Democratic Cover Ups

 

Democratic politicians and their media allies complain about conspiracy theorists, but when they use cover ups to prevent themselves from looking bad, they just add fuel to the fire. Here are some examples.

 

Capitol Hill Cover Up

 Despite claims by Democrat politicians and media allies, none of the protestors who stormed the Capitol on January 6 were  armed. The only shots fired were by a Capitol policeman who shot an unarmed woman in the back while she was attempting to enter the building through a window.

No protests or memorials have resulted from the death of this female protestor. No charges of police brutality or misuse of deadly force have been levied. The circumstances of her death have been ignored. Imagine the furor that would have resulted last summer if a protestor had been shot in Portland or Minneapolis.

This woman’s death was one of four that have been linked to the storming of the Capitol. Three DC police officers died after the riot. Two committed suicide shortly after,  but for unexplained reasons. 

According to initial news reports, the third died as a result of a vicious attack. Initial reports claimed that he was bludgeoned to death with a fire extinguisher. This report originally appeared in the NY Times, and then was repeated by a number of politicians and media sources.  Subsequently, the Times retracted the story and it now appears that the police officer was not injured during the melee but died of a stroke although the medical examiners report has still not been issued.

Nevertheless, he was given a hero’s memorial in the Capitol attended by prominent Democratic politicians. 

Democratic politicians blamed President Trump for inciting the riot and launched an unsuccessful impeachment even though he was no longer in office. Strangely, when the President’s attorneys sought to call witnesses  during the impeachment trial, the proceedings were quickly brought to a close. Why?

Was it because the person actually responsible for the security of the Capitol building was none other than Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives? Ensuring the security of the Capitol and its grounds is one of the duties of her office. Reports now say that the security preparations were badly bungled despite advance warnings.

Governor Cuomo Cover-Up

Last year I nominated Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York for inclusion in The Weekly Bystander’s Hall of Shame not because of the high Covid death toll in his state but because he had the nerve to blame President Trump for the national death toll despite the fact that the President had quickly responded to Cuomo’s desperate calls for help last Spring. Cuomo did not take advantage of the assistance but chose to attack the President and in the process become a pandemic hero because of his press conferences. 

Now, it transpires that Cuomo conspired to withhold and suppress the death toll figures in New York  for fear of looking bad. His administration even went so far as to withhold important data from the national government, a potential criminal offence that will probably never be prosecuted by the Biden administration.

Subsequently, Cuomo has been charged with inappropriate sexual conduct by former female staffers, and those charges have taken over the headlines. But the nursing home deaths in New York and the subsequent cover up are much more serious offenses.

Biden Cover-Up: Hidin’ Biden

A recent book about the 2020 election corroborates what everyone knew. The fact that candidate Joe Biden conducted his campaign from his basement was not so much due to fear of the coronavirus, but due to the fear that Biden would look bad in public appearances. 

Since taking office almost two months ago, it is obvious that his handlers are determined to keep President Biden in seclusion in the White House. So far, the new President has not addressed Congress, and has not held one press conference. On the few occasions when he has spoken publicly, he has stumbled badly. On one occasion, he tried to consult a note card but then couldn’t remember where he put it, a senior lapse to which most old men are prone. Recently, at a White House ceremony, he couldn’t remember the name of his Secretary of Defense who was standing right beside him.

Maybe the hiding of candidate Biden was not illegal or fraudulent, but it was and still is a cover up to hide the obvious fact that at 78 our new President suffers from old age. In 2020 we had a choice between a man, who despite his flaws, was willing to take on all challengers, and a mouse hiding in the basement. We chose the mouse. 

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Hall of Shame 2020

I have been holding off on nominations for this year’s Hall of Shame even though there are numerous candidates. But Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has just earned an early nomination. In his speech at the virtual Democratic National convention, he blamed the Trump administration for its handling of the coronavirus. What can we make of this charge coming as it does from the man whose state leads the nation by far in coronavirus deaths?

As of August 19 there have been almost 5.5 million reported cases of coronavirus in the USA and 175119 deaths have resulted. A little over 3% of the reported cases have resulted in death. Another way to look at it is to say that there have been 529 deaths per million in the USA.

In New York State, there have been 457000 reported cases that have resulted in a nation leading 32932 deaths so far, a figure that far exceeds New Jersey which comes in second with 16030 deaths. The number of deaths in New York is more than the combined totals of California, Texas, and Florida, the three most populous states in the country. Even after the recent surge California has only 292 deaths per million, Texas 355, and Florida 455. Although the virus has apparently run its course in New York, Governor Cuomo’s state has an astounding 1693 deaths per million.

I have tried to avoid blaming politicians for what I consider a natural disaster and it will take months if not years to sort out what really worked and what did not work. Nevertheless, when politicians start blaming each other, they become fair game themselves. As I’ve said before, if Donald Trump had been governor of New York and achieved the same results as Governor Cuomo, he would have been impeached months ago. 

Moreover, has Governor Cuomo forgotten how quickly President Trump acted to provide New York city with a hospital ship and the transformation of the Javits center into a hospital during the height of the crisis? Back then even Democratic governors like Gavin Newsome of California praised the President for his quick action. 

It is clear that Democratic politicians mean to make the coronavirus a major issue in this year’s Presidential race. They will continually point to the death toll which now exceeds 175000 but fail to point out that about 50000 deaths have been recorded in New York and New Jersey, both Democratic strongholds. 

They will also point out that the USA leads the world in cases and deaths but fail to point out that the percentage of deaths in the USA is much better than in other countries. The 175000 deaths in the USA is about 3% of the total reported cases. In countries with national health systems like the United Kingdom and Italy, the death rate is over 12%. Of course, we have no way of knowing what the full impact of the coronavirus has been in China where the Communist government has obviously been withholding information. 

There must be a psychological term for what Governor Cuomo and other Democratic politicians are doing to deflect attention from their own guilt and mismanagement and blame others. It is hard to believe that a Governor whose state was on the verge of bankruptcy even before the pandemic, and whose medical system was woefully inadequate has been praised as a hero by his supporters.

Moreover, New York city is now undergoing a virtually unchecked epidemic of burnings, lootings, and shootings that are unprecedented even in its history. Even if the Governor will not take the blame for what has happened there, he does have it in his power to remove Mayor Bill De Blasio, the incompetent ideologue who has brought the once great city to its knees.   

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