Memorial Day 2023: Honoring America’s fallen heroes

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.”

– President Calvin Coolidge, August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929

Graves of America’s military heroes can be accessed through Veterans Legacy Memorial website.

Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971, during the presidency of Richard Nixon, who rose to the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy.

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Durham report: Steele dossier, Team McHillary all conspired against Pres. Trump

It’s a reasonable expectation that few have read the 316-page Durham Report, though the alphabet networks have been diligently verifying its claims. 

Donald Trump was never expected to win the 2016 presidential election, which was being gifted to Hillary Clinton, despite her scams, treachery and deceit. The only problem with that scheme was that American voters spoke loud and clear, much to the shock (less than 2-minute video) of the election night newscasters.

The New York Post headlines its lead report, “Durham proves that Hillary and the FBI tried to rig the 2016 election.” It’s worth your time.

And the scandalous Steele dossier?

There was an Arizona connection. In a book released while he was being treated for his final illness, John McCain, who repeatedly failed at attaining the presidency, which Donald Trump achieved on his initial political foray, alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, leading to the appointment of special counsel, Robert Mueller, who found no collusion.

President Trump repeatedly dismissed the rumors calling them a “witch hunt” and a “hoax.” Jealous John McCain admitted hand carrying the dossier to then-FBI Director James Comey. “I did it and I would do it again,” McCain boasted, “Anyone who doesn’t like it can go to hell.” McCain blamed his vicious hatefulness on “duty,” claiming he did “what duty demanded I do.”

The Clinton campaign helped bankroll the notorious Steele dossier, which made unsubstantiated accusations against Trump. Despite the malicious collusion against him, Donald Trump got the last laugh, winning the presidency and providing Americans the best economy in memory, building a southern border wall while putting Americans first. Biden, who prioritized tearing down the wall, is currently letting 10,000 illegal aliens into the United States each month. ABC News headlines, “US will let in at least 100,000 Latin Americans to reunite with families,” teaching them that American laws are meant to be broken.

Gifting our readers with Victor Davis Hanson

Weekend reading guaranteed to make you smarter

Prof. Hanson’s most recent column, “Weaponizing Death,” exposing politicized false narratives about mass shootings, is posted on Townhall. His distinctive perspective is guaranteed to make readers think…and come away with a greater depth of knowledge.

AZ U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs introduces bills defunding partisan NY DA Alvin Bragg

Arizona U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-CD5) has introduced two bills to defund the Soros-funded Manhattan District Attorney following the sham indictment of President Donald Trump. Although Biggs specifically represents Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District, his voice resonates with all Arizona conservatives.

Take the time to read “Congressman Biggs Introduces New Legislation to Defund Weaponized and Lawless Manhattan DA Office.” It does double duty since it educates while making us proud. The concise but powerful bill, bearing Biggs’ name can be read here.

George Soros, the radical leftist billionaire, who has long been on a mission to fund and elect like-minded district attorneys, gave $1 million to a political action committee that later supported Bragg. The Washington Examiner headlines its report, “George Soros denies boosting Alvin Bragg despite a verifiable $1 Million donation to left-wing PAC.” Politico exposed Soros’ “then-quiet overhaul of the U.S. justice system” back in 2016. His successes served to embolden him and his like-minded family aimed at undermining and ravaging our justice system — one election at a time. The New York Post recently headlined, “George Soros spent $40M getting lefty district attorneys, officials elected all over the country.”

Soros focused on the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, the third largest public prosecutorial agency in the nation, serving nearly four million residents in the fourth largest county in the United States. His sights were set on ousting then-Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, who Gov. Doug Ducey appointed to the Arizona Supreme  Court, a position that permanently removed Montgomery from Soros’ clutches.

The U.S. currently has 70 Soros-backed “social justice” prosecutors. This map, courtesy of Law Enforcement Legal Defense, details where Soros-funded district/county attorneys have been elected. Pay attention. These lawless officials will preside over chaos and increased crime.

Thank you @emeriticus for sharing our updated map. The deadly impact of these pro-criminal, anti-victim, and anti-… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…—
Law Enforcement Legal Defense (@LELDF) April 07, 2023

U.S. Sen. Cassidy holds Treasury Secretary Yellen’s feet to the fire on Social Security

Sen. Cassidy, (R-LA), has a resume most could only aspire to, but never equal. He is also knowledgeable enough to smell rotten baloney when it’s being tossed his way as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attempted to do Thursday.

Appearing before the Senate’s Finance Committee, Yellen was repeatedly asked by Republicans about the lack of a Social Security plan in Pres. Biden’s recent budget proposal and democrats’ false claims that Republicans intend to slash the program. Sen. Cassidy stated that he is involved in bipartisan talks on the matter, but has been unable to schedule an Oval Office meeting to discuss them further.

This White House “fact sheet” titled, “The President’s Budget: Extending Medicare Solvency by 25 Years or More, Strengthening Medicare, and Lowering Health Care Costs,“ double talks and attempts to obscure the pressing problems of the severely under-funded program, while obviously omitting from the Ponzi scheme that younger American workers paying for the benefits their grandparents are currently accessing, will be left without funding in their own retirement years.

The Social Security Act, signed into law in 1935 by democrat Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, created Social Security, regarded as a federal safety net for elderly and unemployed Americans. The main stipulation of the original Social Security Act was to pay financial benefits to retirees over age 65 based on lifetime payroll tax contributions. In 1935, the life expectancy of the average American male was 59, so it worked out well with few able to collect. Social Security did not extend to widows and children until 1939. The average salary in 1935 was $471 a year. The average salary of high earners in that time period was $1,070 per year.     

On Feb. 13, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced The Social Security Expansion Act in Congress, expanding individual’s benefits by an additional $2,400 a year. A Socialist masquerading as an Independent, Sanders (who caucuses with the dems) will have more support from dems in pushing the initiative, as they face upcoming elections and their constituents irrationally think these unsustainable, expansive programs are free.

Dem mayor, entire council become Republicans

It didn’t happen in Arizona, but the switcheroo in New Jersey provides hope that even democrats have had enough of Joe’s devastating Bidenflation, China-enabling, memory lapses, wobbly falsehoods and outright fabrications. Having Joe Biden hanging on to their coattails has become too reprehensible even for former Biden supporters. They still have to face themselves in the mirror and their constituents as the next election cycle approaches.

The New Jersey Globe’s report can be read here.

Morris County GOP Chair Laura Marie Ali credited Hanover Mayor Ace Gallagher for convincing the East Hanover officials to switch parties.

“The entire Republican Party in Morris County is welcoming Mayor Pannullo and East Hanover’s four Council members to our family with open arms and great excitement,” Ali said.  “East Hanover is an exceptionally run town with great leadership. It is clear we share the same values as Mayor Pannullo and his Council and we are so excited to have them be part of our Republican family.”

The East Hanover Republican municipal chair, former Councilwoman Sue Tietjen, also welcomed the new Republican officeholders.

“We will work together moving East Hanover forward,” she said.

This change comes on the heels of an ABC News report titled, “Biden faces doubt from some voters who backed Dems in 2022.” It’s far worse treading on thin ice when you know it.

The unusual move makes sense from the perspective of East Hanover’s 11,105 residents. Although democrats have long dominated the local government, in recent state and national elections the town has overwhelmingly supported Republicans, including voting for former President Donald Trump by 66 percent in 2020.

Jeff DeWit, Fmr. State Treasurer, elected AZ GOP chairman

.@JeffDeWitAZ is your next @azgop chairman! pic.twitter.com/Tn2UYrjGDE

— AZ State Rep. Austin Smith (@azaustinsmith) January 28, 2023

Video courtesy of AZ State Rep. Austin Smith (LD 29)

In remembrance of Russell Pearce and the fate of the “Republic”

Although it is not our policy to post articles we did not write or something of this length, this is the worthy exception. Read it and you’ll understand.

A Celebration of the Life of Russell Pearce took place Monday, January 16 in the town he always called home…Mesa. Friends, family, and a crowd of admirers assembled to celebrate the life of this conservative stalwart and thoroughly decent man.

Former Congressman JD Hayworth was in attendance, and could not help but notice the difference between Monday’s service and the “send-off” provided by the daily newspaper. It prompted Hayworth to pen this column, reprinted below.

Russell Pearce and the fate of the “Republic”

You need not look very far to find the latest evidence reaffirming the well-earned nickname of The Arizona Republic.

A reading of the Jan. 5 article on the death of former State Senator Russell Pearce brings to mind the single word that serves both as an accurate description of that sickly publication’s open borders bias…as well as its oft-employed sobriquet: Repugnant.

The trio of creative writers tasked with putting Pearce’s passing “in perspective” certainly didn’t disappoint their editorial overlords; they deliberately mischaracterized the intent of his carefully crafted, ultimately passed, and signed-into-law Senate Bill 1070.

Actually, headline writers began the barrage by calling the legislation “controversial.” That word serves as the “tell sign” when a publication disapproves of the subject of its coverage. Reporters Andrew Oxford, Mary Jo Pitzl, and Daniel Gonzalez weren’t far behind; by the article’s third paragraph, they included predictable leftist doggerel, peddled as fact: “Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law,” they wrote.

Had the trio of scribes been interested in objectivity instead of smearing the departed, a simple bit of research into SB 1070 and its fate in the courts would have been highlighted.

The “Fair and Legal Employment Act,” as Pearce named the legislation, drafted in consultation with then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who now serves as that state’s Attorney General, was formulated with the intent of defining Arizona’s right to identify and detain illegal immigrants, based on existing federal law.

As Senator Pearce said in 2010, in response to the inevitable court challenges from the Obama Administration and other advocates for open borders, “SB 1070 makes no new immigration law. It simply enforces the laws already on the books…I refuse to apologize for standing up for America and the rule of law.”

In fact, no less a liberal tribunal than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made clear in 1983 that nothing in federal law precludes a city from enforcing the criminal provisions of immigration law, and SB 1070, its supporters maintained, simply advanced that same practice for the entire state of Arizona.

But the intervening 27 years brought forth an activism intent on defining “open borders” as noble, and any effort to enforce existing immigration law as wrongheaded, or on “the wrong side of history,” to use the favorite buzz-phrase of the left.

Such a dubious cause sought to wrap itself in legitimacy, and exploit the growing realization that many jurists on the federal bench were more than willing to usurp legislative authority if such a drastic action were in tune with their own political goals. Instead of “equal justice under law,” our nation has witnessed the advent of “unequal application of the law, based upon political preference.”

Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of SB 1070, and the high court, while finding some portions of the legislation in conflict with federal law, upheld the provision that the left and its media lackeys still mischaracterize.

Far from radical, the “Supremes” found that seeking documentation for a person’s immigration status was entirely reasonable. The ruling stated that if law enforcement officers have stopped a subject for a legitimate reason, those officers must “reasonably attempt” to determine that subject’s immigration status when there is a “reasonable suspicion” that the person may be in the country illegally.

But reasonableness means nothing to the rabid, and the reporting of the “Repugnant” focuses on pleasing a particular point of view typified by those whose hatred of Russell Pearce has not abated…even after his earthly departure.

How else to describe the featured comments of one “community activist,” who compared Pearce to a terrorist? Said this “activist,” whose name is omitted from this column since she is undeserving of any additional notoriety: “I’m sad for all the terror that he caused our community, [and] all the people who were deported because of his political grandstanding.”

For good measure, the “Repugnant” reporters felt the need to include one more example of this self-appointed “humanitarian’s” inhumanity: her desire to see the deceased lampooned for laughs. “She would love to see one last political cartoon showing Pearce standing at the gates of Heaven, and being asked to ‘show his papers.’”

What does The Arizona Republic have to show for its desired editorial goal of open borders and its eager embrace of amnesty for illegal aliens? Fewer readers, for one thing. A budget awash in red ink, for another.

Russell Pearce met the fate that awaits us all. Now he belongs to history.

The smug and self-assured, so eager to bid him farewell will soon find the publication for which they toil facing its own demise. Maybe then, the staff of The Arizona Republic will realize that they are on “the wrong side of history.”

AZ MLK Day lie perpetuated by leftist media

Catholic Biden, hoping to divert attention from his deceptive classified document chaos, delivered a sermon at Martin Luther King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church this morning

Ballotpedia blandly describes the passage of the Martin Luther King Day holiday in Arizona, noting, “The act establishing a Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day on the third Monday in January as a paid state holiday and consolidating the paid state Lincoln and Washington Day holidays into a single Lincoln/Washington Presidents’ Day holiday.”

It was much more complicated than described. Republican Gov. Evan Mecham, a former state senator and successful businessman, was relentlessly derided for refusing to authorize another paid-not-to-work holiday. Instead, he set the observance for a Sunday, logically reasoning Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a minister and a Sunday observance made perfect sense, since it was fiscally prudent while honoring King’s legacy.

Impeachment petitions were circulated from the onset of Gov. Mecham’s election by homosexual activist and later convicted murderer Ed Buck (born Buckmelter), previously a high dollar donor to national democrat candidates including Barack Obama, Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton and Kyrsten Sinema. Buck was charged and convicted of numerous murders stemming from his penchant for luring young black drug addicts to his home where he injected them with methamphetamines and had sex with them. Some were able to escape and contacted the police.

That wasn’t good enough for those who wanted another taxpayer-funded weekday off from work. Gov. Mecham, a religious man, was also practical. But his leftwing detractors in the local press swiftly and offensively portrayed him as a bigot, falsely claiming he rescinded the holiday. In 1990, by a margin of 75.36% – 24.64%, Arizona voters rejected Proposition 301 to create a paid Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Nonetheless, the devious contrivance was intended to heap scorn on the conservative governor, who won the 1986 GOP Primary Election trouncing well-known and well-financed contenders. Mecham went on to win the General Election in a stunning upset, defeating longtime GOP Majority Leader Burton Barr who incurred voter wrath for smirkingly admitting, “I lied. Next question,” when asked about breaking his promise to rescind a tax increase  A WWII fighter pilot, Evan Mecham was shot down over Germany, and captured as a POW at age 20, endured a long hospitalization and was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal. Still Mecham was marginalized and mischaracterized. The NFL even pulled Super Bowl XXVII from Arizona, based on the deceptive reporting.

Two years after the loss estimated at $350 million in major convention business and the Super Bowl, Arizona became the first and only state to popularly vote for and approve a Martin Luther King Day, creating the holiday in 1992. On March 23, 1993, the NFL awarded Super Bowl XXX  to Tempe, proving that even hints of extortion can be powerful persuaders.

Truth takes a back seat in Biden’s classified documents garage storage saga

American truth seekers are fortunate to have access to Byron York, The Washington Examiner’s Chief Political Correspondent, who directs much needed light on the Biden “misplaced classified documents” fiasco in ”The big problem with the Joe Biden documents story.”

It is definitely a must read, if you’re tired of being treated like a mushroom: Covered with manure and kept in the dark.