January 6th - The Worst Capitol Incident Since 1814?

Democrats and the left-wing media are fond of saying that the disturbance at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6^th was the “worst thing that has happened in the Capitol since it was burned by the British in 1814. But is that true?

The protesters on January 6^th broke windows and damaged doors. They entered both the House and Senate chambers and several offices, including that of Nancy Pelosi. They fought with police in various areas. One person was killed – an unarmed woman shot by a Capitol Police officer.

The incident was tragic but was it the worst since 1814?

On March 1, 1954, four members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party entered the House chamber with handguns. They unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and opened fire indiscriminately, wounding five members of Congress.

On November 7, 1983, a bomb tore through the second floor of the House North wing. It was planted by members of a group called the “Armed Resistance Unit,” who called the switchboard minutes before the blast to warn people. It did significant damage to the building.

On March 1, 1971, the Weather Underground planted a bomb in a men's room directly below the Senate chamber. The bomb destroyed the restroom and caused the doors of the Senate barbershop to disconnect from the frame and fly through a window into a courtyard.

On July 24, 1998, a visitor to the Capitol building set off a metal detector. He immediately pulled out a gun and killed the officer on duty at the metal detector, then wounded a second officer and a civilian. He then made his way to an office used by Congressman Tom Delay where he shot and killed a Capitol Police detective.

In my opinion, vandalism and trespassing are not quite as serious as the murders of two Capitol Police, nor the shooting of five House members in the chamber. The January protesters did not kill anyone. Some officers were injured during the melee but the only person killed was killed at the hands of police. (And that still has yet to be explained.)

The protest that day wasn't worse than bombs going off inside the building, in my opinion. Bombs do more damage than breaking windows and damaging doors.

People say “It was insurrection, an assault on our democracy.” But it wasn't. It was a “mostly peaceful” protest in which some people got carried away.

I read an article this morning in which a history professor said the reason the January incident was worse is because “it was done by a large group.” Personally, I'd rather have a large group vandalizing things than one or two people with guns killing and wounding people, or people blowing things up. But that's me.

January 6th Committee - Pelosi's Latest Fraud, Waste and Abuse

 

I listened to the Chairman of Nancy Pelosi's partisan, biased House Select Committee on January 6th lie to the world about what happened that day. He said because of what occurred that day we "did not have a peaceful transfer of power" and said "the goal of the insurrectionists was to overthrow the government." Benny Thompson doesn't believe either of those things because he knows they're untrue. Yet he stated them as fact. He set the tone for the farce that is this committee.

Next, Liz Cheney, a "Pelosi Republican," spent a few minutes trying to justify why she is serving Nancy Pelosi, calling herself a "conservative Republican." She's no more conservative than Mitt Romney.

This committee consists of Democrats and Trump haters, period. They want to prove to the world not that angry Americans acted out in a vile and disgusting manner out of frustration but that Donald Trump somehow ordered the attack and that all Trump supporters are the enemy.

Listening to the police officers testify reveals they were obviously hand selected by the committee. I support law enforcement 99.9% of the time but these four officers are using the same words and phrases... "insurrectionists, terrorists, assault on our democracy...." - the same words used by the committee chairman. Spontaneous witnesses do not echo the chairman (or a prosecutor) unless they've been coached. Funny thing is... of the just over 500 people arrested and charged for the incident none have been charged with insurrection, terrorism or treason.

At least two of them said the incident on January 6th was the worst thing they'd ever experienced. The first witness, introduced and praised for his service in Iraq, said the Capitol riot "was worse than anything I saw in Iraq." With all due respect to his service as a soldier and a police officer, if that's true he saw no real action in Iraq. Al Qaeda had guns, rockets, mortars and vehicles of war and their mission was to kill Americans. Comparing that to a riot is ridiculous, unless you have no combat experience. I know. I've been in the middle of a full blown riot. I never once considered it to be like a military combat zone.

The black officer said he and other black officers were attacked because of their skin color yet offered no evidence except that there were Confederate flags being waved by some protesters.

One said Trump caused the riot because of his ego. Another said there were white supremacists in the crowd and that "people who follow Donald Trump are more likely to belong to those groups." Another mentioned "the MAGA people" and said he compared the incident to someone hiring a hit man. He wants the perpetrators punished as well as "the person who hired them." No bias there, huh?

I keep hearing the officers and politicians talking about "defending our democracy." That's not what happened. They quelled a riot. Anyone who believes that 800 to 1000 citizens armed with sticks, bats, bear spray, etc., could somehow overthrow our government is a fool.

Chairman Thompson asked one witness about heroic actions he saw that day. That's all well and good but what has it to do with finding the cause of the incident?

There are several things this committee will not reveal during this hearing. They will not talk about or show the video of the Capitol Police moving barricades and opening doors, inviting the protesters in. They will not allow questions about the FBI informing senior Capitol Police officials three weeks in advance that there was a very real possibility the Capitol would be attacked that day and why they did not prepare for it. (One officer said they didn't know there was going to be a riot. That doesn't mean his bosses didn't know.)

They will not allow questions to be asked about what Nancy Pelosi knew about the pending incident. These are the reasons Pelosi refused to allow Republicans Jim Jordon and Jim Banks to serve on the committee. She knew those questions would be asked. And if the two "Republicans" were interested in truth they would ask those questions anyway.

And they will not reveal a valid reason for the killing of Ashli Babbitt.

Next I watched the other Pelosi Republican first getting all teary eyed then trying to say there were probably guns being carried by the rioters even though there is absolutely no evidence to support his claim.

I won't even talk about Adam "Russia Collusion" Schiff. He's not worth my time... although watching him choke up (real or not) was amusing.

So far the committee, through testimonies and videos, have established there was a violent incident in the Capitol that day. Gee... we needed this committee to establish that?

I'm not going to watch anymore of the Trump hating committee hearings. The committee's findings will be whatever Speaker Pelosi dictates. The entire thing is just one more stunt by Trump haters, just like the impeachment trials. And once again the Democrats are wasting taxpayer money on a witch hunt.

Observations of Democrats on a Tuesday Morning

 

Dallas Justice NOW, a group associated with Black Lives Matter, recently sent letters to Democrats who have supported BLM in Highland Park, Texas, one of the wealthiest communities in the state. The letter asks them to sign a pledge that they will not send their privileged white children to ivy league schools, or any of the 50 top ranked schools, because to do so would take away school availability from people of color. They actually asked people to go online and publicly sign a pledge that they would do this. No, really.

DJN told these wealthy white citizens that they may not know it but they made their money by oppressing people of color and it's time to right the wrongs of inequity. They also told them if they don't have pre-college age kids they should pressure their friends and neighbors to keep their kids out of top-ranked schools. It's bold - I give them that.

Apparently Dallas Justice NOW believes people of color cannot get into these schools on their own merit if they are competing against white kids. That is racism. Believing one group of people is inferior to another because of skin color and/or ethnicity is the very definition of racism.


The Dallas Democrat Party is soliciting donations of supplies and/or money to send to the Texas Democrats who fled the state so they wouldn't have to do their jobs. These deserters are asking for "Dr. Pepper, salsa, hard candy, hairspray, travel toiletries, hand sanitizers, sewing kits, and first aid kits" and the Dallas Democrats are asking these things be donated or that people donate cash  to pay shipping.

I've been to Washington D.C. at least six times and I can say with certainty that every one of the things on the list can be purchased in grocery stores, CVS and Walgreens. And these rogue "freedom fighters" (pronounced "cowards") are still collecting their paychecks and $221 a day in per diem while they're on their little vacation. Seems to me that $1000 a week should be enough to buy Dr. Pepper and salsa. Oh, maybe not. I guess it depends in which hotel they chose to stay. And of course, the cost of the charter flight.

What is little known is that Texas representatives make only $600 a month in salary plus their per diem and only while they are in session. That's because being a state representative is a part time job. Unless a special session is called representatives work only 140 days during their two year terms. Most, if not all have full time jobs from which they take leaves of absence to attend to state business.

If there are Texas Democrats in D.C. who are truly running out of money perhaps they didn't think things through well enough.


And finally - how long will Jill Biden and the Democrats allow President Biden to humiliate himself on national television? The man has cognitive issues - anyone observing objectively can see that. CNN and the like still try to blame it on a stutter but I'm pretty sure a stutter doesn't make one forget who they're talking about nor make one ramble incoherently. It's getting to be sad and embarrassing. Is Dr. Biden in denial or does she want to be First Lady so badly she just can't let go? Only she knows.

It Wasn't That Long Ago

 

Remember last year when Joe Biden basically said if a vaccine was developed and ready under the Trump administration he wouldn't take it? Remember when Kamala Harris said if a vaccine is ready before the election she wouldn't get it? (Because vaccines apparently know who is President and are very discerning...)

Both Biden and Harris criticized the vaccines and questioned their safety. Remember how Facebook, Twitter and the media did not challenge or censor them for saying those things?

Remember when Doctor Fauci said masks were not necessary, before he said masks are necessary, before he said two masks might be necessary? Remember how Dr. Fauci told us all to follow the science then last week told us all kids ages three and up should be made to wear masks - even though the science says it's not necessary?

Remember when Dr. Fauci got a magazine cover and a sweet book deal for his role in the fight against the pandemic?

Remember when big tech didn't censor ideas and opinions but provided an open platform of exchange? Remember when the government didn't conspire with big tech to censor ideas and opinions with which they disagree? Remember when the government wasn't actively working to restrict First Amendment rights?

Remember when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both got the vaccines developed under the Trump administration?

It wasn't that long ago...

Leftists Like Labels

The left likes labels. They like them a lot. Say or do something that irritates a liberal/progressive/Democrat and you will quickly be labeled. "Racist, homophobe, transophobe, xenophobe, xenoglossophobe, misogynist," etc. These and other terms (labels) are thrown out daily by the left simply because you may have a different opinion or belief than they do.

Do you believe all lives matter? You're a racist. Do you believe people should provide identification to vote? That's racist too. Joe Biden said so. Are you opposed to being forced to embrace all things LGBTQ or do you believe there are only two genders? Do you support and embrace traditional marriage? You're a bigot, a homophobe or a transophobe... or maybe all three.

Do you believe people should follow our immigration laws and enter the country legally? You're a xenophobe. Do you believe all Americans should speak English and/or that English should be our official language? Well then... you're a xenoglossophobe. Yes - it's a real word.

Do you believe abortion on demand is wrong? You're obviously a misogynist.

Leftists love to label. It's one of their specialties.

There are some labels that apply to leftists as well. In my lifetime I have watched them go from fairly reasonable to progressive socialists. Some are even communists. And they're fanatics... climate change fanatics, abortion fanatics, anti-gun fanatics, race fanatics... the list is long.

There is actually a word for their gun hatred. Hoptlophobia - a morbid fear of guns. Many leftists can be labeled hoptophobes. They have a completely irrational hatred of guns, based solely on the appearance of the gun, without knowing anything about them. They call certain guns "assault weapons" and "weapons of war" because they think they look scary.

Democrat politicians think accessories like a front hand grip, a barrel shroud or the size of a magazine make a gun more dangerous. That's absurd. But they actually put those things in a gun control bill. Thankfully the bill went nowhere.

There is no label for people who label others. The best label I can come up with is liberal progressive. Take a real close look at those people who are throwing around derogatory labels. I guarantee ninety percent of them will be leftists.

If Their Lips Are Moving...

Joe Biden and the Democrats are lying to the American people about pretty much everything and, along with the left-wing media, are trying to cause panic and division across the nation. Their continuous and contemptible comparison of voter integrity laws to the Civil War is not only ridiculous, it's evil. It's designed to incite the left and pit them against those who want fair elections. Joe Biden made it clear the other day that if you want people to prove who they are in order for them to vote you're a racist. The funny thing - the Georgia voting reform law being vilified by Biden and others is nearly a carbon copy of the voting laws in his home state of Delaware. You don't hear him calling his own state racist, do you?

Biden and the DHS Secretary are lying about border security. Since Biden was inaugurated nearly one million people have crossed the Southern border illegally. They are being flown and bussed to cities all over the country and released into communities without the knowledge of the general public. Barack Obama did the same thing. It was discovered recently that Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas, is being used by the DHS and Border Patrol to fly illegals across the country.

In Texas the Senate, having enough members for a quorum despite cowardly Democrats fleeing the state, passed the voter integrity bill. If enough House Democrats flee the state the bill will die after the 30 day special session is over. Democrats believe that will be a victory however, the governor will call another special session and Senate Republicans will pass the bill again. Governor Abbott has reiterated that the fleeing Democrats will be arrested upon their return to Texas. I wonder just how long Democrats are willing to stay away from their homes and families to delay the inevitable?

"Clueless Kamala" Harris is calling the Texas Democrats civil rights heroes and comparing them to Frederick Douglass. Other Democrats and the media are calling them freedom fighters. Hey Kamala, and all you other misguided Democrats (including the Democrat wing of the media...) - last I checked, civil rights heroes, freedom fighters and Frederick Douglass didn't run away from the fight and hide. They took the fight to the opposition. But you do what you have to do to push a lie on the American people, I suppose.

I still have a difficult time understanding how intelligent people can watch the things the Biden administration is doing and think it's a good thing. I doubt I will ever understand.

LULAC President Should Do Some Research

Domingo Garcia, President of the League of United Latin American Citizens, recently wrote to President Biden concerning governors sending National Guard troops to the Southern border.

"President Biden, as the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and the militia of the several states, you have authority to prevent this usurping of federal powers by a few recalcitrant and rebellious states," Garcia wrote. "If you cannot stop this additional insurrection, we request that you deploy federal troops to defend the rights and lives of Hispanic Americans on the border."

Garcia demonstrates his ignorance plainly... and in writing.

First - protecting the border is not insurrection. It's obvious Garcia has no idea what the word means. Second - Garcia should have done some research before writing the letter. Governors have complete authority to mobilize their National Guard troops as they deem necessary. And third - as for "this usurping of federal powers," the National Guard is federally funded but under complete command and control of each state governor. Under Title 32 the President can only activate or control them "with the consent and approval of the state governor(s)."

The most worrisome (but still ignorant) thing is Garcia's request that the President send federal troops to the border, apparently wanting to pit them against Guard troops. Garcia's suggestion that Hispanic Americans are in danger from National Guard troops is simply ridiculous. American citizens have no need to fear the Guard. If he's calling illegal aliens Americans because they come from North America (Mexico) and Central America then again he's showing his ignorance, or his willful disregard for the laws of the United States.

What a great idea, huh? Let's get Americans to fight other Americans over border security. Brilliant. And Biden has nukes.