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No One Cares About January 6th, and Democrats Just Can't Handle It
Quote:Another January 6th is upon us, and while the real significance of the day will be the certification of Donald Trump's second term, the press is still desperately trying to make the events of four years ago a predominant narrative. The problem? No one cares.
Naturally, the same press that has treated January 6th with the same "reverence" as Pearl Harbor and September 11th aren't pleased about that. That brings me to CNN, which kicked off the day with a panel hand-wringing over the American public's disinterest in the subject.
SIDNER: Alyssa, do you think, though, that the right-wing sort of media landscape also played a big role in this because over time, you started seeing people say it wasn't that violent. Donald Trump himself keeps saying it was a day of love...
Alyssa Farah Griffin went on to say she puts the onus on Republican politicians for not hyping January 6th up enough and allowing voters to build "nostalgia" for Trump's time in office. Then S.E. Cupp stepped in to do what Democrats always do when they don't want to admit their position isn't popular: Blame the messaging.
CUPP: Yeah, Joe Biden made a lot of mistakes, messaging was one. Telling people that the economy was great and the migrant crisis wasn't real, and their cities were safe. Those were mistakes, and he let his ego get in the way.
However, there's one thing he didn't do. He never encouraged his supporters to go and march on the Capitol, to go and break the system, to go and break democracy, to go and break the law just so he could stay in power. His legacy isn't going to be great or as great as I imagined he wanted it to be leaving office, but that's one ding he will not have.
I've got some good news for Cupp. Donald Trump didn't do those things either. While he did encourage his supporters to peacefully protest at the Capitol, he did not tell them to "go and break the system" nor to "go and break democracy" while violating the law. Years of investigations, including by the Democrat-led January 6th committee, never produced an ounce of evidence that the incoming president planned for a riot to break out.
Next up was Jim Acosta, who did exactly what you'd expect.
ACOSTA: Regaining power and reigniting fears. In just hours, Congress will meet to certify President-Elect Donald Trump's 2024 election win four years to the day after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol, smashing windows and doors, brutally attacking police officers, and shocking the nation.
Nothing is more emblematic of the bubble the press resides in than the idea that Americans are "fearful" of Trump's return to office. If that were true, he wouldn't have been elected to a second term. The truth is that most people just care about the economy and the safety of their communities. People like Acosta may have the luxury of continuing with the dramatics over something that happened four years ago, but the rest of the country has moved on, and justifiably so.
Democrats don't want to accept that, though.
No, there would not have been another "bloodbath" had Harris won because there was never a bloodbath in the first place. The only person whose death has ever been definitively and directly linked to January 6th was Ashli Babbitt, and she was a Trump supporter shot by police.
It's also completely untrue to say that Democrats respect elections. Many of them voted against certifying the 2016 and 2004 elections, and that's just this century. The history of the Democratic Party denying elections goes back much further.
But again, the bigger point here is that no one cares. Americans want cheaper groceries and to be able to buy a house. They aren't prioritizing the virtue-signaling of left-wingers in Washington over their own well-being. That shouldn't shock anyone, though it seems to be mind-blowing for the mainstream press and Democrat politicians.
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Quote:Four years ago today, our nation watched in horror as a terrorist mob stormed the Capitol grounds and desecrated our Temple of Democracy in a violent attempt to subvert the peaceful transfer of power.
The January 6th insurrection shook our Republic to its core — and left behind physical scars and emotional trauma on members of our Congressional community and our Country that endure to this day.
We must never forget the extraordinary courage of law enforcement officers on January 6th who stood in the breach and stared down the insurrectionists to protect the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution.
We are forever grateful to these heroes whose valor ensured that democracy survived on that dark day — and we continue to pray for the fallen, the afflicted and their families.
The parable of January 6th reminds us that our precious democratic institutions are only as strong as the courage and commitment of those entrusted with their care.
On January 6th, we gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there by returning to the Capitol to certify the election results and demonstrate to America and the world that our Democracy prevailed.
As we gather today under President Lincoln’s dome to uphold our oath and peacefully certify the will of the people, we all share a responsibility to preserve American democracy — which Lincoln called, “the last best hope of earth.”
Merrick Garland Tells Whopper of a Lie as He Defends Jan 6 Prosecutions Ahead of Trump 2024 Certification
Quote:Outgoing US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday defended his persecution aggressive prosecution of Trump supporters who merely walked through the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Garland released a statement ahead of Congress’s certification of the 2024 election.
More than 1,500 January 6ers – many nonviolent, first time offenders – have been charged by Merrick Garland’s DOJ in the last four years.
Biden’s DOJ hunted down MAGA grandmothers and other non-violent offenders and threw them in the DC gulag.
Merrick Garland defended his actions and told a whopper of a lie about DC Metro and Capitol police officers.
“On this day, four years ago, police officers were brutally assaulted while bravely defending the United States Capitol. They were punched, tackled, tased, and attacked with chemical agents that burned their eyes and skin. Today, I am thinking of the officers who still bear the scars of that day as well as the loved ones of the five officers who lost their lives in the line of duty as a result of what happened to them on January 6, 2021,” Garland said.
Not one police officer died in the line of duty on January 6, 2021.
“January 6 was a violent attack on the law enforcement officers defending the Capitol, and it was an unprecedented attack on a cornerstone of our system of government — the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next,” Garland said.
He continued, “Over the past four years, our prosecutors, FBI agents, investigators, and analysts have conducted one of the most complex, and most resource-intensive investigations in the Justice Department’s history.”
Garland boasted about locking up more than 1,500 Trump supporters.
“They have analyzed massive amounts of physical and digital data, identified and arrested hundreds of people who took part in unlawful conduct that day, and initiated prosecutions and secured convictions across a wide range of criminal conduct. We have now charged more than 1,500 individuals for crimes that occurred on January 6, as well as in the days and weeks leading up to the attack,” he said.
Merrick Garland absurdly claimed his prosecutors, who ignored the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 1512©(2) obstruction charge.
“The public servants of the Justice Department have sought to hold accountable those criminally responsible for the January 6 attack on our democracy with unrelenting integrity. They have conducted themselves in a manner that adheres to the rule of law and honors our obligation to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of everyone in this country,” Garland said.
“I am proud of them, and I am grateful to them for them for the work they have done and the sacrifices they have made over the last four years to seek accountability for the January 6 attack on the Capitol,” he concluded.
DOJ: 200 Jan. 6 cases pending as Trump prepares to retake office
They can hunt down J6er's with ease. But terrorists not so much.
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[NEWS] No One Cares About January 6th, and Democrats Just Can't Handle It
