My latest in PJ Media:
Great news for diehard Never-Trumpers: Miles Taylor has popped up again, this time going on MSNBC to warn people that the “radicalized elements of the Republican Party now represent a bigger threat to our democracy than organizations like al-Qaeda or ISIS ever did.” It’s as ridiculous as it is ominous, and it’s clear from such over-the-top hyperbole and defamation that Miles Taylor and his ilk actually represent a bigger threat to our republic than anything they’re fearmongering about on MSNBC.
In case you’ve already forgotten, as most people have, Miles Taylor shot to a kind of fame in September 2018, when he wrote an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times that was one of the first open acknowledgments that there was a coterie of federal bureaucrats that is determined to thwart Trump’s agenda by any means possible: “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration: I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.”
Taylor followed that up in November 2019 with the ostentatiously anomymous book A Warning, one of the first publications in what became a cottage industry of Trump-is-stupid-and-evil books. A Warning was credited to “A Senior Trump Administration Official”; both the op-ed and the book gave rise to a great deal of speculation as to who the author really was: John Kelly? John Bolton? Mike Pence? The disappointment was palpable when Anonymous turned out not to be a senior Trump administration official at all, but just little Miles Taylor, a thirtysomething former chief of staff to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. That’s right: a nonentity.
But Miles Taylor hates Trump, and that was his ticket. He became a CNN contributor and regular establishment media talking head, ever ready to stoke the fires of Trump derangement whenever called upon to do so. But Miles’ latest MSNBC appearance was so outlandish, so extreme, so utterly insane in its Trump-hatred that it suggests that the glamor of “Anonymous” is wearing off, and Taylor is desperately casting about for a way to remain a media darling. His plan seems to be to throw ever larger rhetorical grenades.
Nicolle Wallace asked Taylor on Wednesday if he thought that “the insurrectionists were domestic terrorists.” If Taylor had had any integrity at all (but of course that ship sailed long ago), he would have responded that not only were the “insurrectionists” not domestic terrorists, but they weren’t even “insurrectionists.” Instead, he claimed that he had discussed the matter with “a very prominent former U.S. commander who said there are elements of the GOP that are starting to look like the jihadists that he used to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, spreading lies and conspiracy theories to radicalize a population.”
There is more. Read the rest here.
gravenimage says
Former ‘Anonymous’ Trump Official Says Trump Supporters Are a Bigger Threat Than Al-Qaeda and ISIS
……………….
Big lies don’t get much bigger than this…
Note that Miles Taylor said late last year that:
“Ohio Is ‘Epicenter’ Of Domestic Terrorism”
https://news.wosu.org/news/2020-10-28/former-homeland-security-official-ohio-is-epicenter-of-domestic-terrorism
Yet Ohio Homeland Security, save for a couple of generic references to scammers and cybersecurity, lists the last terror attacks in Ohio to be these:
Ohio State University Attack – 2016
On November 28, 2016, A car ramming attack and mass stabbing occurred at the Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, Ohio. The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 11 people were hospitalized for injuries. According to authorities, Artan was inspired by terrorist propaganda from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
Mohamed Barry – 2016
Four people were injured in a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio on February 11, 2016, when a man with a machete attacked them at random. The assailant, Mohamed Barry, a native of the West African nation of Guinea, was killed after he led police on a car chase.
Cleveland Bomb Plot – 2012
Five men were arrested in April 2012 and accused of plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland.
Ahmed Hussein Mahamud – 2011
Ahmed Hussein Mahamud, a 26-year-old American citizen from Columbus, was charged in an indictment, unsealed in June 2011, with providing material support to Al Shabaab.
Hor & Amera Akl – 2010
Hor and Amera Akl, a married couple residing in Toledo, were arrested in 2010 and charged with providing material support to the designated terrorist organization Hizballah. In May 2011, the Akls pled guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Jerry & Joe Kane – 2010
Jerry and Joe Kane, father and son anti-government extremists from Forest, were killed in a shoot-out with Arkansas law enforcement after they fatally shot two West Memphis police officers during a traffic stop on May 20, 2010.
https://homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/#gsc.tab=0
Of these, only two were not Jihad–and only one went beyond the planning stage–and this, despite Muslims making up less than one percent of the population in Ohio.
mortimer says
Well said, ‘A lie could not be bigger’ … that is, he has slandered every Republican except for RINOs, and perhaps many of them as well.
The Dem party is now taken over by out-and-out globalists who want to impose their untried Utopia on the world … whether the world wants it or not.
Indeed, most of these self-styled Leftists don’t even know the future they are steering for. They merely don’t want ANYTHING traditional to remain.
These thoughtless, kneejerk destructionists are no more than Nihilists or Anarchists at worse.
Their lack of historical perspective and their lack of charity to political opponents amounts to a declaration of war against dissent.
gravenimage says
True, Mortimer.
Elizabeth Lawson says
Who or what is a Miles Taylor? Clearly, the fellow has a mental issue. Why else would any adult set about frightening the ordinary voter who supports any one of the parties running for public office? To suggest that there are – or might be – citizens who would resort to criminal/ violent conduct for political gain is irresponsible and unpatriotic tripe. Democratic countries, and the US is one of those, function very well because they enjoy the rule of law. This Taylor fellow is screaming foul nonsense….there are laws that prohibit yelling ‘fire, fire ‘ in enclosed spaces. Doubtless the US constabulary takes the same view of this ridiculous…..incitement to riot.
Johnny B says
“I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration: I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.”
Basically, he’s admitting that he’s a traitor.
mortimer says
Miles Taylor sees himself as part of the ruling elite that has a RIGHT to rule. He is not loyal to the US constitution, but to OLIGARCHICAL GLOBALISM.
But he gets his importance from stabbing ordinary Americans (who are populists) in the back. Miles Taylor is a minion of the OLIGARCHS. He does the dirty work for the OLIGARCHS whose only desire is more power.
Miles Taylor and his bosses couldn’t care less about the little people. Power is the idol they worship. They don’t want the little people to have any say in their own future.
mortimer says
addendum: Power is the idol Miles Taylor and the OLIGARCHS worship.
Infidel says
The next time a GOP president – be it Trump or De Santis or anyone else (preferably none of Mitch’s bitches) gets sworn in, the first thing they should do is fire every bureaucrat in the government immediately on Jan 20th itself. After that, hire only the people necessary, and staff only the departments needed. Shut down all the departments that are not needed by the Tenth Amendment, and also shut down the FBI and DHS. Make the CIA a part of the Pentagon, accountable for any intel, and similarly split up law enforcement agencies, and have few of them (you don’t need 17)
Oh, and make someone like Steve Bannon the head of the RNC, and tell him to instead of interviewing the media people, to stack up the deck so that every establishment elected member is primaried and removed. Starting w/ all the 19 ‘Republicans’ who voted for the ‘Infrastructure’ bill
Rob R (Brit stuck in Britainistan) says
Why hasn’t he fled to Afghanistan or Syria then, which would be safe havens away from Trump supporters, according to his logic?
Infidel says
Precisely! If we are the violent extremists that they claim we are, then every muslim should be making a beeline to countries like Afghanistan, Jordan, Pakistan, Kuwait, et al. Not just that, even people on the Left should be fleeing to countries like Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, New Zealand, China, et al. We wouldn’t be seeing historical artefacts such as rocks getting removed from prominent public spaces
James Lincoln says
Infidel,
Trump “America First” supporters should set up a nonprofit in order to fund one-way airline tickets out of the United States for muslims and Leftist commies.
I would gladly throw in the first $500…
Infidel says
James
I’m still waiting for most of Hollywood to follow the examples of Madonna or Johnny Depp, and move to countries like Spain or France
Also, somehow I doubt that money is what’s stopping them
Infidel says
Only problem: we’re yet to see any celebrities follow the examples of Madonna and Johnny Depp and move to places even like France and Spain… Let alone Cuba or Venezuela or Iran or Yemen. Chandler Bing had more balls than these guys ?
Also, something tells me that money ain’t what’s keeping them from leaving
gravenimage says
I remember all of the Leftists who said they were going to flee the country if Trump got elected. Somehow that never happened…
Infidel says
Apologies for the double post: I didn’t see my post this morning when I posted it
Kepha says
The reason Leftist celebs don’t keep their promises to leave the USA is because all worthwhile destinations have tougher Immigration laws than ours.
gravenimage says
Kepha, these celebs have a lot of resources. If they *really* wanted to leave the US, they wouldn’t have a hard time. They just want to pontificate about it, then hope no one notices their not following through.
Infidel says
Kepha
As I noted, Madonna and Johnny Depp had successfully emigrated. More can follow, and I’m pretty sure most countries would be only too happy to have them, since they won’t be welfare sponges, whatever else they may be
Reziac says
John Bolton was spotted in Qatar soon after being fired by Trump. Draw your own conclusions.
commonsense says
Infidel: Before any of this is possible, election fraud must be addressed and eliminated – a tall order indeed, what with ballot harvesting, voting machines rigged to run on crooked software, no voter ID requirement, unverified mail-in ballots, etc. I don’t see much indication that the GOP has taken robust action to do anything about any of this, sadly.
commonsense says
My comment was meant as a reply to Infidel’s post, above. I don’t know what happened.
Infidel says
commonsense
I’m talking about what must happen within the GOP, and that’s independent of how elections are run. What you are talking about would affect how elections are run, and in this department, it’s up to individual states to do things. Georgia and Texas have done so, while the others – Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin are currently in Democrat hands and won’t. Arizona is a mess and probably a lost state for us, thanks to that moron Ducey
I like the way Virginia conducted its last primary where we picked Glenn Youngking: it was a combination of ranked choice voting and weighting more heavily districts where Republicans were likely to win, so that we didn’t end up w/ moderate candidates pumped up by the extended DC districts. Contrast this to California, which has open primaries. Something like what Virginia has done is how GOP primaries should be conducted at least in swing states, so that even blue states don’t get to kneecap our candidates
Mike says
we will see
GOP members are a bigger threat
If the Democrats had not stolen the election the even on Jan 6th would have NEVER happened
wpm says
So people who vote differently have different political beliefs work within the system are a threat to the system. People who use violence to get their way(Jihadist ,BLM and other associated terrorist) who want to destroy the system with their Democrat enables, appeasers ,and associated race baiting grifters are the heroes in MSM eyes. Near the 20 anniversary of 911 after thousands of Jihad attacks all over the world in the last 20 years many in America labeled as “workplace violence” ,”lone wolf”, “mental illness”, all with the common Moslem Jihadist motive in plane view. The elite with their private birthday parties with over 600 guests with their own private armed police forces, in their gated private communities with armed guards have little or no though about what us surfs think about our future or the future of our children.. We are all deplorable , misfits who should shut up , mask up, not gather in groups, and keep our misguide opinions that are dangerous to ourselves and others because in libtard world words are violence ,and different opinions based on facts logic and reasonable though are terrorism.
libertyORdeath says
These types of stories are meant to scare patriotic Americans who realize that our federal government has embarked on a campaign of tyranny. The elites and federal bureaucrats are aware of the fact that we are the only country on earth that instructs it’s citizenry to rebuke federal tyranny by force if necessary. They are terrified that they will end up like the British and their loyalists when they have pushed us over the edge. Therefore, this framing of law abiding citizens as terrorists is a preemptive strike meant to both scare any possible dissidents and galvanize their socialist base to fight the war that they are bringing on themselves.
I think the recent events in Afghanistan will lead to even more extreme measures to prevent this inevitability, as they seem unwilling to live by the laws set forth in our Constitution. I am starting to think that the only thing that could prevent civil war is an invocation of a coalition of states who refuse to abide by illegal and unconstitutional orders coming out of the White House and the Democratic caucus almost every day.
Afghanistan has showed yet again that wars are not won by technological superiority or economic might, but rather by the will of the combatants. The left knows that they lack the sheer will that patriotic Americans have in spades.
In the meantime, they are creating tbe very “domestic extremists” that they claim are around every corner. It is their contempt for the American people that will lead to extremism, which I’m starting to believe is what they really want.
gravenimage says
These stories are also meant to scare moderates who are not paying much attention into thinking that conservatives are a terrorist threat.
libertyORdeath says
Good point.
roberta says
This guy has more ambition than brains. He will go far in politics.
owensgate says
Trump supporters are the biggest threat to Democracy (“Democratic” Communism)? Well, DUH! They are well deserved of being threatened. All our Founding Fathers would agree.