Highlights of the News

On behalf of every Cleveland fan, thank you for beating the Warriors.

ITEM 1: Dominic Green wrote, "When it is fine for an all-white gang to assault an Asian American in broad daylight? When he’s a conservative journalist. Where is it fine to do this? Portland, Ore. How do you do it? By all means necessary.

"The footage of Andy Ngo being ganged up on by black-clad, masked protesters in Portland shows the truth behind the cool slogans of radical chic. Ngo, a physically slight man, is punched in the face, has what appears to be a rock thrown at him when his back is turned, and is doused in milkshakes that, Portland police believe, contained cement mix, which can cause skin burns. It looks like a racist assault, but it’s alright, because they’re attacking a ‘fascist.’"

Along the same line, Robby Soave wrote, "Throwing milkshakes at right-wing politicians is a tactic of British progressive activists that recently traveled to this side of the Atlantic. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–Fla.) was hit with one earlier in June. The tactic has its defenders in mainstream left-of-center media as well: Vox‘s Carlos Maza tweeted “milkshake them all” after a British activist hurled a milkshake at Nigel Farage.

"Portland police have claimed that some of the milkshakes thrown by the antifa activists on Saturday contained quick-dry cement. That may or may not be true. What is true is that an antifa mob beat up a journalist — one who is harshly critical of them, to be sure, but who posed no physical threat to them and was only there to document their activities — on a public street. This is indefensible, and yet there are tons of progressive-leaning people currently defending it, or at the very least rationalizing and making light of it."

The American media deserves much blame for this rise of fascism because it has ignored the truth about the violence of these masked terrorists for two years.

That is because these fascists oppose President Donald John Trump, and the American media promoted any and all hatred of President Trump

Ngo would not have been out there if mainstream reporters did their job. Fake News will get people killed. And if the last few years have taught me anything, it is that there are no unintended consequences when it comes to politics.

ITEM 2: Kristina Wong reported, "Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s hands-off policy when it comes to Antifa protesters came under scrutiny on Saturday after journalist Andy Ngo was assaulted by masked Antifa assailants.

"Wheeler, who is also police commissioner, said nothing on Saturday, as hundreds of Antifa protestors gathered on the streets, with some throwing milkshakes — potentially mixed with quick-drying cement — and assaulting Ngo.

"Ngo, shaken and bloodied, began livestreaming on his phone after his assault, and could be heard asking a police officer, 'Where the hell were all of you?'

"U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell, who is openly gay like Ngo, tweeted, 'Where is Mayor Ted Wheeler?'"

I trust Ngo will sue the city. Giving Democrat brownshirts a no-go zone should exact a princely sum from the voters who allowed this.

ITEM 3: The Daily Beast reported, "Fox News host Tucker Carlson was spotted with Donald Trump at the Demilitarized Zone on Sunday during the president’s historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un.

"The American contingent for the trip also included Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both senior White House advisers. Carlson was present when Trump walked into the pariah nation, and became the first sitting president to set foot into North Korea.

"The controversial host is reportedly a guest of the White House press pool on the trip, and will interview the president at some point on Sunday for a segment that is scheduled to air Monday night."

Thanks for the heads up. His show airs at 8 p.m. Eastern.

By the way, "controversial" is journalese for someone or something the reporter doesn't like.

ITEM 4: The Daily Beast reported, "Recently appointed White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham was bruised in a scuffle with North Korean security on Sunday. Grisham, who very recently replaced Sarah Huckabee Sanders, can be seen on video stepping in after North Korean guards pushed and shoved American journalists to block them from entering the Inter-Korean House of Freedom, where President Trump and Kim Jong Un were convening.

"The incident came to body blows when security physically blocked U.S. television crews and pool reporters. Grisham was pushed after she tried to help U.S. media gain access, according to tweets from American journalists who were present. Video captured Grisham telling members of the press to go as she physically created space for reporters. The incident occurred after Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in North Korea."

It was roller derby without the skates. I like a press secretary who can block.

ITEM 5: The New York Post reported, " Ever since federal agents arrested a local activist for helping two illegal immigrants in this parched desert town near the Mexican border last year, residents are thinking twice about being good Samaritans."

One man's "helping" is a government's aiding and abetting.

ITEM 6: Julian Zelizer of CNN wrote, "Biden promises to run a campaign that can appeal to the center and be the politician most likely to compromise with opponents.

"But none of that says very much. As Walter Mondale famously asked Gary Hart in the 1984 Democratic primary debate, 'Where's the beef?' Today, it seems appropriate to ask Biden whether his vision for the country has any substance, in addition to looking back and questioning whether he's been on the right side of history."

The Democrat Establishment tried to throw Sloppy Joe under the bus with groping allegations. That failed.

But once Kamala Harris said, "I was that little girl," under the school bus went he.

CNN is making sure he stays there.

ITEM 7: Maureen Dowd wrote, "Harris was grinding her stiletto on a vulnerable part of Biden’s record. The reason Hill was eviscerated and a lying Clarence Thomas ascended to the Supreme Court is that Biden, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was bending over backward to appease uncompromising Republicans on the panel — the same men who were falsely accusing Hill of perversity, erotomania and perjury."

Yes, Dowd wrote, "grinding her stiletto on a vulnerable part of Biden."

Somebody has some hangups.

ITEM 8: The New York Post reported, "During their 50th anniversary celebration of the 1969 World Series champs on Saturday, the Mets honored members of that team who have passed away with an in memoriam video. But not everyone in the video is dead.

"The tribute bizarrely included two ’69 Mets who are still alive — Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson.

"Someone from the Mets phoned Gosger after Saturday’s game to apologize for the error, and a source told The Post’s Zach Braziller that Gosger took the flub in stride. The Mets were hoping to get in touch with Hudson to apologize as well."

In their defense, the Mets were not so much wrong as they were premature.

ITEM 9: The Associated Press reported, "Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Mexico on Sunday and listened to tearful immigrants say they fled Central American violence and turmoil to seek asylum in the U.S., but were turned away at the border."

Candidates go where the Democrat voters are.

If he is elected, you won't have to worry about pressing 1 for English.

You will press 2.

ITEM 10: Fox News reported, "The candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary put aside their squabbles on Sunday - sort of - to focus on a common enemy: President Trump.

"From former Vice President Joe Biden to former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, the Democratic hopefuls derided Trump’s third meeting with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un – accusing the president of everything from coddling dictators to posing for a photo opportunity."

Finally Democrats have met a communist they didn't like: Kim.

They hate him for hanging out with America's president. Let that sink in.