I have total contempt for the January 6 Committee. On Thursday, it is going to focus on Mike Pence, for whom I have an incredible amount of respect.
Like Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), I believe that Pence was right not to go along with Trump's demand that he refuse to certify the 2020 result. While there was a constitutionally-coherent argument that Pence had the authority to do it, the argument against doing so was far stronger. Moreover, Pence was not going to tear the country apart. It is simply not in his nature to act that way.
But also like McClintock, I reject completely the one-sided and constitutionally invalid proceedings of the January 6 Committee, which has abused Congress's authority and the basic civil liberties of those whom it has targeted for abuse.
Supposedly, according to Democrats, and according to some very vocal Trump supporters, you have to choose: if you support Pence, then you are some kind of traitor, siding with the January 6 Committee; if you oppose the committee, then you are a co-conspirator in an "insurrection." Somehow, I suspect many people actually agree, quietly, with the position McClintock explained today.
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye -- Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on redistricting
- Tom Manza, California Business and Industrial Alliance, on Gavin Newsom
- Jon Fleischman, veteran California political expert, on the special election
- Dan Backer, veteran political lawyer and consultant, on corruption
- DJ Mark Anthony, on a recent visit to Rome and visiting Pope Leo XIV
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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