by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Oct. 2, 2023) — Taking a cue from the U.S. Congress as that dysfunctional body addresses government shutdowns by “kicking the can down the road,” – for 47 days…, whoopee … – the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the certiorari petition of one John Castro. Your humble servant discussed the petition […]
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From Crisis to Catastrophe to Cataclysm
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Sep. 23, 2023) — The Hoover post published Friday cogently asks when unstoppable immigration will become a crisis. It can be posited that the process already began Jan. 20, 2021 — the day of Brandon’s installation as Chief Execu-Goof — when by executive order/proclamation he halted construction of The Wall. Since […]
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In Defense of Jonathan Turley
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Sep. 9, 2023) — For anyone paying even passing attention, the name “Jonathan Turley” will be recognized as one of the few law professors remaining in academia willing publicly to defend the First Amendment, the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression it guarantees…, or at least at one time […]
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The Castro Disqualification and Eligibility Follies
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Sep. 6, 2023) — Well, faithful P&E readers, the 2024 race for the presidency just got a bit more interesting. In addition to all of the “usual suspects” currently recognized as competing against one another for the GOP nomination – President Trump; Governor DeSantis; Vivek Ramaswamy; etc. – a Texas tax […]
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The Chutkan Ethical Lapse
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 29, 2023) — Several weeks ago, your humble servant made this offering. It was posited in support of the fact that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan – appointed by the Second Usurper in Chief (the “SUC”), Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. – was hopelessly, not to mention indisputably, compromised and conflicted […]
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Foolish Consistency, Little Minds and Hobgoblins
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 21, 2023) — As a preface to what follows, noted American author and philosophical thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” Stated otherwise, Emerson was contending that pursuit of consistency for the sake of […]
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Of Aiding and Abetting Riots … and Ice Cream
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 13, 2023) — Recently, Tucker Carlson scored an interview with Steven Sund, former Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police. If you do nothing else today, watch the entire 55-minute interview, as it will help you understand the title of this post. Stated otherwise, then-Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi – […]
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The Succession Issue
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 9, 2023) — Sadly, the time has come for the Republic to prepare for a possible political upheaval not seen since the Civil War. As the Clown at 1600 often states: that is a fact…, not hyperbole. While the events precipitating the crisis might not occur today or tomorrow, circumstances […]
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Judge Tanya Chutkan
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 6, 2023) — Judge Tanya Chutkan of the Washington, D.C., U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is the “randomly selected” – really? – jurist who will oversee the most recent indictment trial of Donald Trump, aka “45.” That case, of course, involves the assertion that he conspired to […]
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The Fourth Estate
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 2, 2023) — The term “Fourth Estate” is today loosely defined as consisting of the press and journalists in general. The term was originally coined in Great Britain as referring to the press and journalists serving in the role of a watchdog over the exercise of governmental power. There, British […]
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A Diversionary Breather
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 30, 2023) — As a diversionary breather from your humble servant’s usual periodic missives on the presidential eligibility issue and the serial offerings on the unfolding cataclysm of the clown masquerading as a “president” of the Republic – no need to mention his name – the following is a brief […]
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The Churls at 1600
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 29, 2023) — Well, whatta ya know? The rude, ill-bred and profane grandfather at 1600 has decided to “recognize” – not to be confused with “embrace” – his granddaughter, Navy Joan. Navy Joan’s father is Hunter Biden, currently trying to recover not only from cocaine addiction, but also from the […]
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Could a TelePrompter® Save the Republic?
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 26, 2023) — As Brandon, enabled by his sycophants and marionette-masters, continues the charade that he is fit to lead the world’s last best hope for a constitutional republic for even one more day, much less another term, NBC News notes that he now relies on extra-large type font on […]
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A Couple of Open Memos to Merrick Garland
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 23, 2023) — In what some “legal experts” characterize as a “brilliant move,” special counsel Jack Smith – is it just me, or does he remind anyone else of a bearded Joseph Goebbels…?) – is expected to “deploy” an old federal statute in his pursuit of President Trump regarding the […]
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The Emma-Jo Morris Flamethrower
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 22, 2023) — Emma-Jo Morris was the reporter who broke the Hunter (“does-this-bong-make-me-look-dumber-than-my-dad?”) Biden laptop story at The New York Post (founded in 1801, by the way, by Alexander Hamilton) in the weeks preceding the 2020 general election. She recently testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of […]
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The Presidential Candidacy of Shiva Ayyadurai
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 18, 2023) — As noted here, earlier this year Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai formed an exploratory committee to “test the waters” for a run as an Independent for president and is now a full-fledged candidate as reflected in Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filings. As also noted, the “long-shot” nature of that […]
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Revisiting Minor v. Happersett
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 17, 2023) — Well, faithful P&E readers, here we go again. As another “exploratory” candidate for president appears on the scene – Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai –, it may be prudent to once again revisit the Supreme Court’s 1875 decision in Minor v. Happersett. While the major holding of the case […]
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7 ≠ 6
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 11, 2023) — Mathematically, the number seven is unequal to the number six. Instead, it is one numeric unit more than the number six. For virtually all sentient humans, this is kindergarten arithmetic. However, for other mentally challenged outliers, it might as well be advanced tensor calculus. Cases in point: […]
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Three Simple Questions
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 9, 2023) — The United States Secret Service (“USSS”) operates under the Department of Homeland Security…, now headed up by one Alejandro Mayorkas. Mayorkas, of course, is the Brandon apparatchik who presides over the calculated eradication of the nation’s southern border. This, of course, facilitates the flooding into the nation […]
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Will Brandon Do The Right Thing?
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 4, 2023) — Today, most Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, the 247th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. From that day forward, a brave group of people began the process of severing the ties that had previously bound them to Great Britain and to eventually establish […]