The New York Times’ Love Affair With Tyrants

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So there is a huffy editorial from the New York Times this morning, titled In Meeting Erdogan, Trump Courts Another Tyrant. In which the Times editorial board gnashes their teeth over President Trump’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. The president, solemnly sayeth the Times, has a “weakness for ruthless authoritarians.” Well. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? Back there in the long-ago ages of November 2017, The Times took the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution in October of 1917 to celebrate Communism in a series of articles collectively called Red

Trump the Fighter: A Meeting With the President in the Oval Office

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Yesterday, the Democrats of the House struck out. Their star impeachment witnesses were duds who put on public display the utter arrogance of Washington elites who believe that they and they alone run American foreign policy — and not the elected president of the United States. So what of that president? How is he doing in the middle of all of this? As it happens, after spending an hour with the president in the Oval Office, I can tell you. Let’s start here with this Washington Post story on the soon-to-be-released book from “Anonymous” — a presumed Trump administration official — with the

Jim Jordan DESTROYS Dems’ Impeachment Narrative – “You’re Their Star Witness?”

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Happen to catch some of yesterday’s impeachment hearing? Because Jim Jordan absolutely obliterated the Dems’ unhinged impeachment argument. During the exchange, Rep. Jordan quickly highlighted William Taylor’s limited knowledge relating to what he was even testifying: “You didn’t listen in on President Trump and Zelensky’s call?” Jordan asked. Taylor replied, “I did not.” “You’ve never talked with Chief of Staff Mulvaney?” the republican rep. asked. “I never did,” Taylor responded. Jordan’s questioning continued: “You’ve never met the president?” “That’s correct,” Taylor said. “You had three meetings again with Zelenksy and it didn’t come up … and President Zelensky never made

Adam Schiff Cuts Off GOP Congresswoman Who Brings up his ‘Parody’ of Trump-Zelensky Call

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“Schifty” Adam Schiff interrupted Rep. Elise Stefanik during yesterday’s public hearing in the House impeachment inquiry after the Republican lawmaker tried to bring up Schiff’s controversial parody of President Trump’s July phone call with the Ukrainian president. “I would like to enter into the record the transcript from the July 25 call between President Trump and President Zelensky,” Stefanik said. “You yourself, Mr. Chairman, have mischaracterized the call.” Schiff quickly jumped in: “The gentlewoman will suspend,” he said. “By unanimous consent, I’d be happy to enter the record into the record.” Schiff, who is leading the three-ring impeachment inquiry circus,

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