Quick Hits: Volume CCCLXXXIV

- Democrats are wholly incapable of condemning despicable behavior by one of their own without a "but TRUMP!" deflection. 

The latest example is the saga involving Jay Jones, the Democrat Attorney General candidate from Virginia who once fantasized about a Virginia Republican being shot in the head. Given that in the past year alone politics has been the catalyst for multiple murders, we ought not be so dismissive of such rhetoric, even if it occurred in a private text conversation. 

As Noah Rothman at National Review points out, prominent Dems view this as little more than a distraction. 

They cannot call for Jones to submit to consequences for his repulsive actions because to do so would implicate the Virginia Democratic Party within a month of crucial statewide elections. Sure, Senator Mark Warner called the comments “appalling.” Gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger said she was “disgusted.” State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell said the remarks represent “a serious lapse in judgment that cannot be defended.” But they stopped short of calling for Jones to exit the race. Indeed, Democratic voters “have to be mature in our thinking and how we vote,” said Virginia House Speaker Don Scott. “We can’t get distracted, because they want us to get distracted by the text message here or something else.”

What are we witness to here but an effort to have it both ways — a situation in which those who practice or welcome political violence are somehow also the sympathetic victims in their stories? They’ve been driven to madness by provocation after provocation by the real villains in this tale. Can we honestly blame them for their discrete antisocial or even criminal actions unless we condemn all the environmental factors to which they’re supposedly responding?

The separation of the wheat and the chaff has never been more apparent. 

- Speaking of progs sanctioning violence......

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If you listen to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, he basically implies this wouldn't be happening if that nosy Trump administration weren't so hellbent on enforcing Federal laws. 

- I imagine there are a good number of people who are mind-numbingly confused over how a devout Christ follower like Charlie Kirk was "allowed" to be slain. Kudos to Megyn Kelly for being so transparent in her own struggle. 

 

Megyn Kelly: "I'm Mad at God!" #God #Christianity@megynkelly pic.twitter.com/6XSJ9M0nts

— Frank Turek (@DrFrankTurek) October 7, 2025

If Jesus Christ himself can feel separated from God (i.e. his asking "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"), it's certainly no disgrace if we wonder aloud about His plan not making sense to us.

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Box Score of the Week (Postseason edition)

Game 3 of the National League Division Series - Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds. 

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The Reds' Bret Boone homered in this game. As a member of the California Angels in the 1980s, Bret's dad Bob also hit postseason home runs, which made them to the first father-son duo to homer in the MLB playoffs. 

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The NARN Closer's playlist - 10/5/2025

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I'd like to see them spend a week livin' life out on the street........

I've hosted my radio show maybe once over the past five weeks......but I'm back on the air today! My 2-hour broadcast of  The Closer will get started at 1:00 PM Central Time. 

In the first hour, I'll discuss the DFL's continued desperate attempts to ban guns, even considering trying to amend the Minnesota Constitution. 

At 1:30, GOP Senate candidate in MN Senate District 29 Michael Holmstrom will stop by to discuss his candidacy. A special election for this seat (Election Day being Nov. 4)  will take place due to the passing of incumbent Sen. Bruce Anderson. 

Then at 2:30, Joe Bishop-Henchman of National Taxpayers Union will join us via phone to weigh in on the disagreement over policy points which resulted in the Federal government being shut down. 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page, where we also conduct a "Live Stream" of the broadcast.

Until then.....

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Revising history

It was one year ago Wednesday when the only Vice Presidential debate of the 2024 campaign occurred. Republican Veep candidate JD Vance so thoroughly dominated his opponent Tim Walz that prominent Democrats didn't even give the obligatory attempt to polish that turd of performance. 

Over the past few weeks, Walz's 2024 running mate Kamala Harris has been out promoting her book 107 Days, which shares her perspective of her failed candidacy. It basically documents events from the day President Joe Biden announced he was not seeking reelection (and thus endorsing Harris to take his place) through her Election Day loss. I haven't read the book, but by all accounts it's little more than a confirmation that Harris is ill-equipped to look in the mirror and acknowledge she's a lousy candidate. 

One excerpt of the book in particular discussed Harris's dismay over Walz's debate performance, which is ironic since Harris getting fleeced by Tulsi Gabbard in a presidential debate essentially ended her 2020 candidacy. Anyhow, Walz was recently asked about the critique which Harris levied. And in true Walz fashion, he reverts to gaslighting. 

“As far as the book and things like that go, I think she has every right to be critical. I do think I let her down on a couple things,” Walz said. “And I warned them my Minnesota nice thing is if somebody’s being nice to me, I’ll be nice to them … These people have seen me debate. I know my subject. I’m pretty good at it. I don’t think I’m particularly mean.”

Moderator Lulu Garcia-Navarro cut Walz off, asking whether the governor believed he boosted Vance by enabling him to demonstrate “a more collegial side of himself” during the debate. Walz appeared to concede that he had before suggesting that vice presidential debates were insignificant and then immediately backtracking.

“It did matter though, and I think in the moment we were in, in preparing for that, and quite honestly, we did not prepare for him to be more cordial. The expectation was that he would do the false attacks and do some of that. And they didn’t,” the governor said. “So, I’ll give them this — they were well prepared. But my goal was to try and find, you know, getting there. And I’m saying, ‘We all want to fix immigration, but you’re doing the dogs and cats stuff.’ What we’re talking about is fixing the system, adjudicating asylum claims faster.”

If you look back at that debate, the moment was clearly too big for Walz. He's never had to face difficult questions in a large setting, and it showed. So when he was pressed on his claim of being in China during the high profile 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Walz rambled for a minute or two before having to acknowledge he fabricated the whole thing. 

Sorry, but his utter ineptitude in such a setting had little to do with his "being too nice." Not that the local media will call him out on it. 

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Anti gunners are fresh out of ideas

In the aftermath of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in August, Gov. Tim Walz has been hellbent on calling a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to address the epidemic of "gun violence."

Instead of going on the defensive, MN House Republicans put forth a comprehensive plan to ensure the safety of kids in schools while not undermining Second Amendment rights. As we know by now, gun grabbers like Walz and his fellow progs start immediately with arbitrary proposals looking to ban what they deem "weapons of war." It's the same tired old ideas that, if they happen to be passed into law in other states, prove ineffective in stemming the tide of "gun violence" befores said laws are ultimately declared unconstitutional when lawsuits are brought before Federal judges. 

So what happens when anti-gunners can't even compete in the arena of ideas?

Just watch this entire video put forth by Rob Doar of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and pay particular attention to the final 15 seconds. It's beyond parody. 

🚨 Mounds View Mayor Zach Lindstrom (@MoundsViewMayor ) has been talking about his “Assault Weapons Referendum Act”… and it’s pure constitutional nonsense.

❌ MN doesn’t have referendums
❌ He cites the religious liberty clause as the “right to bear arms” 🤦‍♂️
❌ The whole thing… pic.twitter.com/RjgFxHfL7K

— MN Gun Owners Caucus (@mnguncaucus) October 2, 2025

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Box Score of the Week

San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres - September 27, 2005. 

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In their 157th game of the season, the Padres had a losing record (78-79), yet ultimately still got into the playoffs. That is the most games into a season where an MLB team had a sub-.500 record but still made it to the postseason. 

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On assignment.......still

I'm away from my radio show yet again today, but the broadcast is in *great* hands with the inimitable Walter Hudson. 

Here's what Walter has on tap today, 1-3 PM Central Time: 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics Walter plans on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page.

Until then.....

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