Sportscaster and CNN contributor Bob Costas made headlines recently by calling former President Donald Trump “by far the most disgraceful figure in modern presidential history” and referring to Trump supporters as being “in the throes of some sort of toxic delusion in a toxic cult.” Which raises the question: What is Bob Costas’ definition of “disgraceful”? READ MORE: Trump’s Still Got It Is it disgraceful for a president of the United States to carry on an extramarital affair with a woman who also shared a bed with a leading mafia figure and who served as a courier between Kennedy and the mob? Is it disgraceful for a president of the United States to seduce a 19-year-old intern in the White House and to persuade that intern to provide sexual favors to the president’s brother and a presidential assistant? Is it disgraceful for a president of the United States to secretly receive injections of amphetamines and other mind-altering drugs from a physician known to White House aides as “Dr. Feelgood”? Is it disgraceful for a president of the United States to solicit‚ or have his aids solicit‚ prostitutes for sex? Is it disgraceful for a president of the United States to request the services of a prostitute who looked like his wife? Is it disgraceful for a presidential candidate to have his slate of electors vote in a state’s contested presidential election when his opponent was declared the certified winner of that state’s electoral vote? The president who did all of these “disgraceful” things was John F. Kennedy. Would Bob Costas call those who still regard Kennedy with awe and admiration a “toxic cult”? Presumably‚ this would include the presidential “experts” who rank Kennedy as one of our greatest presidents. (RELATED from Francis P. Sempa: Ranking Presidents‚ Miseducating Our Children) Let us look at some other presidents and their “disgraceful” acts or omissions. Woodrow Wilson mandated that the federal workforce be segregated by race. As Vox’s Dylan Matthews wrote in 2015‚ Wilson was “extremely racist — even by the standards of his time.” He infamously showed the racist movie The Birth of a Nation‚ a positive portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan‚ at the White House. Wilson supported and used the Espionage Act and Sedition Act to stifle dissent during World War I‚ repressing political speech and prosecuting and imprisoning opponents of the war. Writer Jonah Goldberg labeled Wilson a “liberal fascist.” Wilson also hid his debilitating strokes from the American people‚ even as his uncompromising stance on the League of Nations doomed U.S. involvement. Perhaps Costas is unaware of Wilson’s “disgraceful” acts. Franklin Roosevelt carried on extramarital affairs with other women. He weaponized the IRS to go after political opponents. He also incarcerated in internment camps more than 100‚000 people of Japanese ancestry because they were Japanese. FDR refused to come to the aid of potential Jewish refugees from Germany and other countries before and during World War II. He was complicit in covering up Stalin’s massive war crime in the Katyn Forest and in the forcible repatriation of Russians to Stalin’s Gulag and firing squads near the end of World War II. Would Bob Costas find any of those things “disgraceful?” Are the legions of FDR admirers‚ including those presidential “experts” who recently ranked him as our second-greatest president‚ a “toxic cult”? Lyndon Johnson‚ wrote one reviewer of Robert Caro’s massive biography of the 36th president of the United States‚ “was corrupt‚ cruel‚ callous‚ crude‚ a vicious user of women‚ a bully of men and a shameless thief of elections.” He “embarrass[ed] subordinates” by making them listen to him talk “while he defecated.” He urinated in a washbasin in his office in the presence of female secretaries. He would humiliate his wife by slipping his hand under another woman’s skirt in her presence. He sent nearly 60‚000 American boys to their deaths in Southeast Asia in a war that he repeatedly escalated but had no plan for winning. Does Costas think that Trump has done anything more disgraceful than that? And then there is Bill Clinton. From Whitewater to Troopergate to Monica Lewinsky to renting out the Lincoln bedroom to donors‚ scandal after scandal plagued the 42nd president. He lied to a grand jury and to the American people and was credibly accused of obstructing justice. He was impeached on those grounds but acquitted by the Senate. He had a sexual relationship with Lewinsky‚ including receiving oral sex near the Oval Office. He was accused by at least two women of rape and sexual assault. Does Bob Costas believe that those who continue to admire Bill Clinton are part of a “toxic cult”?  Perhaps for Bob Costas “disgraceful” is all relative. And history — including the sordid history of “disgraceful” Democratic presidents — is merely ignored. The post Bob Costas’ Definition of ‘Disgraceful’: Trump appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Sony Music reached a settlement on Friday (2/23) with New York Dolls singer David Johansen (pictured center) and other Rock musicians who sued to reclaim their copyrights from the label. Sony Music and the musicians‚ including John Lyon (of “Southside Johnny” &; The Asbury Jukes) told a New York federal court that they had resolved their dispute and asked the court to close the case. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. U.S. copyright law allows artists to terminate agreements to transfer their copyrights and reclaim them after decades in some circumstances. The musicians sued Sony Music in ’19 as a proposed class action. The case had been paused for settlement discussions since ’21. The post Sony Settles With Dolls Frontman appeared first on RockinTown.

World is waking up to the Rothschild dynasty's diabolical anti-human legacy. The Rothschild family announced on Monday that globalist financier and head of the Rothschild empire‚ “Lord” Jacob Rothschild‚ passed away at age 87. “Satan” Trends Online Following Death Of ‘Lord’ Jacob Rothschild pic.twitter.com/nPp1qKgudT— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) February 26‚ 2024

Would-be terrorist confesses he was offered $4‚000 by Ukraine intelligence to plant an explosive device on Tucker Carlson's vehicle parked at a hotel in Moscow. A Moscow man has alleged in a video confession that he was recruited by Ukraine to assassinate Tucker Carlson. The video‚ which has not been verified or authenticated‚ shows a man named Vasiliev Pyotr Alexeievich claiming he was trained and recruited by the Ukrainian government to plant an explosive device in a hotel parking garage in Moscow to assassinate an unknown target‚ who he later learned was Tucker Carlson. “In November 2023‚ I was recruited by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine‚” he said in prepared remarks. “I was trained in working with special communications‚ collecting‚ and detonating explosive devices. On January 31‚ I received a task from the curator to pick up an explosive device from a hiding place and use it to blow up a car.” 🚨BREAKING: Russian Counter-Terrorism Unit Thwarts Assassination Attempt on @TuckerCarlson.A Moscow man was arrested for allegedly accepting payment from Ukrainian intelligence to plant an explosive on Tucker Carlson’s vehicle‚ targeting the American journalist during his… pic.twitter.com/qpFyGVI85kURGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today!— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) February 26‚ 2024 When asked during the supposed interrogation by Russia’s anti-terrorism unit where he was supposed to plant the explosive device‚ he said‚ “In the underground parking of the Four Seasons hotel in Moscow. I was supposed to pick up the explosive device from a hiding place and place it under the car.” When asked how much he was paid to carry out the assassination attempt‚ Alexeievich replied‚ “Four thousand dollars.” Though he said he initally “wasn’t told” who the target was‚ he later learned it was journalist Tucker Carlson‚ a vocal critic of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. “I was detained at the preparation stage‚” he said. The alleged assassination attempt comes following reports that Carlson was added to Ukraine’s so-called “kill list” for conducting his wide-ranging interview with Russian Vladimir Putin. The Democrats‚ the UK‚ Hillary Clinton‚ and Ukraine’s government all characterized Carlson as a traitor to the U.S. over his interview with Putin. Follow Jamie White on X | Truth | Gab | Gettr | Minds

Are there still stay-behind censorship networks at X following Musk's acquisition of the social media platform? Infowars is apparently still encountering lingering shadow ban effects on the X social media platform months after his account was restored. X Censors Infowars: What Will Elon Musk Do? pic.twitter.com/j1WaP1OrTM— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) February 26‚ 2024

The black struggle in the United States for freedom‚ equality‚ and basic human dignity‚ stretches back centuries and has taken various forms. There were the nonviolent protests of the Civil Rights Era. There was the armed resistance to those who sought to terrorize civil rights protesters. There was the decidedly violent resistance of escaped slaves who joined the British in the American Revolution to fight against their former masters. There were also sacrifices by blacks in the US military‚ who fought not only foreign enemies in the battlefield‚ but also the racism of many on their own side. Below are twenty two things about those and other instances of blacks in arms as they fought for freedom and equality. Segregated water fountains‚ circa 1950‚ were separate but decidedly not equal. Pinterest Segregated Lunch Counters For decades‚ Blacks in the American South endured the disadvantages and humiliations of segregation. Their children were sent to severely underfunded schools‚ they were barred from many public accommodations‚ and were constantly subjected to discrimination. Businesses were happy to take their money‚ but were less than eager to treat them with the same respect extended to white customers. Few examples were starker than dining establishments. Blacks could order and pick up their food from a window or backdoor‚ but were barred from dinning rooms. In the late 1950s‚ concerted plans to challenge segregation through nonviolent protests were hatched. One of the most effective was the campaign of nonviolent sit-ins to desegregate the lunch counters of downtown Nashville’s business center. Volunteers at a Nashville lunch counter sit-in. Mississippi Today In 1958‚ civil rights activist James Lawson‚ who had studied nonviolent resistance while working as a missionary in India‚ organized workshops to teach anti-segregation nonviolent tactics. Blacks back then could shop in downtown stores‚ but could not eat in those stores’ lunch counters. So plans were made to bring about desegregation. Starting in late 1959‚ student volunteers made purchases at downtown stores‚ then sat at the lunch counters and ordered food. They were refused‚ eventually left‚ and returned at regular intervals to repeat the process. Early sit-ins attracted little media attention‚ until mid-February‚ 1960‚ when 124 volunteers ordered food from downtown stores lunch counters. Again they were refused‚ and after a few hours‚ they left without incident. The following week‚ Nashville’s black community joined the students in a city wide protest and boycott of stores that refused to serve black diners. Source