Back in 2004, Senator Fritz Hollings sat down with Mike Wallace and gave a very candid explanation about why he was retiring from the Senate.  In short, he's getting out because all politicians spend virtually all of their time raising money for reelection.  There's not much time for anything else.  You can imagine how much worse it is today, two decades later!

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Editor's Note: I'm not sure who authored this.  It was sent to me in an email.  Whoever wrote it, it's spot on if you ask me.

If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.

As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water.  Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other
monkeys will try to prevent it because they don’t want to be sprayed with cold water.

Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.

RealClearWire.com

Historians will look at the 2024 Democratic and Republican national conventions as harbingers of profound changes in American politics and government.

Callista and I participated in the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, so we got a good sense of who was there and what was happening in the GOP. When we watched the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the contrast between the two was overwhelming.

NotTheBee.com

Welp, it looks like the leftist decay has finally finished off whatever may have remained of the Libertarian Party. Gone are the days of Ron Paul calling for the government to end the Fed and Rand Paul's defiance of COVID mandates.

Behold, the official Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. president, Chase Oliver:

RairFoundation.com

DailyCallerNewsFoundation.org

Veteran National Public Radio (NPR) editor Uri Berliner published an essay on Tuesday exposing the government-funded outlet’s alleged bias during former President Donald Trump’s presidency.

Berliner, who has been at NPR for 25 years, alleges in the essay published in The Free Press that the outlet was striving to take down Trump during his presidency by citing Russia-collusion allegations that were later debunked. He also asserts that all levels of the organization were aligned on the prioritization of race and identity, leading to a lack of “viewpoint diversity” and increase in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

: 10 minutes or less.  : 11- 36 minutes.   : Over 36 min. Fun:

•   We're In the Final Days of the Democrat Cloward-Piven Strategy
  The Cloward-Piven Strategy is quietly, yet effectively, dismantling America, one brick at a time. This strategy really kicked into high gear when Barry Obama splashed onto the scene.
• Why “Everything Is Political Now”
  People get mad that “everything is political now.” But it’s always been political at some level. We just had a story in our head that made it hard to see what was going on. Carl Schmitt’s concept of the friend/enemy distinction helps us understand.
• HILARIOUS: White Woman Does Spot-On Impression of ‘Every Kamala Harris Speech’
  A woman who goes by the name Elsa Kurt on Twitter/X and other social media platforms does a Kamala Harris impression that is outstanding.
• Congressional Intern Reveals Blackmail and Extortion Scheme After Affairs & Sex Parties
• O’Keefe Media Group released bombshell new footage on Wednesday, revealing a potential blackmail scheme in Congress using sexually explicit information and material against members to influence their votes.
• Brace Yourself For What's Coming in 2024 - Victor Davis Hanson
  Victor discusses current political and social events in the context of the Democrat's actual record of their INSANE destruction of our country and how they are deathly afraid that Trump will "really" come after them for what they have done should he regain control of the White House and Congress.
• Flashback: Pelosi Predicted ‘Wrap-Up Smear’ Tactic
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi revealed a shady tried-and-true Democrat demonization tactic called the “wrap-up smear.”  “We call it the ‘wrap-up smear.’ You smear somebody, with falsehoods and all the rest, and then you merchandise it,” Pelosi said at a press conference.
• There Are Two Versions of the Law. Something is Happening In America and You are the Victim
  While there has always been a two-teired judicial system Tucker highlights just how extreme it has become.
• Politics and Sports: Keep Your Hands Off My Football
  Sports has a unique ability to unite our communities and our nation. Until recently, that is. How did sports get so politicized? Clay Travis, host of Outkick the Show, tackles the country’s cultural divide and its effect on our favorite pastime.
• Dear Celebrities: No One Cares What You Think
  We adulate celebrities so much, it's no wonder they're under the impression that we care about their political opinions. The truth is, we don't. In this video, Candace Owens, Director of Urban Development for Turning Point USA, lets unaware celebs in on the reality: no one cares what they think.

People get mad that “everything is political now.” But it’s always been political at some level. We just had a story in our head that made it hard to see what was going on. Carl Schmitt’s concept of the friend/enemy distinction helps us understand.

A woman who goes by the name Elsa Kurt on Twitter/X and other social media platforms does a Kamala Harris impression that is outstanding.

You won’t see her on Saturday Night Live or the Daily Show, because those ‘comedy’ shows don’t make fun of Democrats. Only Republicans can be used as a punchline.

We have the video however, and you need to see it.

Basically every kamala speech in one video.🙄🤣🤣 she nails it!⤵️💯 pic.twitter.com/mp6RbvQu29

— Jannine.. #MagaMemeQueen ™️ 👑🇺🇸 (@janninereid1) February 10, 2024

TheGatewayPundit.com

O’Keefe Media Group released bombshell new footage on Wednesday, revealing a potential blackmail scheme in Congress using sexually explicit information and material against members to influence their votes.

The material used for this blackmail comes from alleged sex parties and affairs that Congressmen and women have in DC.

This is exactly what Madison Cawthorn was talking about when he revealed that he was invited to a “sexual get-together” at someone’s home in DC. However, Cawthorn was smeared as a liar, threatened by Daniel McCarthy, and removed from Congress in the next election after the RINOs conspired against him.