Harris/Obama 2024?

What a weekend it’s been. Kackling Kamala chosen to run as the sacrificial lamb in the November turkey shoot. July 22, 2024 [WEBSITE]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Harris/Obama 2024? SEAN RING Dear Reader, Oh, the cruelty of it all! I’m not sure how Joke Biden reacted when they woke him up from his Sunday nap and told him, but it must have gone down as the worst National Ice Cream Day of his life. Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Barack Obama got together and engineered a coup, usurping Democratic voters’ rights to pick their candidate. (They should've known better after Bernie Sanders got the shoulder tap twice.) The Party Gerontocracy knew Trump would thump the Old Joke come November, so they “asked” him to step aside, simultaneously alerting him that the campaign coffers could only pass to Kamala. If not, the Hildebeast might ride in and demand an open convention. Biden acquiesced to protect the interests of Obama, Biden himself, and the party coffers. Once the play was called, Bill and Hillary did their part and endorsed the Kackling One. But Obama didn’t. Hmmm… But let’s first go back to last Thursday and Trump’s acceptance speech. Then, we’ll go from there. Trump In While I may not agree with J.D. Vance’s vaccine stance and his eagerness for war with Iran, I do admire Trump's strategic thinking. His choice of a candidate for the big job, who is far more right-leaning than he is, is a bold move. This pick is like an insurance policy against assassination, provided Trump can make it to his inauguration without the Secret Service/FBI/CIA/NSA turning his head into a donut. Trump’s acceptance speech was serviceable, but how could he top Hulk Hogan ripping his shirt off and screaming, “Let Trumpmania run wild, brother!” Every middle-aged man in the country morphed back into his 12-year-old self and body-slammed his son. But what cemented Trump as the Once and Future President was his rally this weekend in Michigan. Not only is Trump campaigning as if nothing could harm his physical person, but he came up with the zinger of all zingers: They keep saying, “He's a threat to democracy!” I'm saying, “What the hell did I do for democracy?” Last week, I took a bullet for democracy. I’m convinced that one line will move many fence-sitting independents and sane Democrats into Trump’s camp. Sometimes, we just need someone to say the perfect line for our illusions to disappear. This line made the “fascist tyrant” narrative evaporate. But things haven’t gone well for our current and soon-to-be former Commander-In-Chief. [Download This New Survival Guide Today!]( There is a “Crisis Survival Guide” that is available to all Rude Awakening readers today. This short 73-page document has everything you need to know to protect yourself and your family in times of crisis. Things like what foods to stock up on now, staying safe during periods of rioting and looting and more. Inside it breaks down all of the coming threats you face and how to prepare. [>> To see how to download your copy, click here now](. [Click Here To Learn More]( Biden Out If I said it once, I’ve said it 1,000 times: I thought Senator Joe Biden was an idiot in 1990. I’m utterly embarrassed for anyone who voted for him. I’m equally overjoyed they’ve now got to eat crow. But setting aside his tremendous facility for gaffes, his actions have been far worse. Since Day One, he… - Canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline. - Left $85 billion in military equipment on the ground in Afghanistan during a disastrous pullout. - Opened the fiscal spigot and pushed price inflation into the double digits. - Backed a war in Ukraine no American cares about. - Neutered his European allies with expensive natural gas and an impotent NATO. - Left the Southern Border wide open to over 11 million unvetted entrants. - He politicized his Department of Justice and his military, which can no longer recruit qualified candidates. I’m sure this isn’t an exhaustive list. The only thing his gaffes exposed is his vacuous thinking process. When one looks deeply into Joke Biden’s eyes, one sees the back of his head. The problem only worsened with his advanced age, but it was always there. And that’s why the Party Elders tapped his shoulder. They knew he couldn’t win, and they didn't give a rat’s arse about democracy. (Always accuse your enemies of what you’re doing, right, Goebbels?) Biden had to win on the issues, which he couldn’t. His cognitive decline only exacerbated his problems. That’s what happens when you don’t believe in anything and shouldn’t have sat behind the Resolute Desk to begin with. Future historians will treat this period in American history with absolute disdain. After all, if Biden isn’t mentally fit to run as a candidate, how can he be mentally fit to carry out his present duties? And that means all eyes are focused on Kacklin’ Kamala. Harris Up The nation’s first DEI Veep has embarrassed herself since Day One. Her inappropriate laughing, empty-headed policies, and inability to get anything done have made her the lowest-regarded Vice President in American history. Dan Quayle, Spiro Agnew, and Aaron Burr are thankful. Thanks to the way the money rules work, Biden couldn’t endorse anyone but Harris. It’s also probable that accusations of racism would’ve been thrown around like tennis balls had Kamala been passed over. If the Democrats pick Kamala at their convention, I don’t think she has a chance against The Donald. But they do get two things in return: they don’t waste a more serviceable candidate against a man they can’t beat, and they don’t have to put her in the Oval Office to replace Biden. Surely she’d screw up something between now and January. But…what if she picks Barack Obama as her running mate? Technically, that doesn’t violate the 22nd Amendment, though it may in spirit. That may be the Democrats’ only chance, albeit a slim one. Wrap Up Right now, gold is just hanging onto its $2,400 support level. Does this mean the markets assume peace will reign if Trump is elected? We need to get past the Democratic National Convention first. Just because Hillary, Bill, and Biden have endorsed Kamala doesn’t mean they won’t stab her in the back the first time they see trouble (which should be soon). Funnily enough, Obama did NOT endorse Kamala. He’s on maneuvers, it seems. Kamala doesn’t have the intellect, principles, or track record to beat Trump. And Trump will eat her alive in debates. If you doubt that, just look at what Tulsi Gabbard did to her in the Democratic primaries four years ago. At best, Kamala will keep the rabidly blue states blue. At worst, Trump will flip New York, New Jersey, and California—Kamala’s home state, where she came in third in the Democratic primaries four years ago and forced her to drop out—and turn this race into a Reagan-Mondale car crash. This is shaping up as the most interesting political sideshow in ages. Have a great week ahead! All the best, Sean Ring Editor, Rude Awakening X (formerly Twitter): [@seaniechaos]( Rate this email Like Dislike Thanks for rating this content! Looks like something went wrong. Please try to rate again. In Case You Missed It… The EU Has No Credibility SEAN RING You’ve just got to laugh. Yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen lost a massive court case, which the Green Party MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) brought against her. Today, she was renamed the President of the EU Commission. It’s beyond parody. The Green MEPs had filed requests to access the vaccine contracts and certain related documents to understand the agreement between the Commission and COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers in 2021. From [Politico]( The Commission only agreed to give partial access to certain contracts, arguing that some sections had been redacted to protect commercial interests or for privacy matters. The Green MEPs then took the Commission to court over the refusal. The General Court on Wednesday partially upheld the MEPs’ lawsuit and annulled the Commission’s decision to redact parts of the contracts. It pushed against the Commission’s decision to conceal provisions on indemnification, arguing that the Commission failed to prove how those clauses would undermine the commercial interests of the pharmaceutical companies. The Commission had also refused to disclose the personal details of the officials who negotiated the purchase of the vaccines over privacy concerns. But the court found that the MEPs demonstrated the “public interest” in identifying that team, in order to ascertain if they had any conflicts of interest. Tilly Metz, one of the Green MEPs who filed the lawsuit, said the ruling is “significant for the future” as the Commission is expected to perform more joint procurements — in health, but potentially also in defense. “It is important that the court has confirmed the importance of proper justifications for protecting commercial interests,” she said in a statement. “The new European Commission must now adapt their handling of access to documents requests to be in line with today’s ruling,” she added. Peter Liese, an MEP from the European People’s Party (the same political group as von der Leyen), played down the court ruling. He considers it “justifiable” that the Commission agreed to some of the pharmaceutical companies’ demands — including redacting certain clauses — to ensure quick access to vaccines for Europe. But here’s the thing: vdL’s husband is the man who sold her the vaccines! Questions Were Asked This [question]( was asked in the European Parliament: COVID-19: does the position of Ursula von der Leyen’s husband create a conflict of interest with some of the Commission’s activities? Commission President Ursula von der Leyen indicated in her declaration of interest that her husband runs an American laboratory, Orgenesis, in Germany and that he is a member of an association for musically gifted children and a non-profit association. However, in view of the commitments to purchase COVID-19 vaccines worth EUR 71 billion, there are a number of crucial omissions in her declaration: – Orgenesis states that it has been active in the area of COVID-19 vaccines since 19 May 2020. – Orgenesis reported a turnover of only USD 13 million and losses of USD 9 million in the first six months of 2022. An Orgenesis joint venture is said to have obtained around EUR 32 million from the European Union through the Greek Recovery Plan at the end of 2021[5]. It is reported that on 30 September 2022, Heiko von der Leyen was appointed to the Supervisory Board of an Italian research entity said to have received EUR 320 million from the European Union under the Italian Recovery Plan. Orgenesis is managing a EUR 4 million grant obtained from the Commission on 3 May 2022. In the past, this company has received public funds from Belgium. How much EU funding was paid or committed to Orgenesis in 2020, 2021 and 2022? Submitted: 17.11.2022 This is the salient part of the [answer]( that came back: The Commission and its President were neither involved in the management of the relevant tender procedure nor the selection or award decision. Therefore, any situation of conflict of interest of the President can be excluded. This, of course, is questionable. 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She could’ve been The Godmother. She could’ve been a contender… What’s worse is that we’ve seen all this before. ECB President and Convicted Fraudster Christine Lagarde I guess the EU doesn’t like prosecuting females. Christine Lagarde, the former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was convicted of negligence in December 2016 by a French court. The case stemmed from her time as France's Finance Minister, specifically her handling of a long-running legal dispute involving businessman Bernard Tapie and the state-owned bank Crédit Lyonnais. The dispute, which began in the 1990s, centered on Tapie's claim that Crédit Lyonnais had defrauded him in the sale of his stake in the sportswear company Adidas. The case was eventually referred to arbitration in 2007, during Lagarde's tenure as Finance Minister. The arbitration panel awarded Tapie €403 million in compensation, a highly controversial decision that led to allegations of political interference and misuse of public funds. Lagarde was accused of failing to challenge the arbitration decision and of being negligent in allowing the substantial payout to Tapie. The French Court of Justice of the Republic, which handles cases involving government ministers, found her guilty of negligence but didn’t impose a fine or jail sentence. The court acknowledged her distinguished career and the case's complexity, which contributed to the decision to spare her any penalty. Despite the conviction, Lagarde's career didn’t suffer. She remained at the helm of the IMF, with the organization's board expressing continued confidence in her leadership. Moreover, this episode didn’t hinder her subsequent appointment as President of the European Central Bank (ECB). In fact, Lagarde was named as Mario Draghi's successor at the ECB in July 2019, roughly two and a half years after her conviction. She took office on November 1, 2019, becoming the first woman to hold the position. It seems Ms. Lagarde knows where all the bodies are buried. Wrap Up When you’re letting stuff like this pass, you wreck your credibility. Of course, Londoners are still crying about not being a part of such a sterling organization. But then again, they moan about everything. The EU is a mess of an organization. Hungary’s presidency started with Prime Minister Viktor Orban flying around the world for peace talks, only to have vassals like von der Leyen poo-poo him for conducting an “appeasement mission.” It’s embarrassing, and it's time for her to step down. Unfortunately, in Brussels, you can only fail upward. 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