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This charge:
“The president has got himself and America stuck in the quagmire of another war in the Middle East.” — Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Wednesday
We say: Quagmire? The warfare’s simply two months outdated, and there’s been no preventing in any respect for the previous few weeks.
And keep in mind: Within simply days, Iran’s army was worn out, its management devastated, its weapons-productions services destroyed — with no US boots on the ground.
Now, with the blockade in place, its financial system is crashing. By distinction, wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan lasted years.
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Nor is President Trump even remotely “stuck”; he may finish the battle tomorrow and boast a historic victory.
With feedback like Garamendi’s, you’ve received to marvel: Whose facet is he on?
Spot the distinction:
“[Aaron Rodgers’ comments were] false, defamatory, wildly irresponsible and not funny. . . . What obligation does ESPN have to shut down [such remarks]?” — Jake Tapper, Jan. 3, 2024
vs.
“The Trump administration [sought] to use Saturday’s horrific act of violence to attempt to clamp down on [Jimmy Kimmel’s] criticism and free speech. — Tapper, Monday
We say: When soccer star Aaron Rodgers kidded that Jimmy Kimmel won’t need the Epstein recordsdata public, Tapper demanded ESPN shut down such feedback.
But when Kimmel made a tasteless crack about first girl Melania Trump — that she glowed “like an expectant widow” — proper earlier than an assassination attempt on the president, Tapper raced to defend his best bud’s “free speech” rights. Could his hypocrisy be more blatant?
This whine:
“I Miss My Old Life” — Mahmoud Khalil, New York Magazine, Wednesday
We say: Khalil made life hell for Jews and others by main a pro-Hamas protest that colonized Columbia’s campus.
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Yet now he moans, with Team Trump searching for to deport him, he’s “a victim.”
Columbia gained’t let him on campus; people sing “Am Yisrael Chai” (The People of Israel Live) after they see him.
Please: He’s fortunate he’s nonetheless right here. That New York Magazine noticed match to give him such play solely exhibits how demented the left-wing media is.
This slap:
“If I was to speak to the king, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond.” — Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Wednesday
We say: Asked what he’d say to King Charles, whom he was to meet quickly after, Mamdani couldn’t resist indulging his obsession with colonialism even on the expense of his official ceremonial duties as mayor.
As Nicole Gelinas questioned, “What the hell is wrong” with this man?
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
