{"id":179317,"date":"2021-02-16T03:30:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T03:30:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:30:45","slug":"lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lincoln Project\u2019s disgrace and other commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29186aaa510\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29186aaa510\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/#Scammer_alert_Lincoln_Projects_Disgrace\" >Scammer alert: Lincoln Project\u2019s Disgrace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/#Pandemic_journal_Get_Vaccinated_ASAP\" >Pandemic journal: Get Vaccinated ASAP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/#From_the_right_Biden_Smeared_Capitol_Police\" >From the right: Biden Smeared Capitol Police<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/#Union_watch_Speak_Out_for_Schools_GOP\" >Union watch: Speak Out for Schools, GOP!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lincoln-projects-disgrace-and-other-commentary\/#Iconoclast_The_Anti-Trump_Third-Party_Delusion\" >Iconoclast: The Anti-Trump Third-Party Delusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Lincoln Project\u2019s disgrace and other commentary<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/john-weaver.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scammer_alert_Lincoln_Projects_Disgrace\"><\/span>Scammer alert: Lincoln Project\u2019s Disgrace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last summer, donations to the Lincoln Project rolled in \u201cby the tens of millions,\u201d as \u201cthe group tried to claim a higher moral ground in an effort to purge Trump from the GOP,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2021\/02\/11\/lincoln_project_founders_raked_in_cash_while_protecting_john_weaver_145228.html\">recount Steve Peoples and Brian Slodysko at RealClearPolitics<\/a>. Yet multiple sources now claim that harassment allegations against cofounder John Weaver were \u201crepeatedly raised inside the organization, long before leaders acknowledged them publicly in late January.\u201d Through it all, \u201cthe group took no action against Weaver and pressed forward with its high-profile work\u201d \u2014 much of which involved funneling donations to firms controlled by Lincoln Project principals. The group denies all this. Still, the cascading accusations \u201cthreaten the stature of not just the Lincoln Project, but the broader coalition of establishment-oriented Republican groups hoping to . . . excise Trump from the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_journal_Get_Vaccinated_ASAP\"><\/span>Pandemic journal: Get Vaccinated ASAP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2021\/02\/12\/all-covid-vaccines-stop-death-severe-illness-column\/6709455002\/\">At USA Today<\/a>, five members of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board warn against waiting to be vaccinated: \u201cTake whatever vaccine is offered to you. Right now, all of the vaccines are the \u2018best.\u2019\u200a\u201d \u00adReports of varying effectiveness in the different vaccines \u201cmiss the most important point\u201d: that they \u201cwere all 100 percent effective in the vaccine trials in stopping hospitalizations and death.\u201d Any variation in efficacy rates <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lies only to \u201cmild forms of COVID-19 illness,\u201d and \u201cwe don\u2019t vaccinate to prevent a minor case of the sniffles.\u201d Time is ultimately \u201cthe most important factor\u201d when it comes to getting vaccinated, because \u00adevery day that passes \u201cis a day where you have a higher risk of getting \u00adinfected, becoming seriously ill and dying.\u201d So just get it done.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_the_right_Biden_Smeared_Capitol_Police\"><\/span>From the right: Biden Smeared Capitol Police<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What stood out most in the presentation from House impeachment managers last week was the \u201cheroism\u201d of the Capitol Police, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/02\/11\/biden-owes-capitol-police-an-apology\/\">notes The Washington Post\u2019s Marc A. Thiessen<\/a>. But President Biden\u2019s reaction \u00adim<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely following the riot was to accuse \u201cthe heroes who saved our elected representatives of bigotry, saying they would have treated black protesters differently.\u201d The evidence \u201cclearly shows that police failed to stop the mob not because of the color of their skin, but because the officers were overpowered.\u201d For Biden to suggest that \u201cthe officers who risked and gave their lives to defend Congress failed to \u2018carry out equal justice\u2019 is a calumny.\u201d The president promised to unite the country, but \u201cat the very moment when Americans of all political s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es were united in outrage, he sought to divide us.\u201d Biden must rectify his injustice: The president \u201cowes the Capitol Police an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Union_watch_Speak_Out_for_Schools_GOP\"><\/span>Union watch: Speak Out for Schools, GOP!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>President Biden \u201cis not going to pressure teachers unions to reopen schools and get kids back into the classrooms,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spectator.us\/topic\/gop-hammer-democrats-school-reopenings\/\">sighs Stephen Miller at Spectator USA<\/a>, notwithstanding his campaign\u2019s \u201cpro-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> mantras.\u201d This has led even \u201cBiden-friendly\u201d media figures like CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper to grumble \u2014 yet sadly, Republicans are failing to seize ground, which is both bad for the country and a waste of a massive political opportunity: \u201cEvery Republican should be hammering this \u00adissue right now, everywhere, on every network TV appearance and Twitter feed. Fighting with the media about Donald Trump will not automatically lead to midterm victories next year. Fighting for parents across this country might. .\u2009.\u2009. Republican members of Congress should be talking about nothing else. Not Donald Trump. Not impeachment. Not QAnon tweets. Nothing. It is clear that President Biden has abandoned the parents of schoolchildren who voted for him for a little peace and quiet coming from Washington, because that is who Joe Biden is and \u00adalways has been.\u201d But as it is, the GOP is \u201cblowing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iconoclast_The_Anti-Trump_Third-Party_Delusion\"><\/span>Iconoclast: The Anti-Trump Third-Party Delusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Never Trumpers are the most \u201coverrepresented\u201d faction in the national media, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/articles\/966393\/nevertrump-third-party-delusion\">gripes The Week\u2019s Matthew Walther<\/a>, and now some are floating the idea of a Never Trump third party. Sorry: \u201cThere aren\u2019t enough people who broadly approve of tax cuts and bombing the hell out of the Middle East and opposing labor unions but don\u2019t like mean tweets to form a new political party.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by Ashley Allen &amp; Sohrab Ahmari<\/em>\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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