April 26, 2025

MILE MARKERS ON THE ROAD TO TRUMP: Why Democrats Should Hate (And Republicans Should Love) Barack Obama, the Foundational MAGA Warrior.

Obama was reportedly telling people that it “made the most sense” for Biden to only serve one term rather than “test fate again at eighty-one years old,” according to Allen and Parnes. As president, Biden was obsessed with outshining his former boss. He would celebrate perceived accomplishments by saying, “Obama would be jealous.” Biden was hardly alone in his resentment of Obama and his minions. His inner circle, including Dr. Jill, was just as driven by their spite. According to Whipple, by the time Biden was forced out of the race in July of last year, “almost everyone” in the president’s camp “blamed Barack Obama.” Perhaps the main reason why Biden decided to quickly endorse Kamala Harris after dropping out was because he knew how much it would annoy Obama, who had “deep misgivings” about the VP and favored a “mini-primary” he was sure Harris would lose. “[T]he most satisfying aspect of his decision to endorse had little to do with Harris,” Allen and Parnes report. “‘It was a fuck-you to Obama’s plan,’ said one person close to both men. ‘At that moment, you have very few things you control, and that’s the one thing he had control over, and he chose to stick it to Obama.'”

As a result, Democrats were stuck with a candidate who was arguably even worse than Hillary Clinton. Trump sailed to victory and even won the popular vote, paving the way for America’s restoration and a new Golden Age. Thanks, Obama. Few have done more to ensure Trump’s success, which is also America’s success. He might never have run if Obama had been more respectful in 2011. He might not have won in 2016 if Obama hadn’t picked such a terrible successor, and he might not have won so easily in 2024 if not for the petty feud between Obama and Biden, a pair of raging narcissists. This turned out great for America, so perhaps it’s time for Republicans to start appreciating Obama’s contributions to the cause. On the other hand, if you are an obnoxious Democrat who despises this country and thinks Donald Trump is Adolf Hitler, you should probably hate the guy.

In his classic 1993 American Spectator article, P.J. O’Rourke explored “100 Reasons Why Jimmy Carter Was a Better President than Bill Clinton:” before concluding, “100. And let us not forget that Jimmy Carter gave us one thing Bill Clinton can never possibly give us—Ronald Reagan.”

Our 21st century Jimmy Carter concluded his second and third terms by securing the presidency of Donal Trump. Perhaps Barry sees him as much more of a kindred spirit and showman than either Hillary or Sundown Joe:

Posted at 1:44 pm by Ed Driscoll

UNDER THE RADAR, SIGNIFICANT CHANGE:

Posted at 1:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds

IT’S COME TO THIS: How Did Having Babies Become Right-Wing?

I suspect it was because I’m visibly pregnant.

On my way into the hall, I encountered ten protesters wearing surgical masks, all apparently in their early 20s. They were holding signs that declared, “NO Nazis in Austin!” and “Natalism Nazism,” and when they saw me approaching, several members screamed at me: “Nazi!”

When I clarified that I was not a Nazi, but a reporter, they calmed down, but I did wonder if it was my bump that had riled them up. I asked what they were doing here, and they identified themselves as members of Austin Students for a Democratic Society. The organizer of the protest, Arishia Papri, 20, was dressed in a fedora, purple suit, and bow tie; I asked him, “Is it fair to shout at attendees who have young children with them?”

“I think everyone who came to this, who’s coming to this, knows what they are here for,” he replied. “This is a conference of neo-Nazi, eugenic, racist, pseudoscientific ideologies.”

This was not, as it turned out, an accurate description of NatalCon, though it was certainly representative of the left’s reaction to it.

Established in 2023 by Kevin Dolan, a Mormon father of six and a conservative influencer, NatalCon is a response to the fact that, in America—as in dozens of nations across the world—the birth rate has fallen well below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman. In 2023, U.S. fertility hit a historical low of 1.62. The strange thing is, it’s not that Americans don’t want babies: Men and women, of all demographics, consistently report wanting more kids than they ultimately have.

Isn’t everything right-wing these days?

According to the Grauniad, fitness is definitely right-wing:

Posted at 1:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

WATCH: Scott Jennings Delivers Perfect Response to CNN Hand-Wringing Over Judge Dugan’s Arrest:

JENNINGS: Why wouldn’t you want to make a spectacle of it? I mean, the fact of the matter is, there are Liberal Democrat elected officials, not all are judges, some are mayors and others, all over this country who have said repeatedly since Donald Trump became the president that they would like to obstruct his principles and his program when it comes to deporting illegal immigrants. Here, you have this person, if these facts are proven true, obviously that’s exactly what she’s trying to do here.

(Crosstalk and arguing)

JENNINGS: Let me tell you my view. The spectacle is important because the message has to be sent to everybody else, “We are not going to put up…you have been elected by people to uphold the law, and some of the laws that have been most flagrantly violated in his country are immigraiton laws. You’ve got to get on board with upholding all the laws.

To be fair, legal nullification has long been an important Democratic Party trademark.

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Posted at 12:45 pm by Ed Driscoll

UPDATE NEWSPEAK DICTIONARIES ACCORDINGLY, COMRADE! Liberal Media Ditching “Food Deserts” Term For Far More Inflammatory-Sounding “Food Apartheid.”

Having worn out the use of ‘Hitler’ over the last decade, the liberal media is searching for its next sensationalist descriptor for an otherwise innocuous “injustice” deserving of unlimited taxpayer dollars.

This go-round, the media is replacing their loaded “food desert” term with “food apartheid”. Because, hey, when there isn’t a World War II or full blown civil rights style crisis on the media’s hands to all them to argue their ideologies…why not just invent one?

“The Associated Press periodically tweaks its style guide—often to make its left‑wing activism more subtle. Progressive activists do the same, inventing controversies out of thin air. Where we once spoke of “food deserts,” the Radical Left now insists on “food apartheid”—and expects us to pretend this contrived concept is happening in Seattle,” Jason Rantz of 770 KTTH argues.

Rantz points out in an article out this morning that Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka pushes the idea that racism is behind the lack of quality grocery stores in areas like south Seattle compared to whiter neighborhoods.

“While ‘food desert’ might lead people to think there’s something inevitable… ‘food apartheid’ argues that these inequities are the result of intentional choices, and can be changed,” she writes.

To be fair, she’s got a point on that one, albeit possibly not the one she thinks she’s making: Defund The Police + Decriminalize Shoplifting = “Food Deserts.”  And “pharmacy deserts” as well. And where the drugstore is still open in an urban area, everything behind locked shelving, encased in plastic anti-theft containers, or both:

UPDATE: Speaking of blue state theft and everything being locked in plastic:

Posted at 12:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

VIRGINIA GIUFFRE’S DEATH SPARKS OUTRAGE… AND DOUBT.

It didn’t take long for speculation to explode online, with many suggesting Virginia Giuffre’s death was no accident at all. Given her role in exposing powerful figures tied to Jeffrey Epstein, plenty of users floated the idea that she was silenced to protect the elites. Some posts went even further, bluntly calling it a “planned murder” and blasting authorities for what they described as a “state-sanctioned” cover-up.

The sad reality is, her death leaves behind more questions than answers—and a legacy that won’t be easily scrubbed away. Whether you believe the official story or see something darker at work, one thing is clear: Giuffre had the courage to stand up against some of the most powerful and protected people on Earth. And if the forces she fought against think her death buries the truth, they’re sorely mistaken. The fight she helped spark is still raging—and the reckoning isn’t over yet.

Earlier: Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew Accuser, Dies By Suicide Aged 41.

Posted at 12:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

SETH BARRETT TILLMAN: How Soon They Forget: Arresting State Judges. With the left, history always began three weeks ago. “What is described above happened under President Obama and under President Lincoln. Judges are not above the law; judges cannot interpose their courthouse and personal rules and policies against federal officers. And when state judges violate the law, they must be arrested . . . like you and me and anyone else. We all know that—or, at least, we should.”

No one is above the law, as everyone was saying until, well, yesterday.

Posted at 8:42 am by Glenn Reynolds

SELF-MARGINALIZATION: The Ivy League Is Being Hoist on Its Own Petard. “Trump’s ‘trump card’ against these institutions is not their use of federal dollars to preach and teach hatred against America, and especially conservatives, but rather their open violation of federal law in promoting ‘social justice.'”

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds