Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman, aka “Edgy Beto,” demands forgiveness for racially charged transgression.
Publication: Washington Free Beacon
Lincoln Project Knew of Weaver Allegations Months Before NY Times Story
Senior members of the Lincoln Project were made aware of John Weaver’s interactions with vulnerable young men as early as August 2020, according to a report published Tuesday in the Washington Blade.
Cut Off from Campaign Cash, Omar’s Husband Turns to Booze Biz
After Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) announced that she was cutting ties with husband Tim Mynett’s political consulting firm, Mynett turned his attention to a new mission: advising wine and beverage companies.
Dems Will Come to Regret Targeting Marjorie Taylor Greene
Democrats are delusional if they believe the GOP won’t return the favor and push Omar from her post on the House Foreign Affairs Committee when the tables are turned.
Biden’s Asia Czar’s Holdings May Present Conflict of Interest
Kurt Campbell owns part of a firm that gives advice to corporations doing business in Asia.
State Department Spokesperson Has History of Anti-Cop Rhetoric
Jalina Porter described a problematic 2016 remark as a product of “passion,” but she’s a repeat offender.
Lincoln Project Rocked by Trumpian Levels of Scandal, Disarray
Sinking ship: Three cofounders cut ties before John Weaver allegations came to light.
Biden Covid Death Tracker
17,795 Americans have died from COVID-19 since President Joe Biden took office.
Biden Makes Not Wearing a Mask Acceptable Again
Now that Biden is president, it appears that not wearing a mask is acceptable so long as you’re a Democrat doing it for a good reason. After Biden and his family were photographed without masks at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday—in violation of the federal mask mandate that he himself had just approved via executive action—press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed a reporter’s question about Biden’s refusal to follow the rules.
Jen Psaki Has It a Lot Easier Than Sean Spicer
The media were never sheepish in the early days of the Trump administration about hurling questions at then-press secretary Sean Spicer. But in the early days of the Biden administration there has been no shortage of softball questions for press secretary Jen Psaki, including inquiries about color schemes for Air Force One.
Biden’s Day
A forgettable speech may be just what the country needs.
Watchdog Calls for Transparency from University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center
A good-government watchdog is calling on secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken to disclose any foreign-funding sources for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Biden Center, where Blinken served as director, as part of his Senate confirmation vetting process.
Media Go All in for Kamala
At long last, it’s Joe’s time to shine. But not really. Biden hasn’t even taken the oath of office yet, but journalists are already working tirelessly to fluff his presumed successor, Kamala Harris, who in recent days has been the subject of fawning press coverage that would make even Obama blush.
Lincoln Project’s John Weaver Out After Admitting “Inappropriate” Convos with Young Men
Lincoln Project cofounder John Weaver is no longer affiliated with the Democratic Super PAC after admitting to having “inappropriate” sexual conversations with young men. Dozens of young men have come forward with accusations that Weaver engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct… as well as “grooming” them by promising lucrative career opportunities in exchange for sex.
MailChimp Boots Gun-Rights Group
Mailchimp blocked Virginia’s top gun-rights group from sending newsletters through its service for unspecified reasons. The Virginia Citizens Defense League announced Wednesday night that its account with the leading mass-distribution service had been suspended. The tech giant failed to provide any reason for the decision.
Biden Pick for Civil Rights Chief Promoted Racism and Anti-Semitism
Kristen Clarke, Biden’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, advanced pseudoscientific theories of black racial superiority and organized an event with a notorious anti-Semite as a student at Harvard University. Clarke and a coauthor outlined “the genetic differences between Blacks and whites” in a 1994 letter to Harvard’s student newspaper…
School Board Member Under Fire for Saying “Crack the Whip”
A Washington state school-board member is under fire for using the phrase “crack the whip” during a virtual board meeting—a phrase his critics say is racist.During a Dec. 14 board meeting for the Clover Park School District, board member Paul Wagemann told his colleagues that “we need to crack the whip” on increasing the graduation rate.
Trump’s Last Stand
Joe Biden was in Georgia on Monday to rally support for Democrats. No one cared, obviously, especially not the press. All cameras were pointed at Trump, who rolled up to an airfield in Dalton, Ga., to the tune of “Macho Man,” steeped in a fresh scandal of his own making, for what might have been the last true campaign rally of his presidency. He did not disappoint.
2020 Men of the Year: The Police
Rioting, looting, a wave of shootings. 2020 was one of the most turbulent years in decades, as chaos swept through the streets of America’s cities. But against that chaos stood a thin blue line: the men and women in uniform who tirelessly faced the onslaught on the streets. It’s their unshirking commitment in the face of disorder that makes the police men of the year.
Journalist of the Year: Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy
While his colleagues in the media industry were furiously jacking each other off, Barstool founder Dave Portnoy crouched into the journalistic void, using his bully pulpit to highlight the pandemic’s crippling impact on America’s small businesses. It was without a doubt the finest piece of journalism produced in the Trump era.
2020 Man of the Year: MAGA Hat-Wearer Larry David (Yes, That Larry David)
The MAGA hat is this century’s peace sign—a beautiful red signal to other normal-thinking Americans that logical discourse is an option. That lesson was heard loud and clear this year by Larry David who happened to have one of these magical MAGA hats in his car when he nearly ran a motorcycle off the road. The tough motorcyclist respected him, and liberal wieners of Hollywood wanted nothing to do with David. For getting a taste of it, even if just for a day, the Washington Free Beacon salutes him as a 2020 Man of the Year.
Biden’s Death Knell for the Death Penalty
Biden’s about-face on capital punishment is a major victory for some of his party’s wealthiest benefactors, who are uniquely opposed to the practice: The richest Democratic donors are 40 points more likely to back death penalty abolition than the party’s rank and file.
How the CDC Went Woke
In 2015, Dayna Bowen Matthew published a paper concerning racial disparities in health care which she said . reflects the “structural violence” of American society. Matthew helped draft the CDC’s framework for allocating Covid-19 vaccines. She is also listed as a consultant to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which voted to vaccinate essential workers before the elderly, partly on the grounds that the elderly skew white—only to pull back Sunday in the face of outrage from across the political spectrum.
Biden Taps Liberal Billionaire’s Acolyte for Top Econ Job
President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday that he will appoint Joelle Gamble, who previously worked as a principal at the social-change investment firm funded by liberal billionaire Pierre Omidyar, as a top economic adviser.