Month: November 2024

Talking Progressive College Sudents Off The Ledge

Talking Progressive College Sudents Off The Ledge

By Bob Small

A friend of mine who only wants to be known as “an Independent in Swarthmore” sent me this article from ZeroHedge: “Devastated”: Classes At Harvard, Penn, Columbia ..

Among the many comments on post-election devastation ; “Jews endured calls for their genocide day and night last semester, and Columbia did nothing. Half the country votes for a candidate and Columbia elitists can’t deal,” posted Eliana Goldin on X .

She added, “their blatant double standard couldn’t be more offensive to the Jewish community at Columbia.”

Besides Columbia, this article touches on reaction at Harvard, Michigan State, Ohio University, The University of Pennsylvania, and our local Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore College, our local bastion of political progressivism, responded with cancelled class and declaring Sharples Commons being a “safe space to land,” for Harris supporters.

The University of Pennsylvania, Trump’s Alma Mater (Wharton “68, whether they like it or not) also had professors who cancelled classes but political science professor Ian Lustick was not among them.

 “Students deserve normalcy,” he said and that classes “are practically sacred spaces.” He thought that the failure of Harris to break from Biden’s Israel policy led to a loss of progressive voters.

Political Science professor Matthew Levendusky felt that Harris did not represent a change from the Biden administration.

At Harvard the reaction was similar.

Samantha M. Holtz ’28 was quoted as saying “Being at Harvard, I was surrounded by a lot of people who were very pro-Harris, so in my mind it was already a decided election. It was a little bit shocking to me.”

There are dissenting voices at Harvard, however, including ”The Harvard Republican Club — which  endorsed Trump  in July — and the Salient, a conservative student magazine which has published pro-Trump content this year. “

We got to Eliana Goldin for the final comments from The New York Post.

“Columbia has a serious problem with neutrality,” she said. “I’m sure that if Harris won, they would not have canceled classes”

Talking Progressive College Sudents Off The Ledge

Talking Progressive College Sudents Off The Ledge

Kamala Won’t Disappear

Kamala Won’t Disappear

By Joe Guzzardi

Despite the sound defeat that Vice President Kamala Harris suffered in the 2024 presidential election, she’ll likely remain in the public eye. In her November 6 concession speech, she admitted that she planned to stick around. Harris said, “I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign: the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people. A fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation, the ideals that reflect America at our best. That is a fight I will never give up.”

For high-visibility, vainglorious politicians who have held powerful positions like Harris—San Francisco District Attorney, California Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Vice President—giving up 20 years in the limelight goes against the grain. Harris could follow the examples that previously defeated presidential candidates set. Her options are many. Harris might start a foundation like Jimmy Carter did after his 1980 defeat to Ronald Reagan. The Carter Center, which builds sustainable housing and prevents disease from spreading in developing countries, helped the former one-term president the win the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. After Al Gore narrowly lost the 2000 election to George W. Bush, in 2005 he established the Alliance for Climate Protection, renamed The Climate Reality Project. Foundations are nice but hardly the stuff of substantial public exposure.

Or Harris could follow President Richard Nixon’s strategy. After his 1960 defeat to President John F. Kennedy and a subsequent loss in California’s 1962 gubernatorial race to Democrat incumbent Pat Brown, Nixon spent years promoting GOP candidates nationwide and, by 1968, had accumulated political favors that he cashed in on. Another Harris presidential bid, theoretically possible, is not in the cards because it would end in a comparison to Adlai Stevenson, a two-time loser to President Dwight David Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. More Harris options: she could join a high-end law firm, become a lobbyist, or retire to private life and wait for book or Netflix deal advances to come in. The Obamas got $65 million from Penguin Random House to release both their memoirs. Harris and spouse Doug Emhoff are not Michelle and Barack, but they would still command a hefty advance.

A safe bet on Harris’ future is that she will run to replace termed out California Governor Gavin Newsom, a perfect situation for her. The gubernatorial election is in 2026, which gives Harris time to kick back before stumping again. Campaigning in California would be cake for Harris as opposed to trying to sell herself to a skeptical national electorate. Harris is a known quantity in California and would benefit from incessantly glowing media coverage. As of today, Harris’ likely competition, many of whom might drop out rather than face certain defeat in a primary, are Toni Atkins, Senate president pro tem, Eleni Kounalakis, California’s Lieutenant Governor, Tony Thurmond, California’s superintendent of public education, Xavier Becerra, Health and Human Services Secretary, Betty Yee, former controller and the California Democratic Party’s vice chair, and finally a name familiar to long-standing enforcement advocates, the pro-immigration Antonio Villaraigosa, once Los Angeles’ mayor and unsuccessful 2018 gubernatorial candidate. Harris has statewide name recognition while the others are, in many corners of California, unknown. One issue that Harris and her potential challengers share is unbending support for open borders and amnesty for already-present illegal immigrants.

The most interesting thing to watch in a Harris gubernatorial bid would be how she interacts with Newsom. For more than a year, Newsom displayed everywhere his naked ambition to displace President Joe Biden. When Harris took over as the nominee, Newsom vanished. Consider his snide remark about Harris after her coronation: “We went through a very open process, a very inclusive process. It was bottom-up, I don’t know if you know that. That’s what I’ve been told to say.” Insiders know that Newsom, confident that he would win, favored an open convention to replace Biden. No doubt secretly delighted that Harris absorbed a drubbing; Newsom is back as 2028’s leading candidate.

In politics, four years is an eternity. When 2028 rolls around, Newsom or any other Democratic presidential nominee may be campaigning in a California that, based on the right-shift towards Trump from 2016 to 2020 and finally in 2024 for a 12 percentage point gain, may be as red as it is blue.

Joe Guzzardi is an Institute for Sound Public Policy analyst. Contact him at jguzzardi@ifspp.org

Kamala Won't Disappear

Kamala Won’t Disappear Kamala Won’t Disappear

Riches don’t make a man rich William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-15-24

Riches don’t make a man rich William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-15-24

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
Christopher Columbus

Riches don’t make a man rich William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-15
Riches don't make a man rich William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-15-19

Legacy Media Lied About Abortion

Legacy Media Lied About Abortion — The Democrat Party in their miserable failure of a election campaign made unrestricted access to abortion their battle flag.

And in doing so they and their establishment media minions lied horrifically about the laws passed with the demise of Roe v Wade.

Attorney Heather Hacker testified before the U.S. Senate, Sept. 24, about how shameless the lies told were.

Yes, treatment for ectopic pregnancies are legal in every state.

No, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller were not prevented from getting abortions.

Both, in fact, had abortions. What happened, however, is that they waited far too long after their pregnancies began to take the “morning after” abortion pills allowing the fetuses to become too developed. Parts of them were never expelled and this caused the fatal infections.

We’ve written about the danger of waiting too long to take these pills.

Ms. Miller had bought her pills online.

We warned about that danger too.

Ms. Hacker’s statement can be found here.

Watch her answer questions below.

The lies told by the legacy media and pro-abortion authorities have caused the deaths of women, and much other suffering.

Legacy Media Lied About Abortion

Legacy Media Lied About Abortion

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Afraid of simple words William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-14-24

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don’t believe in the good old words because we don’t believe in good old values anymore. And that’s why the world is sick.
Lin Yutang

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Larry Holmes Apologizes

Larry Holmes Apologizes — Larry Holmes apologized at last night’s (Nov. 12) Haverford Commissioner’s meeting for the Facebook screed he posted two days after the Nov. 5 election concerning Donald Trump’s historic victory.

Holmes represents the 6th Ward and is board president.

He used the phrase “insubstantial minions” that was taken by most to mean Trump voters and “autocrat” to refer to the Donald.

In the longest meeting in memory, township residents Bob Dell and Sharon Devaney stayed until 10:30 p.m. — about a three-and-a-half hour wait — to call Holmes out.

It was a few minutes later during commssioner comments when Holmes made the apology, and it appeared sincere.

He noted he had taken down the post.

Holmes said the phrase “insubstantial minions” was not directed at the voters but about the people around Trump.

He did not apologize for using “autocrat” though.

Dell and Ms. Devaney both accepted the apology.

And while sincere, Holmes’ explanation illustrates that the divide in this country is less about values and goals but about perceptions.

Leaving aside why would would think Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, Bobby Kennedy Jr., Vivek Ramaswamy and JD Vance are either “insubstantial” or “minions”, how could one even think Trump is an “autocrat”?

Did he twist the law to throw an opponent in jail during his first term or shut down dissenting media? Did he start any wars?

Seriously, Larry, consider getting a new source of information.

The vast majority of Trump voters are not bad people. They are rather good people, actually.

Other Matters

The board also unanimously passed a commitment to the long-discussed “Safe Streets for All” program which will use the Safe Systems Approach for a township wide safety action plan. Several citizens including Dory Dowdy and Mike Lee expressed concerns among which were that consultants were taking precedence over residents, and that state roads were not being considered.

The commissioners noted that passing the resolution provides flexibility and doesn’t negate the concerns expressed.

That the township has a problem with safety was not denied.

Ms. Devaney described the accident at Ellis and Lawrence roads seven years ago that left her with permanent injuries. The driver of the striking car was going 70 mph.

Tevin Nix noted that drivers routinely ignore the “do not enter” signs at Darby Road and West Chester Pike.

Victor Cortez, Chris Peter and Beverly, a crossing guard for Manoa School, cited the Manoa and Eagle road intersection at the school as particularly dangerous. Cortez said he, his wife and daughter were hit by a vehicle there while crossing the street with the girl in a stroller. Fortunately, no serious injuries resulted.

As we passed the intersection, this morning we noticed a Haverford police vehicle stationed on a side street, and got a fright when a student crossed Eagle against the light and way outside a crosswalk.

In another matter, the board voted 5-4 to pass the first reading of an amendment to township’s storm water management ordinance concerning a limit to impervious surface.

The board unanimously passed to much praise the Skatium renovation project. This improves locker room facilities for girls participating in sports.

The board heard from several angry residents about poor response to noise complaints concerning pickleball games at Paddock Park.

A man expressed concern about abandoned cars on County Line Road.

Larry Holmes Apologizes

Marriage is like William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-13-24

Marriage is like William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-13-24

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Marriage is like a horse with a broken leg. You can shoot the horse but that don’t fix the leg
Nick Yemana

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Marriage is like a horse with a broken leg. You can shoot the horse but that don't fix the leg Nick Yemana

Friends In High Places For Luna

Friends In High Places For Luna — Luna Devaney’s pal has been tapped by President Trump to head the CIA. Talk about friends in high places. The photo with Kash Patel was taken Nov. 2 when the Trump Bus Tour made a pre-election stop at Zebby Sulecki, Inc. in Broomall, Pa. Kash is a great choice. The CIA has been a cancer on this country — and the world — for more than 60 years, and we are confident he will bring about the needed changes..

Friends In High Places For Luna

Bullet has your name William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-12-24

Bullet has your name William Lawrence Sr Crytpowit 11-12-24

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: The soldiers that didn’t come back were the heroes. It’s a roll of the dice. If a bullet has your name on it, you’re a hero. If you hear a bullet go by, you’re a survivor.
Bob Feller

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Bullet has your name William Lawrence Sr Crytpowit 11-12-19

Pepperontini Says Hello World

Pepperontini Says Hello World — Whether this is a new concoction or has been conceived independently, what we have dubbed the pepperontini has taken the crown as the greatest drink.

The plan was to make a basic martini and the preparations were begun only to realize that we had forgotten the freezer isn’t working hence no ice.

With the liquor in the shaker it was time to improvise.

Supermarket pepperoncini was thrown into each glass along with a generous splash of the juice. The booze was then added.

It isn’t just a good drink or even a great drink. It is the merely the greatest.

And it’s easy to make.

Use the standard martini mix of 9 gin to 1 dry vermouth. Add the pepperoncini from the supermarket jar along with the juice.

And there you have it.

Ice is not necessary. In fact, would likely detract from the perfection albeit we could understand why it would be used when summer returns.

For cool autumn nights, however, definitely no ice.

Be careful, though. No ice means no dilution.

The Pepperontini
The Pepperontini