There’s been a persistent rumor that Biden is not at all pleased to have been forced out. I don’t know if its true but I’d bet money that it is. Gotta think about it: He was happily retired in 2019 and it was the party bosses who prevailed upon him to run. They figured that “Scranton Joe” was the best shot at beating Trump. He got into it because he was asked to get into it – and this after being rudely passed over in 2016 in favor of Hillary! Remember: he was the sitting VP of what was accounted as a very successful, two-term President. The normal course of events would be Biden getting the nod as reward for his loyal service much as Bush did in 1988 and Humphrey did in 1968. But, no: Obama and Clinton had struck the deal in 2008 and she was determined to collect in 2016…the skids were greased for her so that, really, nobody else had a chance. Passed over for what Biden likely thought was his turn, he went into retirement…until called out of it. Then, in his mind, he beat Trump (and, likely also in his mind, confirming that he would have beaten him in 2016 if he hadn’t been pushed out). He loyally allowed the Party to do its thing under the umbrella of his name…and then got unceremoniously dumped when the chips were down. In Biden’s lucid moments, that has to be infuriating. And justly so – I despise the creep, but he was done wrong by the Democrat establishment. This is why, I believe, that Harris’ desperate attempts to create distance from Biden are being undermined by routine Biden statements that she and he were tied at the hip.
I also believe that the recent revelations about Hunter and Bursima are part of this – a stern warning to Biden to knock if off. Remember: the weapons charge he was convicted off was the smallest charge possible. He actually faces a host of very serious federal crimes (along with untold numbers of State crimes across multiple jurisdictions) – it was all buried in favor of what was supposed to be a slap on the wrist. Hunter – because he’s a druggie – rejected the sweetheart deal and now does face some jail time…but still no more than a year. The rest of the charges would have him in jail effectively for the rest of his life. Biden is now being warned that if he doesn’t cool his jets a lot of bad things will happen.
And to the thought that Biden could just pardon Hunter – definitely not for State charges and the bottom line is that Nixon’s pardon was never seriously challenged. It is not settled as to whether or not a President can pardon for charges not yet filed, let alone not even known. Basically, Hunter is massively at risk – at the bare minimum of spending years tied up in court burning through every cent the Biden family has. So, cool it, Joe.
But, will he? He’s an arrogant ass as much as his son is. Personally, I hope Joe throws a grenade or two. Not just because it would harm Democrats but because it would be just. Democrats didn’t have to lie. They chose to lie – and they should pay the piper for that.
The Musk-Trump conversation has been seen by, well, just about everyone. Officially 263 million views on Trump’s X account…easily quadruple that across all platforms. They can’t stop Trump from getting his message out – and a lot of people seem interested in hearing what Trump has to say. Trump is not unpopular. Not hated. Oh, sure, mindless Democrats still hate him…but everyone else has mellowed on the man. He’s one of us. He’s not a scripted hack saying what consultants say the people want to hear. He’s not in it for himself. In fact, had he announced in 2023 that he was backing out, almost all of his problems would have gone away. He’s obviously doing this primarily because he knows that if he doesn’t – if he doesn’t win – then some very dark, evil things will have won.
Polls are still mixed – some of the most recent have Trump up. Some polls released recently but having end dates 10 days ago show Harris up. As I’ve said all along, if the Democrat isn’t consistently up by 3 points on 11/5 then getting to 270 is almost impossible…and to really have it they’d have to be up by 5. A poll showing Harris up by 3 or less is Trump at 312 electoral votes.
Harris’ popular vote total will benefit from California a lot – she’s popular there. Much more so than Biden ever was. The wine moms of suburban CA will see voting Harris as something they must do in order to retain their social position. But even with that, I still give Trump about a 30% chance of winning the popular vote – because voter registration and voting trends elsewhere just grow more favorable to the GOP. Outside of those wine moms, nobody is pleased with how things are going. As for the EC, Harris will not do as well in WI/MI/PA as Biden – just can’t happen. California liberal simply won’t have as much appear as Scranton Joe. Sure, Joe’s blue collar act was just that, and act – but its an act Harris is incapable of performing. I have no doubt that all three of WI/MI/PA go Trump…and do keep in mind that if any 1 of the 3 go Trump, Harris can’t get to 270. She needs all 3; she has to draw an inside straight…and not lose Nebraska’s 1st CD…which has had a big increase in GOP voter registration since 2020.
Side note: the funniest result is Harris taking all 3 but losing NE-01…that works out to a 269 tie. It won’t happen. Like a billion to one against…but it can happen and it shows how much Harris has to thread the needle to 270 while Trump has a half dozen ways to get to it.
Blogs For Victory 
I don’t listen to the radio as much as I used to. For 30 years I listened to Rush Limbaugh regularly, at least parts of his show, and at least 3 days a week. I still have the radio on when I’m at home or in the car, but it’s more for background noise. Yesterday I happened to be passing through my den on the way to somewhere, and I caught a conversation on Glenn Beck’s morning radio show about businesses closing – 3,000 businesses between January and May of this year, with many more closings announced, some legacy businesses that have been around for a century or more. Now a lot of this is just digital replacing brick and mortar, It’s inevitable, of course, but the speed with which it’s happening is kind of shocking, especially if you happen to be employed by one of those businesses. IIRC, Beck said that we’re on track to lose over 40,000 stores in the next couple of years.
And this will lead to a hellish landscape. Bricks and mortar stores are what fosters healthy societies. Vibrant downtowns with shops, restaurants, stadiums, and gathering places for social activity is essential for people to interact and build commonality and community. Without that, a healthy society has no chance. The digital world is a lonely dystopian existence.
To this I will add the experience of voting in person. I mentioned this on this blog a few years ago and the trolls were outraged—OUTRAGED! I TELL YOU!—-at such a primitive idea. But to me, the very act of setting aside time in a certain day every two or four years to actively participate in the governing of our states and our country, to encounter friends and neighbors doing the same thing, to have this shared experience and commitment and sense of community, reinforces the concept of self-government as an American and part of our society.
I regularly get articles from the Epoch Times on business and store closings, usually several hundred stores at a time from large national businesses like Big Lots.
Big Lots has 1,392 stores across the United States, according to a June SEC filing. The closure of 315 outlets would represent more than 22 percent of its total shops. The store count has already been reduced from last year’s 1,425 outlets.
The company also raised concerns about its ability to remain operational as it incurred net losses in 2022, 2023, and the first quarter of 2024, and was forced to use cash in its operating activities, the June filing said.
“Due to ongoing negative macroeconomic factors and their uncertain impacts on the company’s business, results of operations, and cash flows, the company expects to experience further operating losses,” according to the filing.
I get one of these notices three or four times a month, at least. ongoing negative macroeconomic factors pretty much sums up the true state of the economy, unlike the gaslighting of the Left’s frantic efforts to convince us otherwise.
Well we can all be assured now that Biden did not receive 81 million votes. Why would a President who received the most votes in American Presidential history, much more than Obama, be forced out in just 3 1/2 years?? That makes zero sense. The current Democrat Party is a tightly controlled cartel and they operate much like the Mafia, and all other criminal organizations. They have their Capos in Obama, Clinton, and Pelosi, they have their lieutenants in the Corporate Media to carry out their dictates, and they have their militant wings in Antifa, BLM, and the Hamas supporters when needed.
Have you seen Kamala’s latest economic proposal?? She’s going to crack down on corporate price gouging LMAO. This is what happens when you have a DEI candidate making decisions. This proposal can also be called, communistic, because that’s what it is … government controlled industry.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/15/harris-corporate-price-gouging-ban-food-election.html
If you haven’t already done so, read the Substack link I provided on the printing of ballots. Within the article are other links to similar articles. This is the kind of math/technology that makes things like *81million* possible and it will continue to dominate us if we don’t get a grip on it.
I’ll give it a read. But we all know Democrats don’t need voters, they just need ballots.
Completely off topic – well, maybe not since it’s an open thread. I got this from my daughter.
It’s good to see Florida Man articles opening up to include Florida Woman stories.
I thought you’d enjoy it.
Enjoy it? I was inspired by it!
In the category “Just How Messed Up IS The Secret Service, Anyway?” (a category that might not officially exist, but if it doesn’t it should)—BTW, the “Miami Field Office” is the Miami Field Office for the SECRET SERVICE! Which is supposed to provide security.
And that’s not all, though most of the problems fall short of the equivalent of an SNL skit with an intruder sleeping all night in an SS bed, watching porn on an unsecured SS computer and having an SS employee get him coffee.
Secret Service Agent Caught Breastfeeding at Trump Event
The latest evidence of Trump security’s incompetence was reported Thursday by Susan Crabtree, whose sources have told her that an agent at a Wednesday Trump event was caught breastfeeding.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi reportedly said the agent’s actions didn’t affect security for the event. Her actions are under review, the spokesman said.
Say what?!? I’m all for a woman breastfeeding her infant children but… 1.) No agent should ever bring an infant, or any other unauthorized person, to an event for which the agent is responsible for active security or any other important tasks that requires their undivided attention. 2.) If this woman finds it necessary to indulge in such activity during her work hours, then perhaps she needs to find a different job, maybe one where she can work remotely from home. We already saw one woman who was supposed to be protecting Trump having a hard time holstering her gun and then having a difficult time shielding her protectee throughout the time critical process. Maybe this is due to low level of training intended for people (male or female) called up on last minute duty who are not typically ready or fit for such undertaking. But hey… $3.6 billion can only go so far in an agency’s primary responsibilities.
The incompetencies and coincidences are just too far a stretch for me not to believe this was a funded, planned & orchestrated event with multiple people involved, perhaps even US government employees.
https://headlineusa.com/report-secret-service-agent-caught-breastfeeding-at-trump-event/?utm_source=HUSA_EMAIL_NSP2000&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HUSAemail
I thought the same thing about her having her baby on duty with her. Breastfeeding mothers routinely pump milk so the babies can be fed breast milk while the mothers are at work. I’ve never even considered protective detail conducive to Bring Your Baby To Work days.
Pelosi Issues Death Threats against Republicans, Despite Condemning Political Violence
“Nothing that I do has anything to do with him except his downfall,” she said.
“I do not like you. I’m out to get you, I’m out to get you,” she responded.
Tell us how you really feel Nancy. Not as if we didn’t already know. They crave power at ANY cost and will do whatever necessary to obtain / retain it. Trump and any who support his election are enemies to this end.
https://headlineusa.com/pelosi-issues-death-threats-against-republicans-despite-condemning-political-violence/?utm_source=HUSA_EMAIL_NSP2000&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HUSAemail