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The Democratic Party ruling class's bloodless coup of their own democratically elected presidential nominee, who also happens to be the nominal sitting president of the United States, is one of the most astonishing political developments of my lifetime. Joe Biden, though clearly physically and mentally impaired, has sought the presidency for quite literally longer than I have been alive. Biden had been defiant ever since the June 27 presidential debate debacle that he was not going anywhere, despite overwhelming pressure from party elites and sycophantic media lapdogs demanding he do precisely that. He has a Lady Macbeth-like wife who craves...

On "Forbes Newsroom," political scientist Charles Lipson reacts to President Joe Biden's Oval Office address after he dropped out of the presidential race and Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign.

~The so-called New Hampshire Seacoast, which is actually a New Hampshire Oceancoast, is about as far as you can go from my corner of the state and still be in NH. So I don't get there terribly often. But maybe I'm missing out... (video of whale falling on a boat) Is it a metaphor? Is the whale Trump? And the fishermen the Deep State? Or is the whale the Deep State? And the fishermen Joe and Jill? Or is it just another of Fauci's gain-of-function projects? ~I dissent somewhat from the notion that what befell Joe Biden just five days...

On Friday, leftwing professor Allan Lichtman, who frequently appears as a guest on CNN and MSNBC to hype his "13 Keys" to the presidency shtick was in an excited joyous mood. He had just heard from from former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain that Joe Biden would remain in the presidential race thus preserving Lichtman's all important "incumbency key."Here is the jubilant Lichtman in an upbeat mood due to the preservation of his sacred incumbency key which he believed helped ensure Biden's victory in November.

After several very confusing days, Joe Biden finally emerged on Wednesday after dropping out of the presidential race over the weekend. Appearing very frail, the president addressed the nation from the Oval Office in what was billed as an explanation of why he abruptly stepped aside as the Democratic Party nominee. Unfortunately, though perhaps expectedly, Biden provided no real information at all. In fact, his clearly deteriorating condition combined with the things he said only served to deepen the scandal around him and Kamala Harris. Who is actually the president? Why is he remaining in office if he can't run...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MN) mounted a silent protest during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress on Wednesday, holding up signs that said “Guilty of Genocide” and “War Criminal” during his address. Netanyahu, who was received with a standing ovation, began his address by acknowledging the Israeli hostages and their families, and by honoring Israeli soldiers in the gallery, — including Ethiopian and Muslim soldiers, and soldiers who, though wounded, returned to the fight. He rebuked anti-Israel protesters, alluding to the thousands who had gathered outside the Capitol, noting that they stood with Hamas and with “evil,” and noting...

The world does not revolve around the American political calendar nor do rogues take a pause because White House aides and Democratic politicos wish a smooth coronation for Vice President Kamala Harris or whomever comes out of an open convention. If Democrats cannot provide a strong commander because Biden chose a vice president based on race and gender rather than ability, so be it. Virtue signaling has a cost. Harris, at least, is cogent. She can make decisions around the clock when a crisis emerges.

This is getting serious. Joe Biden has not been seen in public in five days. His last appearance was when he slowly and painfully exited Air Force One on Wednesday night. This is the last time Joe Biden was seen. It was five days ago. Nobody knows where he is, what he’s doing, if he’s okay, or who is running the country at the moment.pic.twitter.com/ozT7YBYhVW— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 22, 2024His absence from the public eye is enough to make anyone a conspiracy theorist. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) demanded "proof of life" by 5 p.m. on Monday. That deadline came...

In the Nineties film, the president ends up comatose, and his chief of staff secretly hires a body double. These days, the plot feels eerily familiar. Ever since the Great Debate Debacle—and its successor event, the Stephanopoulos Sit-Down That Could Have Gone Better—Joe Biden’s most fervent supporters have chosen one of two tacks. The first is full-on denial: the president is doing fine, they say! Amazing, even! Any blips in his performance were merely the result of poor preparation, or a cold, or some secret saboteur inside CNN who installed a “ghastly pallor and verbal incoherence” filter on the camera...

Joe Biden is dying and final preparations are being made for him. He was supposed to leave Delaware today, but his health has deteriorated. Due to his accelerated decline, Joe Biden has cancelled nine trips that were scheduled for the next two weeks. Biden is expected to leave his beach home in Rehoboth, Delaware on Tuesday afternoon and arrive back at the White House at 2:30 pm, although that could be changed to Wednesday, July 24th. It all depends on how much he continues to decline Biden has been dying, and he is dying rather quickly. This is why Kamala...

Over and over and over again, we were told by the White House that Joe Biden's health was just fine. That he was old, he had some minor issues, but he was basically fine. We of course knew that wasn't true, given what we've seen day after day, watching his incoherence and confusion. But they've been selling us this fiction for months as he campaigned. But now Frank Biden, Joe Biden's brother, has made a concerning comment about Joe's health that's going to cause even more questions. CBS White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes reported late Sunday that Frank said that...

Voters thought the faltering president was too old, but allies looked the other way, advisers defended his abilities and the Democratic Party boxed out other candidates ... Biden had just finished trying to persuade a group of congressional Democrats to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill when Nancy Pelosi, then the House speaker, took the microphone. In 30 minutes of remarks on Capitol Hill, Biden had spoken disjointedly and failed to make a concrete ask of lawmakers, according to Democrats in the room. After he left, a visibly frustrated Pelosi told the group she would articulate what Biden had been...

In remarks today honoring NCAA champion athletes, it took Kamala about 30 seconds to unleash a cackle, 20 seconds more to mention Beau, referring to his description of "what kind of father" Biden is. The kind of father that showers with his young daughter, ya mean? In addition to Kamala, the two other people who spoke were a black woman who is an NCAA official, and a black woman athlete. Message received, Kamala!

Pro Political Tip For Mika Brzezinski: When praising Joe Biden, DO NOT, under any circumstances, talk about his "touch." And yet, on today's Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski violated that rule. Expressing her sadness at Biden leaving the race, Mika thrice extolled Biden's "touch."Mika, Mika, Mika! You say "touch," and for millions of Americans it brings to mind unsettling images. Biden's "touch" with the daughter of Dem Sen. Chris Coons, seen here, is just one of many such examples. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is leading a wave of calls for President Biden to leave the Oval Office immediately. The Ohio senator claimed that if the president isn’t fit to campaign, he shouldn’t be trusted to remain in the White House, in a message sent Sunday hours before Biden said he was suspending his election campaign. “Not running for reelection would be a clear admission that President Trump was right all along about Biden not being mentally fit enough to serve as Commander-in-Chief,” Vance wrote on X.

Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a patriot of the highest order. Sixteen years ago, when I began my search for a vice president, I knew about Joe’s remarkable career in public service. But what I came to admire even more was his character — his deep empathy and hard-earned resilience; his fundamental decency and belief that everyone counts. Since taking office, President Biden has displayed that character again and again. He helped end the pandemic,...

No human being is a substitute for the Higher Power even El Rushbo said 'talent on loan from God'. "Chariots Of Fire" And The 1924 Paris Olympics The theme from the 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" which chronicled the exploits of the 1924 British Olympic runners in Paris... The Empire Keeps Striking Back An overwhelming vote in Israel's Parliament this week rejecting the Palestinian state... And what happens after Ireland goes in for the "Palestinian State"?... Didn't JD Vance say the British government is "Islamist" too?... And who might be trying to get Joe Biden out of the way???... Your...

Russian air defenses downing... The notion that Iran could produce materials needed for a nuclear weapon in 'one or two weeks'... The man who tried to kill President Trump flew a drone over the site... Democrat US Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio joining the list of Democrats calling for Joe Biden to step aside... The Biden Administration setting a goal for the federal government to eliminate single-use plastic... Donald Trump speaking with Ukraine's President... Tunisian President Kais Saied, who has ruled with wide ranging powers since July of 2021, wants re-election... In Kenya President William Ruto announcing 11 cabinet appointments......

The Biden campaign has scheduled an emergency “all-hands meeting” as damaging leaks batter Joe Biden. “The Biden For President campaign is calling an all-staff meeting for Friday. It’s heading into a critical weekend for the party as Republican Donald Trump wraps up a heady Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and Democrats, racing time, consider the extraordinary possibility of Biden stepping aside for a new presidential nominee before their own convention next month in Chicago.” – the AP reported. Biden’s surrogates are desperate to take control of the narrative as Joe Biden convalesces at his Rehoboth Beach house. Damaging leaks to...

Joe Biden sat down for an interview with Black Entertainment Television (BET) host Ed Gordon to pander to black voters. Joe “you ain’t black” Biden is struggling with black voters as the 2024 election cycle goes into full swing. Meanwhile, President Trump is making inroads with blacks. Biden’s interview with BET was a pathetic attempt to appeal to black voters. Biden rambled incoherently as he lied about his involvement in the civil rights movement. This is one of Biden’s favorite lies (he has many). “I got involved in the civil rights movement [unintelligible].” At this point, Biden mumbled through a...