- With the release of the White House Correspondence Dinner's attempted assassin's manifesto, it's kinda difficult for progs to make this incident a "both sides" issue. As such, they choose to concern troll the intended targets, which were President Donald Trump and members of his administration.
On Monday, the vile hags on ABC's The View had their usual deranged takes.
The gal doing most of the speaking, Ana Navarro, seems woefully ignorant of recent history. In one breath, she cites the June 2017 incident where GOP Congressman were engaged in a baseball practice when a maniacal Bernie Sanders supporter opened fire, nearly killing Rep. Steve Scalise. Later, Navarro expresses how she was grateful some Republicans were at Saturday's White House Correspondence Dinner and had to hide under tables because "maybe now that they have felt the fear themselves they will do something on gun reform!"
Uhhh...hey, Ana? How many "gun reforms" did the Republicans advocate for in the aftermath of that 2017 shooting? Did you ever bother to ask them way they never brought any forth? Might be an enlightening topic on your lil' TV show if you and your fellow harpies ever wanna set foot outside your echo chamber some time.
- Speaking of one having their head up one's derriere, former President Barack Obama has entered the chat.
Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night's shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, it’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy. It’s also a sobering reminder of the courage and sacrifice that U.S. Secret Service Agents show every day. I’m grateful to them – and thankful that the agent who was shot is going to be okay.
To fair, Obama posted this statement Sunday afternoon, prior to the shooter's manifesto being made public. But what was ascertained by that point was the shooter was a Kamala Harris supporter and, given his social media activity on the leftist cesspool that is Bluesky, an enthusiastic participant in leftist activities like the "No Kings" rallies. Connect the dots, Barry.
Alas, this has been Obama's modus operandi since he was President. Remember the Pulse nightclub shooting in the summer of 2016? The gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS before slaughtering scores of people. Then *President* Obama's response? “(W)e have no definitive assessment on the motivation” of Omar Mateen but that “we know he was a person filled with hate.”
Apparently abject denial is Barry's default sentiment when an emotionally charged incident runs afoul of his preferred narratives.
- After Saturday's assassination attempt, some folks dug up some days old footage from Jimmy Kimmel Live! where Kimmel pretended to be the WHCD emcee/roaster. The joke which caught people's ire was where Kimmel said to First Lady Melania Trump that "you have a glow of an expectant widow."
Uber podcaster (and longtime friend of Kimmel's) Adam Carolla shared his perspective.
I largely agree with Carolla's perspective in that no one expressed a whole lotta outrage in the immediate aftermath of Kimmel's joke. As such, it can hardly be blamed for the actions of the gunman. And I also concede that this is a classic roast joke, one which would have been aimed at any octogenarian billionaire with a gorgeous wife several years younger than he.
But here's the real test: what if a similar joke was aimed at Jill Biden while her feeble ol' husband Joe was POTUS? Would the same prevailing sentiment from leftists be "rElAx, SnOwFlAkEs. It'S jUsT a JoKe?" Let's just say I'm skeptical.
In the end, was Kimmel's joke tasteless? Perhaps. Unfunny? Yup. But should the
FCC be sticking it's beak in regarding ABC's broadcast license? Abso-freaking-lutely NOT!
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