I am reading all the comments from people attended the White House Correspondence dinner. Who didn’t attend the dinner? It seems every pol, hack, writer, comic, cling-on east of the Mississippi was there.
It’s been reported Brian Stelter has applied for a Purple Heart for PTSD.
So the mentalist who was performing at the WHCD at the time the assassination attempt occurred was scheduled to be on Kimmel's show tonight. Not any more. Wonder how that went down.
Trump signed an Ex Order paying them, while everybody waits for the Dems to wake up to the fact that no matter what happens, their favorability is not coming back while Trump is in the White House. They are in the shit house for the duration.
Even Fox now is trying to say, in a friendly way, that the correspondents' dinner was under-protected. Personalities like (Lisa) Kennedy and Buck Sexton who were there are talking about how easy it was to get in and all over the hotel, right up to the metal detectors. Hannity and some of the talking heads are saying it should have been an NSSE - National Security Special Event, like the conventions. Bringing up Allen's renting a room in the Hilton, then using it to get ready for his attack, then walk down the stairwells to the ballroom area. Speculating that if there had been not just one Caltech weirdo, but five or more IRGC-recruited dudes with grenades or suicide vests, the bumrush technique would have worked.
Yeah, all that is true. But if you start putting NSSE-style protections in place for an event like this, when do you stop? Always a judgment call. I like my idea of building more physical obstacles rather than making agents play human Pong, trying to intercept the guy. CC, JSM
Melania and Camilla both looked and acted briliantly. If I was British and older, I'd definitely wear her suit with the subdued floral stripes and perfect darts. It's especially age-appropriate. And very lovely. I'm sure each flower has an historic meaning. She married that dolt and is more than making a go for it. Her wedding dress and especially the hat were also classy. She is filling the role she chose modestly.
Oz Perelman was able to predict the name of Karoline Leavitt's baby, but he wasn't able to predict a dude was about to come running at them with a shotgun? Oy. CC, JSM
Also everyone is forgetting that Trump didn't announce he was attending the dinner until March 2. That's really not enough time to plan an NSSE. And definitely not enough time to find another venue if, as some of the talking heads suggested, the USSS inspected the Hilton and said 'nah, this will not work.' Basically the event was planned as President-less, and then all of a sudden the USSS was required to bolt security onto arrangements that could not be changed.
And it's still not in the USSS mindset to turn to the President and say "look, sir, if you go there, you're going to get killed. I can't stop you from going, but you can't make me take you there. Here's all my government property. Enjoy the dinner." I don't think it will ever be, and it probably shouldn't. But you also can't blame the USSS for trying to sprinkle sugar on the crap sandwich. CC, JSM
But yes, I have been in most of the DC ballrooms and your assessment is accurate. Kind of supports my point that there's not much you can do unless you take over the entire hotel. Even the DC Convention Center wasn't really built with security in mind. CC, JSM
I assume the reason that the entire GOP and MAGA world is slavishly pushing the ballroom nonsense is not that they agree that the ballroom is actually important but they understand Trump is flailing and needs a win, even a pathetic one.
On Gutfeld, Kennedy just copped to swiping three bottles of champagne from the dinner as she left. She said the networks pay for all the champagne ahead of time, so it's not stealing. She then distributed it to other frazzled survivors. CC, JSM
Before the battle of Omdurman, young Churchill went over to a Royal Navy gunboat in the Nile. The officers were cooling champagne bottles in the river, and they gave him one. Same sort of thing. CC, JSM
I assume the reason that the entire GOP and MAGA world is slavishly pushing the ballroom nonsense is not that they agree that the ballroom is actually important
What's the "ballroom nonsense"? Are you trying to contend that a tent is more secure than a purpose-built building? That a tent and latrines is the more dignified option? That the United States should be proud to ask guests at major state events to traipse across wet grass to reach their seats?
Or is the problem that this president's success in seeking private donations for a major public works project highlights the lies that prior presidents both told and believed about the need for tax money for such things? Sort of like the lies they both told and believed about closing the border, for instance?
You never know with baseball. The Red Sox started the season in one of their worst funks ever, with 9W and 17L. Dropping 3 in a row (at home) against their eternal rivals, the NY Yankees. A blow to Red Sox Nation. So, last Friday night, after the teams 4th consecutive loss, the front office fired the manager and his handpicked coaches. Saturday, the Sox scored 17 runs and won two more games after that. The shakeup worked. 😲
I think they just read off whatever powerpoint is sent to their inbox without much thinking involved. The Iran shock is going to drive inflation sky high, and ballroom talk will be a negative.
Meanwhile -- Republicans are preparing another bailout for farmers using taxpayer dollars, aimed at addressing the increased costs and trade disruptions from Trump’s tariffs and his war. Taxpayers are effectively subsidizing the fallout from these policies
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According to Rod Dreher this is a world we've lost:
"It’s a world in which Jew-haters, neo-Nazis, and bloodthirsty Communists remain firmly on the margins, not regularized by mainstream figures and publications with massive platforms. It’s a world where you can go to a cocktail party in the nation’s capital and never once hear a Holocaust joke.
It’s a world in which conservatives are morally decent and liberals are not maniacs who want to kill or maim the rest of us".
LOL - this is Mr. True Christian Conservative. Only Rod could turn another Leftwing assassination attempt on Trump into an attack on phantom "Neo-Nazis" and people making Holocaust jokes.
LOL. This is how you know it’s cut and paste or AI generated because there’s absolutely no sense of how silly that statement is, coming from someone who supports the left.
He later claims that Republicans and Democrats wont attack the "extremists" on "their side". LOL - that's all the Republicans want to do. They love attacking anyone on their Right, and getting that sweet MSM attention and approval.
The problem which Rod Dreher always wants to fuzz up and obfuscate is this: The problem is the Democrats. They have a motto "No enemey to the Left" and as shown by the Kimmel joke (and lack of concern and sympathy for the Trump adminstration figures being targeted for violence) have zero desire to attack "their side".
That's the main problem. But Rod wants to talk about Weimar germany and "nazis" when the we're really in 1936 Spain.
"there’s absolutely no sense of how silly that statement is, coming from someone who supports the left."
No kidding. Where was this concern for the taxpayer while millions of illegal aliens were allowed to stream across the border and given who knows how much free (read: taxpayer paid-for) stuff?
Yeah, all that is true. But if you start putting NSSE-style protections in place for an event like this, when do you stop? Always a judgment call. I like my idea of building more physical obstacles rather than making agents play human Pong, trying to intercept the guy. CC, JSM
We shouldn't have to have the president under constant threat of being killed by Democrat traitors.
The problem isn't that the President isn't protected well enough.
The problem is the Democrat traitors.
They need to be dealt with. There is no reason to let them keep acting like this.
Take your damn talking points and shove them up your ass. You have nothing substantive to contribute. Anyone can take any issue and find a negative thing to say about it, it does not show intelligence or skill. You and your ilk are evil. You root for us to lose so you can say how bad America is. I am amazed that you could even show up and say such asinine shit day after day with no idea just how irrelevant and pointless it is. You pretend that your side is angelic while ignoring the violence, and hate that your side spews regularly, the spying, the illegal activity, the the eliminative rhetoric. You offer nothing for this blog but pointless ramblings, and you offer nothing for this country but destruction and violence. You have no vison but hate, not purpose but division. Go away.
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I am reading all the comments from people attended the White House Correspondence dinner. Who didn’t attend the dinner? It seems every pol, hack, writer, comic, cling-on east of the Mississippi was there.
It’s been reported Brian Stelter has applied for a Purple Heart for PTSD.
Tater with oak leaf cluster
Klingons at the White House Correspondents dinner? Security was lax.
So, the Secret Service isn't being paid?
Was this one of Chuck Schumer's six ways to Sunday?
They had to reallocate resources
Well shit. Missed this one.
Funny how Obama gets called out for his obvious treason in perpetrating the Russia Hoax and someone tries to kill Trump that weekend.
Make no mistake about who and what the Democrat Party is. They are all murderous traitors. Period.
Just a coincidence im sure
So the mentalist who was performing at the WHCD at the time the assassination attempt occurred was scheduled to be on Kimmel's show tonight. Not any more. Wonder how that went down.
"So, the Secret Service isn't being paid?"
Trump signed an Ex Order paying them, while everybody waits for the Dems to wake up to the fact that no matter what happens, their favorability is not coming back while Trump is in the White House. They are in the shit house for the duration.
Even Fox now is trying to say, in a friendly way, that the correspondents' dinner was under-protected. Personalities like (Lisa) Kennedy and Buck Sexton who were there are talking about how easy it was to get in and all over the hotel, right up to the metal detectors. Hannity and some of the talking heads are saying it should have been an NSSE - National Security Special Event, like the conventions. Bringing up Allen's renting a room in the Hilton, then using it to get ready for his attack, then walk down the stairwells to the ballroom area. Speculating that if there had been not just one Caltech weirdo, but five or more IRGC-recruited dudes with grenades or suicide vests, the bumrush technique would have worked.
Yeah, all that is true. But if you start putting NSSE-style protections in place for an event like this, when do you stop? Always a judgment call. I like my idea of building more physical obstacles rather than making agents play human Pong, trying to intercept the guy. CC, JSM
Melania and Camilla both looked and acted briliantly. If I was British and older, I'd definitely wear her suit with the subdued floral stripes and perfect darts. It's especially age-appropriate. And very lovely. I'm sure each flower has an historic meaning. She married that dolt and is more than making a go for it. Her wedding dress and especially the hat were also classy. She is filling the role she chose modestly.
Sexual comity is beyond comprehension, I guess.
Oz Perelman was able to predict the name of Karoline Leavitt's baby, but he wasn't able to predict a dude was about to come running at them with a shotgun? Oy. CC, JSM
I knew the guy talking to Trump just before the near encounter with the latest would-be shooter, looked familiar.
Today I remembered. He blew the mind off a popular nanosphere YouTuber. He's a mentalist, he was guessing the name of Karoline Leavitt's baby to a bored looking Trump.
Also everyone is forgetting that Trump didn't announce he was attending the dinner until March 2. That's really not enough time to plan an NSSE. And definitely not enough time to find another venue if, as some of the talking heads suggested, the USSS inspected the Hilton and said 'nah, this will not work.' Basically the event was planned as President-less, and then all of a sudden the USSS was required to bolt security onto arrangements that could not be changed.
And it's still not in the USSS mindset to turn to the President and say "look, sir, if you go there, you're going to get killed. I can't stop you from going, but you can't make me take you there. Here's all my government property. Enjoy the dinner." I don't think it will ever be, and it probably shouldn't. But you also can't blame the USSS for trying to sprinkle sugar on the crap sandwich. CC, JSM
John Mosby: all hotel ballrooms in DC are the same. Outdated, a bit moldy, and not secure.
But I agree with your object lesson in freedom.
Did I teach an object lesson in freedom? What was it? CC, JSM
But yes, I have been in most of the DC ballrooms and your assessment is accurate. Kind of supports my point that there's not much you can do unless you take over the entire hotel. Even the DC Convention Center wasn't really built with security in mind. CC, JSM
A word on Leftism
I assume the reason that the entire GOP and MAGA world is slavishly pushing the ballroom nonsense is not that they agree that the ballroom is actually important but they understand Trump is flailing and needs a win, even a pathetic one.
On Gutfeld, Kennedy just copped to swiping three bottles of champagne from the dinner as she left. She said the networks pay for all the champagne ahead of time, so it's not stealing. She then distributed it to other frazzled survivors. CC, JSM
Before the battle of Omdurman, young Churchill went over to a Royal Navy gunboat in the Nile. The officers were cooling champagne bottles in the river, and they gave him one. Same sort of thing. CC, JSM
I assume the reason that the entire GOP and MAGA world is slavishly pushing the ballroom nonsense is not that they agree that the ballroom is actually important
What's the "ballroom nonsense"? Are you trying to contend that a tent is more secure than a purpose-built building? That a tent and latrines is the more dignified option? That the United States should be proud to ask guests at major state events to traipse across wet grass to reach their seats?
Or is the problem that this president's success in seeking private donations for a major public works project highlights the lies that prior presidents both told and believed about the need for tax money for such things? Sort of like the lies they both told and believed about closing the border, for instance?
People keep saying 2000 people wouldn’t fit in the new ballroom. How about paring down the guest list. That’s a thing in real life.
You never know with baseball.
The Red Sox started the season in one of their worst funks ever, with 9W and 17L. Dropping 3 in a row (at home) against their eternal rivals, the NY Yankees. A blow to Red Sox Nation.
So, last Friday night, after the teams 4th consecutive loss, the front office fired the manager and his handpicked coaches.
Saturday, the Sox scored 17 runs and won two more games after that.
The shakeup worked. 😲
Up 👆🏽 @ 8:55 PM I meant to say 'manosphere' not 'nanosphere'. Though, some might argue that the mistake was a fortunate one.
I think they just read off whatever powerpoint is sent to their inbox without much thinking involved. The Iran shock is going to drive inflation sky high, and ballroom talk will be a negative.
Meanwhile -- Republicans are preparing another bailout for farmers using taxpayer dollars, aimed at addressing the increased costs and trade disruptions from Trump’s tariffs and his war. Taxpayers are effectively subsidizing the fallout from these policies
If you are a small business owner, work for a small business or know a small business owner you might want to know that websites have to be ADA compliant - for the sight and hearing impaired. If your business is in California this is particularly important. In CA lawsuits mills are particularly predatory. But it’s important in other states as well. For details just ask your friendly AI. This only applies to business and not personal sites.
According to Rod Dreher this is a world we've lost:
"It’s a world in which Jew-haters, neo-Nazis, and bloodthirsty Communists remain firmly on the margins, not regularized by mainstream figures and publications with massive platforms. It’s a world where you can go to a cocktail party in the nation’s capital and never once hear a Holocaust joke.
It’s a world in which conservatives are morally decent and liberals are not maniacs who want to kill or maim the rest of us".
LOL - this is Mr. True Christian Conservative. Only Rod could turn another Leftwing assassination attempt on Trump into an attack on phantom "Neo-Nazis" and people making Holocaust jokes.
“ Taxpayers are effectively subsidizing the fallout from these policies”
LOL. This is how you know it’s cut and paste or AI generated because there’s absolutely no sense of how silly that statement is, coming from someone who supports the left.
He later claims that Republicans and Democrats wont attack the "extremists" on "their side". LOL - that's all the Republicans want to do. They love attacking anyone on their Right, and getting that sweet MSM attention and approval.
The problem which Rod Dreher always wants to fuzz up and obfuscate is this: The problem is the Democrats. They have a motto "No enemey to the Left" and as shown by the Kimmel joke (and lack of concern and sympathy for the Trump adminstration figures being targeted for violence) have zero desire to attack "their side".
That's the main problem. But Rod wants to talk about Weimar germany and "nazis" when the we're really in 1936 Spain.
"there’s absolutely no sense of how silly that statement is, coming from someone who supports the left."
No kidding. Where was this concern for the taxpayer while millions of illegal aliens were allowed to stream across the border and given who knows how much free (read: taxpayer paid-for) stuff?
john mosby said...
Yeah, all that is true. But if you start putting NSSE-style protections in place for an event like this, when do you stop? Always a judgment call. I like my idea of building more physical obstacles rather than making agents play human Pong, trying to intercept the guy. CC, JSM
We shouldn't have to have the president under constant threat of being killed by Democrat traitors.
The problem isn't that the President isn't protected well enough.
The problem is the Democrat traitors.
They need to be dealt with. There is no reason to let them keep acting like this.
IEE: (and the other lefty bots)
Take your damn talking points and shove them up your ass. You have nothing substantive to contribute. Anyone can take any issue and find a negative thing to say about it, it does not show intelligence or skill. You and your ilk are evil. You root for us to lose so you can say how bad America is. I am amazed that you could even show up and say such asinine shit day after day with no idea just how irrelevant and pointless it is. You pretend that your side is angelic while ignoring the violence, and hate that your side spews regularly, the spying, the illegal activity, the the eliminative rhetoric. You offer nothing for this blog but pointless ramblings, and you offer nothing for this country but destruction and violence. You have no vison but hate, not purpose but division. Go away.
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