you care?; 8/11/24, 6:59 AM
Breezy said...: Gosh, I read stuff. That’s how I know. Why wouldn’t I care? Harris has earned no votes, yet she’s the D nominee. She wouldn’t be in this position if she had gone through the primary process. Pointing out her leadership failures is fair game. I’m sure you know this.; 8/11/24, 7:04 AM
Breezy said...: This no tax play is really something. It wasn’t until Biden-Harris reduced min income to $600 that tips started to be accounted for and taxed. So she’s just admitting that was a bad thing and left an opening for Trump to walk right in. She was for it before she was against it. She’s so malleable it’s dangerous.; 8/11/24, 7:14 AM
Leland said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/11/24, 7:51 AM
rehajm said...: The new format blows for handheld devices. Apologies when I sound more like narcisco…; 8/11/24, 7:54 AM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: DISGUSTING: CNN's @brikeilarcnn
attacks JD Vance's military service in a despicable effort to defend Tim Walz's stolen valor lies.

Brianna — the difference is that @JDVance
never lied about his rank or his service, and when his unit deployed to Iraq, he didn't abandon them.; 8/11/24, 8:02 AM
narciso said...: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/calling_your_tongue_your_own.html; 8/11/24, 8:02 AM
Iman said...: “Sounding more like narciso”? That’s an improvement.; 8/11/24, 8:32 AM
rehajm said...: …yah, but I could hyperlink with the best of em…; 8/11/24, 9:25 AM
Mark said...: The thing is, it's not like Donald 'youre fired' Trump is known as a great boss.

Hell, look at the amount of people in the prior administration that no longer want anything to do with him.; 8/11/24, 9:27 AM
Breezy said...: I don’t recall hearing that he mistreated his staff. Many of his team had policy differences with him, in the end. And they still do, despite his accomplishments. He is a disruptor, so lots of entrenched people would decide that wasn’t good for them or good for what they thought should be the right direction of policies.
Firing people for the right reasons is a healthy thing for any organization.; 8/11/24, 9:40 AM
I Shouldn’t Have Left the White House said...: "Iran if your listening, I hope you get his emails"

Karma is something else isn't it; 8/11/24, 9:50 AM
Drago said...: Uh, no. Unlike Hillary, Trump did not sell US policy and assets to our geo-political foes for hundreds of millions to the Clinton slush funds and Trump didnt rig the republican primary and Trump didnt maintain an illegal server to communicate the corruptocrat plans.

Again, this is clearly the best you can do.; 8/11/24, 9:56 AM
Narr said...: When I go to YT I get some political comeons, probably 2+ to 1 D over R.; 8/11/24, 10:46 AM
Inga said...: Yes, it is! I bet Hillary is smiling.; 8/11/24, 10:55 AM
Drago said...: Inga: "Yes, it is! I bet Hillary is smiling."

Not as much as Putin smiled after Hillary gave him a majority of US uranium....which led Putin's pals to dump another $150M into the Clinton foundation.

Why am I not surprised Hillary giving Putin our uranium makes you happy?; 8/11/24, 11:07 AM
Iman said...: “I bet Hillary is smiling.”

The Pantsuited Pantload is at the Franzia box again.; 8/11/24, 11:48 AM