When a tragedy strikes, like it did with the shooting or targeted attack on Wednesday of GOP individuals at a baseball practice, we expect leaders to demonstrate leadership and unite Americans. That’s exactly how President Trump reacted.

President Trump didn’t blame guns and he also didn’t blame a liberal or Democrat supporter of Bernie Sanders. The President came out and addressed the American people with dignity and respect. He praised the Capitol police and first responders for their support. He also asked for Americans to pray for those injured.

What a difference one presidency makes!
When word was spreading about Wednesday’s shooting of several individuals at a Republican baseball practice by a deranged leftist, President Donald Trump showed the world exactly how a president should react — and it was completely unlike how Barack Obama did.
After the shooting took place early in the morning in Alexandria, the President began by issuing a statement about the incident.

“The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely,” Trump said, according to The Washington Post.

“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected.”

He then took to Twitter for further updates.
“Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him,” the president said in a tweet.

Later in the day, Trump tweeted after visiting the hospital:
“Just left hospital. Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the truly great people, is in very tough shape – but he is a real fighter. Pray for Steve!” the tweet read.

According to Fox News, Scalise is still in critical condition at the MedStar Washington Hospital and will require further surgery.

“The bullet traveled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding,” a statement from the hospital read. “He underwent immediate surgery, and an additional procedure to stop bleeding. He has received multiple units of blood transfusion.”

Note the tone of Trump’s comments. Even though the assailant was clearly motivated by his political animus toward Republicans, there was no attempt to politicize Wednesday’s shooting in the immediate aftermath. Just a call to pray for Scalise and stating his friendship with the House Majority Whip.

By contrast, Obama’s reaction to a high-profile shooting was reflexively political, whether the gunmen were lone wolf crazies like at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, an Islamic terrorist like the Orlando nightclub killer last June or a Black Lives Matter radical like the one who assassinated five Dallas police officers in July.

How Trump reacted Wednesday is exactly what a president should do — and something we haven’t seen for a while.

House Majority Whip, Scalise was treated at a Washington hospital Wednesday after a single rifle shot struck his hip during a shooting attack at a GOP congressional baseball practice in suburban Virginia. His doctors indicated Scalise suffered internal wounds and fractured bones, and was due for additional surgery.
Along with Rep. Scalise who is recovering, here are additionals updates on those others that were injured as well.

Matt Mika – lobbyist for Tyson Foods; still in ICU in critical condition; Mika was “shot multiple times in his chest and arm and suffered massive trauma” and now “requires assistance to breathe and will need additional surgeries.”
Officer Crystal Griner – was shot in the ankle; listed in good condition.
Staffer Zach Barth – a legislative correspondent for Austin Congressman Roger Williams, was shot in the calf; released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Congressman Roger Williams – injured his leg and ankle diving to safety; treated and released from the hospital.
Capitol Police Officer – David Bailey – minor injury; treated and released.
Our hearts and prayers are especially with Rep. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip and all those involved in the attack, as we pray for their health and recovery.

While ugly debate is to be expected in the political arena, politicians need to remember that unhinged individuals might latch onto a political viewpoint s/he opposes, and run with it.

Hence, the Virginia shooting tragedy that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in critical condition.

This doesn’t make the politician responsible for what some nut might choose to do, but some restraint ought to be considered.

If a politician is connected, even tangentially to a group such as the KKK, he or she is rightly criticized.
However, irresponsible accusations of racism are never acceptable, and bring reproach on those making such false or unproven statements.

It would seem that former president Barack Obama was at least to some degree responsible for generating these sorts of unfounded rumors and feelings of animosity toward Congressman Steve Scalise.

If so, he is responsible for creating an environment that might’ve encouraged an already violent and ill-adjusted person to do something terrible.

Via Breitbart:

“Former President Obama’s political team repeatedly attacked House Republican Whip Steve Scalise as proof that the Republican party was racist, making him a target for leftist hate during their time in office.

‘You’ll recall that one Republican congressman told a reporter that he was ‘David Duke without the baggage,’ former White House press secretary [for Mr. Obama] Josh Earnest told reporters in September 2015, using Scalise to attack Donald Trump.
‘Mr. Trump isn’t the first Republican politician to countenance these kinds of views in order to win votes.’”

This is irresponsible talk, a form of race-baiting, and a pitiful way to generate support for a cause or candidate.

The Democrats were clearly concerned over losing the minority vote, if not to Mr. Trump, at least to indifference that would lead them to stay home on election day.

These accusations of racism against Scalise were a frequent theme used in the election. They stem from a speech he gave and a remark he made about David Duke, former head of the KKK, 20 years ago, something which he admitted was a mistake and for which he apologized.

That should have been the end of it. But it wasn’t, and the Obama team used this to paint Republicans as bigoted.

The question now in light of recent events, is whether the liberals who used this two-decade old incident, one which means nothing today, as a vehicle for generating animosity against Mr. Scalise.

We have learned more details about the fire in the London Tower this morning. The mainstream media is still sitting here silent — it’s a shame!

It has come to light that the cause of 17 plus people dying in the high-rise fire might have EVERYTHING to do with environmentalists. “Green” regulations required an installation of a new type of cladding insulation; the government has been warning people not to use this stuff since 1999 because it is HIGHLY flammable. According to The Telegraph, Dr. Jim Glockling of the Fire Protection Association said, “It could be that this is the quest for sustainability trumping other concerns.”

The new cladding created what is now being called a “chimney effect,” resulting in a fire that spreads so quick that there was virtually no way to stop it. Glockling was getting at a valid point. The Left has become SO obsessed with “going green” that they are putting tens of thousands of people at risk on a daily basis by using materials that are MORE LIKELY to result in a devastating fire.

It is repulsive to think that people believe the future of the air 500 years from now can be more important than the fact people may die because of THEIR regulations. Tragically, at least three children lost their lives due to this carelessness.
Mickey Parmasivan recounted his story, “About 12 floors up I saw three children waving from a window and then there was just an explosion, and they disappeared.” The Left are a group of DEEPLY disturbed individuals for being ok with this event; an event they claim happened in a pursuit of “for the greater good.”

The icing on this screwed up cake, of course, is the mainstream media’s silence on the issue. The media is not going to speak against this for two major reasons.

First, the Left would have to admit that “going green” resulted in the deaths of nearly 20 people, and put an unmeasurable number of others at risk for future fires. They would NEVER want to admit that maybe “going green” isn’t what it is cracked up to be.

The second reason is that they would have to admit that President Trump was right to be concerned about the Paris Climate Accord. If they are setting up standards like this, then they really ARE a threat.

Liberals are unwilling to admit that Trump is correct, even if they have to ignore the death of children. We feel terrible for the people involved in this story, and our prayers are with them always.

Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity responded to a bombshell report claiming President Trump is under investigation for obstruction of justice on Wednesday and called on special counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to resign Wednesday.

“Mueller and Rod Rosenstein? Recuse themselves, resign immediately,” Hannity said on Fox News.

The conservative firebrand cited Mueller’s conflicts of interest with ousted FBI Director James Comey as reason for him to resign.

“Robert Mueller, this guy has more conflicts of interest than, by the way, that we can count on this show, which are also violations of federal law,” he continued.
“Mueller and Comey have been close friends for a long time. Comey admitted he leaked the memo to The New York Times, to the press, hoping it would bring about a special counsel which, by the way, turned out to be his best buddy, his BFF Robert Mueller.”
Hannity’s comments come as The Washington Post reported on Wednesday Mueller, who was tapped to lead the probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, is investigating whether the president obstructed justice.

The Fox News star dismissed the Post’s report, saying the newspaper is “once again citing anonymous sources as if they haven’t been wrong enough recently.”

Responsible journalism has been replaced by unfounded allegations, irresponsible claims, “fake news,” and lately, incitement to commit violence, even murder.

None of this has any place in professional journalism, and at best belongs on some obscure internet bulletin board frequented by those who prefer to remain ignorant.

Unfortunately, just about anyone can toss up a professional-looking website and fill it with lies, half-truths, bizarre conspiracies, and again, “fake news.”

But we expect better from the major media.
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail
Responsible journalism has been replaced by unfounded allegations, irresponsible claims, “fake news,” and lately, incitement to commit violence, even murder.

None of this has any place in professional journalism, and at best belongs on some obscure internet bulletin board frequented by those who prefer to remain ignorant.

Unfortunately, just about anyone can toss up a professional-looking website and fill it with lies, half-truths, bizarre conspiracies, and again, “fake news.”

But we expect better from the major media.

Ads by
We don’t expect to agree with them very often, but we do demand that they at least try to act like the educated, professional journalists they purport to be.

We are going to find our beliefs frequently at variance with those of the Huffington Post. That’s fine, and is part of society’s ongoing discourse.

But we condemn the publication of a piece, especially by an alleged professional writer, that calls for the “ultimate punishment” for a president of the United States.

We all know what that means and it is despicable, grossly irresponsible, and unprofessional.

From The Daily Caller:

“The Huffington Post pulled a piece calling for the ‘execution’ of President Donald Trump published Saturday by contributor Jason Fuller.
Fuller’s piece contained rhetoric and imagery that seems tasteless, particularly after Wednesday’s events. Fuller boldly declares in the title that ‘Trump must be prosecuted and — if convicted in a court of law — executed.‘

Fuller doesn’t stop there, however, as he insists that ‘impeachment isn’t enough’ to ‘drain the swamp,’ and to do so means doling out the ‘ultimate punishment [execution] in order to fully restore the moral compass of the U.S.’

Fuller’s ‘ultimate punishment’ is not only reserved for the president, but also for ‘everyone assisting in his agenda,’ including Republican Reps. Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan and White House strategist Steve Bannon.

Fuller claims that ‘all must face justice’ by being tried, convicted and ultimately executed for treason.’”

It’s nice that the Huffington Post pulled the piece – after the damage was done. But that’s just not good enough.

Mr. Fuller should be disciplined and required to publish a retraction and an apology.

The paper should also issue an apology for publishing such vileness, and Fuller should never be allowed to write for them again.

Terrorism struck our nation’s capital on Wednesday, and congressional Democrats are as much to blame for it as anyone else. Perhaps more so.

Does anyone remember when Sen. Tim Kaine openly called for liberals to “fight in the streets” against Republicans and the Trump Administration?

Sure, Kaine was still upset over being trounced at the ballot box as Hillary Clinton’s running mate. And it’s entirely possibly he didn’t mean for liberals to actually resort to physical violence.

But when you say something like that, you’ve got to take into account how other people will interpret it. And, sure enough, there were some liberals who heard Kaine’s statement as a literal call to arms.
We now know that the DC shooter first asked if the people he was about to attack were Republicans or Democrats, just to make sure he was shooting the right folks.

So, what we’re left with is either that Kaine knowingly incited violence against Republicans, or that he’s too dumb to realize that seemingly innocent statements can be deadly.

Kellyanne Conway is one of the few people in Washington right now who truly has President Trump’s back. She fought like a lion as his campaign manager. Now, as his counselor, she’s exposing the disgusting way Robert Mueller is trying to sabotage our President.

Special Counsel Mueller has assembled a team to investigate supposed Trump-Russia “collusion”. But Kellyanne points out one HUGE detail — the lawyers Mueller has pulled together are loyal Hillary Clinton supporters who donated thousands of dollars to her campaign (via CNN). This is a clearly a set up!

Why? Because, how can the special counsel team be expected to deliver an objective, impartial investigation of Donald Trump when they fought tooth and nail to keep him from getting into the White House less than half a year ago?

So far, Mueller has recruited five lawyers to comprise his team. Three of them have donations records with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The records reveal that each of those three donated big to Democrats — including Hillary Clinton.

In fact, the donations add up to more than $53,000 over the last 30 years. The biggest giver of the bunch is James Quarles, who worked with Mueller at the firm Wilmer Hale. Quarles’ total lifetime donations total $33,000 to candidates like Al Gore, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.

Then there’s Jeannie Rhee, who gave the maximum legal campaign amount of $2,700 to the Clinton campaign in 2015 and 2016. That’s in addition to the $7,300 she gave to Obama’s campaigns. Oh, and she’s represented both the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton herself in court.
Finally, there’s Andrew Weissmann, who donated to the Democratic National Committee in 2006 and the Obama campaign in 2008. This special counsel team is looking more and more like a Hillary Clinton fan club!

Kellyanne isn’t the first person to smell something fishy about this special counsel. On Monday, Newt Gingrich warned Republicans to look into the FEC reports of the members of the team. He said it would be “delusional” to assume the counsel will be fair.

But the typical establishment puppets are still praising the special counsel. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) insisted the donation history of these lawyers doesn’t disqualify them. Of course, Graham is a fake conservative who has fought for amnesty and other progressive causes. He’s hated Trump since The Donald cleaned his clock during the Republican primaries.

Robert Mueller has to go. Even putting aside the horrible team he’s put together, Mueller has disqualified himself due to his relationship with James Comey. Mueller and Comey are good friends. And Comey revealed in his testimony before the Senate that he leaked sensitive documents in order to provoke the appointing of a special counsel to investigate Trump — thus enters his good friend, Mueller. I smell a rat!

It is fully within President Trump’s authority to fire Mueller. The man has no place conducting this investigation. He’s a politically-driven opportunist who will use fabricated evidence against President Trump to facilitate his removal from office.

This is all a ploy by the Democrats to discredit and ruin Trump’s presidency. They can’t be allowed to get their way. We the People elected Trump. Now the deep state wants to side-step democracy to oust him. It’s time for Trump to tell Mueller: “You’re fired!”

Late-night host Stephen Colbert included a skit in his Tuesday show to poke fun at both the President Donald Trump and the first lady, suggesting that Melania Trump fantasizes about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The mock-interview, in which the first lady was played by “Supergirl” actress Laura Benanti, was centered around Melania’s recent move from New York City into the White House.

“It’s like their second honeymoon, and for Donald, his fourth,” Colbert joked.

Benanti started off by stating that she searched for reasons to not move in with the president, but could not find any.

“It was so lonely in New York doing whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. I called it my prison of freedom,” she said.

Colbert then asked if she was all moved into the White House, and Benanti responded by showcasing various items, including a framed picture of Melania flicking away the president’s hand during his trip to Israel in May.

“It wasn’t a slap,” Benanti said, imitating Melania’s accent. “His hands are so small, I thought it was mosquito.”
When Colbert asked if she expects the president to serve all 4 years of his term, Benanti responded, “America took a vow, and Donald Trump is our president. […] And we must honor that. No matter how often America fantasizes about being with Justin Trudeau,” adding sexually suggestive movements upon the mention of the Canadian prime minister’s name.

The interview closed with Benanti proclaiming, “Make America grape again” while sipping a glass of wine.
Colbert has a history of making inappropriate comments regarding the president. In his show on May 1, he stated, “The only thing [Trump’s] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s cock holster.” Many individuals viewed the comment as “homophobic” and “belittling.