Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen

Now when can we do the same to Obama?

Glenn Youngkin Cruises to Upset Victory, Ending Clinton Era – PJ Media

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich lost in the Massachusetts gubernatorial primary in 2002. Former Attorney General Janet Reno ran for governor of Florida in 2002 but lost in the primary. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala lost her congressional re-election race last year.

Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson won two terms as governor of New Mexico, but withdrew from consideration to be Barack Obama’s commerce secretary due to corruption.

And you may recall a former Housing and Urban Development secretary named Andrew Cuomo.

Bill and Hillary are now afterthoughts in today’s party, which is run by Ron Klain, Bernie Sanders, and Pramila Jayapal.

Hillary’s career ended ignominiously, as perhaps the only candidate who could lose to Donald Trump in a general election. Bill’s philandering is frowned upon today more than ever in the #MeToo era.

McAuliffe was the last. And now it’s over.

I really thought McAuliffe’s final strategy of flipping on his entire campaign message, yelling racist and Trump over and over, and then having Randi Weingarten deliver his closing argument was going to pay off. Weird.

— AG (@AGHamilton29) November 3, 2021

Democrats Can’t Lose This Demographic in 2022 or 2024

If they do, it will be a blood bath.

This is what happens when you close schools for a year and then let the moms see what is being taught https://t.co/xZVSCa5OEi

— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) November 3, 2021

Ouch.

Those White Supremacists in Virginia Elected Her

Meet the new lieutenant governor of Virginia: https://t.co/n308n1728f

— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) November 3, 2021

Congratulations, Lt. Governor-elect Winsome Sears.

And Now I Turn to Kyle Rittenhouse

Whose explosive trial is already in progress. I’m still attempting to get caught up. I suspect I’ll still be posting about the trial even after it’s over, but each day I get a little closer to being caught up. Maybe by Thanksgiving.

FBI Spy Video Shows Kyle Rittenhouse Being Chased Down at Kenosha Riot...Which Explains Why You've Never Seen It – PJ Media

For more than a year, prosecutors in the Kyle Rittenhouse case have possessed FBI spy video footage taken by a fixed wing plane flying above the Kenosha riots. Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys say they only learned of its existence recently. On Tuesday, the public finally got a look at it.

It’s pretty clear why the prosecution was playing hide-the-ball with the evidence and why Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys were the first to show it in court. Over prosecutorial objections, Judge Bruce Schroeder allowed Rittenhouse’s attorneys to use their opening statement to show photos, videos, and, yes, the FBI’s FLIR thermal images of the first of three shootings the night of August 25, 2020. It was an unusual move and one you’ll see more defense attorneys replicate in the future.

This case should never have gone this far. No charges should have been filed against Kyle Rittenhouse. The evidence is so overwhelmingly in his favor that it’s amazing to see this play out. He should be acquitted. In a just society he would be acquitted and every jury member would shake his hand afterwards. But we don’t live in a just world. We shall see.

Newly released FBI footage of Kyle Rittenhouse.... pic.twitter.com/XnnhvOAVkj

— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) November 2, 2021

And There It Is

Only 8 days late, I have the results of the Virginia Governor’s Race.

Virginia Election Results Are In – PJ Media

Early on in the race, the typical issues of the economy and jobs dominated the discussion, but as the campaign drew to a close, education became a front-and-center issue. Concerns over critical race theory, combined with parents’ increasing concerns over how much say they should have in their children’s education, brought education into the spotlight. Scandals in Loudoun County, where a gender-fluid male student raped a female student in a bathroom, helped make education a hot topic.

McAuliffe stated several times that parents had no say in their kids’ education. When Youngkin pointed McAuliffe’s statements out in an ad, McAuliffe said that Youngkin had taken him out of context, which wasn’t true. McAuliffe’s problems became worse when former president Barack Obama described parents’ worries as “fake outrage.”

As education took center stage, the polls began to narrow. McAuliffe’s attempts to tie Youngkin to Donald Trump failed, but McAuliffe couldn’t shake the specter of Joe Biden, especially when he brought Democratic luminaries like Randi Weingarten into Virginia to stump for him.

Youngkin surged in the last days of the race, and he appears to have carried his momentum all the way across the finish line.

The GOP sweeps Virginia. Go turn on MSNBC. https://t.co/ZEwFUw7ryQ

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) November 3, 2021

First Black woman Lt. Governor.

First Hispanic and first children of immigrants as Attorney General.

This is the new Virginia GOP.

— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) November 3, 2021

Congratulations to Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), and to the rest of his incredible team. I’ll have many more thoughts in the coming days.

I Won’t Accuse Twitter of Bias on This One, Merely Stupidity

Twitter Suspension of Quin Hillyer is Absurd | National Review

On Twitter, people often have fun with random nostalgia games. Somebody named Jon B. Wolfsthal posted this : “Tell me you watched SNL in the 1970s without saying you watched SNL in the 1970s.” To which, almost immediately, playing off the phonetic similarity of his first name with that of onetime SNL star Jane Curtin, I wrote: “Jon, you ignorant slut.” As my reply was directly responsive to what Wolfsthal had requested, he quickly both “liked” and retweeted it.

After all, for some 20 years or more, for those of a certain broad age range, the saying “Jane, you ignorant slut” was a catchphrase, a way for people (at parties, or while watching ballgames with friends, or whatever) to laugh while feigning mutual displeasure.

Within 24 hours, Quin received a note from Twitter flagging the tweet and informing him that his account had been suspended, “for violating the Twitter rules. Specifically for: Violating our rules against hateful conduct. You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.”

So, according to Twitter, playfully tweeting out an old SNL joke to somebody who was amused now represents “hateful conduct.”

Twitter, you ignorant slut.

TFW You’re a Democrat Candidate for Governor and Even Politico and CNN Call You Out for Lying

‘Desperate’: McAuliffe Caught In ‘Lie’ By CNN, Politico | The Daily Wire

The momentum has shifted so dramatically against Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday’s Virginia governor’s race that numerous establishment media outlets — including CNN and Politico — have called out the Democrat for closing out his campaign with “a lie.”

“Guess how Glenn Youngkin is finishing his campaign?” Terry McAuliffe asked the attendees of his final campaign rally at a Fairfax brewery Monday night. “Glenn Youngkin is doing an event with Donald Trump here in Virginia, where he brought the hatred, the divisiveness that Donald Trump brought to this country. We’re going to put an end to Donald Trump’s future plans right here in Virginia.”

Only one problem: no such event happened. None was ever planned. As far as I know, Donald Trump has not been to Virginia since he flew over it after leaving the White House on January 20.

“TERRY MCAULIFFE wanted GLENN YOUNGKIN and DONALD TRUMP to campaign together so badly that when it didn’t happen, McAuliffe simply invented a Youngkin-Trump event that didn’t exist,” said the Politico Playbook this morning. “That was a lie. Trump wasn’t in Virginia and he never campaigned with Youngkin.”

Ouch.

Gingrich Says What We All Fear

Newt Gingrich Warns About Voter Fraud in Virginia: ‘If It’s Really Tight, They’ll Steal It’ – PJ Media

Gingrich warned that fraud could tip the gubernatorial election in Virginia, arguing that Republican Glenn Youngkin will have to win by a big enough margin to ensure victory.

“Does Youngkin need to win for this to have the maximum impact? What if it’s really tight?” Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Gingrich Monday night.

“If it’s really tight, they’ll steal it,” Gingrich told him. “So you can’t afford to have a really tight election. You have to win by a big enough margin they can’t steal it.”

This is what conservatives describe as “exceeding the margin of fraud”. It’s a high hurdle to clear.

Good luck to Youngkin.

Not Even One Year In, and It’s a Near Majority

From his own party.

Poll: 44% Of Dems, Dem-Leaning Independents Want Biden Off The 2024 Ticket | The Daily Wire

I don’t know what they do if this reaches 50%. Probably start polling how many feel he should be allowed to complete his first term.

The Marist poll stated, “36% of Democrats and Democratic leaning independents say their party will have a better chance winning the White House with Biden at the top of the ticket. 44% want someone else, and 20% are unsure.”

According to fivethirtyeight.com, Biden’s disapproval numbers crossed over 50% of respondents on October 20, and they have not dipped under 50% since. His disapproval numbers have been steadily ascending since January 28 of this year, according to fivethirtyeight.com, with the disapproval numbers surpassing the approval numbers for the first time in that period on August 30.

Those numbers are just brutal. More want him off the ticket than on.

Ouch.

Surprising Ruling From Chicago Judge

Perhaps all hope is not lost.

Judge: Chicago Can’t Enforce Vaccine Mandate On Police Officers; Lightfoot Fumes | The Daily Wire

“‘Obey now, grieve later’ is not possible,” Mitchell emphasized. “If every union member complied and was vaccinated by December 31 … they would have no grievance to pursue and there would be no remedy an arbitrator could award. An award of back pay or reinstatement cannot undo a vaccine. Nothing can.”

The judge added that it was his “intention is to enter to narrowest possible order to preserve the unions’ right to a meaningful arbitration. The balance of the City’s vaccination policy remains fully in effect, including the reporting and testing obligations.”

Nothing can undo a vaccine. Well said.