Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says indefensible things now and again, but what is most interesting about her is how she manages to highlight the media's hypocrisy about its own conduct.
On Monday, Greene visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and apologized for comparing coronavirus restrictions to Nazi laws imposed on Jews. Her visit and apology were appropriate.
Leading news outlets, including the Washington Post and Reuters, tried to make her apology about other remarks. The Post complained that she compared Democrats to Nazis (something the Post does all the time with Trump and Republicans), and Reuters complained that she defended Trump for allegedly saying that white supremacists in Charlottesville were "very fine people" -- which he did not say. In fact, Trump said that the neo-Nazis and white supremacists ought to be "condemned totally."
The Charlottesville lie has become known as the "very fine people" hoax. It was comprehensively destroyed in the second impeachment trial. It's amazing -- or not? -- that a congressional reporter for Reuters continues to flog the hoax. But it shows how little accountability there is for the media.
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?
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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.
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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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