The effort by the left to topple President Donald Trump by staging unrest outside the White House the weekend after the death of George Floyd -- violently, at least at night -- was the real "insurrection," an attempt by the Democrats, the media, the activists, and the Deep State to mount a "color revolution" that would force the president to cede power voluntarily.
Trump's walk across the park to the church was a public statement that democracy still governed the country, and not the mob. That is why they had to lie about it -- to mock it as a "photo-op" and to spread the lie that he had used violence to disperse "peaceful protesters" (which the journalists knew was a lie, because they themselves had been assaulted by the "peaceful protesters" ).
The event was the subject of a massive disinformation campaign -- aided by former senior members of the military, including Trump's own former Secretary of Defense, James Mattis. The media, who still obsess about Russian "disinformation," were part and parcel of an intense effort to mislead the public and provide the justification for regime change. (They eventually succeeded, in a way.)
What happened seven months later, on January 6, was an echo of the violence of that weekend, and the whole summer. When you attempt to seize power through mob force, all while chanting "this is what democracy looks like," there is a good chance at least some people on the other side will believe it.
The real "insurrection" was at Lafayette Square, and the truth will no longer be silenced.
I should have noted in my message about the weekly Torah portion that this week is Shabbat Chazon, the Sabbath of Vision. We are about to mourn -- but see through that pain to something better that lies beyond, on the other side.
Wishing you the best vision -- and an incredible reality to follow. It happens!
We begin the final speech of Moses to the people of Israel before they enter the Promised Land. He relates the ups and downs of the years of wandering in the desert, before, finally, the people have the merit to enter the land itself.
This Sabbath always precedes Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It is the anniversary of the destruction of both of the Holy Temples, and a catch-all for many calamities that befell the Jewish people.
A word on Tisha B'Av. This year I am leaving for an overseas trip during the afternoon of the holiday -- in the middle of a fast day. Not idea, but there was no other choice. But my flight is in the afternoon, which is significant.
We relax some of the harsh, mournful customs of the day in the afternoon. We start to pray normally; we sit on regular chairs; we start to have hope again in the redemption that will, one day, lead us all back from exile to our home.
I'll be taking a trip to a land where an important part of ...
President Trump is in Scotland, playing golf and making big trade deals -- a major deal with the EU, in fact. Meanwhile, there is a global outcry about humanitarian aid to Palestinians (not about the Israeli hostages, mind you).
On top of that, Democrats are at their lowest polling numbers ever -- so they are trying to win control of the House by redistricting in the middle of a 10-year Census cycle. Oh, economic optimism is up, so they have a tough road.
And Tulsi Gabbard's revelations about the Russia collusion investigation make it clear that Obama's lieutenants lied to Congress. How deeply was he himself involved? The media continue to ignore the evidence, but we certainly won't.
Special guests:
Nick Gilbertson - Breitbart News White House correspondent, on EU deal
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Trump abroad and Russia
John Spencer - urban warfare expert, on humanitarian aid and war in Gaza
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the ...
